Scrappers head home with a loss

AUBURN, N.Y. — The Auburn Doubledays scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 4-2, in a New York-Penn League baseball game on Thursday night.

The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Scrappers, who return home tonight to face Batavia, the first of four straight home games at Eastwood Field.

The Doubledays scored quickly in the eighth off Scrappers reliever Jose Urena. Sean Ochinko led off with a double, then Welinton Ramirez followed with a RBI triple and Yan Gomes hit a run-scoring double.

The Scrappers loaded the bases in the ninth inning off Austin Armstrong. With two outs, Tim Palincsar walked and went to second with Ben Carlson reached on an error. Jason Smit then walked before Kyle Smith grounded into a game-ending force out.

Mahoning Valley was held to four hits, including a run-scoring triple by Casey Frawley.

HOW THEY SCORED

Auburn 1st — Goins singles to center fielder. Schimpf singles to right fielder, Goins to 3rd. Ochinko grounds into double play, second baseman to shortstop to first baseman, Goins scores. Ramirez doubles to right fielder. Gomes strikes out. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Scrappers 2nd — Chen reaches on fielding error by second baseman. Folgia walks, Chen to 2nd. Vera bunts into a force out, first baseman to third baseman, Folgia to 2nd. Frawley flies out to center fielder. Palincsar singles to center fielder, Folgia scores, Vera to 3rd on throwing error by center fielder. Childs grounds into a force out, shortstop to second baseman. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Auburn 6th — Goins grounds out to second baseman. Schimpf walks. Ochinko grounds out to shortstop, Schimpf to 2nd. Ramirez walks. Gomes singles to left fielder, Schimpf scores, Ramirez to 2nd. Glenn strikes out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Scrappers 7th — Vera reaches on fielding error by third baseman. Frawley triples to right fielder, Vera scores. Palincsar strikes out. Childs pops out to shortstop. Smit grounds out to pitcher. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Auburn 8th — Ochinko doubles to left fielder. Ramirez triples to right fielder, Ochinko scores. Gomes doubles to center fielder, Ramirez scores. (Offensive substitution: Pinch runner Hopkins replaces Gomes.) Glenn walks. Eiland singles on a bunt to pitcher, Hopkins to 3rd, Glenn to 2nd. Durham strikes out. (Pitcher change: Johnson replaces Urena.) Brisker grounds into a force out, second baseman to catcher, Glenn to 3rd, Eiland to 2nd. Goins flies out to left fielder. 2 runs, 4 hits 0 errors, 3 LOB.