The Mahoning Valley Scrappers committed three more errors, making it the fourth game in a row with three plus errors.  State College blew a close game wide open in the sixth inning, and took advantage of the errors, on their way to a 12-3 pasting of the Scrappers.

Luis Lugo (above) started the game for the Scrappers and took the loss, falling to 1-2 on the season.  Lugo, however, left the game after throwing five innings and his team trailing 4-3.  Harold Guerrero and Manuel Carmona could not keep it close and the defense did not help.  Carmona did pick off a Spikes baserunner in the seventh.

Offensively,  the Scrappers collected seven hits and scored all three of their runs in the third inning.  Juan Romero had two of the seven hits and Juan Herrera collected a pair of RBI’s on a double.

The Scrappers will try again tomorrow to halt the losing streak, which now stands at five defeats in a row.