Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Staff Report
NILES
Ulysses Cantu homered and singled twice, driving home two runs as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers beat the State College Spikes 5-1 on Monday.
Samad Taylor singled three times, also stealing a base for Mahoning Valley.
Mahoning Valley got on the board first in the third inning when Nolan Jones hit an RBI single and Taylor scored on a double play.
The Scrappers later added two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. In the fifth, Cantu hit a solo home run, while Cantu hit an RBI single in the sixth.
Mahoning Valley starter Felix Tati (1-1) picked up the win after allowing just three hits over five scoreless innings. Opposing starter Jonathon Mulford (0-2) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game after allowing two runs and five hits over four innings.
Mahoning Valley took advantage of some erratic State College pitching, drawing a season-high seven walks in its victory.
The Scrappers will have a day off before travelling out of state to face the West Virgina Black Bears.
SCRAPPERS 5, Spikes 1
State CollegeScrappers
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Benson cf4010Taylor dh4130
Kirtley 2b4000Cantu 1b 4132
Mendza 3b4011Jones 3b4011
Bautista rf4000Laureano lf5001
Lopez dh2010Benson rf3100
Denton lf3000Rodriguez c3021
Newman 1b4000Perez ss4010
Lancastor c3110Nelson cf2100
Lopes ss4020Friis 2b3110
Totals32161Totals325115
State College000000010—1
Scrappers00202100x—5
2B— Lancaster (2), Lopez (2), Lopez (1), Rodriguez (2), HR—Cantu (1). Team RISP — Scrappers 2-12; State College 1-9. LOB—Scrappers 11, State College 8.
IPHRERBBSO
Scrappers
Tati (W, 1-1)530015
Teaney100001
Echols110010
Jimenez221123
State College
Mulford (L, 0-2)452233
Ciavarella1.243332
Siomkin1.110000
Gonzalez110013
WP—Jimenez. Umpires—HP: Matt Baldwin; 1b: John Boccio. T—3:10. A—2,663.