Scrappers survive 5-4 win over Jamestown

Mahonng Valley took the series from the Jammers 2-1 with an early rally.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers took Saturday’s rubber match in Jamestown Saturday with a 5-4 win over the Jammers.

The Scrappers took advantage of Jammers starter Kasthiam Linares with two runs in the first inning.

Jansy Infante and Justin Jenkins drove home runs with RBI singles. Mahoning Valley had the bases loaded with one out before Linares got out of it without further damage.

Mahoning Valley led 3-0 in the third when Jamestown scored two runs off Mike Eisenberg on two walks, two wild pitches and a hit batter. The Scrappers clawed back with two runs in the fourth on a 2-run triple by Mark Thompson to take a 5-2 lead.

The Scrappers offense went dormant from that point on as the Jamestown bullpen allowed just three hits over the final five innings. The Jammers scored runs in the fifth and sixth to pull to within 5-4 before Jonathan Holt closed it out in the ninth.

Eisenberg (3-5) allowed three runs in five innings to gain the victory. Garrett Reick allowed one run over three innings. At the plate Thompson and Infante were each 2-4 with 2 RBI. Thompson scored twice.

The Scrappers (30-24) remain two games behind Auburnin the Pinckney Division. They play in Batavia today at 2:05 p.m. Heath Taylor will pitch for the Scrappers.

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SCRAPPERSJAMESTOWN

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White cf5210Curry 2b5100

Martin ph-1b4122Crockett dh4010

Infante 3b4022Langley c3000

Martin 1b4000Antsbrgr 3b4000

Jenkins dh5011Petersen rf4000

Brown rf4000Jacobs cf4010

Castillo c3010Hickman lf3210

Petrucci lf4110Lasater 1b3000

Arnal 2b4110Waters ss4132

Totals37595Totals306106

Scrappers210200000—5

Jamestown002011000—4

E—Castillo (4), Thompson (13), Waters (5), Langley (3). DP—Scrappers 1. LOB—Scrappers 10, Jamestown 7. 2B—White (5), Jenkins (9), Waters 2 (6), Hickman (7). 3B—Thompson (2). SB—Thompson (8), Arnal (5), Crockett (3), Waters (4), Jacobs (7).

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Scrappers

Eisenberg W, 3-5533234

Rieck H, 2321100

Holt S, 3110001

Jamestown

Linares, L, 0-13 1-365411

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Cishek100011

WP—Eisenberg 3, Cishek .HBP—by Eisenberg (Hickman, by Linares (Thompson). Umpires—Home, Benjamin May; Bases, Joe Hannigan. T—2:57. A—1,685.

HOW THEY SCORED

Scrappers, first — Adam White doubles to left. Mark Thompson hit by pitch. Jansy Infante singles to right field, White scores, Thompson to second. Todd Martin strikes out swinging. Justin Jenkins doubles to center field, Thompson scores. Jansy Infante to third. Matthew Brown walks.

Alex Castillo pops out. Nick Petrucci flies out to left fielder Thomas Hickman. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left.

Scrappers, second — Cristo Arnal singles to right field.With White batting, Arnal steals second base. White flies out to right fielder Bryan Petersen, Arnal to third. Thompson grounds out. Infante singles on a bunt, Arnal scores. Martin lines out to right fielder Petersen. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Jamestown, third — Thomas Hickman hit by pitch. Ben Lasater strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Michael Eisenberg sends Hickman to second. Lucas Waters doubles to left field, Hickman scores. Ryan Curry grounds out, Waters to third. Marcus Crockett walks. Waters scores after wild pitch by Eisenberg. With Torre Langley batting, Crockett steals second base. Crockett advances to third on throwing error by catcher Alex Castillo. Langley walks. Ryan Anetsberger flies out to center fielder Adam White. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Scrappers, fourth — Nick Petrucci singles to left field. Arnal grounds out, Petrucci to second. White reaches on fielding error by shortstop Lucas Waters. Pitcher Change: Andrew Battisto replaces Kristhiam Linares. Thompson triples to right field, Petrucci and White score. Infante strikes out swinging.

Martin strikes out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits 1 error, 1 LOB.

Jamestown, fifth — Curry reaches on fielding error by third baseman Infante. Crockett singles on a bunt, Curry to second.

Langley flies out to center fielder White, Curry to third. With Ryan Anetsberger batting, Curry scores after wild pitch by Eisenberg, Crockett to second. Anetsberger strikes out swinging. Petersen flies out to left fielder Nick Petrucci. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Jamestown, sixth — Justin Jacobs flies out to left fielder Nick Petrucci. Hickman doubles to right field. Ben Lasater grounds out, Hickman to third. Lucas Waters doubles on a ground ball to center field, Hickman scores. Curry grounds out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.