Eight Isn't Enough, One Bad Inning Dooms BK in 4-1 Loss
Win: Reyes (1-0) | Loss: Lasko (0-1) Attendance: 1,509Box Score I Play-by-Play LAKEWOOD, NJ (June 2, 2021) – Jersey Shore plated four runs in the third inning and held on to beat the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, 4-1 Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Park to
Win: Reyes (1-0) | Loss: Lasko (0-1)
Attendance: 1,509Box Score I Play-by-Play
LAKEWOOD, NJ (June 2, 2021) – Jersey Shore plated four runs in the third inning and held on to beat the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, 4-1 Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Park to even the series at 1-1.
BIG MOMENTS
- Jhailyn Ortiz smashed a two-run home run in the third inning to cap a four-run frame for the Phillies farm club, puting Jersey Shore ahead 4-0. A Brooklyn error and a sac fly accounted for the first two runs.
- Brooklyn’s Ronny Mauricio ripped an RBI single to left field in the sixth, driving in Gerson Molina to make it 4-1.
- The Cyclones had the bases loaded in the seventh and eighth innings and did not score. Zach Ashford grounded into an inning-ending double play in the seventh and Ronny Mauricio struck out in the eighth.
KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS
- Brett Baty: 2-4
- Gerson Molina: 1-2, double, run, walk
- Ronny Mauricio: 1-5, RBI
NEWS AND NOTES
- The Cyclones went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10 base runners.
- *Justin Lasko made his High-A debut, suffering the loss. *
- The series is tied at one game apiece with 28 remaining matchups in 2021.
WHAT’S NEXT
Cyclones at Jersey Shore, Thursday, 7:05 p.m. - FirstEnergy Park
Probables: LHP Cam Opp (0-2, 20.65 ERA) vs. RHP Dominic Pipkin (1-0, 3.75 ERA)
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network