Scrappers, Yankees split DH

Staff report

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers pounced on Staten Island Yankees starter Rookie Davis, scoring three times in the first inning.

Those runs helped the Scrappers win 7-3 and salvage a split of Sunday’s doubleheader. In the first game, three Yankees pitchers combined to throw a seven-inning shutout in a 3-0 win.

Saturday’s Scrappers-Yankees game was rained out, prompting the need for two seven-inning contests on Sunday.

In the second game, Claudio Bautista’s one-out double in the first fram was followed by hits by Juan Herrera, Nellie Rodriguez and James Roberts. Robel Garcia’s sacrifice fly scored Rodriguez for a 3-0 lead.

The Scrappers (11-23) scored twice in each of the fourth and fifth innings.

In the fifth inning, Herrera doubled and Rodriguez homered for a 7-0 lead.

Robert Whitenack (2-4) picked up the win, tossing five shutout innings.

The Yankees (16-15) tagged reliever Rafael Homblert for three runs in the bottom of the seventh.

The opening game was scoreless until the Yankees scored three runs in the fourth inning. Bubba Jones’ two-run double followed an error and a walk. Caleb Hamrick (1-5) took the loss, allowing one earned run in four innings on the mound.

FIRST GAME

YANKEES 3, SCRAPPERS 0

ScrappersStaten Island

abrhbiabrhbi

Ferrell cf3000Toadville 2b3000

Bautista 2b3000Thomas cf3000

Herrera ss3010Jagielo 3b2010

Rdrguez dh1000Calderon rf2010

Boscan dh1000Rosario dh3100

Roberts 3b3010Lopez lf2100

Battaglia 1b3000Jones 1b3122

McAdams lf3020Garrison3000

Cervenka c1000Murphy ss2000

Romero rf3000

Totals240 40Totals23342

Scrappers0000000—0

Staten Island0003000—3

E—Roberts 5, throw), Romero (3, fielding). DP—Scrappers 1, Staten Island 1. LOB—Scrappers 7, Staten Island 5. 2B—Jones (8).

IPHRERBBSO

Scrappers

Hamrick L, 1-5433134

Heller 210005

Staten Island

Kendrick330022

Haslup W, 1-0200012

Castro S, 2210003

WP—Hamrick. HBP—Ferrell (by Kendrick). Umpires: Home, Mike Winter; Bases, Brennan Miller. T—1:42.

SECOND GAME

SCRAPPERS 7, YANKEES 3

ScrappersStaten Island

abrhbiabrhbi

Mejia cf4011Thomas lf4132

Bautista 2b4110O’Neill cf4000

Herrera ss4220Jagielo dh3000

Rdrguez 1b4223Calderon rf3010

Roberts 3b4011Sumner 3b3010

Garcia dh3121Rosario ss3010

McAdams lf3010Jones 1b2100

Loopstok c3100Tejeda c3000

Ruiz rf3000Lopez ss3111

Totals327 106Totals28373

Scrappers3002200—7

Staten Island0000003—3

E—Mejia (1, fielding), Rosario (6, throw), Lopez (2, throw). PB—Loopstok (4). DP—Scrappers 0, Staten Island 1. LOB—Scrappers 5, Staten Island 5. 2B—Bautista (8), Herrera (9), Calderon (7), Thomas (3). HR—Rodroguez (5), Thomas (3). SB—Garcia.

IPHRERBBSO

Scrappers

Whitenack W, 2-4550006

Crockett 100002

Homblert 123301

Staten Island

Davis L, 2-2475306

McNamara232203

Acevedo100001

WP—Whitenack, Acevedo 2. HBP—Jones (by Homblert). Umpires: Home, Brennan Miller; Bases, Mike Winter. T—1:55. A—4,921.