IL1 Syracuse Mets

Chiefs Comeback Falls Short in Rochester Wednesday

Published on May 16, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


Rochester, NY - The Syracuse Chiefs scored four unanswered runs after falling behind 5-0, but the comeback fell short in a 6-4 loss to the Rochester Red Wings Wednesday night at Frontier Field. Rafael Bautista and Jacob Wilson each homered in the loss.

Rochester (18-15) again blitzed out to the lead in the first against Tommy Milone. Zack Granite started the game with a walk, Ryan LaMarre singled and Jake Cave tripled home both runners on a line drive to right field. From there, Jermaine Curtis walked, and two batters later Wynston Sawyer walked to reload the bases. Nick Buss followed with a two-run double to right to push the lead to 4-0. After a hit by pitch, David Goforth came in and Leonardo Reginatto hit a sacrifice fly to make the score, 5-0.

Syracuse (18-18) started its comeback in the second. Matt Reynolds reached on an error, Wilson singled and Irving Falu walked. Tuffy Gosewisch hit a sacrifice fly to right to score a run and make the score 5-1.

Bautista homered to start the fifth inning, his first home run since August of 2016. Then Wilson led off the sixth inning with his second home run as a Chief to get within 5-3. From there in the sixth, Falu walked, reached second on a passed ball, and then moved to third and eventually scored on two wild pitches from DJ Baxendale to bring Syracuse within one.

The Red Wings added an insurance run in the eighth. Brock Stassi walked with one out against Tim Collins and Sawyer reached on an error. Pinch hitter Willians Astudillo singled to left to score Rochester's sixth run of the game. It was the Red Wings first hit since the second inning.

The Chiefs look to avoid the sweep Thursday morning at 11:05 a.m. Syracuse's starter has yet to be announced. The Red Wings will throw Trevor May on Major League rehab.

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