Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (18-14) will try and secure a series victory in their series finale against the Rome Emperors (16-14) — the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves — on Sunday at 1 p.m. from AdventHealth Stadium in Rome, Ga.
LHP Felipe De La Cruz (1-3, 2.36) is expected to take the ball in his second start of the week for the Cyclones. The Emperors are projected to counter with the Braves’ No. 16 farmhand per Baseball America, RHP Lucas Braun (1-1, 7.15).
Live coverage is available on the Bally Live app and the Cyclones Radio Network starting 15 minutes before the first pitch at 12:45 p.m.
Full game notes are linked below.
LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn earned the 1,000th win in franchise history with a 2-1 victory over Rome on Saturday afternoon...The Cyclones jumped in front in the first with a 1B William Lugo RBI single and took the lead for good in the seventh on a run-scoring knock by DH Wilfredo Lara...Lara reached base three times in the contest...LF Nick Morabito worked three walks and scored both of Brooklyn's runs...RHP Douglas Orellana struck out a season-high 10 over four innings in a no-decision...RHP Jake Stevenson (1.0 IP), RHP Josh Hejka (1.2), and RHP Joshua Cornielly (1.0) combined to toss 3.2 scoreless innings of relief to close out the win, earning the win, hold, and save, respectively.
A THOUSAND VICTORIES: Brooklyn's 2-1 victory at Rome on Saturday afternoon marked the 1,000th in Cyclones' franchise history...Brooklyn holds a record of 1,000-842 (.543) in 1,842 games since 2001...Tuesday's 6-2 victory in Rome marked the franchise's 200th since joining the South Atlantic League in 2021...The Cyclones are 202-211 (.490) in 412 games...Brooklyn captured its 900th franchise victory with a 6-5 triumph over Wilmington on August 14, 2022...Brooklyn's very first win came in a 3-2 victory on June 19, 2001, at Jamestown.
DOUBLE-DIGIT DOUGLAS: RHP Douglas Orellana set a personal and team season-high with 10 strikeouts on Saturday afternoon at Rome...The 22-year-old did not allow a run on two hits and walked just one...It was the second double-digit strikeout game of Orellana's career...The Caraças, Venezuela native punched out a career-high 11 over four frames in Game 2 of a doubleheader for the Florida Complex League Mets on July 14, 2022...Orellana is the first Cyclone to strike out 10+ hitters in a single game since RHP Robert Colina punched out 10 in six innings in a win at Greenville on September 2, 2023...The right-hander enters play on Sunday tied for ninth in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts (35).
PITCHING IN: The Cyclones have one of the best pitching staffs in all of Minor League Baseball in 2024...Entering play on Sunday, Brooklyn holds a South Atlantic League-best 2.95 ERA (92 ER in 280.1 IP)...The Cyclones' .590 opposing OPS is also the lowest in the circuit...Brooklyn's 2.95 ERA ranks fifth in all of Minor League Baseball...Double-A Birmingham (Chicago-AL) holds the best mark at 2.48...The Cyclones' .590 opposing OPS is the lowest in the minors, while the 1.18 WHIP is the eighth-lowest...Brooklyn is also tied for third in MiLB with five shutouts.
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