Aberdeen Supplies the Fireworks, BKLYN Falls 7-2

ABERDEEN, MD (July 4, 2021) – Luke Ritter homered against Baltimore Orioles rehabber John Means but the IronBirds had the last laugh, beating the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, 7-2 Sunday at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium to win the series five games to two.

Win: Stallings (5-3) | Loss: : Kisena (1-5)
Cyclones HR: Ritter (10)Attn: 3,001
Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Rylan Bannon broke the 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning, blasting a two-run home run into the left field bullpen against Alec Kisena. Bannon and JD Mundy later scored in the fifth inning on Zach Watson’s two-run single to push the lead to 6-2.
• Against Baltimore Orioles rehabber John Means, Luke Ritter slammed a solo home run over the left-center field wall in the top of the second to tie the game 1-1. Ritter launched his team-leading 10th homer of the season.
• Aberdeen’s Garrett Stallings came on in relief for Means in the third inning and finished the game for the victory, throwing 77 pitches to cover seven innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts and three hits allowed.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Luke Ritter: 2-3, home run, RBI, two runs
• Zach Ashford: 1-3
• Luis Gonzalez: 1-4

NEWS AND NOTES

• Aberdeen won the series five games to two and has won nine of 11 against Brooklyn this season with seven more scheduled games to play.
• Luke Ritter leads the team with 10 homers and is tied with Brett Baty with 32 RBIs to lead the team.
• RHP Alec Kisena struck out a season-high-tying eight batters on Sunday.
• SS Ronny Mauricio missed his fourth straight game with a sore hand...He is considered day-to-day.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Hudson Valley Renegades, Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls, NY
Probables: TBA at TBA
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network