'Claws Quiet Clones, BKLYN Falls 3-0 on Sunday

CONEY ISLAND, NY (June 27, 2021) – Dominic Pipkin and the Jersey Shore BlueClaws shut out the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Maimonides Park.

Win: Pipkin (2-0) | Loss: : Lasko (1-3) | Save: Brown (3)
Attendance: 2,253
Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Jersey Shore plated a trio of runs against Justin Lasko in the third inning, scoring on a two-run triple from Nate Fassnacht and a sac fly from Logan O’Hoppe to make it 3-0.
• BlueClaws righty Dominic Pipkin struck out five over five innings of two-hit, no-walk ball for the victory. Brooklyn starter Justin Lasko took the loss even though he turned in a quality start, striking out six over six innings of three-run ball.
• Brooklyn had runners at second and third with two outs in the ninth when Francisco Alvarez was thrown out by DJ Stewart on a bang-bang play at first base to end the game.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Justin Lasko: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
• Cody Bohanek: 2-3, walk
• Mitch Ragan: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Eric Orze: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Cyclones controlled their own destiny Sunday to win the series but split with Jersey Shore three games apiece. The Cyclones are not 0-5-3 in series this season.
• Justin Lasko owns three of Brooklyn’s five quality starts since joining the team in early June.
• Ronny Mauricio finished the series with Jersey Shore 3-24 and is now hitting .105(8-76) and .330 on the road (31-94).

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Aberdeen IronBirds, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium -- Aberdeen, MD
Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (0-5, 9.74 ERA) vs. TBD
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network