Brooklyn Cyclones Bow in First-Ever Match Against Winston-Salem Dash

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Winston-Salem vs. Brooklyn

I - WSD 4; BKN 2

The first ever game played between the Winston-Salem Dash, and Brooklyn Cyclones goes to the visitors from North Carolina.  The Dash opened with a run in the first inning in a hotly contested match.  Not until the fourth inning did the Cyclones tie the game.  But Winston-Salem reestablished a lead with two runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth.  Brooklyn did threaten in the ninth.  Brooklyn right fielder Stanley Consuegra singled home a run to bring the 'Clones within two.  But with two outs and runners on the corners, up to the plate stepped young Alex Ramirez, who struck out to end the game.  Right-hander Luis Moreno gave up three runs on nine hits, including two home runs, in 5.2 innings for the loss.

Good luck to pitchers Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour, who on Tuesday were both traded to the Giants.  Thank you for your time in Brooklyn!

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Double, double toil and trouble; summer burns, and dog days bubble.  After two losses against the Padres, the resilient Mets responded with a dramatic takedown of the New York Yankees in the subway series.  They thus reestablished a three-game lead over the second-place Atlanta Braves.  Alas, what will prove to be a wild second half of the season is excitedly underway.  With the trade deadline now less than a week away, it's up to the general manager to reinforce the team and fortify their division standing.  Assisting the Metsian Podcast in detailing the Mets' minor league commodities at Billy Eppler's disposal and plotting a potential course of action will be, hailing from the Sunshine State, baseball reporter, and analyst Ernest Dove. 

SUBWAY SERIES SWEEP!

Brooklyn Cyclones Bow to Greensboro

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Greensboro vs. Brooklyn

I - BKN 6; GRB 5

II - BKN 9; GRB 0

III - GRB 6; BKN 5

IV - GRB 2; BKN 1

Grasshoppers Win Pitcher's Duel With Late Home Run

The Grasshoppers and Cyclones played a nail-biter on Friday.  Both pitching staffs yielded just four hits and issued minimal bases on balls.  Greensboro batters struck out 13 times while the 'Clones fanned eleven times.  Greensboro starter Jared Jones and Carson Seymour for Brooklyn departed to no decisions.  Jones allowed one run on two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.  Making his eighth start for Brooklyn, Seymore yielded no runs on two hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts over 6.2 innings pitched.  The game remained a one-run affair through the seventh.  In the top of the eighth, left-hander Andrew Edwards served up a two-run home run hit by shortstop Francisco Acuna from which the Cyclones did not recover.  Greensboro evens their first-ever series on Coney Island at two.  BOXSCORE

Brooklyn Cyclones: Late Rally at Coney Island Wipes Out Jersey Shore

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BATTLE OF THE BEACHES

Jersey Shore vs. Coney Island

I - BK 4; JS 3

Cyclones Usher in the Summer Season With a Late-Inning Thriller at Coney Island 

Facing right-hander Carson Seymore, Jersey Shore tallied twice in the first and pushed across another in the fourth.  Seymore was removed after allowing six hits, including a first-inning home run, and striking out four batters in four innings pitched.  Right-hander Daison Acosta entered in relief and pitched superbly, holding the Blue Claws scoreless on just one hit and one walk over the final five innings.

Still trailing 3-0 entering the home eighth, designated hitter Tanner Murphy led off with a home run, and Nic Gaddis doubled home JT Schwartz to bring the Cyclones within one.

After Daison Acosta retired the Blue Claws in order in the visitor's ninth, center fielder Jaylen Palmer 

lined a leadoff single to center, and catcher Matt O'Neill walked.  Both runners advanced on Tanner Murphy's long fly to right field.  The Blue Claws then made a pitching change bringing in southpaw J.P. Woodward, who promptly unleashed a wild pitch allowing Palmer to score the tying run.  Matt O'Neill advanced to third on the play and scored the winning run on Matt Rudick's fly to left field.

Making his fifth start for Brooklyn, Carson Seymore escaped with a no-decision.  Meanwhile, hard-luck Daison Acosta might have put forth his best effort this season.  He faced 17 batters while throwing 67 pitches, with 47 (70.1%) going for strikes.  Acosta entered the game with 34 hits allowed, a 7.0 W/9, and an unsightly 9.29 ERA through eleven appearances and 31.0 innings pitched, but this outing did well to turn that all around and earn his first win of the season.

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