Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Mahoning Valley will finally return home after an eight-game road swing.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- After going 4-4 on an eight-game road trip, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers will finally play at home again tonight.
The Scrappers (5-6) concluded the lengthy trip with a 4-3 loss at the Brooklyn Cyclones (7-4) on Monday.
Tonight the Auburn Doubledays (8-3) begin a four-game series against the Scrappers at Eastwood Field at 7:05 p.m.
Ambiorix Concepcion of Brooklyn hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a 3-2 lead by the Scrappers.
Celso Rondon (1-0) pitched the final three innings to get the decision.
In the top of the sixth inning Mahoning Valley wiped out a 2-0 deficit with one swing of the bat.
First baseman Christopher Gimenez hit a three-run homer to left center for the Scrappers.
In the ninth inning the Scrappers used a walk, an error and a wild pitch to get two runners in scoring position with no outs.
Two outs later Gimenez was walked to bring up Michael Butia, hitting .400.
Butia hit into a fielder's choice to end the game.
Roger Lincoln (2-2) went the final two innings and took the loss.
Argenis Reyes, Gimenez and Tim Montgomery each had two hits for the Scrappers.
Mahoning Valley had more hits, 9-5, and left more men on base, 10-6.
SCRAPPERSBROOKLYN
abrhbiabrhbi
Reyes 2b5120Coles cf2000
Finegan ss4110Brinkley lf4000
Gimenez 1b3123Watts dh3011
Butia lf4000Davidson 1b4110
Montgomery rf4020Concepcion rf3112
Matulich dh4010Hathaway c4000
Clem 3b4010Coultas ss4100
Cruz cf2000Garcia 3b3010
Casillas c3000Zech 2b2111
Toregas ph1000
Totals34393Totals29454
Scrappers000003000--3
Brooklyn01001002x--4
E--Finegan, Zech. DP--Brooklyn 1.LOB--Scrappers 10, Brooklyn 6. 2B--Montgomery (1), Davidson (5). HR--Gimenez (1), Concepcion (1). S--Coles. CS--Reyes, Finegan.
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
De Los Santos4 2/322135
Santana1 1/310000
Lincoln, L 2-2222210
Brooklyn
Williams532225
Alfonzo151112
Rondon, W 1-0310024
PB--Casillas. HBP--Gimenez (by Williams). WP--Rondon. T--3:12. A--8,004.