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Phillies minor league report: Ben Lively's solid outing puts IronPigs back in win column

Three of the Phillies’ farm teams were in action Friday night. Here’s how they fared…

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)

Lehigh Valley 2, Syracuse 1: Ben Lively pitched six innings of one-run ball and 1B Joey Meneses homered in the ninth to lead the IronPigs in a series-opening win over the Chiefs.

Lively’s only run allowed was a solo homer from Syracuse C Tuffy Gosewich in the fourth. Aside from that, the righthander struck out five and allowed just two hits and a walk in the no decision.

RH Mark Leiter Jr., LH Tom Windle (W, 3-2), and RH Pedro Beato (S, 12) combined to shutout the Chiefs in the last three innings, and Meneses broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth with a solo shot to left-center.