SAL Brooklyn Cyclones

Asheville's Santana Homers Twice, BKLYN Falls 11-4

Published on May 7, 2021 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release


ASHEVILLE, NC (May 6, 2021) - Asheville's Luis Santana clobbered a pair of home runs, leading a 11-hit offensive attack to a 11-4 victory over the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, Thursday night in game three of a six-game set at McCormick Field.

BIG MOMENTS

Former Mets prospect Luis Santana slammed a three-run home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fourth to push the Asheville lead to 6-1. Part of the trade with Houston that sent J.D. Davis to the Mets in 2019, Santana also added a double to finish 3-5 with five RBIs.

Trailing 8-1 in the fifth, Cyclones outfielder Antoine Duplantis launched his first career home run, a solo shot, to cut into the Tourists lead.

Hayden Senger doubled and scored twice, scoring on Joe Genord's RBI groundout in the second and Matt Winaker's run-scoring single in the sixth.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

Antoine Duplantis: 1-4, home run, RBI, run

Hayden Senger: 2-4, two doubles, two runs

Bretty Baty: 2-3, two doubles, RBI, walk

Michel Otanez: 1.0 IP, 3 K

NEWS AND NOTES

The Cyclones have homered in three straight games to start the season, collecting long balls from Antoine Duplantis, Luke Ritter, and Hayden Senger.

Brooklyn starter Oscar Rojas made his Brooklyn debut, pitching for the first time since 2018 with the Kingsport Mets. The Mexican right-hander missed 2019 due to injury.

The Cyclones went just 2-7 with runners in scoring position Thursday night and are now 5-28, hitting .179 over the first three games of the series.

WHAT'S NEXT

Cyclones at Asheville, Friday, 6:35 p.m.

Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (first start) vs. RHP Tyler Brown (first start)

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