McNamara Division:
1) Brooklyn 20-17
2) Aberdeen 19-18
3) Hudson Valley 19-18
4) Staten Island 19-18
BROOKLYN CYCLONES: Look Who's Number One..., Again!
On Tuesday, the Coney Island Nine and Staten Island Yankees entered that night's action tied for 1st place, with the Aberdeen Ironbirds and Hudson Valley Renegades a mere game behind in the McNamara Division standings.
By Wednesday, all four McNamara teams were tied for 1st place with identical 19-17 records.
The square dance now seems to be breaking up - maybe.
Staten Island lost their second straight to the Batavia Muckdogs, Aberdeen lost to the Auburn Doubledays, while Brooklyn defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades to recapture sole possession of the 1st place.
Moreover, with Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Renegades, the Cyclones became the fourth team in the circuit, and first team in their division to achieve 20 victories this season.
The McNamara remains the only division with all its members still playing .500 baseball or better.
The Pinckney Division Williamsport Crosscutters, however, lead the New York Penn League with a 25-12 record.
7/29 - Renegades @ CYCLONES: Game 2
Brooklyn's Kevin Canelon made Wednesday's start at Coney Island Grounds, and was opposed by Hudson Valley's Roel Ramirez.
The Cyclones jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first. Tucker Tharp and Vinny Siena led-off with back-to-back singles, then scored on Michael Bernal's triple to center field. Bernal soon scored the third Cyclones' run on David Thompson's ground out to second.
Tucker Tharp led-off the bottom of the 5th with a home run to left, giving the Cyclones a 4-0 lead.
Hudson Valley ruined the shutout in the 6th, but Brooklyn stormed right back with a pair of runs in the 8th. After DH Brandon Brosher received a 1-out walk, Jeff Diehl connected on a home run to left.
The Renegades scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th, charged to reliever Ruben Reyes to make it a 6-3 final score.
- Starter Kevin Canelon tossed 6 innings, allowed just one earned run on 4 hits, walked one and fanned 7 batters to earn his third victory of the season. He is now 3-2 with a 3.82 ERA over 33 innings pitched.
Closer Alex Palsha recorded his league leading 8th save of the season. He has yet to allow a run over 13 appearances and 15.2 innings pitched. To date, he's allowed 7 hits, issued just 4 walks, and fanned 18 batters.
Now down to .220, the Cyclones team average keeps spiraling precipitously downwards towards the infamous Mendoza Line. On a team level, I never thought that possible. Whether they achieve that dubious distinction remains to be seen.
On this night, they managed 9 hits, while usually averaging 7.16 hits per game. Their 6 runs were also somewhat of an outburst when compared to their 3.75 runs per game average over 37 games played.
Despite Wednesday's output, Brooklyn's team batting average is presently .220, and spiraling precipitously downwards towards the infamous Mendoza Line. On a team level, I never thought that possible. Whether they achieve that dubious distinction remains to be seen.
On the bright side, a pair of home runs gave the Cyclones 18 for the season, which ranks them 4th in the league.
Brooklyn, would then be well served by getting just a few more people on base. They presently sport a league low .297 OBP, making them the only team below the .300 mark. The Cyclones have drawn the 4th least walks, have the league's least amount of hits, and as you might guess, they trail the league in total bases.
The Renegades and Cyclones will play the rubber game of their series Thursday evening at Dutchess Stadium.
Mike
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