IronPigs fall 5-4 to Syracuse in another one-run game
Lehigh Valley’s 18th one-run game in 36 ended 5-4, with late errors, a thin bullpen margin and a 1-for-7 day with runners in scoring position deciding it.
The IronPigs fell 5-4 to Syracuse at Coca-Cola Park on a sunny 79-degree afternoon before 8,929 fans. It was their 18th one-run game in the last 36.
Lehigh Valley is now 37-44 overall and 2-4 in the second half, and the game closed a 12-game homestand at 5-7. The club now heads into a six-game trip to Rochester, beginning Tuesday at ESL Ballpark against the Red Wings.
Lehigh Valley did plenty early to put Syracuse under pressure. Paul McIntosh started the second-inning sequence that led to Bryan De La Cruz scoring on an error, then Carter Kieboom followed with an RBI double, his 13th of the season. Felix Reyes added his 18th home run of the year in the third, a solo shot that kept the home side in front before Syracuse began answering back.
Tyler Painter gave Lehigh Valley four innings of one-run ball, but the game tightened once the bullpens took over. Nick Morabito doubled in a run and Yonny Hernandez later singled home another as Syracuse kept chipping away. Lehigh Valley briefly battled back when a wild pitch and a throwing error let Grae Kessinger score the tying run, but another IronPigs error helped Syracuse regain the lead. Steward Berroa answered with a run-scoring hit to tie it again, only for Ben Rortvedt to deliver the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth.
That final swing went to Mitch Neunborn, who took the loss after allowing the decisive run. Ryan Lambert earned the win for Syracuse, allowing an unearned run, and Nate Lavender closed the door with his second save after working the final two innings. Syracuse finished with five runs on eight hits and two errors, Lehigh Valley with four runs on six hits and one error. The IronPigs went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base.
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