Cyclones 10
Vermont 2
Aug. 23 at Vermont
Alex Sanchez hit a grand slam in the fourth inning to help the Cyclones reach the team’s largest run output of the season in a dismantling of the Lake Monsters.
The Clones had the offense going from the start as the first five batters to come to the plate all reached a base, putting up three runs.
Brooklyn’s Boys of Summer added another two runs in the third, but the real damage came in the fourth inning. Cecchini walked, Jared King singled and James “Papa” Roche walked to load the bases for Sanchez, who hit the first grand slam of the season for the Cyclones — and third home run of the year for Sanchez. sending it over the left field wall for a 9–0 lead.
Brooklyn added another run to increase the lead to double digits before Vermont scored two runs on a bases-clearing double by B.J. Boyd in the eighth.
Starting pitcher Miller Diaz kept the Lake Monsters’ bats quiet, allowing only three hits while striking out 11 in his seven innings of work, and Juan Urbina finished up.
The Aberdeen IronBirds, which the Cyclones re chasing for first place and a playoff berth, were blown out 8–2 by Connecticut, moving the Cyclones within a half game of the division lead again. The Cyclones face Vermont again tonight at 6:05 pm.
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