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Tonight the Clippers won in a comeback victory. Not only was it a come back, but a tie late in the game forced it to be extend and won in extra innings. Columbus started the game off by scoring in the first. Lehigh Valley answered, and answered well, as they then scored 3 in the first. Columbus took the lead 4-3 in the 7th, but the IronPigs were able to again tie it in the 8th. As nobody scored in the 9th, the game went into the 10th. There, the Clippers scored once more, earning the win.

This is the 5th win of the last 10, and the 8th of the last 15 for the Clippers. This was also the third game of a 4-game series between the two teams – Lehigh Valley currently is leading in the series, 2-1.

Nobody from the Clippers managed to hit the ball out of the park, but Andy Tracy did for the IronPigs. It was his 17th of the season.

For the Clippers, RHP Jensen Lewis was credited with his 5th hold. RHP Greg Aquino got his first win, making him 1-0, and his first BS. RHP Jess Todd also got his first save of the season. For the IronPigs, RHP Francisco Butto got his first BS and LHP Jack Taschner got his first loss, making him 0-1.

Tomorrow night, The Clippers and the IronPigs will play their 4th game of this 4-game series – the series is currently held by Lehigh Valley at 2-1. It will also be the 8th game of an 8-game road trip for the Clippers – they are losing this trip 3-4. They need the win tomorrow night to keep both series even. The game will be played at 7:05 at Coca-Cola Park.

This afternoon, the Columbus Clippers were beaten by the Lehigh Valley in a rainy game. The game was delayed in the middle of the 4th due to the rain, but it was completed after the delay. This is Columbus’ 6th loss in 10 games and their 8th in 15. This is also the second game of a 4-game series between the two teams, and Columbus is losing 0-2.

Lehigh Valley started the game off, when they scored 3 runs in the first inning. Columbus tried to catch up, but scoring 2 in the third, but Lehigh valley scored another run in the seventh and held on for the win.

For both teams, nobody managed to clear the wall.

For Columbus, LHP Chuck Lofgren got his fifth loss, putting him at 5-6.
For the IronPigs, a lot of pitchers got credit today:

• RHP Pat Overholt got his first win, he is now 1-0
• RHP Gary Majewski got his 4th hold
• LHP Jack Taschner got his 1st hold
• LHP Cedrick Bowers got his 11th hold
• RHP Jason Anderson got his 3rd save
  

Tomorrow night, The Clippers wand the IronPigs will play their 3rd game of this 4-game series – the series is currently held by Lehigh Valley at 2-0. It will also be the 7th game of an 8-game road trip for the Clippers – they are losing this trip 2-4. The game will be played at 7:05 at Coca-Cola Park.