Cyclones 6
Auburn 5
June 28 in Auburn
Michael Katz’s two-run homer led the Cyclones to the rain-shortened road victory against the Doubledays.
Brooklyn had squandered a 4–0 lead when Katz came to the plate in the fifth and the score tied.
With Michael Bernal on first and one out, Katz lines a Matthew Crownover pitch over the left field wall.
The home run took the momentum from Auburn, and proved to be a game-winner when Auburn scored only once in the fifth against Michael Gibbons.
It was their Auburn’s chance as the game was stopped because of rain in the sixth.
Gibbons picked up his second win in as many starts, despite an earned-run average of 5.91. He gave up five runs in five innings, scattering nine hits, walking one and striking out four.
Tom Gamboa had to be pleased with the diversity of the Cyclones offense, which provided him with three runs in the third and one in the fourth.
Branden Kaupe, Vinny Siena and David Thompson all went one-for-three with a run scored. Siena and Thompson both drove in a run.
Katz went two-for-three while knocking in three runs. Jeff Diehl picked up two hits and a drove in a run.
The 6–3 Cyclones are back in action on Monday at 7:05 pm in Auburn. The Doubledays have lost all three home games this season, a streak Brooklyn hopes to continue.
