NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
08/07/2023
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT CONNECTICUT TIGERS
GAME ID: 11575 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Cyclones (44-25) 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 9 0
Connecticut Tigers (46-23) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Brooklyn Gets 6-3 Win
The Brooklyn Cyclones picked up a win at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium, knocking off the Connecticut Tigers, 6-3. Starting pitcher Tommy Simmons played a key role in the triumph. The Cyclones sport a record of 44-25.

Brooklyn used the timely hitting of Luis Durán to capture the win. The catcher socked a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Cyclones ahead, 5-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"I don't feel you win baseball games by working harder than the other team or 'wanting it more,'" Simmons told the Brooklyn News. "You win just by scoring more runs."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brewer RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .332 10 42
S. Rose LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .327 21 55
J. Rodríguez CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .375 3 23
B. Crouch DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .266 3 29
R. Hernandez 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .395 3 17
A. Lucas SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 0 10
D. Zimmerman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .257 0 9
L. Durán C 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .209 1 12
C. Macías 2B 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .259 5 20
   a-O. Villanueva PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .411 1 10
   b-J. Harris 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 1 1
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 13 16      
a - O. Villanueva pinch hit for C. Macías in the 9th
b - J. Harris substituted for O. Villanueva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rose (13, 3rd Inning off J. López, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Hernandez (5, 4th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Crouch (20, 6th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rose (21, 5th Inning off J. López, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Durán (1, 6th Inning off N. Childers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rose 6 , J. Rodríguez 2 , B. Crouch 2 , R. Hernandez 4 , L. Durán 4
2-out RBI: S. Rose , J. Rodríguez , L. Durán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Crouch 2 , L. Durán 2
Sac Bunt: T. Brewer , A. Lucas
Hit by Pitch: C. Macías
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Villanueva (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rose(Johnson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Aquino LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 6 29
W. Kilmister 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 5 23
   a-J. Roberts PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 2 8
C. Weeks DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .231 2 13
N. Trent 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 2 5
   b-T. Hanna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 10 43
   c-J. Sánchez 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 4
O. Matos 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .350 1 4
D. Johnson RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .330 1 13
T. Boggs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 4 14
R. Crabtree C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 2 7
   d-S. Adams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 1 6
J. McCarty SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .338 5 25
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 6 9      
a - J. Roberts pinch hit for W. Kilmister in the 8th
b - T. Hanna pinch hit for N. Trent in the 8th
c - J. Sánchez substituted for T. Hanna in the 9th
d - S. Adams pinch hit for R. Crabtree in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Boggs (5, 2nd Inning off T. Simmons, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Matos (1, 4th Inning off T. Simmons, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Johnson (1, 7th Inning off T. Simmons, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Matos 5 , D. Johnson 5 , T. Boggs 2 , J. McCarty
2-out RBI: O. Matos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hanna , R. Crabtree , J. McCarty
Hit by Pitch: D. Johnson
Team LOB: 6
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE CONNECTICUT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Simmons W (8-3) 7.2 6 3 3 2 5 2 107 4.24   
L. Rivas H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.92   
J. Wilson SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Simmons 58
Batters Faced: T. Simmons 30, L. Rivas 1, J. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Simmons 10-7, L. Rivas 0-1, J. Wilson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Simmons 107-68, L. Rivas 2-1, J. Wilson 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rivas 2-0
WP: T. Simmons
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. López L (4-2) 5.2 6 4 4 1 9 1 89 4.15   
N. Childers 3.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 54 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. López 49
Batters Faced: J. López 25, N. Childers 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. López 5-3, N. Childers 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. López 89-66, N. Childers 54-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Childers 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. López
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Simmons
Ballpark: Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 6223
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