Lehigh Valley (35-29) Beat Gwinnett, 7-6 with a 5-run ninth inning.  The IronPigs overcame a 6-2 deficit on a 2-run double by Darin Ruf, and a bases-clearing, walkoff double by Brock Stassi.  Those were the only 2 hits during the rally as Braves’ pitchers hit a batter and issued 4 walks in the inning. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/14/2016 →

Clearwater (36-26) Beat Charlotte, 3-1.  Yacksel Rios (1.89) went 5.2 innings, allowed one earned run on 4 hits and 2 walks, and struck out six.  Alexis Rivero (4-1, 1.16) entered the game with two out and a runner on first.  He retired all ten batters he faced to earn the win. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/13/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (34-29) Lost to Durham, 10-3.  James Russell (1-2, 3.77) gave up 4 runs in the first and couldn’t survive 3 more in the fourth.  Seve Gonzalez (3.51) came in and stranded two inherited runners before going on to toss 4.2 innings of 1-hit ball with 6 strike outs. Logan Moore (.406 – 13 for 32) had 2 hits in four at bats but struck out twice and committed a fielding error in the ninth that led to 3 unearned runs.  Cedric Hunter (.299) hit his 5th home run. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/12/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (34-28) Beat Durham, 16-1.  Ben Lively (3-0, 2.08) with another quality performance as makes his fourth AAA start.  Lively stymied the Bulls allowing just one hit in 7.0 innings.  The IronPigs exploded for 16 runs on 15 hits.  They went 10-17 with men in scoring position.  Brock Stassi (3) and Cedric Hunter (4) had multi hit games and 3 RBI apiece.  Stassi (3) and Darin Ruf (7) hit home runs.  Ruf’s was a grand slam.  Hunter also picked up his 4th stolen base. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/11/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (33-28) Beat Durham, 4-0.  Jake Thompson tossed 7.0 shutout innings.  Edubray Ramos followed with two more for his second save.  Darin Ruf and Cameron Perkins had multi-hit games.  Perkins had 2 RBI (23). Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/10/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (32-28) Lost to Akron, 2-1.  Zach Eflin pitched well but 2 walks, 2 stolen bases,  and a 2-run fielding error by second baseman Darnell Sweeney led to 2 runs that the IronPigs couldn’t overcome.  Eflin and David Buchanan combined to throw a 2-hitter at the Braves.  Taylor Featherston had 2 of the IronPigs 6 hits.  Max Venable drove in their only run with a second inning sacrifice fly. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/9/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (32-27) Lost to Gwinnett, 3-1.  Seve Gonzalez allowed 3 runs in the first innng on 4 of the 5 hits he gave up – 3 doubles and a single.  He, Hollands, and Herrmann shutout the Braves on 4 hits the rest of the way.  Hollands struck out 5 in 3.0 innings.  The IronPigs 5 hits weren’t enough to mount a come back.  Logan Moore hit his 2nd home run. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/8/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (32-26) Beat Gwinnett, 11-6.  James Russell was lifted in the fifth inning having allowed three runs, but striking out six.  Michael Mariot stranded two runners, but gave up two runs of his own in his 1.2 innings.  So, of course, Mariot gets the win.  The IronPigs pounded out 15 hits.  Featherston, Williams, Knapp, and Perkins had three hits each.  Ruf had two.  Featherston hit his 8th home run.  He had three RBI, Williams had two, and Perkins had two.  Perkins is back over .300 (.308). Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/7/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (31-26) Beat Gwinnett, 3-0 in seven innings.  The game was called in the bottom of the seventh inning due to rain.  Ben Lively had just given up his second hit of the day when the teams were pulled from the field.  He walked three and struck out six.  J.P. Crawford double home a run.  Hunter singled home another run.  Ruf hit a solo home run, his sixth.  Featherston walked three times. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/6/2016 →

Lehigh Valley (30-26) Beat Charlotte, 11-3.  Jake Thompson pitched six shutout innings.  Edubray Ramos allowed his first earned run in 16.2 AAA innings.  And the IronPigs pounded out eight extra base hits.  Darnell Sweeney (3), Andrew Knapp (7), Taylor Featherston (7), Max  Venable (2), and Nick Williams (7) hit home runs.  Williams also had a triple and 4 RBI (28).  Former Phillie Phillippe Aumont faced 6 batters, retired none, and gave up 5 earned runs for the Knights. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/5/2016 →