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WP: John Riedling (3-0) HR: IWA Scott McClain (28) off Jeff Fulchino in the 6th inning ALB Joe Dillon (22) off Jon Leicester in the 6th inning TIME: 2:51 Todd Sears reached on a fielder's choice as the game-tying run scored in the 7th inning and Sears doubled home the game-winning run in the 9th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) 5-4 to snap a two game losing streak. The Isotopes also remained a game and a half out of the division lead as the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) also won this evening. In the 2nd inning, James Shanks infield singled, stole second base and scored on John Pachot's single to center field as the Isotopes led 1-0. Eric Reed led off the 3rd inning with an infield single, advanced to second base on a throwing error during a pickoff attempt and scored on Joe Dillon's single to center field as the Isotopes extended the lead to 2-0. Iowa tied the game in the 6th inning. Scott McClain solo-homered to left field to lead off the inning. Two outs later, Mike Fontenot doubled and later scored on Iowa Cubs starter Jon Leicester's single to right field. It did not take the Isotopes long to regain the lead as Dillon solo-homered to left-center field in the home half of the 6th inning as the 'Topes led 3-2. Iowa took back the lead in the 7th inning. Ronny Cedeno walked and McClain was hit by a pitch. Ben Grieve followed with a double to right field to drive them both in as Iowa led 4-3. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Drew Niles walked and Reed bunt-singled. Josh Wilson sacrifice-bunted both runners up a base and Dillon was intentionally walked to load the bases. Todd Sears reached on a fielder's choice (with Dillon out at second base) as Niles scored to tie the game at 4-4. Albuquerque won the game in the bottom of the 9th inning. After Chris Ashby and Reed struck out swinging, Josh Wilson reached on an error, Dillon walked and Sears doubled to center field to drive in Wilson with the game-winning run. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/16/05): Joe Dillon 85 G, 70 R, 109 H, 17 2B,
1 3B, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 49 BB, 55 K, 10 SB, .618 SLG,
.353 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.63 ERA, 0 SV, 123.0 IP, 150
H, 92 R, 77 ER, 18 HR, 58 BB, 85 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Blaine Neal massively blew the save as the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) defeated the Isotoeps 13-8 at Isotopes Park. Neal allowed 9 runs in the 9th inning to take the loss (8 of the runs were unearned in the inning). Abraham Nunez and Robert Stratton homered for the 'Topes in the loss. 'Topes Notes: Todd Sears has knocked in the game-winning run in the Isotopes' last at-bat twice this season. It was the 15th Isotope last at-bat win of the season. . . . James Shanks extended his hitting streak to 6 games. . . . Pitching probables for the third game of the series on Thursday evening are RHP Travis Smith (3-7, 4.99) for the Isotopes and RHP Bobby Brownlie (6-4, 4.26) for the I-Cubs. Filed 08/17/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: John Koronka (8-10) HR: IWA Scott McClain (27) off Donovan Osborne in the 6th inning
ALB Mike Colangelo (8) off Russ Rohlicek in the 8th inning TIME: 2:42 Scott McClain and Jerry Hairston, Jr. each drove in a pair of runs and John Koronka hurled seven innings of one-run, four-hit ball in the Iowa Cubs' (AAA Cubs) 6-4 victory over the Isotopes in the series opener on Monday evening at "The Lab". Geovany Soto singled to right field and scored on Hairston, Jr.'s triple to left field as the Cubs took a 1-0 lead. The Cubs extended the lead in the 5th inning. David Kelton solo-homered to left field to lead off the inning. Soto singled to right field, Cubs starter Koronka singled to left field, both runners advanced a base when Isotopes starter Donovan Osborne threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt, and Hairston, Jr. sacrifice flied out to left field to drive in Soto as the Cubs led 3-0. Drew Niles singled to center field to lead off the home half of the 5th inning. Chris Ashby and Donovan Osborne walked to load the bases and two outs later, Joe Dillon walked as Niles trotted home to cut the defecit to two runs at 3-1. The Cubs extended the lead the very next half-inning. Ronny Cedeno walked and McClain followed with a homer to left field as the I-Cubs led 5-1. In the 7th inning, Soto singled to center field and Hairston Jr. singled to left field. Hairston Jr. stole second base and Soto scored on a throwing error on the stolen base attempt. Albuquerque closed out the scoring in the contest in the 8th inning. Jason Wood singled to left field and Mike Colangelo homered to left field. James Shanks singled to left field, moved to second base when Niles walked and scored on Todd Sears' single to center field. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/15/05): Joe Dillon 84 G, 70 R, 108 H, 17 2B,
1 3B, 21 HR, 64 RBI, 48 BB, 54 K, 10 SB, .623 SLG,
.354 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.63 ERA, 0 SV, 123.0 IP, 150
H, 92 R, 77 ER, 18 HR, 58 BB, 85 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, on a day when Brian Banks announced he would soon retire, he and Ryan Christenson each two-run homered in an Isotopes 9-6 victory over the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines, Iowa. Matt Padgett also homered in the victory. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes have finally lost their home field advantage in 2005. With the loss, the Isotopes record at Isotopes Park has evened to 30-30. The Isotopes are 1-6 in August at Isotopes Park and with the poor performance at Isotopes Park, the Isotopes are starting to fade in the standings. . . . The Isotopes are 1.5 games back of the PCL American Conference Southern Division leader Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers). . . . Adrian Gonzalez of the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) is the PCL Hitter of the Week. Gonzalez homered five times and drove in 17 runs while hitting .571 for the week. . . . Chris Oxspring of the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. Oxspring threw a complete game shutout on Saturday August 13th against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) in a 6-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. . . . Pitching probables for Wednesday evening's contest are RHP Jeff Fulchino (8-7, 5.63) for the Isotopes and RHP Jon Leicester (1-7, 5.85) for the I-Cubs. Filed 08/16/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Matt White (7-5) HR: NRL Brendan Harris (11) off Frank Castillo in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:42 The Isotopes' rally attempt in the 9th inning was quelled with the game tying run stranded in scoring position as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) defeated the Isotopes 6-5 in the series finale at "The Lab". The Zephyrs used two-out magic in the 1st inning to build a 3-0 lead. Marlon Byrd and Rick Short singled and Kevin Orie's single drove in Byrd. Dee Brown singled to plate Short and Brendan Harris singled to drive in Orie. Harris homered to left field in the 4th inning as the Zephyrs extended the lead to 4-0. Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in their half of the 4th inning, utilizing the same methodology the Zephyrs used to score in the 1st inning -- a string of two-out singles. Joe Dillon and Jason Wood singled and Mike Colangelo singled to drive in Dillon. Chris Ashby's single brought Wood home as the Isotopes cut the defecit in half at 4-2. New Orleans added their final two runs of the game with two outs in the 7th inning. Byrd solo-homered to left field and Short followed with a triple to right field and scored on Orie's groundout. Albuquerque began their rally in the 8th inning. James Shanks tripled to center field and scored on Josh Wilson's sacrifice flyout to left field. In the 9th inning, Mike Colangelo singled and Larry Barnes drew a walk. Drew Niles reached on a fielder's choice (with Barnes out at second base). After Todd Sears popped out, Eric Reed doubled to right field to drive in Colangelo and Niles as the Isotopes pulled to within a run at 6-5. Shanks struck out to end the game with Reed stranded in scoring position at second base. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/14/05): Joe Dillon 83 G, 69 R, 107 H, 17 2B,
1 3B, 21 HR, 64 RBI, 47 BB, 53 K, 9 SB, .626 SLG,
.354 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.63 ERA, 0 SV, 123.0 IP, 150
H, 92 R, 77 ER, 18 HR, 58 BB, 85 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Jason Wood solo-homered, Kevin Hooper singled home a run and Abraham Nunez scored on an error as the Isotopes defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 3-2 at Isotopes Park. 'Topes Notes: New Orleans took three out of the four games in the series. Tonight's game marked the last meeting in 2005 between the Zephyrs and Isotopes and the Zephyrs won 9 out of the 16 contests. 24,536 fans attended the series at Isotopes Park for a per game average of 8,179. There were three gates as one game in the series was postponed due to rain and a doubleheader makeup was played. . . . The Isotopes open up a four-game series against the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) starting Tuesday evening at Isotopes Park. Pitching probables for the opener are LHP Donovan Osborne (4-0, 4.28) for the Isotopes and LHP John Koronka (7-10, 4.71) for the I-Cubs. Filed 08/15/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Ariel Prieto (7-5) HR: NRL Dee Brown (3) off Ariel Prieto in the 7th inning ALB Jason Wood (17) off Brian Powell in the 1st inning
TIME: 1:42 Ariel Prieto came within one out of tossing a complete game shutout, but ended up with a complete game, one run, 4 hit effort in a 6-1 Isotopes victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) to split the doubleheader. The Isotopes moved to within a half a game back of the division lead with the victory. Albuquerque took a quick 3-0 lead in the 1st inning. James Shanks singled to center field and Josh Wilson drew a walk. Joe Dillon flew out to right field as Shanks tagged up and advaned to third base and Todd Sears grounded out to bring home Shanks. Jason Wood followed with a homer to left field. The Isotopes added to the lead in the 3rd inning. Shanks tripled into the left-center field gap and scored on Wilson's single to right field. After Wilson stole second base, Dillon served a 2-1 offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run as the Isotopes led 6-0. With two down in the 7th inning, Dee Brown homered to left field to break up the shutout. Prieto then struck out Craig Kuzmic to finalize his complete game effort. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/12/05): Joe Dillon 81 G, 68 R, 105 H, 17 2B,
1 3B, 20 HR, 62 RBI, 46 BB, 53 K, 9 SB, .620 SLG,
.354 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.63 ERA, 0 SV, 123.0 IP, 150
H, 92 R, 77 ER, 18 HR, 58 BB, 85 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) scored three runs in the 8th inning to come back from a 5-3 defecit to defeat the Isotopes in a game played in Des Moines, Iowa. Aaron Small homered for the Isotopes in a losing cause. 'Topes Notes: Ariel Prieto hurled his second complete game of this season and the fourth Isotope complete game of the 2005 season. . . . The Isotopes have split both doubleheaders played in 2005 (one at home and one on the road). In Isotope Park doubleheader history, the Isotopes have split three doubleheaders and sweeped one doubleheader. In franchise history, the Isotopes have sweeped two doubleheaders, been swept twice and split six times. . . . The Isotopes snapped a four-game home losing streak with the win. . . . Pitching probables for the series finale on Monday evening are RHP Frank Castillo (9-8, 5.25) for the Isotopes and LHP Matt White (6-5, 3.44) for the Zephyrs. Filed 08/14/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: John Halama (1-0) HR: NRL Kevin Orie (19) off Travis Smith in the 2nd inning TIME: 2:08 Kevin Orie and Marlon Byrd each drove in a pair of runs as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) defeated the Isotopes 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Rick Short drew a walk and Orie followed with a homer off the scoreboard in left-center field as the Zephyrs led 2-0 in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd inning, Tyrell Godwin bunt singled and scored on Byrd's single to left field as New Orleans led 3-0. Chris Ashby reached on a two base error and scored on James Shanks' single to right field as the Isotopes avoided the shutout and trailed 3-1. Short and Orie walked in the 6th inning and Brendan Harris was intentionally walked to load the bases. Keith Osik reached on a fielder's choice with Harris out at second base and Short scoring. New Orleans closed out the scoring in the 7th inning. Godwin doubled off the left-center field wall and scored on Byrd's single to left field. 'Topes Notes: Rick Short entered the game hitting .399 and broke the .400 mark during the game, end up with a .401 batting average at the end of the contest. . . . Josh Wilson went 0x3 to snap a 9-game hitting streak. . . . The Isotopes tied their worst home losing streak (4 games). . . . The Isotopes set a season-high for fewest hits in a game at home (3). Filed 08/14/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game two of the series against the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) on Saturday evening was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as a doubleheader (two seven-inning games) on Sunday afternoon. Despite being idle, the Isotopes remain a half-game back of the division lead (trailing the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) as Round Rock defeated the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) to take the divison leadership while Oklahoma fell to a half-game back. THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Chad Allen solo-homered and Kevin Hooper singled home a run for the Isotopes in a 2-1 victory over the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) at SBC Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Gerald Laird's solo-homer provided the only Redhawk run. 'Topes Notes: The rainout was the second one in Isotopes Park history and the third game postponed ever at Isotopes Park (the non-rainout game being a lightbank failure that postponed a game early in the 2003 season). . . . If pitching probables remain on schedule for tomorrow's doubleheader, probables for Game 1 are RHP Travis Smith (3-6, 4.96) for the Isotopes and LHP John Halama (0-0, 3.00) for the Zephyrs and Game 2 probables are RHP Ariel Prieto (6-5, 4.61) for the Isotopes and RHP Brian Powell (7-8, 5.43) for the Zephyrs. Filed 08/13/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Jason Bergmann (2-1) HR: ALB Joe Dillon (20) off Chad Durbin in the 3rd
inning TIME: 3:53 Rick Short drove in five runs, including the game winner in the 12th inning as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) defeated the Isotopes 10-9 in 12 innings in the series opener at "The Lab". With the defeat, the Isotopes fell out of first place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division and are a half-game back of the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers). New Orleans struck first in the game. With one out, Juan Melo and Marlon Byrd walked and Short doubled to left field to drive in Melo. Matt Cepicky sacrifice-flied out to center field to drive in Byrd as the Zephyrs led 2-0 before the Isotopes even came up to bat. Albuquerque took the lead in their half of the 1st inning. James Shanks walked and Josh Wilson singled. Joe Dillon's double drove in Shanks and Todd Sears' single brought home Wilson and Dillon as the 'Topes led 3-2. Dillon solo-homered to left field in the 3rd inning to extend the lead to 4-2. Byrd doubled to center field and later scored on Cepicky's single to center field in the 5th inning as the Zephyrs pulled to within a run at 4-3. In the home half of the 5th frame, Wilson homered to lead off the inning. Dillon was then hit by a pitch and an out later, Jason Wood walked. Larry Barnes singled to right field to drive in Dillon and Matt Erickson singled to center field to drive in Wood as the 'Topes led 7-3. New Orleans tied the game in the 6th inning. Jason Bowers walked, Tyrell Godwin singled and Melo singled to center field to drive in Bowers. Byrd walked to load the bases and Short cleared them with a double to right field. Neither team scored until the 11th inning. Byrd doubled and two outs later, Brendan Harris infield singled as Byrd scored. Keith Osik pinch-hit singled to right field and Harris scored when Osik stole second base and Harris scampered home as the Zephyrs led 9-7. Albuquerque was able to tie the game up again in their half of the 11th inning. Dillon singled to right field and Sears followed with a homer to left field. New Orleans won the game in the 12th inning. With two outs, Melo and Byrd singled and Short singled to right field to drive in Melo with the eventual game-winning run. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/11/05): Joe Dillon 80 G, 64 R, 101 H, 16 2B,
1 3B, 19 HR, 60 RBI, 46 BB, 53 K, 9 SB, .605 SLG,
.347 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 118.0 IP, 142
H, 88 R, 73 ER, 18 HR, 52 BB, 83 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Abraham Nunez struck out with the game-tying run on 3rd base as the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) held on to defeat the Isotopes 2-1 in Oklahoma City. Lenny Harris singled in the Isotopes only run. 'Topes Notes: Tonight is the first night the Isotopes have not had a share of or outright led the division since June 18th. . . . The Isotopes now have a blemish in their 2005 extra inning record (6-1). . . . Joe Dillon was a triple short of hitting for the cycle and turned in his third 4-hit game of the season. It was also his second 4-hit game in a row. Dillon also tied a franchise record by scoring four runs in a game. . . . The Isotopes played their longest home game of the season (both in innings - 12; and time - 3 hours, 53 minutes). . . . Josh Wilson and Todd Sears tied a franchise record with 7 at-bats in the contest. . . . Jason Wood went hitless to snap a 10 game hitting streak while Josh Wilson extended his hitting streak to 9 games. . . . Pitching probables for Game 2 of the series on Saturday evening are RHP Travis Smith (3-6, 4.96) for the Isotopes and LHP John Halama (0-0, 3.00) for the Zephyrs. Filed 08/12/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: John Riedling
(2-0) HR: ALB Joe Dillon (19) off Mitch Wylie in the 1st inning FRE Mike Cervenak (17) off Donovan Osborne in the 6th
inning TIME: 3:48 The Isotopes took advantage of three errors, a wild pitch and a passed ball in the 12th inning to score three runs to defeat the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) 5-2 in the series finale. With the victory, the Isotopes remain in a first-place tie atop the PCL American Conference Southern Division. Joe Dillon homered to left-center field in the 1st inning as the Isotopes grabbed the 1-0 lead.Angel Chavez homered to left field in the 2nd inning as Fresno tied the game at 1-1. Albuquerque immediately regained the lead in the 3rd inning. With two outs, Josh Wilson doubled to left-center field and scored on Dillon's single to center field as the 'Topes led 2-1. Mike Cervenak homered to center field in the 6th inning as the Grizzlies tied the game at 2-2. The Isotopes took advantage of all sorts of Grizzlies problems in the 12th inning to win the game. James Shanks reached on a throwing error and Josh Wilson laid down a sacrifice bunt but an error on the play allowed him to reach first base safely. After Dillon struck out, a wild pitch brought home Shanks and Todd Sears walked. A passed ball advanced both runners into scoring position and Matt Padgett was intentionally walked to load the bases. Larry Barnes reached on a fielder's choice with Wilson scoring and noone out on the play due to an error. Matt Erickson reached on a fielder's choice with Sears scoring and Padgett out at third base. Chris Ashby then reached on a fielder's choice with Erickson out at second base to end the inning. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/10/05): Joe Dillon 79 G, 63 R, 97 H, 16 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 46 BB, 52 K, 9 SB, .593 SLG,
.340 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 118.0 IP, 142
H, 88 R, 73 ER, 18 HR, 52 BB, 83 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Isotopes 8-4 in Oklahoma City. Albuquerque led 4-0 after their first two at-bats and the Redhawks kept the Isotopes scoreless the rest of the game. Chris Donnels sacrifice flied out and Kevin Hooper two-run singled for the only Isotope RBI's of the contest. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes and Grizzlies concluded their only series of the season tonight with each team winning two games in the series. It was the 9th series split for the Isotopes in 2005. . . . 23,278 fans attended the four games at Grizzlies Stadium for a per-game average of 5,820. . . . The Isotopes and Grizzlies are 6-6 in their all-time series and the Isotopes have a 3-5 record in games played in Fresno. . . . The Isotopes also split their Sacramento/Fresno roadtrip by winning four games and losing four games. 66,895 fans attended the eight games during the California road swing. . . . The Isotopes are a perfect 6-0 in extra inning games in 2005. . . . The 'Topes tied for their longest road game played (12 innings). . . . Joe Dillon had his second 4-hit game of the season. . . . Josh Wilson extended his hitting streak to 8 games, while Jason Wood's hitting streak remained at 10 games since he did not play in the contest. . . . The Isotopes return home for an eight-game homestand. The first four games are against the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals). Pitching probables in the opener are RHP Jeff Fulchino (8-7, 5.57) for the Isotopes and RHP Chad Durbin (3-4, 5.56) for the Zephyrs. Filed 08/11/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Frank Castillo (9-8) HR: ALB Jason Wood (16) off Seung Song in the 5th inning TIME: 2:43 Frank Castillo tossed seven innings of four-hit, scoreless ball and Jason Wood homered and drove in four total runs as the Isotopes defeated the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) 6-4 on Wednesday evening in Fresno. The Isotopes remained in a first-place tie with the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) atop of the PCL American Conference Southern Division. Wood and Matt Padgett singled and Matt Erickson reached on an error to load the bases in the 2nd inning with one out. John Pachot's sacrifice flyout to left field brought home Wood as the Isotopes led 1-0. Josh Wilson and Joe Dillon singled, Wilson advanced to third base on Todd Sears' flyout, and Wood singled to center field to drive in Wilson as the 'Topes extended the lead to 2-0 in the 3rd inning. In the 5th inning, Wilson was hit by a pitch, Dillon ground-rule doubled and Wood homered to left field as the Isotopes led 5-0. Fresno got on the scoreboard in the 8th inning. With one out, Justin Knoedler infield singled and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Doug Clark singled to right field to drive in Knoedler and Mickey Lopez singled to center field to drive in Clark as the Grizzlies cut the defecit to three runs at 5-2. James Shanks singled to right field and later scored on Sears' ground rule double to right field as the Isotopes extended the lead to 6-2 in the top of the 9th inning. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Mike Cervenak flew out to lead off the inning. Brian Dallimore walked and advanced to second on Tony Torcato's groundout. Julio Ramirez infield singled and Knoedler singled to left field to drive in Dallimore and Angel Chavez singled to center field to drive in Ramirez as the Grizzlies cut the defecit to two runs at 6-4. Franklyn Gracesqui entered the game for the Isotopes to relieve John Riedling and got Clark to strike out to preserve the victory. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/09/05): Joe Dillon 78 G, 62 R, 95 H, 15 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 46 BB, 51 K, 9 SB, .593 SLG,
.339 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 118.0 IP, 142
H, 88 R, 73 ER, 18 HR, 52 BB, 83 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, the Isotopes swept a doubleheader against the Grizzlies at Isotopes Park. In game 1, Joe Dillon sacrifice flied out to drive in the lone Isotope run and Mike Nannini pitched a complete game shutout in a 1-0 victory. In game 2, Ryan Baker made his Triple-A debut with the Isotopes. Baker and Chris Michalak combined on the shutout and Dillon two-run homered in the 6-0 victory. 'Topes Notes: Frank Castillo tied a franchise record for wins by a pitcher in a season when he earned his 9th winning decision of the season. . . . Isotope hitting streaks extended in the contest: Jason Wood to 10 games and Josh Wilson to 7 games. . . . The Isotopes have hit 150 homers in 2005 and are just 15 homers shy of tying the franchise record for homers in a season. . . . Franklyn Gracesqui became the eighth Isotope pitcher in 2005 to record a save. . . . Pitching probables for the final game of the series (and the Isotopes' road trip) are LHP Donovan Osborne (4-0, 4.44) for the Isotopes and RHP Mitch Wylie (1-3, 4.31) for the Grizzlies. Filed 08/10/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Matt Kinney (5-7) HR: ALB Josh Wilson (16) off Matt Kinney in the 9th inning FRE Todd Linden (30) off Chad Bentz in the 7th inning TIME: 2:22 Matt Kinney went 8 1/3 innings, limiting the Isotopes to one run and five hits while striking out 12 and the Fresno Grizzlies felt rather odd (scoring a single run in the odd numbered innings) as they defeated the Isotopes 4-1 on Tuesday evening. With the loss, the Isotopes have dropped two straight. Doug Clark doubled to left field, advanced to third base on a balk and scored on Mike Cervenak's groundout as the Grizzlies led 1-0 in the 1st inning. Mickey Lopez was hit by a pitch, stole second base and scored on Cervenak's double to left field in the 3rd inning as the Grizzlies extended the lead to 2-0. Cervenak singled to center field, Adam Shabala singled to right field and Brian Dallimore infield singled to drive in Cervenak as the Grizzlies led 3-0. Todd Linden solo-homered to left field in the 7th inning as the Grizzlies built a 4-0 lead. Josh Wilson's solo-homer to left field in the 9th inning insured the Isotopes would not be shut out in the contest. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/08/05): Joe Dillon 77 G, 62 R, 95 H, 15 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 46 BB, 51 K, 9 SB, .601 SLG,
.344 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 118.0 IP, 142
H, 88 R, 73 ER, 18 HR, 52 BB, 83 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, the Isotopes utilized five New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Astros in 2003) errors to defeat the Zephyrs 8-4 at Isotopes Park. Abraham Nunez and Gerald Williams drove in a pair of runs for the 'Topes. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes remain tied atop the PCL American Conference Southern Division with the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) as the Express also lost this evening. . . . Jason Wood extended his hitting streak to 9 games and Josh Wilson to 6 games. . . . Corey Hart of the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) was named the PCL Hitter of the Week. Hart drove in 12 runs and hit .455 (10x22) for the week. . . . Chad Durbin of the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. Durbin pitched 14 1/3 innings without allowing a run and struck out 13 as he won both of his starts. . . . Pitching probables for Game 3 on Wednesday are RHP Frank Castillo (8-8, 5.55) for the Isotopes and RHP Seung Song (0-0, 3.68) for the Grizzlies. Filed 08/09/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Matt Cain (9-5) HR: ALB Wilson Delgado (6) off Matt Cain in the 5th inning SAC Todd Linden (29) off Jerrod Fuell in the 7th
inning TIME: 2:36 The Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) hit a pair of solo homers in the 7th inning off Grants, NM native Jerrod Fuell for the game-tying and eventual game-winning runs as the Grizzlies defeated the Isotopes 5-4 in the series opener. In the 1st inning, Julio Ramirez singled, stole second base, moved to third base on a wild pitch and scored on Mike Cervenak's double as the Grizzlies led 1-0. Brian Dallimore doubled and scored on Cervenak's single to center field as the Grizzlies extended the lead to 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Wilson Delgado solo-homered as the Isotopes got on the scoreboard in the 5th inning. The Isotopes took the lead in the 6th inning. James Shanks tripled to center field and scored on Josh Wilson's double. Two outs later, Jason Wood singled to center field to drive in Wilson as the 'Topes led 3-2. Doug DeVore singled and scored on Justin Knoedler's double in the home half of the 6th inning as the Grizzlies tied the game at 3-3. The Isotopes regained the lead in the 7th inning. Delgado walked, moved to second base on Chris Ashby's sacrifice bunt, advanced to third base on a groundout and scored on Shanks' single to right field. Ramirez solo-homered to right field in the 7th inning to tie the game and Todd Linden solo-homered to right field to provide the eventual game-winning run. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/07/05): Joe Dillon 76 G, 62 R, 93 H, 14 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 45 BB, 50 K, 9 SB, .597 SLG,
.341 AVG Jeff Fulchino 8-7, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 118.0 IP, 142
H, 88 R, 73 ER, 18 HR, 52 BB, 83 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, Larry Sutton and Josh Wilson each two-run homered in the Isotopes' 7-5 victory over the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) at Isotopes Park. 'Topes Notes: Despite the loss, the Isotopes remained in a first place tie with the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) in the PCL American Conference Southern Division. . . . Jason Wood extended his hitting streak to 8 games. . . . Pitching probables for the second game of the series on Tuesday evening are RHP Ariel Prieto (6-4, 4.56) for the Isotopes and RHP Matt Kinney (4-7, 6.13) for the Grizzlies. Filed 08/08/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Jeff Fulchino (8-7) HR: SAC Jack Cust (17) off Jeff Fulchino in the 5th inning TIME: 2:55 Jeff Fulchino, Jim Crowell, and Ben Howard combined to keep the River Cats to one run and five hits in the contest as the Isotopes defeated the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) 4-1 in the series finale on Sunday. It was a waste of time to play every inning but the fifth inning since all the scoring occurred in the 5th inning. In the Isotopes half of the inning, Wilson Delgado singled, Matt Erickson was hit by a pitch and John Pachot reached on an error to load the bases. James Shanks reached on an error as Delgado and Erickson scored. Josh Wilson's double brought home Pachot and Todd Sears' groundout drove in Shanks as the Isotopes led 4-0. Isotopes starter Jeff Fulchino gave up a solo-homer to Jack Cust in the home half of the 5th inning for Sacramento's only score. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/06/05): Joe Dillon 76 G, 62 R, 93 H, 14 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 45 BB, 50 K, 9 SB, .597 SLG,
.341 AVG Jeff Fulchino 7-7, 5.75 ERA, 0 SV, 112.2 IP, 138
H, 87 R, 72 ER, 17 HR, 49 BB, 79 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, the Isotopes tallied seven times over the final four frames to come back from a 5-1 defecit to defeat the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Astros in 2003) 8-5 at Isotopes Park. Gerald Williams two-run homered and was a single shy of hitting for his second cycle of the season. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes and River Cats split their only series of the 2005 regular season. 43,617 fans attended the games at Raley Field for a per-game average of 10,904. . . . Jason Wood extended his hitting streak to 7 games. . . . Albuquerque moves on to Fresno to play a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) to conclude the road trip. Pitching probables for the opener are RHP Travis Smith (3-6, 5.01) for the Isotopes and RHP Matt Cain (8-5, 4.61) for the Grizzlies. Filed 08/07/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Donovan Osborne
(4-0) HR: ALB Larry Barnes (5) off Mike Ziegler in the 2nd inning TIME: 2:32 Larry Barnes three-run homered and the Isotopes bullpen was effective for the first time in four games as the Isotopes defeated the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) 5-3. Todd Sears and Mike Colangelo singled ahead of Barnes' homer to right field as the Isotopes led 3-0 in the 2nd inning. The River Cats trimmed the defecit to a run at 3-2 in their half of the 2nd inning. Shawn Garrett bunt singled and Mike Rouse singled to center field to drive in Garrett. Rouse advanced to second base on an error on the play and scored on Jack Cust's single to left field. In the 4th inning with two outs, Matt Erickson singled to left field, Josh Wilson singled to center field and Joe Dillon's single to center field drove in Erickson and Wilson as the 'Topes led 5-2. Rouse doubled and later scored on Freddie Bynum's infield single as the River Cats closed out the scoring in the game. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/05/05): Joe Dillon 75 G, 62 R, 91 H, 14 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 45 BB, 49 K, 9 SB, .601 SLG,
.340 AVG Jeff Fulchino 7-7, 5.75 ERA, 0 SV, 112.2 IP, 138
H, 87 R, 72 ER, 17 HR, 49 BB, 79 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, the Isotopes lost to the River Cats 10-6 at Isotopes Park to drop their ninth straight contest. Sacramento scored eight runs combined in the 6th and 7th innings. Jason Wood three run homered and Matt Padgett drove in a pair of runs in the loss. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes snapped a four-game losing streak and remained in a first place tie with the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) in the PCL American Conference Southern Division. . . . Jason Wood extended his hitting streak to 6 games. . . . John Riedling became the seventh Isotope pitcher to earn a save this season. . . . Pitching probables for the series finale are RHP Jeff Fulchino (7-7, 5.75) for the Isotopes and RHP Seth Etherton (7-5, 2.73) for the River Cats. Filed 08/06/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Chris Mabeus (7-2) HR: ALB Matt Padgett (17) off Chris Mabeus in the 7th
inning SAC Charles Thomas (4) off Frank Castillo in the 6th inning TIME: 2:47 Shawn Garrett singled home two runs in a three-run 7th inning as the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) snapped a 5-5 tie to defeat the Isotopes 8-5 at Raley Field in Sacramento. The Isotopes remained in a tie for first place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division as the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) also lost their contest. In the 2nd inning, Mike Colangelo singled to left field, advanced to second base on Larry Barnes' single to right field and scored on John Pachot's single to left field as the Isotopes led 1-0. Sacramento took the lead in their half of the 2nd inning. Andrew Beattie doubled to left field. An out later, Jack Cust walked and Tom Gregorio doubled to left field to drivein Beattie. Freddie Bynum's groundout plated Cust as the River Cats led 2-1. Joe Dillon walked and Todd Sears followed with a home run to right field as the Isotopes regained the lead at 3-2. For the second inning in a row, the River Cats reclaimed the lead right after the Isotopes took it. Matt Watson singled to left field and Brant Colamarino infield singled. Beattie reached on an error as Watson scored and Garrett doubled to left field to drive in Colamarino as the River Cats held a 4-3 advantage. Charles Thomas solo-homered as the River Cats extended their lead to 5-3. Josh Wilson walked and Matt Padgett followed with a homer to right field as the Isotopes tied the game at 5-5. As was normal for the evening, the River Cats answered an Isotope threat from the prior half-inning right away. In the bottom of the 7th frame, Colamarino doubled to lead off the inning and Beattie reached on a fielder's choice and both runners moved into scoring position utilizing an error on the play. Garrett singled to center field to drive in Colamarino and Beattie. Garrett stole second base and scored on Tom Gregorio's single to center field as the River Cats led 8-5. Prospect / High Interest Watch (through games of 08/04/05): Joe Dillon 74 G, 61 R, 89 H, 14 2B,
1 3B, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 44 BB, 48 K, 8 SB, .602 SLG,
.337 AVG Jeff Fulchino 7-7, 5.75 ERA, 0 SV, 112.2 IP, 138
H, 87 R, 72 ER, 17 HR, 49 BB, 79 K THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, the highlight for the day was Orbit being honored before the game for being the PCL's best mascot for 2004. In the game itself, the River Cats scored 15 runs in the 5th-7th innings to erase a seven-run defecit to defeat the Isotopes 16-13 at Isotopes Park. The game lasted 3 hours, 54 mintes, the (still) longest 9-inning game at Isotopes Park. Larry Sutton grand-slam homered for the Isotopes in a losing cause. 'Topes Notes: The Isotopes have tied a season-high by losing four straight games. The Isotopes remain 0-for-August. . . . Jason Wood extended his hitting streak to 5 games. . . . Saturday's pitching matchup for game 3 of the series should be a good one. LHP Donovan Osborne (3-0, 4.75) is scheduled to take the bump for the Isotopes against reliever-converted-into-starter Juan Cruz (3-1, 2.15) for the River Cats. Many may remember Cruz as a promising Chicago Cubs reliever a couple years ago. Filed 08/05/2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WP: Mike Saipe (4-1) HR: ALB Josh Wilson (15) off Ryan Glynn in the 5th
inning TIME: 3:01 The Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) scored nine unanswered runs to erase a five-run defecit and the Isotopes defense did not help matters as the River Cats defeated the Isotopes 12-8 in the series opener Thursday evening in Sacramento. With the loss and a Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) victory, the Isotopes fell into a first-place tie with the Express in the PCL American Conference Southern Division. Wilson Delgado tripled to center field to lead off the game and scored on Matt Padgett's sacrifice flyout to right field as the Isotopes took a quick 1-0 lead. Jason Wood solo-homered to left field in the 2nd inning as the Isotopes extended the lead to 2-0. With one out in the 3rd inning, Josh Wilson singled and advanced to second base on Padgett's groundout. Joe Dillon was walked intentionally and both batters advanced a base on a wild pitch. Todd Sears drew a walk to load the bases and another wild pitch brought Wilson home. Wood then singled to right field to drive in Dillon and Sears as the 'Topes led 5-0. Sacramento got on the scoreboard in the 4th inning. Matt Watson reached on an error and Brant Colamarino singled to left field. Andrew Beattie's double to left field drove in Watson and Shawn Garrett sacrifice flied out to left field to drive in Colamarino. Jack Cust singled to center field to drive in Beattie as the River Cats trailed by two runs at 5-3. Wilson solo-homered in the 5th inning as the Isotopes doubled up their lead over the River Cats 6-3. Albuquerque score |