A five-run fifth helped lift the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (9-7) to a 7-4 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox (10-7) on Saturday afternoon at McCoy Stadium.

The win is the first of the year for the IronPigs over Pawtucket.

In the afore-mentioned five-run fifth, a walk and a single started the inning before Ryan Jackson laid down a bunt and a throwing error on the play charged to PawSox catcher Blake Swihart allowed two runs to score and give the Pigs a 3-2 lead. The other runs in the inning came via a Darnell Sweeney RBI double that plated Jackson, a Nick Williams RBI single and an RBI groundout from Brock Stassi that extended the lead to 6-2.

Pawtucket starter Keith Couch (0-1) allowed the six runs (four earned) on eight hits to go along with two walks and three strikeouts in 7.0 IP.

The Pigs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth as Taylor Featherston led off with a double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Stassi's (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI) two-out RBI double.

Featherston's double extended his hitting streak to 13 games, which is the longest by an IronPig since Pete Orr had a 13-gamer from August 1-15, 2013.

Justin Maxwell's two-run shot in the home half of the fourth off of Pigs starter Mark Appel gave Pawtucket a 2-1 lead. It was the first home run of the season for Maxwell.

Appel (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits while walking one and fanning three over his five innings of work. RHP Edward Mujica (2.0 IP, H, K) recorded the final six outs to notch his league leading fourth save of the season.

Pawtucket cut the lead to 6-4 with a pair of runs in the sixth as Ryan LaMarre and Mike Miller each knocked home runs with RBI singles. Trailing 6-4, the PawSox had runners at the corners with two outs, but RHP Luis Garcia (1.1 IP, BB, 3 K) was able to fan Sean Coyle and end the threat. Both runs in the inning were charged to Lehigh Valley RHP Gregory Infante (0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB).

J.P. Arencibia's solo shot off of RHP Jorge Marban (2.0 IP, H, R, ER, BB, 2 K) in the top of the eighth opened up a 7-4 lead for the IronPigs. It was Arencibia's first home run of the season.

Cedric Hunter (2-4, R) had a multi-hit game for manager Dave Brundage's squad.

The series wraps up on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. from McCoy Stadium when RHP David Buchanan (0-1, 4.91) heads to the hill for the IronPigs against PawSox RHP Sean O'Sullivan (2-1, 2.89).