Minnesota and Rochester had high hopes for Ryan Mullins in his Triple A debut Thursday night at Alliance Bank Stadium. Three innings, twelve hits, and nine runs later, things didn't look so bright. The Chiefs held off a late rally attempt to defeat the Rochester Red Wings 10-7 and take 3 out of 4 against their Thruway rivals.
Syracuse led 10-1 after the fourth inning, however struggles by starter Ty Taubenheim brought Rochester to within five runs a half inning later. Rochester rallied for two more runs in the remainder of the game, but Justin James came in with the tying run at the plate in the 8th and struck out pinch hitter Matthew LeCroy to help solidify the win. He pitched a perfect 9th for the save.
Every Chiefs batter got a hit tonight, with Adam Lind only lacking a home run for the cycle. For the Red Wings, their only starter without a hit was former Syracuse Chief, Glenn Williams, while their second baseman Matt Tolbert was only a double away from the cycle.
Chiefs go on the road for series in Buffalo and Rochester before coming home next Saturday.
Notes:
I am unsure about my previous blog involving Erik Kratz, as he is officially on the New Hampshire roster, however I swore I saw him out in the bullpen tonight.
Syracuse is still 10 games out of first, as Scranton finished their sweep with yet another win against the Indianapolis Indians. The Indians blew three late inning leads in the four games of this series. Buffalo, who is on a six game losing streak, is currently holding the wild card, 7 1/2 ahead of Syracuse, with the streaking Durham Bulls only a 1/2 game back.
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