Anyways, since I last wrote about the Syracuse Chiefs on May 6th, they have gone 5-5 with wins and losses to the Durham Bulls, Charlotte Knights, and Gwinnett Braves. When you break it down, the Chiefs are showing signs of success and getting on a roll, but are still hitting roadblocks not long after. If anything, you can say they are stuck in neutral. Within the team, there are some top players who are doing the most they can to try and get the team on the winning track. Ian Stewart leads the team with seven home-runs and 22 runs-batted-in while Manny Burriss leads the team in batting average (.272) and stolen bases (6.) On the pitching side, Taylor Hill is picking up where he left off last season, leading the team with three wins. Meanwhile, Scott McGregor has the most strikeouts (28) and Taylor Jordan has the lowest ERA (2.45.) While individual stats are pretty good, getting more wins is definitely the biggest priority for Syracuse. I think they are going to click very soon and the wins will start coming. Right now, the Chiefs are enjoying a week long home stand with series against Leigh Valley and Indianapolis. Nothing like some home field advantage to hopefully start a nice long run of victories.
Thanks/Credit:
http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t552
http://syracuse.chiefs.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t552