'Claws Win Series Finale, BKLYN Falls 7-1

July 18, 2021 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release

BROOKLYN, NY - The Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, stranded 10 men and went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, squandering opportunities to win their first series of the season in a 7-1 loss to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws Sunday afternoon at Maimonides Park.

Win: Reyes (3-1)| Loss: Kisena (1-6) | Save: Burch (3)

Attn: 1,570

BIG MOMENTS

Jersey Shore added to its lead in the ninth, grabbing insurance runs on Nate Fassnacht's two-run triple and Cole Stobbe's sac fly against Hunter Parsons to make it 7-1.

BlueClaws outfielder Jhailyn Ortiz launched a 498-foot three-run go-ahead home run to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the third inning, pushing the Jersey Shore lead to 4-1.

Brooklyn and Jersey Shore traded runs in the first two innings. Antoine Duplantis scored on a double-play ball in the bottom of the first for the Cyclones, while Jonathan Guzman doubled and scored from third base on a wild pitch against Alec Kisena in the second frame.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

Antoine Duplantis: 1-4, double, walk, run

Jeremy Vasquez: 2-4, double

Ronny Mauricio: 1-3, walk

Colby Morris: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

NEWS AND NOTES

Jeremy Vasquez is hitting .297 in July (11-37) with six doubles and two home runs in 12 games.

Brooklyn is now 0-7-4 in 11 series this season. Today was the first day of the season they controlled their own destiny to win a series heading into a Sunday finale.

Antoine Duplantis collected one more hit on Sunday and is hitting 31-99 (.313) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday compared with just 25-123 (.203) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

WHAT'S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Maimonides Park, Coney Island, NY

Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (1-5, 8.35 ERA) vs. TBA

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