Claws Come Back on Clones, BKLYN Falls 4-3

LAKEWOOD, NJ (August 1, 2021) – Jersey Shore’s McCarthy Tatum played hero with a long ball in the seventh inning as the BlueClaws stormed back from an early deficit to beat the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, 4-3 Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park.

Win: Sutera (2-2) Loss: O’Neil (0-1) | Save: Brown (5)

Attn: 2,535

Box Score I Play-by-Play

• *McCarthy Tatum drilled a bullet line drive home run down the left field line against Conner O’Neil in the bottom of the seventh to give Jersey Shore it’s first lead at 4-3. *
• Jersey Shore rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the game at 3-3 on Chris Cornelius’ RBI single to right field against Brooklyn reliever Willy Taveras.
• The Cyclones crossed single runs across the first three innings, jumping out to a 3-2 lead. Francisco Alvarez’s RBI groundout made it 1-0 in the first inning. His sacrifice fly in the second inning pushed the lead to 2-0.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Luis Gonzalez: 2-3, double, two walks, run
• Antoine Duplantis: 2-5, run
• Jeremy Vasquez: 2-5
• Francisco Alvarez: 0-3, two RBIs, sac fly, walk

NEWS AND NOTES

• Jeremy Vasquez has reached base 21 games in a row since July 9, sporting a .450 on-base percentage.
• Antoine Duplantis played his 31st-straight contest, but collected two more hits. He leads the club with 21 multi-hit games and has 76 hits to lead the Mets minor leagues.
• The Cyclones dropped four of six to lose the series against Jersey Shore. Brooklyn is 10-14 against the Philadelphia affiliate with one more six-game series on the schedule.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Hudson Valley Renegades,, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Maimonides Park -- Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (2-5, 8.36 ERA) vs. TBD
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network