Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (14-6,
42-43) squared off against the Hudson Valley Renegades (10-10, 49-37) — the
High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees — on Thursday evening at 7:05 p.m.
from Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
RHP Blade Tidwell (6-3,
3.45) — the Mets’ top pitching prospect per MLB Pipeline — is scheduled to toe
the slab for Brooklyn against the Yankees’ No. 22 prospect per MLB Pipeline,
Hudson Valley’s RHP Zach Messinger (1-7, 3.80).
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 6:50 p.m.
Full game notes are linked below.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones dropped Wednesday’s
matinee at Hudson Valley, 6-4...Renegades scored 3 unearned runs in the 8th to
take the lead for good...1B Rafael Flores tallied a go-ahead 2-run
double and SS Alexander Vargas added a run-scoring single...Brooklyn
grabbed the lead in the top of the inning on a 3B William Lugo sacrifice
fly...RF Stanley Consuegra powered a pair of solo home runs for the
‘Clones in the 4th and 6th...Lugo drove in two with a pair of sacrifice
flies...CF Alex RamÃrez and DH Kevin Parada added multi-hit
games...Flores had a pair of hits, including a 2-run home run in the 1st for
the ‘Gades...CF Spencer Jones tallied a game-tying solo blast in the
6th.
SUPER STAFF: Since the start of a 4-game
winning streak at Hudson Valley on May 17, the Cyclones’ pitching staff has,
statistically, been the most dominant in Minor League Baseball...Entering
Thursday, Brooklyn has posted a MiLB-low 2.72 ERA (142 ER in 470.0 IP) over
their last 54 games, holding a 31-23 record in that span...The Yankees’ High-A
Hudson Valley (3.07) is 2nd in the minors...The Cyclones have hurled 6 shutouts
in that span and hold a strikeout rate of 28.3% and a walk rate of 11.2%...Additionally,
Brooklyn pitching has permitted 3 fewer home runs (18) than any other squad and
holds the lowest opposing OPS (.596), in addition to the 3rd lowest hits-per-9 innings
(6.64) in that time period...RHPs Tyler Stuart (1.62) and Blade
Tidwell (1.73) hold the 2nd and 3rd best ERA’s in MiLB during that time
(min. 50.0 IP).
RED HOT RELIEF: The Cyclones’ relief staff has
been exquisite at quelling fires in 2023...Entering Thursday, Brooklyn has the
best bullpen ERA (3.12) in the entire South Atlantic League and throughout
Minor League Baseball...The Rangers’ Single-A Down East (3.13) is 2nd in MiLB,
while Hudson Valley (3.45) is 2nd in the circuit...The Cyclones are also 3rd in
MiLB in hits-per-9 innings (6.86) and 5th in opposing OPS (.644).
PARADA POWER: C Kevin Parada registered
his 2nd multi-home run game of the season on Saturday, tallying solo shots in
the 1st and 5th innings...The Pasadena, Calif. native also accrued multiple
blasts on June 23 vs. Hudson Valley...Kevin poked a solo home run in the 3rd
and a 2-run inside-the-parker in the 6th...Since 2005, Parada is 1 of 2
Cyclones to record a pair of multi-homer games in the same season...INF Nick
Evans powered a pair of jacks on July 22, 2005, vs. Jamestown and again on August
24, 2005, at Williamsport...Dating back to June 6 vs. Greenville, the
21-year-old is slashing .325/.391/.592 with a .983 OPS and 163 wRC+ in 31
games...Parada has accrued 18 runs scored, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 7 home runs,
20 RBI, 10 walks, and 3 hit-by-pitches...The former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket
enters Thursday ranked 5th in the South Atlantic League in extra-base hits
(33), total bases (138), hits (81), and doubles (19)...Since June 6, Parada is
tied for 1st in triples (3), 2nd in total bases (71), tied for 3rd in hits
(39), 5th in slugging (.592), tied for 5th in extra-base hits (15) and home
runs (7), 6th in OPS (.983), and tied for 8th in batting average (.325).
CUTTING ‘EM DOWN: RHP Blade Tidwell is
amid his best stretch of baseball in 2023...Tidwell has earned the win in 4 of
his last 5 outings with Brooklyn winning all 5 games...He has permitted just 6
runs on 21 hits over 31.2 innings...He has walked only 7 (5.8 BB%) and struck
out 43 (35.8 K%) in those contests...Tidwell punched out a career-high and
team-season-best-matching 11 in consecutive starts on July 6 at Wilmington and
June 30 vs. Jersey Shore...This comes after tied a then-career-best with 10
strikeouts on June 11 vs. Greenville...Tidwell also whiffed 10 on May 4 vs.
Aberdeen...Over his last 10 starts dating back to May 17 at Hudson Valley,
Tidwell is 6-0 with a 1.73 ERA (10 ER in 52.0 IP) with just 31 hits
allowed...The Loretto, Tenn. native has walked 27 and struck out 76 (36.2
K%)...Tidwell’s holding opponents to a meager .169 batting average (31-182)
against him...Tidwell leads the South Atlantic League and Minor League Baseball
in strikeouts (76) by 2 over Hudson Valley’s RHP Drew Thorpe (74)...He
also leads in batting average against (.170) and is 3rd in ERA (1.73) since
that date (min. 50.0 IP)...On the season in the SAL, the Loretto, Tenn. native
leads in batting average against (.196), is tied for 3rd in wins (6), and 4th
in strikeouts (103) and ERA (3.45).
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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year:
Kevin Parada; Blade Tidwell; Alex RamÃrez; Stanley Consuegra; Omar De Los Santos; Tyler Stuart; Chase Estep; Joander Suarez; Jace Beck; César Berbesi; Jeffrey Colón; Joshua Cornielly; Cameron Foster; Jordan Geber; Paul Gervase; Raimon Gómez; Drake Osborn; Wilkin Ramos; Manny RodrÃguez; Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake;
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