Byungho Park's go-ahead solo shot in the top of the eighth proved to be the difference in the game as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (68-45) fell to the Rochester Red Wings (65-49) by a score of 3-2 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Park.

RHP Colton Murray (1.0 IP, H, R, ER, 3 K) was tagged with the loss for the Pigs and falls to 1-2 on the season.

Red Wings starter Nick Greenwood (3-2) gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits to go along with a pair of strikeouts. LHP Ryan O'Rourke (1.0 IP, 2 K) and RHP Pat Light (1.0 IP, K) combined to get the final six outs for manager Mike Quade's squad. Light retired the side in order in the ninth to notch his eighth save of the year.

Rochester took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the first as Trevor Plouffe reached with a two-out double and scored on Park's RBI single.

The IronPigs tied things at one apiece with a run in the third when Cedric Hunter (2-3, 2B, 2 R) led off with a single, advanced to second on a sac bunt, went to third on an infield single and scored on a passed ball by Red Wings C John Ryan Murphy with two outs in the frame.

Adam Brett Walker's solo shot off of Pigs starter Anthony Vasquez in the top of the fourth opened up a 2-1 lead for Rochester.

Vasquez (n/d) allowed the two runs on seven hits while fanning four in seven innings of work.

A run in the bottom of the fifth tied things at two apiece for the Pigs as Hunter led off with a double, advanced to third on a bloop single and scored when Darnell Sweeney grounded into a forceout.

RHP Frank Herrmann (1.0 IP, 3 K) had a perfect inning in relief for manager Dave Brundage's squad.

Andrew Knapp (2-4, 2B) also had a multi-hit game for Lehigh Valley.

The series continues on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. as LHP Adam Morgan (5-1, 3.24) will take the hill for the IronPigs against Red Wings LHP Andrew Albers (9-4, 3.23).