Looking at the Ironpig’s 10 win 5 loss Away record compared to their 8 win 9 loss home record made me think twice.
I then looked at the records of the other teams in the International League:
SWB – 18-13, 6-6 at home, 12-7 away
Pawtucket – 18-14, 8-6 home, 10-8 away
Rochester – 14-16, 9-11 home, 5-5 away
Buffalo – 14-19, 10-10 home, 4-9 away
Syracuse – 11-20, 4-8 home, 7-12 away
In fact, only Pawtucket has an over .500 winning percentage at home for the IL North Division!
Looking at the rest of the league, only Durham (12-4 home), Columbus (10-5 home) and Louisville (10-7 home) have winning records at home. Then you have teams like Toledo who are only 5-11 at home but 10-7 on the road.
Many of these teams, including our very own Ironpigs seem to be playing better baseball away from their home parks..
Not that it means anything, I just thought it was interesting.
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Tonight the Pigs face off on the 3rd game of 4 with the Mudhens. (Let’s hope their home woes continue) For the Ironpigs, Nate Bump will take the mound vs. Toledo’s Thad Weber. Weber is 1 and 2 in 6 starts with a 5.19 ERA. He’s allowed 11 walks and 7 home runs so far this season.
We will also be continuing the Virtual Road Trip Live Chat thanks to LehighValleyLive.com. The chat begins tonight at 6:30pm and can be joined by following the below link:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ironpigs/index.ssf/2011/05/lehigh_valley_goes_for_third_s.html
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