The Oneonta Tigers won a rain-delayed New York-Penn League game at the Brooklyn Cyclones, 4-2, on Tuesday night.

The O-Tigers improved to 16-11 with their second straight win but remained 1½ games behind Stedler Division leader Tri-City. The ValleyCats won, 5-4, at Auburn on Tuesday to improve to 18-10.

Oneonta opened the scoring in the fifth inning, taking advantage of a bases-loaded walk to Scott Sizemore from Brooklyn starter Jorge Reyes. Brandon Timm scored on the play, which chased Reyes after 4 2/3 innings.

Jonathan Sanchez’s infield single to shortstop Sizemore scored Jonathan Malo to tie it at 1 in the sixth.

The Tigers took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh. Timm led off with a single and scored with two out on Deik Sc[an error occurred while processing this directive]ram’s line-drive triple to right field. Sizemore drew an intentional walk before Brennan Boesch put the Tigers ahead, 3-1, with a single through the right side of Brooklyn’s infield.

Brooklyn chased winning pitcher Chris Krawczyk with three eighth-inning singles, capped by Sanchez’ RBI grounder up the middle. Casey Fien got the final out of the eighth before Jose Fragoso allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for his first save.

The Tigers also scored an unearned run in the ninth when Brooklyn second baseman Jon Schemmel made a throwing error to second on a Boesch grounder.

Timm finished 2-for-3 with two runs to pace Oneonta, which plays the second game of its three-part set in Brooklyn at 7 tonight.