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Soto's Solo Smash Sinks Cyclones 3-2

July 8, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release


STATEN ISLAND, NY (July 7, 2018) - Staten Island's Junior Soto clobbered a tie-breaking solo homer in the eighth inning, sinking the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Short Season, Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, 3-2 Saturday night in the series opener at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

W: Alvarez (1-0)

L: Oxford (2-1)

BIG MOMENTS

Junior Soto's solo home run against Cyclones reliever Billy Oxford in the bottom of the eighth gave the Yankees a 3-2 advantage.

Brooklyn tied the game 2-2 in the top of the sixth, scoring two runs on a Staten Island throwing error.

Staten Island scored the first two runs, taking the lead with Junior Soto's RBI single in the second and doubling the lead with Frederick Cuevas' run-scoring base knock in the fifth. KEY CYCLONES CONTRIBUTORS

Carlos Cortes: 3-4, R

Ross Adolph: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 SB

Mac Lozer: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K NEWS & NOTES

With Saturday's loss, the Cyclones have dropped five consecutive contests.

Carlos Cortes collected his first-career three-hit game, tallying three singles. Ross Adolph has stolen a team-best five bases.

The Yankees have taken the series advantage in the "Battle for the Bridge," having won four of the seven head-to-head matchups. WHAT'S NEXT

Brooklyn vs. Staten Island, Sunday 4 p.m.

MCU Park - Brooklyn, NY

Probables: RHP Noah Syndergaard (ML rehab) v. RHP Roansy Contreras (0-0, 1.62 ERA)

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