Scrappers fall to Black Bears in season opener
Staff report
GRANVILLE, W.Va.
Rain was not a friend to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Monday’s season opener against West Virginia.
After a rain delay of one hour and nine minutes, Luis Araujo replaced Jean Carlos Mejia in a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh inning during the Black Bear’s 3-0 victory at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Araujo hit Matt Diorio and after a sacrifice bunt, Yoel Gonzalez singled to right and took second on the throw.
With two outs, Garrett Brown singled to center field for a 2-0 lead and he advanced to second on the throw to the plate.
Raul Siri doubled home Brown with the insurance run.
The Scrappers were unable to generate anything against Black Bear reliever Yoandy Fernandez (1-0) who struck out seven in the final three innings.
Scrappers starter Francisco Perez scattered three hits in his five innings of shutout ball. He struck out four and walked two.
BLACK BEARS 3, SCRAPPERS 0
ScrappersWest Virginia
abrhbiabrhbi
Taylor 2b4010MDeLaCruz cf2000
Gonzalez lf4020Brown lf 1112
Rodriguez c4000Siri 2b4011
Jones 3b4010Suchy rf2010
Cantu 1b4010JDeLaCrz 3b4000
Benson rf4010Santos lf-cf4010
Nelson cf4000Diorio dh3100
Lucas dh2000Fuentes 1b3000
Perez ss3000Gonzalez c3110
Walker3000
Totals33060Totals29363
Scrappers000000000—0
West Virginia00000030x—3
2B—Santos (1), Siri (1), SAC—Fuentes. Team RISP — Scrappers 0-5; West Virginia 3-10. LOB—Scrappers 7, West Virginia 7.
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Scrappers
Perez530024
Mejia100002
Araujo L, 0-1133312
Santos100002
West Virginia
Keller210004
Hightower100002
Potter210004
Piechota120000
Fernandez320017
WP—Fernandez. HBP—Diorio (by Araujo). Umpires—HP: Jake Botek; 1b; Kyle Nichol. T—3:37 (1:09 delay). A—2,750.