Mahoning Valley 2
Cyclones 1
July 19 at MCU Park
Mahoning Valley’s Martin Cervenka hit a two-run double to left field in the seventh inning and the Cyclones came up just short in losing a second straight game to the Scrappers.
Cyclones’ pitcher Robert “Not-so-silent G” Gsellman pitched a solid seven innings, striking out five batters, but the seventh inning turned into a disaster when, with two already on, Cervenka hit his shot to left field, where Jared King misplayed the ball, allowing the two runners to score.
Brooklyn cut the deficit in half in the eighth, when L.J. “Mini-Maz” Mazzilli hit an RBI ground out to allow Patrick “To Infinity and” Biondi to score from third. King had a chance to put the Cyclones ahead, but Scrappers’ outfielder Josh McAdams made a spectacular catch on a line drive to end the inning.
Despite James “Papa” Roche giving the Cyclones’ the tying run on first with a walk in the ninth, the other players’ couldn’t get the hits going in an otherwise cleanly played game.
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