Grey-t Effort as Brooklyn Nearly No-Hits the BlueClaws

BROOKLYN, NY (July 16, 2021) – Connor Grey nearly no-hit the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, finishing two outs shy of the feat in a 6-1 victory for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, Friday night at Maimonides Park.

Win: Grey (1-1) | Loss: Sutera (0-1)

Cyclones HR: Suozzi (1)

Attn: 1,969

Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Brooklyn starter Connor Grey tossed 8 1/3 innings, striking out nine in his first victory for the Cyclones. Grey entered the ninth inning looking for his second-career no-hitter, but allowed a Corbin Williams inside-the-park home run. Williams launched a sinking line drive to center field that landed feet in front of Brooklyn center fielder Antoine Duplantis, bouncing over his diving effort and rolling to the wall.
• Leading 2-0, Brooklyn crossed four runs in the third inning, scoring on RBI singles from Joe Genord and Ronny Mauricio, an RBI double by Edgardo Fermin, and a sac fly from Cole Kleszcz to push the advantage to 6-0.
• Joe Suozzi broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning, catapulting his first Brooklyn home run to left field to give the Cyclones a 2-0 lead.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Connor Grey: W, 8.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
• Edgardo Fermin: 2-4, double, RBI, run
• Joe Suozzi: 1-4, home run, RBI, run
• Cody Bohanek: 1-2, walk, hit by pitch

NEWS AND NOTES

• Connor Grey turned in 8 1/3 innings on Friday night, the longest outing for a Brooklyn starter this season and the first one to cross into the seventh, eighth, or ninth innings.
• Ronny Mauricio had a third multi-hit game over the first four of the series. He had one multi-hit game at home over the first 35 Brooklyn home games.
• The Cyclones evened the six-game series at two games apiece. Brooklyn has not won a series in 2021.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Saturday, 6 p.m. Maimonides Park, Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP Justin Lasko (1-4, 3.83 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gowdy (3-4, 4.15 ERA)
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network