From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS
Brooklyn leads Jersey Shore; 1-0
I - BRK 1; JS 0
Fans Of Old Time Pitching Duels Have Their Night At The Boardwalk
With the Cyclones back at Coney Island, Jaison Vilera takes his turn on the slab and is opposed by Jonathan Hughes for Jersey Shore. The two engage in a scoreless duel into the fifth. However, Hughes is relieved by J.P. Woodward with two outs in the bottom half of the frame, and Jaison Vilera's night ends after the fifth as well.
Right-hander Colby Morris and Woodward continue dueling through the sixth, after which Blake Brown enters for the Blue Claws and hurls a scoreless seventh. Colby Morris completes his second scoreless inning then gives way to Michel Otanez, who retires three of four batters faced in the eighth. Blake Brown returns to the hill for the bottom half of the frame and sinfully walks leadoff batter Edgardo Fermin, who, after a pitching change, eventually comes around to score the go-ahead run on Jeremy Vasquez's sacrifice fly to left field against Jersey's Tyler Burch.
Michel Otanez climbs the bump for the top half of the ninth and retires three of five batters to secure Brooklyn series-opening victory against the Jersey Shore Blue Claws and earn the win, his second against no defeats. Jersey Shore is limited to just three hits over five scoreless innings tossed by starter Jaison Vilera. Three members of the Cyclone bullpen join together on four innings of no-hit, no-run ball.
Shortstop Ronny Mauricio accounts for two of just six hits for Brooklyn. Jeremy Vasquez and Cody Bohanek (playing third base in Brooklyn's reconfigured infield) hit for extra bases. The Cyclones only strike out five times and draw five walks but bat 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.
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