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Chiefs Sock Bulls Tuesday Night, 11-5

July 17, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


Irving Falu of the Syracuse Chiefs had three hits and drove in three runs Tuesday night
Irving Falu of the Syracuse Chiefs had three hits and drove in three runs Tuesday night
(Syracuse Mets, Credit: Danny Tripodi)

Syracuse, NY - Led by Irving Falu's three hits and three RBIs, the Syracuse Chiefs exploded for 11 runs and ten hits en route to an 11-5 win over the Durham Bulls on Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Chiefs took advantage of their opportunities, going 7-for-15 with runners in scoring position.

Durham (54-40) started the scoring in the top of the first inning against Phillips Valdez. Kean Wong led off with a walk. With Willy Adames batting, Wong stole second base and moved to third on the play when the Pedro Severino's throw to second bounced into center field. Adames then worked a walk to put runners at first and third. With Brandon Lowe batting, a passed ball allowed Adames to go to second and Wong to score for a 1-0 Bulls lead. Lowe then walked to place runners at first and second. Christian Arroyo grounded into a doubled play where Lowe was out at second and Arroyo was out at first, but Adames went to third. Brandon Snyder followed with a triple that scored Adames to give Durham a 2-0 edge. Johnny Field then singled home Snyder to make it a 3-0 Bulls advantage.

Syracuse (39-55) responded in the bottom of the first. Matt Reynolds and Andrew Stevenson both walked to begin the frame. José Marmolejos then reached on a fielding error at first that scored Reynolds and allowed Stevenson to go to third as the Chiefs trimmed the Bulls lead to 3-1. Pedro Severino then grounded into a double play, but Stevenson scored from third to pull Syracuse within one, 3-2.

The Chiefs stormed ahead in the second. Chris Dominguez reached second base on a two-base throwing error on Adames at short. Jaff Decker then walked to put runners at first and second. Two batters later, Falu doubled down the left-field line, scoring Dominguez to tie the game, 3-3. Reynolds followed with a triple to the center-field wall, scoring Decker from third and Falu from second, giving the Chiefs their first lead of the game, 5-3. Reynolds then scored on a Stevenson groundout to second base for a 6-3 Syracuse advantage.

The Bulls got a run back in the top of the fifth. With one out, Adames doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. Lowe knocked Adames in with a sacrifice fly that cut the Chiefs edge to two, 6-4.

Syracuse widened the margin in the bottom of the fifth. Stevenson led off with a walk against Chih-Wei Hu before stealing second base. Marmolejos then singled to put runners on first and third. Two batters later, Yadiel Hernandez singled home Stevenson for a 7-4 Chiefs lead. Two batters after that, Decker singled to score Marmolejos and make it 8-4. Drew Ward brought home Hernandez with a single to put Syracuse up 9-4. Then, Falu singled to right field to score both Decker and Ward, extending the Chiefs lead to seven, 11-4.

Durham scored a run in the seventh on a Wong solo home run to right field to make it an 11-5 game, but that is as close as Durham would come for the rest of the game.

The Chiefs and Bulls finish their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. LHP Tommy Milone will be on the mound for Syracuse with first pitch scheduled for noon.

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Irving Falu of the Syracuse Chiefs had three hits and drove in three runs Tuesday night
Irving Falu of the Syracuse Chiefs had three hits and drove in three runs Tuesday night
(Danny Tripodi)		   



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