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CT Tigers Drop Series Finale in Brooklyn, 10-3

August 25, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Darwin Alvarado drove in two runs and Jayce Vancena pitched two scoreless innings during his New York-Penn League debut but the Connecticut Tigers (26-37) lost the rubber match in a three-game series with the Brooklyn Cyclones (36-30), 10-3 on Saturday night at MCU Park.

Tigers starter Jose Vasquez (Loss, 5-3) lasted 2 2/3 innings against the top run-scoring team in the NYPL. Brooklyn plated seven runs in the first three innings to drop Vasquez's earned run average out of the top three in the league. The 22-year-old Venezuelan allowed seven earned runs and now holds a 2.83 ERA in 57 1/3 innings.

Trailing 7-0 in the fourth, Connecticut rallied for two runs against Brooklyn starter Kyle Wilson (Win, 4-3). Alvarado lined a single to right field that scored Gresuan Silverio and Dayton Dugas. Silverio added a sacrifice fly RBI in the fifth that brought Jeremiah Burks home and cut the Brooklyn lead to 8-2.

The Cyclones scored three runs against Tigers reliever Felix Viloria in 2 1/3 innings of work. Vancena opened his first NYPL appearance in the sixth inning and retired the first five batters he faced. The 22-year-old University of Michigan alum left after two frames with one hit and two strikeouts. Yaya Chentouf pitched a scoreless eighth inning with one hit and two strikeouts.

The first four batters in Brooklyn's lineup combined to finish 9-for-17 at the plate with seven runs, two walks, and two runs batted in. Cleanup hitter Chase Chambers reached base five times as Brooklyn totaled 15 hits. The Cyclones finished 8-1 against Connecticut this season and outscored the Tigers by 47 runs.

On Sunday, the Tigers open their final homestand at Dodd Stadium this season with the first of three games against the Boston Red Sox affiliate Lowell Spinners. Connecticut lefty Kacey Murphy (0-2, 9.82) is scheduled to throw first pitch at 4:05 p.m. Coverage on the Norwich Courtyard by Marriott Connecticut Tigers Radio Network begins at 3:50 p.m. with Kevin Gehl and Elijah Gonzalez on WICH 1310 AM and online at CTTigers.com.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Individual tickets for all 2018 home games, season memberships to "The Club," ticket mini-plans, and Tigers team merchandise are now on sale at Dodd Stadium, by phone at 860-887-7962, and online at CTTigers.com.

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