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The Game – Today, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Gwinnett Braves at 12:05 at Huntington Park.

The Stats –This afternoon’s game will be the fourth and final game of a 4-game series between these two teams. It is also the fourth game of a 8-game homestand for Columbus. Columbus needs to win today to keep from being swept in this series.

Columbus is 47-61, putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Gwinnett is 62-48, putting them in second (of 4) in the International League South and second in the Wild Card Race.

Starting Pitchers –This afternoon, the Clippers will be sending RHP Ken Ray (2-6) to the mound. The Braves will respond with RHP Todd Redmond (6-6).  Todd has faced the Clippers once before, as a reliever, and didn’t register anything.

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The Game – Today, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Gwinnett Braves at 7:05 at Huntington Park.

The Stats –This afternoon’s game will be the third game of a 4-game series between these two teams. It is also the third game of the 8-game homestand for Columbus. Columbus is losing both, 0-2. If Columbus wants to tie the series, they must win tonight and tomorrow night.

Columbus is 47-60 putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Gwinnett is 61-48 putting them in second (of 4) in the International League South. They are also in first in the wild card race.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be sending LHP Chuck Lofgren (5-6) to the mound. Lofgren, of course, has an interesting track record of good games followed by bad ones, he is due for a good one tonight. The Braves are countering with LHP John Halama (3-3). Halama has never played against the Clippers before.

Notes – Lou Marson has reached base on 20 of his last 21 tries. The first 19 of those were consecutive, and gave him the 19th (interesting) highest of the season. 18 of these were when he was with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

In his last 4 games, Jordan Brown has gotten 3 multi-hit games – this brings him up to 33 for the season. He also has the most hits in the IL, with 119.

While the Clippers are still the first and only team to 500+ runs for and 500+ runs against, they are also now the first and only team to 1000+ hits for the year.

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The Game – Today, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Gwinnett Braves at 7:05 at Huntington Park.

The Stats – Tonight’s game will be their first game after being on the road for the last 8. On that trip, the Clippers went 2-2, 2-2, 4-4 for all respective stats. Tonight is the first game of a 4-game series between these two teams. It is also the first game in a 8-game Homestand for the Clippers.

Columbus is 47-58 putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Gwinnett is 59-48 putting them in second (of 4) in the International League South. They are also in first in the wild card race.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be starting LHP Zach Jackson (4-7). The Braves are answering with LHP Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1). In 4 showings against the Clippers, Jo-Jo is 2-0. Last time he faced Columbus, he faced just one batter before being injured.

Notes – Michael Brantley is just dominating this year. Not only did he hit his fifth home run (personal best), he stole his 36th bag of the season, another best for him. Furthermore, it ties him with Gerald Williams for 10th best in Clippers history!

Lou Marson Had a 19-game onbase streak going, but it was snapped last night. 18 of those games were when he played with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

I will be live twittering the game (MiLB rules state no more than once per half-inning of actual game stuff) and writing up a full story after. Feel free to send me any questions or comments throughout the night, as I will attempt to help you out.

Promotions – Tonight, there are three different promotions that you should check out.

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The Game – Today, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at 7:05 at Coca-Cola Park.

The Stats – Tonight’s game is the fourth and final game in a 4-game series between these three teams. The series, is currently lef by Lehigh Valley, at 2-1. It is also the 8th game in a 8-game away trip for Columbus, where they are 3-4. If Columbus wants to end both series even, they must win tonight.

Columbus is 46-58 putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Lehigh Valley is 51-54 putting them in third (of 6) in the International League North.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be starting with RHP Carlos Carrasco (6-9) on the mound. The IronPigs are answering with RHP Pedro Martinez, who has no record at all.

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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.

The Game - Today, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at 7:05 at Coca-Cola Park.

The Stats – Tonight’s game is the third game in a 4-game series between these three teams. The series, is currently lef by Lehigh Valley, at 2-0. It is also the 7th game in a 8-game away trip for Columbus, where they are 2-2.

Columbus is 45-58 putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Lehigh Valley is 51-53 putting them in third (of 6) in the International League North.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, RHP Ken Ray (2-6) will be taking the mound for the Clippers. The IronPigs are responding by sending RHP Drew Carpenter (8-2) to the rubber. Carpenter has never faced the Clippers before

Notes – Tonight is interesting, as a few players who were in the IronPigs dugout last night are now in the Clippers Dugout.

Lou Marson currently has an 18-game on-base streak going. This is the third longest active streak in the IL and he is looking to keep it going.

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