BROOKLYN MARBLE RYE (14-13) Vs. WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS (15-12) RHP Alec Kisena (0-0, 4.50) Vs
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BROOKLYN MARBLE RYE (14-13) vs. WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS (15-12) RHP Alec Kisena (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Will Kobos (0-2, 10.61) Kramerica Industries Park I Saturday, July 13, 2019 I 6:00 PM Coney Island, NY I Game # 28 I Home Game # 15 DOUBLE-DIPPED: Brooklyn and Mahoning Valley vs. WEST VIRGINIA: The Cyclones are 5-7 all- split a single-admission doubleheader Friday night time against the Black Bears, the affiliate of the with Brooklyn playing as the Jefes...Down 4-0 in Pittsburgh Pirates, since West Virginia entered the game one, the Jefes rallied to win 5-4 thanks to a league, moving the franchise from Jamestown to go-ahead, two-run home run by OF Ranfy Adon in the third inning...The Scrappers handed Brooklyn its Morgantown in 2015...This series marks the sec- first shutout of the season, winning 4-0 in game two. ond time West Virginia will make a trip to MCU Park and the first since 2016, when they beat the HE TOOK IT OUT: OF Ranfy Adon pulled out his Cyclones in two of three games. driver yesterday, walloping a two-run home run INF in the comeback victory over Mahoning Valley in BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI: Branden Fry- has raked over his first nine games with the game one...Adon has hits in four straight games, man Cyclones...The 20th-round pick of the Mets from going 6-15 (.400) with a double, triple, and homer. Samford, and their only college junior selection, has gone 13-33 (.394) with two doubles and four stolen GET OUT!: INF Yoel Romero left Tuesday’s game bases...He has three multi-hit games, including a with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to- four-hit game against Mahoning Valley Wednesday. day...At the time of his injury, Romero was fourth in the NYPL in batting average (.321) and slugging The Cyclones percentage (.500) and seventh in OPS (.869). SO YOU’RE ON THE SPEED DIAL?: have stolen 20 bases in 26 attempts during the month of July, 2nd-most in the New York-Penn A PRETTY BIG MATZO BALL: Today’s starting League...Brooklyn stole just eight in June, but Bran- pitcher, RHP Alec Kisena, stands at 6-5, 275 pounds den Fryman and Guillermo Granadillo have run ram- and makes his second start with Brooklyn...He was pant in July, stealing four bases each. drafted by the Tigers in 2015 and signed by the Mets in February as a minor-league free agent. SERENITY NOW: Matt McCoy, who played Lloyd Braun on Seinfeld, will make an appearance today VEGETABLE LASAGNA: European LHP P.J. Con- along with Tim DeKay, who played Kevin in the “Bi- lon is scheduled to make a rehab relief outing to- zzaro Jerry” episode...The Cyclones will transform day...The Ireland native is down from Triple-A Syra- into the Brooklyn Marble Rye as the team celebrates cuse...When he debuted with the Mets last year, he the 30th anniversary of the most famous sitcom in became the first Irish-born player in the MLB since the history of television. Joe Cleary, who pitched one game for the Wash- ington Senators in 1945. YOU GOTTA LOVE SPORTS!: Instead of spending an awkward dinner date with J. Peterman, enjoy YOU GOT A STEAK?: INF Angel Manzanarez was the Cyclones on Facebook Live...Brooklyn will be hit by a 97-mph fastball above the left eye Friday the first - and only - team in Minor League Baseball by Mahoning Valley flamethrower Carlos Vargas... who will stream games through Facebook Live this Manzanarez is considered day-to-day after receiv- season as part of a partnership with Sling Studio. ing seven stiches...It was the first pitch Manzanarez All other MiLB teams that offer streaming must use saw after returning to the roster from Kingsport MiLB TV. and his first game action since July 7. Upcoming Opponents & Probable Pitching DATE OPPONENT CYCLONES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME Sunday, July 14 vs. West Virginia RHP Matt Cleveland (0-2, 5.96) RHP Braxton Ashcraft (0-4, 6.35) 4:00 PM Monday, July 15 vs. West Virginia RHP Garrison Bryant (1-1, 5.09) RHP Jesus Valles (0-0, 5.56) 11:30 AM Tuesday, July 16 OFF DAY Wednesday, July 17 at Hudson Valley RHP Frank Valentino (1-1, 2.76) 7:05 PM Thursday, July 18 at Hudson Valley RHP Jaison Vilera (2-3, 3.81) 7:05 PM JULY 13 VS WEST VIRGINIA STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 # 36 ALEC KISENA RHP Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 Date of Birth: October 12, 1995 Age: 23 Hometown: Seattle, Washington How Obtained: Signed as a minor league free agent, 2/25/19 Drafted: 16th round pick of the Detroit Tigers in 2015 College: Edmonds Community College (Washington) LAST TIME OUT: Made his first start as a Cyclone on Sunday 2019 GAME-BY-GAME at Tri-City, allowing two runs on four hits in a season-high Brooklyn Cyclones DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR AVG four innings...Struck out five batters, one shy of a season7/7 @ TRI 4.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 .267 high...Just his third start this year in 17 total apperances. Class-A Columbia Fireflies DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR AVG GREET THE METS: New York signed Kisena to a minor 4/28 @CSC L 3.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 .250 5/5 LEX 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 .200 league deal in February after Kisena pitched for the Gate- 5/8 @CSC 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 .267 way Grizzlies in 2017 and 2018 in the Frontier League (inde- 5/13 ROM 3.2 4 0 0 0 6 0 .267 5/17 @ROM 1.0 5 5 5 1 0 0 .321 pendent)...Joined Columbia in late April, pitching twice as a 5/19 @ROM 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .304 5/22 GVL 3.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 .309 starter and 14 times in relief. 5/27 @CSC 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 5/30 AUG 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 .311 6/2 AUG 3.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 .322 GATEWAY TO THE...EAST: Combined to strike out 167 bat- 6/11 ASH 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 6/13 LEX L 2.1 6 5 5 1 3 0 .343 ters in 168.1 innings over 31 starts for the Grizzlies between 6/21 @ASH W 2.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 .349 6/25 @LEX 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .342 2017-18...Fanned 108 in 100.1 innings during his second sea- 6/27 HIC 1.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 .330 son, putting together 9.7 strikeouts per nine. 7/1 GVL 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 .311 INJURY HISTORY: Suffered a torn ACL during his time with the Detroit Tigers...Released by the organization during ex- KISENA’S SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS tended spring training in 2016. 2019 Season Career 6 (5/13 vs. Rome) Strikeouts 10 (7/11/15 vs. GCL Braves) None Double Digit K Games 1 (7/11/15 vs. GCL Braves) 7.1 (6/21-present) Scoreless Streak 19 (7/6/15-8/6/15) ORIGINS: Drafted by the Tigers out of Edmonds Community 6 (6/13 vs. Lexington) High Hits, Game 8 (8/12/15 @ GCL Braves) None High HR, Game 1 (2x, 8/26/15 @ GCL Braves) College in 2015, pitching one season in the system with the 5 (2x, 6/13 vs. Lexington) High Runs, Game 5 (2x, 6/13/19 vs. Lexington) 3 (2x, 6/27 vs. Hickory) High Walks, Game 3 (5x, 6/27/19 vs. Hickory) GCL Tigers...Struck out 44 in 40 innings, posting a 2.25 ERA. 3.2 (4/28 at Charleston) Innings Pitched, Game 6.0 (3x, 8/19/15 vs. GCL PIR) None Complete Games None None Shutouts None SEATTLE START: Grew up watching the Seattle Mariners with Randy Johnson and Edgar Martinez. CYCLONES STARTING PITCHER BREAKDOWN STARTER GS Quality Starts Run Support RS/Start BC Record Acosta 3 0 16 5.3 3-0 Bryant 4 0 17 4.3 1-3 Cleveland 5 0 21 7.0 2-3 ALEC KISENA 2019 BROOKLYN SEASON SPLITS Jones 1 0 2 2.0 1-0 Kisena 1 0 6 6.0 1-0 W-L ERA G IP H R ER HR BB K AVG Mena 1 0 2 2.0 1-0 Home: Oswalt 2 0 4 2.0 1-1 Road: 0-0 4.50 1 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 5 .267 Ragan 1 0 0 0.0 0-1 Syndergaard 1 0 7 7.0 1-0 June: Valentino 3 1 15 5.0 1-2 July: 0-0 4.50 1 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 5 .267 Vilera 5 3 16 3.2 2-3 August: Wilson 1 0 4 4.0 0-1 September: CATCHER ERA AVG AB H R HR BB K HBP OBP SLG OPS NAME G ER INN ERA vs. Left: .000 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .000 .200 vs Right: .364 11 2 4 0 0 4 0 .364 .727 1.091 Capra 1 4 9.0 4.00 Leading Off: .000 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 Mena 9 33 75.0 3.96 RISP: .167 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 .167 .500 .667 Ortega 8 19 53.0 3.23 Yera 11 35 98.0 3.21 BROOKLYN CYCLONES PITCHING BREAKDOWN W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K HR AVG W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K HR AVG STARTERS 6-8 3.92 121.2 102 61 53 45 116 8 .222 HOME 6-7 4.17 121.0 97 71 56 49 127 7 .216 RELIEVERS 8-5 3.38 114.1 71 55 43 53 125 5 .176 ROAD 8-5 3.13 115.0 77 45 40 48 114 6 .191 TOTAL 14-13 3.66 236.0 174 116 96 97 241 13 .204 TOTAL 14-13 3.66 236.0 174 116 96 97 241 13 .204 BULLPEN NOTES • RHP Brian Metoyer has a strikeout rate of 27%, fanning 18 of 67 total batters faced over 14 innings of relief and a team-high eight appearances.