Friday, August 28, 2009
GAME TIME
Who: Scrappers vs. Jamestown Jammers.
When: Today, 7:05 p.m.
Where: Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park in Jamestown, N.Y.
Internet broadcast: mvscrappers.com.
NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers used bunting and pitching to great success on Thursday night, defeating the Batavia Muckdogs, 3-0, in a New York-Penn League baseball game at Eastwood Field.
The Scrappers had nine hits in the game — divided evenly between the second, third and fifth innings — when they scored one run each time.
Mahoning Valley (43-23) has won two straight games and nine of its last 11. The Scrappers’ magic number for clinching the Pinckney Division championship is 4.
Marty Popham and Antwonie Hubbard combined on six-hit shutout for the Scrappers.
Popham (6-1, 2.61) pitched the first five innings, allowing four hits. Hubbard allowed two hits over the last four innings.
They combined for 10 strikeouts.
In the second inning, Ben Carlson, who wen 3-for-4 on the night, led off with a single. Chun Chen sacrificed him to second, then Rafael Vera’s RBI single made it 1-0.
In the third, Jason Kipnis led off by reaching on a bunt. Gregory Folgia then sinbled, and both runners moved up on Jesus Brito’s sacrficie.
Carlson then drove in Kipnis with a double to right field, but Folgia was tagged out at the plate.
In the fifth inning, Kipnis ledd off with a single and went to third on Folgia’s single to right. Brito grounded out, moving Folgia to second, and Carlson followed with a RBI sngle to right.
Batavia’s Deryk Hooker (1-5) allowed two runs in four innings to take the loss.
The Scrappers travel to Jamestown tonight for the first of a three-game series.
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BataviaScrappers
abrhbiabrhbi
Swinson cf4010J.Henry cf4010
Gomez lf1000Frawley 2b3000
Mitchell lf2000Kipnis dh3220
Ahmady 3b4010Folgia lf3020
Adams 1b4000Je.Brito 3b3000
Conley dh4020Carlson 1b4132
Edwards rf4010Ch.Chen c2000
DeLaCruz c4000Vera ss4011
N.Vasquez 2b4000Palincsar rf3000
R.Jackson ss3010
Totals34060Totals29393
Batavia000000000—0
Scrappers01101000x—3
E—Ch. Chen (6), Vera (16). DP—Batavia 1. LOB—Batavia 8, Scrappers 9. 2B—Ahmaday (12), Conley (11), Carlson (7). SB—Mitchell (2), R. Jackson (4). S—Ch. Chen, Jr. Brito.
IPHRERBBSO
Batavia
Hooker L,1-5462241
Kelly331102
Maertz100000
Scrappers
Popham W,6-1540015
Hubbard S,2420005
WP—Hooker 2. HBP—by Kelly (Frawley). Umpires—Home, Brett Houseman; Bases, Nick Lentz. T—2:37. A—3,052.
HOW THEY SCORED
Scrappers 2nd — Carlson singles to right field. Chen out on a sacrifice bunt (2-3), Carlson to 2nd. Vera singles to center field, Carlson scores. Palincsar grounds out (6-3), Vera to 2nd. Henry singles to shortstop, Vera to 3rd. Frawley pops out to second baseman. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Scrappers 3rd — Kipnis singles on a bunt to catcher. Folgia singles to left field, Kipnis to 2nd. Brito out on a sacrifice bunt (1-3), Kipnis to 3rd, Folgia to 2nd. Carlson doubles to right field, Kipnis scores, Folgia out at home (9-4-2). Chen walks. Carlson to 3rd on wild pitch. Vera strikes out. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Scrappers 5th — (Pitching change: Kelly replaces Hooker.) Kipnis singles to left field. Folgia singles to right field, Kipnis to 3rd. Brito grounds out (1-3), Folgia to 2nd. Carlson singles to right field, Kipnis scores, Folgia to 3rd. Chen strikes out. Vera grounds out (6-3). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.