Brooklyn Cyclones Hold On For Second Straight Victory Over Greenville

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Cyclones lead Drive; 2-0

I - BKN 3; GVL 2

WEDNESDAY

Cyclones    3

GREENVILLE  2

FINAL

Strong Pitching and Timely Hitting Lead the Way

The Greenville Drive takes an immediate lead.  Cyclone starter Jose Butto walks the very first batter he faces, then unleashes a wild pitch advancing the runner to second.  After a theft of third base, third baseman  Brandon Howlett doubles home Greenville's first run.  Jose Butto and Greenville starter Brian Van Belle then trade zeroes through the fourth.  Brooklyn finally strikes back for two runs in the fifth; Juan Uriarte leads off with a triple and scores on Antoine Duplantis' single to right.  After a pitching change, Ronny Mauricio drives home Duplantis for a 3-1 lead.  However, in the bottom half of the frame, Brooklyn reliever Brian Metoyer uncorks a wild pitch permitting the base runner at third to score, making it a slim 3-2 Brooklyn advantage.  

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Otherwise, the bullpen makes it stand.  Three Brooklyn relievers join together in limiting the Drive to one unearned run on just two hits and two walks with five strikeouts over the game's final five innings.  Right-hander Mitch Ragan earns a two-inning save.  Jose Butto yields one lone run on just two hits and three walks with six strikeouts through four innings.  All told, Brooklyn pitchers limited the Drive to a pair of runs, one earned, on just four hits and five walks with eleven strikeouts; Brian Metoyer is humbly credited with the victory.  The Cyclones amass eleven hits, bat 5 for 15 with runners on base but leave nine men on base.

 

• Brooklyn climbs a game above par.
• Ronny Mauricio has eight runs batted in through seven games.