Down to Last Strike, Brooklyn Rallies for 7-5 Win

Brooklyn Scores Five Runs With Two Outs in the 9th to Escape with Win

WILMINGTON, DE (June 18, 2021) – With their backs against the wall, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, made an improbable two-out, ninth-inning comeback to beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks 7-5

Win: Ragan (2-1) | Loss: Schaller (1-2)
Cyclones HR: Ritter (5), Duplantis (2), Tiberi (2)
Attn: 2,565Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Down 5-2 in the top of the ninth, the Cyclones rallied for five runs. With two strikes and two outs, Juan Uriarte slammed a two-run single to center field to cut the deficit to one. The next batter, Antoine Duplantis, stretched a go-ahead two-out, two-strike, two-run home run to give the Cyclones a 6-5 lead. Blake Tiberi creamed a solo shot, going back-to-back to make it 7-5.
• Wilmington crushed three home runs against Jose Butto and scored five total runs against the Brooklyn starter. The Blue Rocks collected solo smashes from Yasel Antuna, Armond Upshaw, and Brady Lindsley.
• Luke Ritter’s home run in the second, his fifth of the year, made it 1-0 Brooklyn against Francys Peguero.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Antoine Duplantis: 2-5, double, home run, two RBIs, run
• Juan Uriarte: 1-4, two RBIs, run
• Blake Tiberi: 1-4, home run, RBI, run, walk
• Luke Ritter: 1-3, home run, RBI, two runs, walk

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Cyclones erased a three-run deficit, winning in their last at-bat in the ninth on the road for the first time this season.
• Antoine Duplantis crushed his second professional home run, while Blake Tiberi homered for the second time in as many nights.
• Mitch Ragan earned the victory with two scoreless innings of relief.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Wilmington Blue Rocks, Saturday, 6:05 p.m. -- Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Probables: RHP David Griffin (first start) vs. LHP Evan Lee (0-2, 3.63 ERA)
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network