Myers pitches 5 for Iron Pigs
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - July 5, 2008 In five innings for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Myers allowed five
hits, struck out six and walked two as the Iron Pigs lost to the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 5-2. Myers threw 100 pitches, 60 of
them for strikes.
After pitching four scoreless innings against
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Myers gave up three runs and three hits in
the fifth as Scranton took a 3-1 lead.
He allowed a first-inning infield single to former Houston Astro
Jason Lane and a second-inning double by Eric Duncan. But he
retired nine straight after Duncan's leadoff hit before walking
J.D. Closser to start the fifth.
Myers leads the major leagues with 24 home runs allowed. He is
coming off the shortest start of his career with the Phillies and
agreed to be optioned to Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.
The Phillies were 1-11 in the last 12 games started by Myers,
who was 1-8 in that stretch.
