SAL Brooklyn Cyclones

Cyclones Celebrate 20th Anniversary with 7-2 Win

Published on June 25, 2021 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release


CONEY ISLAND, NY - Backed by two long balls and great pitching, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, stumped Jersey Shore with a 7-2 victory Friday night at Maimonides Park.

Win: Opp (1-3) | Loss: Hughes (2-3)

Cyclones HR: Vasquez (1), Alvarez (5)

Attendance: 2,194

BIG MOMENTS

Francisco Alvarez returned to the lineup, mashing a solo home run late in the game to provide insurance. His fifth home run came in the eighth inning to push the Cyclones advantage to 6-2.

Down 2-0 in the bottom of the first, Brooklyn's Jeremy Vasquez boomed a solo home run to left field to cut the deficit in half. His RBI single in the second pushed the Cyclones lead to 4-2, and his sac fly in the eighth made it 7-2. LT Struble tripled to the right-center field gap in the bottom of the sixth, plating two to give Brooklyn a 3-1 lead against Jonathan Hughes.

Cam Opp tossed 5 2/3 frames of two-run ball, striking out three and walking one in the victory. The southpaw yielded three hits and just one hit over the next five innings after allowing a two-run home run to Logan O'Hoppe in the top of the first.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

Jeremy Vasquez: 2-3, home run, three RBIs, sac fly, run

Francisco Alvarez: 1-3, home run, two RBIs, walk, run

LT Struble: 2-4, triple, two RBIs

Cam Opp: W, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Josh Hejka: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

NEWS AND NOTES

Cam Opp has allowed two earned runs over his past two starts, covering 11 2/3 innings. Opp had allowed 15 earned runs over his first three starts and his first 8 2/3 innings with Brooklyn.

Jeremy Vasquez hit Brooklyn's first home run of the series, coming in game four after the Cyclones hit 11 in six games in Jersey Shore June 1-6.

The Cyclones and BlueClaws are tied in the series two games apiece.

WHAT'S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, NY

Probables: RHP Connor Grey (first start) vs. TBA

Watch: MiLB.TV

Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network

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