Hit parade doesn’t net win for lowly Scrappers

Staff report

Auburn, N.Y.

Thirteen hits powered the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on Saturday night, but it produced only one run.

The Scrappers (28-40) dropped their fourth consecutive game with a 4-1 loss to the Auburn Doubledays. The Scrappers stranded 16 runners, and were only 3-of-16 with runners in scoring position.

The Scrappers lone run came in the seventh inning when Trent Baker scored on a single by Giovanni Urshela.

The Doubledays (30-37) had only four hits. Cole Cook picked up his second loss of the season, allowing a pair of unearned runs. He struck out four batters and walked three.

Auburn starter Sam Strickland allowed seven of the Scrappers’ hits, but didn’t allow a run to score. He struck out five and didn’t allow a walk. Reliever Brandon Berl allowed the run for Mahoning Valley.

The Scrappers return to the bottom of the Pinckney Divison of the New York-Penn League with only eight games left in the regular season.

The Scrappers will play Auburn again tonight at 7:05 p.m. before returning home Monday. The Scrappers will face Auburn again in a two-game series at Eastwood Field.

ScrappersAuburn

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Brtlone ss5030Jones cf4121

Moncrief rf5010Pierre ss3000

Urshela 3b5021Dmngez 3b4011

Brnette 1b5010Hurtado c1000

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Heere lf4000Durham dh4000

Cannon 2b4030McQuail rf4000

Martinez c4000Hrnandez 2b3000

Baker cf4130Frnandez 2b2110

Cook p0000Brisker lf3211

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Rchnbch p0000Berl p0000

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E—Bartolone (3), Dominguez (12), Hernandez (4), Pierre (25). DP—Auburn 1. LOB—Scrappers 14, Auburn 6. 2B—Cannon (7), Baker (2), Fernandez (2), Brisker (9), Jones (6). SB—Hernandez (1). CS—Bartolone (3), Perez (2).

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Auburn

Strickland W, 3-6570005

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WP—Cookrio. Umpires—Home, Chris Tipton; Bases, Ryan Bealo. T—2:42. A—1,282.