Hudson Valley Tops Brooklyn, 4-1 on Friday

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY (September 10, 2021) – Hudson Valley scored three early runs en route to a 4-1 victory over the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, Saturday night at Dutchess Stadium.

Win: Ruegger (6-4) | Loss: Rojas (0-3) | Save: Valdez (1)

Cyclones HR: Ritter (12)

Box Score I Play-by-Play

KEY PLAYS

• Charlie Ruegger and Jefry Valdez kept Brooklyn scoreless after the fourth inning, combining for six strikeouts.
• Luke Ritter went oppo taco to right field in the top of the fourth for his 12th home run of the season, getting Brooklyn on the board 4-1.
• Carlos Narvaez drove in three of Hudson Valley’s first four runs, ripping a two-run single in the first inning before homering in the fourth to make it 4-0 against Brooklyn’s Oscar Rojas.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Luke Ritter: 1-3, home run, RBI, run, walk
• Francisco Alvarez: 2-4, double
• Nolan Clenney: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• *Luke Ritter hit his first home run since returning from the injured list on August 16. Ritter’s last home run also came at Hudson Valley on July 6. *
• Oscar Rojas returned to the mound for the Brooklyn Cyclones for the first time since May 25, having pitched with Low-A St. Lucie in June, July, and August.
• Brooklyn snapped a three-game winning streak but leads the series three games to two.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Hudson Valley Renegades, Saturday, 6:05 p.m. at Dutchess Stadium -- Wappingers Falls, NY
Probables: RHP Jose Chacin (2-0, 0.77 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Maciejewski (7-4, 4.78 ERA)
Video: MiLB.tv
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network