Brosher Powers Cyclones To Extra’s Win

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Aberdeen Iron Birds

July 11, 2016

Nabil Crismatt @ Alex Wells

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	6	9	0
Aberdeen	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	6	2

W: Huertas (2-2, 7.54 ERA); L: Ayers (0-1, 1.50 ERA); Save: Zanghi (1)

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Nabil Crismatt (3.94 ERA) – 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 HR, 6 TB, 1 BB, 8 K (8 K/Sw), 4 GB: 3 FB: 3 LD, 67 Pitches (47 Strikes), 20 Swinging, 9 Called, 29.9% SwStr, 52.6% Whiff/Swing, 13.4 Pitches/IP, 19 BF

Dillon Becker (2.16 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 GB: 2 FB, 14 Pitches (7 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 7.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 14 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Joel Huertas (W, 2-2, 7.54 ERA) – 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 5 K (3 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 4 GB: 3 FB: 3 LD, 51 Pitches (35 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 11 Called, 13.7% SwStr, 29.2% Whiff/Swing, 12.8 Pitches/IP, 16 BF

Joseph Zanghi (S, 1, 1.74 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 12 Pitches (9 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 3 Called, 41.7% SwStr, 83.3% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

LF - Gene Cone - 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3.7% SwStr, 8.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

1B - Peter Alonso - 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA

CF - Jacob Zanon - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, 3 Pitches/PA

3B - Jay Jabs - 2-5, 1 R, 1 K, 15.4% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.6 Pitches/PA

C - Brandon Brosher - 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3.4 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 15.8% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA

Recapish

The Brooklyn Cyclones started their series in Aberdeen with a big come from behind 6-5 win thanks to Brandon Brosher and his two bombs. Both of Brosher’s homers tied the game, and then the Cyclones were able to jump ahead for good in extras.

The Cyclones turned to Nabil Crismatt for the opener and he had a rough start to his outing before seriously turning it on. Cole Billingsley started the 1^st with a homer to RF and then Aberdeen added two more runs in the frame. But Crismatt retired the final two batters of the 1^st, and then the next 12 in a row before exiting down 3-0 after 5. The Aberdeen announcer mentioned Crismatt was around 89 MPH with his heater and 69 MPH with his curve, and the combo led to a ton of swinging strikes. More than half of the swings Aberdeen took resulted in whiffs, which is pretty ridiculous from a starter.

Crismatt’s great run and a scoreless 6^th from Dillon Becker gave Brooklyn some momentum heading into the 7^th, which is when they finally broke through against Iron Birds starter Alex Wells. Peter Alonso started the frame with his second double of the season and Jacob Zanon knocked Wells out with a single to bring home Alonso. Brosher then struck for the first time, blasting a two-run shot to left center field with two outs against Xavier Borde to tie the game.

With the game reset, Crismatt’s piggyback starter Joel Huertas came in, and he also ran into a little trouble during his first inning of the night. Aberdeen regained the lead with an RBI triple and sac fly in the frame before Huertas settled in.

The Iron Birds held their 5-3 lead until Brosher’s next AB, which came with two outs in the 9^th. Brosher again tied the game with a two-run blast and this time Huertas was able to hold the tie in the next frame.

This game extended until the 11^th, when Jay Jabs scored on a bases loaded walk to give Brooklyn their first lead of the night. Joseph Zanghi then struck out the side in the bottom of the 11^th for his first save of the season.

I break down the Cyclones scoring and defensive highlights below, so enjoy!

MiLB.tv Scoring Highlights

Gene Cone led off the game with his first of two hits on the night but was stranded at 3B.

Peter Alonso led off the 7^th with a double and then came around to score on an RBI single from Jacob Zanon. Brandon Brosher then tied the game with a long homer to left center field.

Zanon hit a one out single in the 9^th and then Brosher again tied the game with a homer two batters later. Arnaldo Berrios and Cone followed with two out singles but their threat came up 90 feet short of taking the lead.