Mauricio Homers, But BKLYN Falls 5-2

WILMINGTON, DE (June 16, 2021) – Ronny Mauricio cracked a 426-foot home run to pace the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, but the Wilmington Blue Rocks rallied to win 5-2 Wednesday night at Frawley Stadium.

Win: Willingham (1-0) | Loss: Orze (1-2) | Save: Schaller (3)
Cyclones HR: Mauricio (7)
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BIG MOMENTS

• Trailing 2-0 into the bottom of the sixth, Wilmington ripped off six singles to rally and take a 5-2 lead. Yasel Antuna’s run-scoring single tied the game, while Gage Canning’s RBI single gave the Blue Rocks the lead against Eric Orze.
• *Ronny Mauricio crushed a two-run home run to right field in the top of the sixth, breaking the scoreless tie. *
• Brooklyn starter Jaison Vilera turned in his best outing of the season, allowing two earned runs over five innings in the no-decision.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Ronny Mauricio: 2-4, home run, two RBIs, run
• Brett Baty: 2-4
• Luke Ritter: 2-4, double
• Jaison Vilera: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• Ronny Mauricio hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season. Mauricio continues to surpass his career-high (four homers in 2019).
• Brett Baty collected his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season.
• Juan Uriarte threw out Yasel Antuna trying to steal second in the eighth inning. Uriarte has thrown out seven of 17 would-be base stealers (41%) to lead the team.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Wilmington Blue Rocks, Thursday, 7:05 p.m. -- Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Probables: RHP Alec Kisena (1-2, 3.32ERA) vs. RHP Joan Adon (2-1, 4.30 ERA)
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network