Stevenson homers, but Chiefs fall to Pigs in rain-shorted affair
Syracuse, NY (July 5, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs split their four-game home-and-home series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs with a 5-2 loss to Lehigh Valley on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium in a rain-shortened game. Andrew Stevenson homered in the game for his second home run in four games. The game
Syracuse, NY (July 5, 2018) - The Syracuse Chiefs split their four-game home-and-home series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs with a 5-2 loss to Lehigh Valley on Thursday night at NBT Bank Stadium in a rain-shortened game.
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Lehigh Valley (49-36) started the scoring in the top of the first inning.
The IronPigs added a run in the top of the third. With one out, Walding singled. Two batters later,
Syracuse (36-49) got on the board in the bottom of the third. With one out,
The Chiefs scored again in the fourth.
Lehigh Valley used two home runs in the fifth to push the game out of reach. Collin Cowgill led off with a homer to left field to make it a 4-2 ballgame. Three batters later, Plouffe homered to left-center field, pushing the IronPigs advantage to three, 5-2.
Syracuse begins a three-game series in Buffalo against the Bisons on Friday. RHP