Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Staff report
ABERDEEN, Md.
Starting pitcher Kenny Mathews pitched three shutout innings and reliever Cole Sulser held Aberdeen to one hit over four innings as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers defeated the IronBirds 3-1 in a New York-Penn League game at Ripken Stadium.
Sulser (2-1), who got the win, struck out two and did not walk a batter. Mathews gave up two hits and struck out three, while Trevor Franks gave up one run over the final two innings to get the save.
Paul Hendrix doubled and drove in a run for the Scrappers (18-24), who have won 10 of 12. Claudio Bautista added an RBI and a stolen base while Martin Cervenka singled and scored.
Steven Brault (1-1) started for Aberdeen (20-21) and gave up two runs in three innings on two hits. Steve Clevenger had two hits for the IronBirds.
Mahoning Valley plays two more games in Aberdeen, then plays three in Connecticut.
SCRAPPERS 3, Ironbirds 1
ScrappersAuburn
abrhbiabrhbi
Mejia cf-rf3010Breen ss4000
Bautista 2b3011Kemp 2b-3b4000
Hendrix ss4011Clevenger 1b4020
Rdriguez 1b4000Mancini dh4000
McAdms lf4010Veloz 3b1000
Garcia 3b3000Cstagnini 2b3000
Bttaglia dh4100Bierfldt lf-rf3100
Cervenka c4110Wynns c3010
Romero rf3010Barber cf2010
Frrell pr-cf0100Ystrzmski cf1000
Hernandez rf1000
Kimmel lf2011
Totals323 62Totals32151
Scrappers002000010—3
Auburn000000010—1
E—Rodriguez, Veloz, Clevenger, Castagnini. DP—Scrappers 1. LOB—Scrappers 5, Auburn 4. 2B—Hendrix. SB—Bautista, McAdams. CS—Mejia.
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
Mathews320003
Sulser W, 2-1410002
Frank S, 1221003
Auburn
Brault L, 1-1322003
Rheault420014
Cunningham221101
WP—Cunningham 2. Umpires: Home, Erich Bacchus; Bases, George Reidel. T—2:12. A—5,251.