Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (9-4) will try and secure a series victory against the Aberdeen IronBirds (6-7) — the High-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles — on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. from Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md.
RHP Paul Blackburn (NR) is expected to make a Major League rehab start for the Cyclones this evening. The IronBirds are projected to counter with the Orioles’ No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline, RHP Nestor German (0-0, 5.40).
Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 6:50 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones blanked the IronBirds, 5-0, for their 2nd shutout of the season in a 1-hitter on Friday night...LHP Zach Thornton tossed 6.0 innings of 1-hit shutout ball...The 23-year-old did not walk a batter, struck out a career-high-tying 8, and faced the minimum 18 batters...RHP Anthony Nunez yielded only a walk in his 2.0 frames of relief, earning the hold...RHP Saúl GarcÃa permitted a free pass to begin the 9th, but struck out the next 3 hitters to secure the victory...Brooklyn pitchers faced only two batters over the minimum for the game...3B Jacob Reimer tallied a pair of hits, including a solo home run in the 1st and a triple in the 7th...RF D'Andre Smith added 2 hits and reached base 3 times with a walk...C Ronald Hernández was on base 4 times with 3 free passes and a RBI double...Hernández and LF Chris Suero each swiped a pair of bases.
THIS DATE IN CYCLONES HISTORY: On April 19, 2010, 1B Ike Davis, who made his professional debut with the Cyclones in 2008, made his Major League debut with the New York Mets...He goes 2-for-4, picking up his first hit in his first at-bat with a single off RHP Randy Wells...Davis later adds an RBI single off LHP Sean Marshall in the Mets' 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
BACK IN BLACK-BURN: RHP Paul Blackburn joins the Cyclones on a Major League rehab assignment and is scheduled to start Saturday evening's contest in Aberdeen...New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza stated Thursday that Blackburn is slated to throw 2 innings...The 31-year-old was placed on the Mets' 15-day injured list on March 27 (retro March 24) with right knee inflammation...Blackburn was acquired by New York from the Oakland Athletics on July 30, 2024, in exchange for RHP Kade Morris...Morris was a member of Brooklyn's rotation at the time of the trade...Blackburn was named an American League All-Star with the A's in 2022...In 86 MLB appearances (82 starts) with the A's and Mets, the California native has tallied a 22-28 record with a 4.85 ERA (231 ER in 428.1 IP), 17.8% strikeout rate, and a 7.1% walk rate...Saturday's originally scheduled starter, RHP R.J. Gordon, is expected to follow Blackburn in relief.
A THORN-TON IN THEIR SIDE: LHP Zach Thornton has been utterly dominant to start 2025...The Lawrence, Kan. native posted a career-high-tying 6.0 innings of 1-hit shutout ball, striking out a career-high-matching 8, while facing the minimum…Thornton is 1 of only 2 arms at the High-A level to toss 15.0 or more innings without allowing an earned run (Aberdeen's RHP Braxton Bragg)...Thornton is the only arm not to allow a run at all...He is also 1 of 2 arms to not allow a run over 15.0+ frames across all of Minor League Baseball in 2025 (Double-A Corpus Christi RHP José Fleury)...Entering play on Saturday, the 23-year-old is 2nd in all of Minor League Baseball in WHIP (0.44) and 7th in batting average against (.098)...Among South Atlantic League arms, Thornton leads the circuit in wins (3), strikeouts (22), and WHIP (0.44)...He also sits tied for 2nd in innings pitched (16.0) and 3rd in batting average against (.098)...Since 2005, Thornton's 44-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio (11.0) is the best in Cyclones' history among pitchers with 40.0 or more innings of work (43.0)...RHP Benito GarcÃa's 9.50 ratio (38-to-4 in 42.2 IP) is 2nd...His WHIP (0.91) is 6th...Trailing only LHP John Mincone (0.71), GarcÃa (0.75), RHP Hansel Robles (0.78), RHP Marcos Molina (0.84), and RHP Dylan Owen (0.87).
TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS: The Cyclones' pitching staff tossed its 2nd shutout of the season on Friday night, blanking Aberdeen on the road, 5-0...Brooklyn's first shutout of the season came back on April 6 in a 4-0 win vs. Wilmington...In 2024, the Cyclones set a franchise record with 14 shutouts...Since Aberdeen scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning on Thursday, Brooklyn's pitching has tossed 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings...In those 15.1 frames, Cyclones' pitching has allowed only 1 hit and 7 walks...Brooklyn's staff has struck out 18 of 46 batters in that stretch, good for a 39.13% strikeout rate.
WHAT A RELIEF!: Brooklyn's bullpen has been dominant in the 2025 season...Entering play on Saturday, Cyclones relievers have a 5-2 record with a 3.54 ERA (22 ER in 56.0 IP), 2 saves, 34 walks, and an eye-popping 86 strikeouts...Brooklyn's 1.09 WHIP from relief arms is the lowest at the High-A level and 9th-lowest in Minor League Baseball...Additionally, the Cyclones have accrued a 13.82 strikeouts-per-9-innings ratio, which is the best at High-A and 2nd-best in MiLB...Only Chicago-NL's Triple-A Iowa (14.10) has a better mark...For the season, Brooklyn's bullpen has posted a Minor League-best .144 batting average against and an impressive 38.05% strikeout rate.
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