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NYPL Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers Break Out of Slump, Defeat Spinners

July 27, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Mahoning Valley Scrappers News Release


Niles, Ohio - The Scrappers ended a long scoreless streak and took advantage of three Lowell errors in a 5-3 victory over the Spinners.

Mahoning Valley scored a run with one out in the bottom of the first inning, its first run in 20.2 innings. The Scrappers were shut out in each of the final two games against Hudson Valley. They added a run in the bottom of the second before Lowell scored in the top of the third to cut the lead to 2-1.

Alex Lavisky homered with one out in the third to increase the lead to 3-1, but Seth Schwindenhammer led off the top of the fourth with a long home run to right field to make it 3-2.

The Scrappers added single runs in the fourth and fifth to take a 5-2 lead.

Lowell scored a run on a triple and a ground out in the ninth to make it 5-3, but Ensoil Tejeda struck out the final batter to secure the win.

Rob Nixon started for the Scrappers and went five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) to pick up the victory. He has won back-to-back starts for the first time this season and improved to 3-3. Spinners starter Raynel Velette picked up the loss to fall to 1-1. Tejeda earned his fifth save of the season.

The Scrappers and Spinners continue their three-game series on Thursday night at 7:05 pm.

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