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DURHAM STROKES SIX HITS IN SYRACUSE VICTORY
NYC TITANS PLAY AT GOTHAM’S GROUND WITH FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (July 23, 1869) – Syracuse BBC are the 3x Upstate New York champions, but the team has been playing middling base ball for the past two seasons. They needed a win over hapless Eagle to stay above .500 on Friday, and they did just that at the Salina Street Grounds:

Mario Fusilli hit 2/5 with an RBI to keep his average safely above .400 at .410, but the man of the hour for Syracuse was fourth-year 2B Anthony Durham, who collected a gaggle of base hits:

• B1: Double past 3B off R. Canfield (R)
• B2: 1-run Single to RCF off R. Canfield
• B3: 1-run Single past 2B off R. Canfield
• B5: 1-run Single to RCF off H. Allen
• B7: Leadoff Single to CF off H. Allen
• B8: Infield Single off C. Lee
• TOTAL: 6/6, 2B, 1 R, 3 RBI, 7 TB

Last year Durham was a borderline All-Star in his first season as a regular for Syracuse (.330, .789 OPS, 31 RBI, 1.8 WAR), but this year has been more of a struggle. Durham entered the game against Eagle with a .264 average, .615 OPS, and -0.3 WAR. His performance raised his average & OPS roughly 20 & 40 points respectively, to .284 & .657. Durham has driven in 23 runs over the 57 games he has played in this season.