From the desk of:
THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS & THE RICHMOND COUNTY RATS
BATTLE of the BOROUGHS
Brooklyn leads series 2-0
I - BRK 11; SIY 2
II - BRK 5; SIY 4
LABOR DAY
Staten Island Yankees
vs.
Brooklyn Cyclones
FROM
Coney Island
Brooklyn Rallies For Ninth Inning Victory at Staten Island; Hudson Valley Clinches Playoff Berth With Win Over Aberdeen.
Brooklyn scores in their first at-bat, but trail the Yankees 4-1 after four. The Cyclones make it a 4-2 game in the fifth. Starter Garrison Bryant exits on the losing side after yielding four runs, three earned, on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts. After which the bullpen pitches brilliantly whilst the Cyclones mount their comeback.
With two outs in the sixth Joe Genord, Jose Peroza, and Jake Ortega all single consecutively; Genord scores making it a 4-3 game in Staten Island's favor. In the top of the ninth Yankees reliever Barrett Loseke commits a cardinal sin of baseball when he walks Brooklyn lead-off batter Kenedy Corona, who then advances to second on a wild pitch. Antoine Duplantis singles putting runners on the corners. Jake Mangum likewise singles to left scoring Corona. With Wilmer Reyes at the plate, Barrett Loseke unleashes another wild pitch advancing Duplantis to third, whom then scores on a subsequent throwing error by catcher Carlos Narvaez giving Brooklyn a 5-4 lead and ultimate margin of victory.
Jared Biddy allows just one hit through two innings in relief of Bryant. Josh Hejika pitches a scoreless eighth for the victory, and Nelson Leon tosses a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for his fourth save. The three relievers combine on four scoreless innings of one-hit ball with no walks and four strikeouts.
Hudson Valley breaks a scoreless tie with two runs in the fifth. Aberdeen rallies for two runs in the top of the eighth, and into extra innings they go at Dutchess County. The Renegades ultimately walk off with a 3-2 win in the tenth. Hudson Valley clinches at least a wild card. Heading into the last game of the regular season, the Renegades lead the McNamara Division by one full game over the Cyclones. The Ironbirds are eliminated from the division race. With another victory over Aberdeen on Monday the Renegades would clinch the division title. In turn Brooklyn now leads the wild card race by one full game over the Ironbirds. One more victory over Staten Island on Monday would stamp Brooklyn's ticket to the playoffs. As a result of Sunday's loss the Yankees are eliminated from wild card contention.
Dare I contemplate a McNamara Division tie?
With two outs in the sixth Joe Genord, Jose Peroza, and Jake Ortega all single consecutively; Genord scores making it a 4-3 game in Staten Island's favor. In the top of the ninth Yankees reliever Barrett Loseke commits a cardinal sin of baseball when he walks Brooklyn lead-off batter Kenedy Corona, who then advances to second on a wild pitch. Antoine Duplantis singles putting runners on the corners. Jake Mangum likewise singles to left scoring Corona. With Wilmer Reyes at the plate, Barrett Loseke unleashes another wild pitch advancing Duplantis to third, whom then scores on a subsequent throwing error by catcher Carlos Narvaez giving Brooklyn a 5-4 lead and ultimate margin of victory.
Jared Biddy allows just one hit through two innings in relief of Bryant. Josh Hejika pitches a scoreless eighth for the victory, and Nelson Leon tosses a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for his fourth save. The three relievers combine on four scoreless innings of one-hit ball with no walks and four strikeouts.
Hudson Valley breaks a scoreless tie with two runs in the fifth. Aberdeen rallies for two runs in the top of the eighth, and into extra innings they go at Dutchess County. The Renegades ultimately walk off with a 3-2 win in the tenth. Hudson Valley clinches at least a wild card. Heading into the last game of the regular season, the Renegades lead the McNamara Division by one full game over the Cyclones. The Ironbirds are eliminated from the division race. With another victory over Aberdeen on Monday the Renegades would clinch the division title. In turn Brooklyn now leads the wild card race by one full game over the Ironbirds. One more victory over Staten Island on Monday would stamp Brooklyn's ticket to the playoffs. As a result of Sunday's loss the Yankees are eliminated from wild card contention.
Dare I contemplate a McNamara Division tie?
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