Snyder, Chiefs rally in eighth to shock Sox
The Syracuse Chiefs defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox, 7-6, on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Chiefs trailed 6-4 entering the bottom of the eighth but launched a comeback by scoring three straight runs.Pawtucket (32-29) struck first in the top of the second. Steve Selsky led off the inning
The Syracuse Chiefs defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox, 7-6, on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Chiefs trailed 6-4 entering the bottom of the eighth but launched a comeback by scoring three straight runs.
Pawtucket (32-29) struck first in the top of the second. Steve Selsky led off the inning with a single off
The Red Sox extended their lead in the top of the fourth. Bryce Brentz began with a double to center. Two batters later, Swihart singled on a pop-up to shallow left, moving Brentz to third. Brentz scored the next play when Bogusevic grounded out to short. Matt Dominguez then singled to center, scoring Swihart.
Syracuse (20-41) scored on a two-out rally in the bottom of the fourth. New Chief
Pawtucket struck back in the top of the fifth. Court walked to lead off the inning. Sam Travis reached first on a fielder's choice. Brentz then homered to right, plating Travis and putting the Red Sox up 5-1.
The Chiefs inched closer in the bottom of the sixth.
With two outs in the top of the eighth, Mike Miller hit a ground ball off
Syracuse completed the comeback in the bottom of the eighth. Stevenson led off with a ground-ball double down the third-base line. Stevenson advanced on a wild pitch from Buttrey. Solano singled on a liner to right to bring in Stevenson, Solano's second RBI of the game. Kyle Martin replaced Buttrey, but the Chiefs weren't done yet. Difo singled to right to move Solano to second, before
With the bases loaded,
Syracuse returns to action Thursday night at 6:35.