Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (43-20) open a six-game road trip against the Aberdeen IronBirds (24-38) — the High-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles — on Tuesday evening at 7:05 p.m. from Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md.
LHP Jonathan Santucci (4-4, 4.11), the New York Mets’ No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline, is expected to make the start for the Cyclones. The IronBirds are projected to counter with the Orioles’ No. 7 farmhand per MLB Pipeline, RHP Michael Forret (1-1, 1.75).
Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network, Bally Sports Live, and MiLB.tv will begin at 6:50 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn rallied to earn its 5th walk-off win of the season in a 5-4 victory vs. Asheville in 10 innings on Sunday...SS Boston Baro delivered the game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the 10th...The Cyclones tied the game in the 9th on a CF Carson Benge RBI ground out to 2nd and 3B Jesús Báez's game-tying single to center with 2 outs and 2 strikes...Down 4-2, Brooklyn turned a 4-3-5 triple play to end the top of the 9th...The Cyclones started the 10th with a double play when 1B Oliver Carrillo flied out to left and SS Drew Vogel was thrown out trying to tag-up to 3rd base...LHP Sean Manaea made a Major League rehab start and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in 2.1 innings...RHP Brian Metoyer (0.2 IP), RHP R.J. Gordon (4.2), LHP Ryan Ammons (0.1), and RHP Ben Simon (2.0) combined for 7.2 innings of 4-hit shutout relief, striking out 11.
THE NUMBER ONE SPOT: The Cyclones are in a 2-team race for the South Atlantic League First Half North Division crown...Entering play on Tuesday, Brooklyn holds a 0.5-game lead on Greensboro for 1st place in the division with 3 games remaining in the first half...Hudson Valley was eliminated with their loss and Brooklyn's win on Sunday...The Cyclones' magic number to clinch the first half division crown is 3...Any Cyclones wins or Grasshoppers losses will decrease the number...Brooklyn does not play Hudson Valley or Greensboro for the remainder of the half...Greensboro has played one series (April 15-20 vs. Jersey Shore) against a North Division foe and will not play another until the second half (July 1-6 vs./at Aberdeen).
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