Mahoning Valley Scrappers two percentage points ahead in McNamara after Black Bears loss in 9th

"Ike the Spike" on State College Dugout

Mahoning Valley (33-25) defeated the Batavia Muckdogs (24-34) on Tuesday night, 5-2 and moved two percentage points (.569 - .567) ahead of the West Virginia Black Bears (34-26) in the Pinckney Division of the New York-Penn League. The Black Bears lost in the ninth inning for the second night in a row when the State College Spikes (31-29) scored three runs for a walkoff victory.

Staten Island (39-20) won 3-1 at Aberdeen on Tuesday. The Yankees now lead the Hudson Valley Renegades (34-25) by 5 games in and McNamara Division. The Aberdeen IronBirds (33-27) are 6.5 games back.

The Vermont Lake Monsters (33-27) lead the Tri-City ValleyCats (30-29) by 2.5 games in the Stedler Division.

McNamara Division

	CLUB	W	L	PCT▼	GB
	Staten Island Yankees (NYY)	39	20	.661	-
	Hudson Valley Renegades (TB)	34	25	.576	5.0
	Aberdeen IronBirds (BAL)	33	27	.550	6.5
	Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM)	15	44	.254	24.0

Pinckney Division

	CLUB	W	L	PCT▼	GB
	Mahoning Valley Scrappers (CLE)	33	25	.569	-
	West Virginia Black Bears (PIT)	34	26	.567	-
	State College Spikes (STL)	31	29	.517	3.0
	Williamsport Crosscutters (PHI)	26	30	.464	6.0
	Auburn Doubledays (WSH)	24	33	.421	8.5
	Batavia Muckdogs (MIA)	24	34	.414	9.0

Stedler Division

	CLUB	W	L	PCT▼	GB
	Vermont Lake Monsters (OAK)	33	27	.550	-
	Tri-City ValleyCats (HOU)	30	29	.508	2.5
	Connecticut Tigers (DET)	27	30	.474	4.5
	Lowell Spinners (BOS)	27	31	.466	5.0

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