Staten Island 3
Cyclones 2
Aug. 25 on Staten Island
We need a rainout!
Cyclones starter Jose Geraldo allowed just four hits and three runs in five innings pitched, but the Cyclones couldn’t give him enough run supports as our boys lost to the Yankees for their 14th-straight loss.
The Evil Empire was quick to get on the board. After Wilkerman Garcia reached first while striking out on a passed ball, Kendall Coleman doubled to score Garcia to make it 1–0.
It wasn’t long before the Clones caught up. With runners on the corners, Walter “Rabbi” Rasquin scored on a caught stealing error by Yankees catcher by Manny Arganomiz in the third to tie up at 1.
The Yankees distanced themselves from the Cyclones in the next two innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Keith Skinner hit a lead-off single then advanced to second on a throwing error by center fielder Guillermo Granadillo. Ryan Krill then singled to score Skinner. In the bottom of the fifth, Andy Diaz hit a lead-off home run to make it 3–1.
The Cyclones made one last-ditch effort to come back late in the game. Jeremy Vazquez led off the ninth with a solo home run to make it 3–2, but the Cyclones couldn’t get anything more after that.
The loss extends the Cyclones record losing streak to 14 games while putting them at 15–47. If they don’t beat the Yankees tonight, this losing streak will have matched their win total this season.
Our boys hope to stop the horror tonight at 6 pm at MCU Park.
