Adam Morgan tossed six shutout innings in relief and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (67-42) pulled into a tie for first place in the North Division with a 7-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (67-42) on Monday night at Coca-Cola Park.

Morgan (5-1) gave up three hits while walking one and fanning six in his six innings of work.

Cesar Puello's solo shot off of Pigs starter James Russell in the top of the second opened up a 1-0 lead for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Russell (n/d) allowed the one run on four hits while walking one and fanning one in 3.0 IP.

The Pigs tied it at one apiece with a run in the third as David Lough led off with a single, advanced to second on a single from Logan Moore, took third on a sac bunt and scored on Emmanuel Burriss' RBI groundout.

In the home half of the fourth, Darin Ruf (2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R) led off with a solo shot off of Scranton starter Brady Lail to give the IronPigs a 2-1 lead. The home run was Ruf's 15th of the season.

Trailing 2-1, the RailRiders had runners at first and second with two outs in the sixth, but Morgan got Jose Rosario to pop to short and end the frame.

Three straight singles started the bottom half of the frame for the Pigs before Cedric Hunter cleared the bases with a three-run double to open up a 5-1 advantage for the hosts.

Lail (4-3) allowed five runs on seven hits to go along with a walk and four strikeouts in 5.1 IP.

Nick Williams' two-run shot off of RHP Conor Mullee (1.0 IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB) in the bottom of the seventh extended the lead for the Pigs to 7-1. The home run was Williams' (2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) 11th of the season.

The series continues on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. as RHP Ben Lively (5-4, 3.87) gets the ball for the Pigs against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RHP Jordan Montgomery (9-4, 2.55 in AA).