Cyclones 6
Aberdeen 2
June 26 at MCU Park
The Cyclones took advantage of five IronBirds errors on Thursday night, scoring three unearned runs and three earned on the way to stopping a two-game slide.
The Clones struck early, scoring one run in the first but the lead did not last long. Aberdeen’s Hector Veloz took starting pitcher Casey Meisner for a ride with a bomb to left field, putting the Birds on the board in the second.
Meisner gave up another home run in the sixth to Jamill Moquete, but that was it. He pitched six complete innings, gave up only two runs on five hits, and struck out seven. Mike Hepple pitched two perfect innings of relief, and Brad Wieck came in to close out the ninth.
The Cyclones got their offense going in the seventh inning with a leadoff double by Tucker Tharp. He moved over to third when Amed Rosario reached base on a throwing error, and crossed the plate on a ground out by Jhoan Urena. Michael Katz reached base on a fielder’s choice with Rosario getting thrown out at home.
After a hit batter, Tomas Nido singled on a ground ball up the middle, scoring Katz. Then Jeff Diehl reached base on yet another Ironbird throwing error, which scored Nido.
The Cyclones scored once more in the eighth, putting the final nail in the Ironbirds’s coffin.
Brooklyn takes on the hated Staten Island Yankees tonight at MCU Park at 7:00pm.
