Tri-City 3
Cyclones 2
August 30 in Troy, New York
The Cyclones are now tied with the Connecticut Tigers for the wildcard playoff berth after the Valleycats took out the brooms and swept Brooklyn on Saturday night.
John Mora started the game off by reaching on a fielding error and was able to score the first run of the game for Brooklyn when Michael Conforto hit into a double play.
Marcos Molina kept the Cats scoreless until the fifth inning, when he gave up a two-run homer, his first of the year. The next inning proved tough for Molina as he hit two batters and gave up another homer. Molina took to the mound one last time in the seventh and ended the night giving up three runs on five hits and striking out 10.
It looked like the Cyclones were headed for a comeback in the ninth as Michael Conforto hit a lead-off home run, his third homer of the year and first on the road. Jhoan Urena followed that up with a double, but would not make it past third as Tucker Tharp hit a ground out to end the game.
The Cyclones come home to MCU Park tonight and play one of the final two games of the regular season against the hated Staten Island Yankees.
