Cyclones Rally Late for 5-3 Win Over Wilmington

BROOKLYN, NY (July 21, 2021) – The Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks 5-3 Wednesday night at Maimonides Park and take a 2-0 series lead.

Win: Taveras (1-0)| Loss: Hinton (0-1) | Save: Montes de Oca (3)
Cyclones HR: Alvarez (9)
Attn: 1,466Box Score I Play-by-Play

BIG MOMENTS

• Antoine Duplantis doubled home Luis Gonzalez from second base and scored on Cody Bohanek’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, breaking a late 3-3 tie to take the lead and win the game.
• In the top of the eighth trailing 3-1, Jacob Rhinesmith demolished a two-run home run into The Backyard at Maimonides Park, evening the score with a clutch shot to right-center field.
• Francisco Alvarez broke a scoreless tie, hitting a three-run high-arcing shot over the left-field video board against Alfonso Hernandez in the fourth inning to give Brooklyn a 3-0 lead.
• In the ninth, Bryce Montes de Oca earned the save, stranding two of his runners on first and second base.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Francisco Alvarez: 1-4, home run, three RBIs, run
• Antoine Duplantis: 2-4, double, RBI, run
• Ronny Mauricio: 2-4, run

NEWS AND NOTES

• Ronny Mauricio collected two more hits and is batting .429 (15-35) with 10 RBI and seven multi-hit contests over his last nine games...He has raised his batting average from .222 to .248 over this span.
• Francisco Alvarez homered for the second consecutive game...The Mets #1 Prospect has 11 home runs this season and nine as a member of the Cyclones.
• The Cyclones have won six of their past nine games and have won five of eight against the Washington farm club.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks, Thursday, 7 p.m. Maimonides Park, Coney Island, NY
Probables: RHP Justin Lasko (2-4. 3.33 ERA) vs. LHP Alex Troop (4-3, 4.20 ERA)
Watch: MiLB.TV
Audio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network