Doubledays pull off win after Scrappers’ mistake

Auburn’s lead over Mahoning Valley grew to five games.

AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn’s Victor Santana scored the winning run in the ninth inning on first baseman Chris Nash’s mental blunder as the Doubledays edged Mahoning Valley, 3-2, on Tuesday.

With the game tied, 2-2, Santana singled, advanced on Luis Sanchez’s sacrifice bunt and took third on a wild pitch by reliever Dallas Cawiezell (0-1).

With one out, Adam Calderone hit a grounder to Nash, who took the ball to first as Santana raced home.

Manny Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the first and Santana walked and scored on an error in the second for the Doubledays (40-26), who lead the second-place Scrappers (34-30) by five games in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division.

Mahoning Valley starter Michael Eisenberg yielded two runs — one earned — on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts over five frames.

Nash and Karexon Sanchez each went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Scrappers

Michael Barbara (1-0) retired the last four batters for the win.

Doubledays starter Marc Rzepczynski allowed two runs — one earned — on five hits and two walks while striking out four over 52⁄3 frames. The left-hander, who turns 22 today, has fanned 30 in his last 22 innings.

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E—Nash (2), L. Sanchez (2), K. Sanchez (12), Santana (4), Rzepczynski (2). DP—Jamestown 1. LOB—Scrappers 7, Auburn 9. 2B—Rodriguez (13). CS—Jenkins (2), Infante (4), Vasquez (5).

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WP—Eisenberg, Cawiezell. IBB—Zeskind. Umpires—Home, Joey Amaral; Bases, Greg Brown. T—2:35. A—1,564.

HOW THEY SCORED

Scrappers 1st — White strikes out swinging. Thompson grounds (4-3). Infante reaches on fielding error (E-6). Nash walks, Infante to 2nd. Sanchez singles to right, Infante scores, Sanchez to 2nd, Nash to third on fielding error (E-9). Jenkins grounds out (6-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Doubledays 1st — Zeskind walks. Calderone grounds into force out (1-6), Zeskind out at 2nd, Calderone to 1st. Mastroianni pops out (F-4). Rodriguez doubles to right, Calderone scores. Emaus strikes out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Doubledays 2nd — Arencibia grounds out (6-3). Ebarb flies out (F-9). Santana walks. Sanchez singles to left, Santana to 2nd. Zeskind reaches on throwing error (E-3), Santana scores, Sanchez to 3rd. Calderone grounds out (6-3), Zeskind out at 2nd. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Scrappers 3rd — White flies out. Thompson singles to center. Infante reaches on throwing error, Thompson to 2nd. Nash singles to center, Thompson scores, Infante to 2nd. Sanchez strikes out swinging, Infante caught stealing at 3rd (2-6-5). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Doubledays 9th — Santana singles to center. Sanchez sacrifice bunt (1-3), Santana to 2nd. Zeskind walks intentionally. With Calderone batting, Santana to 3rd on wild pitch. Calderone grounds out (G-3), Santana scores. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.