Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 6/23/2026

 

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Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.

The Brooklyn Cyclones (0-3, 25-43) return home to open a six-game homestand against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (1-2, 27-41) — the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies — on Tuesday evening at 6:40 p.m. ET from Maimonides Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.

LHP Nicolas Carreño (0-1, 6.30), the New York Mets’ No. 30 prospect per Baseball America, is expected to make the start for the Cyclones. The BlueClaws are scheduled to counter with the Philadelphia Phillies’ No. 14 prospect by MLB Pipeline, RHP Cody Bowker (0-0, 0.00)

Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network, Bally Sports Live, and MiLB.tv will begin at 6:25 p.m. ET.

LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn was topped by Wilmington again on Sunday, 5-1, to wrap up the week in Delaware against the Blue Rocks...Wilmington utilized a four-run 8th inning to break a 1-1 tie en route to the victory...The 'Clones hopped out to a 1-0 lead in the 6th, before the Blue Rocks tied the game in the home half of the same frame...Brooklyn was 0-for-9 with men in scoring position, and collected only four hits on the day...Despite the loss, RHP Dakota Hawkins was sharp in a starting capacity, tossing 3.2 scoreless frames while allowing only two hits...1B Jacob Walsh enjoyed a 3-hit day for Wilmington, while 2B Eli Willits continued his hot start in High-A with another home run...The loss marks the first time in franchise history that Brooklyn has been swept in a 6-game series.

CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL: Brooklyn was on the wrong end of their first-ever six-game sweep in franchise history last week in Wilmington against the Blue Rocks...The Cyclones bats struggled to carry over their consistency from early June, failing to plate more than four runs in any single game...Blue Rocks pitchers held Brooklyn to just a .187 team batting average...Additionally, the Cyclones mustered just 3 hits in 48 at-bats with men in scoring position...That said, Brooklyn lost by two runs or fewer in three of the six games.

FROM THE TOP: Despite finishing in last place in the SAL North in the first half, the Cyclones have been playing their best baseball of the season as they began the second half on Friday night...After an 11-31 start to the season, the Cyclones turned their season around...Even after enduring a 6-game sweep at the hands of Wilmington, Brooklyn is 14-12 since May 22, the fourth-best record in the South Atlantic League since that date...The 'Clones five wins from June 2-7 against Jersey Shore mark the most wins the squad has had in a single series this year.

LIKE A HAWK: RHP Dakota Hawkins continued to excel in a starting capacity against Wilmington on Sunday...The third-year Cyclone fired 3.2 scoreless frames, allowing only two hits, while striking out a pair on walking just one...Last Tuesday, "The Hawk" passed RHP Josh Hejka for second on the Cyclones' all-time appearances list...The 26-year-old has accrued a 1.27 ERA (4 ER in 28.1 IP) over his last 14 appearances between Triple-A Syracuse and Brooklyn...Hawkins is also third all-time in strikeouts (150), trailing only teammate RHP Noah Hall (185) and RHP Jaison Vilera (173)...The right-hander has also logged 154.0 innings with Brooklyn, surpassing RHP Garrison Bryant for third in all-time innings pitched (146.1).

HIP HIP, JOSÉ!: RHP José Chirinos has looked the part through his first four career High-A starts...Through four outings, the righty is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA across 21.0 innings, with 23 strikeouts to nine walks...Chirinos earned his first High-A win last Sunday against Frederick, going 5.0 innings and allowing just two runs (one earned) while striking out six...Last Tuesday against Frederick, the righty struck out a career-high-tying 10 batters over 6.0 innings...Since making his Brooklyn debut on June 3, the 21-year-old leads the South Atlantic League in double plays induced (4) and is third in the SAL in innings pitched (21.0) ...He is also third in strikeouts (23)...All this comes after an outstanding start to the year with Single-A St. Lucie...At the time of his promotion, Chirinos led the FSL in ERA (2.36), WHIP (1.05), and opposing OPS (.607).

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