The Pigs are heading home on a positive note with a 5-4 win over Louisville tonight!
I hope they can get some rest on that long bus trip and that they get back to the Lehigh Valley safely.
The Pigs took a 4 run lead in the 5th inning, the Bats taking one back in the bottom half of that inning. Starter Ryan Edell got into trouble in the 6th, allowing 2 more runs. Savery came on in relief and in the 7th allowed the tying run to score.
On to the top of the 9th when Rich “Run producer” Thompson came on and walked, moved to second on Frandsen’s single, stole 3rd and headed home with the winning run on a wild pitch!
Our more recent closer, Justin DeFratus, came on to close out the game and the Pigs win! This was DeFratus’ 6th save of the season and perhaps he took on some of the Phearfulness from Schwimer when he moved up to the Phillies.
Phear the Phratus anyone?
Tomorrow the game has been moved to 7:05pm to hopefully avoid any lingering rain. Hopefully we will see some winning baseball again here in the Valley.
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Get the kiddies out early on Sunday so they can get their Scott Mathieson T-shirts.
Another nice game from Domonic Brown tonight…. 4-5 raising his average to .278. I still think he’ll be back in Philadelphia before September 1st so he’s eligible for the Phillies postseason.
Just to clarify, those 2 runs charged to Edell came in on a sacrifice fly and single allowed by Joe Savery. Second guessing but Edell was cruising and maybe should have been given an opportunity to work out of his own jam.
D-Phrat now has 4 saves in his last 4 outings with 10 strikeouts over 5 innings. Instead of Phear The Phratus, shouldn’t it be Phear De Phratus?
Louisville pitchers had 14 K’s tonight. Seven of them courtesy of Thompson & Bozied.
Nice little conversation seen on twitter today between Grilli and Worley:
GrillCheese@VANIMAL_49: the Chinaman! What’s up bro? See ya working. Ya pitching good for more Shoes?
Vanimal@GrillCheese49: cheeeeeeese things are good. Miss ya bud. You better believe I can’t afford my kicks if I don’t pitch well lol. How u doing
GrillCheese@VANIMAL_49: all is well. Miss the fellas there. Had a blast with y’all. Keep throwing the lemons back. Love provin em wrong. Rock the 49!!
Game postponed; doubleheader tomorrow. Landes cites residual effects throughout the valley. I say this is the correct decision as well. If travel was difficult or if there is a reasonable expectation that fans won’t be safe attending, then so be it.
As far as the players whining on twitter, I’m not there, so I can’t say for sure. But the farther in land the less risk, it seems to me. And if travel became that difficult, I’m sure alternate plans could be made on the fly (ie. stop, turn around, get a hotel, etc.)
Kiddo’s Mathieson shirseys for a “future date.” Playoffs?!?