Cyclones Lose Series Finale to Winston-Salem, 5-2
CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 7, 2022) – After three consecutive victories, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, left 10 men on base in a 5-2 loss Sunday afternoon to the Winston-Salem Dash at Maimonides Park to split the six-game series. Win: Gallagher (1-0) | Loss:
CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 7, 2022) – After three consecutive victories, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, left 10 men on base in a 5-2 loss Sunday afternoon to the Winston-Salem Dash at Maimonides Park to split the six-game series.
Win: Gallagher (1-0) | Loss: Moreno (1-6) | SV: Amaya (2)
Cyclones HR: Rudick (3)
KEY PLAYS
Winston-Salem’s Bryan Ramos drove in two runs, going 2-3 with an RBI double in the top of the third, making it 1-0. His sacrifice fly in the fifth made it 2-0. Ramos later scored twice on Tyler Osik’s run-scoring single in the seventh to make it 3-1 and Osik’s sacrifice fly in the ninth to make it 5-2.
Brooklyn cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth when Shervyen Newton delivered a sacrifice fly. Matt Rudick homered in the bottom of the eighth, making it 4-2.
Dash starter Tommy Sommer did not allow a hit until the fifth inning, departing after 4 2/3 innings of six-strikeout ball with one run allowed. Winston-Salem’s Luis Amaya earned the save with a scoreless ninth.
KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS
Matt Rudick: 1-2, home run, RBI, run, two walks
Shervyen Newton: 1-3, sacrifice fly, RBI
Justin Courtney: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K
NEWS AND NOTES
Despite the loss, the Cyclones have a half-game lead over Hudson Valley for first place in the North Division of the South Atlantic League.
Jose Peroza collected a single and now has hits in nine straight games.
Luis Moreno suffered the loss on Tuesday against Winston-Salem and lasted just three innings in Sunday’s loss.
WHAT’S NEXTBrooklyn at Wilmington - Tuesday, August 9 - 6:35 p.m.
Audio: BrooklynCyclones.com