The SyracuseChiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, unleashed anoffensive explosion on Thursday morning in a 17-9 win over Rochester. The Chiefs scored in seven of the game's nineinnings, setting several season-high offensive marks in the victory.

Syracuse(48-56) got on the board first against right-hander Eric Hurley, making hisfirst start with the Red Wings. With twoouts in the top of the first inning, Mark Teahen walked to bring up JesusValdez. The Chiefs' left fielder thenslammed a high fastball into the left-field bullpen, giving Syracuse a 2-0lead.

But it wasn'tlong before Rochester (52-54) answered. The Red Wings put the first two runners on against right-hander AustinBibens-Dirkx before a Danny Valencia ground-ball double play. But Clete Thomas followed with an RBI single,and three batters later, shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka unloaded the bases with a three-run double to right field. Rochestercarried a 4-2 lead into the second.

The Chiefsthen took the lead right back. With oneout, Manny Mayorson doubled before Seth Bynum grounded an infield single off ofHurley that ricocheted into short left field, scoring Mayorson. Catcher James Skelton then doubled home Bynumin Skelton's first game off the Disabled List since June 11, tying the score atfour. Center fielder Eury Perez followedwith another double, driving home Skelton on a line drive in the right-centerfield alley for a 5-4 lead.

Again,though, the Red Wings answered. With tworunners on and no one out, designated hitter Chris Parmelee reached down for alow fastball and slammed a three-run home run over the center field wall. That gave Rochester a 7-5 advantage.

The Chiefswould soon tie the game on another long ball. After a Valdez leadoff single in the third inning, Carlos Rivero clubbeda two-run home run to left field, evening the score at seven. Three batters later, Hurley exited afterhitting Bynum. The right-hander allowedseven runs on seven hits in two and two-thirds innings.

Syracusetook the lead for good in the fourth inning against left-hander Caleb Thielbar. Perez reached on an infield single to leadoff the frame, before Jarrett Hoffpauir doubled to left-center field. Thomas couldn't handle the ball in centerfield, and Perez came home on the error. Two batters later, Valdez' single through the left side plated Hoffpauirfor a 9-7 lead.

After a solohome run from Parmelee in the bottom of the fourth inning - his second homer ofthe game - the Chiefs answered with a fifth-inning run. Skelton and Perez singled with one out againstright-hander Deolis Guerra before Hoffpauir singled to left field to scoreSkelton. The Chiefs led 10-8 at that point.

Rochestercut the lead to one run in the seventh inning against a pair of Chiefsrelievers. Brian Dinkelman doubled andParmelee walked against eventual winning pitcher Erik Arnesen before another Valenciadouble play. But left-hander AtahualpaSeverino relieved Arnesen and threw a wild pitch, allowing Dinkelman to comehome and make the score 10-9.

The one-runlead didn't last long, as the Chiefs put the game on ice with a six-run eighthinning. After Kyle Waldrop recorded thefirst two outs, Teahen doubled and Valdez singled him to third base. Rivero then lined a single to right field onan 0-2 pitch, scoring Teahen for an 11-9 lead. With an 0-2 count on the next batter, Brett Carroll, Rivero stole secondbase, and a throwing error on catcher Danny Lehmann allowed Valdez toscore. Carroll then smashed a two-runhome run down the left-field line, extending the line to 14-9, and two batterslater, Bynum greeted left-hander Luke French with another two-run blast. The six-run frame gave Syracuse a 16-9 lead.

The Chiefswould tack on one final run against French in the ninth inning, on arun-scoring fielder's choice from Valdez that plated Perez.

Syracuse'sfinal offensive numbers were staggering. The Chiefs claimed season highs with 17 runs, 22 hits, 11 extra-basehits and seven doubles, while tying a season-best mark with four homeruns. Perez, Valdez and Rivero each hadfour hits, with Valdez driving in four runs and Rivero and Bynum knocking inthree. Seven of Syracuse's nine hittersscored at least two runs, with every hitter collecting at least one run and atleast one hit.

Syracuse andRochester will finish their four-game series on Friday night at 7:05. Chiefs right-hander Yunesky Maya and RedWings righty Jeff Manship are the scheduled starts.