Nick Zwack Hurls Gem in Brooklyn Cyclones Victory Over Aberdeen Ironbirds

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Aberdeen vs. Coney Island

I - ABD 3; BKN 1

II - BKN 4; ABD 2

Nick Zwack Fans Ten of Twenty-One Batters Faced

Brooklyn did their scoring early, while Aberdeen tallied their runs late.  But the visitors fell short as the Cyclones evened their series with the Ironbirds at one apiece.

Southpaw Nick Zwack hurled a gem, limiting the Ironbirds to a mere two hits and one walk with ten strikeouts in six innings for the win.  He faced 21 batters, throwing 80 pitches with a highly efficient 59 (73.7%) going for strikes.  Zwack improved to 3-1 with a minuscule 1.37 ERA and 0.848 WHiP.

The Ironbirds injected some intrigue into the game during the final two frames.  But right-hander Daison Acosta held it together, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts for a nine-out save.

Leading off the home half of the first inning, left fielder Matt Rudick connected on his second home run of the season, and recently promoted Stanley Consuegra doubled home a pair, giving the Cyclones a prompt 3-0 lead.  Catcher Nic Gaddis then homered leading off the third inning.  Boxscore

Staten Island Ferry Hawks Turn Tables on Long Island Ducks

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE
Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Native New Yorker Defeats Long Island in Game Two

The Ferry Hawks achieved a modicum of revenge on the heels of Monday's defeat to the Ducks.  

Left fielder Alejandro De Aza scored Long Island's lone run in the fourth on a double-play ball as Staten Island held the Ducks to just one run on seven hits to even the series at a game apiece.

Tuesday's pitching matchup featured Akeel Morris for Long Island against Anthony Rodriguez for Staten Island.  The native New Yorker held the Long Islanders to the lone run on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts for the win.  He improved to 3-4 with a still unsightly 6.44 ERA.  Morris yielded four earned runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings for the loss.

Two members of the Ferry Hawk bullpen allowed no hits over the final three innings to close out the win.  Right-hander Victor Capellan pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

Second baseman Dilson Herrera doubled home two runs in the first.  Left fielder Antoine Duplantis 

singled home a run in the second, and designated hitter Mariel Bautista's sac-fly to right field delivered home Staten Island's fourth run of the game.

The series shifts back to Long Island for games three and four.

BEFORE the BUMS 7/5/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Sweep Pittsburgh in Twin Bill at Washington Park

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked the New York Giants second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last campaign as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut where they remain to this day.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

 

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, June 6, 1890

GAME #61 (Game One)

Saturday, July 5, 1890

Pittsburgh Alleghenys vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

Rain Makeup: 5/15/1890 (site changed from Pittsburgh)

Bridegrooms Rout Alleghenys in Return to Washington Park

The Bridegrooms were back on their own grounds, and starter Tom Lovett appeared back in form.  His mates promptly staked him to a three-run lead in the first inning, then added two in the fifth and another in the sixth for a six-run lead.  Much to the merriment of the over 2,000 fans present at Washington Park, the Bridegrooms erupted for eight more runs in the eighth inning.  Meanwhile, Tom Lovett held the Alleghenys scoreless after the first inning over the subsequent seven frames.  Pittsburgh mustered three inconsequential runs in the ninth, but it was too little too late to save them from a third straight defeat at the hands of the Bridegrooms.  Lovett allowed six hits and one walks with five strikeouts for the win.  The hot-hitting George Pinkney and Adonis Terry wielded two hits and scored twice.  Brooklyn continues playing minus the services of Pop Corkhill and Darby O'Brien in the meantime.

• FINAL: PITT 3; BKN 14

GAME #62 (Game Two)

Saturday, July 5, 1890

Pittsburgh Alleghenys vs. BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS

WASHINGTON PARK

(site changed from Pittsburgh)

Bridegrooms Win Fourth Consecutive Game Against Pittsburgh; Climb Back Into Second Place

With the crowd now swelled to upwards of 4,000 by game two, the Bridegrooms countered Pittsburgh's opening tally with two in the home first, one in the second, a pair in the third, and three more runs in the fourth.  After a quiet fifth, the teams exchanged a pair of runs in the sixth, giving the Bridegrooms a seemingly insurmountable 10-3 advantage.  But as baseball will do, Brooklyn found themselves on the receiving end.  The Alleghenys not only stormed back to tie the game but seized a one-run lead with eight runs.  Alas, their lead was brief.  The Bridegrooms tallied in the home eighth, tying the game at eleven.  Starter Adonis Terry retired Pittsburgh in the visitor's ninth.  His mates pushed across the winning run in the home half to complete the twin bill sweep.  Regular first baseman Dave Foutz 

continued patrolling center field to adjust for injuries and finished with two hits and four runs scored.  With the victory, the Bridegrooms complete a four-game sweep against the Alleghenys - two games at Pittsburgh and two at Washington Park.

• FINAL: PITT 11; BKN 12
• RECORD: 38-24 (.613); 2nd place, 3.5 GB of Cincinnati Reds 

Brooklyn Cyclones Fizzle on the Fourth Against Aberdeen Ironbirds

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Aberdeen vs. Coney Island

I - ABD 3; BKN 1

No Fireworks From Cyclones Lineup

Plenty of hot dogs were served at Nathan's Original earlier in the afternoon but hardly a hit to be mustered just a few hundred feet away at the Surf Avenue ballpark.

Brooklyn starter Junior Santos allowed single runs in the first and seventh innings on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a tough-luck loss.  Aberdeen scored once more against reliever Brendan Hardy in the eighth, and Sammy Tavarez struck out the side in the ninth.

In the fourth inning, Nic Gaddis drew a one-out walk and eventually scored on a wild pitch.  Otherwise, the Cyclones managed just three hits by JT Schwartz, Matt O'Neill, and Jose Peroza.  They drew seven walks but left ten runners on base and were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

Long Island Ducks Shut Out Ferry Hawks in Staten Island Opener

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE
Battle of the Birds

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Ferry Hawks Get Their Feathers Ruffled By Flock

The Flock returned to the boroughs to resume their New York rivalry with the Ferry Hawks.

Long Island right-hander Scott Harkin and four bullpen members joined in hurling a gem.  Harkin faced 19 batters, throwing 65 pitches with an efficient 46 (70.7%) going for strikes.  He allowed no runs on four hits and one walk with a pair of strikeouts over five innings for the win.  Harkin improved to 5-6 with a lowered 3.75 ERA over 72.0 innings.  Four relievers limited the Ferry Hawks to four hits and no walks over the final four innings to preserve the shutout.

The Ducks scored four runs off Staten Island starter Dakota Freese, who struggled with control.  First baseman Sam Travis scored on a fielder's choice in the second.  Designated hitter Alejandro De Aza and Sam Travis singled and delivered home runs in the third.  In the fifth, Dakota Freese walked the bases loaded, and center fielder Rusney Castillo followed with a sac-fly to right field scoring Long Island's final run of the night.  Freese allowed four hits but walked six in a losing effort.  Boxscore

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BEFORE the BUMS 7/4/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Sweep Independence Day Twin Bill at Pittsburgh

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked the New York Giants second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last campaign as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut where they remain to this day.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, July 4, 1890

GAME #59 (Game One)

Friday, July 4, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENYS

RECREATION PARK

Bridegrooms Fend Off Pirates

The morning game at Recreation Park quickly turned into a rude wake-up call for the more than 1,000 fans present.  Brooklyn had built a seemingly insurmountable 10-2 lead after just four innings.  But with Bob Caruthers on the hill, Pittsburgh erupted for eight runs in the fifth, tying the game at ten.  However, the uproarious crowd was again muted when Brooklyn moved ahead with a run in the sixth.  Afterwhich, the score remained unchanged.  Second baseman Hub Collins wielded three hits and scored three runs.  The victory snapped Brooklyn's three-game losing skid. 

• FINAL: BKN 11; PITT 10

GAME #60 (Game Two)

Friday, July 4, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENYS

RECREATION PARK

Brooklyn Completes Twin Bill Sweep

Brooklyn wrapped up their Western tour with a second straight victory over the Alleghenys.  After trading single runs in the first, the Bridegrooms tallied in the third and twice more in the fourth, proving decisive.  The score remained unchanged until the eighth, when Brooklyn added one run, and Pittsburgh answered with a pair but failed to alter the outcome.  Bridegroom starter Adonis Terry allowed seven hits and six walks with three strikeouts in a winning effort.  With additional stops at Cleveland, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, the Bridegrooms wrap up their Western tour at par with an even 7-7 record and return home in third place.

• FINAL: BKN 5; PITT 3
• RECORD: 36-24 (.600); 3rd place, 5.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Sunday Win Gives Hudson Valley Series Victory Over Brooklyn Cyclones

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2

II - HVR 8; BKN 5

III - BKN 6; HVR 1

IV - BKN 6; HVR 2

V - HVR 2; BKN 1

VI - HVR 6; BKN 2

Renegades Turn Up The Power To Clinch Series Win

Looking to salvage a series split, Carson Seymour climbed the hill for Brooklyn.  After three scoreless frames, Hudson Valley third baseman Tyler Hardman and first baseman Eric Wagaman connected on back-to-back home runs.  The Renegades added two more before the fourth inning was through.

Brooklyn third baseman Jose Peroza homered with two outs in the fifth, and Matt Rudick tripled and scored on a fielder's choice in the sixth.  But the Cyclones would tally no more.  Jose Peroza and Rudick accounted for four of Brooklyn's six hits.  The lineup drew just two walks and fanned eleven times.

The Renegades added a pair in the eighth batting against right-hander Nolan Clenney en route to a 6-2 victory and series win over the Cyclones.

Hudson Valley southpaw T.J. Sikkema allowed no runs, no hits, and no walks, with eight strikeouts in 4.1 innings, but exited to a no-decision.  Right-hander Nelvin Correa secured two outs in the fifth inning and earn the win.  But Josue Panacual did the heavy lifting with four innings of relief to earn the save.

BEFORE the BUMS 7/3/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Upended by Cincinnati Reds

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked the New York Giants second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last campaign as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut where they remain to this day.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

The Cincinnati Inquirer, Friday, July 3, 1890

GAME #58

Thursday, July 3, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CINCINNATI REDS

LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Lose Three Straight For First Time This Season; Drop Six Game Out of First

It was the battle for first place that wasn't, as Cincinnati won their third straight against the Bridegrooms, taking the series three games to one.  Brooklyn opened with a run in the first, but Cincinnati countered with four in the bottom half, then scored the game's decisive runs in the third.  They added a run in the fifth and scored twice more in the eighth for good measure.  Bridegroom starter Tom Lovett yielded nine runs on eleven hits, including a home run by John Reilly in a losing effort.  Brooklyn's surged late with two runs in the fifth, one in the eighth, and another pair in the ninth but still fell short by a margin of three.  Home runs by Hub Collins and Adonis Terry went for naught.  Third baseman George Pinkney finished 3 for 5 with two runs scored.  Brooklyn departs Cincinnati a season-high six games out of first place.

• FINAL: BKN 6; CIN 9
• RECORD: 34-24 (.586); 3rd place, 6.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones Get Two-Hit By Renegades at Dutchess Stadium

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2

II - HVR 8; BKN 5

III - BKN 6; HVR 1

IV - BKN 6; HVR 2

V - HVR 2; BKN 1

Cyclones Get Two-Hit; Renegades Take Series Lead

If you look in the dictionary for the definition of a hard-luck loss, you'll find the boxscore of Saturday's contest at Dutchess Stadium.

Making his fourth start (fifth appearance) with Brooklyn, right-hander Luis Moreno climbed the bump opposed by Yoendrys Gomez for the Renegades.

Hudson Valley scored in the fourth on third baseman Tyler Hardman's home run, then added an unearned run in the sixth.  Brooklyn scored once on a wild pitch in the fifth.  Otherwise, the Cyclones mustered little else.

Making only his fourth start of the season, Yoendrys Gomez held the Cyclones scoreless over 3.1 innings of no-hit ball, with one walk and three strikeouts, but departed the game to a no-decision.

Right-handed reliever Jhonatan Munoz followed Gomez, allowing an unearned run on two hits and one walk with three strikeouts for the win, his third this season.  Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Miller, who had his contract purchased from Sioux City of the American Association earlier this season, closed the game with a seven-out save.

Brooklyn's Luis Moreno allowed two runs (one earned) on just three hits and no walks with nine strikeouts in six innings and took the loss.  Right-hander Justin Courtney closed the game with two scoreless innings of one-hit ball.

First baseman JT Schwartz and second baseman Branden Fryman accounted for Brooklyn's only hits.

With the victory, Hudson Valley takes a 3-2 series lead, with the finale slated for Sunday.  Boxscore

BEFORE the BUMS 7/2/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Lose Second Straight to First-Place Reds

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked the New York Giants second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last campaign as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut where they remain to this day.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

 

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, July 3, 1890

GAME #57

Wednesday, July 2, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CINCINNATI REDS

LEAGUE PARK

Bridegrooms Trail Series; Fall Five Games Back in Standings

For a second consecutive game, Brooklyn batters were fit to be tied.  First baseman Dave Foutz singled home the game's opening run in the first.  But unbeknownst to the visitors, they would remain scoreless over the final eight frames.  Only George Pinkney could solve Red starter Frank Foreman's offerings as the Bridegroom third baseman accounted for three of Brooklyn's seven hits.  In a losing effort, the veteran Adonis Terry allowed six runs on eight hits and struck out three.  Meanwhile, outfielder Darby O'Brien remains out of action for Brooklyn, and thus this much-anticipated showdown against the Reds is not going as well as Manager McGunnigle had hoped.  With the loss, his men match a season-high five-game deficit out of first place.

• FINAL: BKN 1; CIN 6
• RECORD: 34-23 (.596); 3rd place, 5.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Brooklyn Cyclones Win Second Straight at Hudson Valley

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2

II - HVR 8; BKN 5

III - BKN 6; HVR 1

IV - BKN 6; HVR 2

Cyclones Even Series With Hudson Valley

Second-half pitching continues propelling the Cyclones forward.

With two out in the top of the second, catcher Jose Mena singled, delivering home two runs, and in the fourth, Nic Gaddis scored on a fielder's choice giving the Cyclones a 3-0 lead.

Afterwhich, it was a matter of Brooklyn holding on.

Brooklyn right-hander Garrison Bryant held the Renegades scoreless through the fifth.  But in the sixth, Hudson Valley tallied twice to pull within one.

The score remained unchanged through the eighth inning.  Brooklyn then added a trio of insurance runs in the ninth.  Shortstop Shervyen Newton doubled home a run, and JT Schwartz connected on a two-run home run to right/center field.

JT Schartz and Jose Mena accounted for four hits and four runs batted in, and Nic Gaddis finished with two hits and two runs scored.

Making his seventh start and thirteenth appearance, Garrison Bryant allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  He improved to 4-1 with a 3.71 ERA in 53.1 innings pitched, all with Brooklyn.

In only his third appearance with Brooklyn, right-hander Nate Jones negotiated a three-inning save.  He faced ten batters, yielded no hits and one walk, and fanned three.

With Friday's victory, the Cyclones even the series at two.  Boxscore

BEFORE the BUMS 7/1/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Get Two-Hit at Cincinnati

From the desk: FINGERPRINTS OF DEM BUMS

 

In baseball's sixth ever World Series clash of 1889, the National League New York Giants defeated the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms six games to three, and an inter-city rivalry was born.  While this marked New York's second straight championship victory over the Association, it would be Brooklyn's last as an AA member club.  The following season, the Bridegrooms would make their National League debut.  Welcome to "BEFORE the BUMS" my game-by-game rewind of (the city) Brooklyn's historic 1890 season.

 

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wednesday, July 2, 1890

GAME #56

Tuesday, July 1, 1890

Brooklyn Bridegrooms vs. CINCINNATI REDS

LEAGUE PARK

Billy Rhines Twirls Two-Hitter

Game two at League Park featured Brooklyn's Tom Lovett against right-hander Billy Rhines for the Reds.  After two scoreless innings, veteran second baseman Bid McPhee delivered home the game's first run in the third.  The score remained unchanged through the seventh inning.  Left fielder Joe Knight connected off Lovett for a two-run home run in the eighth.  The Bridegrooms never mustered a response as Billy Rhines limited Brooklyn to just two hits and one walk with three strikeouts for the shutout victory.  This marks only the second game this season in which the Bridegrooms have been held scoreless.  Tom Lovett allowed ten hits and two walks in the loss.  Brooklyn now falls back into third place behind Cincinnati and Philadelphia.

• FINAL: BKN 0; CIN 3
• RECORD: 34-22 (.607); 3rd place, 4.0 GB of Cincinnati Reds

Long Island Ducks Take Series at Staten Island

From the desks: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE & THAT RICHMOND COUNTY CLUB

EMPIRE STATE

BATTLE of the BIRDS

Long Island Ducks

vs.

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

Ducks Take Rubber Game at Staten Island Ballpark

Staten Island grabbed an early lead, but the Long Island Ducks seized the day to win the rubber game at the Richmond County baseball grounds.

The Ferry Hawks tallied single runs in the second and third innings but only one was earned.  Long Island bunched together four runs in the top half of the fourth.  Afterwhich, the score remained unchanged over the final five innings of play.

Making his seventh start, Staten Island's Nick Carell allowed four runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings for the loss.  Four Ferry Hawk relievers joined in limiting the Ducks to four hits over four scoreless innings.

Duck starter Akeel Morris yielded two runs, one earned, on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts for the win, and Nick Goody pitched a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for his fourth save.

Third baseman Joe DeCarlo finished 2 for 4 with a walk, double, triple, run batted in, and run scored.

• Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones Claw Back at Hudson Valley Renegades

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

BROOKLYN vs. HUDSON VALLEY

I - HVR 5; BKN 2

II - HVR 8; BKN 5

III - BKN 6; HVR 1

Cyclone Twirlers Best Hudson Valley Hurlers

Hudson Valley right-hander Blas Castano retired 15 of his first 16 batters faced.  The only Cyclone to reach base through the first five innings was due to a hit-by-pitch.  Otherwise, Castano allowed no runs on no hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Brooklyn southpaw Nick Zwack effectively matched his counterpart pitch for pitch.  Zwack likewise allowed no runs on just one hit and two walks with five strikeouts through the fifth.

Center fielder Jaylen Palmer led off the sixth inning against Blas Castano with a home run to left field.  After Castano issued a walk to Matt O'Neill and plunked Mike Rudick with a pitch, Shervyen Newton 

tripled home both runners, then scored himself on a JT Schwartz base hit to left, and just like that, the Cyclones owned a 4-0 lead.

The Renegades were recipients of Cyclone reliever Sammy Tavarez's generosity, who walked the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, then proceeded to walk his fourth batter to force home a run

and spoil the shutout.

With two more runs in the top of the ninth, the Cyclones clinched their first win of the series by a final score of six to one.

Right-hander Grant Hartwig closed out the game with a four-out save.  

Nick Zwack yielded no runs on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts in six innings for the win.  He improved to 2-1 with a 1.58 ERA through nine starts, and 40.0 innings pitched since his promotion from St. Lucie.

Meanwhile, Hudson Valley's Blas Castano, who started brilliantly, takes the loss.  Boxscore

The Metsian Podcast: Three Months Down, Three Months To Go

From the desk: HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

Remain calm.  All is well.  Or is it?  The Mets barely survived the month of June but still hold a tenuous lead over the Braves.  Will it last?  Their recent play brings that and many other questions into play.  While the Braves and Phillies have at each other in Philadelphia this evening, Sam Maxwell and I try to sort things out in a quick reaction episode of ... 

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