Syracuse winning streak moves to nine games with 5-1 victory over Rochester
Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Salt Potatoes picked up their ninth straight victory with a 5-1 win over the Rochester Red Wings on Friday night in front of an electric crowd of 8,316 fans at NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse starting pitcher Harol Gonzalez tossed seven innings of one-run baseball, and
Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Salt Potatoes picked up their ninth straight victory with a 5-1 win over the Rochester Red Wings on Friday night in front of an electric crowd of 8,316 fans at NBT Bank Stadium. Syracuse starting pitcher
Syracuse (68-61) opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning. Sanchez led off with a single and traded places with
Rochester (65-65) responded in the next half inning. Ramón Flores led off the fourth with a home run to right field, tying the ballgame, 1-1.
The Salt Potatoes answered in the bottom of the fourth inning. Grégor Blanco led off with a single,
The Red Wings threatened in the top of the fifth. With runners on first and third base and one out, Gonzalez induced a timely double play to get the Salt Potatoes out of the inning with the 2-1 advantage.
Gonzalez allowed just four hits and one earned run in seven innings pitched while striking out three batters. With the win, the 24-year-old now has a 4-0 pitching record this season with Syracuse.
Salt Potatoes reliever
Syracuse put the game out of reach in the eighth. Espinosa and
Salt Potatoes reliever
Syracuse goes for its tenth straight win on Saturday night when it hosts Rochester in the second game of their three-game series. First pitch from NBT Bank Stadium is set for 7:05 p.m.