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The Pigs broke a 4 game losing streak taking a 9th inning walk off victory over the Buffalo Bison by a final score of 2-1!

The Pigs got a great start scoring a run in the first inning but were held silent until the 9th inning antics that helped them win the game.

The Bisons scored their only run in the 4th inning, an unearned run off of Edell, Pete Orr bobbled a ground ball that allowed the runners to advance and continue the inning.

In the 9th the crowd was pumped up and the Pigs felt it. After Barfield flied out, Clutch Cody Overbeck singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Sardinha flied out for the 2nd out. Then in an 8 pitch at bat, pinch hitter Delwyn Young pushed a ground ball up the middle for a sure 3rd out but the throw went wide of the first baseman and the Pigs got the winning run.

Not pretty but effective.

Gwinnett was rained out tonight with a suspended game in the 2nd in Charlotte. The game will be made up as part of a double header tomorrow. This could be a blessing for the well rested IronPigs as Gwinnett loses their starter for tonight’s game and will most likely press their bullpen over the weekend. The Pigs now have a .5 game lead in the wild card race.

Indianapolis, who had been making a push within 2 games of the Wild card, lost tonight. This puts them 3 games behind.

Pawtucket did win though. They maintain a 2 game lead with 3 to go.

Getting down to the end and it’s still exciting! How about that Pig Fans!

OinK!

From Drew Carpenter’s Facebook:

“Got put on waivers Wednesday. Got claimed by the SAN DIEGO PADRES!!!!!!!!”

Another IronPig gone.

Good luck to him and his family!

While we got a preview of the schedule a couple nights ago and many have it posted on our refrigerator already, the official press release went out this morning.

If you’d like to see the 2012 schedule, see below:

2012 Lehigh Valley IronPigs Schedule

APRIL

5-6 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

7-10 @ Pawtucket

11-13 vs. Syracuse

14-15 vs. Rochester

16-19 @ Buffalo

20-22 @ Rochester

23-25 vs. Buffalo

26-27 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

28-29 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

MAY

1-4 vs. Charlotte

5-6 vs. Syracuse

7-10 @ Indianapolis

11-14 @ Louisville

15-18 vs. Indianapolis

19-22 vs. Louisville

24-27 @ Charlotte

28-31 @ Gwinnett

June

1-4 vs. Pawtucket

5-8 vs. Gwinnett

9-12 @ Syracuse

14-17 vs. Durham

18-21 @ Toledo

22-25 @ Columbus

26-29 vs. Rochester

30 vs. Pawtucket

July

1 vs. Pawtucket

2-4 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

5-6 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

7-8 @ Rochester

9-11 ALL-STAR BREAK @ BUFFALO

12-15 @ Norfolk

16-19 @ Durham

20-23 vs. Columbus

24-27 vs. Norfolk

28-31 @ Syracuse

August

1-2 vs. Pawtucket

3-6 @ Pawtucket

8-9 vs. Buffalo

10-11 vs. Syracuse

12-13 vs. Rochester

14-17 @ Buffalo

18-21 vs. Toledo

22-24 @ Rochester

25-27 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

29-30 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

31 vs. Syracuse

September

1-3 vs. Buffalo

You could hear the Fat Lady warming up in the tunnels at Coca Cola Park tonight. It’s not over until she sings but a 4 game losing streak combined with a hitting slump and Erik Kratz’s questionable suspension have her ready to go.

Pigs lost to SWB tonight by a score of 2-6.

Pawtucket lost tonight and remain 2 games ahead of the Pigs with 4 games to go.

Gwinnett at the moment holds a 1 game lead over the Pigs in the wild card race. That could go to 1.5 or .5 games pending the result of the 2nd game of their double header tonight. At the writing of this post, Gwinnett holds a 2-1 lead in the 6th inning.

Is it April yet?

A revised roster was released this afternoon announcing a 3 game suspension for Erik Kratz for involvement in the 8/26 game’s incident. I don’t have the details but I remember the benches clearing a couple times.

With 5 games remaining into the playoffs the Pigs will depend on Dane Sardinha’s .126 batting average and John Suomi who was called up from Reading.

Also, Tagg Bozied was placed on the DL with a left shin contusion.

Yet another nail…

From our friends at SE2

The Pigs tried tonight, they really did.

In a 14 inning effort, the Pigs fell to SWB at Coca Cola Park tonight.

The game looked well in hand with a 1-0 lead in the 9th and Justin DeFratus on the mound. DeFratus had Jorge Vasquez (The IL HR leader) with a 1-2 count. Two very very very close pitches were called balls by home plate umpire Karl Best and on a 3-2 count Vasquez hit a solo HR to tie the game. DeFratus struck out the next two batters and retired the last on a fly ball.

The Pigs threatened in the 13th but to no avail. In came Juan Perez who quickly showed why his record is now 0 and 5. He allowed back to back singles before Brandon Laird sent a souvenir into the Lawn seating. The Pigs loaded the bases in their half of the 14th but no one crossed home plate and we all headed home.

Tonight was a great opportunity for the Pigs to move ahead. Both Pawtucket and Gwinnett lost. With all three losing no ground was lost but time is getting short. With only 5 games remaining the Pigs are holding in a tie with Gwinnett for the wild card slot and 2 games behind Pawtucket for the IL North.

The Pigs need to win. Plain and simple. Sure they could get in with the other teams losing but who wants to see that? Not me.

PawSox (Red Sox)
Signed: LHP Greg Smith, C Jeff Howell (Lincoln (American Association))
LHP Randy Williams (outrighted to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP Miguel Gonzalez, RHP Kyle Stroup, C Jayson Hernandez, 1B Jonathan Hee, OF Ryan Kalish
Placed on 60-day DL: RHP Brenden Shepard
Transferred to 60-day DL: 3B Garin Cecchini
Reinstated from DL: RHP Anatanaer Batista, RHP Michael Olmsted, RHP Mathew Price, LHP Royce Ring, 2B Zach Gentile, OF Andrew Turocy

Gwinnett (Braves)
Signed: RHP Juan Jaime, 3B Wes Helms
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Randall Delgado
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Erik Cordier, 2B Phil Gosselin, OF Willie Cabrera

Durham (Rays)
Optioned to Triple-A: C Robinson Chirinos
Option transferred: RHP Chris Archer (Double-A to Triple-A)
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jason McEachern, RHP Ryan Reid, OF Brett Nommensen
Reinstated from DL: RHP Joe Cruz, RHP Albert Suarez

Columbus (Indians)
Traded: LHP Drew Pomeranz to Rockies as player to be named in deal in which Rockies traded RHP Ubaldo Jimenez to Indians for RHP Joe Gardner, RHP Alex White, 1B Matt McBride and a player to be named
Recalled: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 1B Shelley Duncan, 2B Cord Phelps, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF Ezequiel Carrera
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Josh Judy, RHP Zach McAllister, 2B Luis Valbuena, OF Ezequiel Carrera
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Clayton Ehlert, RHP Jose Flores, OF Thomas Neal, OF Nick Weglarz
Reinstated from DL: RHP Danny Salazar, LHP Kelvin de la Cruz, LHP Giovanni Soto, C Juan Apodaca, OF Anthony Gallas

Transactions retrieved from:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/08/minor-league-transactions-aug-17-24/

With Cole Hamels return, Pete Orr comes back to the IronPigs.

Good to have him back!

Don’t forget tonight’s doouble-header starts at 6:05pm.

OinK!

Last week I posted a photo for a “best caption” contest and the submissions are in! Below are the contenders. Voting will continue until 12:00 noon EDST on Friday September 3rd. You may vote as often as you’d like, but I believe WordPress cuts you off at a certain point.

1. “C’mon, Mossy, fire it up! Ferrous is closing fast!”

2. “Where’s the Easy Pass? We need that for the turnpike. Philly here we come!”

3. “Richie I ‘cayn’t’ find the throttle, back in Georgia the controls was on the other side. You dang Yankees and your fancy 4-wheelers”

4. “Please stand clear of the doors – por favor mantangense alejado de las puertas. Gather your belongings, please take small children by the hand and enjoy your day at the Magic Kingdom”

5. ‘“Cletus (err, I mean Richie), you’re so dumb, the other dipsticks call you a
dipstick!” — Brandon Davis Moss Hogg’

6. ‘“Hurry up Moss Hogg we’re in hot pursuit of them Pork Racing Dukes cuuuee cuuee Wait for Flash! — Richie P. Coltrane’

7. “Richie look on the right, I’ll never hit left handing pitching if we don’t find my contact”

8. “You sure this will get us on the 40 man?”

9.
Richie T. “Hey Moss Hogg, take me out to the ballgame!”

Moss Hogg “I’m already here!”

10. “Why aren’t we moving?? We outta gas??”

11. “Richie get on! The Phearful Phro is attacking!”

12. “hey Brandon I know Ryno wants us to be agressive on the base paths, but this is insane”

13. “Go any slower and Hambone will pass us!”

Vote below:

The winner will be announced Friday afternoon. Tiebreaker will be my vote.

The winner will receive a wonderful “Mystery prize” from my collection. 🙂