Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (15-7) will try to make it three-straight victories against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (7-16) — the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals — on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. from Maimonides Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.
RHP Brendan Girton (1-1, 4.50) is scheduled to make the start for the Cyclones. The Blue Rocks are projected to counter with RHP Travis Sthele (1-1, 3.98 ERA).
Live coverage on SNY, Bally Sports Live, MiLB.tv, and the Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 6:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones’ bats erupted for 15 runs in a 15-1 victory over Wilmington on Wednesday afternoon...DH Jacob Reimer tied a franchise record, clobbering 3 home runs... Reimer became the first Cyclone to accomplish the feat since 2005...C Ronald Hernández launched 2 long balls himself - good for his first 2 home runs of 2025...The duo became the first pair of Cyclones teammates to each hit multiple home runs in a single game since 2021, when Edgardo Fermín and Ronny Mauricio accomplished the feat...The Cyclones scored runs in every inning but the 3rd and 8th... All 9 batters recorded at least one base-hit, with 4 enjoying multi-hit games...Perhaps lost in the shuffle, Brooklyn pitchers held the Blue Rocks in check to just 1 run on 3 hits, spearheaded by RHP Joel Díaz, who threw 5.0 innings of 1-run ball - the first run he’s surrendered all year...Diaz’s scoreless inning streak to start the campaign came to an end at 17.1 innings...The Cyclones retired 22 of 23 Blue Rock hitters from the 2nd inning on.
LUCKY NUMBER...15?: For the 2nd time in April alone, the Cyclones put up a 15-spot in a 15-1 win over Wilmington on Wednesday afternoon...Sure enough, the first time Brooklyn accomplished the feat this season also came against the Blue Rocks - also in the 2nd game of that particular series...The 'Clones bashed 5 home runs in their takedown of the Nationals' affiliate on Wednesday, good for the most in a game this season...Wednesday's win saw Brooklyn's run differential skyrocket to +50 on the year, trailing only Hudson Valley in the South Atlantic League at +55...The 15-1 win on April 5th came thanks to a bit of a different brand of ball - Brooklyn did not hit a single home run that day...Brooklyn had not scored 15 runs in a single game at Maimonides Park since 2010...The 14-run margin of defeat is also the largest in Blue Rocks history.
REIM TIME: INF Jacob Reimer remains scorching hot to start the 2025 season...Reimer became the first player in 20 years to record a 3-home run game for the Cyclones...He is 1 of only 3 players in the history of the franchise to do so, joining Caleb Stewart on July 29, 2005, at Hudson Valley and Noel Devarez on July 1, 2001, vs. New Jersey...Reimer registered 5-straight multi-hit games from April 13 vs. Hudson Valley until April 18 at Aberdeen, earning New York Mets Minor League Player of the Week on April 21...The 21-year-old was also named to MiLB.com's "Prospect Team of the Week" after hitting .421 (8-19) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI in 5 games...Reimer recorded more RBI (8) in the first 2 games of 2025 than he had in 25 outings (7) in an injury-plagued 2024...Reimer is tied for 7th in all of Minor League Baseball in triples (3)...He leads the South Atlantic League in doubles (8), triples (3), and is tied for 4th in home runs (5)...Reimer also leads the league in extra-base hits (16), total bases (56) and slugging (.659), is tied for 2nd in hits (27), tied for 2nd in RBI (21), 3rd in OPS (1.042), and tied for 6th in runs scored (18).
DIALED IN DÍAZ: RHP Joel Díaz has been outstanding to start the 2025 season...The 21-year-old's scoreless inning streak to start the year came to an end at 17.1 IP after allowing a run against Wilmington on April 30...The righty sports a 0.44 ERA, which is tops in the SAL among active players entering play on Thursday...His 0.68 WHIP also leads the league, while boasting a 24:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio...The San Cristóbal, D.R. native is also 5th in batting average against (.164)
RUNNIN' WILD!: The Cyclones’ 7-6 win over Wilmington on Tuesday saw them nab a franchise record 9 stolen bases, courtesy of 7 different players...The mark topped a previous high of 8 set on August 2, 2017, vs. Tri-City...On a night where 8 of Brooklyn's 9 starters were Top 30 prospects in the Mets organization per MLB Pipeline, C Chris Suero and DH Jesús Báez each swiped 2 bags, while 5 other players finished with a steal...Tuesday's performance catapulted Brooklyn upwards in the stolen base category across the South Atlantic League...Gilbert Gomez's crew enters Thursday with 37 stolen bags on the year...Nearly a quarter of Brooklyn's steals this season came on Tuesday night.
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