Zanon Helps Power Sweep Of Aberdeen

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Aberdeen Iron Birds

July 13, 2016

Gabriel Llanes @ Travis Seabrooke

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

W:Llanes (1-3, 3.44 ERA); L: Seabrooke (1-3, 4.94 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Gabriel Llanes (W, 1-3, 3.44 ERA) – 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 7 K (6 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 13 GB: 3 FB: 1 LD, 93 Pitches (62 Strikes), 20 Swinging, 16 Called, 21.5% SwStr, 43.5% Whiff/Swing, 13.3 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Austin McGeorge (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 16 Pitches (11 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 1 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Gary Cornish (1.80 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 PU, 15 Pitches (11 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 3 Called, 6.7% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

SS - Michael Paez - 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 5.6% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA

2B - Nick Sergakis - 1-5, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 1.8 Pitches/PA

CF - Jacob Zanon - 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 5 Pitches/PA

1B - Peter Alonso - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4.75 Pitches/PA

C - Ali Sanchez - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 4.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Blake Tiberi - 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Jay Jabs - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 4.5% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

DH - Darryl Knight - 1-4, 9.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA

Recapish

The Cyclones brought their brooms with them to the park Wednesday and then swept up the Iron Birds before heading back home. It was a familiar recipe for Brooklyn: great pitching and a big performance from one or two guys to drive the offense. This time Gabriel Llanes shouldered most of the load for the Cyclones pitchers, while Peter Alonso and Jacob Zanon drove the offense with big flies and their legs.

Brooklyn jumped ahead 2-0 in the 1^st when Alonso went deep for the first time as a pro. Power is his game, and he made some loud contact during this series against Aberdeen. That lead held up until the 3^rd, when Aberdeen managed their only rally of the game. Stuart Levy and Ronarsy Ledesma started the frame with singles, but the Iron Birds had to trade an out for both of their runs, which limited its length.

That tie would not last long though, as Jacob Zanon led off the 4^th with a solo blast to LF. After Ali Sanchez doubled to RF, Jay Jabs gave Brooklyn their two run advantage back with an RBI single into CF. Zanon and Alonso then combined to steal the Cyclones a run in the 5^th. Zanon worked a two out walk, stole two bases, and then scored on an infield single.

Brooklyn added another insurance run in the 7^th, though the Cyclones pitching hardly needed it. They held Aberdeen to just 8 runs over 29 innings during the series, and 3 of those runs came in the 1^st inning of game one.

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

MiLB.tv Scoring Highlights

Michael Paez walked in his first pro plate appearance and then scored on Peter Alonso’s first pro homer.

Blake Tiberi reached on an infield single to start the 2^nd inning.

Jacob Zanon led off the 4^th inning with his second homer of the season. Ali Sanchez doubled two batters later and then came home on a Jay Jabs single three batters after that.

Nick Sergakis singled with one out in the 5^th inning, but he’d be picked off at 1B. Zanon then worked a walk before stealing both second and third base – he’s up to 9 steals for Brooklyn already! Pistol Pete then beat out an infield single to pick up the RBI hit and make this a 5-2 game.