Force Not with the Spinners
July 12, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Lowell Spinners News Release
LOWELL, MASS. - It was Star Wars Night at LeLacheur Park and the force had to be with someone, as both the Lowell Spinners and Mahoning Valley Scrappers entered the game with lengthy losing streaks. Unfortunately for the Spinners, it was the Scrappers who snapped their eight-game losing streak with an 9-3 win over the Spinners in front of 5,226 fans Saturday evening.
The loss was the Spinners fifth straight and eighth in their last nine games.
For the first time during the home stand, it was the Spinners who jumped out to an early lead on a Jordan Betts run-scoring single after Bryan Hudson stole second and advanced to third when the throw by Francisco Mejia went wide, giving Lowell a 1-0 lead.
Mahoning Valley (9-20) answered promptly in the top half of the second inning. After two quick outs Taylor Murphy worked a walk and Juan De La Cruz followed with a double to left. Yonathan Mendoza delivered a single to left, plating both, giving the Scrappers a 2-1 lead.
The Scrappers would add a run in the fourth inning when Mario Alcantara struggled in his lone inning of relief. It was again a Murphy walk that started the rally as De La Cruz followed with a single to right. After Mendoza struck out, back-to-back walks plated a run to move the deficit to 3-1.
Lowell (12-17) pulled even in the fifth inning. Jordan Procyshen led off with a double, advancing to third on a Deiner Lopez single. After Lopez stole second, Raymel Flores brought home Procyshen with a sacrifice fly and a throwing error scored Lopez to even the score.
The Scrappers however would not be denied, rallying for three runs in the seventh against Brandon Show. Show hit Greg Allen, the first batter he faced and a one-out single by Bradley Zimmer scored Allen to give Mahoning Valley the lead. A double by Mejia and single by Murphy plated two more and the Scrappers were in cruise control from there.
The Spinners would bring the tying run to the plate in the seventh in the man of Jordan Betts, popped out to end the threat and Mahoning Valley tacked on an insurance run in the eighth and two in the ninth for a 9-3 final.
Rob Smorol started for the Spinners, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in three innings. Alcantara allowed the one run on one hit and three walks, striking out one in his lone inning of work. Kuehl McEachern was stellar in his Spinners debut after arriving in Lowell just prior to the game, throwing two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Brandon Show (0-1, 6.23) was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk, striking out one in 1.2 before Ellis Jimenez allowed two runs on three hits in the final 1.1 innings.
Mars paced the Spinners offense atop the line-up, reaching base three times with an RBI. Nick Longhi extended his hitting streak to 14-game with a 1-for-3 game, but overall the Spinners went just 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
The Spinners will hope a change of venue brings them a change of pace as they participate in the ninth annual Futures at Fenway Sunday afternoon. Kevin McAvoy (0-0, 0.00) is on the mound for the 3:30 first pitch.
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