Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 8/30/2023

 

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

The Brooklyn Cyclones (32-23, 60-60) will try and snap a two-game slide against the Greenville Drive (24-31, 60-61) — the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox — starting on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. from Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C. 

LHP Felipe De La Cruz (1-0, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to take the hill for Brooklyn against Greenville’s LHP Zach Penrod (1-0, 0.00 ERA). 

Live coverage is available on the Cyclones Radio Network starting 15 minutes before the first pitch at 6:50 p.m. 

Full game notes are linked below.­­ 

LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn dropped its second-straight contest on Tuesday night at Greenville, 6-1...The game was delayed an hour and 14 minutes due to rain in the top of the 6th...Drive took the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd on a 2-run double from 2B Max Ferguson...Ferguson collected 2 doubles in the game...Drive added 3 in the 5th thanks to 3 errors...Cyclones broke up the shutout in the 8th on a SS Jett Williams walk and a RF Stanley Consuegra triple...RHP Noah Song (5.0 IP), RHP Juan Daniel Encarnación (0.1), RHP Reidis Sena (1.2), and RHP Felix Cepeda (2.0) combined on the 2-hitter...RHP Saúl García tossed 3.0 innings of 1-run ball out of the bullpen in his Brooklyn debut. 

 

ON THE FINAL FEW CORKSCREWS: Brooklyn is looking to secure a second-straight playoff appearance and has won 7 of their last 11 series since dropping 4-of-6 to Greenville on Coney Island from June 6-11...The Cyclones are 7-2-2 in their last 11 sets...Brooklyn is 32-23 in the second half and 1 game ahead of Jersey Shore (31-24) atop the North Division of the SAL with 11 games left to play...The BlueClaws hold the tiebreaker over Brooklyn as a result of winning the season series (15-11).

JETT THE MET: INFs Jett Williams has been stellar since he made his Cyclones debut on August  1 and all summer long…Since returning from the All-Star break on July 14, the 19-year-old is slashing .328/.485/.611 with a 1.096 OPS, 29 runs scored, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 18 RBI, 39 walks, and 15 stolen bases in 38 games between Brooklyn and Single-A St. Lucie…Since that date, no player in Minor League Baseball (min. 165 PA) has a higher on-base percentage (.485)...He is also tied for 1st in walks (39), 2nd in OPS (1.096), 7th in slugging percentage (.611), 12 in batting average (.328)...On the season, Williams is tied for 6th in Minor League Baseball in walks (93)…Among teenagers, Williams is tied for 1st in MiLB with San Diego's OF Samuel Zavala at High-A Fort Wayne...Since making his SAL debut, the Rockwall, Texas, native has led the circuit (min. 100 PA) in batting average (.318), on-base percentage (.469), OPS (1.049), doubles (8), and walks (24)...He is also tied for 1st in extra-base hits (13), 2nd in hits (28), and tied for 2nd in stolen bases (9)...Among SAL players with at least 110 plate appearances in 2023, Williams is leading the circuit in walk rate (21.2%), is 2nd in OBP (.469), and 5th in wRC+ (185), wOBA (.468), and OPS (1.049). 

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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;