Four Homers Just Enough as BKLYN Wins 16-12

TOURISTS RALLY WITH NINE-RUN EIGHTH BUT ‘CLONES HOLD ON FOR FRANCHISE’S 800TH WIN

W: Kisena (1-0) | L: Lopez (0-1)

Brooklyn HR: Mauricio (2), Ritter (2), Genord (1), Bohanek (1)

Attendance: 1,200

ASHEVILLE, NC (May 8, 2021) – The Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, tied a franchise record with four home runs, scored in eight of nine frames, and survived a nine-run Asheville eighth inning, holding on to win 16-12 Saturday night in game five of a six-game series at McCormick Field against the Tourists.

BIG MOMENTS

• The Cyclones hit homers to lead off back-to-back innings in the third and fourth frames. Luke Ritter’s homer to lead off the third pushed the lead to 4-0, while Ronny Mauricio’s solo shot made it 7-0 in the next inning*. *
• Shortstop Cody Bohanek launched a two-run long ball over the left field fence, giving the Cyclones a 10-2 cushion. Joe Genord’s solo jack in the seventh upped the tally to 11-2.
• Trailing 13-3 into the bottom of the eighth, the Tourists rallied for a monster inning with nine runs to cut the deficit to one. After two costly Cyclones errors to keep the inning alive, Alex McKenna belted a grand slam against Michel Otañez to highlight the colossal frame.
• Brooklyn starter Alec Kisena earned the victory, striking out eight over five innings of four-hit, two-run ball.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Joe Genord: 3-4, home run, three RBIs, sac fly, three runs
• Luke Ritter: 2-5, home run, two RBIs, run, walk
• Ronny Mauricio: 1-5, home run, RBI, two runs
• Antoine Duplantis: 2-5, double, RBI, two runs, two walks
• Alec Kisena: W, 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Saturday night victory marked Brooklyn’s 800th win in franchise history.
• For the fifth time in franchise history, the Cyclones hit four homers in a game. It’s the first time the feat has been accomplished since August 25, 2013 at Vermont.
• Brooklyn has homered five times to start the season.
• The Cyclones allowed seven unearned runs Saturday and have made 14 errors in five games.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Asheville, Sunday, 1:05 p.m.

Probables: LHP Josh Walker (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Blair Henley (0-1, 18.00 ERA)

Audio: MiLB First Pitch App