It’s heartbreak bridge in Staten Island for Cyclones
Suffer Walk-off Loss to Wild Card-Leading Yankees in Series Opener
It was the type of unexpected, desperation ninth-inning rally that can spark a team toward a successful playoff drive.
Down to their last out at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on Wednesday night, the postseason-hopeful Cyclones got a clutch RBI single from Gene Cone to even the opener of their critical three-game series in Staten Island.
By scratching out the run and evening the hotly contested showdown at 3-3, Brooklyn sent a clear message to its rivals from across the Verrazano that this fight for the New York-Penn League’s final playoff berth would be to the finish.
But the Yankees, unfazed by the startling comeback, answered back immediately, pulling out a 4-3 victory in front of 2,512 fans at Staten Island’s home for Class A short-season baseball on the previously struggling Yancarlos Baez’s two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning.