Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 7/21/2023

 

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

The Brooklyn Cyclones (15-6, 43-43) look to secure at least a series split with the Hudson Valley Renegades (10-11, 49-38) — the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees — on Friday evening at 7:05 p.m. from Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 

RHP Jordany Ventura (0-0, 0.00) — the Mets’ No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline — is scheduled to toe the slab for Brooklyn against the Hudson Valley’s LHP Brock Selvidge (NR). 

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: Brooklyn held on to defeat Hudson Valley, 4-3, on Thursday night...RF Rhylan Thomas made a leaping catch at the right-field fence to rob CF Spencer Jones's bid for a potential game-tying home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th...RHP Blade Tidwell tossed a quality start, hurling 6.1 innings of 1-run ball for his team-leading 7th win...RHP Paul Gervase registered the final 3 outs for his 5th save...Brooklyn tallied all 4 of their runs in the top of the third on 2 wild pitches, a C Kevin Parada sacrifice fly, and a SS William Lugo single...LF Stanley Consuegra posted a multi-hit night...C Agustin Ramírez collected 3 hits for Hudson Valley, falling a triple short of the cycle...He homered in the 8th and LF Grant Richardson posted a home run in the 7th. 

 

THE .500 CLUB: With Brooklyn’s victory on Thursday night, the Cyclones returned to .500 on the season at 43-43...It was the 3rd time since Saturday the ‘Clones were at the .500 mark since they were 2-2 following a 5-3 defeat at Winston-Salem on April 11...Brooklyn has not been over .500 since the 3rd game of the season...The Cyclones moved to 2-1 with a 4-2 win vs. Jersey Shore to close out the season-opening homestand on April 9. 

 

WE’RE GOING STREAKING: Brooklyn’s season-high 5-game winning streak came to a close on July 8 at Wilmington...Alas, the team has won 10-of-13 (.769) and 16-of-22 (.723) going into Friday’s contest...The Cyclones are 14-5 in the second half and lead the North Division of the SAL by half a game over Aberdeen (13-6)...Brooklyn is a game behind Hickory (15-4) for the best record in the circuit during the half...The 5-game streak was the longest for the ‘Clones since they won 6-straight from September 3-9, 2022, vs. Wilmington and at Winston-Salem. 

 

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 Friday, Brooklyn has posted a MiLB-low 2.72 ERA (145 ER in 479.0 IP) over their last 55 games, holding a 32-23 record in that span...The Yankees’ High-A Hudson Valley (3.09) is 2nd in the minors...The Cyclones have hurled 6 shutouts in that span and hold a strikeout rate of 28.2% and a walk rate of 11.3%...Additionally, Brooklyn pitching has permitted 2 fewer home runs (20) than any other squad and holds the lowest opposing OPS (.601), in addition to the 3rd lowest hits-per-9 innings (6.65) in that time period...RHPs Tyler Stuart (1.61) and Blade Tidwell (1.70) 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 Friday, Brooklyn has the best bullpen ERA (3.15) in the entire South Atlantic League and throughout Minor League Baseball...The Rangers’ Single-A Down East (3.18) is 2nd in MiLB, while Hudson Valley (3.40) is 2nd in the circuit...The Cyclones are also 5th in MiLB in hits-per-9 innings (6.89) and 9th in opposing OPS (.648). 

 

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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year: 

Kevin Parada; Blade Tidwell; Alex Ramírez; 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 Rodríguez;  Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake;