Friday, June 21, 2013
Staff report
Batavia, N.y.
Claudio Bautista had four hits and four RBIs as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers crushed the Batavia Muckdogs, 14-2, on Thursday night in New York-Penn League action.
The Scrappers (2-2) blew open a tight game with an eight-run fifth inning. Seven of the runs — all earned — came off reliever Patrick Merkling, who allowed three hits, walked four and did not retire a batter.
Claudio Bautista doubled, singled and drove in two runs in the inning. Nick Hamilton also had a two-run single in the inning.
Bautista finished with four hits and four RBIs, Robel Garcia had three hits and two RBIs and Juan Herrerra, Hamilton and Juan Romero each had two hits.
But the news was not all good as Mahoning Valley starting pitcher Michael Goodnight worked just 22/3 innings before leaving with a shoulder injury.
Reliever James Stokes (1-0) pitched 11/3 innings for the victory.
SCRAPPERS 14, MUCKDOGS 2
Mahoning ValleyBatavia
abrhbiabrhbi
Bautsta 2b5244Perez rf3110
Garcia 3b6132Burke rf1000
Herrera ss6121Riddle 3b5000
McAdms cf3100Dean lf3001
Cervenka c4211Munoz 1b4010
Rodrigz 1b3311Romero 2b3010
Ruiz lf4211Ortiz 2b1000
Hmlton dh4222Carcaise dh2000
Romero rf5021Lopez ss3110
Castillo c4000
Aper cf3011
Totals40141613Totals32252
Scrappers120080003—14
Muckdogs100100000—2
E—Herrera (2, fielding), Perez (1, fielding). DP—MV 1, Batavia 2. LOB—MV 7, Batavia 9. 2B—Garcia (1), Ruiz (1), Bautista (1), Perez (1), Munoz (3). SB—Bautista (1), Herrera (1). SF—Bautista.
IPHRERBBSO
Mahoning Valley
Goodnight2.211141
Stokes W, 1-01.121002
Nervis210014
Homblert210002
Paredes100000
Batavia
Jackson L, 0-1443322
Merkling037740
Robinson131101
Redman210002
Rincon253303
WP—Goodnight, Jackson, Merkling. HBP—Hamilton (by Jackson), Burke (by Paredes). Umpires—Home, Derek Moccia; Bases, James Pattison. T—3:06. A—907.