Eshelman, Williams Lead Pigs To 5-2 Victory
Nick Williams launched his 14th home run of the season, and the IronPigs (44-24) picked up a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Chiefs (21-43) Saturday night before 10,100 fans at Coca-Cola Park. It marks the fifth-consecutive capacity sell out and sixth overall capacity sell out this season.
With a 4-2 advantage in the bottom of the sixth, Williams launched a lead-off home run to give the Pigs a 5-2 advantage. The home run is Williams 12th home run since May 17, which is tied for most in all of baseball with Los Angeles Dodgers rookie
The Pigs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third as
Syracuse however answered in the top of the fourth, as
The Pigs roared back in the bottom half, rallying for a three-run inning to give the Pigs a 4-2 advantage. Back-to-back singles from
Pigs starter
Eshelman gave way to Milner in the eighth inning, as the left-hander tossed a scoreless frame to set up International League saves leader
A night after blowing his first save since April 29 and surrendering seven runs without recording an out, Beato surrendered just one hit in the final frame to preserve the IronPigs 5-2 victory. It marks the 21st save of the season for Beato, placing him in fourth place on the IronPigs single-season saves list.
The series concludes with the rubber match of the three-game series with the Syracuse Chiefs Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park. The Pigs will send right-hander
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