2018 Tastes Great Second Round Playoff Results

Game 1: LVI 1-GRK 5 (GRK leads series 1-0)

Center fielder Adam Jones knocked 2 homeruns and Gio Gonzalez held Lehigh Valley to 2 hits as the Georgia Roadkill topped the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by a score of 5 to 1 at The Launching Pad.  Georgia scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning when they had 4 base hits.  The early run support proved sufficient for Gonzalez and Georgia.  That was all the run support Gonzalez required.  Georgia had 10 hits for the night.  Luis Severino took the loss.  He was knocked around by Georgia, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.

Game 2: LVI 10-GRK 3 (Series tied 1-1)

Right fielder Yasiel Puig slammed 2 homeruns as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs topped the Georgia Roadkill by a score of 10 to 3 at The Launching Pad. Puig was a one-man wrecking crew.  He smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning and launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 5th inning.  Lehigh Valley had a total of 8 hits for the game.  Stephen Strasburg went 7 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Aaron Nola suffered the loss.  He gave up 6 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings of work.

Game 3: GRK 3-LVI 6 (LVI leads series 2-1)

Right fielder Yasiel Puig had 3 base hits as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs bested the Georgia Roadkill 6 to 3 at The Pig Pen.  Lehigh Valley scored 4 runs in the 5th inning when they came up with 4 base hits.  They would be enough to earn the win.  Lehigh Valley totaled 10 hits on the night.  Carlos Carrasco got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 3 runs. David Robertson recorded the save, his 1st.  Jimmy Nelson took the loss.

Game 4: GRK 2-LVI 8 (LVI leads series 3-1)

The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs tallied 4 runs in the 5th inning and had very little trouble at The Pig Pen downing the Georgia Roadkill.  The score was 8 to 2. Dustin Pedroia enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He ripped a one-base hit bringing in a run in the 2nd inning and launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 5th inning.  Georgia was out-hit by Lehigh Valley, 14 hits to 11.   The victory was credited to Alex Wood who went 6 innings, allowing 1 run.  Gio Gonzalez was tagged with the loss.  He was unable to control the Lehigh Valley offense and allowed 10 hits and 4 walks in 4 innings.

Game 5: GRK 3-LVI 1 (LVI leads series 3-2)

In a good matchup it was the Georgia Roadkill 3, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 1 at The Pig Pen. Georgia scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning plating 2 runs on 3 hits.

Giancarlo Stanton led off and started the attack as he banged out a single. Daniel Murphy stepped up next and he cracked a two-run shot.  Georgia had 7 hits for the night.  The win went to Mike Minor who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings. Ken Giles gained credit for his 1st save.  Luis Severino was the losing pitcher.  While he was the losing pitcher, he still struck out 11 batters in 8 and 2/3 innings.

Game 6: LVI 13-GRK 4 (LVI wins series 4-2)

Adam Lind had 4 hits and 4 RBI and Stephen Strasburg dominated striking out 12 Georgia batters at The Launching Pad where the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs beat the Georgia Roadkill 13 to 4.  Strasburg gave Lehigh Valley a solid outing.  He went 7 innings surrendering 6 hits and 2 walks and allowed 3 gopher balls.  Lehigh Valley bats were very productive in the 6th inning when they had 3 runs on 3 hits, the 7th inning which saw them score 3 runs on 4 hits and the 8th inning with 3 runs on 4 hits.  Offensively, Lehigh Valley was a juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  Aaron Nola was given the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  'I had my good stuff tonight.' Strasburg said. 'As the game went along I started to get the feeling that I was going to strike out a bunch of hitters.'

2018 Tastes Great First Round Playoff Results

Game 1: LVI 3-SPR 2 (LVI leads series 1-0)

Cole Hamels carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning at M.Burns Memorial Field where the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs beat the Springfield Isotopes by the score of 3 to 2. Hamels (1-0) gave Lehigh Valley a solid outing.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 6 and 1/3 innings. The left-handed Hamels lost a no-hitter when Austin Jackson singled with one out in the 7th inning. Tyler Lyons, after tossing a perfect ninth, was credited with his 1st save. Marcus Stroman (0-1) was charged with the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings.

Game 2: LVI 1-SPR 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Brent Suter delivered 3 solid innings as the Springfield Isotopes bested the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in 10 innings 2 to 1 at M.Burns Memorial Field. The game was deadlocked at 1 after nine full innings. Springfield won it in the 10th inning.  Kevin Kiermaier drew a walk.  Jake Lamb followed next and he drew a walk. Jon Gray then laid down a sacrifice bunt. Jacoby Ellsbury was up next and he lined a base-hit resulting in a mighty exciting win for Springfield and the 49,696 home town fans in attendance.  Springfield ended up with 7 hits for the game while Lehigh Valley had 4. Darren O'Day (1-0) went 1/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. David Robertson (0-1) was given the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 1 hit in 1 inning.

Game 3: SPR 1-LVI 0 (SPR leads series 2-1)

Max Scherzer allowed 2 hits while blanking Lehigh Valley as the Springfield Isotopes topped the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by a score of 1 to 0 at The Pig Pen. Scherzer (1-0) dominated Lehigh Valley hitters. He allowed only 2 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Scherzer whiffed an impressive total of 10 Lehigh Valley batters. Lehigh Valley threatened in the 9th but Springfield was able to put down the rally. Carlos Carrasco (0-1) was charged with the loss. 'When Scherzer is on like that it is a tough game to play, no doubt about it,' Kevin Burns said. 'He always pitches well against us.'

Game 4: SPR 3-LVI 11 (Series tied 2-2)

Luis Severino racked up an impressive total of 12 strikeouts at The Pig Pen where the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs beat the Springfield Isotopes by the score of 11 to 3. Severino (1-0) was very good in the win.  He surrendered only 6 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings.  Lehigh Valley rapped out 13 hits for the night. Marcus Stroman (0-2) was tagged with the loss. The Lehigh Valley fans were thrilled by the performance put forth by Severino, but it was clearly his strikeouts that they enjoyed most. 'When he reached 10 strikeouts the fans showed him their appreciation with a loud cheer.' Kevin Burns said following the game.

Game 5: SPR 0-LVI 3 (LVI leads series 3-2)

Stephen Strasburg whitewashed Springfield on 3 hits as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs bested the Springfield Isotopes 3 to 0 at The Pig Pen. Strasburg (1-0) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Springfield offense. He didn't give up much, just 3 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. Strasburg recorded 11 strikeouts.  The pitchers took over after the 4th inning as neither team was able to score again.  Jon Gray (0-1) was hit with the loss. 'Strasburg took our guys to school' Doug Sherlag said. 'Too bad he doesn't pitch for us - it would make my job a whole lot easier!'

Game 6: LVI 2-SPR 6 (Series tied 3-3)

Travis Shaw cracked a homer as the Springfield Isotopes topped the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs by a score of 6 to 2 at M.Burns Memorial Field. Springfield took the lead for good in the 6th inning plating an isolated run on 2 base hits. After two outs Matt Olson was walked intentionally. Josh Reddick stepped into the batter's box and he delivered a single. Jose Ramirez then lashed a single scoring the run. Springfield had 9 hits for the game and Lehigh Valley had 3. Felipe Rivero (1-0) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. The loss was charged to Ryan Madson (0-1) in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.

Game 7: LVI 6-SPR 1 (LVI wins series 4-3)

In a one-sided affair at M.Burns Memorial Field the final score was the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 6, the Springfield Isotopes 1. Cole Hamels (2-0) contributed a pedestrian performance to earn the win.  He went 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered up 6 hits and 4 walks dropping his ERA from 2.84 to 2.31. Lehigh Valley totaled 11 hits on the night. Juan Nicasio (0-1) took the loss in relief. He allowed 3 runs and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.

Iron Pigs jump on Chacin early then hang on to win 5-3

[1]BOXSCORE: 2018 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs At 2018 Dallas Ft Worth Spur 7/23/2018

[1]  Iron Pigs          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Spurs              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  2  1 .232     A.Rizzo 1B          4  1  2  1 .222 
  A.Lind DH           4  1  2  0 .302     A.McCutchen DH      2  0  0  0 .304 
  E.Hosmer 1B         4  0  1  0 .331   D-T.Pham PH           1  0  0  0 .291 
  Y.Puig CF           5  1  1  3 .315     B.Harper LF         3  0  0  0 .311 
  A.Beltre 3B         5  0  1  0 .241     M.Moustakas 3B      4  0  0  0 .263 
  J.Bruce RF          3  0  1  0 .250     A.Hicks CF          3  1  2  0 .277 
  A.Benintendi LF     4  0  2  0 .215     J.Harrison 2B       4  1  1  2 .262 
  F.Lindor SS         2  1  0  0 .266     J.Heyward RF        4  0  0  0 .226 
  K.Suzuki C          3  1  0  0 .173     Y.Gomes C           3  0  0  0 .178 
A-B.Maxwell C         0  0  0  0 .255   B-M.Rojas PH          1  0  0  0 .288 
                                          B.Crawford SS       3  0  1  0 .212 
                                        C-A.Barnes PH         0  0  0  0 .375 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      35  5 10  4                 Totals      32  3  6  3

A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Suzuki In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crawford In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McCutchen In 9th Inning

Iron Pigs....... 3 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5 10  1
Spurs........... 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 0  -  3  6  0

[1]Iron Pigs (31-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Wood WIN(7-0)           6 1/3   6   3   3   4   5   2   2.80  A1 D2
R.Madson HOLD(7th)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D3 D7
A.Warren SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.03  D8
[1]Totals                    9       6   3   3   5   6   2

[1]Spurs (52-26)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Chacin LOSS(5-4)        7       9   5   5   2   1   1   3.15  A1 D5
B.Duensing                0       1   0   0   1   0   0   7.17  D6 D7
A.Swarzak                 2       0   0   0   1   1   0   3.52  D8
[1]Totals                    9      10   5   5   4   2   1

ATTENDANCE- 49,184 DATE- Thursday, July 23rd 2018 TIME- Day
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Iron Pigs: 9  Spurs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Iron Pigs: 2  Spurs: 1
ERRORS- A.Beltre
DOUBLES- A.Beltre(9th), A.Hicks-2(17th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Puig(3rd), A.Rizzo(14th), J.Harrison(7th)
RBIs- D.Pedroia(11th), Y.Puig-3(23rd), A.Rizzo(41st), J.Harrison-2(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Lindor
WALKS- A.Lind, E.Hosmer, J.Bruce, F.Lindor, A.Rizzo, A.McCutchen, B.Harper,
       A.Hicks, A.Barnes
HIT BY PITCH- K.Suzuki, A.McCutchen
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bruce, K.Suzuki, A.McCutchen, M.Moustakas, A.Hicks, J.Heyward,
             Y.Gomes-2
GIDP- E.Hosmer, B.Harper-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Benintendi, M.Moustakas-2, Y.Puig-2, Y.Gomes, D.Pedroia-2,
             A.Beltre
TEAM RISP- Iron Pigs: 2 for 11  Spurs: 1 for 8

Dustin Pedroia had 2 base hits as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs bested the
Dallas Ft Worth Spurs 5 to 3 at Turnpike Stadium.

Alex Wood(7-0) was solid if not spectacular.  He went 6 and 1/3 innings and
surrended up 6 hits and 4 walks and gave up 2 homeruns.  Lehigh Valley had 10
hits overall, while Dallas Ft Worth had 6. 

Adam Warren gained credit for his 2nd save.  The losing pitcher was Jhoulys
Chacin(5-4).  'He gutted it out' Kevin Burns said of Wood.  'I was very
impressed by his tenacity.'

Suzuki goes deep twice while Belre takes Archer deep once in LVI, 7-6 win

[1]BOXSCORE: 2018 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs At 2018 Dallas Ft Worth Spur 7/22/2018

[1]  Iron Pigs          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Spurs              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  1  0 .226     A.McCutchen DH      4  1  1  0 .309
  A.Lind DH           5  1  2  1 .295   G-Z.Greinke PH        0  0  0  0 ----
  E.Hosmer 1B         5  0  1  0 .333     J.Harrison 2B       4  1  2  2 .263
  Y.Puig CF           3  1  1  0 .319   H-B.Harper PH         1  0  0  0 .316
A-A.Pollock CF        0  0  0  0 .247     T.Pham LF           4  1  1  0 .292
  A.Beltre 3B         3  1  1  3 .242     A.Rizzo 1B          4  1  1  2 .218
  J.Bruce RF          4  0  0  0 .246     A.Altherr RF        3  1  2  0 .276
  A.Benintendi LF     4  1  2  0 .207     A.Hicks CF          3  1  1  0 .269
  F.Lindor SS         4  0  1  0 .269     Y.Gomes C           3  0  0  0 .186
  K.Suzuki C          4  2  2  3 .177   C-L.Duda PH           1  0  0  0 .175
B-B.Maxwell C         0  0  0  0 .255   F-M.Rojas 3B          0  0  0  0 .292
                                          M.Moustakas 3B      3  0  1  1 .268
                                        D-B.Crawford SS       1  0  1  0 .210
                                          J.Camargo SS        3  0  1  0 .339
                                        E-A.Barnes C          1  0  1  0 .375
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---   
[1]         Totals      37  7 11  7                 Totals      35  6 12  5

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Puig In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Suzuki In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Moustakas In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Camargo In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Duda In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For McCutchen In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Harrison In 9th Inning

Iron Pigs....... 1 1 0  2 3 0  0 0 0  -  7 11  0
Spurs........... 2 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  6 12  0

[1]Iron Pigs (30-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Hamels WIN(4-2)         5       8   6   6   1   4   2   6.57  A1 C5
J.McGee HOLD(3rd)         1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   8.31  C6 D3
R.Madson HOLD(6th)        1 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  D4 D7
A.Warren                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.10  D8 D8
D.Robertson SAVE(10th)    1       1   0   0   0   1   0   2.60  D9
[1]Totals                    9      12   6   6   3   6   2

[1]Spurs (52-25)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Archer LOSS(8-7)        9      11   7   7   1  13   3   4.94  A1
[1]Totals                    9      11   7   7   1  13   3

ATTENDANCE- 47,084 DATE- Wednesday, July 22nd 2018 TIME- Day
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Iron Pigs: 5  Spurs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Iron Pigs: 1  Spurs: 1
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(4th), A.Lind(4th), Y.Puig(9th), J.Harrison(4th),
         T.Pham(16th), A.Altherr(21st)
HOME RUNS- A.Beltre(8th), K.Suzuki-2(5th), J.Harrison(6th), A.Rizzo(13th)
RBIs- A.Lind(24th), A.Beltre-3(21st), K.Suzuki-3(13th), J.Harrison-2(19th),
      A.Rizzo-2(40th), M.Moustakas(49th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Altherr, A.Hicks
SACRIFICE HITS- Z.Greinke
WALKS- Y.Puig, T.Pham, A.Altherr, A.Hicks
HIT BY PITCH- A.Beltre
STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia-2, A.Lind-2, E.Hosmer-3, Y.Puig-2, J.Bruce-3,
             A.Benintendi, A.McCutchen, B.Harper, T.Pham, A.Rizzo, L.Duda,
             J.Camargo
GIDP- A.Beltre, A.McCutchen
WILD PITCHES- C.Hamels
2-out RBI- K.Suzuki-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Bruce, K.Suzuki, M.Moustakas, A.Rizzo, T.Pham-2
TEAM RISP- Iron Pigs: 2 for 6  Spurs: 2 for 10

Kurt Suzuki cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
topped the Dallas Ft Worth Spurs by a score of 7 to 6 at Turnpike
Stadium.

Suzuki had a big day against Dallas Ft Worth.  He lofted a solo-blast
'downtown' in the 2nd inning and clubbed a two-run home run in the 4th
inning.  This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead changed
hands 5 times.

Cole Hamels(4-2) went 5 innings allowing 6 runs for the win. David Robertson
preserved the game for Hamels, recording his his 10th save.  Chris
Archer(8-7) was the loser.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 9 innings.

'It's been a rough ride lately, but this was a good win for us' said Kevin
Burns, 'Maybe this will put us back on track.'