Scrappers sweep series, again

Staff report

WILLIAMSPORT, PA

The hottest team in the New York-Penn League is coming back home.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers open up a three-game series with Aberdeen tonight at 7:05 p.m. at Eastwood Field in Niles. After earning a series sweep against the State College Spikes, the Scrappers continued their streak with another sweep of the Williamsport Crosscutters. Mahoning Valley earned a 3-1 victory in Williamsport on Tuesday.

The Scrappers (9-7) put up zeros until the eighth inning.

Then, Indians first-round draft pick Tyler Naquin tripled in a pair of runs.

Juan Romero added insurance by belting a solo home run, his league leading fifth of the season.

Jacob Lee earned his second win of the season with three strike outs in 12/3 innings. He came in relief of Geoffery Davenport.

Enosil Tejeda struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning for his third save.

SCRAPPERS 3, CROSSCUTTERS 1

ScrappersWilliamsport

abrhbiabrhbi

Bradley lf5010Quinn ss4110

Naquin cf4012Gonzalez rf4021

Wendle 2b4000Perkins 3b4010

Sever 3b4000Serritella 1b2000

Romero dh4111Ford dh4000

Lucas c3020Pointer cf4020

Frazar 1b3000L. Greene lf3010

Jones rf4110Numata c4000

Garcia 2b2110T. Greene rf4000

T. Greene 2b4110

Totals33373Totals35695

Scrappers000000021—3

Williamsport001000000—1

E— Numata (2, throw), Sever 2 (2, throw, throw), Garcia (4, throw). DP— 2 (Wendle-Garcia-Frazar, Garcia-Wendle-Frazar), (Quinn-Greene, T-Serritella). 3B—Naquin (1). HR—Romero (5).

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Scrappers

Davenport5 1-361022

Lee W, 2-01 2-300013

Tejeda S, 3210003

Williamsport

Warner730017

Inch1 1-343321

Stefan0 1-300031

Umpires—Home, Brian Peterson; Bases, Ryan Benson. T—2:20. A—1,339.