BROOKLYN Cyclones rally to snap Scrappers' win streak

Mahoning Valley tied the score in the ninth inning.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Brooklyn Cyclones pushed across a run in the last of the ninth inning Saturday to defeat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 4-3, in Class A action.
The New York-Penn League setback at KeySpan Park snapped a two-game winning streak by the Scrappers (4-5).
Each team scored a run in the first inning, but three Cyclones pitchers combined to hold the Scrappers in check over the next seven innings.
From the second inning through the end of the eighth, the Scrappers sent just 24 batters to the plate -- three over the minimum.
By then, the Cyclones (6-3) had built a 3-1 lead, but the Scrappers tied it in the top of the ninth in dramatic fashion.
In front of a capacity crowd of 8,603, the Cyclones brought in their closer, Carlos Muniz, to go for the save.
Chris Gimenez singled to lead off the ninth, but Mike Butia struck out.
Encarnacion homers
Teo Encarnacion hit his first home run of the season, just wrapping a line drive around the left-field foul pole to score Gimenez and knot it at 3-all.
Matt Knox came on to pitch the last of the ninth for Mahoning Valley.
Derran Watts singled to lead off the frame for the Cyclones and he stole second.
After a strikeout, Ambiorix Concepcion singled to center and Watts beat the throw to the plate to end it.
With two outs in the top of the first inning, Gimenez, a .208 batter, walked. Butia, who leads the NYPL in hitting (.444), doubled home Gimenez.
MAHONING VALLEYBROOKLYN
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Finegan ss4010Coles cf3110
Parker 3b3000Brinkley lf3001
Gimenez dh3210Watts rf5230
Butia lf3011Davidson 1b5022
Encarnacion rf4112Concepcion dh5011
Matulich c4010Psomas3010
Reyes pr0000Rios ss3110
Toregas c0000Reynoso c4020
Clem 2b2000Zech 2b3000
Pacheco 1b3000
Cruz cf4010
Totals30363Totals344114
Mahoning Valley100000002--3
Brooklyn100011001--4
One out when winning run scored
E--Rios. DP--Cyclones 3. LOB--Scrappers 6, Cyclones 12. 2B--Butia, Matulich, Watts, Davidson, Psomas. HR--Encarnacion. HBP--Parker, Clem, Brinkley, Rios. SH--Coles, Brinkley. SB--Watts. CS--Rios.
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Mahoning Valley
Pekarek4 2-372216
Jecman1 1-311112
Harris210013
Knox L, 0-11-321101
Brooklyn
Devaney511133
Torres210001
Rondon110010
Muniz W, 1-0132201
Umpires: Home, Grant Menke; First, Adam Moscaritolo. T--2:54. A--8,603.
HOW THEY SCORED
FIRST INNING
MAHONING VALLEY 1, BROOKLYN 1
Scrappers: Brian Finegan flew out. Brett Parker grounded out to short. Chris Gimenez walked. Mike Butia doubled in Gimenez. Teo Encarnacion struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left.
Cyclones: Corey Coles struck out. Dante Brinkley struck out. Derran Watts doubled. Tyler Davidson singled in Watts. Ambiorix Concepcion grounded out to short. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left.
FIFTH INNING
BROOKLYN 2, MAHONING VALLEY 1
Cyclones: Coles singled. Dante Brinkley sacrificed Coles to second. Coles stole third. Watts grounded out to first. Davidson singled in Coles. Concepcion struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left.
SIXTH INNING
BROOKLYN 3, MAHONING VALLEY 1
Cyclones: Grant Psomas flew out. Kevin Rios hit by a pitch. Danilo Reynoso singled Rios to second. Bryan Zech reached on a fielder's choice, Rios to third, Reynoso out at second. Coles walked, Zech to second. Dante Brinkley hit by a pitch, Rios scored. Watts struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left.
NINTH INNING
BROOKLYN 4, MAHONING VALLEY 3
Scrappers: Gimenez singled. Butia struck out. Encarnacion homered to left, scoring Gimenez. Mario Matulich doubled. Argenis Reyes in to run for Matulich. Chris Clem hit by pitch. Fernando Pacheco reached on a fielder's choice, Reyes to third, Clem out at second. Jose Cruz flew out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left.
Cyclones: Watts singled and stole second. Davidson struck out. Concepcion singled in Watts to end game. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left.