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ALLENTOWN &#8212; One night after the RailRiders offense broke out at Coca-Cola Park, it was the IronPigs&#8217; turn for the bats to get going on Friday.Lehigh Valley pounded out 12 hits, while the pitching staff paced by starter Alec Asher held Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to just four base hits in a 5-1 win.The RailRiders took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, taking advantage of an error by Asher on an errant pickoff attempt that moved Slade Heathcott to second base. Nick Swisher drove in Heathcott with a single to give SWB the lead.But that&#8217;s all the offense could get against Asher, who now hasn&#8217;t allowed an earned run in 23 2/3 innings thanks to his seven innings on Friday.Anthony Swarzak, who got the start for the RailRiders, cruised through the first three innings before giving up the lead in the fourth. The IronPigs scored two in the fourth and two more in the fifth off Swarzak before getting one off Tyler Webb in the sixth.Tommy Joseph, who leads the International League with a .375 batting average, led Lehigh Valley&#8217;s offense, going 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.A little drama erupted after the final out was recorded and the dugouts cleared, but nothing escalated and there was just some yelling at each other.Luckily, the four-game series heads to PNC Field in Moosic on Saturday for a 4:05 p.m. start with right-hander Luis Cessa (0-0, 3.86) taking the ball for the RailRiders versus IronPigs RHP Zach Eflin (3-0, 2.05).As the RailRiders begin a nine-game homestand, the longest of the season on Saturday, the game could also be when Crestwood grad Matt Wotherspoon takes the mound at the ballpark near his hometown for the first time.IronPigs 5, RailRiders 1RailRiders`AB`R`H`BISolano 2b`3`0`0`0Judge rf`3`0`1`0Heathcott cf`4`1`1`0Swisher lf`4`0`1`1Romero 3b`4`0`0`0Parmelee 1b`4`0`1`0Puello dh`3`0`0`0Rodriguez c`3`0`0`0Kozma ss`3`0`0`0Totals`31`1`4`1Lehigh Valley`AB`R`H`BISweeney 2b`4`1`2`0Featherston 3b` 4`0`1`0Williams cf`4`2`2`1Joseph dh`4`1`3`1Knapp c`4`0`1`1Stassi 1b`2`1`1`1Venable rf`4`0`1`0Hunter lf`4`0`1`1Jackson ss`3`0`0`0Totals`33`5`12`5RailRiders`100`000`000` &#8212; `1IronPigs `000`221`00x`&#8212;`5E: Asher (1). LOB: IronPigs 7, RailRiders 5. DP: IronPigs 0, RailRiders 1. 2B: Joseph (7), Sweeney (5), Stassi (7), Featherston (6), Parmelee (5). SF: Stassi. SB: Hunter (1). Outfield assists: Judge (Joseph at 3rd).RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOSwarzak (L, 1-4) `5.0`9`4`4`1`2Webb `3.0`3`1`1`1`5Lehigh Valley`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOAsher (W, 2-0)`7.0`3`1`0`1`5Ramos `2.0`3`5`5`1`0WP: WebbUmpires: HP: Derek Mollica. 1B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: Ryan Additon.T: 2:20 Att: 8,499<style>
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Lehigh Valley IronPigs turn the tables on SWB RailRiders