St. Lucie 7, Bradenton 3

Chase Huchingson struck out 11 batters, and the offense was alive in their 7-3 victory on Friday

Key Players

• Richard Lucas – 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Blake Forsythe – 1 for 4, 1 strikeout
• Alonzo Harris – 2 for 5, 2 strikeouts, 1 run score, 1 stolen base (40th of the season)
• Cory Vaughn – 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Chase Huchingson – 6.1 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 1 walk, 11 strikeouts

Player Of The Game: Chase Huchingson for his high strikeout day. He is look poised top solidify his spot in the Mets future heading into the AFL

Savannah 4, Kannapolis 2

Alex Panteliodis had a strong outing, and the offense scratched off just enough crooked numbers to beat Kannapolis, 4-2

Key Players

• Yucarybert De La Cruz – 1 for 5, 2-run homer, 2 strikeouts,
• Gilbert Gomez – 0 for 3, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base (8th of the season) 1 picked-off
• Albert Cordero – 0 for 3, 1 walk – average down to .192 on the season
• Alex Panteliodis – 7.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
• T.J. Chism – 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 walks, 1 strikeout. 2.34 on the season and the lefty has quietly been putting up strikeouts with solid control.

Player Of The Game: Alex Panteliodis for his strong pitching effort.

Brooklyn 5, Staten Island 1

Hansel Robles (6-1) collected the win on Friday night, and finished the month of August 4-0 without allowing an earned run, as Brooklyn defeated the Staten Island Yankees 5-1.

Robles hasn’t allowed an earned run since July 28th against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. His scoreless streak of earned runs extended to 36.0 innings Friday night, the longest streak by a Cyclones starter all season.

*** The Cyclones hold a slim one game lead in the Wild Card standings with five games left to play. It’s crunch time for the ‘Clones!

Key Players

• Kevin Plawecki – 2 for 4, solo home run
• Brandon Nimmo -1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI
• Dimas Ponce – 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Philip Evans – 0 for 4, 2 strikeouts
• Hansel Robles – 5 IP, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned) 2 walks, 4 strikeouts

Player Of The Game: Kevin Plawecki for his solid day at the plate and tie-breaking homer that opened the flood gates for Brooklyn.