HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES (17-14) at BROOKLYN CYCLONES (10-20) RHP Jaison Vilera (0-3, 8.57 ERA) Vs
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HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES (17-14) at BROOKLYN CYCLONES (10-20) RHP Jaison Vilera (0-3, 8.57 ERA) vs. LHP Ken Waldichuk (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Maimonides Park I Friday, June 11, 2021 I 7:00 PM Brooklyn, NY I Game # 31 I Home Game # 14 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Hudson Valley shut out vs. HUDSON VALLEY: The Cyclones and Ren- Brooklyn 1-0 last night, holding the Cyclones to no egades have split the first eight games at Mai- runs for the first time all season. The Renegades monides Park. Brooklyn C Hayden Senger hit a scored in the second inning on 3B James Nel- walk-off home run to win the series finale on May son’s RBI single against LHP Cam Opp. Opp took the tough-luck loss, allowing one unearned run on 23. However, the Cyclones hit just .219 as a team. three hits with two walks and four strikeouts. It was Meanwhile, INF Ezequiel Duran touched base 23 Brooklyn’s second quality start of the season. times in nine games, hitting .281 with two doubles, two triples, and two home runs. BRETT THE BAT: No. 4 Mets prospect 3B Brett season. At home Brooklyn has hit seven home runs Baty ranks second among all minor league players and allowed eight (15 total). However, on the road, who have more than 100 plate appearances with a the Cyclones have hit 26 home runs and allowed 191 wRC+. Among Mets minor league players, Baty 29 (55 total). That’s 1.2 home runs at home and 3.2 ranks first in RBIs (28), and he leads all of High-A home runs on the road combined per game. in batting average (.355) and on-base percentage (.455). YANKS RETURN: Hudson Valley, formerly of the Tampa Bay Rays and now affiliated with the New York BRETT THE BAT (PART II): Since last Tuesday when Yankees, returns to Maimonides Park for the second 3B Brett Baty hit his first home run of the season, time this season. INF , the No. 15 the 21 year old has hit five home runs in nine games, Ezequiel Duran prospect in the Yankees system according to MLB hitting .433 (13-30) with a .514 on-base percentage Pipeline, is slugging .700 against Cyclones pitching and a 1.548 OPS. Along with the home runs, Baty this season, collecting two doubles, two triples, and has walked five times and doubled another three two home runs in nine games (9-32, .281). times during the stretch. JUNE BUGS: 3B Brett Baty, SS Ronny Mauricio, and CAM’S OPP-ORTUNITY: Last night Brooklyn LHP C Francisco Alvarez have driven in 26 of Brooklyn’s Cam Opp turned in his best start as an affiliated 39 runs (67%) in the month of June. Baty has 11 RBIs, player, lasting a career-long six innings with one un- Mauricio has eight, and Alvarez has seven. earned run. The quality start is Brooklyn’s second of the season and first since LHPJosh Walker’s quality Cyclones start on May 21 against Hudson Valley. FROM ST. JOHN’S TO CONEY ISLAND: manager Ed Blankmeyer begins his first season as the skipper for the club. Blankmeyer was hired in GIVEAWAY BONANZA: This week at Maimonides early 2020 to be the Short Season Class A manag- Park, the Cyclones are featuring a week-long cele- er after coaching St. John’s University for 24 years. bration of giveaways, highlighting several different Blankmeyer went 829-499-4 with the Red Storm. big moments at the stadium. Tonight the first 1,000 fans receive the 2019 Championship Ring on Friday. World Series champion Saturday, the first 1,000 fans will receive the 2019 SUPPORT STAFF: Mariano will serve as bench coach, Champs Cap, and Sunday is autographs for kids! Duncan Ed Blankmeyer while Royce Ring returns to Coney Island as pitch- ing coach. Nic Jackson begins his coaching career HOW MANY ON THE ROAD?: The Cyclones have in the Mets organization as the hitting coach. played 13 games at home and 17 on the road this Upcoming Opponents & Probable Pitching DATE OPPONENT CYCLONES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME Saturday, June 12 vs. Hudson Valley RHP Alec Kisena (1-2, 3.24 ERA) LHP Josh Maciejewski (2-2, 8.31ERA) 4:00 PM Sunday, June 13 vs. Hudson Valley RHP Jose Butto (1-2, 5.20 ERA) RHP Hayden Wesneski (0-1, 1.84ERA) 1:00 PM Monday, June 14 OFF DAY Tuesday, June 15 at Wilmington RHP Justin Lasko (0-2, 5.91 ERA) TBA 7:05 PM JUNE 11 VS HUDSON VALLEY STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 # 39 JAISON VILERA RHP Height: 6-0 Weight: 188 Bats: Right Throws: Right Date of Birth: June 19, 1997 Age: 22 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela How Obtained: Signed as an international free agent, 11/10/15 LAST TIME OUT: Vilera allowed a career-high four home 2021 GAME-BY-GAME runs last weekend at Jersey Shore, allowing four solo shots Brooklyn Cyclones DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR AVG to the BlueClaws. Vilera had a 3-0 lead after one but allowed 6/4 @ JS 4.2 5 4 4 0 7 4 .290 three solo homers to make it 3-3. After Brooklyn took a 4-3 5/20 HV L 5.0 3 3 2 2 3 1 .296 5/15 @GVL 4.0 4 4 4 0 7 2 .371 advantage, Vilera yielded a long ball to Hunter Markwardt to 5/7 @ASH L 3.0 9 9 7 3 3 2 .500 tie the game. The contest was won on a walk-off 5-4. WELCOME BACK: Vilera puts on a Cyclones uniform for the K% BB% HR/9 third season as a pro. The right hander spent 2018 and parts of 2019 with the Cyclones. With Brooklyn in 2018, he was 25% 8% 4.29 named a Baseball America Short-Season All-Star and a New BABIP GB% FIP York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star. .293 43.8% 8.69 FREQUENT FLYER: Pitched for four different Mets affiliates in 2019...Started the year with Columbia (A) and made four VILERA’S SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS 2021 Season Career outings...Threw a long relief outing for St. Lucie (A+) piggy- 7 (2x, 6/4 at Jersey Shore) Strikeouts 9 (3x, 5/4/21 at Asheville) None Double Digit K Games None backing behind Ervin Santana before joining Brooklyn in 9 (5/7 at Asheville) High Hits, Game 9 (5/4/21 at Asheville) 4 (6/4 at Jersey Shore) High HR, Game 4 (6/4/21 at Jersey Shore) June...Made a spot start for Binghamton (AA) on June 26, 9 (5/7 at Asheville) High Runs, Game 9 (5/4/21 at Asheville) 2019. 3 (5/7 at Asheville) High Walks, Game 4 (7x, 7/19/19 vs. Mahon.Val.) 5 (5/20 vs. Aberdeen) Innings Pitched, Game 7 (8x, 8/20/18 at Tri-City) None Complete Games 7/17/17 v. GCL Nats (7 IP) None 7/17/17 v. GCL Nats (7 IP) NYPL STUD: Turned in an immaculate 2018 campaign with Shutouts the Cyclones, earning an NYPL All-Star and Baseball Amer- ica Short-Season All-Star nods with a league-leading 1.83 earned run average...Fanned 78 in 73.2 innings, allowing three earned runs or fewer in 12 of 13 starts. CATCHER ERA NAME G ER INN ERA CARACAS KID: Hails from the capital and largest city in Alvarez 7 33 58.1 5.09 Mena 5 21 41 4.61 Venezuela...A city of more than 1.9 million people. Senger 9 44 81 4.89 Uriarte 9 45 72 5.63 CYCLONES STARTING PITCHER BREAKDOWN STARTER GS Quality Starts Run Support RS/Start BC Record Butto, Jose 6 0 31 5.2 3-3 Kisena, Alec 4 0 22 5.5 1-3 Lasko, Justin 2 0 3 1.5 0-2 Opp, Cam 4 0 10 2.5 1-3 Parsons, Hunter 1 0 5 5.0 1-0 Rojas, Oscar 4 0 21 5.3 1-3 Vilera, Jaison 5 0 18 3.6 0-5 Walker, Josh 4 1 27 6.8 3-1 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 5-15 6.27 127.2 125 98 89 48 136 28 .253 HOME 4-9 3.94 112.0 92 56 49 48 111 8 .225 RELIEVERS 5-5 3.97 124.2 108 70 55 67 145 9 .229 ROAD 6-11 6.09 140.1 141 112 95 67 170 29 .247 TOTAL 10-20 4.96 252.1 233 168 139 115 281 37 .241 TOTAL 10-20 4.96 252.1 233 168 139 115 281 37 .241 BULLPEN NOTES -RHP Bryce Montes de Oca leads the relievers with a 30.9% strikeout rate, a .200 BABIP, and an 89% LOB%. -RHP Brian Metoyer’s 3.04 FIP is the lowest in the Cyclones bullpen. -RHP Eric Orze has the bullpen’s finest K-BB% (20.4%), posting a 25.9% K rate and a 5.6% BB rate. SATURDAY’S STARTER - RHP ALEC KISENA (1-2, 3.24 ERA) JUNE 11 VS HUDSON VALLEY BATTING PAGES PAGE 3 # 19 FRANCISCO ALVAREZ - C .244, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .352 wOBA, wRC+ 122 Last Game: 0-3 Home: 3-19 Last HR: 6/4 at Jersey Shore Season High, Hits: 3 (6/6 at JS) RISP: 3-8 Road: 7-22 Multi-Hit Games: 1 (6/6 at Jersey Shore) Season High, Runs: 1 (2x, 6/4 at JS) Streak: vs.