Cortes Hits First Homer, Cyclones Fall 7-3
Published on July 20, 2018 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release
TROY, NY (July 19, 2018) - Carlos Cortes blasted his first professional home run and drove in a pair of runs, but the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Short Season, Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, dropped the series finale to the Tri-City ValleyCats 7-3 Thursday night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
W: Freure (2-0)
L: Lozer (0-2)
S: Hardy (4)
Cyclones HR: Cortes (1)
BIG MOMENTS
Carlos Cortes lined a solo home run into the bullpen in right field in the top of the fifth, tying the game 2-2. Earlier, his RBI single in the second gave Brooklyn a 1-0 lead.
Trailing 3-2 into the seventh, the ValleyCats rallied for four runs to take the lead. Gilberto Celestino's two-run homer against Cyclones reliever Mac Lozer provided the spark for the big inning.
Neither starting pitcher factored in the decision, but Brooklyn's Kevin Smith tossed two scoreless frames with two strikeouts. KEY CYCLONES CONTRIBUTORS
Carlos Cortes: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Chase Chambers: 1-3, R, BB
Kevin Smith: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K NEWS & NOTES
Carlos Cortes, the Mets' third-round draft selection from South Carolina, hit his first professional home run.
Mac Lozer has allowed two home runs, both of which have come as two-run home runs against the Cyclones to give the opponent the lead.
The Cyclones went 1-10 with runners in scoring position, stranding six runners. WHAT'S NEXT
Brooklyn vs. Lowell, Friday, 6:40 p.m.
MCU Park - Brooklyn, NY
Probables: RHP Kyle Wilson (0-2, 4.70 ERA) v LHP Yorvin Pantoja (2-0, 3.63 ERA)
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