Chiefs mash 17 hits in 10-2 win over RailRiders
Moosic, PA (August 28, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs rolled to a 10-2 blowout win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday evening at PNC Field. Every Syracuse player reached base in the game, including five players who had multiple hits. The Chiefs collected 17 hits as a team and have
Moosic, PA (August 28, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs rolled to a 10-2 blowout win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday evening at PNC Field. Every Syracuse player reached base in the game, including five players who had multiple hits. The Chiefs collected 17 hits as a team and have now outhit opponents in ten consecutive games.
Syracuse (60-74) manufactured a run in the top of the first inning against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starting pitcher
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (68-64) responded in the bottom of the first against Syracuse starter
The Chiefs broke the game open in the second.
Syracuse scored again in the third. Moisés Sierra doubled down the right-field line. Severino followed with a line-drive single to right field, and Severino scored on a fielding error by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre left fielder
The Chiefs offense continued to work like a well-oiled machine in the top of the sixth. With two outs, Reynolds lined a home run over the right-field wall to put Syracuse up 7-1. Wilson and Hernandez both followed with walks to place runners at first and second. The RailRiders then brought reliever
The RailRiders scored once more in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, major league rehabber Gary Sánchez lined an opposite-field home run to right field to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
Austin Voth struck out seven batters in six and two-thirds innings pitched for the Chiefs. The right-hander allowed four hits, two runs, and two walks. Chiefs relief pitcher
Syracuse and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre continue their three-game series with the second game on Wednesday night. RHP