Walker is Wonderful in Cyclones 4-1 Win

Win: Walker (3-0) | Loss: Maciejewski (2-1) | Save: Orze (1)

Attendance: 998

Box Score I Play-by-Play

BROOKLYN, NY (May 21, 2021) – New York native Josh Walker tossed a season-high six innings, sending the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, to a 4-1 win Friday night against the Hudson Valley Renegades at Maimonides Park.

BIG MOMENTS

• Josh Walker earned his third victory in four starts, going a season-high six innings with four strikeouts. After allowing an RBI single from Hudson Valley’s Josh Breaux in the first inning, the southpaw retired 16 of his final 18 batters.
• Brett Baty roped an RBI single in Brooklyn’s three-run first inning. The No. 4 Mets prospect added a run-scoring single in the fifth to push Brooklyn’s lead to 4-1.
• Mets No. 27 prospect Michel Otanez hit upwards of 98 mph on the radar gun in relief of Walker in the seventh, striking out three. Righty Eric Orze pitched a perfect eighth and ninth, striking out three.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Josh Walker: W, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Brett Baty: 2-4, two RBIs
• LT Struble: 1-2, sac bunt, walk, run
• Eric Orze: 2 IP, 3 K

NEWS AND NOTES

• Josh Walker tossed Brooklyn’s first quality start of the season, lasting a season-long six innings.
• Adding two more runs batted in on Friday night, Brett Baty leads the Cyclones with 16 RBIs.
• Eric Orze earned Brooklyn’s second save of the season, pitching two scoreless innings.

WHAT’S NEXT

Cyclones vs. Hudson Valley, Saturday, 4 p.m.

Probables: RHP Cam Opp (first start) vs. LHP Ken Waldichuk (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

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