Mahoning Valley 4
Cyclones 3
July 24 at Mahoning Valley
One bad inning by starter David Badamo let to the Cyclones fourth loss in a row.
Badamo was tagged for four runs in the fourth when, with one out, he gave up consecutive singles and a walk, loading the bases. A hit, a walk, and a hit later, the Cyclones went from being up 1–0 to down 4–1. A double play ended the inning, getting Badamo out of the jam, but the Clones never recovered.
The Cyclones rallied, but couldn’t pull off the comeback.
Zack Mathieu led off the fifth with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch by Leandro Linares.
Pedro Perez singled in Mathieu and moved to second on an error by center fielder Silento Sayles.
Perez scored on Tucker Tharp’s single, cutting the lead to 4–3.
Tharp was caught stealing and the next two hitters were retired to end the threat.
Tharp led off the seventh with a walk and moved to second on a single by Kaupe. After Vinny Siena struck out, Jose Zapata was brought on in relief of Brock Hartson.
Alfredo Reyes’ infield single loaded the bases, but Zapata struck out Rojas and Brandon Brosher to end the inning.
The Cyclones pitching kept Brooklyn in the game as Badamo pitched six innings and Corey Taylor and Carlos Valdez followed with an inning of scoreless relief.
Yoiber Marquina was called upon to get the last three outs. Tharp led off with a walk and when Marquina committed a throwing error, the Cyclones had runners on the cornea with nobody out.
Vinny Siena struck out looking and Reyes struck out swinging.
With Rojas at the plate, Kaupe stole second. A single could give the Cyclones the lead, but Rojas grounded out to second to end the game.
Brooklyn is now 18–15 as Badamo dropped to 1-4. The Cyclones are now a game behind the hated Staten Island Yankees, in second place in the McNamara Division.
The Cyclones will look to even the series — and end a losing streak — on Saturday at 7:05 pm in Mahoning Valley.
