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Houston native Simms helps Chiefs beat IronPigs

Right-hander tosses seven scoreless innings in victory
August 29, 2017

Syracuse, NY (August 29, 2017) - An outstanding pitching performance from John Simms led the Syracuse Chiefs over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-1, on Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. With the area codes of Houston, TX written on his cleats, the Houston-born Rice University alum tossed seven innings of

Simms serves up emotional gem for Chiefs

Houston native delivers seven zeros in wake of Hurricane Harvey
August 29, 2017

John Simms saw the devastation Hurricane Harvey brought to his hometown of Houston, Texas. Hundreds of miles away with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs, he felt powerless to ease the suffering back home.With a silver marker, the Nationals right-hander wrote Houston's three area codes -- 713, 281, 832 -- on one

Chiefs drop two one-run games to Bats on Tuesday

Irving Falu picks up four hits across doubleheader
July 25, 2017

The Syracuse Chiefs dropped both games of Tuesday's doubleheader to the Louisville Bats, by scores of 4-3 and 6-5. Irving Falu put on strong performances in both games, smacking four hits, including a double and a walk.Brandon Dixon smashed two home runs in both games. His first came in game