Sandoval leads Brooklyn past MV

July 15, 2010 at 12:09a.m.

STAFF REPORT

BROOKLYN, N.Y.

Rylan Sandoval hit a home run and double, driving in three runs, and Cory Vaughn added a solo shot, leading the Brooklyn Cyclones over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 7-4, in a New York-Penn League baseball game at MCU Park on Wednesday night.

The Cyclones (16-10) broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning, scoring an unearned run when reliever Moises Montero’s pickoff attempt sailed wide of third base, allowing Joe Bonfe to trot home with the tie-breaking run.

Later in the inning, Sandoval hit a two-run double to give Brooklyn a 6-3 lead.

Mahoning Valley (11-15) was held to six hits, all singles, by four Cyclines pitchers. Dan DeGeorge had two hits.

The Scrappers trailed 3-0, but rallied to tie the score in the top of the fourth.

Brian Heere and Aaron Fields led off with walks, then Tyler Cannon loaded the bases with a bunt single.

A throwing error by Brooklyn pitcher Yohan Almonte allowed Heere and Fields to score. Cannon then scored on a sacrifice fly by Giovanny Urshela.

Mahoning Valley scored its final run in the seventh inning. Andrew Kinney led off by reaching on an error, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cannon.

ScrappersBrooklyn

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Heere cf3110Sandoval ss5123

Fields 2b1100Ceciliani cf5120

DGrge ph-2b3020Vaughn rf3121

Cannon ss4111Flagg dh4000

Moncrief rf4000Bonfe 1b4131

Urshela 3b3011Harrison 3b3000

Montero c3000Cherry lf3100

Rucker lf4010Schroeder 2b4120

Kinney 1b4100Centeno c2110

Fontanez dh3000Freeman c1011

Brntte ph-dh1000

Totals33462Totals347136

Scrappers000300100—4

Brooklyn00300310x—7

E—Heere (2), Montero (2), Almonte 2 (2), Freeman (1), Harrison (2). DP—Scrappers 1. LOB—Scrappers 8, Brooklyn 7. 2B—Sandoval (9). HR—Sandoval (5), Vaughn (8). SB—Urshela (2). SF—Urshela, Cannon, Freeman.

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Scrappers

Wetmore343414

Nakamura L, 2-12 2-343312

Gaynor1-310000

Goryl121110

Kirk120002

Brooklyn

Almonte413121

Carr110011

Bennett W, 1-1231004

Fraser S, 2210013

PB—Montero. WP—Almonte. Umpires—Home, Aaron Reynolds; Bases, John Burzynski. T—2:45 (1:01 delay). A—6,323.