Brooklyn Cyclones Split Twin Bill With Hudson Valley Renegades at Coney Island

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Hudson Valley Renegades

vs.

Brooklyn Cyclones

FROM
Old Steeplechase Grounds

The rivalry with the Baby Bombers is back on.  These teams have now met eight times with each winning four.

BOX: GAME ONE - After trading early runs, Hudson Valley scores twice in the sixth, but the Cyclones can only muster one.  Renegades starter Jhony Brito allows Brooklyn one run in the second and otherwise yields three hits and no walks with five strikeouts through four innings pitched, but earns a no-decision.  Tanner Myatt earns the win in relief of Brito.  Brooklyn starter Justin Lasko surrenders all three Renegades' runs on four hits (two home runs) and a walk with eight strikeouts through 5.2 innings in a losing effort.  Designated hitter Cody Bohanek homered for Brooklyn in the sixth.  Second baseman Luke Ritter was the only Cyclones with multiple hits.  As such, they were 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.  However, Brooklyn kept their strikeouts under double-digits for one of only a handful of times this season.

BOX: GAME TWO - Coney Island regroups after their game one loss and rebounds from a 3-1 deficit in game two en route to a 5-3 victory and split of Wednesday's doubleheader.  The Renegades jump out to a 3-0 lead in the second, highlighted by a Kyle MacDonald home run.  Coney Island recoups one in the bottom of the frame when Zach Ashford singles home Brett Baty.  The Cyclones then strike for three runs in the fourth.  Catcher Juan Uriarte drives home Ashford, and center fielder Gerson Molina connects for a two-run home run.  Brett Baty supplies some insurance in the seventh with his fifth home run this season.  Starter Hunter Parsons allows three runs on two hits (including a home run) and one walk through only three innings pitched.  Relievers Eric Orze and Bryce Montes de Oca respectively allow no hits and no runs in two innings of work.

Jersey Shore Evens Up Series With Brooklyn Cyclones

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

WEDNESDAY

Brooklyn         1

Jersey Shore  4

FINAL

After Tuesday's four home run barrage, Jersey Shore hurlers keep the Cyclones bats relatively dormant in game two of their series at Jersey.  

The BlueClaws scored four times in the third, highlighted by a two-run home run from right fielder Jhailyn Ortiz.  All runs are charged to Brooklyn starter Justin Lasko who allows four hits, one walk, and fans three through five innings pitched.

Ronny Mauricio grounds a base hit through the left side in the sixth, delivering Gerson Molina with Brooklyn's first and only run.  The Cyclones lose by a margin of three.  Lasko takes the loss. 

Otherwise, Andrew Edwards gives up just one hit in two scoreless innings, and Michel Otanez twirls a scoreless eighth.  Third baseman Brett Baty (.352) is the lone Cyclone with multiple hits.  Ronny Mauricio now has 17 RBI through 23 games.

• GAME #23 Boxscore: 6/2/2021

Brooklyn continues holding up the five-team North Division with an 8-15 record.  They trail the first place Aberdeen Ironbirds by 8.5 games.  The game also marks only the fifth time this season they do not strike out in double-digits.

So, there's that ...