Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 5/18/2023

 

Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.

The Brooklyn Cyclones (12-20) go for a second-straight victory against the Hudson Valley Renegades (22-13) — the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees — on Thursday evening at 6:05 p.m. from Heritage Financial Park.

RHP Cameron Foster (0-3, 6.20) is scheduled to take the hill for Brooklyn against Hudson Valley’s RHP Zach Messinger (0-1, 2.03)

Live coverage is available on the Bally Live app, MiLB.tv, and the Cyclones Radio Network starting 15 minutes prior to the first pitch at 5:50 p.m.

Full game notes are linked below. 

 

LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn snapped a 4-game slide with a 7-2 win over Hudson Valley on Wednesday afternoon...1B Chase Estep collected 3 RBI, including a 2-run triple in the 2nd...Cyclones went ahead for good in the 6th when 2 scored on LF Jaylen Palmer’s infield single and a throwing error...3B William Lugo reached base 3 times and registered a pair of knocks...RHP Blade Tidwell punched out 8 over 5 innings to earn his first pro win...LHP Daniel Juárez and RHP Paul Gervase combined to toss 4-shutout and 2-hit innings — striking out 6 — to close out Brooklyn’s win. 

 

WHERE THERE’S A WILL-IAM, THERE’S A WAY: INF William Lugo comes into Thursday’s matchup riding a season-high 4-game hitting streak...The 21-year-old tallied his first multi-hit game of the season on Wednesday afternoon and is 5-for-his-last-15 (.333) during the stretch...Lugo has tallied 4 runs scored, a double, a triple, and an RBI, adding 2 walks and a stolen base...The Dominican native has also reached base safely in 6-consecutive contests dating back to May 10...Lugo is slashing .316/.458/.474 with a .932 OPS and a 158 wRC+ in that span.  

 

HIT PARADA: C Kevin Parada cracked a home run on Tuesday night and has been on a tear since the calendar flipped to May...In 13 games during the season’s second month, the 21-year-old is slashing .306/.382/.592 with a .974 OPS...Parada is 15-for-49 at the dish (.306) with 8 runs scored, 6 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs, and 7 RBI...In that time frame, the Los Angeles native holds a .428 wOBA and a 154 wRC+...In the month of May, Parada is tied for the South Atlantic League lead in extra-base hits (9) and tied for 2nd in doubles (6)...For the entire campaign, the Georgia Tech alum is tied for 3rd in the SAL in two-base hits (10). 

 

E-STEP UP: After a bumpy month of April, INF Chase Estep has picked up the pace at the plate in season’s second month...In his last 9 games played dating back to May 5, the 23-year-old is slashing .290/.333/.516 with an .849 OPS...Estep has accumulated 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, a triple, a home run, and 7 RBI in 33 plate appearances...The Corbin, Ky. native has also registered a 122 wRC+...In his first 12 games, the Estep was just 2-for-43 (.047) at the dish with a wRC+ of -21. 

 

NONE SHALL PASS: LHP Daniel Juárez has been as dominant as can be out of the bullpen for the Cyclones in 2023...In his first 11 outings of the campaign, the southpaw holds a 2-0 record with 1 save...He has not permitted a run on 5 hits and 6 walks, striking out 21 (13.83 K/9)...In 16 regular season appearances with the ‘Clones dating back to last season, Juárez has yielded only 1 unearned run in 18.0 innings...The 22-year-old has not surrendered an earned run in 24 straight appearances dating back to last year...Juárez last allowed earned runs on June 22, 2022, with Single-A St. Lucie at Palm Beach...Since then, he is 4-0 with 10 hits allowed, 15 walks, and 36 strikeouts in 28.1 innings...Since the streak began, no pitcher in Minor League Baseball has thrown more innings without allowing an earned run. 

 

STU-PER DUPER: RHP Tyler Stuart has been as consistent as any starting pitcher in the SAL in 2023...The 23-year-old extended his scoreless inning streak to 8.0 innings with 5.0 scoreless frames at Wilmington on Saturday...Entering Thursday, Stuart leads the league in ERA (1.40)...He is also tied for 6th in batting average against (.202)...The right-hander is also 4th in xFIP (3.50) and 6th in strikeout rate (32.1%) and strikeouts per nine innings (11.92). 

 

ROAD WARRIOR: OF Stanley Consuegra has thrived away from Maimonides Park in 2023...Coming into Thursday, the 22-year-old has posted a batting average 125 points higher on the road (.313) than at home (.188)...Away from home, Consuegra is slashing .313/.361/.612 with a .973 OPS adding 10 of his 15 extra-base hits and all 5 of his home runs...17 of his 19 RBI have been on the road, as well...As a team, the Cyclones are hitting 25 points better in visiting parks (.220) than on Coney Island (.195). 

 

‘DASH’ LOS SANTOS: In addition to his 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts in 2023, OF Omar De Los Santos remains among the best base stealers in Minor League Baseball since the beginning of 2022...The 23-year-old has accumulated 84 stolen bases in that span, which is 5th most in MiLB...Only Red Sox prospect INF David Hamilton (91), Marlins farmhand INF Nasim Núñez (88), Aberdeen OF Luis Valdez (88), and Athletics OF Esteury Ruíz (85) have swiped more...De Los Santos has also snagged 49 more bases than any other Mets prospect in that time...Fellow Cyclone IF/OF Jaylen Palmer is 2nd with 35...Omar is already 18 swipes shy of matching INF Walter Rasquin’s franchise record for single-season stolen bases (32) which was set back in 2017. 

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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year: 

Kevin Kendall; Kevin Parada; Alex Ramírez; Stanley Consuegra; Jaylen Palmer; Omar De Los Santos; Chase Estep; Warren Saunders; Joe Suozzi; Joander Suarez; Jace Beck; César Berbesi; Quinn Brodey; Jeffrey Colón; Joshua Cornielly; Cameron Foster;  Jordan Geber;  Paul Gervase;  Raimon Gómez; Justin Guerrera; Daniel Juarez; Kolby Kubichek; Brad Malm; Trey McLoughlin; Drake Osborn; Wilkin Ramos; Manny Rodríguez; Warren Saunders; Tyler Stuart; Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake; Blade Tidwell;