II - JS 3; BRK 2
III - JS 13; BRK 3
IV - BRK 6; JS 1
Coney Island Thriller; Connor Grey Flirts With No-Hitter
Brooklyn's 27-year old right-hander Connor Grey falls two outs short of a masterpiece but hurls a brilliant gem nonetheless.
Grey yields just two walks and strikes out nine over the first eight innings. But with one out in the ninth, center fielder Corbin Williams lashes an inside-the-park home run into the right/center field gap spoiling the no-hitter and the shutout.
His mates provide him with plenty of support. Left fielder Joe Suozzi connects on a two-run home run in the second. Afterwhich, Edgardo Fermin, Ronny Mauricio, Cole Kleszcz, and Joe Genord all drive home runs in a four-run third.
Connor Grey takes care of the rest. He finishes strong, retiring eight consecutive batters until surrendering a home run. Grey faces 27 batters, throwing 95 pitches with a very effective 68 (71.5%) going for strikes while averaging 11.7 pitches per inning en route to his first victory this season.
Manager Blankmeyer brings in Michel Otanez, who secures the final two outs.
Brooklyn ties the series with Jersey Shore at two games apiece.
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