Syracuse Chiefs Seal the Deal

By Morgan Gordon

Syracuse, N.Y.—  The Syracuse Chiefs had a slow start Wednesday Night at NBT Bank Stadium, but took control of the game to seal the deal to their 9^th straight win of the season by score of 9-5.

The Chiefs started the 3^rd inning trailing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 1-0 but turned the remainder of

the game around. They scored twice in the bottom of the third


In the 4^th inning, after Lehigh Valley has scored once to tie it, the Chiefs scored five runs to pull away from the IronPigs.

Catcher Dan Butler hit a two-run double bringing Matt den Dekker and Caleb Ramsey home, to give the Chiefs a 4-2 lead. Eammanuel Burris drove Butler in, then scored along with Trea Turner on a double by Jason Martinson, making it 7-2, Chiefs.
 

“Getting the multiple runs," Butler said. "It put us in control.”

Burriss, who went two for five and drove in two runs, said it's the hard work the Chiefs put in at practice that makes winning possible.

“The majority of it has to do with our coaching staff," Burriss said. "Coming into the stadium getting drills done and not taking days off.”

The Iron Pigs attempted to fire back in the fifth when Brian Bogusevic hit a three-run home run to close it to 7-5. But Chiefs' relievers shut Lehigh Valley down from there on and Syracuse added two runs in the 6th to reach the final score.