DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — The Lehigh Valley IronPigs built an early lead and held off a late rally to defeat the Durham Bulls 4-3 on Tuesday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Lehigh Valley scored twice in the first inning on RBI singles by Carter Kieboom and Caleb Ricketts. Christian Cairo added an RBI double in the third and Liover Peguero doubled home a run in the fifth.

Durham chipped away with single runs in the second, sixth and ninth innings. The Bulls brought the tying run to third base in the final frame before Seth Johnson secured the save.

Winning pitcher Trevor Richards earned the victory for Lehigh Valley (3-0), while K.C. Hunt took the loss for Durham (0-3). Attendance was 7,375 for the game, which lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes.