Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (15-8) continue their six-game series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (8-16) — the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals — on Friday at 6:40 p.m. from Maimonides Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.
2021 American League All-Star RHP Paul Blackburn (0-0, 4.50) is set to make his second Major League rehab start for Brooklyn. The Blue Rocks are projected to counter with LHP Erik Tolman (NR), making his High-A debut.
Live coverage on Bally Sports Live, MiLB.tv, and the Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 6:25 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn dropped its first home game since Game 1 of a doubleheader on April 12, falling to Wilmington 8-7 on Thursday evening...The contest aired on SNY, the TV home of the New York Mets...Despite the loss, 3B Jesús Báez clubbed his 2nd home run of the season - a 2-run shot to right field...Baez finished with 3 RBI...CF Carson Benge tallied his 5th-straight multi-hit game...1B Ronald Hernández also pitched in a multi-hit effort...The Cyclones committed 3 errors in the defeat...The 'Clones did claw their way back from down 7-4 to tie the game, but the Blue Rocks scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 9th inning...The win for Wilmington marked their 1st road victory of the year.
BLAZIN' HOT BENGE: Cyclones OF Carson Benge is one of the hottest hitters in the league entering play on Friday...Benge is riding a 7-game hitting streak, during which he is 14-for-30 with 2 doubles, a triple, a home run, 9 runs scored, 5 batted in, and an even 5 walks to 5 strikeouts...Benge has picked up at least 2 hits in 5-straight games, including an outstanding 4-for-5 performance on Tuesday that saw him score twice and drive in a pair...Since April 13, Benge is tied for the league lead in hits with 20...He is also 3rd in batting average (.328), tied for 3rd in runs scored (13), and top 20 in OPS (.854)
ROARIN' RONALD: Brooklyn C/1B Ronald Hernández has been an integral piece of the puzzle for the Cyclones all season...The switch-hitter enters Friday on a 5-game hitting streak, during which he is 11-for-18 with multi-hit efforts in 4 straight contests...During that span, Hernandez has compiled 8 runs scored, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI...The 21-year-old has also made it a point to be more aggressive on the bases - Hernandez has already notched 8 stolen bases across his first 17 games...Hernandez logged 8 steals all of last year across 108 games
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