For the Syracuse Chiefs, long stretches of offensive struggles have been the norm in this short season. It happened again Tuesday night at Alliance Bank Stadium. Things looked good for the home team early on, as Syracuse scored in each of the first three innings off of Indianapolis starter Bryan Bullington, but that was all they could muster up. Joe Inglett started things off with a lead off home run, while Curtis Thigpen's first hit of the year led to a run in the 2nd inning. Indianapolis quickly tied the game up in the top of the 3rd. Singles by Raul Chavez and Matt Kata were helped along by a wild pitch by Chiefs starter David Purcey and a passed ball by Thigpen. Between those two miscues was an RBI single by Steve Pearce, while the passed ball accounted for the second run. Another Inglett run in the bottom half of the inning gave Syracuse their final lead and run. The lead would not last, as another miscue by Purcey (this time a balk) would put Andrew McCutchen in scoring position. He would be brought home during that same at bat, by Kata. Things stayed tied until the top of the seventh, when Mike Gosling took over for Purcey. Gosling (L, 0-1) allowed a lead off single, followed by a double to put himself into a deep hole. After battling back and putting two outs on the board, Gosling gave up a single that brought home the game winning run. For the Indians, Romulo Sanchez (W, 1-0)relieved Bullington in the 6th inning and only gave up one hit in three innings of work, while Jonah Bayliss got the save in a 1-2-3 9th inning. The Chiefs drop to 2-4, while the Indians are now 4-2.
-Russ Adams left the game before the start of the third inning with a reported arm injury.
-It was good to see Chip Cannon and Curtis Thigpen break out a little from their hitting slumps, with 2 hits each.
-Speaking of Thigpen, I think the memo is out to the managers about his problem throwing out baserunners. Tuesday, Indianapolis went 3 for 3. Teams are 6 for 6 stealing with Thigpen behind the plate (including two steals of third), while they are 5 for 7 with Robinzon Diaz behind the plate (also two steals of third). That means teams are overall 11 of 13 on steal attempts. That's horrible. I can't place all of the blame on the catchers, as there are times that the runner has broken nearly before the pitcher began his windup.
-I found out that Craig Wilson has been signed to apparently play for Indianapolis, not coach. Probably a good thing he isn't coaching, especially with the attitude exhibited at the ball park Tuesday.
-I am not sure who will be pitching in Wednesday's game, as Mike Gosling is still listed as probable starter, which seems quite unlikely.
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