Hudson Valley Continues Flexing Dominance Over Brooklyn Cyclones With Series Opening One-Hitter

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Hudson Valley leads Brooklyn; 1-0

I - HVR 5; BRK 0

Brooklyn Cyclones One-Hit By Hudson Valley Renegades; Now, Where Have I Heard That Before ...

There would be no slugging along Surf Avenue this evening.  Of course, strikeouts were in abundance, and bases on balls were actually favorably high, not that the Cyclones could take advantage.

Instead, this is turning into a familiar refrain: Look what the Hudson Valley Renegades did to the Brooklyn Cyclones, again!

Renegade starter Randy Vasquez allows just one hit and two walks with ten strikeouts while facing 21 batters over six innings pitched for the win.  The bullpen of Nelson L Alvarez and Nick Ernst account for the final three innings allowing no runs and no hits to close out Hudson Valley's one-hit shutout victory in game one at Coney Island.

Second baseman Edgardo Fermin singles with two outs in the second, and that was that.  Five times Brooklyn sent to the plate a bare minimum of three batters.

The game doesn't start well to begin with.  Making a rare start at first base, Cody Bohanek's first inning misplay clears the way for an unearned run.  Afterwhich, there's no begrudging starter Jaison Vilera who allows just one earned run in the sixth, on six total hits and one walk with six strikeouts in a losing effort.

Three members from Brooklyn's bullpen join together in surrendering another three runs on five hits and four walks over the final 3.1 innings.

With Tuesday's victory, the Renegades improve to 14-5 this season against the Cyclones.  Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones Crash Upon Jersey Shore Like a Tidal Wave; Extend Win Streak To Seven

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CONEY ISLAND leads JERSEY SHORE; 1-0

I - BK 14; JS 5

It was high tide at Jersey Shore as wave after wave of Brooklyn youth crossed home plate.

Tuesday's series opener begins innocently enough.  Starting behind the plate, Francisco Alvarez singles home Edgardo Fermin in the first, and Blue Claw left fielder Jhailyn Ortiz homers in the second off Cyclone starter Jaison Vilera. 

Typical stuff ...

Brooklyn then scores twice in the third.  Left fielder Joe Suozzi scores from third on a fielder's choice, and Francisco Alvarez drives home his second run.  Afterwhich Jeremy Vasquez homers, leading off the fourth,

... and then the rout begins.

The Cyclones post five runs in the fifth, but Jersey Shore answers with four in the bottom half of the frame.  Jaison Vilera is removed after five runs on seven hits, and no walks with three strikeouts through 4.2 innings.  Right-hander Hunter Parsons takes over mound duty.  Not yet done, the Blankmeyers tack on four more runs in the sixth for a more comfortable 13-5 lead.  Both Edgardo Fermin and Ronny Mauricio hit a pair of home runs respectively in the fifth and sixth innings.

Right-hander Connor O'Neil climbs the bump in the seventh in relief of Parsons and proceeds to throw two scoreless innings of no-hit ball with three strikeouts.

Jersey Shore throws one away in the eighth when Jeremy Vasquez scores on a wild pitch.

Brian Metoyer throws a scoreless ninth to close out the Cyclones' seventh consecutive victory and the first in the series against the Blue Claws.

Edgardo Fermin drives in five of Brooklyn's 14 runs.  Hunter Parsons earns the win.

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Brooklyn Cyclones Complete Series Sweep Over Wilmington Blue Rocks

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BROOKLYN defeats WILMINGTON; 6-0

I - BRK 8; WIL 6

II - BRK 5; WIL 3

III - BRK 10; WIL 2

IV - BRK 5; WIL 4

V - BRK 8; WIL 3

VI - BRK 5; WIL 4

Boardwalk Bums Extend Winning Streak to Season-High Six Games

Brooklyn kicks off Sunday afternoon's series finale with a four-run first inning.  Center fielder Antoine Duplantis, who remains hot as the sun, triples leading off the game and scores on Edgardo Fermin's ground-rule double over the left field wall.  Back behind the plate, Francisco Alvarez doubles home Fermin.  The hit parade continues with Jeremy Vasquez driving home Alvarez.  Vasquez then scores the Cyclone's fourth run on a throwing error by the Blue Rock first baseman.

Wilmington begins immediately chipping away at Brooklyn's lead.  Facing starter Luc Rennie, the Blue Rocks score single runs in the second and fourth innings highlighted by left fielder Jeremy Ydens' home run.  Luc Rennie departs the game after four on the winning side of a 4-2 game.  Wilmington picks up their third run in the fifth against reliever Joe Cavallaro, then ties the game at four against Colby Morris in the seventh.

Cyclone right-hander Willy Tavaras pitches a scoreless eighth and ninth inning.  Edgardo Fermin leading off the bottom of the frame, draws a walk.  With one out, he steals second base, then advances to third on a wild pitch.  With two outs, Jeremy Vasquez is issued an intentional walk putting runners on the corners.  Second baseman Luis Gonzalez then seizes the role of hero with the game-winning base hit through the left side, scoring Fermin from third.  Willy Tavaras earns the win.

Accounting for half of Brooklyn's hits, Luis Gonzalez goes 3 for 5, and Antoine Duplantis likewise goes 3 for 5 with a double and triple.  Francisco Alvarez now has 27 RBI in 45 games with Brooklyn.

The Cyclones complete their first series sweep this season and extend their season-high winning streak to six.

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Brooklyn Cyclones Starter Connor Grey Falls Two Outs Shy of No-Hitter Against Jersey Shore

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Jersey Shore vs. Brooklyn tied; 2-2

I - BRK 1; JS 0

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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Brooklyn Cyclones Outlast Jersey Shore In Tightly Contested Pitching Duel at Coney Island

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Brooklyn leads Jersey Shore; 1-0

I - BRK 1; JS 0

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Fans Of Old Time Pitching Duels Have Their Night At The Boardwalk

With the Cyclones back at Coney Island, Jaison Vilera takes his turn on the slab and is opposed by Jonathan Hughes for Jersey Shore.  The two engage in a scoreless duel into the fifth.  However, Hughes is relieved by J.P. Woodward with two outs in the bottom half of the frame, and Jaison Vilera's night ends after the fifth as well. 

Right-hander Colby Morris and Woodward continue dueling through the sixth, after which Blake Brown enters for the Blue Claws and hurls a scoreless seventh.  Colby Morris completes his second scoreless inning then gives way to Michel Otanez, who retires three of four batters faced in the eighth. Blake Brown returns to the hill for the bottom half of the frame and sinfully walks leadoff batter  Edgardo Fermin, who, after a pitching change, eventually comes around to score the go-ahead run on Jeremy Vasquez's sacrifice fly to left field against Jersey's Tyler Burch.

Michel Otanez climbs the bump for the top half of the ninth and retires three of five batters to secure Brooklyn series-opening victory against the Jersey Shore Blue Claws and earn the win, his second against no defeats.  Jersey Shore is limited to just three hits over five scoreless innings tossed by starter Jaison Vilera.  Three members of the Cyclone bullpen join together on four innings of no-hit, no-run ball.

Shortstop Ronny Mauricio accounts for two of just six hits for Brooklyn.  Jeremy Vasquez and Cody Bohanek (playing third base in Brooklyn's reconfigured infield) hit for extra bases.  The Cyclones only strike out five times and draw five walks but bat 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.