Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (29-26, 54-66) continue a two-week road trip and six-game series against the Hudson Valley Renegades (32-24, 62-58) — the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees — on Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. ET from Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
RHP Joel DÃaz (0-6, 6.86) is projected to take the ball for Brooklyn. Hudson Valley is scheduled to counter with the Yankees’ No. 17 prospect per MLB Pipeline, LHP Pico Kohn (1-0, 1.20).
Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network, Bally Sports Live, and MiLB.tv will begin at 6:20 p.m. ET.
LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones erased a 4-0 deficit in the 7th inning to defeat the Renegades, 11-5...Brooklyn scored two runs in the 7th and 8th to even the score before scoring seven runs – the Cyclones’ highest scoring inning of the season – in the 10th...2B Trey Snyder went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs, tying the game with a sacrifice fly in the 8th and adding a two-run single in the 10th...LF John Spikerman drove in three runs, adding a sacrifice fly and a two-run single of his own...All nine Cyclones scored or drove in at least one run.
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.
COMEBACK ‘CLONES: The Cyclones came back from four runs down in the 7th to defeat Hudson Valley on Wednesday...Brooklyn scored two runs in both the 7th and 8th before unloading with a season-high seven-run inning in the 10th to win 11-5...The win was the third time this month the Cyclones came back from a four-run deficit...Brooklyn scored six runs in the 9th on August 5 to pull off a stunning come-from-behind 10-8 victory in Wilmington...With two outs in the inning, 2B-RF Yonatan HenrÃquez launched a go-ahead three-run home run to complete the comeback...On August 9 in Wilmington, the Cyclones trailed 5-1 in the 4th before scoring seven runs over the final six innings for an 8-6 victory...HenrÃquez tallied three hits and drove in a pair.
THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’: The Cyclones’ offense has been nearly unstoppable over the past week...The Cyclones put up 11 runs on 10 hits on Wednesday at Hudson Valley after a huge weekend in Asheville...On Friday, Brooklyn scored 16 runs on 20 hits, both season highs...The following night, the Cyclones scored 15 more runs on 13 hits...Brooklyn finished the series with 12 runs on 11 hits on Sunday...The 16 runs were the most Brooklyn has scored since putting up 18 runs in Jersey Shore on August 28, 2022...The Cyclones fell just two hits shy of matching the franchise’s all-time high of 22, set on July 13, 2007, vs. Tri-City, the Houston Astros’ former New York-Penn League affiliate...The 43 runs are the most the Cyclones have scored in a three-game span, with the previous high being 37 on July 13-15, 2007 vs. Tri-City and State College, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ former NYPL affiliate.
KING HENRĺ-QUEZ: INF/OF Yonatan HenrÃquez has caught fire at the plate...The switch-hitter went 3-for-4 on Tuesday at Hudson Valley, launching his fifth home run in as many games and adding two doubles...HenrÃquez was named South Atlantic League Player of the Week after clobbering four home runs in last week’s series in Asheville, going 9-for-25 (.360) with 10 runs scored, two doubles, 11 RBI and a stolen base...HenrÃquez’s solo shot on Sunday was his ninth home run of the year, setting a new career-high...The 21-year-old has hit .304/.369/.630/.999 with 20 runs, nine doubles, seven home runs and 24 RBI over his last 22 games.
FIRST AID-AN: OF Aidan Smith has made an immediate impact in his first three weeks as a Cyclone...The Tulsa, Okla., native went 3-for-4 with a home run and two walks on Friday in Asheville...Smith homered four times in a five-game span in his first series as a Cyclone in Wilmington...The 22-year-old saw his nine-game hitting streak come to an end in the series opener with Jersey Shore two weeks ago...In 17 games with Brooklyn, Smith is 21-for-64 (.328/.443/.594/1.037) with 16 runs scored, two doubles, five home runs, 10 RBI, 14 walks and eight stolen bases...Smith began the year on the Injured List for Bowling Green and did not rejoin the Hot Rods until May 19...After a slow start to the season, the new Mets farmhand has found his stride over the last month...Since July 5, Smith has slashed .301/.390/.610/1.000 with 30 runs scored, five doubles, 11 home runs, 27 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 31 games.
TAKING CARREÑO BUSINESS: LHP Nicolas Carreño has found his stride on the mound...Despite being saddled with the loss on Tuesday in Hudson Valley, the Venezuela native struck out seven over 5.2 innings for the second consecutive start...Carreño has been one of the best pitchers in the South Atlantic League in August, ranking near the top of the league in most stats...The 20-year-old is first in batting average against (.152), tied for first in wins (3) and opposing OPS (.459), second in ERA (1.17) and double plays (4) and tied for second in WHIP (1.00)...The Renegades’ first run on Tuesday snapped Carreño’s streak of not allowing an earned run at 20.2 innings.
WHERE BROOKLYN AT: The Mets promoted SS Elian Peña and OF John Smith III to Brooklyn before last Tuesday’s opener in Asheville, and promoted LHP Conner Ware on Friday...Peña played in 96 games for Single-A St. Lucie this season, slashing .271/.388/.397/.785 with 18 doubles, eight home runs and 28 stolen bases...The Mets’ No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline has been playing his best baseball of the year lately...Since July 25, Peña is slashing .338/.423/.588/1.011 with five doubles and four home runs in 17 games...Peña will be the third 18-year-old in High-A, joining Nationals’ SS Eli Willits (Wilmington) and Athletics’ OF Breyson Guedez (Lansing)...Smith was the Mets’ 19th-round pick in the MLB draft this past July...The University of Central Florida product played in 10 games for St. Lucie, going 10-for-41 (.244) with three doubles, two home runs and three stolen bases...Ware appeared in 20 games for St. Lucie, making 10 starts...The former Louisiana State Tiger pitched to a 4.40 ERA over 71.2 innings with a 1.30 WHIP and 84 strikeouts.
ARMS RACE: Brooklyn pitching has kicked into high gear as of late...The Cyclones held Jersey Shore to eight runs (two earned) on 25 hits during their six-game series two weeks ago...Brooklyn starters combined on 32.2 innings of one-run ball against the BlueClaws last week, good for a 0.28 ERA, while four of the six starters tossed at least 5.0 frames of scoreless ball...Despite allowing 12 earned runs on Thursday and Friday in Asheville, Cyclone arms possess the second-best ERA in all of full-season MiLB at 3.09 since the start of their series in Wilmington on August 4, behind only Baltimore’s High-A Frederick (2.96)...Brooklyn has allowed 133 hits over those 20 games, tied for the sixth-fewest since that date...Of the five teams with fewer, only Atlanta’s Triple-A Gwinnett (123) and the Mets’ Triple-A Syracuse (126) have played as many games as the Cyclones...Furthermore, the Brooklyn bullpen has an 8-6 record with a 3.43 ERA over the last 20 contests.
HURT-ADO LOCKER: LHP Daviel Hurtado has been brilliant since joining the Cyclones...The Cuban-born starter tossed 5.2 innings, allowing just one unearned run in the South Atlantic League’s most hitter-friendly ballpark in Asheville...Hurtado has not allowed an earned run in 12.2 innings over his last two starts, and he has a 0.95 ERA in four August appearances (three starts)...Since making his High-A debut on May 26, the 21-year-old is among the best arms in the South Atlantic League...Hurtado leads the SAL in batting average against (.167), WHIP (0.94), and opposing OPS (.474) since that date...He is also second in ERA (2.14), tied for second in double plays (7), and tied for fourth in wins (5)...Hurtado also closed out the win on August 2 with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn his first career save...Hurtado was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month for June, collecting a 4-1 mark with a 2.03 ERA (6 ER in 26.2 IP) over five starts...He walked only four and struck out 26, while scattering 11 hits.
BALL MAGNETS: The Cyclones set a franchise record on Friday night...OF John Smith III was hit by a pitch, the 108th time a Brooklyn batter was drilled by a pitch this season, the most in a single season in franchise history...The Cyclones are third in Minor League Baseball and lead the South Atlantic League in hit batsmen with 112...Minnesota’s High-A Cedar Rapids and San Diego’s Single-A Lake Elsinore (117) are tied for the MiLB-lead...OF John Bay set the Cyclones’ single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 19, surpassing OF Matt Rudick (2022) and C Chris Suero‘s (2025) previous mark of 16... 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 previous record was set in 2022 when the Cyclones were plunked 107 times.
PITCHING IN: Brooklyn’s pitching staff has been sharp as of late...The Cyclones’ staff allowed just two earned runs over 56.0 innings in their series against Jersey Shore two weeks ago...Since May 14, Brooklyn pitchers have posted a 3.73 ERA (310 ER in 747.0 IP), the third-lowest in Minor League Baseball...Only Chicago-AL’s Single-A Kannapolis (3.47) and Texas’ Single-A Hickory (3.54) have lower marks...The Cyclones’ bullpen has been a huge reason for that success...Since that date, Brooklyn’s 3.66 ERA (155 ER in 376.2 IP) from relievers is fourth-best in MiLB, trailing only Kannapolis (2.93), Milwaukee’s Triple-A Nashville (3.45) and Hickory (3.48)...In June, the Cyclones posted a 3.66 ERA (101 ER in 221.1 IP), the best mark in the South Atlantic League...Overall in 2026, the Cyclones’ 4.04 ERA (466 ER in 1038.0 IP) is fourth-best in MiLB.
BROOKLYN TO THE BIGS: After 14 former Cyclones made their Major League debuts in 2025, nine alumni have accomplished the feat in 2026...LHP Nate Lavender, who pitched Brooklyn in 2022 and again on a minor league rehab assignment earlier this year, debuted for the New York Mets on Tuesday night in Cleveland...He joins RHP Kade Morris, RHP Wilkin Ramos, OF Nick Morabito, LHP Zac 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, while Ramos and Morris debuted for the San Francisco Giants and Athletics, respectively...Last year’s 14 debuts set a new single-season franchise record.
AMAZIN’ STARTS HERE: According to MLB Pipeline, the Cyclones hold seven of the Mets’ Top 30 prospects: SS Elian Peña (3), INF Sammy Stafura (8), INF Cole Mathis (14), OF Aidan Smith (16), 1B/OF Randy Guzmán (22), LHP Daviel Hurtado (24), and RHP José Chirinos (27)...The Cyclones also have six of the Mets’ Top 30 farmhands per Baseball America: Peña (6), Stafura (9), Smith (12), Mathis (16), Guzmán (20), Carreño (27)...Joe DeMayo lists Stafura (3), Peña (6), Guzmán (16), Mathis (17), Smith (22), Hurtado (26), and LHP Nicolas Carreño (28) among his Top 30.
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