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BKLYN Clubs Five Homers as they Beat BlueClaws, 9-2

September 18, 2021

CONEY ISLAND, NY (September 18, 2021) – David Griffin mowed down Jersey Shore hitters, while the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, bombed five home runs en route to a 9-2 victory Saturday evening at Maimonides Park to take a three games to two series lead.

CONEY ISLAND, NY (September 18, 2021) – David Griffin mowed down Jersey Shore hitters, while the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, bombed five home runs en route to a 9-2 victory Saturday evening at Maimonides Park to take a three games to two series lead.

Win: Griffin (3-1) | Loss: Reyes (5-2)

Cyclones HR: Palmer (4) Campos (1) Ritter (14) Alvarez (24) Reyes (2)

Attn: 2,856

Box Score I Play-by-Play

KEY PLAYS

  • David Griffin tossed six scoreless innings, one-hitting Jersey Shore in his third victory with Brooklyn. Griffin struck out a season-high-tying eight batters and walked two. He did not allow a hit until the fifth inning.
  • The Cyclones tattooed Blue Claws pitching for five home runs. Jaylen Palmer blasted a 406-foot solo shot in the third inning to make it 1-0. Oscar Campos demolished a three-run home run in the next frame to push the lead to 4-0, and Luke Ritter went 422 feet to left-center field in the fifth to make it 6-0. Francisco Alvarez catapulted a solo blast off the scoreboard in the seventh to make it 8-0. Wilmer Reyes joined the party with a solo smash in the eighth.
  • Jersey Shore cut the shutout with a two-run home run in the top of the ninth when Luis Garcia slammed a two-run home run against Colby Morris to make it 9-2.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

  • David Griffin: W, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
  • Luke Ritter: 3-3, double, home run, two RBIs, two runs, stolen base
  • Oscar Campos: 1-3, home run, sac fly, four RBIs, run
  • Jaylen Palmer: 1-5, home run, RBI, run
  • Francisco Alvarez: 1-3, home run, RBI, run, walk

NEWS AND NOTES

  • Francisco Alvarez hit his 24th home run of the season, leading Triple-A’s Mark Vientos by one home run for the Mets organizational lead.
  • The game featured four ejections in the bottom of the eighth inning. Brooklyn’s Francisco Alvarez was tossed along with Jersey Shore’s Carlos Francisco, Chris Adamson, and McCarthy Tatum.
  • Sunday’s game marks the season finale of the 2021 campaign.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Jersey Shore, Sunday, 1 p.m. at Maimonides Park -- Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP J.T. Ginn (3-3, 3.42 ERA) vs. LHP Jhordany Mezquita (3-8, 6.49 ERA)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network