Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
LAST TIME OUT: The 'Clones won their fifth straight game on Friday night to open the weekend against Hudson Valley, 4-0, before Saturday's postponement...RHP Noah Hall continued his outstanding stretch, firing 6.0 shutout, one-hit innings out of the Brooklyn bullpen...SS Mitch Voit and CF John Bay each finished with three-hit nights for Brooklyn...Voit was 3-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and three stolen bases, while Bay went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI...The duo combined for six of the ‘Clones 10 hits on the night...The victory marks Brooklyn's seventh shutout win of the campaign.
25th ANNIVERSARY: The Cyclones celebrate their 25th anniversary season in 2026...Since the inaugural 2001 campaign, Brooklyn has captured three league titles...The Cyclones shared the New York-Penn League crown with the Williamsport Crosscutters in their first season before taking home the final NYPL title in 2019...Brooklyn captured its first full-season championship in 2025, going 4-0 in the postseason against Greensboro and Hub City.
'CLONES ARE HOT!: Brooklyn enters Sunday's doubleheader riding a five-game winning streak, tied for the longest win streak they've put together this season...Brooklyn has not lost a contest in almost two weeks, with their last defeat coming on Wednesday, July 8 v. WIL...Since July 9, the 'Clones have permitted only 6 ER, nine fewer than anyone else in the South Atlantic League...Brooklyn's 1.20 ERA during the win streak is the best in all of MiLB by a wide margin...Tampa's Double-A Montgomery checks in with the second-lowest at 1.61...Brooklyn has also swiped 15 bags during the five-game win streak, which is tied for the 6th most in High-A.
HALL OF FAME: RHP Noah Hall was dominant once again for Brooklyn on Friday in the victory over Hudson Valley...The 25-year-old chucked a season-high-tying 6.0 shutout frames, while striking out five and allowing only one hit...Hall's career strikeout tally now sits at 213, alone atop the Brooklyn franchise list...Hall has been untouchable over his last three outings, tossing 17.1 innings of shutout ball and allowing only five hits during that span...The South Carolina product has lowered his ERA on the campaign to 4.81...Hall surpassed RHP Jaison Vilera (173) for the Cyclones' all-time strikeout record on June 7 at Jersey Shore, and now sits alone in both innings pitched (201.0) and games started (40) on the career list...The Charlotte, N.C. native passed RHP Garrison Bryant (135) and LHP Felipe De La Cruz (133) for second and third, respectively, on the all-time list on April 10 at Jersey Shore...In 2025, Hall ranked second in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.72) and batting average against (.200)...He also finished fifth in strikeouts (115), tied for fifth in double plays induced (9), sixth in innings (112.2), ninth in WHIP (1.27), and tied for 10th in starts (21)...Hall became the first player in franchise history to start multiple Opening Days in 2025 and started his third-straight Opening Day in 2026.
GUTI'S AS GOOD AS GOLD: C Daiverson Gutiérrez had a tremendous series last week against the Blue Rocks, including a walk-off RBI single to give Brooklyn a 2-1 win on Saturday night...The backstop was a blistering 10-for-18 at the plate with a double, a home run, six RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base...Gutiérrez struck out just once all week, and not until Sunday...Since the series began last Tuesday, he is tied for sixth in the league in hits with 11...Since June 23, the 20-year-old is slashing .327/371/.473/.844 with two doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI.
HURT-ADO LOCKER: LHP Daviel Hurtado is off to a terrific start with the Cyclones...The Cuban-born starter continued his masterful season in Saturday's victory over the Blue Rocks, firing 4.2 innings of one-run ball...In a pair of outings last week in Frederick, he tossed a combined 8.0 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out 11...Since making his Brooklyn debut on May 26, Hurtado leads the South Atlantic League in ERA (1.62), batting average against (.138) and WHIP (0.67)...He is also tied for third in the league in wins (4), tied for fourth in games started (8), and 12th in innings pitched (39.0).
PITCHING IN: Brooklyn's pitching staff has been sharp as of late...Over this five-game winning streak, Brooklyn has held opponents to just seven runs on 20 hits combined...In June, the Cyclones posted a 3.66 ERA (101 ER in 221.1 IP), the best mark in the South Atlantic League...Since May 14, Brooklyn pitchers have posted a 3.45 ERA (174 ER in 453.1 IP), which is the lowest among full-season minor league affiliates...A huge reason behind that success has been the bullpen...Since that date, Cyclone relievers have posted a 3.15 ERA (82 ER in 234.1 IP), which is also the lowest mark in all of Minor League Baseball - by 0.28.
HAWK'S EYE VIEW: RHP Dakota Hawkins could not have been better in Thursday's win over Wilmington...The righty went 18 up, 18 down over a season-high 6.0 perfect innings, continuing his outstanding campaign...Dating back to April 19, Hawkins is 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 17 games (7 starts) between High-A and Triple-A...The Washington State product has been among the best arms in the South Atlantic League since rejoining Brooklyn in late April...Since April 30, among pitchers with at least 35.0 innings, Hawkins boasts the third-best ERA in the league (2.29)...The 26-year-old is also tied for the fewest walks permitted in the league during that span (8 in 35.1 IP), while checking in at third in WHIP (0.99) and tied for fifth in appearances (15).
MITCH-A-PALOOZA: INF Mitch Voit has been a force at the top of Brooklyn's lineup recently...The Milwaukee, Wis. native went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases in Friday's win over Hudson Valley...Over his last 37 games since May 22, Voit is hitting .277/.412/.461/.873 with 33 runs scored, five doubles, seven home runs, 22 RBI, 26 walks to 28 strikeouts, and 22 stolen bases...Voit had his 11-game on-base streak snapped on Friday...He went 14-for-44 (.318) at the dish during that stretch...Entering play on Sunday, the 21-year-old is third in the SAL in stolen bases (34) and fifth in hit-by-pitches (12).
DETECTIVE BENSON: OF J.T. Benson has been a key part of the Cyclones' recent offensive surge...Benson went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI last Saturday against Frederick...The 24-year-old launched a grand slam last Saturday night, and was a single shy of the cycle on June 23, including a three-run homer, in Brooklyn's 8-7 win vs. Jersey Shore...Benson saw his 28-game on-base streak since May 22 come to an end on Tuesday night, posting a .324/.420/.637/1.057 slashline with 23 runs scored, 18 extra-base hits, six home runs, 24 RBI, and six stolen bases...Since making his Brooklyn debut on May 19, Benson is tied for sixth in the South Atlantic League in doubles (11), tied for fourth in triples (2), tied for 12th in extra-base hits (19), 13th in slugging percentage (.522), and 15th in OPS (.884)...Entering play on Sunday, the Crestwood, Ky. native leads the entire New York Mets' farm system in RBI (50), triples (7), extra-base hits (39), and doubles (21).
A BAY BAY: OF John Bay was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Friday night's win...The Austin Peay State product leads the team with 13 home runs on the season...Entering the week, Bay had hit just two home runs away from Maimonides Park on the year...In 38 games at home, Bay has a .311/.431/.652/1.083 slashline with nine home runs and 24 extra-base hits...In 37 games away from home, Bay is slashing .150/.285/.256/.541 with four home runs and six extra-base hits...Bay also homered in back-to-back games in Bowling Green on May 8 and May 9.
HOMER HAPPY: The Cyclones clubbed a season-high five home runs in a 13-5 win at Frederick on Wednesday night...Brooklyn had not powered five long balls in a single contest since April 30, 2025, vs. Wilmington...INF Jacob Reimer recorded the third three-homer game in franchise history that day, while C Ronald Hernandez added a multi-homer effort...Brooklyn homered in a stretch of eight consecutive games starting on June 23 vs. Jersey Shore...The stretch was the longest for the Cyclones since the minor league stat portal began in 2005...Brooklyn's previous high was seven straight from August 18-25, 2023, vs. Hudson Valley and at Asheville...Since that date, the Cyclones have hit 27 home runs, which is top 30 in all Minor League Baseball and sixth-most in the South Atlantic League.
LA POTENCIA: OF Yohairo Cuevas struck again last Friday night against Frederick...After his three-game home run streak was snapped on Thursday, the Bronx native clubbed his fifth home run in as many games...Cuevas hit two home runs on Wednesday night against Frederick, his first career multi-homer game...It is the second multi-homer game for the Cyclones this year, joining C Ronald Hernandez, who accomplished the feat on May 10 at Bowling Green...Cuevas hit his first two career High-A home runs over the weekend against Jersey Shore...Cuevas played 60 games (233 PA) as a Cyclone over the past two seasons before connecting on his first home run...Since then, Cuevas has launched five homers over 35 PA...Dating back to June 5 with Single-A St. Lucie, the 22-year-old is slashing .291/.440/.640/1.080 with 18 runs scored, 16 extra-base hits, seven home runs, 19 RBI, five stolen bases, and 20 walks to 22 strikeouts.
RED-HOT RONNY: C Ronald Hernandez has been on a tear at the plate...The Venezuelan-born catcher scored the winning run in Brooklyn's walk-off win over Wilmington on Saturday...Hernandez hit his seventh home run of the season last Tuesday in Frederick – his second consecutive game with a homer – to set a new career-high...The 22-year-old saw his 7-game hitting streak come to an end last Saturday, during which he slashed .300/.432/.367/.799 with seven walks...Since May 24, Hernandez has hit .272/.389/.400/.789 in 34 games with 21 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, three home runs, 14 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.
KING HENRÍ-QUEZ: INF/OF Yonatan Henríquez has seen an uptick with the bat as of late...Henríquez picked up two hits on Thursday after connecting on his third home run of the season on Wednesday...The utility man went 10-for-24 (.417) with three doubles, two RBI, and three stolen bases in Brooklyn's previous homestand against Jersey Shore...The Puerto Plata, D.R. native collected a career-high four hits in Wednesday's win...Since June 16, Henríquez is hitting .264/.312/.391/.703 with nine runs scored, six doubles, one triple, one home run, four RBI, five walks, and seven stolen bases...The switch-hitter has reached base in 17 of his last 20 games.
COLL ME MAYBE: INF Corey Collins has been an on-base machine for the Cyclones as of late...Collins went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday night's win...In 33 games since May 28, the Suwanee, Ga. native is slashing .294/.451/.486/.937 with 17 runs scored, six doubles, five home runs, 23 RBI, and 31 walks to 32 strikeouts...Collins is also riding a 19-game on-base streak since June 17, going 21-for-64 (.328) at the plate with nine runs scored, four doubles, eight RBI, and 14 walks to 15 strikeouts...Since May 28, the Georgia product leads the South Atlantic League in on-base percentage (.451), is fifth in walks (31), and 12th in OPS (.937).
BAYLOR SWIFT: INF Jamari Baylor is off to a torrid start to his Cyclones career...The 25-year-old is 12-for-42 (.286) through his first 13 games with Brooklyn, scoring eight runs, tallying six extra-base hits, two home runs, and seven runs batted in...Dating back to his time with Single-A St. Lucie, Baylor had his 17-game on-base streak snapped on Saturday...The Richmond, Va. native hit .316/.418/.667/1.085 during that time with 12 runs scored, five doubles, five homers, and 13 RBI.
BALL MAGNETS: The Cyclones have worn their fair share of pitches this season...Brooklyn has the 4th most hit batters in all of Minor League Baseball with 80 hit-by-pitches, behind Winston-Salem, Chicago's (NL) High-A South Bend, and San Diego's Single-A Lake Elsinore...OF John Bay was plunked for the 17th time last Friday night, setting the Cyclones' single-season record...Bay previously shared the mark with OF Matt Rudick (2022) and C Chris Suero (2025)...Bay is second in the South Atlantic League and tied for sixth in MiLB after taking his 19th hit-by-pitch on Saturday, while INF Mitch Voit is fifth in the league with 12...The Cyclones have had four hitters plunked in a game on four separate occasions in 2026...The single-game franchise record is six, set on May 19, 2023, at Hudson Valley...The franchise record for hit-by-pitches in a season is 107, set in 2022.
THIS DATE IN CYCLONES HISTORY: On July 19, 2013, INF Justin Turner went 1-for-3 in the first of a three-game major league rehab assignment...He was the 17th big leaguer to rehab with the Cyclones at that time.
BROOKLYN TO THE BIGS: After 14 former Cyclones made their Major League debuts in 2025, eight alumni have already accomplished the feat early in 2026...RHP Kade Morris made his MLB debut for the Athletics on June 6 in Houston against the Astros...Morris pitched in 11 games, making 10 starts and posting a 3.43 ERA over 57.2 innings during his time in Brooklyn in 2024....He joins RHP Wilkin Ramos, OF Nick Morabito, LHP Zach Thornton, OF Carson Benge, OF A.J. Ewing, RHP Cameron Foster, and RHP Anthony Nunez, who made their debuts earlier this season...Foster and Nunez each debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in April...Last year's 14 debuts set a new single-season franchise record.
AMAZIN' STARTS HERE: According to MLB Pipeline, the Cyclones hold two of the Mets' Top 30 prospects…Those are INF Mitch Voit (5) and C Daiverson Gutiérrez (25)…Brooklyn has four of Baseball America's Top 30: Voit (6), LHP Nicolas Carreño (25), RHP José Chirinos (26), and Gutiérrez (28)...SNY lists Voit at 10 and Gutiérrez at 27...Baseball America also ranked INF Colin Houck as the organization's No. 35 farmhand entering 2026.
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