Cyclones 3
Staten Island 1
Sept. 1 on Staten Island
They’rrrrrrrreeeee out!
The Cyclones got the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat all at once on Monday night when they beat the hated Staten Island Yankees but nevertheless saw their playoff hopes dashed thanks to an obscure bit of the New York–Penn League rules. The Mini-Mets ended the season 42–34, the exact same record as the wildcard-standings-leading Connecticut Tigers, only when the Tigers and the Clones met earlier in the season, the Tigers had the better record — hence they will proceed to the postseason while Brooklyn’s boys of summer sulk in the locker room.
Still, it was a good game.
Pedro Perez loaded the bases in the second inning after a Yankee error and J.C. Rodriguez knocked in the first run of the game for the Clones. The lead went to 2–0 in the fifth as Perez got on base with a single and stole second. John Mora hit a single up the middle to score Perez.
Rodriguez scored a runner once again in the seventh with a ground out to stretch the lead to 3–0.
The only Yankee run came off of Kelly Secrest in the eighth. He came in to relieve Brad Wieck after two shutout innings. Wieck replaced Casey Meisner, who started and pitched five scoreless innings.
Shane Bay came out to close the game in the ninth.
The season may be over for the team but three standout Cyclones are headed to the playoffs with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the single-A South Atlantic League. The Brooklyn exports are Jhoan Urena, Amed Rosario, and Michael Conforto.
