Scrappers blow lead, fall 4-2 at Brooklyn

Rookie Lonnie Chisenhall led Mahoning Valley with three hits, two of them doubles, and both RBIs.

VINDICATOR STAFF REPORT

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers’ winning streak was a short one as their bats went silent again and the bullpen couldn’t hold a lead in a 4-2 loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones Sunday night.

The Scrappers (8-12) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning off the bat of the Cleveland Indians’ No. 1 draft choice, Lonnie Chisenhall, who doubled home both runs with a shot to right field.

Chisenhall finished with three hits, including a pair of doubles, but the rest of the Scrappers could only come up with two more hits off the Cyclones.

Brooklyn (11-9) scored single runs in the fifth and seventh inning, one on a solo home run by Sean Ratliff, then scored twice in the eighth on a two-run double by Joshua Satin to even up the series at one game each.

Scrappers’ starting pitcher Russell Young went five strong innings allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out five. Austin Creps (1-2) suffered the loss, allowing both runs in the eighth.

The two teams will close out their series today in a noon contest at KeySpan Park. Mahoning Valley will return home to open a three-game series with the Vermont Lake Monsters beginning Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Eastwood Field.

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SCRAPPERSBROOKLYN

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Valdes cf2100Eigsti ss4000

Velasquez 2b4000Havens dh4020

Chisenhall ss4032Lutz 3b2000

Hernandez rf4000Davis 1b4110

Simpson 1b4000Satin 2b4012

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Blair rf3010Servidio rf4110

Diaz 3b3110Nieuwenhis cf3010

Armstrong dh3000Cordido c3001

Richey pr, 2b0100

Campbell 3b1010

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E—Velasquez (6); DP—Brooklyn 1; LOB—Scrappers 3, Brooklyn 6; 2B—Chisenhall 2 (7), Servidio (5); HR— Ratliff (1); SB—Blair (1), Ratliff (2).

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Scrappers

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Creps L, 1-2122210

Brooklyn

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Umpires—Home, Joel Myers, First, Tony Gisondi; T—2:34; A—6,293.

HOW THEY SCORED

Scrappers 3rd — Walter Diaz singles to center. Corteze Armstrong strikes out swinging. Juan Valdes walks, Diaz to 2nd. Isaias Velasquez flies out to right, Diaz to 3rd. Lonnie Chisenhall doubles to right, Diaz scores, Valdes scores. Ramon Hernandez grounds out to third. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Brooklyn 5th — John Servidio doubles to center. Kirk Nieuwenhuis grounds out to second, Servidio to 3rd. Cesar Cordido grounds out to short, Servidio scores. Jacob Eigsti lines out to center. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Brooklyn 7th — Sean Ratliff homers to right field. Servidio grounds out to pitcher. Nieuwenhuis singles to second. Cordido grounds out to first, Nieuwenhuis to 2nd. Eigsti grounds out to first. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Brooklyn 8th — Pitcher Change: Austin Creps replaces Wilfredo Ramirez. Havens grounds out to first. Campbell walks. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Brandon Richey replaces Eric Campbell. Ike Davis singles to center, Richey to 3rd, Davis to 2nd on the throw. Satin doubles to left, Richey scores, Davis scores. Sean Ratliff flies out to right. Servidio flies out to center. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.