Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 8/13/2023

 

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

The Brooklyn Cyclones (25-16, 53-53) go for a series victory against the Aberdeen IronBirds (19-21, 51-53) — the High-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles — on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. from Maimonides Park on Coney Island. 

LHP Joey Lucchesi (0-0, 2.70 ERA) is scheduled to make his second rehab start of the week for Brooklyn against Aberdeen’s RHP Daniel Lloyd (4-5, 3.46 ERA). 

Live coverage is available on the Bally Live app, MiLB.tv, and the Cyclones Radio Network starting 15 minutes before the first pitch at 1:45 p.m. 

Full game notes are linked below.­­ 

LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones dropped Saturday's contest to Aberdeen, 8-3...IronBirds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on a 3-run home run to left by C Samuel Basallo...Aberdeen added 2 runs on balks in the 3rd, a fielding error in the 4th, and a fielder's choice and walk in the 9th...Brooklyn scored a pair in the 3rd on a 2-run double to right-center from 1B Ryan Clifford...Clifford finished with a pair of doubles, while LF Rhylan Thomas reached base 4 times on 2 singles, a double, and a walk...Basallo reached base 3 times for Aberdeen and drove in a game-high 4...1B Jacob Teter also garnered a pair of hits for the 'Birds...RHP Dylan Heid struck out 5 over 3.0 shutout innings of relief for his 3rd win. 

 

CHURVEY ISLAND: LHP Joey Lucchesi is scheduled to make his 2nd rehab start for the Cyclones on Sunday afternoon...The southpaw allowed 1 run on 4 hits and struck out 5 over 3.1 innings on Tuesday night vs. Aberdeen...Throws a "churve" that he holds deep in his palm like a classic circle changeup, but snaps the pitch off like a breaking ball...Per StatCast, his churve had an average 8.9-inch vertical drop in 2019, which was the most movement of any pitcher’s changeup by more than a full inch...Lucchesi was placed on Triple-A Syracuse's 7-day injured list on July 20 (retroactive 7/19)...In 12 starts (11 appearances) with Syracuse, the 30-year-old is 6-3 with a 3.99 ERA (30 ER in 67.2 IP) and 63 strikeouts...Lucchesi has also made 5 starts this season at the Major League level with the Mets...The southpaw composed a 1-0 record with a 4.43 ERA (11 ER in 22.1 IP) and 17 Ks. 

 

BIG RED DAWG: OF Ryan Clifford was added to Brooklyn's roster on August 3...The 20-year-old was acquired by the New York Mets with OF Drew Gilbert from the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Justin Verlander on August 1...The 2022 11th-round pick enters Sunday leading the South Atlantic League in slugging percentage (.538)...Greenville's INF Blaze Jordan (.533) is 2nd...He is also 2nd in OPS (.892) and tied for 3rd in home runs (18)...Among players with at least 250 plate appearances, Clifford is 1st in isolated power (.271), 4th in OPS (.892), and 6th in wOBA (.392) and wRC+ (138). 

 

THE RHY-T STUFF: In 25 games since July 4 at Wilmington, OF Rhylan Thomas is slashing .379/.415/.460 with a .875 OPS at the dish and a 142 wRC+...Thomas has added 11 runs scored, 4 doubles, a home run, 9 RBI, and 6 walks to only 6 strikeouts...Since July 18 at Hudson Valley, the left-handed swinger is slashing .397/.423/.500 with a .923 OPS and 155 wRC+ in 19 games...Thomas already has as many RBI (9) as he did in St. Lucie in 32 fewer plate appearances (139 to 107)...Among players with 95 or more plate appearances since the start of July, Thomas ranks 2nd in the South Atlantic League in batting average (.367) and has 5 fewer strikeouts (7) than any other batter. 

 

PLUNK-O: The Cyclones' pitching staff tied a painful franchise record on Saturday night by plunking 5 Aberdeen hitters...Brooklyn pitching had not drilled 5 batters in a game since they hit 5 on July 3, 2018, in a 5-1 loss at home vs. Staten Island...The Cyclones also plunked 5 in an 8-3 loss vs. Hudson Valley on June 26, 2017...Only 1 team in the South Atlantic League has plunked more in 2023...Hudson Valley plunked 6 Cyclones hitters on May 19 in Wappingers Falls. 

 

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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year: 

Kevin Parada; Jett Williams; Alex Ramírez; Stanley Consuegra; Omar De Los Santos; Tyler Stuart; Chase Estep; Joander Suarez; Jace Beck; Jeffrey Colón; Joshua Cornielly; Cameron Foster;  Jordan Geber;  Paul Gervase;  Raimon Gómez; Drake Osborn; Manny Rodríguez;  Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake;