Oh Snap: BlueClaws End Cyclones Winning Streak, 3-1

July 28, 2021 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release

LAKEWOOD, NJ -The red-hot Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, fizzled offensively for one night, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Park.

Win: Mezquita 2-5 I Loss: Opp (1-7) | Save: Burch (4)

Attn: 2,590

Jhordany Mezquita tossed 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the victory, striking out seven for the Philadelphia affiliate. He stranded four of Brooklyn's 11 men left on Wednesday night.

Leading 2-0, McCarthy Tatum barrelled Josh Hejka up for a solo home run tucked down the left field line in the seventh to push the BlueClaws lead to 3-0.

A sacrifice fly from Hunter Markwart and an RBI single from Nate Fassnacht gave Jersey Shore a 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the second inning.

Antoine Duplantis scored on a balk in the top of the ninth after doubling and moving over to third base on a wild pitch.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

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

Joe Suozzi: 2-4, triple

Luis Gonzalez: 1-3, stolen base

Michel Otanez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

NEWS AND NOTES

The Cyclones snapped their season-high seven-game winning streak.

Brooklyn stranded 11 men on base, going 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

Jeremy Vasquez extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single in the fifth, hitting .457 (16-35).

Antoine Duplantis doubled in the ninth to push his hitting streak to seven games. He leads all Mets minor leaguers with 72 hits.

WHAT'S NEXT

Cyclones at Jersey Shore BlueClaws,, Thursday, 7:05 p.m. FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, NJ

Probables: RHP Justin Lasko (3-4, 2.89 ERA) vs. RHP Dominic Pipkin (4-1, 4.38 ERA)Watch: MiLB.TVAudio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network

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