Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (25-30, 58-63) go for their fifth-straight road victory against the Winston-Salem Dash (24-31, 55-66) — the High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox — at 7 p.m. on Wednesday from Truist Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
LHP Zach Thornton (1-2, 5.02) expects to get the ball for the Cyclones. The Dash are projected to counter with LHP Lucas Gordon (1-3, 3.52).
Live coverage on the Bally Live app, MiLB.tv, and Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 6:45 p.m.
Full game notes are linked below.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones won their 4th-straight road game with a 3-2 win at Winston-Salem on Tuesday night...Brooklyn tied the game in the 6th on a C Chris Suero double and took the lead in the 7th on a 2-run single by 1B Junior Tilien...Suero provided a multi-hit night with a pair of doubles...RHP Eduardo Herrera entered a bases-loaded jam with 1 out in the 7th and protected a 1-run lead with a pair of K's...The 24-year-old struck out 4 of 5 hitters faced for the hold...RHP Justin Lawson threw a scoreless 9th for his South Atlantic League-high-tying 8th save...LHP Felipe De La Cruz yielded 1 run over 5.0 innings in a no-decision for Brooklyn...RHP Aldrin Batista posted a quality start for Winston-Salem, allowing 1 run in 6.0 frames.
THIS DATE IN CYCLONES' HISTORY: On August 28, 2001, the Cyclones clinched their first playoff berth in franchise history in a 7-5 win vs. Pittsfield...The playoff berth is the first for a Brooklyn baseball team since 1956...In the game, Noel Devarez hits the first home run over the center field wall in then-KeySpan Park history...In 2008, SS Wilmer Flores took the field for the Cyclones, becoming the youngest player in franchise history at 17 years, and 22 days old...RHPs Jenrry Mejia (5.0 IP, 6 K), Wendy Rosa (3.2, 7), and Erik Turgeon (0.1, 1) would combine to strike out 14 hitters, tossing a 6-hit shutout in a 6-0 win vs. Oneonta...In 2010, the Cyclones scored 6 runs in the 8th inning, while RHP Yohan Almonte tossed a 6-hit, complete-game shutout in a 10-0 rout at Connecticut...In 2012, Brooklyn scored 3 runs in the top of the 11th inning on a 2-run 3B Dimas Ponce double and a C Kevin Plawecki RBI single in a 6-3 win at Aberdeen...In 2013, RHP John Gant pitched a complete game, 1-hit shutout in a 1-0 win vs. Tri-City...Gant faced the minimum 27 batters, walking 1 and striking out 6, losing the no-hit bid on a 6th-inning single...In 2022, the Cyclones blasted Jersey Shore, 18-1, on the road...3B William Lugo posted a 4-hit and 4-RBI contest, while SS Shervyen Newton added 3 hits and 4 RBI...To break the game open, Brooklyn scored 3 in the 2nd, 4 in the 3rd, 3 in the 4th, and 7 in the 5th.
ROAD WARRIORS: Brooklyn won its 5th-consecutive road game with a 3-2 triumph at Winston-Salem on Tuesday...The Cyclones won the final 4 games of their away series in Wilmington from August 15-18...Brooklyn had not won 5-straight road contests since winning 6-straight in visiting parks from June 17 until July 7, 2023, at Aberdeen and Wilmington.
HEART OF A LAYON-EL: RHP Layonel Ovalles rejoined the Cyclones from Single-A St. Lucie on Wednesday...The 21-year-old made 21 appearances out of the bullpen in the Florida State League, posting a 2-1 record with a 5.92 ERA (25 ER in 38.0 IP), 1 save, 28 walks, and 42 strikeouts...Ovalles has pitched his best ball of the season over the last few weeks...In his previous 5 appearances since August 11, the right-hander is 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA (1 ER in 11.2 IP), 1 save, 5 walks, and 17 K's...Ovalles has also thrown 7.1-consecutive scoreless innings since August 15...The Moca, D.R. native made 2 starts for the Cyclones at the tail end of 2023, posting an 0-1 mark with a 3.38 ERA (4 ER in 10.2 IP), 5 walks, and 9 strikeouts...Ovalles entered the year ranked as the New York Mets' No. 33 prospect by Baseball America.
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