Cyclones Fall in Extras, 3-2

August 27, 2019 - New York-Penn League (NYPL) - Brooklyn Cyclones News Release

CONEY ISLAND, NY - Despite rallying to tie the game in the ninth, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Short Season Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, were outlasted by the Vermont Lake Monsters 3-2 in 10 innings Tuesday night in the series finale at MCU Park.

W: Mora (2-0)

L: Mullenbach (1-4)

BIG MOMENTS

- Vermont broke the 2-2 tie in the 10th inning, scoring on a wild pitch from Matt Mullenbach that squeezed between catcher Jose Mena's legs.

- Down to their final out in the ninth, Gavin Garay's RBI triple down the right field line scored Ranfy Adon to tie the game at 2-2. Adon pinch ran for Antoine Duplantis who reached on error with two outs in the ninth.

- The Lake Monsters scored two two-out runs to take a 2-0 lead, scoring on Jordan Diaz's RBI single in the first inning and Kyle McCann's run-scoring double in the fourth.

KEY CYCLONES CONTRIBUTORS

- Gavin Garay: 3-4, RBI, 2B

- Wilmer Reyes: 2-4, RBI

- Yoel Romero: 1-4, BB, R

- Frank Valentino: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

NEWS & NOTES

- Brooklyn starter Frank Valentino struck out a Cyclones-high eight batters.

- With an RBI single in the sixth inning, Wilmer Reyes has collected an RBI in five of his past six games.

- Gavin Garay is 11-19 against Vermont this season, collecting a pair of three-hit games.

WHAT'S NEXT

Cyclones at Aberdeen - Wednesday, 7:05 p.m.

Leidos Field and Ripken Stadium - Aberdeen, MD

Probables: RHP Michel Otanez (1-1, 2.49 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Lyons (2-4, 2.90 ERA)

Audio: brooklyncyclones.com/listen

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