NEW YORK (Interstat) — Evan Yates tossed five scoreless innings and the Frederick Keys defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 5-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at Maimonides Park.

Yates improved to 6-8, scattering two hits and striking out six over five innings. Teddy Sharkey earned his first save with 1 1/3 hitless innings, striking out three. Brooklyn starter Emilio Obispo dropped to 5-3, allowing two hits and one earned run over five innings with three strikeouts.

Frederick scored one in the first, one in the fourth, two in the sixth and one in the eighth. Yasmil Bucce’s fourth-inning RBI single scored Randal Diaz. Jaiden Lo Re and Jordan Sanchez each drove in a run in the sixth, and Andrés Nolaya hit a pinch-hit home run in the eighth.

Colin Houck answered with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth for Brooklyn’s lone run. The Keys outhit the Cyclones 7-4. Frederick improved to 81-46, while Brooklyn fell to 56-74. The announced attendance was 1,927 and the game lasted 2:38.