BROOKLYN CYCLONES vs. VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS EXPOS

TRIBUTE TO THE MONTREAL EXPOS

BURLINGTON, VT - The Brooklyn Cyclones took an early 4-0 lead and held on for a 6-4 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters in New York-Penn League action Saturday evening at historic Centennial Field.

Brooklyn had a 2-0 lead two batters into the game as Dustin Martin led off with a single and Joe Holden followed with a two-run homer to rightfield off Lake Monsters starter Cole Kimball. The Cyclones added another run in the second on a fielder's choice RBI and another in the third on a double play for a 4-0 lead.

Vermont cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third on a Jeremy Goldschmeding double and RBI triple by Michael Martinez, who scored when the throw to third was wild. The Lake Monsters got within 4-3 in the fourth on a solo home run by Francisco Guzman, his second round-tripper of the season.

The Cyclones got a couple of insurance runs in the fifth on a two-out bloop single to center, walk, passed ball and a two-run single to rightfield from Tim Grogan for a 6-3 lead. Vermont got its final run of the game in the sixth on a Justin Maxwell double, passed ball and RBI groundout by Guzman.

Vermont (.209) and Brooklyn (.206) came into the game with two of the three lowest team batting averages in the New York-Penn League. But they combined for 10 runs on 17 hits, including seven extra base hits.

Martin and Jonathan Sanchez both had two hits for Brooklyn (11-13), which won its fifth consecutive game. Martinez and Maxwell both had two hits for Vermont (7-18), which has lost six of its last seven and 11 of their last 14 games.

Eric Brown (1-0) allowed four runs (three earned) over 5.2 innings for the win, while Rip Warren struckout four in 2.1 scoreless innings and Joseph Smith a scoreless ninth inning for his sixth save. Kimball (0-2) allowed three runs on three hits in two innings for the loss.

The two teams will play game two of the three-game series at Centennial on Sunday beginning at 5:05 pm. It is Vermont State Parks Night at the ballpark.

Game & team information

Date: July 15, 2006

Division: Class A Baseball (short season) / New York-Penn League

Location: Winooski, VT

Field: Centennial Field

Attendance: 2,567

Starting time: 7:15 PM (:15 rain delay)

Brooklyn Cyclones are the Class A short season affiliate of the New York Mets

Vermont Lake Monsters are the Class A short season affiliate of the Washington Nationals

Score

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Cyclones

2

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

6

8

2

Expos

0

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

4

9

0

Box scores / batting

Brooklyn Cyclones

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Dustin Martin (LF)

5

1

2

1

.286

Joe Holden (CF)

5

1

1

2

.175

Jonathan Schemmel (2B)

5

0

0

0

.254

Jonathan Sanchez (RF)

3

2

2

0

.234

Daniel Cummins (DH)

3

1

1

0

.250

Timothy Grogan (1B)

4

0

1

2

.221

Jonathan Malo (3B)

4

1

1

0

.167

Teddy Dziuba (C)

3

0

0

0

.000

Jeremy Hambrice (PR)

0

0

0

0

.138

Jason Jacobs (C)

0

0

0

0

.208

Luis Rivera (SS)

3

0

0

0

.291

Brooklyn Cyclones totals:

35

6

8

5

Vermont Expos

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Michael Martinez (2B)

4

1

2

1

.280

Michael Daniel (CF)

4

0

0

0

.325

Justin Maxwell (LF)

4

1

2

0

.259

Francisco Guzman (RF)

4

1

1

2

.221

Ryan Delaughter (DH)

4

0

1

0

.200

Brett McMillan (1B)

4

0

1

0

.147

Richard Caputo (PR)

0

0

0

0

.109

Erick San Pedro (C)

4

0

1

0

.167

Brandon Conway (3B)

4

0

0

0

.190

Jeremy Goldschmeding (SS)

3

1

1

0

.183

Vermont Expos totals:

35

4

8

3

Box scores / pitching

Brookyln Cyclones

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Eric Brown

5 2/3

7

4

3

0

2

1

4.76

Rip Warren

2 1/3

1

0

0

0

4

0

0.00

Joseph Smith

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0.75

Vermont Expos

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Cole Kimball

2

3

3

3

1

2

1

5.23

Cory Anderson

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

4.50

Matthew Perks

4

3

2

1

1

1

0

1.64

Yader Peralta

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

4.91

Additional stats

Winning Pitcher: Eric Brown (1 - 0)

Losing Pitcher: Cole Kimball (0 - 2)

Save: Joseph Smith (6)

Wild Pitch: Cole Kimball

Passed Ball: Teddy Dziuba 2 (1, 2), Erick San Pedro (7)

Hit By Pitch: Luis Rivera (by Cole Kimball)

Strikeouts: Jonathan Schemmel, Timothy Grogan, Teddy Dziuba 2, Michael Martinez, Michael Daniel, Ryan Delaughter, Erick San Pedro 2, Jeremy Goldschmeding 2

Walks: Jonathan Sanchez, Daniel Cummins, Teddy Dziuba

Intentional Walks: none

Batters Faces: Eric Brown 25, Rip Warren 7, Joseph Smith 2, Cole Kimball 12, Cory Anderson 4, Matthew Perks 16, Yader Paralta 7

Stolen Bases: Jonathan Sanchez (2)

Caught Stealing: none

2B: Jonathan Sanchez (2), Jeremy Goldschmeding (1), Ryan Delaughter (2), Justin Maxwell (3)

3B: Michael Martinez (2)

Home Run(s): Joe Holden (2), Francisco Guzman (2)

Left on Base: Brooklyn Cyclones - 6, Vermont Expos - 4

Double plays: Brooklyn Cyclones - 2, Vermont Expos - 1

Errors: Timothy Grogan, Luis Rivera

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