Brooklyn Cyclones Foiled Again By Hudson Valley

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Hudson Valley leads Brooklyn; 4-1

I - HVR 3; BKN 2

II - BKN 5; HVR 3

III - HVR 1; BKN 0

IV - HVR 8; BKN 0

VII - HVR 5; BKN 4

Pitching and Defense Fail Brooklyn In The Ninth

Brooklyn opens the scoring in the second when Anthony Walters doubles home Joe Genord.  

After hurling five scoreless innings, Alec Kisena yields a leadoff single and a walk to start the sixth.  That's when Coach Blankmeyer summons Eric Orze from the bullpen.  An Ezequiel Duran double drives in one, and a two-out single drives home two more for a 3-1 Hudson Valley lead.  

The Cyclones answer back in the eighth.  Blake Tiberi scores on Brett Baty's fielder's choice to first, and Francisco Alvarez's two-run home run gives Coney a 4-3 lead.  

However, both Bryce Montes de Oca and Michel Otanez fail to secure the top of the ninth, allowing two runs on three hits.  Shortstop Cody Bohanek's throwing error is also a primary reason why the game's conclusion went awry.  Hudson Valley comes away with a 5-4 victory.  It's their fourth win of the series against one loss.  

The series finale is slated for Sunday.  Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil is slated to play in a rehab assignment.

• #32) BOXSCORE: Saturday, June 12, 2021

The Cyclones batted 6 for 31 (.193), with four walks, twelve strikeouts, and 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.  Saturday's contest marks the 18th time in 32 games they've achieved double-digit whiffs.  However, since I first hurled that criticism their way after the first 20 games, they've since struck out in double-digits in only three of their last twelve games, as opposed to 15 times in 20 games to start the season.  That suggests improvement.  So, there's that ...

The Renegades improve to 19-14, while the Cyclones fall to 10-22, twelve games under par.

When these teams first met in May, they split the series three games apiece.  Hudson Valley now owns a 7-4 edge in the season series.

Brooklyn Cyclones Lose Series Opener Against Aberdeen Ironbirds

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

TUESDAY
Ironbirds 8

CYCLONES  1

FINAL

Feel the Breeeeze!

• BOXSCORE: GAME #18

Don't ask me how the Cyclones are not leading the High-A Division in strikeouts.  It sure as hell seems that way.  But they're close, just nine away from the Ashville Tourists.  The good news at least they're fourth in team OPS and just happened to be tied with the Aberdeen Ironbirds for fourth-most runs after Tuesday's action.

So much for that ...

Opening their fourth series of the young season, the Cyclones welcome old foe, the Aberdeen Ironbirds, who inflict all their damage against starter Oscar Rojas and Bryce Montes de Oca.  Rojas allows six runs on eight hits, including a home run by right fielder Zach Watson in just three innings pitched.  Oca surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks in two innings.  

Brooklyn, this game struck out another twelve times.  They're averaging 11.7 strikeouts through 18 games.  Right fielder Zach Ashford fanned the breeze with a team-leading three whiffs.  

Antoine Duplantis drives in the lone Cyclones run in the fifth scored by second baseman Anthony Walters.

Brooklyn Cyclones: Coney Island's Field of Mirrors

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Renegades lead Cyclones; 3-2

I - HVR 4; BKN 3

II - BKN 14; HVR 0

III - HVR 6; BKN 1

IV - BKN 4; HVR 1

V - HVR 5; BKN 3

Bronx Affiliate Takes 3-2 Series Lead

Damn Yankees ...

Look what the Hudson Valley Renegades did to the Cyclones, again!

On Thursday, the Cyclones were limited to just three hits and struck out 15 times in a 6-1 loss.  On Saturday, they played a near mirror image game through the seventh - one run, three hits, 16 strikeouts!  In the eighth, Anthony Walters doubles home Blake Tiberi, and Antoine Duplantis scores from third on Ronny Mauricio's ground ball to second making it a 5-3 game in favor of the visitors.  Brooklyn finishes with five hits and 18 strikeouts.

Anthony Walters finishes 2 for 4 with a double and two runs batted in.  Antoine Duplantis is the only other Cyclone with multiple hits.  Ronny Mauricio drives in his 13th run this season.

Making his first appearance for Brooklyn, the southpaw Cam Opp yields all five Renegades runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts through 3.2 innings pitched.   Four members of the bullpen join together on 5.1 scoreless innings.

Brooklyn Cyclones Win First Home Game in a Rout Over Renegades

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGER

Renegades and Cyclones tied; 1-1

I - HVR 4; BKN 3

II - BKN 14; HVR 0

Four Cyclones Pitchers Join Together to Hurl a Gem

Coney Island makes up for their Opening Day loss with a dominating performance in game two.  

• BOXSCORE 5/19/21: Game #13

Starting with Oscar Rojas, four Cyclones pitchers join together in limiting the Hudson Valley Renegades to just five hits over nine scoreless innings.  Rojas yields three hits in four innings; Allan Winans earns the win with two scoreless innings, followed by another two scoreless frames pitched by Bryan Metoyer, and Bryce Montes de Oca allows a hit and strikes out one in a scoreless ninth to preserve the shutout.  

Hudson Valley goes 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position, whereas the Cyclones are 8 for 19 while leaving an equal seven runners on base.  Brooklyn hitters erupt for 14 runs on 14 hits, with seven going for extra bases.  Three runs in the third, five in the sixth, and six more runs in the seventh, and that's all she wrote.

Brett Baty leads the charge going 4 for 5 with a double, stolen base, and four runs batted in.  Center fielder Jake Mangum and second baseman Anthony Walters each drive in two runs apiece.  Joe Genord is 3 for 5 with a double, triple, and three runs scored.  

• Brooklyn Cyclones
• Hudson Valley Renegades