Blue Rocks Double Up Brooklyn, 'Clones Fall 8-4

WILMINGTON, DE (June 17, 2021) – Despite strong offensive performances by Blake Tiberi, Ronny Mauricio, and Francisco Alvarez, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, lost 8-4 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks Thursday night at Frawley Stadium.

Win: Adon (3-1) | Loss: Kisena (1-3)
Cyclones HR: Tiberi (1)
Attn: 1,009Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Wilmington crossed three runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 6-0 lead against Alec Kisena and the Brooklyn Cyclones.
• Blake Tiberi smashed a home run off the foul poul down the right field line in the top of the sixth to cut the Cyclones deficit to 6-4. Tiberi had doubled earlier and scored on Cody Bohanek’s two-run single in the fifth*. *
• Francisco Alvarez doubled in the sixth and again in the eighth, but was thrown out at third base trying to extend it to a triple to lead off the inning.
• Wilmington starter Joan Adon fanned 11 Cyclones over 5 ⅔ innings to earn the victory. The righty scattered six hits and three runs.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Ronny Mauricio: 3-4, triple
• Blake Tiberi: 2-4, double, home run, two RBIs, two runs
• Francisco Alvarez: 2-4, two doubles, run
• Michel Otanez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB

NEWS AND NOTES

• Ronny Mauricio collected his third three-hit game of the season and first since May 16 at Greenville. Mauricio is hitting 6-12 in the series with a triple and a home run.
• Blake Tiberi cracked his first home run of the season and his 11th as a professional.
• LT Struble tallied his first extra-base hit, doubling in the sixth.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Wilmington Blue Rocks, Friday, 7:05 p.m. -- Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Probables: RHP Jose Butto (1-2, 4.41 ERA) vs. RHP Francys Peguero (1-1, 4.70 ERA)
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network