Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 7/8/2023

 


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

The Brooklyn Cyclones (10-3, 38-40) will try and extend their winning streak to a season-best six against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (4-9, 33-44) — the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals — on Saturday night at 6:35 p.m. from Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Del. 

RHP Joander Suárez (3-5, 7.23) is scheduled to take the hill for Brooklyn against the Nationals’ No. 15 prospect per Baseball America, Wilmington’s RHP Andry Lara (2-6, 6.03). 

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 6:20 ­­­p.m. 

Full game notes are attached.­­ 

LAST TIME OUT: Trailing and down to their final out, Brooklyn rallied to stun Wilmington, 3-1, on Friday night...With the bases empty and 2 out in the top of the 9th, 2B Chase Estep singled, 1B Mateo Gil walked, and SS Junior Tilien clobbered a go-ahead 3-run home run...RHP Dylan Tebrake entered with 2 on and nobody out in the bottom of the 9th...He received a caught stealing of third and tallied back-to-back strikeouts to earn the first save of his career...RHP Robert Colina tossed 3.0+ innings of scoreless relief for his first win...RHP Brendan Hardy, Colina, and Tebrake combined to throw 6.2 innings of 4-hit, 9-strikeout shutout relief in Brooklyn’s win. 

 

WE’RE GOING STREAKING: Brooklyn set a new mark for their longest winning streak of the season — tallying 5-straight wins — with a 3-1 victory at Wilmington on Friday...Prior to Friday, the Cyclones had 4-consecutive ballgames on 2 separate occasions...Most recently, Brooklyn captured 4-straight games from June 22-25 vs. Hudson Valley...The Cyclones first accomplished the feat in 2023 by taking 4 in-a-row at Hudson Valley from May 17 until Game 1 of a doubleheader on May 21...The 5-game streak is the longest for the ‘Clones since they won 6-straight from September 3-9, 2022, vs. Wilmington and at Winston-Salem. 

 

COMEBACK ‘CLONES: Brooklyn earned their 11th, 12th, and 13th come-from-behind victories of the 2023 season with 6-4, 9-3, and 3-1 wins over Wilmington on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday...Friday’s win was Brooklyn’s first in 2023 when trailing after 8 innings...It marked the ‘Clones first victory when trailing after 8 frames since August 14, 2022, at Wilmington...Brooklyn erased a 5-4 deficit entering the 9th that night on a 2-run pinch-hit home run by C Matt O’Neill...The Cyclones came from 4 runs down to earn the victory on Tuesday, matching their largest deficit erased on the campaign...The ‘Clones erased a 4-0 margin entering the 5th and a 4-1 deficit going into the 7th...Brooklyn also erased a 4-run ledger on Opening Day — April 7 — vs. Jersey Shore...The Cyclones trailed 4-0 after the 1st inning that day, ultimately topping the BlueClaws, 9-8, in 11 innings. 

 

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 Saturday, Brooklyn has posted a MiLB-low 2.71 ERA (123 ER in 409.0 IP) over their last 47 games, holding a 27-20 record in that span...The Yankees’ High-A Hudson Valley (2.86) is 2nd in the minors...The Cyclones have hurled 5 shutouts in that span and hold a strikeout rate of 28.2% and a walk rate of 11.3%...Additionally, Brooklyn pitching has permitted the fewest home runs (13) and holds the lowest opposing OPS (.601), in addition to the 3rd lowest hits-per-9 innings (6.71) in that time period...RHPs Blade Tidwell (1.55) and Tyler Stuart (1.62) hold the 2nd and 3rd best ERA’s in MiLB during that time (min. 45.0 IP). 

 

RED HOT RELIEF: The Cyclones’ relief staff has been exquisite at quelling fires in 2023...Entering Saturday, Brooklyn has the best bullpen ERA (3.11) in the entire South Atlantic League, and 3rd lowest throughout Minor League Baseball...The Rangers’ Single-A Down East leads (3.04) in MiLB, while Hudson Valley (3.47) is 2nd in the circuit...RHP Paul Gervase (1.07) is 1st in ERA among SAL relievers (min. 30.0 IP). 

 

JUNIOR MINT: INF Junior Tilien clubbed a go-ahead 3-run home run with 2 out in the 9th on Friday at Wilmington as part of a multi-hit night...The 20-year-old enters Saturday on a 7-game hitting streak dating back to June 28 vs. Jersey Shore...Tilien is 10-for-his-last-27 (.370) with 5 runs scored, 3 home runs, 8 RBI, and 2 walks...Tilien is slashing .370/.414/.704 with a 1.117 OPS and 197 wRC+ during the streak. 

 

BEND, BUT NO TE-BRAKE: RHP Dylan Tebrake earned his first career save on Friday at Wilmington and has been nearly untouchable since being reinstated from Brooklyn’s injured list...Since being activated on May 14, the 23-year-old has made 13 relief appearances...Tebrake has a 1.23 ERA (3 ER in 22.0 IP) on 10 hits and 10 walks, registering 34 strikeouts (13.91 K/9)...That equates to a 39.5 K% (34/86) and 11.6 BB% (10/86)...Since moving to a relief role, Tebrake is 2nd among SAL relievers (min. 20.0 IP) in opposing OPS (.381) and ERA (1.17), 3rd in strikeouts (36) and WHIP (0.87), and 4th in hits-per-9 innings (3.91), and strikeouts-per-9 innings (14.09).  

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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year: 

Kevin ParadaBlade TidwellAlex Ramírez; Stanley Consuegra; Omar De Los SantosTyler StuartChase Estep; Joander Suarez; Jace Beck; César Berbesi; Jeffrey Colón; Joshua Cornielly; Cameron FosterJordan GeberPaul GervaseRaimon Gómez; Drake Osborn; Wilkin Ramos; Manny Rodríguez;  Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake

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