Salt Potatoes plate 11 runs in 11-3 victory over Plates on Sunday afternoon
The Syracuse Salt Potatoes used an offensive explosion to top the Rochester Plates, 11-3, and win the battle of the golden fork at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the Syracuse win and a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre loss on Sunday, Syracuse is now just a half game out of first place
The Syracuse Salt Potatoes used an offensive explosion to top the Rochester Plates, 11-3, and win the battle of the golden fork at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the Syracuse win and a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre loss on Sunday, Syracuse is now just a half game out of first place in the International League North Division.
Rochester (66-66) struck first in the top of the first inning. With two outs, Ramón Flores walked and
Syracuse (69-62) saw its offense come alive in the third inning. Trailing 1-0,
The Plates countered in the next half inning. With two outs in the top of the fourth,
The Salt Potatoes responded with some more power in the bottom of the fourth.
Syracuse stayed hot in the bottom of the fifth inning. With two outs,
In the sixth,
Rochester picked up one run in the top of the seventh.
The Salt Potatoes kept the pedal down in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, Nimmo doubled, Espinosa worked a walk, and then
Syracuse has a chance to move into first place in the division as it continues its weeklong homestand with a double header against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Monday night. The Mets and IronPigs will play the final eight innings of a previously suspended game, starting at 6:05 p.m. The second game will be a seven-inning game that starts 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.