Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 9/3/2023

 


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

The Brooklyn Cyclones (34-25, 62-62) look to inch closer to a postseason berth against the Greenville Drive (26-33, 62-63) — the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox — on Sunday starting at 6:05 p.m. from Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C.

RHP Saúl García (0-0, 3.00 ERA) is scheduled to take the hill in his first start for Brooklyn. Greenville’s projected to counter with RHP Noah Song (1-2, 2.81 ERA).

Live coverage is available on the Cyclones Radio Network starting 15 minutes before the first pitch at 5:50 p.m. Full game notes are linked below.­­

LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones shut out the Drive, 6-0, on Saturday night...RHP Robert Colina set a career-high with 6.0 innings pitched and tied a career-best with 10 strikeouts for Brooklyn...The 22-year-old scattered 5 hits and did not allow a walk...RHP Joe Joe Rodríguez stranded the bases loaded in the 9th and tossed 3.0 innings of scoreless relief for his first High-A save...Cyclones clubbed 3 home runs...RF Stanley Consuegra blasted a 3-run shot in the 1st...C Drake Osborn and CF Alex Ramírez added solo blasts in the 2nd and 7th...Ramírez, 3B William Lugo, and 2B D'Andre Smith all accumulated multi-hit nights...CF Allan Castro and SS Eddinson Paulino posted multi-knock efforts for Greenville.

ON THE FINAL FEW CORKSCREWS: Brooklyn is looking to secure a second-straight playoff appearance and is 7-2-2 in their last 11 series...Brooklyn is 34-25 in the second half and is a game ahead of Jersey Shore (33-26) atop the North Division of the SAL with 7 games left to play...The BlueClaws hold the tiebreaker over Brooklyn because of winning the season series (15-11).


HOPE AT BAT: Today is the final day of Minor League Baseball's "Hope At Bat" campaign to benefit the American Cancer Society...$15 will be donated to the ACS for every run scored today...A total of $34,060 has been raised during the 2023 season in the fight against Childhood Cancer.

 

THE DONUT SHOPPE: Brooklyn collected its 11th shutout win of the season with a 6-0 blanking at Greenville on Saturday...RHP Robert Colina (6.0 IP) and RHP Joe Joe Rodríguez (3.0) combined on the blanking...With Saturday's performance, the Cyclones have set a new franchise record for single-season shutouts...Before 2023, Brooklyn had accrued 10 shutouts in a season that happened on 4 separate occasions...It previously happened over 76 games in the New York-Penn League in 2014...The 11 shutouts are tied for the 4th-most in all of Minor League Baseball and tied for first among South Atlantic League squads with Hudson Valley and Bowling Green.

 

GRAB A SEAT: RHP Robert Colina became the 6th different Cyclone pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters in a game in 2023 when he whiffed 10 Drive batters on Saturday night...He joins RHP Joander Suárez who whiffed 11 vs. Aberdeen on August 11...RHP Jordany Ventura punched out 10 vs. Aberdeen on August 9, RHP Cameron Foster K'd 12 vs. Wilmington on July 29, RHP Tyler Stuart struck out 11 vs. Hudson Valley on June 22, and RHP Blade Tidwell accomplished the feat on 4 separate occasions...Only Greenville has as many pitchers (6) strike out 10-plus hitters in a game this year...Since 2005, only one other Brooklyn squad had 5 different arms punch out 10 or more in a single game during a season...In 2013, LHP Dario Álvarez (12; 7/24 @ LOW), RHP Miller Díaz (11; 8/23 @ VER), RHP Robert Gsellman (13; 8/24 @ VER), RHP Dawrin Frías (11; 8/27 vs. TRI), and RHP John Gant (7/26 @ ABD).

 

THE ROCO SHOW: RHP Robert Colina registered one of the best performances of his career on Saturday at Greenville...The Venezuela native set a career-high in innings pitched (6.0) and tied a career-best in strikeouts (10) in a 6-0 shutout...Since his 7-strikeout performance vs. Hudson Valley on June 21, Colina holds a 4-3 record with a 3.30 ERA (16 ER in 43.2 IP)...The 22-year-old has surrendered just 41 hits and walked 7 with 55 strikeouts over his last 12 appearances (7 starts)...Colina’s strikeout rate is up 6.7 percent (31.1 K%) and the walk rate is down 7.0 percent (4.0 BB%) from his first 7 appearances (1 start).

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Brooklyn Cyclones Players this year: 

Kevin Parada; Jett WilliamsAlex Ramírez; Stanley Consuegra; Omar De Los SantosTyler StuartChase Estep; Joander Suarez; Jace Beck; Jeffrey Colón; Joshua Cornielly; Cameron FosterJordan GeberPaul GervaseRaimon Gómez; Drake Osborn; Manny Rodríguez;  Joander Suarez; Dylan Tebrake

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