IronBirds Win Series Finale, BKLYN Falls 5-1
CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 29, 2021) – Cody Bohanek homered and Ronny Mauricio collected two hits, but the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, were held to one run in a 4-1 loss to the Aberdeen IronBirds Sunday at Maimonides Park. Win: Prizina (3-2) | Loss:
CONEY ISLAND, NY (August 29, 2021) – Cody Bohanek homered and Ronny Mauricio collected two hits, but the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, were held to one run in a 4-1 loss to the Aberdeen IronBirds Sunday at Maimonides Park.
Win: Prizina (3-2) | Loss: Vilera (2-7) | Save: Stauffer (1)
Cyclones HR: Bohanek (6)
Attn: 2,418
KEY PLAYS
- Aberdeen starter Jake Prizina allowed one earned run over five innings for the victory. The southpaw struck out five and walked two, scattering one other hit after the home run. Shelton Perkins tossed a scoreless sixth and Adam Stauffer earned the save with three scoreless frames.
- The Birds never trailed, boosting their lead to 3-0 in the second inning on a two-run home run by Willy Yahn. Christopher Cespedes’ sacrifice fly in the eighth made it 5-1.
Down 3-0, Cody Bohanek’s solo home run provided the only Brooklyn run.
KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS
- Cody Bohanek: 1-4, home run, RBI, run
- Ronny Mauricio: 2-4
- Oscar Campos: 1-3
- Conner O’Neil: 1 IP, 2 K
NEWS AND NOTES
- Cody Bohanek cracked his second home run of the week since returning from Triple-A Syracuse ahead of the series.
- Brooklyn and Aberdeen finished their 2021 season series. Brooklyn won the series four games to three but lost the season series 12-6.
- Jaison Vilera allowed his 21st home run of the season, the most in the Mets organization.
WHAT’S NEXT
Cyclones vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Maimonides Park -- Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP David Griffin (1-0, 3.55 ERA) vs. TBD
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network