Layton’s five hits fuel Frederick Keys past Brooklyn Cyclones
NEW YORK (Interstat) — DJ Layton went 5 for 5 with two RBIs as the Frederick Keys defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 7-3 on Saturday at Maimonides Park.
Frederick scored two runs in the second inning, one in the fifth, three in the seventh and one in the eighth. Brooklyn scored all three of its runs in the fourth, getting a solo homer from Yonatan Henriquez and a two-run shot from Colin Houck. The Keys finished with nine hits, while the Cyclones had six.
Carson Dorsey (7-4) earned the win, allowing one hit and no earned runs with three strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings. Christian Rodriguez gave up four hits and three runs with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Daviel Hurtado allowed one earned run and four hits over five innings for Brooklyn, and Ryan Dollar (3-3) took the loss.
Frederick improved to 83-47; Brooklyn dropped to 57-76. The announced attendance was 5,785, and the game lasted 2:37.