Renegades clipped by Cyclones

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (July 27, 2022) — Blas Castaño turned in another stellar performance in the Hudson Valley Renegades 6-2 loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday night at Dutchess Stadium.

Castaño tossed five shutout innings and pitched one batter into the sixth, allowing only one hit, walking three and striking out four.

For the 13th time in 15 starts this season, Castaño held the opponent three earned runs or fewer. He has allowed one-or-no runs in eight of those starts, and holds a team-leading 3.62 ERA across 79.2 innings in his first season at the High-A level.

Brooklyn struck first against Ryan Miller (1-3) in the top of the sixth. Rowdey Jordan slammed an RBI single and JT Schwartz launched a grand slam to give the Cyclones a 5-0 lead.

The Cyclones tacked on another in the top of the seventh. Alex Ramirez floated an RBI single off Kevin Milam to extend the lead to 6-0.

Brooklyn starter Luis Moreno (1-4) fired six shutout innings, allowing only two hits, striking out seven and walking just one.

The Renegades crept closer in the bottom of the eighth against Daison Acosta. Carlos Narvaez walked, Aaron Palensky doubled, and Aldenis Sanchez lifted a sacrifice fly to plate Hudson Valley's first run. Two pitches later, Palensky swiped third and came around to score on a Trey Sweeney grounder to shave the deficit to 6-2.

Tyler Hardman reached on an error with two outs in the ninth, but the Gades failed to bring him in as Acosta shut the door on his fourth save.

Hudson Valley continues its series with Brooklyn on Thursday night at Dutchess Stadium. LHP T.J. Sikkema (1-1, 2.48) takes the ball for the Renegades, while the Cyclones counter with RHP Carson Seymour (1-5, 3.97). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Coverage begins on the Renegades Baseball Network at 6:45.