Rain Dampens A Strong Start From Cyclones Bryan Campusano

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Staten Island Yanks

September 6, 2017

Bryan Campusano @ Juan De Paula

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X		1	2	0
Staten Island	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	X		2	1	1

W: De Paula (5-5, 2.90 ERA); L: Campusano (0-1, 1.64 ERA); Save: Ort (2)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Briam Campusano (L, 0-1, 1.64 ERA) – 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 1 BB, 7 K (3 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 7 GB: 1 FB, 61 Pitches (42 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 11 Called, 13.1% SwStr, 25.8% Whiff/Swing, 12.2 Pitches/IP, 17 BF

Table 1 – Campusano pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	13	21	7	10	10	61
Strikes	10	13	6	8	5	42
Swinging*	3	1	1	2	1	8

*13.1% Swinging strike rate; 25.8% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

DH - Walter Rasquin - 1-3, 1 K, 1 SB, 7.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.33 Pitches/PA

SS - Dylan Snypes - 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K, 27.3% SwStr, 75% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

LF - Wagner Lagrange - 0-3, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

RF - Jose Miguel Medina - 0-3, 3 K, 27.3% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

C - Jose Maria - 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA

1B - Jeremy Vasquez - 0-0, 3 BB, 7.7% SwStr, 100% Whiff/Swing, 4.33 Pitches/PA

3B - Carl Stajduhar - 0-3, 1 K, 6.2% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.33 Pitches/PA

2B - Franklin Correa - 0-2, 4 Pitches/PA

CF - Guillermo Granadillo - 0-2, 3 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            Rain and a few missed scoring chances led to the Brooklyn Cyclones wasting one of their top starting performances of the season Wednesday night in Staten Island, as they a rain-shortened 2-1 loss to the Yanks. Making just his second start with Brooklyn, Cyclones starter Bryan Campusano (incorrectly written as Briam since he signed) struck out seven and allowed just one single over five strong innings of work, but ended up the tough-luck loser. Brooklyn outhit Staten Island 2-to-1, and the Cyclones had an additional five batters reach via a BB/HBP, but they went 0-2 with runners in scoring position and scratched out just the one run. Just two at bats with runners in scoring position actually speaks to how dispersed those base runners were.

            Campusano struck out two during a perfect 1^st but then quickly ran into trouble during the 2^nd. He issued a leadoff walk to Manny Argomaniz and then Welfrin Mateo followed with the only Staten Island hit of the game. After a passed ball advanced both runners into scoring position, Argomaniz came home on a groundout for the first run of the game. Mateo then advanced to third on a wild pitch, which allowed him to also come home on a groundout and make this a 2-0 game.

            After that Mateo hit, Campusano actually retired eleven of the next twelve batters faced, and the only batter who reached (Tommy Robinson on a HBP) was caught trying to steal second later that frame. Although he’s already 21, this was just Campusano’s second season as a pro, and first stateside after he spent all of 2016 in the DSL. He played for four affiliates this year, reaching as high as St. Lucie (did a solid job over 9 IP), so while he’s mostly an unknown in the system, that could change next year.

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CS for Maria

            Getting back to this game, the Cyclones broke through for a run in the 4^th. Dylan Snypes coaxed a walk to start the frame and hustled around from first base on a Jose Maria double later in the frame.

            Walter Rasquin singled in the 5^th for Brooklyn’s only other hit. Rasquin advanced to second on a HBP and then stole third, but the Cyclones couldn’t get him home. The stolen base was his franchise-best 32^nd of the year, which isn’t a bad way to end the season.

            Looking ahead, Rasquin will get the season finale off Thursday, which means he gets to sit back, relax, and enjoy a front-row seat of Noah Syndergaard’s rehab start with Brooklyn.

            As for my comment about Campusano's first name above, the info comes from the Brooklyn radio broadcast (where else?). I forget who was telling the story, but one of the announcers and Ryan McAuliffe were waiting for a team bus when they noticed Campusano's had a workout bag that said 'Bryan', so they had to ask about it. Apparently, whoever took care of Campusano's paperwork misread his handwriting and entered his name as Briam. Now, I could maybe understand mistaking a script 'n' for an 'm', but I don't see how someone made the 'y'/'i' mistake. Also, even if you misread the 'n' for an 'm', would you really think someone was named Briam instead of Brian?

  

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