Gonzo the Great!  Gonzalez Gives Brooklyn Walk-Off Win

BROOKLYN, NY (July 25, 2021) –Luis Gonzalez’s RBI single drove in Edgardo Fermin from third base in the bottom of the ninth, sending the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, to a 5-4 walk-off victory and six-game sweep over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon at Maimonides Park.

Win: Taveras (2-0)| Loss: Hinton (0-2)

Attn: 1,703

Box Score I Play-by-Play

• Edgardo Fermin walked, stole second, and moved to third on a wild pitch in the ninth inning, setting up Luis Gonzalez’s run-scoring single to win the game 5-4.
• Down 4-0, Wilmington clawed back to tie the game, collecting a home run from Jack Dunn in the seventh to bring the score even at 4-4.
• The Cyclones crossed four runs in the first inning, sending all nine men to the plate. Edgardo Fermin and Francisco Alvarez each doubled in a run, while Jeremy Vasquez added another RBI.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Antoine Duplantis: 3-for-5, double, triple, run
• Jeremy Vasquez: 2-for-4, RBI, run, walk
• Edgardo Fermin: 1-for-4, double, RBI, walk, two runs
• Willy Taveras: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K (Win)

NEWS AND NOTES

• Having not won a series entering the week, the Cyclones swept the Wilmington Blue Rocks in six games...Brooklyn has won 10 of its last 13 games.
• Antoine Duplantis collected three more hits on Sunday, bringing his team-leading total to 19 multi-hit games.
• Luc Rennie made his first-ever Brooklyn start...Did not factor in the decision, allowing two runs, earned, on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts over 4.0 innings of work.
• Jeremy Vasquez extended his hitting streak to eight games, hitting .538 (14-26) over the span.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Tuesday, 7 p.m. FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, NJ
Probables: RHP Jaison Vilera (2-5, 8.24 ERA) vs. TBD
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network