INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS AT SYRACUSE CHIEFS
06/28/2026
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS AT SYRACUSE CHIEFS
GAME ID: 4435 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (39-37) 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 6 9 1
Syracuse Chiefs (38-38) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
IronPigs Win Another One, 6-3
Dave Blackburn, who is tied for 7th in the IL in complete games with 1, propelled his team to victory over the Syracuse Chiefs. The final score was 6-3, Lehigh Valley. Blackburn got the win, improving to 5-5. He gave up 5 hits and walked 4 over 6 innings. He allowed 3 runs. Ron Boyer earned the save, his 11th in 13 tries.

Lehigh Valley used a well-timed hit by Jose Altuve to capture the win. The shortstop socked a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the IronPigs ahead, 4-2. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

Lehigh Valley manager John Valentin praised his team's "energy."

Lehigh Valley has won 6 straight, while Syracuse has lost 6 in a row.
LEHIGH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE SYRACUSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. López CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .206 3 23
J. Martin 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .261 0 27
S. MacFadden RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .205 3 21
W. Blair 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .188 2 10
J. Altuve SS 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .281 2 18
B. Diaz DH 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .313 1 31
J. Rodríguez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .218 4 16
R. Cabrera 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .339 4 35
J. Smith C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .206 4 17
Totals 36 6 9 5 4 12 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Diaz (19, 2nd Inning off C. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cabrera (14, 2nd Inning off C. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rodríguez (6, 4th Inning off C. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Altuve (10, 5th Inning off C. Jackson, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Smith (3, 8th Inning off C. Abbasi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. López 2 , J. Altuve 2 , B. Diaz 2 , J. Rodríguez 2 , R. Cabrera 3 , J. Smith 3
2-out RBI: R. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. López , J. Martin , W. Blair , R. Cabrera , J. Smith
Sac Fly: B. Diaz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Altuve (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Blackburn-Blair, Cabrera-Martin-Blair, Martin-Altuve-Blair)
OF assists: 1 (López(Rodríguez at 3rd base))
PB: J. Smith
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Comstock CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .185 3 16
   b-C. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 9
H. Rodríguez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .193 1 3
K. Barnes 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .270 1 23
E. Watkins RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .226 4 25
C. Barajas C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .178 1 9
J. Macías DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .171 3 16
   a-M. Reuter DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 2 13
H. Porter 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .179 1 6
R. Clark LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 0 15
J. Hendricks SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .227 1 16
Totals 31 3 7 2 5 7 18      
a - M. Reuter inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Price pinch hit for C. Comstock in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Barajas (5, 2nd Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hendricks (9, 2nd Inning off D. Blackburn, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Barnes (15, 3rd Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Rodríguez (3, 7th Inning off R. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Comstock (3, 5th Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Comstock 4 , H. Rodríguez 2 , K. Barnes 3 , E. Watkins , C. Barajas 2 , J. Hendricks 2
2-out RBI: J. Hendricks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Comstock , J. Macías
GIDP: C. Barajas , J. Hendricks
Hit by Pitch: R. Clark
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Abbasi (1)
LEHIGH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE SYRACUSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Blackburn W (5-5) 6.0 5 3 2 4 7 1 27 119 3.39   
R. Brooks H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 30 2.45   
R. Boyer SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blackburn 55
Batters Faced: D. Blackburn 27, R. Brooks 7, R. Boyer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blackburn 7-3, R. Brooks 2-2, R. Boyer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blackburn 119-70, R. Brooks 30-18, R. Boyer 12-7
WP: D. Blackburn
Hit Batsmen: R. Boyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Jackson L (8-6) 5.0 8 5 5 3 8 0 26 103 2.76   
C. Abbasi 2.2 1 1 0 1 2 0 11 46 2.22   
W. Powers 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 6.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jackson 36
Batters Faced: C. Jackson 26, C. Abbasi 11, W. Powers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jackson 3-4, C. Abbasi 3-3, W. Powers 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jackson 103-63, C. Abbasi 46-31, W. Powers 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Powers 2-0
WP: C. Jackson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Blackburn
Ballpark: NBT Bank Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 11018
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