Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 8/7/2024

 

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

After Tuesday’s rainout, The Brooklyn Cyclones (15-21, 48-54) open a six-game series against the Hudson Valley Renegades (19-16, 52-48) — the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees — with a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday from Maimonides Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.

RHP Jack Wenninger (0-1, 3.78) — the New York Mets’ No. 27 prospect per Baseball America — is expected to get the ball for the Cyclones in the lid-lifter. The Renegades are projected to counter with LHP Kyle Carr (0-6, 5.61), the Yankees’ No. 11 farmhand per MLB Pipeline.

In the nightcap, RHP Jonah Tong (4-3, 3.36) — the Mets’ No. 17 prospect per Baseball America — is expected to toe the slab for Brooklyn. Hudson Valley anticipates RHP Blane Abeyta (1-2, 2.30) starting in the finale.

Live coverage on the Bally Live app, MiLB.tv, and Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 4:45 p.m. 

Full game notes are linked below.  

LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn and Aberdeen split Sunday's series-ending doubleheader...The IronBirds took the lid-lifter, 5-2, and the Cyclones rallied to win the finale, 6-4...DH Douglas Hodo provided the opening run for Aberdeen in Game 1 on a first-inning home run...The IronBirds scored four in the fifth to pull away...3B Jacob Reimer and 2B D'Andre Smith provided an RBI single and a solo home run in the sixth and seventh, respectively, to break up the shutout...RHP Jawilme Ramírez tossed 4.0 innings of one-run, two-hit ball in the loss...Aberdeen jumped out to a 4-0 lead through three innings in the nightcap before the Cyclones came back...Brooklyn scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth to take the lead for good...1B Mateo Gil went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and three runs batted in...The 24-year-old drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the fifth...RF Nick Morabito posted a 2-for-4 game with two runs, a double, and a steal...RHP Justin Lawson hurled a career-high 4.0 innings of relief, allowing one unearned run, for his second win...RHP Alan Perdomo pitched a perfect seventh for his first High-A save.

 

THIS DATE IN CYCLONES' HISTORY: On August 7, 2006, RHP Jake Ruckle struck out 10 hitters over 8.0 innings of four-hit shutout ball, as he and RHP German Marte (1.0 IP) combined on a five-hitter in a 3-0 win vs. Staten Island...In 2008, RHP Chris Schwinden punched out 12 over 7.0 innings of one-hit baseball...He, RHP Yury Santana (1.0 IP), and RHP Stephen Clyne (1.0) united on a one-hit shutout during a 2-0 win at Lowell...In 2010, LF William Cherry hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth before a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error off the bat of 2B J.B. Brown provided a walk-off, 3-2 win vs. Connecticut in 11 innings...In 2012, RHPs Gabriel Ynoa (7.0 IP) and Paul Sewald (2.0) combined on a four-hit shutout in a 1-0 win at Lowell...In 2014, RHP Martires Arias (6.0 IP), LHP Brad Wieck (2.0), and RHP Mike Hepple (1.0) united on a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 win at Mahoning Valley...In 2015, scheduled starting pitcher RHP Dawrin Frías was traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics to complete an earlier trade for LHP Eric O'Flaherty...Frias, assigned to Brooklyn's opponent, the Vermont Lake Monsters, is taken across the field by manager Tom Gamboa to be introduced to Vermont skipper Aaron Nieckula after the deal...In 2021, 1B Jeremy Vasquez provided a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth in a 5-4 win vs. Hudson Valley.


LET'S PLAY TWO: After playing two doubleheaders from Opening Day until July 28, the Cyclones are scheduled to play their third doubleheader in the last week on Wednesday...Brooklyn and Aberdeen split a pair of double-dips last week...On Wednesday, The IronBirds won the opener in eight innings, 3-2, and the Cyclones won the nightcap in seven, 3-2, on Wednesday...On Sunday, Aberdeen took the lid-lifter, 5-2, before Brooklyn won the finale, 6-4...Brooklyn is 4-4 in doubleheader games this year and 1-1-2 in doubleheaders overall...In 2023, the Cyclones were 0-4-2 in doubleheaders overall and 2-10 in games.

 

ROSTER MOVES: INF Kevin Villavicencio returns to Brooklyn from Single-A St. Lucie, while INF Mateo Gil was transferred to Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday...RHP Dakota Hawkins rejoined the Cyclones from Double-A Binghamton, while RHP Alfred Vega was added from Single-A St. Lucie on Monday...Villavicencio started the season on Coney Island going 9-for-46 (.196) at the plate with a .474 OPS in 14 games...The 20-year-old slashed .218/.283/.291 with a .574 OPS in 63 games in St. Lucie adding a home run, 17 RBI, and 14 stolen bases...Gil was hitting .324/.324/.588 with a .912 OPS in his last nine games...The 24-year-old hit .232/.272/.409 with a .681 OPS, seven home runs, and 28 runs batted in over 57 games with the Cyclones this year...Hawkins jumped up to Binghamton on July 29 and made two appearances last week for the Rumble Ponies...The 24-year-old went 0-1 and allowed four runs in 4.0 innings, walking three and striking out three in the two outings (one start)...Vega made three appearances with St. Lucie after being assigned on July 20...The 23-year-old went 0-1 with a 20.25 ERA (6 ER in 2.2 IP), no walks, and five strikeouts...All six runs came in one appearance...Vega was signed by the New York Mets as a minor league free agent on June 3 after spending the first seven years of his career in the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles organizations...OF Sebastian Castro and RHP Jimmy Loper were also released from the Cyclones roster by the New York Mets on Monday.

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