Cyclones 7
Lake Monsters 4 (Game 2)
Tuesday, July 21, at Vermont
After getting two-hit in the day portion of the day-night doubleheader, the Cyclones stormed back, scoring twice in the first inning and four times in the second to set the pace for a big win.
The blows were few — the first two runs scored on a SAC fly and a wild pitch, while two of the second-inning runs scored on an error — but the six-run lead held up, despite a four-run sixth by the Lake Monsters.
It’s a good thing that the Cyclones got that insurance run in the fifth — on a bases-loaded walk.
Starter Collin McHugh (5–1, 4.11 ERA) was outstanding for five innings, but in the sixth, he headed for the showers after giving up two singles, an RBI double and an RBI single. Reliever Erik Turgeon immediately yielded an RBI single to further diminish McHugh’s otherwise decent line, but the Cyclones held on.
