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| Albuquerque Isotopes 2006 At-A-Glance: |
| Night Record: 55-64 | Day Record: 15-8 |
| Home Record: 40-32 | Road Record: 30-40 |
| Division Record: 26-21 | Extra Innings Record: 3-8 |
| Final Roadtrip: 6-7 | Final Homestand: 5-3 |
| Runs Scored: 723 | Runs Allowed: 730 |
| Current Streak: Lost 1 | |
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September 19, 2006 - TUC 5, TOL 2
Bricktown Showdown - Tucson wins Triple-A Championship |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Tucson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
. |
5 |
10 |
0 |
| Toledo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
8 |
3 |
WP: Micah Owings (1-0)
LP: Eulogio De La Cruz (0-1)
SV: Mike Koplove (1) |
Home Runs:
TUC Juan Brito (1) off Eulogio De La Cruz in the 5th inning |
TIME: 3:07 ATT: 12,572 |
| Tucson starter Micah Owings allowed a run and 5 hits in 5 innings and former-Isotope Matt
Erickson singled home a pair of runs as the PCL's Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the
Internatinoal League's Toledo Mud Hens (AAA Tigers) 5-2 to win the 2006 Bricktown Showdown, the
Triple-A Championship game. |
| Tucson got off to a quick lead. Leadoff batter Donnie Sadler tripled and scored
an out later on Scott Hairston's sacrifice flyout to center field. |
| Toledo tied the game in the 4th inning. With one out, Ryan Raburn doubled to
left field and scored on Max St-Pierre's single to center field. |
| Juan Brito homered to left field to lead off the 5th inning as Tucson quickly
regained the lead at 2-1. |
| The Sidewinders added some breathing room in the 9th inning, tallying for
three runs. Brian Barden and Robby Hammock singled and Brito laid down a sacrifice bunt, reaching
on an error to load the bases. Erickson singled to center to drive in Barden and Hammock. Alberto Gonzalez
reached on a fielder's choice with Brito out at third base and Sadler singled to center field to drive in
Erickson as Tucson led 5-1. |
| Toledo added a run in their half of the 9th inning -- St-Pierre reached on a
fielder's choice, stole second base and scored on David Espinosa's double to right field. |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Micah Owings (W, 1-0) |
5.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
| MUD HENS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio De La Cruz (L, 0-1) |
5.1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
Scott Hairston was named the Bricktown Showdown MVP.
|
| Filed 09/19/2006 |
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September 15, 2006 - TUC 6, RR 3
PCL Championship Series - Tucson wins 3-0 |
| Dell Diamond |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
12 |
1 |
| Round Rock |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
7 |
1 |
WP: Casey Daigle (1-0)
LP: Philip Barzilla (0-2)
SV: Mike Koplove (1) |
Home Runs:
TUC Brian Barden (1) off Jailen Peguero in the 7th inning
TUC Robby Hammock (1) off Jailen Peguero in the 7th inning |
TIME: 3:06 ATT: 7,705 |
| Brian Barden and Robby Hammock back-to-back homered, providing three of the runs
in a 5-run 7th inning as the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the Round Rock Express
(AAA Astros) 6-3 to win the 2006 PCL Championship in a series sweep. Tucson moves on to the Triple-A championship
game on Tuesday evening, playing the International League champion in the game known as the 2006 Bricktown Showdown. |
| In the 1st inning with two outs, Brooks Conrad and Eric Munson back-to-back doubled as
Conrad scored. Hector Gimenez singled to center field to drive in Munson as Round Rock led 2-0. |
| Round Rock extended the lead in the 5th inning. Jesse Garcia struck out but reached first
base safely on a wild pitch. Another wild pitch moved Garcia to second base and Garcia advanced to third
base on a groundout. Joe McEwing reached on an error as Garcia scored to make it 3-0 Express. |
| In the 6th inning, Tucson got on the scoreboard. Scott Hairston doubled, advanced to
third base on a groundout, and scored on an error. |
| Tucson overtook Round Rock in the 7th inning. Pinch-hitter Kenny Perez and Alberto
Callaspo singled and both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch. Jon Weber singled to center field to
bring them both in and tie the game at 3-3. An out later, Barden homered to left-center field to give Tucson
the lead and Hammock extended the lead with a homer to left-center field to make it the eventual final
score of 6-3. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Philip Barzilla (L, 0-2) |
6.0 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Ross Ohlendorf |
5.2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
Tucson does not know yet who they will face at the Bricktown Showdown on Tuesday, September 19th.
In the International League Championship Series, the Rochester Red Wings (AAA Twins) and Toledo
Mud Hens (AAA Tigers) are deadlocked at 2 games apiece with the deciding Game 5 to be played
in Toledo on Saturday evening. Whoever the Sidewinders face, check back Tuesday for the summary of
the final game of the 2006 Triple-A season!
|
| Filed 09/15/2006 |
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September 13, 2006 - TUC 6, RR 3
PCL Championship Series - Tucson leads 2-0 |
| Tucson Electric Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Tucson |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
. |
6 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Dustin Nippert (2-0)
LP: Matt Albers (0-1)
SV: Mike Schultz (2) |
Home Runs:
RR Hector Gimenez (1) off Dustin Nippert in the 4th inning |
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 6,361 |
| Dustin Nippert allowed a run and four hits in 7 innings and Juan Brito had a bases-clearing
3-RBI double as the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the Round Rock Express
(AAA Astros) 6-3 to take a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-five 2006 Pacific Coast League Championship
Series. |
| In the 2nd inning, Brian Barden doubled and Robby Hammock singled. Two outs later,
Sidewinders starter Nippert walked to load the bases and Alberto Callaspo singled to center field
to drive in Barden and Hammock. Jon Weber walked to re-load the bases and Nippert scored on a wild
pitch as Tucson led 3-0. |
| Hector Gimenez homered to right field in the 4th inning as Round Rock got on the
scoreboard. |
| In the 8th inning, Scott Hairston singled, Chris Carter walked and Brian Barden
grounded out as both runners advanced into scoring position. Hammock was intentionally walked to
load the bases and Brito cleared them with a double to center field as Tucson led 6-1. |
| Round Rock scored their final two runs in the 9th inning. Brooks Conrad walked
to lead off the inning and scored on Eric Munson's double to center field. Gimenez then followed with a double
to drive in Munson. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Matt Albers (L, 0-1) |
7.0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dustin Nippert (W, 2-0) |
7.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
After a day off for travel on Thursday, the PCL Championship Series resumes Friday evening in
Round Rock. Round Rock must win to stay alive - any Tucson victory clinches the PCL Championship
for the Sidewinders and a berth in the Bricktown Showdown in Oklahoma City to face the International League champion
in a one-game series.
|
| Filed 09/13/2006 |
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|
September 12, 2006 - TUC 3, RR 1
PCL Championship Series - Tucson leads 1-0 |
| Tucson Electric Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| Tucson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
X |
. |
3 |
3 |
0 |
WP: Bill White (1-0)
LP: Jared Gothreaux (0-1)
SV: Mike Schultz (1) |
TIME: 2:25 ATT: 4,195 |
| Chris Carter's two-run single keyed a three-run 8th inning as the Tucson Sidewinders
(AAA Diamondbacks) erased a 1-0 defecit to defeat the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) 3-1 in the
opener of the 2006 Pacific Coast League Championship Series. |
| In the 4th inning, Joe McEwing singled, advanced to third base on Brooks Conrad's
single, and scored on Hector Gimenez's groundout as the Express led 1-0. |
| Tucson tallied for three runs in the 8th inning. Juan Brito led off the inning with a
single and former-Isotope Matt Erickson came into pinch-run for Brito. Alberto Gonzalez reached on an error
while laying down a sacrifice bunt and pinch-hitter Kenny Perez laid down a sacrifice bunt and also reached
safely on an error to load the bases. Two outs later, Scott Hairston drew a walk as Erickson scored to tie
the game and Chris Carter's soft liner into right field brought home Gonzalez and Perez. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Jared Gothreaux (L, 0-1) |
7.0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Micah Owings |
7.1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
| Filed 09/12/2006 |
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|
September 10, 2006 - RR 8, NSH 0
PCL American Conf. Playoffs - Round Rock wins series 3-2 |
| Dell Diamond |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| Round Rock |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
8 |
11 |
0 |
WP: Ezequiel Astacio (1-0)
LP: Ben Hendrickson (0-1) |
Home Runs:
RR Joe McEwing (1) off Chris Demaria in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:28 ATT: 5,050 |
| There will not be a repeating Pacific Coast League champion in 2006. Ezequiel Astacio
tossed a complete game, 7-hit shutout as the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) defeated defending PCL Champion
Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) by an 8-0 final to win the PCL American Conference Series. |
| In the 1st inning, Mike Rodriguez walked, McEwing singled to right field, and Brooks Conrad sacrifice flied out to center field to drive in Rodriguez. Eric Munson walked and an out later,
Hector Gimenez singled to right field to drive in McEwing. Royce Huffman followed with a single to left field
to drive in Munson as Round Rock led 3-0. |
| In the 5th inning, McEwing was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Conrad singled
to right field and J.R. House sacrifice flied out to drive in McEwing. Conrad moved to second base on a wild
pitch and Gimenez walked. Huffman was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Jesse Garcia singled to left field
to drive in Conrad and Gimenez. |
| Rodriguez singled and McEwing homered to left field in the 6th inning to close out the
scoring in the game. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Ezequiel Astacio (W, 1-0) |
9.0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
| SOUNDS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Ben Hendrickson (L, 0-1) |
5.0 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) and Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) will meet in the 2006
PCL Championship Series beginning on Tuesday evening. The PCL Championship Series is a best-of-five series with the first two
games in Tucson, Game 3 in Round Rock, and Games 4 and 5 in Round Rock, if necessary.
|
| Filed 09/10/2006 |
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September 9, 2006 - NSH 2, RR 0
PCL American Conf. Playoffs - Series tied 2-2 |
| Dell Diamond |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| Round Rock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
4 |
1 |
WP: Justin Lehr (1-0)
LP: Philip Barzilla (0-1)
SV: Luther Hackman (2) |
Home Runs:
NSH Brent Abernathy (1) off Philip Barzilla in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 4,120 |
| Brent Abernathy homered and knocked in both runs in the game and Justin Lehr
outdueled Philip Barzilla as the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) shut out the Round Rock Express (AAA
Astros) to stay alive in the best-of-five PCL American Conference Championship Series. |
| Abernathy solo-homered to left field in the 2nd inning as the Sounds got the only
run they would need. |
| In the 9th inning, Andrew Beattie walked, took second base on a wild pitch, and
scored on Abernathy's double to left field. |
|
| SOUNDS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Justin Lehr (W, 1-0) |
7.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Philip Barzilla (L, 0-1) |
8.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The American Conference Championship Series winner will be decided on Sunday. Pitching probables are
RHP Ben Henrickson (9-8, 3.36) for the Sounds and RHP Ezequiel Astacio (8-4, 4.86) for Round Rock.
|
| Filed 09/09/2006 |
|
|
September 9, 2006 - TUC 10, SLC 8
PCL Pacific Conf. Playoffs - Tucson wins series 3-1 |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
10 |
12 |
0 |
| Salt Lake |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
13 |
1 |
WP: Bill Murphy (2-0)
LP: Daniel Davidson (0-1)
SV: Bill White (1) |
Home Runs:
SLC Dallas McPherson (2) off Adam Bass in the 2nd inning
SLC Ryan Budde (1) off Adam Bass in the 5th inning
SLC Kendry Morales (1) off Bill Murphy in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 3,515 |
| The Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) scored 10 runs over the first two frames, including a 7-run 2nd inning, and
held off the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) for a 10-8 victory to clinch the PCL Pacific Conference Championship
Series. Tucson will meet the winner of Sunday's American Conference Championship Series (Nashvile
or Round Rock) in the PCL Championship Series. |
| In the 1st inning, back-to-back doubles by Alberto Callaspo and Jon Weber brought in
a run. Scott Hairston walked and after two strikeouts, Weber and Hairston executed a double steal. Weber
scored on an error during the play while Hairston advanced to third base. Robby Hammock singled to left
field to drive in Hairston as the Sidewinders led 3-0. |
| Tucson sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 times in the 2nd inning. Kenny Perez doubled
and moved to third base on a groundout. Alberto Gonzalez walked and Callaspo singled to drive in Perez. Weber
singled to load the bases and an out later, Chris Carter walked to bring in Gonzalez. Brian Barden singled to
drive in Callaspo and Hammock doubled with the bags loaded to clear them. Perez doubled to drive in Hammock
as Tucson led 10-0. |
| Dallas McPherson homered to left field in the home half of the 2nd inning as Salt
Lake got on the scoreboard. |
| In the 3rd inning, Adam Pavkovich singled, Nathan Haynes doubled, and Tommy Murphy
grounded out as Pavkovich scored. |
| Salt Lake tallied for five runs in the 5th inning. Murphy singled and advanced to second
base on Kendry Morales' groundout. McPherson tripled to drive in Murphy and Nick Gorneault infield singled
to bring home McPherson. An out later, Casey Smith singled and Ryan Budde three-run homered to left
field as Salt Lake trailed 10-7. |
| Morales solo-homered to right field in the 6th inning to close out the scoring in the
game. |
|
| BEES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Daniel Davidson (L, 0-1) |
1.1 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Adam Bass |
4.2 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Filed 09/09/2006 |
|
|
September 8, 2006 - RR 6, NSH 5, 10 inn.
PCL American Conf. Playoffs - Round Rock leads 2-1 |
| Dell Diamond |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| Round Rock |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
6 |
13 |
1 |
WP: Travis Driskill (1-0)
LP: Allan Simpson (0-1) |
Home Runs:
NSH Drew Anderson (1) off Matt Albers in the 6th inning
NSH Graham Koonce (1) off Jailen Peguero in the 8th inning
RR Hector Gimenez (1) off Jared Fernandez in the 5th inning |
TIME: 3:14 ATT: 9,103 |
| Eric Munson's pinch-hit single in the 10th inning gave the Round Rock Express
(AAA Astros) a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) and a 2-1 series lead in the
best-of-five PCL American Conference Series. |
| In the 1st inning, Mike Rodriguez singled and stole second base. Rodriguez
moved to third base on a groundout and J.R. House walked. Hector Gimenez doubled to drive in
Rodriguez and House as the Express led 2-0. |
| Brooks Conrad singled and scored on Gimenez's double in the 3rd inning as the
Express extended the lead to 3-0. |
| Round Rock added another run in the 4th inning. Cody Ransom and Jesse Garcia
singled, Express starter Matt Albers laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners up a base and
Rodriguez sacrifice flied out to center field to bring home Ransom. |
| Round Rock tallied once again in the 5th inning when Gimenez homered to right field. |
| Nashville started chipping away at the defecit in the 6th inning when Drew Anderson
homered to right field. |
| In the 7th inning, Andrew Beattie singled and scored two outs later on Chad Moeller's
double to left field. |
| Nashville tied the game at 5-5 in the 8th inning. With one out, Chris Barnwell singled,
Anderson reached on an error, and Graham Koonce homered to left field. |
| The game remained deadlocked in the 9th inning, through a rain delay, and through
Nashville's at-bat in the 10th inning. In the bottom of the 10th inning with two outs, Ransom was hit
by a pitch, Garcia was hit by a pitch and pinch-hitter Munson singled to left field to drive in Ransom from
second base with the game winning run. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Matt Albers |
6.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
|
| SOUNDS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dana Eveland |
4.0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The game was delayed by rain for 51 minutes after the 9th inning was completed. . . .
Round Rock looks to wrap up the series on Saturday with a victory. The Express is expected to send
RHP Ezequel Astacio (8-4, 4.86) to the mound to face Nashville's RHP Justin Lehr (4-7, 3.94).
|
| Filed 09/08/2006 |
|
|
September 8, 2006 - SLC 5, TUC 3
PCL Pacific Conf. Playoffs - Tucson leads 2-1 |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Salt Lake |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
5 |
8 |
2 |
WP: Nathan Bland (1-0)
LP: Evan MacLane (0-1)
SV: Greg Jones (1) |
Home Runs:
SLC Dallas McPherson (1) off Evan MacLane in the 3rd inning
SLC Adam Pavkovich (1) off Evan MacLane in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:38 ATT: 5,650 |
| Nathan Bland tossed 6 innings of 6-hit, 2-run ball and Dallas McPherson and
Adam Pavkovich homered to supply some run support as the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) defeated
the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) 5-3 to stay alive in the best-of-five Pacific Conference
Championship series. |
| Tommy Murphy doubled and scored, advanced to third base on Casey Smith's sacrifice
bunt, and scored on Kendry Morales' single to center field as the Bees led 1-0 after an inning of play. |
| Salt Lake added to the lead in the 2nd inning. Sean Rodriguez walked with
one out, and another out later, Pavkovich homered to right field. |
| Tucson trimmed the defecit to a run at 3-2 in the 3rd inning. Alberto Callaspo and Jon
Weber singled and both runners advanced into scoring position on an error during Weber's ball in play. An
out later, Brian Barden singled to drive in Callaspo and James D'Antona grounded as Weber scampered
home. |
| With two outs in the 3rd inning, McPherson homered to right field and Nick Gorneault
doubled and scored on Mike Edward's double as Salt Lake extended the lead back to three runs at 5-2. |
| Tucson plated their final run in the 7th inning. Juan Brito doubled, advanced to third
base when Alberto Gonzalez reached on an error, and scored on Donnie Sadler's sacrifice flyout to center
field. |
|
| BEES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Nathan Bland (W, 1-0) |
6.0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Evan MacLane (L, 0-1) |
3.0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
Tucson RHP Adam Bass (9-4, 4.76) is expected to take on Salt Lake LHP Daniel Davidson (1-2, 5.79) in
Game 4 of the series on Saturday. Tucson can advance to the PCL Championship Series with a victory.
|
| Filed 09/08/2006 |
|
|
September 7, 2006 - RR 4, NSH 3
PCL American Conf. Playoffs - Series tied 1-1 |
| Greer Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
4 |
8 |
0 |
| Nashville |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
7 |
1 |
WP: Chris Sampson (1-0)
LP: Alec Zumwalt (0-1) |
Home Runs:
RR Cody Ransom (1) off Zach Jackson in the 4th inning |
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 4,301 |
| Mike Rodriguez's 9th inning double brought home the game winning run as the Round
Rock Express (AAA Astros) defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 4-3 to even the best-of-five
PCL American Conference Championship series at a game apiece. |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. doubled and scored on Drew Anderson's single in the 1st inning
as Nashville led 1-0. |
| Round Rock tied the game in the 2nd inning. J.R. House ground-rule doubled to left field and scored on
Royce Huffman's double. |
| The Express took the lead in the 4th inning when Cody Ransom homered to center
field. |
| In the 6th inning, Nashville's Kennard Bibbs walked and advanced to second base on
Gwynn Jr.'s sacrifice bunt. Anderson singled to drive in Bibbs and Graham Koonce doubled to drive in
Anderson as the Sounds led 3-2. |
| Joe McEwing reached on an error with one out in the 8th inning and later scored on
House's double as the Express tied the game at 3-3. |
| Ransom walked to lead off the 9th inning and scored on Rodriguez's double to right field
as the Express went ahead 4-3 and held off of the Sounds in the bottom of the 9th inning to preserve the
victory. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Jared Gothreaux |
5.2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
| SOUNDS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Zach Jackson |
6.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The series moves to Round Rock for Games 3 and 4. Game 5, if necessary, will also be in Round Rock. Pitching probables on
Friday evening are LHP Dana Eveland (6-5, 2.74) for the Sounds and RHP Matt Albers (2-1, 3.96)
for the Express.
|
| Filed 09/07/2006 |
|
|
September 7, 2006 - TUC 4, SLC 2
PCL Pacific Conf. Playoffs - Tucson leads 2-0 |
| Tucson Electric Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Salt Lake |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Tucson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
4 |
4 |
1 |
WP: Dustin Nippert (1-0)
LP: Dustin Moseley (0-1)
SV: Mike Koplove (1) |
TIME: 2:16 ATT: 5,513 |
| Dustin Nippert worked 7 1/3 innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 unearned runs as
the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) 4-2 to
take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the best-of-five PCL Pacific Conference Championship
series. |
| In the 1st inning, Tucson's Alberto Callaspo walked, Jon Weber reached on an error,
and Scott Hairston reached on an error as Callaspo scored. Chris Carter grounded into a double play as
Weber scampered home to give Tucson a 2-0 lead. |
| Tucson extended the lead in the 6th inning. Weber singled, Hairston doubled and a wild
pitch brought Weber home. Hairston moved to third on that wild pitch and scored on Brian Barden's sacrifice
flyout to left field as the Sidewinders led 4-0. |
| Salt Lake scored their only two runs of the game in the 8th inning. Jason Aspito walked
and an out later, Adam Pavkovich singled to center field. Tommy Murphy singled to drive in Aspito and Casey
Smith sacrifice flied out to right field to bring home Pavkovich. |
|
| BEES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dustin Moseley (L, 0-1) |
8.0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dustin Nippert (W, 1-0) |
7.1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The series moves to Salt Lake for Game 3. Game 4 and 5, if necessary, will also be in Salt Lake. With
a win on Friday, Tucson wins the series and advances to the PCL Championship Series. |
| Filed 09/07/2006 |
|
|
September 6, 2006 - NSH 4, RR 0
PCL American Conf. Championship - Nashville leads 1-0 |
| Greer Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Nashville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
X |
. |
4 |
10 |
1 |
WP: Carlos Villanueva (1-0)
LP: Taylor Buchholz (0-1)
SV: Luther Hackman (1) |
Home Runs:
NSH Tony Gwynn Jr. (1) off Travis Driskill in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 2,253 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. two-run homered and Carlos Villanueva tossed seven innings of
two-hit, shutout ball as the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) began the playoff portion of their defense of the 2005
PCL Championship title with a 4-0 defeat of the the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros). |
| In the 6th inning, Chris Barnwell singled to lead off the inning. After two strikeouts, Andrew
Beattie walked and Brent Abernathy doubled to right field to drive in Barnwell and Beattie as the Sounds led 2-0. |
| Dave Krynzel singled and Gwynn Jr. followed with a homer to right-center field in the 7th inning
to make it the final score of 4-0. |
|
| EXPRESS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Taylor Buchholz (L, 0-1) |
6.1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
| SOUNDS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Carlos Villanueva (W, 1-0) |
7.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
| PLAYOFF NOTES:
The contest marked Round Rock's first playoff game as a member of the Pacific Coast League. . . .
Shutouts seem to be nothing new for Nashville against Round Rock. Four of the six Sounds victories
against the Express in 2006 have been shutouts. . . .
Pitching probables for Game 2 on Thursday evening are LHP Zach Jackson (4-6, 4.12) for the Sounds and RHP
Jared Gothreaux (9-9, 4.34) for the E-train.
|
| Filed 09/06/2006 |
|
|
September 6, 2006 - TUC 4, SLC 3, 11 inn.
PCL Pacific Conf. Playoffs - Tucson leads 1-0 |
| Tucson Electric Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Salt Lake |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
7 |
0 |
| Tucson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
4 |
10 |
3 |
WP: Bill Murphy (1-0)
LP: Matt Hensley (0-1) |
TIME: 3:24 ATT: 5,034 |
| Alberto Callaspo's 11th inning single brought home the game winning run as the
Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) 4-3 in the opener
of the Pacific Conference Championship series at Tucson Electric Park. |
| Back-to-back doubles by Kendry Morales and Dallas McPherson in the 4th inning
got the Bees on the scoreboard. |
| Salt Lake added to the lead in the 8th inning. Morales was hit by a pitch to lead off
the inning and an out later, Nick Gorneault reached on an error. Mike Eylward singled to drive in Morales and
Gorneault scored on a groundout as the Bees led 3-0. |
| Tucson tied the game in the home half of the 8th inning. Donnie Sadler walked
and Callaspo doubled to drive in Sadler. Callaspo advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on Jon
Weber's single. After Scott Hairston grounded into a double play to clear the bases, consecutive singles by
Chris Carter, Brian Barden, and Robby Hammock brought Carter home with the game-tying run. |
| The game remained deadlocked into the bottom of the 11th inning. Kenny Perez doubled
with one out, advanced to third base on a groundout by former-Isotope Matt Erickson and later scored on
Callaspo's single to right field. |
|
| BEES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Kasey Olenberger |
7.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
| SIDEWINDERS STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Micah Owings |
6.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Filed 09/06/2006 |
|
|
Four More Isotopes Are Florida-Bound
Jason Wood is finally back in the big leagues. On the verge
of retiring or trying to find another organization that would give
him a chance in the big leagues, Wood had his contract
purchased by the Marlins. The Marlins placed P Logan
Kensing on the 60-day disabled list to free up a 40-man
roster spot for Wood, the Isotopes 2006 Fan Favorite and
MVP award winner.
Also heading to the Marlins are OF Eric Reed, OF Chris
Aguila, and C Paul Hoover.
Filed 09/05/2006
|
|
PCL Names Final Weekly Award Winners; All-PCL Team
Jason Windsor of the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) is
the final PCL Pitcher of the Week. Windsor made two starts
and went 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA. In 13 innings, Windsor allowed
two runs, walked 3 and struck out 13.
Jeff Baker of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) is
the final PCL Batter of the Week. Baker hit .375 for the week
with 6 homers and 10 RBI.
The Pacific Coast League 2006 All-PCL Team as named by
the PCL's field managers and media representatives:
Designated Hitter- Jon Knott (Portland Beavers - Padres)
First Baseman- James Loney (Las Vegas 51s - Dodgers)
Second Baseman- Alberto Callaspo (Tucson Sidewinders - D'Backs)
Shortstop- Stephen Drew (Tucson Sidewinders - Diamondbacks)
Third Baseman- Scott McClain (Sacramento River Cats - A's)
Catcher- Jeff Mathis (Salt Lake Bees - Angels)
Outfielder- Reggie Willits (Salt Lake Bees - Angels)
Outfielder- Scott Hairston (Tucson Sidewinders - Diamondbacks)
Outfielder- Jeff Baker (Colorado Springs Sky Sox - Rockies)
Right-Hand Pitcher- Jason Hirsh (Round Rock Express - Astros)
Left-Hand Pitcher- Rich Hill (Iowa Cubs - Cubs)
Relief Pitcher- Nate Field (Colorado Springs Sky Sox - Rockies)
Filed 09/05/2006
|
|
Isotope 2006 Award Winners
Before Monday's game, the 2006 Isotopes Award Winners
were announced.
MVP - Jason Wood (3rd time he's won the award)
Power Hitter - Scott Seabol
Defense Player of the Year: Robert Andino
Pitcher of the Year: Brad Clontz
Mr. Hustle Award: Mike Kinkade
Most Community-Minded Player: Mark Little
Fan Favorite (first awarding): Jason Wood
Filed 09/04/2006
|
|
September 4, 2006 - Isotopes (70-72)
   
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -14.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
16 |
1 |
| Albuquerque |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
6 |
9 |
1 |
WP: R.A. Dickey (9-8)
LP: Adam Bostick (1-2)
SV: Erasmo Ramirez (9) |
Home Runs:
ALB Matt Cepicky (7) off R.A. Dickey in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:34 ATT: 8,989 |
| Adam Bostick allowed six runs in 4 innings of work and Albuquerque's rally from
a six-run defecit just fell short as the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) defeated the Isotopes 7-6
in the season finale for both clubs. Albuquerque snapped a four-game winning streak with the loss
and failed to reach the the .500 mark. |
| In the first inning, Joaquin Arias doubled and scored on Victor Diaz's single to right field
as the Redhawks quickly led 1-0. |
| Oklahoma tallied for three more runs in the 2nd inning. Aarom Baldiris singled and
Freddie Guzman walked. Arias singled to drive in Baldiris and Diaz walked to load the bases. Adam Hyzdu
singled to center field to drive in Guzman and Arias. |
| Nick Trzesniak led off the 3rd inning with a triple and scored on Mark Little's double
as the Isotopes got on the scoreboard. |
| Oklahoma added to their lead in the 4th inning. Guzman ground-rule doubled
to center field and Arias singled to put runners on the corners. Diaz sacrifice flied out to center field
to bring Guzman home and Diaz advanced to second base on the play. An out later, Jamie Burke
singled to drive in Arias as the Redhawks led 6-1. |
| Oklahoma made it a six run lead in the 5th inning -- Jason Hart doubled and
later scored on Drew Meyer's sacrifice flyout to center field. |
| Albuquerque began their comeback attempt in the home half of the 5th inning.
Tony Schrager was hit by a pitch with one out. Little reached on an error and Edgar Gonzalez walked
to load the bases before Chris Aguila drew a walk to bring home Schrager. Jason Stokes struck out
to end the inning and the threat for more runs. |
| In the 6th inning, Tom Wilson singled and Matt Cepicky followed with a homer to
center field as the Isotopes trailed by a 7-4 score. |
| In the 8th inning, Stokes walked, advanced to third base on Wilson's single and
scored on Chris Ashby's single as the 'Topes trailed by two runs. |
| Schrager singled to lead off the 9th inning and Little laid down a bunt and almost
beat it out for a hit. Gonzalez flew out as Schrager advanced to third base and Aguila singled to center
field to drive in Schrager. Stokes flew out to center field to end the game and the season for
Albuquerque. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Adam Bostick (L, 1-2) |
4.0 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jason Stokes: 237 AB, 39 R, 61 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 36 BB, 85 K, 2 SB, .257 AVG
|
| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, Matt
Padgett, Joe Dillon and Drew Niles each drove in a pair of runs and Mike Nannini gave up 2 runs and
4 hits in 7 innings as the Isotopes defeated Oklahoma 9-2 at Isotopes Park. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes drew 8,989, making a total home season attendance 581,308, just shy of the franchise
record 582,839. Two lost gates due to rainouts cost the Isotopes the new record. The Isotopes did
set a franchise record average attendance in 2006 (8,304), which exceeded the previous best
average attendance of 8,223 set in 2004. . . .
Albuquerque is 1-3 in regular season finales. . . .
The Isotopes took three out of the four games in the series against Oklahoma. 33,034 fans attended
the series for a per-game average of 8,259. 68,517 fans came through the Isotopes Park turnstiles
in the final homestand of the season. . . . For the 16-game season series, Albuquerque won
nine of the games. All-time, Oklahoma holds a 36-28 series advantage. . . .
Chris Aguila singled to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. . . .
Albuquerque hit 118 homers on the season, the fewest in a season in franchise history. . . .
Chip Hale of the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) was named the PCL Manager of the Year. Hale
led the Sidewinders to a 91 victory season. . . .
The PCL Playoffs begin on Wednesday - in the American Conference it is Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
against the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers). In the Pacific Conference, it is Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels)
against the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks). Playoff game summaries will be posted to this website.
|
| Filed 09/04/2006 |
|
|
September 3, 2006 - Isotopes (70-71)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -13.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| Albuquerque |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
7 |
10 |
1 |
WP: Chris George (5-6)
LP: Derek Lee (6-12)
SV: Brad Clontz (23) |
Home Runs:
ALB Edgar Gonzalez (5) off Derek Lee in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 13,345 |
| Edgar Gonzalez two-run homered and Chris George allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in
5 2/3 innings as the Isotopes defeated the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) 7-4 in front of the second
largest home crowd of the season. Albuquerque has won four straight games. |
| Nick Trzesniak walked to lead off the 3rd inning and two outs later, Gonzalez
homered to left field as the Isotopes led 2-0. |
| Oklahoma cut the defecit in half at 2-1 in the 4th inning. Adam Hyzdu walked
with one out, advanced to third base on Jason Hart's double to left-center field, and scored on Anthony
Webster's groundout. |
| Albuquerque extended the lead in their half of the 4th inning. With one out, Paul
Hoover singled to left-center field, Chris Ashby singled to shallow center field, and Trzesniak doubled high
off the left field wall to drive them both in. Trzesniak moved to third on a groundout and scored on
Mark Little's single to deep shortstop as the Isotopes led 5-1. |
| Albuquerque made it 7-1 in the 5th inning. Gonzalez walked to lead off the inning
and Jason Stokes singled to left field. Tom Wilson doubled to right field as Gonzalez scored and Stokes
moved to third base. Hoover's infield single brought Stokes home. |
| Oklahoma tallied twice in the 6th inning. Webster walked and took second base on a balk.
Adam Morrissey singled on a ball that hit off Isotope starter George and Aarom Baldiris singled to right field to
drive in Webster. An out later, Freddie Guzman singled to drive in Morrissey. |
| The Redhawks closed out the scoring in the 7th inning. Joaquin Arias singled to right field, advanced to third
base on Victor Diaz's single to right field and scored on an error by Isotopes third baseman Wilson. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris George (W, 5-6) |
5.2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jason Stokes: 234 AB, 38 R, 61 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 34 BB, 84 K, 1 SB, .261 AVG
|
| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, the
Isotopes played their first playoff game in their first year in existance. In Nashville, the Sounds (AAA
Pirates in 2003) scored twice in the 8th inning to win 6-5 and take a 1-0 series lead. Chad Allen
homered and drove in four runs for the Isotopes. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes need to draw at least 10,520 to tie or break the franchise record for season attendance. . . .
The crowd of 13,345 was the 7th largest Isotopes Park crowd (6th largest regular-season crowd). . . .
Paul Hoover had a pair of singles to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. . . .
Brad Clontz earned his 23rd save, adding to his franchise record for most saves in a season. . . .
The Pacific Coast League playoff picture became finalized on Sunday. The Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) defeated
the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) to clinch the PCL American Conference Northern Division. The Sounds will
continue to play the Express after Monday's game, the only difference being that it will be in the playoffs. In the
Pacific Conference, Northern Division winner Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) will be playing Southern Division
winner Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks). The winner of each conference playoff series will meet in the
PCL Championship Series. The PCL champion will meet the International League champion in a one game
playoff in Oklahoma City later in September to determine the Triple-A champion. Despite the fact the Isotopes
won't be in the playoffs, you can read about the playoff games on this website. . . .
Albuquerque is playing for several things in Monday's season closing game. First, the Isotopes
could even their season record at .500 with a victory. Second, with a victory and some favorable
game results with Round Rock or New Orleans, the Isotopes could move out of last place in the
division and finish third. Additionally, the Isotopes are going for a series sweep. Finally, it would be a good thing to finish the season on a winning note.
Pitching probables are LHP Adam Bostick (1-1, 3.52) for the Isotopes and knuckleballer RHP R.A. Dickey
(8-8, 4.91) for the Redhawks.
|
| Filed 09/03/2006 |
|
|
September 2, 2006 - Isotopes (69-71)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -14.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
9 |
4 |
| Albuquerque |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
X |
. |
11 |
14 |
0 |
WP: Jason Vargas (3-6)
LP: John Danks (4-5) |
Home Runs:
ALB Tom Wilson (10) off Ryan Bukvich in the 5th inning
ALB Edgar Gonzalez (4) off Nick Masset in the 7th inning |
TIME: 3:14 ATT: 8,552 |
| Edgar Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs and the Isotopes wiped out a
four run defecit to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) 11-6 on Saturday afternoon at "The Lab".
Albuquerque has won three straight games. |
| Isotopes starter Jason Vargas struggled early. In the 1st inning, Freddy Guzman walked and
an out later, Victor Diaz singled and Adam Hyzdu singled to drive in Guzman. Miguel Ojeda singled to drive
in Diaz and Anthony Webster doubled to drive in Hyzdu. Jason Hart was intentionally walked and Aarom
Baldiris struck out before Drew Meyer singled to drive in Ojeda as Oklahoma led 4-0. |
| In the home half of the 1st inning, Eric Reed walked and scored on Tony Schrager's
double. Gonzalez walked and an out later, Jason Wood singled to drive in Schrager as the Isotopes cut the
defecit in half at 4-2. |
| Webster singled and scored on Hart's double in the 3rd inning as the Redhawks extended
the lead to 5-2. |
| Albuquerque took over the lead in the 4th inning. Tom Wilson walked and Chris Ashby
reached on an error. Schrager singled to drive in Wilson and Gonzalez reached on an error as Ashby and
Schrager scored. Chris Aguila singled to drive in Gonzalez as Albuquerque led 6-5. |
| Albuquerque added to the lead in the 5th inning when Wilson homered to left field. |
| Oklahoma narrowed the game to 7-6 in the 6th inning when Guzman walked, stole
second base, took third base on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch. |
| In the home half of the 6th inning, Gonzalez walked and later scored on Jason Stokes'
double as the Isotopes put two runs between them and the Redhawks at 8-6. |
| Albuquerque finished off the Redhawks in the 7th inning. Reed bunt singled, Schrager
walked and Gonzalez homered to left field. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Jason Vargas (W, 3-6) |
5.1 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jason Stokes: 230 AB, 37 R, 59 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 34 BB, 84 K, 1 SB, .257 AVG
Eric Reed: 390 AB, 68 R, 118 H, 20 2B, 9 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 24 BB, 94 K, 20 SB, .303 AVG
|
| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Tim Hummel
singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals)
defeated the Isotopes 2-1 at Autozone Park in Memphis. Ariel Prieto saw his great effort for Albuquerque
wasted - Prieto gave up 3 hits and 1 run (none earned) in 7 innings of work. Josh Wilson's sacrifice flyout
drove in the only Isotopes run. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
By being awarded the victory, Jason Vargas snapped a five game pitching decision losing streak. . . .
Chris Aguila's three-hit effort extended his hitting streak to 8 games. . . .
Mark Little was ejected by Home Plate umpire Jason Kiser in the 4th inning for arguing balls and strikes. . . .
Pitching probables for the third game of the series on Sunday evening are LHP Chris George (4-6, 5.67)
for the Isotopes and LHP Derek Lee (6-11, 4.02) for the Redhawks.
|
| Filed 09/02/2006 |
|
|
September 1, 2006 - Isotopes (68-71)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -14.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
9 |
17 |
1 |
| Albuquerque |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
X |
. |
10 |
14 |
2 |
WP: Ross Wolf (4-1)
LP: Kameron Loe (1-2)
SV: Brad Clontz (22) |
Home Runs:
OKL Adam Hyzdu (19) off Josh Stewart in the 3rd inning
OKL Jason Hart (18) off Josh Stewart in the 2nd inning
ALB Chris Aguila (11) off John Koronka in the 1st inning |
TIME: 3:07 ATT: 11,598 |
| Chris Aguila homered and drove in two runs and Edgar Gonzalez drove in three runs
and the Isotopes erased a six-run defecit to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
10-9 in the final series opener of the season. Albuquerque has won two straight games. |
| In the 1st inning, Freddy Guzman singled, stole second base, advanced to third
base on a groundout, and scored on Joaquin Arias' sacrifice flyout to right field as the Redhawks led 1-0. |
| Gonzalez walked and Aguila followed with a homer to left field as the Isotopes took a
2-1 lead after one inning of play. |
| Oklahoma quickly regained the lead. In the 2nd inning, Miguel Ojeda singled and Jason
Hart homered to left field. Anthony Webster tripled and scored n Aarm Baldiris double to
left field. Baldiris moved to third base on a groundout and scored on Guzman's sacrifice flyout to center field
to give the Redhawks a 5-2 advantage. |
| The Redhawks extended the lead to 8-2 in the 3rd inning. Adam Hyzdu homered to
left field to lead off the inning. Ojeda doubled and scored on Webster's single. Webster advanced to second
base on a wild pitch and scored on Drew Meyer's single to right field. |
| Albuquerque commenced the comeback in the 4th inning -- Matt Cepicky reached on a
fielder's choice, advanced to second base on Mark Little's single, and scored on Paul Hoover's single to
right field. |
| In the 7th inning, Hoover walked with one out. Eric Reed singled and both runners
advanced a base on a wild pitch. Tony Schrager's groundout plated Hoover and Gonzalez's single brought
home Reed as the Isotopes trailed 8-5. |
| Albuquerque completed the comeback in the 8th inning. Jason Stokes, Cepicky and
Little singled to load the bases. Hoover draw a walk as Stokes scored and an out later, Schrager
walked to bring Cepicky home. Gonzalez singled to left field to drive in Little and Hoover to give the Isotopes
the lead. Aguila walked to load the bases and Jason Wood sacrifice flied out to left field to give the Isotopes
an insurance run and a 10-8 lead. |
| In the 9th inning with Isotopes closer Brad Clontz in the game, Hart doubled with one
out and scored on an error after Webster singled. Webster stole second base before Clontz got Baldiris and
Meyer to ground out to end the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Josh Stewart |
4.0 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jason Stokes: 226 AB, 37 R, 58 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 33 RBI, 33 BB, 84 K, 1 SB, .257 AVG
Eric Reed: 386 AB, 66 R, 116 H, 20 2B, 9 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 23 BB, 93 K, 20 SB, .301 AVG
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| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004 in front of
a regional television audience on COX Sports Louisiana, Matt Blank tossed a complete game shutout as the
Isotopes defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Astros in 2004) 6-2 in Metarie. Matt Padgett two-run homered
in the game and Matt Treanor and Ben Howard were told that they would be heading to the Marlins for
September roster expansion callups. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Yusmeiro Petit and P Chris Resop were both recalled by the Florida Marlins on Friday. P Matt
Yourkin was transferred to the Isotopes from Class-AA Carolina and C Chris Ashby was activated
off the Temporary Inactive List. . . .
Brad Clontz went into the record books -- with Clontz's 22nd save, Clontz established the new Isotopes
single-season saves mark (previously held by Blaine Neal who had 21 saves in 2003). . . .
Chris Aguila's homer extended his hitting streak to 7 games. Aguila also moved into a tie for first
place among current Isotopes with 11 homers (tied with Jason Wood). . . .
Oklahoma's Anthony Webster was a homer short of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Chris Schlosser, Head Groundskeeper for the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) was named the 2006 Pacific Coast
League Sports Turf Manager of the Year. The award recognizes the best groundskeeper in the league
each year. The "President's Honorable Mention" awards went to Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
groundskeeper Dennis Klein and Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) Director of Field Operations
Ed Collins. Isotopes Head Groundskeeper Jarad Alley failed to win the award in his fourth attempt
and for the first time was not even named a Honorable Mention award winner. . . .
Pitching probables for Saturday afternoon's contest are LHP Jason Vargas (2-6, 7.21) for the Isotopes
and LHP John Danks (4-4, 4.32) for the Redhawks.
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| Filed 09/01/2006 |
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August 31, 2006 - Isotopes (67-71)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -14.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
12 |
2 |
| Albuquerque |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
9 |
11 |
2 |
WP: Jeff Fulchino (6-10)
LP: Zach Jackson (4-6)
SV: Brad Clontz (21) |
Home Runs:
NSH Graham Koonce (19) off Jeff Fulchino in the 5th inning
NSH Andrew Beattie (9) off Jeff Fulchino in the 2nd inning
ALB Matt Cepicky (6) off Zach Jackson in the 5th inning
ALB Eric Reed (5) off Steve Bray in the 6th inning
ALB Tony Schrager (1) off Steve Bray in the 6th inning |
TIME: 3:37 ATT: 9,548 |
| Eric Reed and Tony Schrager back-to-back homered in the 6th inning to open up a narrow lead and
the Isotopes held on for a 9-8 victory over the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) in the series finale at "The Lab" on
Thursday evening. |
| With one out in the 1st inning, Schrager singled, Edgar Gonzalez walked and Chris Aguila
doubled to drive in Schrager. An out later, Jason Stokes singled to drive in Gonzalez and Aguila as the Isotopes
led 3-0. |
| Nashville trimmed the defecit to a run in the 2nd inning. Graham Koonce singled and
Andrew Beattie followed with a homer to left field. |
| In the 4th inning, Matt Cepicky doubled and later scored on a passed ball as Albuquerque
took a 4-2 lead. |
| The lead was wiped out in the top of the 5th inning. With one out, Nashville's Chris
Barnwell singled and stole second base. Drew Anderson singled and ended up on third base as the Isotopes
got Barnwell out in a rundown between third base and home plate. Koonce then homered to left field as the
Sounds tied the game at 4-4. |
| The Isotopes broke the tie in their half of the 5th inning. Aguila singled and took second
base on a passed ball. Aguila took third base when Jason Wood grounded out and Stokes walked to put
runners on the corners. Cepicky three-run homered to left field as the Isotopes led 7-4. |
| In the 6th inning, Jermaine Clark singled, stole second and third base and scored on Kennard
Bibbs' single to right field. Bibbs advanced to third base on an error on the play and scored on Tony Gwynn Jr.'s
single to right field. |
| Reed inside-the-park homered and Schrager followed with a conventional homer to left field in the
6th inning as the Isotopes took a 7-6 lead and made it 9-6. |
| Nashville made one final push towards catching the Isotopes in the 7th inning. With one
out, Koonce doubled and took third base on a groundout. Clark walked and stole second base and Bibbs
doubled to right field to drive in Koonce and Clark. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Jeff Fulchino (W, 6-10) |
5.2 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jason Stokes: 221 AB, 36 R, 56 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 33 RBI, 33 BB, 83 K, 1 SB, .253 AVG
Eric Reed: 381 AB, 65 R, 113 H, 20 2B, 9 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 23 BB, 92 K, 19 SB, .297 AVG
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| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Todd Sears
homered three times and drove in 7 runs as the Isotopes defeated the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
11-6 at Isotopes Park. Mike Colangelo added a solo-homer, his sixth straight game with a homer. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Marlins recalled IF Robert Andino from the Isotopes on Thursday after optioning former-Isotope P
Randy Messenger to the Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads. . . .
Brad Clontz tied an Isotopes record for saves in a season tonight when he earned his 21st save. The record was established in 2003
by Blaine Neal. . . .
Eric Reed inside-the-park homered for the second time this season and the third time while wearing an
Isotopes suit. . . .
Isotope hitters have back-to-back homered three times this season. . . .
Chris Aguila extended his hitting streak to 6 games with his 3 hit performance. . . .
The Isotopes and Sounds split the four game series and 35,483 attended for a per-game average of 8,871.
For the 16-game regular season series, Albuquerque won seven out of the 16 games. Nashville holds a 34-30
all-time series advantage. . . .
Nashville's Graham Koonce was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. . . .
The Isotopes need to average 11,004 fans per game in the series against the Redhawks to establish a new
single season home attendance record. The Isotopes should be able to make a good push towards that record since
there are two fireworks games scheduled. . . .
Scott McClain of the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) was named the 2006 Pacific Coast League
Most Valuable Player on Thursday. As the season winds down, McClain has 29 homers, 104 RBI and 58 extra-base
hits. McClain is also great defensively, among the league leaders at third base with a .977 fielding percentage. . . .
The Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) come to town for the final series of the season. Pitching probables in
the opener Friday evening are RHP Yusmeiro Petit (4-6, 4.28) for the Isotopes and LHP John Koronka
(0-1, 2.77) for the Redhawks.
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| Filed 08/31/2006 |
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August 30, 2006 - Isotopes (66-71)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -15.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
10 |
15 |
2 |
| Albuquerque |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
12 |
5 |
WP: Dennis Sarfate (10-7)
LP: Josh Stewart (1-3) |
Home Runs:
NSH Graham Koonce (18) off Jim Brower in the 7th inning
NSH Jermaine Clark (5) off Adam Bostick in the 5th inning
ALB Chris Aguila (10) off Chris Demaria in the 7th inning
ALB Paul Hoover (6) off Ben Hendrickson in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 4:02 ATT: 7,505 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. singled home a run and then scored utilizing Albuquerque's fifth error of
the game as the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) defeated the Isotopes 10-8 in 11 innings at Isotopes Park. |
| Drew Anderson doubled and scored on Brent Abernathy's single in the 1st inning as
the Sounds led 1-0. |
| Albuquerque got on the scoreboard and took the lead in the 2nd inning. Chris Aguila
singled and stole second base. Tom Wilson walked before Mark Little cleared the bases with a triple to
the hill in center field. Paul Hoover followed with a homer to left field as the Isotopes led 4-1. |
| In the 4th inning, Chad Moeller scored on an error as the Sounds cut the defecit in
half at 4-2. |
| In the home half of the 4th inning, Wilson singled, advanced to second base on Little's
single, moved to third base on Tony Schrager's single and scored when Isotopes starter Adam Bostick reached
on a fielder's choice. |
| Nashville edged to a run down in the 5th inning -- Abernathy walked and Jermaine
Clark homered to right field. |
| In the 6th inning, Wilson singled and later scored on Schrager's single as the Isotopes
went back up by two runs at 6-4. |
| Albuquerque and Nashville swapped solo homers in the 7th inning - Graham Koonce
homered to left field for the Sounds and Chris Aguila homered to left field for the Isotopes. |
| Nashville took the lead in the 8th inning. Chris Barnwell singled and scored on Anderson's
triple. Koonce singled to drive in Anderson and Dave Krynzel came into the game to pinch-run for Koonce. An
out later, Vinny Rottino was hit by a pitch and Clark reached on an error as Krynzel scored as Nashville
led 8-7. |
| Albuqurque tied the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the 9th inning. Jason Wood walked
to lead off the inning, Eric Reed laid down a sacrifice bunt and Robert Andino reached on an error before Edgar
Gonzalez sacrifice flied out to center field to bring Wood home. |
| In the 11th inning with Josh Stewart on the mound for the Isotopes, Moeller reached
on an error to lead off the inning and Sounds reliever Dennis Sarfate sacrifice bunted Moeller to second
base. Gwynn Jr. singled to right field to drive in Moeller. During the play, Stewart received the throw from
the outfield and fired the ball towards second base, looking to get Gwynn Jr. out at second. The throw
was wild, went into left-center field, and Gwynn Jr. raced around the bases to score as Nashville took a two run lead.
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|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Adam Bostick |
5.0 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Robert Andino: 498 AB, 70 R, 127 H, 18 2B, 6 3B, 8 HR, 46 RBI, 33 BB, 99 K, 13 SB, .255 AVG
Eric Reed: 377 AB, 64 R, 112 H, 20 2B, 9 3B, 4 HR, 38 RBI, 22 BB, 92 K, 19 SB, .297 AVG
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| THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, despite
homers from Mike Colangelo, Matt Padgett, and Matt Treanor, the Isotopes fell to the New Orleans Zephyrs
(AAA Astros in 2004) 6-5 in Metarie, Louisiana. |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes played their sloppiest game of the season with the five errors. The 'Topes were one error short of tying a franchise record. . . .
The Isotopes are 3-8 in extra inning games in 2006. . . .
Edgar Gonzalez went hitless in four at-bats to snap a 10-game hitting streak and Eric Reed went hitless
in five at-bats to snap a 8-game hitting streak. . . .
The Isotopes released their 2007 home schedule and for the second time in the short franchise history,
Albuquerque will be opening the season at home. Additionally, it is the first time that Albuquerque will both open and
close the season at home. The 2007 Triple-A All-Star Game is going to be played in Albuquerque. . . .
The PCL Pacific Conference playoff teams have been decided. The Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks)
clinched the Southern Division title and the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) clinched the Northern Division
title recently. The PCL American Conference playoff picture is still undecided - only the Round Rock
Express (AAA Astros) have claimed a playoff spot by winning the Southern Division. The Nashville Sounds
hold the upper hand in the Northern Division playoff race. Keep reading this web page for all the PCL Playoff
coverage as well as coverage of the Triple-A Championship game between the International League
champion and the Pacific Coast League champion. . . .
Jason Hirsh of the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) was named the 2006 Pacific Coast League
Pitcher of the Year. Hirsh went 13-2 with a 2.10 ERA with the Express before he was promoted
to Houston on August 12th. . . .
Pitching probables for the series finale are RHP Jeff Fulchino (5-10, 4.35) for the Isotopes and
LHP Zach Jackson (4-5, 3.79) for the Sounds.
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