Batavia jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. With one out, Breyvic Valera was hit by a pitch by Cyclones starter Gabriel Ynoa. Patrick Wisdom then singled on a ground ball to left field. With David Washington batting, Ynoa released a wild pitch that allowed both runners to move into scoring position. Washington, however, struck out swinging. Ynoa then threw another wild pitch – this time with Jesus Montero at bat – to score Valera. Montero stranded Wisdom at third as he grounded out to shortstop Phillip Evans.
The Muckdogs hit Ynoa for another run in the fifth. Roberto De La Cruz led off with a single to left and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Steven Ramos. Ynoa got Alex Mejia to pop out to first baseman Jayce Boyd in foul territory, but then allowed a single to Valera to plate De La Cruz.
Meanwhile, Batavia starter Ben Freeman held the Cyclones scoreless until the sixth. Boyd singled on a line drive to right to reach base. Two batters later, Freeman threw a wild pitch to move Boyd to second. Back-to-back home runs by Alex Sanchez and Stefan Sabol then gave Brooklyn a 3-2 advantage. Sanchez homered to left, scoring Boyd, while Sabol hit a solo shot to center field.
That ended the night for Freeman, as he was replaced on the mound by Jose Almarante. Freeman threw 5.1 innings, allowing the three earned runs off six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Coming in from the Batavia bullpen, Almarante surrendered a single to Nelfi Zapata, but then got Richie Rodriguez to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Ynoa earned his second win of the season, going 6.0 innings and allowing two earned runs off eight hits. He walked none and struck out five. Paul Sewald threw 3.0 scoreless innings of relief to pick up his second save.
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