'Clones Rough Up Renegades, 7-0 on Tuesday Night
• BOX SCORE CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN, N.Y. (July 2, 2024) — RHP Jonah Tong continued his dominant 2024 season, carrying a no-hit bid until two out in the fifth inning, striking out seven. He, RHP Ben Simon, and RHP Jake Stevenson combined on a two-hit shutout, as the Brooklyn Cyclones
CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN, N.Y. (July 2, 2024) — RHP Jonah Tong continued his dominant 2024 season, carrying a no-hit bid until two out in the fifth inning, striking out seven. He, RHP Ben Simon, and RHP Jake Stevenson combined on a two-hit shutout, as the Brooklyn Cyclones blanked the Hudson Valley Renegades, 7-0, in front of 1,304 fans at Maimonides Park on Tuesday night.
After being held scoreless in the lid-lifter on Monday, it was the Cyclones (3-8, 36-41) that struck first in game two of the series.
Following a one-out single by 2B Junior Tilien, a pair of two-out walks loaded the bases. LF Kellum Clark was plunked and RF Nick Morabito coaxed a free pass to force in two runs, giving Brooklyn a 2-0 edge.
After a pitching change, SS Jesús Báez extended his on-base streak to seven games to start his Cyclones career, slapping the second pitch thrown into center field for a hit. Two runs scored on the single to double Brooklyn’s advantage, 4-0.
After a bases-loaded HBP and BB plated a pair of runs, Jesus Baez extended the lead to 4-0 with the @nationalgridus Safe at Home runs of the game.#AmazinStartsHere I #safeathome pic.twitter.com/4qApclADrS
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 3, 2024
Tilien continued his impressive day at the plate in the third. With one out, the 21-year-old rocketed a line drive over the wall in left for a solo home run. Tilien’s fourth of the season stretched the cushion to five.
Home run 4⃣ for #4 as Junior Tilien goes yard to extend the Brooklyn lead to 5-0 here on Coney Island.#AmazinStartsHere I #LGM pic.twitter.com/onOggikwwH
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 3, 2024
The Cyclones capped their offensive outburst with a 3B Mateo Gil sacrifice fly to center in the sixth and on a seeing-eye single up the middle by Clark in the eighth.
Seven runs of offense was plenty for Brooklyn’s pitching staff on Tuesday. Tong’s (3-1) no-hit bid was spoiled with a two-out knock by 3B Kiko Romero in the fifth but earned his third South Atlantic League victory by striking out seven and walking two over 6.0 frames of one-hit ball.
Jonah Tong with another impressive outing for the 'Clones on Tuesday night:
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 3, 2024
🔹 Win (3-1)
🔸5.0 IP
🔹 1 Hit
🔸 0 Runs
🔹 2 BB
🔸 7 Strikeouts#AmazinStartsHere I #LGM I #MiLB pic.twitter.com/FbMM3l5eKL
Simon took over in the sixth and faced one over the minimum. The 22-year-old yielded just one hit and punched out three over a career-high-tying 3.0 innings to earn the hold.
In the ninth, RHP Jake Stevenson entered and slammed the door shut. The Waconia, Minn. native struck out a pair and retired the side in order 10 pitches to close out Brooklyn’s ninth shutout victory of the year.
RHP Sebastian Keane (6-6) tossed 45 pitches for Hudson Valley (6-4, 39-36) in Brooklyn’s four-run second inning. The Massachusetts native could not escape that frame and was charged with four runs, suffering his sixth defeat.
The Cyclones will try and make it back-to-back victories in game three of the set on Wednesday. 2023 National League All-Star RHP Kodai Senga (NR) is scheduled to make a Major League rehab start for Brooklyn after missing the first three months of the season with a right shoulder capsule strain. Hudson Valley is projected to counter with LHP Kyle Carr (0-4, 5.91), the New York Yankees’ No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline. The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.