NOTEBOOK From Eastwood Field

Batting average boost: The Scrappers scored 14 runs on 19 hits in Tuesday’s game, lifting their team batting average from last in the New York-Penn League to fourth (.248). Catcher Alex Castillo, who had four hits and six RBIs in the game, is hitting .467 with runners in scoring position.
ERA in the other direction: Mahoning Valley allowed 16 runs in Monday and Tuesday’s games, ballooning its team ERA from 2.04 to 3.22, sixth in the NYPL.
Long game: Tuesday’s game took three hours and 10 minutes — the longest for the Scrappers this season. The previous high was 3:04. The shortest nine-inning game so far was 2:35.