D'Angelo Jimenez's homerun in the 1st inning turned out to be the game winner Monday as the Columbus Clippers defeated the Syracuse Chiefs 3-2. Chiefs' starters have been making the 1st inning exciting for opposing teams this year. This time, the 3 runs given up by starter Josh Banks were enough to propel Columbus to their second straight victory over against Syracuse. The Chiefs did make it interesting scoring single runs in the 3rd and 6th, the latter on Kevin Barker's 6th homer of the year. However, the Chiefs could not take advantage of leadoff baserunners in the 7th and 8th innings to drop their record to 30-33. The loss keeps them 4 games out of the division lead, as they lost an opportunity to gain on the leading Buffalo Bisons, who lost to Richmond. In the 7th, catcher Erik Kratz reached on an error, but was subsequently picked off by pitcher Arnie Munoz. In the 8th, Ray Olmedo singled. After an Adams out, Mike Vento walked to give runners on 1st and 2nd with big guns, Kevin Barker and Chad Mottola coming up. Barker popped out and Mottola flew out, to end the rally attempt. Tim Redding pitched 6 innings to get the win, while Banks went six and two thirds for the loss.
Clippers' Brandon Watson kept his hitting streak alive with his lone hit, in the 1st. His streak is at 38 games. One bright note for the Chiefs was the return of outfielder Jeff Duncan, who is back in the lineup after his terrifying looking injury last month.
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