Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (13-6) will try to secure a series victory against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (6-13) — the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies — on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. from ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, N.J.
LHP Jonathan Santucci (0-2, 5.91) — the New York Mets’ No. 13 prospect per MLB Pipeline — is scheduled to start for the Cyclones. The BlueClaws are projected to counter with the Phillies’ No. 28 farmhand per MLB Pipeline, RHP Micah Ottenbreit (0-1, 5.00).
Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 3:50 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones secured their 3rd-straight win with an 8-3 triumph at Jersey Shore on Friday night...Brooklyn scored 6 of its 8 runs in the top of the 3rd...CF Carson Benge powered an opposite-field grand slam to left and 1B Estarling Mercado later followed with a two-run home run to left-center...Benge reached base 3 times with 2 hits and a walk, while Mercado collected a game-high 3 hits...C Chris Suero was ejected after he was plunked by BlueClaws RHP Aaron Combs in between the 3rd inning home runs...Combs and Jersey Shore manager Greg Brodzinski were also tossed after the benches cleared...PR-C Ronald Hernández entered for Suero as a pinch runner and corralled 2 hits...RHP R.J. Gordon earned his 2nd-straight victory, tossing a career-high 5.0 innings of 1-run ball, striking out a career-high 9...RHPs Saúl GarcÃa, Anthony Nunez, and Brian Metoyer combined to toss 3.0 innings of hitless and shutout relief from the 7th inning on to seal the win.
ELI'S ELITE NIGHT: OF Eli Serrano III put together his best game as a professional in Thursday night's win at Jersey Shore...The 21-year-old went 5-for-6 at the plate, scored 3 runs, doubled twice, blasted a solo home run in the 8th, and drove in 3...Since 2005, Serrano is the 1st Cyclone to record 5+ hits, 3+ runs, 3+ extra-base hits, a home run, and 3+ RBI in a single game...He is only the 2nd Brooklyn player to record 5-or-more hits, hit a home run, and drive in 3-or-more runs in a single game since 2005...2B Luke Ritter also accomplished the feat with 5 hits, a home run, and 3 RBI in a 5-4 win vs. Lowell in 11 innings on June 28, 2019...Ritter's home run was a game-tying blast in the 9th...Serrano is also the 2nd Cyclone to tally a 5-hit game at the High-A level and 9th overall since 2005...LF Alex RamÃrez was the last player to accomplish the feat with a franchise-record 6 hits on July 21, 2023, at Hudson Valley....Entering Saturday, Serrano is tied for 4th in the South Atlantic League in walks (15), 9th in OPS (.867), and tied for 10th in total bases (28).
BORN TO RUNS: The Cyclones tallied 12 runs and 17 hits en route to a 12-5 win at Jersey Shore on Thursday...It marked the 2nd time this season in which Brooklyn collected 12 or more runs and 17 or more hits in a single game...The Cyclones accrued 15 runs and 20 hits in a 15-1 win vs. Wilmington on April 5...Thursday marked the 6th time Brooklyn had tallied 12-plus runs and 17-plus hits in a single game since moving to the High-A level before the 2021 season...It is also the first time since 2021 that the Cyclones have had multiple games with 12+ runs and 17+ hits in the same season.
HANG ESTAR ON THAT BABY: INF Estarling Mercado has been red hot with the bat to start 2025...The 22-year-old tallied his 3rd 3-hit game of the season on Friday night, clubbing a 2-run home run in the 3rd inning...Entering play on Saturday, Mercado is hitting .410 (16-39) with 6 runs scored, 5 extra-base hits, a home run, and 7 RBI...Since April 10, the left-handed swinger has reached base safely in 7 of 8 games, posting a .464 average (13-28) with 4 runs scored, 3 extra-base knocks, a home run, and 6 batted in...Among South Atlantic League players with 45 or more plate appearances, Mercado ranks 2nd in batting average (.410) and on-base percentage (.478), 3rd in OPS (1.093), and 5th in slugging percentage (.615).
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