Ginn Gets the Win, Cyclones Top BlueClaws 5-2
CONEY ISLAND, NY (September 14, 2021) – No. 5 Mets prospect J.T. Ginn spun 7.0 terrific innings Tuesday night at Maimonides Park as the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, shut down the Jersey Shore Blue Claws 5-2 in the series opener. Win: Ginn (3-3) |
CONEY ISLAND, NY (September 14, 2021) – No. 5 Mets prospect J.T. Ginn spun 7.0 terrific innings Tuesday night at Maimonides Park as the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, shut down the Jersey Shore Blue Claws 5-2 in the series opener.
Win: Ginn (3-3) | Loss: Skirrow (0-2) | Save: Parsons (1)
KEY PLAYS
- J.T. Ginn tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, striking out seven batters to earn the victory. Ginn did not allow a hit until the seventh inning and had a stretch in which he retired 16 batters in a row.
- Zach Ashford’s two-run triple, his second triple of the season, plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth to push Brooklyn’s lead to 5-0.
- Tanner Murphy broke the scoreless tie, ripping a two-out, bases-clearing, three-run double to give the Cyclones a 3-0 lead against Noah Skirrow, the starter for Jersey Shore.
KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS
- J.T. Ginn: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (79 pitches / 57 strikes)
- Tanner Murphy: 1-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI
- Zach Ashford: 2-for-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
NEWS AND NOTES
- Luke Ritter, the Mets No. 28 prospect, was hit in the face with a fastball in the bottom of the fourth and left the game under his own power.
- J.T. Ginn has allowed just one run over 17.2 innings in three September starts.
- Brooklyn broke a three-game losing streak with the victory and is 11-14 against Jersey Shore this season.
WHAT’S NEXT
Cyclones vs. Jersey Shore, Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Maimonides Park -- Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (3-7, 7.30 ERA) vs. RHP Victor Vargas (2-4, 12.15 ERA)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network