Brooklyn Cyclones Fall to Par After Consecutive Losses Against Bowling Green

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Bowling Green leads Brooklyn; 2-1

I - BK 5; BG 4

II - BG 4; BK 1

III - BG 7; BK 6

Bullpen Provides Little Relief; Late Inning Comeback Falls Short

The Cyclones had scored just one run over their last 16 innings against the Hot Rods before the seventh inning of Thursday night's game when they finally rallied for a pair.  They were already trailing by seven by that point.  But then Wilmer Reyes hit a bases-clearing double in the ninth inning, bringing the Cyclones within a run of Bowling Green.  Unfortunately, the late-inning thrill ended there; game over.  Brooklyn now trails the Hot Rods in the series two games to one.  Wilmer Reyes finished 3 for 5 with two doubles and five runs batted in.  Center fielder Matt Rudick was 2 for 3 with a walk, double, two runs scored, and a run batted in.  With seven strikeouts, the Cyclones four, five, and six hitters batted 0 for 16.  Right-hander Jose Chacin yielded two earned runs on five hits and no walks with six strikeouts over five innings pitched in a losing effort.  But in truth, it's the bullpen that failed to keep the Hot Rods in place.  Three relievers joined together in issuing six walks and allowing five earned runs over the final four innings.