Guerrero's Homer Propels Brooklyn to 3-1 Win on Saturday

BOX SCORE

Win – Junior Santos (6-10)

Loss – Cristian Mena (1-3)

Save – Daison Acosta (5)

Home Runs – WS: None / BRK: Guerrero (1)

Time of Game – 2:08

Brooklyn, NY (August 6, 2022) – On a night where the Cyclones celebrate a show about nothing, it was the Cyclones hurlers who took that to heart and held the Winston-Salem Dash to virtually nothing in a 3-1 Brooklyn win. RHP Junior Santos tied his career-high with 7.0 innings on the mound, allowing just one run on six hits. Offensively, it was Gregory Guerrero - who went 2-for-2, including a two-run home run - who provided the spark.

After getting shut out on Friday night, the Dash got things started early this evening. Colson Montgomery had a one-out triple to start the threat and came home when Bryan Ramos had a bloop single into right field to give Winston-Salem a 1-0 edge in the first inning.

Brooklyn battled back in the bottom of the frame. Rowdey Jordan singled to start the bottom of the first and moved up to second on an errant pick throw. Moments later a wild pitch allowed Jordan to scamper to third and Nic Gaddis completed his trip around the bases with an RBI single that knotted the score at 1-1.

In the bottom of the second, Brooklyn grabbed the lead and never looked back. Shervyen Newton singled to get things started and Gregory Guerrero followed with a two-run blast off the left-field scoreboard to give the ‘Clones a 3-1 edge.

That would be all the offense Brooklyn would need, as Santos turned the ball over to Daison Acosta who added 2.0 shutout frames to close out the win and collect his fifth save of the season.

With the win, the Cyclones improved to 51-50 on the season, getting back over .500 for the first time since May 1st when they were 11-10. Brooklyn is now 21-14 in the second half good for first place in the South Atlantic League North.

Brooklyn will close out the six-game series on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 when they send RHP Luis Moreno to the mound.