7/24/09–Control was the issue of the day for Carlos Carrasco (6-9) as Lehigh Valley opened a three game series against Gwinnett with a 7-5 loss.  A three run third inning off of Carrasco opened the scoring with 2 lead off walks coming around to score.  The ‘Pigs picked up two runs in the 5th, behind a Terry Tiffee RBI single, but walks hurt Carrasco again in the 3 run Gwinnett sixth inning, with another walk coming around to score.  Carrasco left having gone 6 innings and given up 6 runs on 4 hits.  He walked 4 and struck out 5. Lehigh Valley scored one in the 7th on a David Newhan sac fly and 2 more in the ninth to make the game close.  Terry Tiffee has 2 hits for Lehigh Valley, while Michael Taylor was 1-3 with a stolen base (2).

7/25/09–Because of the slew of roster moves, Lehigh Valley had to call upon Jake Woods, a reliever to start the game Saturday and an already depleted bullpen to finish, but came out of the night with an 8-5, 10 inning win over Gwinnett.  Woods went 3 innings, giving up 2 runs on 1 hit, while walking 2.  Lehigh Valley jumped on the board early with two runs in the first on a Mike Cervenak RBI single and a sac fly by Michael Taylor, giving the ‘Pigs a 2-0 lead. Gwinnett tied the game up in the 3rd with two runs, and the game stayed 2-2 until the sixth, when Lehigh Valley added 2 more on a Paul Hoover 2 run single.  That lead didn’t last long as Gwinnett tied the game at four in the bottom of the inning. Lehigh Valley went up 5-4 in the 7th on a Terry Tiffee RBI single, but Gwinnett answered back once again to tie the game at five.  It stayed that way until a three run 10th inning busted the game open for the ‘Pigs. Lou Marson came in as a pinch hitter in the 10th and drew a bases loaded walk, scoring the go ahead run.  Cedric Bowers (3-2) got the win in relief for the ‘Pigs, while Gary Majewski earned his 4th save of the year. Several ‘Pig hitters had big games including Mike Cervenak (3-6,r,3RBI’s), Terry Tiffee (2-5,r,rbi), Andy Tracy (2-5), and Paul Hoover (2-4,2rbi’s).

7/26/09–Brian Mazone (0-3) had a rough outing, starting for Lehigh Valley on Sunday in their 5-1 loss to Gwinnett.  Mazone went 5 innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits.  He walked 2 and struck out 4, the big inning being a four run 4th inning by Gwinnett.  The lone ‘Pig run came in the first, on a Mike Cervenak RBI single.  This was a game that really was never in doubt, as the ‘Pigs simply couldn’t piece together any offense.

Weekend Transactions:  Andrew Carpenter was optioned back to Lehigh Valley, while both Kyle Kendrick and Steven Register were recalled by the Phillies.  Called up from AA Reading were reliever Alex Concepcion, 24 and starter/reliever Tyson Brummett .  Concepcion pitched well for AA Reading, mostly in the middle innings going 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 26 appearances.  He had 2 saves.  He walked 6 and struck out 30 in 63.2 IP, while opponents hit .236 against him.  Brummett, 24, was a starter until around mid season for Reading, when he was moved to the bullpen.  In 24 games (15 starts), he was 3-9 with a 4.86 ERA.  In his 96.1 innings, he walked 27 and struck out 67, with a WHIP of 1.44.  Opponents hit .296 against him.Brummett was the Phils 7th round pick in the 2007 draft out of UCLA.

Note: Miguel Cairo has hit in 18 of his last 20 games.