Game Recap and Highlights: Winston-Salem dashes by Brooklyn in slugfest

 

Brooklyn Cyclones Press release By Justin Rocke (reprinted from milb.com/brooklyn by permission)

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 12, 2023) — In a back-and-forth affair, the Cyclones jumped ahead, 8-7, with a five-run fifth inning. Alas, it was Winston-Salem's six-run bottom of the sixth that proved to be the difference, as the Dash dumped Brooklyn, 12-7, on Wednesday night at Truist Stadium.

Trailing 6-2, the Cyclones' (2-3) offense began to percolate in the fifth. 2B Kevin Kendall ignited the inning with a triple off the right-field wall and C Kevin Parada reached when he was plunked with a pitch. After a balk chased home a run, LF Alex Ramírez demolished an RBI two-bagger off the fence in left to pull Brooklyn within a pair, 6-4.

DH Stanley Consuegra managed to tie the game with a laser beam of his own. The 22-year-old uncorked a missile that had just enough height to sneak over the wall in left — and barely stayed fair around the left-field pole – for a game-tying, two-run home run. Consuegra's first of the season, knotted the score at six.

With the bases empty and one out, SS César Berbesi ignited a new rally with a walk and scooted to second a knock from RF Omar De Los Santos. Following a punch out, 1B Warren Saunders made his first of the season count, slashing a single into right to score Berbesi, giving the Cyclones a 7-6 advantage.

The lead did not last, as Winston-Salem retaliated in the bottom of the sixth. C Michael Turner started the attack with a bunt single, while a hit batter and a walk managed to load the bags. CF Terrell Tatum coaxed a free pass to chase in the tying run and even the score at seven.

2B Loidel Chapellí — who blasted a two-run home run in the first — put Winston-Salem ahead for good. The Cuban-born infielder snuck a sharp grounder past the diving second baseman into right for a two-RBI single, placing the Dash in front, 9-7. 1B D.J. Gladney followed with a two-run knock of his own and later scored on a sacrifice fly by RF Wilfred Veras to stretch Winston-Salem's cushion to five, 12-7.

Brooklyn opened the score in the first on Wednesday without the benefit of a base-hit. Parada, Consuegra, and CF Jaylen Palmer each drew free passes to load the bases before another walk to Berbesi forced in a tally.

Alex Ramirez with the @TDBank_US double of the game to get Brooklyn within a pair. This booming double off the left field wall scored Kevin Parada to make it 6-4. #amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/PwMMAHWcwH

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 13, 2023

Like Luke Combs says, that ball was GONE like a left field home run ball.

Stanley Consuegra demolishes a baseball and we're all tied at 6-6 in Winston-Salem. #AmazinStartsHere #MiLB #LGM pic.twitter.com/qd2S1HYupC

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 13, 2023

The Comeback 'Clones are at it again.

Warren Saunders rounds out the five-run top of the fifth as the Cyclones take a 7-6 lead. #AmazinStartsHere #LGM #MiLB pic.twitter.com/KPdjAyE8Op

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 13, 2023