Winston-Salem Hurls Two-Hit Shutout Over Brooklyn Cyclones

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Winston-Salem vs. Brooklyn

I - WSD 4; BKN 2

II - WSD 8; BKN 0

Thank Goodness for Jose Peroza

Winston-Salem won their second straight against the Cyclones.  

Four Dash pitchers joined in limiting Brooklyn to just two hits, both by third baseman Jose Peroza - a single in the second and a double in the ninth.  

All other Cyclone batters remained hitless.  They drew five walks but struck out thirteen times.  Center fielder Alex Ramirez donned the golden sombrero with four strikeouts.  

Making his ninth start for the (trade deadline) pitching-depleted Cyclones, Oscar Rojas allowed two hits in three scoreless innings.  Left-hander Cam Opp didn't fare as well, allowing six runs on six hits, including a pair of two-run home runs, in 1.2 innings for the loss.  Right-hander Justin Courtney also surrendered a two-run home run in the eighth.

As a result of Wednesday's loss, Brooklyn fell out of first place in the second-half standings.  Hudson Valley now leads the Cyclones by one-half game.

It was also the last Camp Kids Day of the season ... and hot.

What an all-around lousy day on Coney Island.