BROOKLYN CYCLONES (10-23) at WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS (18-16) RHP Justin Lasko (0-2, 5.91 ERA) vs. LHP Alfonso Hernandez (first start) Daniel S. Frawley Stadium I Tuesday, June 15, 2021 I 7:05 PM Wilmington, DE I Game # 34 I Road Game # 18 ABOUT SUNDAY: Hudson Valley broke a score- vs. WILMINGTON: The new affiliate of the Wash- less tie in the top of the eighth inning, scoring three ington Nationals sits in third place in the North Di- runs against the Brooklyn bullpen. The Renegades vision with an 18-16 record only two games back added two in the ninth to win 5-0. Mets INF Jeff of first-place Aberdeen. The Blue Rocks are home McNeil played five scheduled innings with Brook- lyn at second base, going 0-2 at the plate with a fly to 12 of Washington’s Top 30 Prospects, according out and a ground out. The big leaguer is on the IL to MLB Pipeline. No. 1 prospect, RHP Cade Cavalli, due to a hamstring injury. Brooklyn RHP Jose But- struck out 15 Jersey Shore batters over seven in- to put together his best start of the season, striking nings on Saturday. out eight over five scoreless but his offense mus- Brooklyn and Bowling Green are tered just two hits. ROAD WARRIORS: tied for the most road home runs in High-A East (26). However, while the Hot Rods have also hit the sec- AS QUIET AS A MOUSE: Brooklyn’s offense com- ond-most homers at home (34), the Cyclones have bined for 25 hits over the six-game series against mustered just eight homers at Maimonides Park -- Hudson Valley, going 25-165 (.152) with 11 runs tied with Aberdeen for second-fewest in all of High-A scored. The ‘Clones were shut out three times, win- baseball. No. 2 Mets prospect SS ning one game in six tries. The offense struck out Ronny Mauricio has hit all six of his home runs this season on the 63 times in 183 plate appearances, combining for a road, while No. 1 prospect C and 34% strikeout rate. Francisco Alvarez No. 4 prospect 3B Brett Baty have hit six of their combined nine long balls on the road. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: The Cyclones make the franchise’s first trip to Wilmington, Delaware to take Cyclones on the Blue Rocks, the High-A East affiliate of the FROM ST. JOHN’S TO CONEY ISLAND: manager begins his first season as Washington Nationals. The Blue Rocks used to be Ed Blankmeyer the skipper for the club. Blankmeyer was hired in part of the Advanced-A Carolina League from 1993- early 2020 to be the Short Season Class A manag- 2020 as an affiliate of Kansas City (‘93-‘04, ‘07-‘20) er after coaching St. John’s University for 24 years. and Boston (‘05-‘06). The team is named after the Blankmeyer went 829-499-4 with the Red Storm. blue granite found along the Brandywine River in Wilmington. Brooklyn’s ties with Washington’s sys- World Series champion tem go back to the Auburn Doubledays of the New SUPPORT STAFF: Mariano will serve as bench coach, York-Penn League. Duncan Ed Blankmeyer while Royce Ring returns to Coney Island as pitch- ing coach. Nic Jackson begins his coaching career HOME AND ROAD: Brooklyn bats have come alive in the Mets organization as the hitting coach. on the road and have stayed fairly quiet at home. When Brooklyn jumps on the bus, the Cyclones are Maimonides Medical Center and the hitting .247, slugging .439, and getting on base at NEW NAME: Brooklyn Cyclones have announced a new name a .341 clip with 26 home runs, scoring 5.5 runs per for the team’s Coney Island ballpark -- game. However, at Maimonides Park, the ‘Clones Maimonides starting in 2021. The name reflects a new part- are hitting just .191, slugging .292, and getting on Park nership that unites two of the borough’s iconic in- base at a .258 clip with eight long balls, scoring 2.9 stitutions -- a team celebrating its 20th anniversary runs per contest. season and a healthcare organization celebrating its 110th year of service to Brooklyn. Upcoming Opponents & Probable Pitching DATE OPPONENT CYCLONES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER TIME Wednesday, June 16 at Wilmington RHP Jaison Vilera (0-4, 9.49 ERA) LHP Alex Troop (4-0, 1.59 ERA) 7:05 PM Thursday, June 17 at Wilmington RHP Alec Kisena (1-2, 3.32 ERA) RHP Joan Adon (2-1, 4.30 ERA) 7:05 PM Friday, June 18 at Wilmington RHP Jose Butto (1-2, 4.41 ERA) RHP Francys Peguero (1-1, 4.70 ERA) 7:05 PM Saturday, June 19 at Wilmington TBA LHP Evan Lee (0-2, 3.63 ERA) 6:05 PM JUNE 15 AT WILMINGTON STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 ## 252347 JOSEJOSEJUSTIN CARLOSBUTTO LASKO MEDINA LHPRHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 208 Bats: Right Throws: Right Date of Birth: March 16, 1997 Age: 24 Hometown: Bridgeport, CT College: UMass How Obtained: Mets 30th-round pick, 2019 LAST TIME OUT: The Connecticut native struck out a ca- 2021 GAME-BY-GAME reer-high-tying eight batters over 5 2/3 innings against Hud- High-A Brooklyn Cyclones DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K HR AVG son Valley, allowing three runs on two home runs in his sec- 6/9 vs. HV L 5.2 4 3 3 1 8 2 .216 6/2 @ JS L 5.0 4 4 4 1 3 1 .235 ond loss with Brooklyn. Low-A St. Lucie Mets 5/26 vs. DBT 8.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 .185 5/20 @PMB W 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 .189 LASTING START: Lasko turned in an eight-inning, 5/14 @DBT 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 .216 5/7 vs. JUP W 4.0 3 2 2 1 7 1 .200 eight-strikeout performance against Daytona on May 26 for St. Lucie. It was the longest outing of his professional career. K% BB% HR/9 NEW MAN: Lasko broke camp with St. Lucie as a starter/ piggybacker. The righty pitched 23 innings and posted 25 27.5% 5.0% 2.53 strikeouts with a 1.96 ERA. He allowed four walks and two BABIP GB% FIP home runs with an opponents average of .185. .208 61.5% 5.74 2019: Lasko pitched 10 times for Brooklyn, posting a 1.43 LASKO’S SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS earned run average in all relief appearances. He was called 2021 Season Career 8 (2x, 6/9 vs. Hudson Valley) Strikeouts 8 (2x, 6/9/21 vs. HValley) up to Low-A Columbia and made 11 appearances (one start), None Double Digit K Games None 5 (2x, 5/20 at Palm Beach) High Hits, Game 5 (5/20/21 at Palm Beach) posting a 2.57 ERA. 2 (6/9 vs. Hudson Valley) High HR, Game 2 (6/9/21 vs. Hudson Valley) 4 (6/2/21 @ Jersey Shore) High Runs, Game 4 (6/2/21 @ Jersey Shore) 2 (5/29 at Palm Beach) High Walks, Game 2 (3x,5/29/21 at Palm Beach) MADDUX MAN: Lasko, during his time with UMass, pitched 8.0 (5/26 vs. Daytona) Innings Pitched, Game 8.0 (5/26/21 vs. Daytona) None Complete Games None a “Maddux” on April 12, 2019, earning a complete-game None Shutouts None shutout while throwing just 96 pitches against George Washington. COLLEGE: The UMass product pitched for four seasons with the Minutemen before earning a senior season draft selection by the Mets. In his final campaign, he led the At- lantic 10 Conference in innings (88.1), complete games (4), and shutouts (2). He was also ranked fifth with 82 strikeouts. CYCLONES STARTING PITCHER BREAKDOWN STARTER GS Quality Starts Run Support RS/Start BC Record Butto, Jose 7 0 31 4.4 3-4 Kisena, Alec 5 0 26 5.2 1-4 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 6 0 18 3.0 0-6 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 5-16 6.18 141.1 138 107 97 55 154 30 .252 HOME 4-12 4.14 139.0 118 74 64 61 142 10 .230 RELIEVERS 5-7 4.04 138.0 121 79 62 73 158 9 .231 ROAD 6-11 6.09 140.1 141 112 95 67 170 29 .247 TOTAL 10-23 4.96 279.1 259 186 154 128 312 39 .242 TOTAL 10-23 4.96 279.1 259 186 154 128 312 39 .242 BULLPEN NOTES -RHP Bryce Montes de Oca leads the relievers with a 33.3% strikeout rate. -RHP Brian Metoyer’s 3.03 FIP is the lowest in the Cyclones bullpen. -RHP Eric Orze has the bullpen’s finest K-BB% (22.6%), posting a 27.4% K rate and a 4.8% BB rate. WEDNESDAY’S STARTER - RHP JAISON VILERA (0-4, 9.49 ERA) JUNE 15 AT WILMINGTON BATTING PAGES PAGE 3 # 19 FRANCISCO ALVAREZ - C .240, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .368 wOBA, wRC+ 132 Last Game: 0-2, BB Home: 5-28 Last HR: 6/12 vs.