This past week has been a busy one for the Grand Prairie AirHogs as they started off the month hosting their metroplex rivals the Ft. Worth Cats. They took game 1 of the series last Thursday 2-1. Starting pitcher Luke Prihoda allowed five hits and one long ball over seven innings. Greg Porter (1B) and Chris Brown (2B) each drove in a run during the contest. Reliever Geivy Garcia came in and pitched two scoreless innings to tally his sixth save of the season.

With Friday’s game rained out, the ‘Hogs and Cats played a doubleheader on Saturday. Game 1 was a battle of wills as the Cats jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after the first inning. The AirHogs got one back in the second. The Cats scored three more runs over the next two innings to take a commanding 5-1 lead. The score remained in tact until the bottom of the seventh when the ‘Hogs took their turn at the plate. The “Hogs put up five runs to win the game 6-5. Game 2 of the double header was a much closer affair. The Grand Prairie pitching staff shutout the Cats while Greg Porter (1B) and Robert Perry (OF) each drove in a run. This resulted in a 2-0 AirHogs victory and a home sweep of the Ft. Worth Cats.

Independence Day wasn’t good to the AirHogs as they played against the Cats at LaGrave Field. The Cats defended their ballpark with an 11-8 victory. The Cats jumped out to an 11-0 lead after three innings as starting pitcher Jason Fernandez earned his second win of the season.

The ‘Hogs take to the road this week as they visit the Sioux Falls Pheasants for a three game series and finish up against the Wichita Wingnuts in a four game set.