Jammers beat Scrappers in ninth

Staff report

Jamestown, N.y.

Edwin Espinal hit a one-out sacrifice fly to score Jin-De Jhang with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Jamestown Jammers defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 1-0 in a New York-Penn League game Monday at Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park.

Jhang hit a one-out single and Danny Collins doubled to advance Jhang to third to set up the deciding at-bat.

Cody Ferrell and Nellie Rodriguez each had two hits for the Scrappers (6-9), who batted 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine batters.

Kenny Mathews started and gave up one hit over two innings, striking out one. Cole Sulser added three innings of three-hit relief with two strikeouts and Alexis Paredes pitched the next two innings, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two.

Trevor Franks (0-1) got the loss, giving up two hits in 12/3 innings with two strikeouts.

Kevin Kleis (1-0) got the win for the Jammers (8-5). Jhang had two hits.

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JAMMERS 1, SCRAPPERS 0

ScrappersJamestown

abrhbiabrhbi

Ferrell cf4020Roy cf4010

Hendrix 2b4010Fransoso ss3020

Herrera dh2000Ramirez rf4000

Rdrguez dh4020Jhang c3120

Roberts ss3010Collins 1b4010

McAdams lf4010Espinal 3b3001

Battaglia c4010Aponte 2b3000

Romero rf4000Wallace dh3010

Garcia 3b4000Barrios lf3000

Totals33080Totals30171

Scrappers000000000—0

Jamestown000000001—1

E—Battaglia, Espinal. DP—Scrappers 1, Jammers 1. LOB—Scrappers 9, Jamestown 6. 2B—Collins. SB—Herrera. CS—Ferrell.

IPHRERBBSO

Scrappers

Mathews210002

Sulser330002

Paredes210012

Frank L, 0-11 2-321102

Jamestown

Lodge560002

Diaz220003

Kleis W, 1-0200012

IBB—by Paredes (Jhang). HBP—by Lodge (Herrera), by Lodge (Roberts). Umpires—Home, Erich Bacchus; Bases, George Reidel. T—2:20. A—340.