Mauricio & Peroza Power Brooklyn to 9-6 Win

CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 24, 2021) – Jose Peroza and Ronny Mauricio had monster performances to lead the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, to a come-from-behind 9-6 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds Tuesday night at Maimonides Park.

Win: Ruibal (2-1) | Loss: Stauffer (0-1) | Save: Taveras (2)

Cyclones HR: Mauricio (17), Peroza (4)

Attn: 1,626

Box Score I Play-by-Play

KEY PLAYS

• *Jose Peroza’s three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh capped a four-run inning where Brooklyn took a 9-6 lead against Aberdeen after entering the inning down 6-5. *
• Aberdeen reversed the 5-4 deficit with two runs in the top of the fourth inning, knocking Brooklyn starter Jaison Vilera from the game. The ‘Birds scored on consecutive RBI singles off the left-field wall by Andrew Martinez and Ramon Rodriguez. Vilera allowed all six runs on eight hits in the loss.
• Trailing 4-2, Ronny Mauricio’s three-run opposite-field home run gave Brooklyn a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the third inning against Aberdeen starter Jake Prizina.
• The IronBirds banged across four runs against Jaison Vilera in the first inning, scoring four before the first out of the game. Lamar Sparks cracked a two-run single before Cristopher Cespedes launched a two-run home run over the left-field wall to make it 4-0.

Jose Peroza is hotter than the sun 🔥☀️🔥

The-21-year-old connects on his fourth home run in five games to give Brooklyn a 9-6 lead as we head to the 8th on Coney Island #AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/eADt37md7R

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 25, 2021

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Ronny Mauricio: 3-for-4, triple, home run, walks, four RBIs, three runs, stolen base
• Jose Peroza: 2-for-4, double, home run, two RBIs, run
• Antoine Duplantis: 1-for-4, walk, two runs, stolen base
• Josh Hejka: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• Ronny Mauricio has hit 17 home runs, sitting one back of Francisco Alvarez for second-most in the Mets minor leagues this season. Double-A Binghamton’s Mark Vientos leads with 21.
• Jose Peroza has hit four home runs over his past five games.
• Jaison Vilera has allowed a career-high 20 home runs which stands as the most in the Mets organization.
• Wednesday’s doubleheader is a single-admission twinbill with a pair of seven-inning games on the slate.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Aberdeen IronBirds, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. (doubleheader) at Maimonides Park -- Coney Island, NY
Probables Game One: RHP J.T. Ginn (1-2, 5.84 ERA) vs. RHP Zach Peek (1-0, 4.43 ERA)
Probables Game Two: RHP David Griffin (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. Connor Gillispie (4-7, 5.15 ERA)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network