An ugly 1-5 week for Lehigh Valley, a team that continues to be decimated because of call ups to the Big Club (that being said, they were not very good even before the decimation). The ‘Pigs are now 45-66, in 5th place of the Northern Division of the International League, 20 games behind division leading Scranton. 

‘Pigs leaders (include only members on active roster) Hitting: Andy Tracy is 2nd in walks (58), 5th in OBP (.389), and 8th in SLG (.486); Pitching: Nate Bump is 6th in ERA (3.33); Brian Mazone leads the league with 22 starts, is 8th in WHIP (1.17), 8th in HR allowed (16)  and is 3rd in IP (130.2); Scott Mathieson is 2nd in saves (20) . Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →

Friday–Durham completed their sweep of Lehigh Valley with a 9-2 victory over the ‘Pigs Friday evening at Coca Cola Park. The Bulls built the lead early and were ahead by a score of 5-0 after five innings off of starter Drew Carpenter (7-7). Carpenter lasted six innings, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits. Just about every time Lehigh Valley put a runner on base, the threat was ended with a double play ball, as Durham turned five on the evening. Both Melvin Dorta and John Mayberry had 2 hits apiece for Lehigh Valley. Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Report →

 The first three up, then the last four down for Lehigh Valley whose troubles continue at 44-62, in 5th place of the Norther Division of the International League, 16.5 games behind division leading Scranton with 36 games left to play.

‘Pigs league leaders thru 7/28: Hitting: John Mayberry is 5th in runs(58); Chris Duffy is 8th in triples (4) and is 6th in strikeouts (96); Andy Tracy is 2nd in walks (55), 2nd in OBP (.397), and 4th in SLG (.508). Pitching: Nate Bump is 6th in ERA (3.33); Drew Carpenter is 7th in ERA (3.39); Brian Mazone is 7th in starts (20) and 6th in hR allowed (16); Scott Mathieson is 2nd in saves (20); Joe Savery is 8th in walks (41). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →

A look at the Lehigh Valley weekend, transactions, probables and notes, with Lehigh Valley on top in 6 of their last 7 games.

Friday–A pretty ugly loss to Norfolk as Lehigh Valley was coming off an 8 game road trip, very long travel day and two rain delays in their 8-3 defeat at the hands of the Tides.  Homers by Josh Bell and Brandon Snyder gave Norfolk a 3-0 lead off of ‘Pigs starter Brian Mazone (5-11) who was less than sharp yielding 3 runs on 10 hits in his 5 innings of work.  A three run homer by Michael Aubrey in the 6th off of Oscar Villarreal put the game out of reach at 6-0. Lehigh Valley managed a few late runs on Domonic Brown’s 5th homer as an IronPig, a two run shot and an RBI double by Andy Tracy. Brown, Tracy and Chris Duffy all had two hits for Lehigh Valley. The recent struggles of reliever Mike Zagurski continued as he gave up 2 runs in his 0.2 innings of work. Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Report →

A crazy post all star break week, with players coming and going up and down the organization.  Lehigh Valley has gone 4-3  since the all star break, and now stand at 41-57, in 5th place of the Northern Division of the International League, 16.5 games behind division leading Scranton.

Leaders: Note: Stats are thru Tuesday and include only those on the current Lehigh Valley roster. Hitters: John Mayberry is 5th in runs (52); Chris Duffy is tied for 4th in triples (4) and is 8th in strikeouts (83); Andy Tracy is 3rd in walks (52), 4th in OBP (.400) and 5th in SLG (.515); Pitchers: Nate Bump is 7th in ERA (3.15); Brian Mazone is tied for 3rd in starts (19) and 7th in HR allowed (14); Scott Mathieson is 3rd in saves (18); Joe Savery is 6th in walks (40). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →

Friday–Lehigh Valley lost their second straight game, post All Star break, this time 7-3 to Louisville.  An RBI single by Domonic Brown got the ‘Pigs on the board in the first inning and they then added 2 more in the 4th on a Paul Hoover RBI single and a Brian Bocock Sac Fly, making it 3-0.  Louisville began chipping away and before Lehigh Valley turned around, Louisville scored 7 unanswered for the victory. Drew Carpenter started and was adequate, going 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits.  He walked one and struck out 4.  Oscar Villarreal (1-3) took the loss in relief.  John Mayberry had his 2nd consecutive three hit game, while Paul Hoover added 2 hits of his own. Aroldis CHapman got the win in relief for Lousiville, striking out all four Lehigh Valley hitters he faced. Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Update →

A good weekend for Lehigh Valley as they took 2 out of 3 from Scranton as they go into the All Star Break.  With this being All Star week, no Lehigh Valley report this Thursday, just a brief ‘Pigs update next Sunday, as Lehigh Valley gets back into the action.

Saturday (1)–The ‘Pigs played two on Saturday after their game in Scranton on Friday was rained out.  JA Happ (0-1) got the start and took the loss in the 3-0 Scranton victory in game One.  Scranton put two runs on Happ in the third inning on 3 consecutive hits and a sacrifice fly, and added an insurance run in the 5th on Jesus Montero’s 7th homer of the year. Happ left after 5, having allowed 3 runs on 5 hits. He walked 3 and struck out 7. Lehigh Valley was unable to do much of anything against Scranton starter Tim Redding who allowed just four hits.   Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Report →

A good weekend for the IronPigs, a statement that has not been made often.  See below for game reviews, notes and transactions.

Thursday–Brian Mazone (4-6), Oscar Villarreal, and Mike Zagurski combined on a 3 hit shutout as Lehigh Valley blanked Scranton 2-0, opening a four game series Thursday evening.  Mazone went six very strong innings, giving up just two hits, and Zagurski earned his first save of the year, pitching a scoreless ninth, striking out 2. The ‘Pigs runs came in the third when the red hot Andy Tracy (10) smashed a 2 run homer. John Mayberry was 3-4 with a run scored, while Melvin Dorta added 2 hits and a stolen base. Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Update →

Lehigh Valley is now 25-40, and in last place of the Northern Division of the International League, 13 games behind division leading Syracuse.  ‘Pigs leaders thru 6/15 include: Hitting: Cody Ransom, 8th in AB’s (243), 7th in runs (40), 3rd in HR’s (15), 6th in RBI’s (46), 3rd in strikeouts (77); Andy Tracy is 2nd in Walks (43) and 3rd in OBP (.405); Rich Thompson is tied for 6th in SB’s (14). Pitching: Andrew Carpenter is tied for 5th in Wins (6); Nate Bump is tied for 5th in Wins (6), 6th in ERA (2.73), tied for 3rd in starts (13) and 4th in IP (79); Brian Mazone is tied for 3rd in starts (13) and 7th in IP (75); Scott Mathieson is 5th in saves (12); Joe Savery is tied for 7th in HR allowed (10) and 6th in walks (32). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →