Chiefs pick up another extra-innings win, beat PawSox 5-4 in 12
Syracuse, NY (August 2, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs twice rallied from deficits in extra innings, eventually beating the Pawtucket Red Sox, 5-4, in 12 innings Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium in front of an electric crowd of 5,562. It marks the Chiefs' third extra inning game in the
Syracuse, NY (August 2, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs twice rallied from deficits in extra innings, eventually beating the Pawtucket Red Sox, 5-4, in 12 innings Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium in front of an electric crowd of 5,562. It marks the Chiefs' third extra inning game in the last eight contests, combining for 13 total extra innings over those three games, including seven in the four-game series against the PawSox.
The game entered the 12th inning tied, 4-4.
Syracuse (46-64) won the game in the bottom of the 12th.
The Chiefs struck first in the bottom of the second inning. Hernandez led off with a walk. Severino followed with a single to put runners at first and second base. José Marmolejos then singled into left field, scoring Hernandez for a 1-0 Chiefs lead. Severino moved to third base on the throw home, so Syracuse had runners on first and third for
Pawtucket (49-59) scored its lone run in the top of the fifth.
That unearned run was the only run allowed by Chiefs starting pitcher
The Red Sox tied the game in the ninth. With two outs,
Pawtucket took its first lead of the game in the top of the tenth. Mike Miller began the inning at second base. Miller moved to third base on a Sturgeon sacrifice bunt. Óscar Hernández followed with a single to left field, scoring Miller to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead.
Syracuse tied the game in the bottom of the tenth. Andrew Stevenson started the inning at second base. Matt Reynolds fell behind in the count, 0-2, but took the third pitch to the left-center-field gap for a double that brought home Stevenson, tying the game, 3-3.
The Red Sox regained the lead in the top of the 11th.
The Chiefs retied the game with a run in the bottom of the 11th. Falu started at second base. With one out, Falu moved to third base on a Gonzalez groundout.
Syracuse now heads on the road for three games at Lehigh Valley this weekend, beginning on Friday night. RHP