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Cyclones Sweep Doubleheader at Hudson Valley

September 8, 2021

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY (September 8, 2021) – The Brooklyn Cyclones swept a doubleheader from the Hudson Valley Renegades on Wednesday evening, taking Game One by the score of 4-0 and the nightcap 10-8. J.T. Ginn tossed 5.0 shutout innings in Game One to collect his second win with the Cyclones

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY (September 8, 2021) – The Brooklyn Cyclones swept a doubleheader from the Hudson Valley Renegades on Wednesday evening, taking Game One by the score of 4-0 and the nightcap 10-8. J.T. Ginn tossed 5.0 shutout innings in Game One to collect his second win with the Cyclones and Nic Gaddis clubbed a pair of home run to pace the Brooklyn bats in Game Two.

Game One - Brooklyn 4, Hudson Valley 0 (7)

Win: Ginn (2-2) | Loss: Montas (0-1) | Save: Craft (9)

Cyclones HR: Alvarez (19)

Box Score I Play-by-Play

KEY PLAYS

  • Leading 1-0 into the seventh, Brooklyn scored three runs to take a 4-0 lead and insurance. Cody Bohanek ripped an RBI double to left field, while Antoine Duplantis followed with a two-run double.
  • J.T. Ginn struck out five over 5.0 scoreless en route to his second Cyclones victory. In the bottom of the fifth, with the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on second, Ginn struck out Anthony Volpe - the Yankees #1 prospect according to MLB Pipeline - and got Everson Pereira to ground out and end the threat.
  • Colby Morris slammed the door shut with a scoreless sixth and seventh.
  • Francisco Alvarez cracked his 21st home run of the season, launching a solo shot to left field in the top of second inning against Mitch Spence to give the Cyclones a 1-0 lead.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

  • J.T. Ginn: W, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
  • Francisco Alvarez: 2-4, home run, RBI, run
  • Antoine Duplantis: 2-4, two RBIs

**GAME TWO - Brooklyn 10, Hudson Valley 8 (7)

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Win: Santos (1-0) | Loss: Barclay (0-2) | Save: Otanez (1)

Cyclones HR: Gaddis (3,4) Peroza (5)

Box Score I Play-by-Play

KEY PLAYS

  • Clinging to a one run lead heading to the final inning, the Cyclones scored a pair of insurance runs thanks to wild pitches from Renegades reliever Nelson Alvarez to extend their lead to 10-7.
  • Hudson Valley clawed back with six unanswered runs to cut the Brooklyn lead from 8-1 to 8-7. The Renegades hit four home runs against Garrison Bryant - who was making his 2021 debut with the Cyclones.
  • Nic Gaddis boomed a three-run home run in the second inning, erasing a 1-0 deficit to give Brooklyn a 3-1 advantage. He later added a two-run home run in the third to push the lead to 8-1.
  • Jose Peroza hit a three-run home run in the third to extend Brooklyn’s lead to 6-1...It was Peroza’s fifth home run with the Cyclones and his fourth against Hudson Valley.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

  • Nic Gaddis: 2-3, two home runs, five RBIs, two runs, walk, stolen base
  • Jose Peroza: 1-3, home run, three RBIs, walk, three runs
  • Luis Gonzalez: 2-4, two runs

NEWS AND NOTES

  • In game one of the doubleheader, J.T. Ginn tossed his first scoreless outing in a Cyclones uniform.
  • Francisco Alvarez ranks second in the Mets minor leagues with 21 home runs, having launched a solo shot in game one.
  • Nic Gaddis recorded his first multi-home run game as a professional, driving in five runs in the nightcap.
  • Brooklyn swept a doubleheader for the first time this season.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones at Hudson Valley Renegades, Thursday, 7:05 p.m. at Dutchess Stadium -- Wappingers Falls, NY
Probables:
RHP Jaison Vilera (2-7, 7.55 ERA) vs. RHP Beck Way (1-1, 5.59 ERA)Video: MiLB.tvAudio: Brooklyn Cyclones Radio Network