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September 9, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Sacramento wins the Best-of-five series, 3-2

Raley Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	2	7	0
Sacramento River Cats	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	.	4	7	0

BEES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Shawn Kohn (1-0) LP: Nick Green (0-1) SV: Jerry Blevins (1)
Home Runs: SAC Daric Barton (4) off Nick Green in the 5th inning
TIME: 2:29 ATT: 4,981
Sacramento's four-run 5th inning was all that the River Cats (AAA Athletics) needed to defeat the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) on Sunday afternoon at Raley Field in West Sacramento, California. The 4-2 victory clinched the 2007 Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference Championship for the River Cats.
Salt Lake was looking like they might have a chance of winning based on taking a 1st inning lead. Casey Smith walked, took third base on Mike Eylward's ground-rule double, and Terry Evans doubled to drive them both in. After the second out of the inning on a strikeout, Brandon Wood singled and advanced to second base on a passed ball to put Evans and Wood in scoring position before Matt Brown struck out to end the inning.
Sacramento was able to keep it close (a two run defecit) until they plated four in the 5th inning to claim the lead. Gregorio Petit singled and two outs later, Nick Blasi singled and Lou Merloni singled to drive in Petit. Daric Barton followed with a three-run homer to right field.

Nick Green (L, 0-1)	7.0	7	4	4	1	6	1
RIVER CATS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Bobby Cramer	2.0	3	2	2	4	4	0
NOTES: The Bees were unable to put a nail in the River Cats coffin in the series. After winning the first two games, Salt Lake only needed to win one of the remaining three games to move on to the PCL Championship series. Sacramento went on a three-game winning streak on their home field to claim the conference championship. Daric Barton homered in three of Sacramento's five games in the series. In today's game, Barton went 2x3 with a homer, 3 RBI and a run scored. . . . Jerry Blevins was masterful for the River Cats in earning the only save recorded in the series for either club. Blevins held the two-run Sacramento lead over the final three frames, allowing just a hit and striking out 6 Bees. . . . The River Cats meet the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) in the 2007 Pacific Coast League Championship. The first two games are in New Orleans beginning on Tuesday night, while Game 3 (and Games 4 and 5, if necessary) are played in Sacramento. Probables have not yet been named.
Filed 09/09/2007

Former-Isotope Jorgensen Suspended 50 Games
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced Friday that former-Isotope and current Cincinnati Reds player Ryan Jorgensen was suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The Commissioner was not specific as to whether Jorgensen tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance or a substance of abuse. Jorgensen was on the Reds active roster from August 14-26, 2007 and played in four games with the Reds, belting two homers and driving in six.
Filed 09/08/2007

September 8, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans wins Best-of-five series, 3-1

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	.	6	13	0
Nashville Sounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	4	1

ZEPHYRS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Kevin Mulvey (1-0) LP: Zach Jackson (0-1)
Home Runs: NRL Jesus Feliciano (1) off Tim Dillard in the 8th inning
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 3,338
New Orleans Zephyr (AAA Mets) pitcher Kevin Mulvey tossed seven scoreless innings and Carlos Muniz followed with the final two scoreless innings as the Zephyrs shut out the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 6-0 to claim the Pacific Coast League American Conference title. The Zephyrs will advance to the PCL Championship series against either the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) or Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) beginning on Tuesday evening.
New Orleans snapped the scoreless tie in the 3rd inning. Jesus Feliciano singled, took second base on a passed ball, and scored on Fernando Tatis' single. Tatis advanced to second base on an error and scored on Ramon Castro's single.
Chip Ambres doubled and scored on Feliciano's double in the 4th inning and Castro walked and later scored on Ambres double in the 5th inning as the Zephyrs extended their lead to 4-0.
Jason Alfaro doubled and scored on Feliciano's homer in the 8th inning as New Orleans closed out the scoring in the contest.

Kevin Mulvey (W, 1-0)	7.0	4	0	0	0	8	0
SOUNDS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Zach Jackson (L, 0-1)	4.2	7	4	3	1	6	0
NOTES: New Orleans' Kevin Mulvey and Carlos Muniz struck out 10 Sounds in the shutout. The Zephyrs themselves whiffed 11 times in the game. . . . The Zephyrs' Jesus Feliciano was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, having gone 3x4 with a double, homer and 3 RBI. . . . The Zephyrs will have to wait another day to find out who they will play in the 2007 PCL Championship series. The Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) had a chance to take the PCL Pacific Conference title, but the Bees lost to the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics), forcing the title-deciding game on Sunday.
Filed 09/08/2007

September 8, 2007 - Pacific Conference
The Best-of-five series is tied, 2-2

Raley Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.	4	6	0
Sacramento River Cats	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.	7	10	1

BEES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Brad Ziegler (1-1) LP: Greg Jones (0-1)
Home Runs: SAC Nick Blasi (1) off Jonathan Rouwenhorst in the 3rd inning SAC Nick Blasi (2) off Jonathan Rouwenhorst in the 5th inning SAC Danny Putnam (2) off Jonathan Rouwenhorst in the 3rd inning SAC Danny Putnam (3) off Greg Jones in the 10th inning
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 7,994
Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) sluggers Danny Putnam and Nick Blasi each homered twice and combined to drive in all Sacramento runs in a 7-4 10 inning victory over the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels). With the victory, Sacramento stayed alive in the 2007 Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference finals and has forced a title-deciding game on Sunday afternoon at Raley Field.
Salt Lake got on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Gregory Porter, Bobby Wilson and Casey Smith singled to load the bases and Tommy Murphy reached on a fielder's choice with Porter scoring and Smith out at second base. River Cats starter Kaz Tadano uncorked a wild pitch and Mike Eylward singled to drive in Wilson and Murphy as the Bees led 3-0.
Sacramento used a couple of homers to knot the game at 3-3. J.D. Closser walked and Putnam brought him home with a homer. Blasi followed with a solo shot.
Blasi's solo-homer in the 5th inning gave Sacramento a 4-3 lead.
The Bees tied up the game in the 8th inning - Smith reached on an error, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, and scored on Murphy's single to center field.
Both teams remain tied until the bottom of the 10th inning. Kevin Melillo walked, Gregorio Petit laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Melillo to second base, Closser drew a walk, and Putnam blasted a walk-off three-run homer to center field.

Jonathan Rouwenhorst	5.2	6	4	4	3	5	3
RIVER CATS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kaz Tadano	7.1	5	4	3	0	9	0
NOTES: Sacramento's Danny Putnam went 2x4 and drove in five runs with his two homers, and Nick Blasi went 3x5 with his pair of homers and 2 RBI. . . . Probables for Sunday's contest are RHP Nick Green for the Bees and RHP Bobby Cramer for the River Cats.
Filed 09/08/2007

September 7, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	5	14	0
Nashville Sounds	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	.	6	14	0

ZEPHYRS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Marino Salas (1-0) LP: Ryan Cullen (0-1)
Home Runs: NRL Chip Ambres (1) off Mark DiFelice in the 1st inning NSH Andy Abad (1) off Brian Lawrence in the 2nd inning NSH J.R. Hopf (1) off Ivan Maldonado in the 9th inning
TIME: 3:09 ATT: 5,087
In a must-win game for the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers). J.R. Hopf's solo homer in the 9th inning tied the game and in extra innings, Hopf singled home the game winning run in the 10th inning to give the Sounds a 6-5 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets). New Orleans still leads the 2007 Pacific Coast League American Conference finals 2-1 and only needs a win in the next two games to advance to the PCL Championships.
New Orleans got off to a good start in the 1st inning. With two outs, Jason Alfaro walked, Andy Tracy singled and Chip Ambres homered to left field to give the Zephyrs a 3-0 lead.
Brad Nelson singled and scored on Andy Abad's homer in the 2nd inning as Nashville got on the scoreboard and trailed the Zephyrs by a run at 3-2.
Both teams put a run on the scoreboard in the 4th inning. In New Orleans' half, Jesus Feliciano singled, stole second base and scored on Robinson Cancel's single. In Nashville's half, Nelson, Abad and Laynce Nix singled to load the bases before Hopf sacrifice flied out to bring home Nelson. Ozzie Chavez grounded into a double play to end the threat and waste Nashville's opportunity to tie the game.
It wasn't until the 7th inning that Nashville tied the game - Chavez tripled and scored on pinch-hitter Jose Macias' sacrifice flyout.
New Orleans regained the lead at 5-4 in the 9th inning when Anderson Hernandez singled and scored on Fernando Tatis' double with two outs. Hopf solo-homered to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning to keep Nashville's hopes of a championship alive.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Barnwell singled and advanced to second base when Drew Anderson laid down a sacrifice bunt. Nelson was intentionally walked and Abad walked to load the bases. Nix grounded into a fielder's choice (Barnwell out at home plate) and with the bases still loaded, Hopf singled to left field to bring home Nelson with the game winning run.

Brian Lawrence	6.0	9	3	3	0	1	1
SOUNDS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Mark DiFelice	5.0	6	4	4	1	5	1
NOTES: J.R. Hopf went 3x4 with a homer and 3 RBI for Nashville. . . . Probables for Game four on Saturday in Nashville are RHP Kevin Mulvey for the Zephyrs and LHP Zach Jackson for the Sounds.
Filed 09/07/2007

September 7, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

Raley Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.	4	10	2
Sacramento River Cats	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	X	.	7	9	0

BEES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Brad Knox (1-0) LP: Henry Bonilla (0-1)
Home Runs: SLC Tommy Murphy (1) off Brad Knox in the 3rd inning SAC Daric Barton (3) off Henry Bonilla in the 5th inning SAC Lou Merloni (2) off Henry Bonilla in the 2nd inning SAC Jorge Piedra (1) off Henry Bonilla in the 4th inning Danny Putnam (1) off Henry Bonilla in the 6th inning
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 11,908
The Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) powered four homers out of Raley Field and stayed alive in the playoffs with a 7-4 victory over the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) on Friday. Salt Lake leads the series 2-1 and only needs a win to advance to the PCL Championships.
Lou Merloni homered in the 2nd inning as the River Cats led 1-0.
In the 3rd inning, Tim Duff singled and scored on Tommy Murphy's homer to right-center field as the Bees led 2-1.
Salt Lake added to their lead in the 4th inning - Terry Evans singled and later in the inning scored on Adam Pavkovich's single.
Sacramento reclaimed the lead in the 4th inning. Jorge Piedra solo-homered to start off the inning. Two outs later, Merloni doubled, Gregorio Petit singled, and Danny Putnam walked to load the bases. Nick Blasi reached on an error as Merloni and Petit scored to give Sacramento a 4-3 lead.
Daric Barton solo-homered in the 5th inning and Petit singled and scored on Putnam's homer in the 6th inning as Sacramento increased their lead to 7-3.
Salt Lake scored the final run of the game in the 8th inning. Gregory Porter walked, Brandon Wood singled to advance Porter to second base, and Matt Brown doubled to drive in Porter.

Henry Bonilla (L, 0-1)	5.1	8	7	5	2	4	4
RIVER CATS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Brad Knox (W, 1-0)	7.1	7	4	4	4	4	1
NOTES: Sacramento's Daric Barton has homered in all three games in the series. . . . Salt Lake starter Henry Bonilla was pitching batting practice to the River Cats during the game - Bonilla allowed all four River Cats homers and allowed 7 runs (5 earned) and 8 hits in his 5 1/3 innings of work. . . . Probables for Saturday's contest are LHP Jonathan Rouwenhorst for the Bees and RHP Kaz Tadano for the River Cats.
Filed 09/07/2007

September 6, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

Zephyrs Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Nashville Sounds	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.	1	4	0
New Orleans Zephyrs	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	X	.	5	10	0

SOUNDS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Jason Vargas (1-0) LP: Adam Pettyjohn (0-1)
Home Runs: NRL Andy Tracy (1) off Adam Pettyjohn in the 1st inning
TIME: 2:31 ATT: 2,042
New Orleans Zephyr (AAA Mets) pitcher Jason Vargas allowed a run and three hits over 6 innings and Andy Tracy's two-run homer provided all the runs New Orleans would need in a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) in Game 2 of the 2007 Pacific Coast League American Conference finals. New Orleans hold a 2-0 series lead.
In the 1st inning, Anderson Hernandez doubled to lead off the game and scored two outs later on Tracy's homer as the Zephyrs led 2-0.
The Sounds and Zephyrs exchanged single runs in the 6th inning. Nashville's Chris Barnwell singled, advanced to second base on Sounds starter Adam Pettyjohn's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Callix Crabbe's single. New Orleans' Chip Ambres walked and later scored on former-Isotope Chad Hermansen's single.
The Zephyrs scored their final two runs with two outs in the 7th inning. Ambres walked and scored on David Newhan's double. Hermansen followed with a single to drive in Newhan.

Adam Pettyjohn (L, 0-1)	5.0	7	3	3	2	3	1
ZEPHYRS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Jason Vargas (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	0	4	0
NOTES: Other than Jason Vargas, Chad Hermansen was another former-Isotope who had a big impact in the game. Hermansen went 3x4 with a triple and two RBI for the Zephyrs. . . . The series shifts venues to Nashville on Friday. Probables are RHP Brian Lawrence for the Zephyrs and RHP Mark DiFelice for the Sounds. Nashville must win the next two games to stay alive and force a fifth and final game to determine the winner of the American Conference.
Filed 09/06/2007

September 6, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

Franklin Covey Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Sacramento River Cats	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	.	10	17	5
Salt Lake Bees	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	3	2	.	11	15	1

RIVER CATS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Aaron Pullin (1-0) LP: Brad Ziegler (0-1)
Home Runs: SAC Kevin Melillo (1) off Kasey Olenberger in the 1st inning SAC Lou Merloni (1) off Kasey Olenberger in the 3rd inning
TIME: 3:13 ATT: 4,436
Adam Pavkovich singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) took a dramatic win over the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) for the second night in a row. Tonight's final was 11-10 and the win moves Salt Lake to one game needed to win to represent the Pacific Conference in the 2007 Pacific Coast League Championship Series.
Sacramento's Nick Blasi singled and scored on Kevin Melillo's homer in the 1st inning as the River Cats led 2-0.
In the 2nd inning, Blasi singled, Melillo walked, and Daric Barton singled to drive in Blasi as the River Cats extended the lead to 3-0.
Jeremy Brown singled and scored on Lou Merloni's homer in the 3rd inning as the River Cats built their lead to 5-0.
Salt Lake got on the scoreboard in the 4th inning. Mike Eylward and Terry Evans reached on errors and Nick Gorneault singled to drive in Eylward. An error on the play allowed Evans to advance to third base and Gorneault to second base. Brandon Wood walked to load the bases and Matt Brown singled to drive in Evans. After a pair of strikeouts, Casey Smith came through with a single to drive in Gorneault and Wood as the Bees cut the defecit to a run at 5-4.
In the 6th inning, Sacramento's Richie Robnett singled and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Blasi singled and stole second base before Jorge Piedra singled to drive in Robnett and Blasi to give Sacramento a three run cushion at 7-4.
In Salt Lake's 7th inning, Eylward doubled and scored on Evans' single. Evans stole second base, took third base on an error on the throw, and scored on a wild pitch as the Bees once again trailed by a run at 7-6.
Sacramento put three more runs on the scoreboard in the 8th inning. Melillo walked, stole second base and scored on Barton's single. Piedra doubled to drive in Barton and Brown singled to put runners on the corners. J.D. Closser's groundout scored Piedra as Sacramento led by four runs at 10-6.
Salt Lake began their late-game rally in the 8th inning. Smith walked with one out and scored on Tommy Murphy's double. Eylward singled to drive in Murphy and Evans singled ahead of Gorneault grounding into a fielder's choice with Eylward scoring to narrow the River Cats lead to a run at 10-9.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, Wood singled, Brown doubled and Pavkovich singled to right field to drive them both in with the game tying and game winning runs.

Michael Madsen	3.0	4	4	0	1	7	0
BEES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kasey Olenberger	3.0	7	5	5	2	1	2
NOTES: The Salt Lake Bees won despite striking out 17 times in the game. The Bees were aided by five Sacramento River Cats errors, leading to six of the Bees runs being unearned. . . . The series moves to Sacramento for Friday night's game. Probables are RHP Henry Bonilla for the Bees and RHP Brad Knox for the River Cats.
Filed 09/06/2007

September 5, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

Zephyrs Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Nashville Sounds	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	2	7	0
New Orleans Zephyrs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.	3	7	0

SOUNDS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Ivan Maldonado (1-0) LP: Ken Ray (0-1)
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 3,295
Robinson Cancel's 9th inning single drove in the game-winning run as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 3-2 in the opener of the 2007 Pacific Coast League American Conference finals in Metarie, Louisiana on Wednesday evening.
The Zephyrs struck first, in the 1st inning. Off Sounds knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey, Anderson Hernandez drew a leadoff walk, Fernando Tatis singled to put runners on the corners, and Carlos Gomez reached on a fielder's choice as Hernandez scored. Gomez stole second base, advanced to third base on Chip Ambres' single, and scored on David Newhan's single as New Orleans led 2-0.B1 2
With two outs in the 2nd inning, Nashville's Chris Barnwell walked, J.R. Hopf was hit by a pitch, and Dickey helped his cause with a single to drive in Barnwell as the Sounds cut the defecit in half at 2-1.
Both teams went scoreless until the 8th inning. Nashville's Hopf and Charles Thomas singled, Callix Crabble laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position, and Jose Macias laid down a sacrifice bunt of his own while Hopf raced home with the game tying run.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, Newhan walked, stole second base, advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and scored on Cancel's walk-off single to give the Zephyrs the win and a 1-0 series lead.

R.A. Dickey	7.0	6	2	2	3	6	0
ZEPHYRS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dave Williams	6.1	3	1	1	1	6	0
NOTES: Nashville's Tony Gwynn Jr. was ejected by home plate umpire Casey Moser in the 6th inning for arguing balls and strikes. Gwynn Jr. had just been called out on strikes. . . . Probables for Thursday's game are LHP Adam Pettyjohn for the Sounds and former-Isotope and current Zephyr LHP Jason Vargas. The series changes venue to New Orleans on Friday.
Filed 09/05/2007

September 5, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

Franklin Covey Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Sacramento River Cats	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	.	8	12	0
Salt Lake Bees	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.	9	14	0

RIVER CATS STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Steve Shell (1-0) LP: Jeffrey Gray (0-1)
Home Runs: SAC Daric Barton (1) off Bartolo Colon in the 3rd inning SAC Daric Barton (2) off Bartolo Colon in the 6th inning SLC Matt Brown (1) off Shane Komine in the 4th inning SLC Greg Porter (1) off Shane Komine in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:48 ATT: 3,534
Brandon Wood's 10th inning bases loaded single drove in the game-winning runs as the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) defeated the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) in the opener of the 2007 Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference finals in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake holds a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-five series.
Nick Blasi doubled and scored on Daric Barton's single in the 1st inning as the River Cats led 1-0.
Wood singled and scored on Gregory Porter's homer as the Bees took a 2-1 lead.
Barton's solo-homer in the 3rd inning tied the game at 2-2, but the Bees regained the lead in the 4th inning. Nick Gorneault doubled and scored on Matt Brown's homer. Porter doubled and scored on Bobby Wilson's double and Casey Smith singled to drive in Wilson to give the Bees a 6-2 lead.
Barton hit his second solo-homer of the game in the 6th inning, and in the 8th inning, Blasi doubled and scored on Kevin Melillo's triple and Melillo scored on Barton's groundout as the River Cats trailed by a run at 6-5.
In the 9th inning, Jeremy Brown doubled and was replaced by pinch-runner Eduardo Cornejo. Cornejo advanced to third base on a groundout and scored on Lou Merloni's single to tie the game at 6-6. The Bees were held scoreless in their half of the 9th inning and both teams went to extra innings.
In the 10th inning, Blasi was hit by a pitch and stole second base before scoring on Jorge Piedra's single. Richie Robnett walked and J.D. Closser singled to drive in Piedra to give Sacramento a 8-6 lead.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Tommy Murphy and Mike Eylward singled and Terry Evans singled to drive in Murphy. Gary Patchett pinch-ran for Eylward and Gorneault singled to load the bases and Wood singled to center field to drive in Patchett and Evans to give Salt Lake the victory and the series lead.

Shane Komine	5.0	8	6	6	1	3	2
BEES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Bartolo Colon	6.0	5	3	3	0	4	2
NOTES: Bartolo Colon is with the Bees on a rehabilitation assignment. . . . The River Cats wasted a good offensive performance by Daric Barton. Barton ended up 3x5 in the game with 2 homers and 4 RBI. . . . Seven of Sacramento's 12 hits went for extra bases. . . . Probables for Thursday's contest are RHP Michael Madsen for the River Cats and RHP Kasey Olenberger for the Bees. The series moves to Sacramento on Friday.
Filed 09/05/2007

2007 Isotopes Team Award Winners
Here are the 2007 Isotopes team award winners: 2007 MVP: Scott Seabol 2007 Power Hitter: Val Pascucci 2007 Pitcher of the Year: Roy Corcoran 2007 Mr. Hustle: Brett Carroll 2007 Most-Community Minded: Brett Carroll 2007 Fan Favorite: Eric Reed 2007 Most Defensive Player: Robert Andino
Filed 09/05/2007

2007 All-PCL Team
The All-Pacific Coast League team features the best players at every position as voted on by PCL managers and media representatives. Catcher- Geovany Soto (Iowa Cubs) First Baseman- Joe Koshansky (Colorado Springs Sky Sox) Second Baseman- Eric Patterson (Iowa Cubs) Shortstop- Robert Andino (Albuquerque Isotopes) Third Baseman- Scott Seabol (Albuquerque Isotopes) Designated Hitter- Val Pascucci (Albuquerque Isotopes) Outfielder- Rick Ankiel (Memphis Redbirds) Outfielder- Adam Jones (Tacoma Rainiers) Outfielder- Delwyn Young (Las Vegas 51s) Right-Hand Pitcher- R.A. Dickey (Nashville Sounds) Left-Hand Pitcher- Adam Pettyjohn (Nashville Sounds) Relief Pitcher- Ryan Speier (Colorado Springs Sky Sox)
Filed 09/05/2007

September 3, 2007 - Isotopes (72-70)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Oklahoma Redhawks	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	.	7	11	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	3	X	.	9	14	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Brandon Villafuerte (1-0) LP: Mike Bumstead (0-2) SV: Roy Corcoran (15)
Home Runs: OKL Victor Diaz (14) off Ricky Nolasco in the 1st inning ALB Scott Seabol (32) off Derek Lee in the 2nd inning ALB Reggie Abercrombie (17) off Mike Bumstead in the 8th inning
TIME: 2:42 ATT: 10,045
Reggie Abercrombie's 8th inning three-run homer turned a one run defecit into an eventual two-run victory as Albuquerque concluded the 2007 campaign with a 9-7 victory over the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) on a Labor Day Monday afternoon at "The Lab".
Victor Diaz homered with two outs in the 1st inning as Oklahoma took a 1-0 lead.
Scott Seabol solo-homered to lead off the 2nd inning as Albuquerque tied up the game at 1-1. An out later, Andrew Beattie tripled and scored on Chris Ashby's fielder's choice as the Isotopes took the lead at 2-1.
In the 4th inning, Oklahoma's Kevin West doubled, Desi Relaford walked, and two outs later, Adam Fox walked to load the bases and Isotopes starter Ricky Nolasco uncorked a wild pitch to bring West home. Chris Stewart singled to drive in Relaford and Fox and Stewart and scored on Freddy Guzman's double as the Redhawks took a 5-2 lead.
In the home half of the 4th inning, Beattie doubled and scored on Ashby's single. Eric Reed laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Ashby to second base, and Ashby scored on Josh Labandeira's single as the Isotopes cut the defecit to a run at 5-4.
In the 5th inning, Joe Borchard singled and scored on Val Pascucci's double. Beattie followed with a double to drive in Pascucci to give Albuquerque a 6-5 lead.
Guzman walked and later scored on West's sacrifice flyout in the 7th inning as the Redhawks tied the game, and in the 8th inning, Kevin Mahar singled and scored on Fox's double as Oklahoma took a 7-6 lead.
In the Isotopes' 8th inning, Reed and Labandeira singed with one out and Abercrombie followed with his homer to center field to make it yet another game in 2007 that Albuquerque has come from behind to win in the later stages.
With a 9-7 lead, Isotopes closer Roy Corcoran entered the game and set down the Redhawks in order to close out the Isotopes season on a winning note.

Ricky Nolasco	4.0	6	5	5	2	4	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 142 G, 598 AB, 85 R, 166 H, 25 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 40 BB, 129 K, 21 SB, .278 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Albuquerque played their first playoff game in franchise history. The Nashville Sounds (AAA Pirates in 2003) scored twice in the 8th inning to rally from a 5-4 defecit to defeat the Isotopes 6-5. Chad Allen homered and drove in four runs for Albuquerque.
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins purchased the contract of P Paul Hoover from the Isotopes on Sunday. After today's game was completed, the Marlins recalled OF Reggie Abercrombie, OF Brett Carroll, P Ross Wolf and IF Robert Andino. . . . OF Reggie Abercrombie was named the PCL Hitter of the Week. Abercrombie became the second Isotope hitter in a row to win the weekly award (Joe Borchard last week) and the third Isotope hitter to win the award in 2007. Abercrombie hit .414 (12x29) during the award week with 4 homers and 7 RBI. . . . The Isotope and Redhawks split the final series of the season 2-2. In the season series, Oklahoma won 8 out of the 15 contests. All-time, Oklahoma leads the series 44-35. . . . Out of the five seasons of play, 2007 was the worst for Albuquerque attendance-wise. Albuquerque drew 563,686 fans for a per-game average of 8,053. The 2007 attendance was 19,153 fans shy of the franchise record and the two gates lost in 2007 appear to have cost Albuquerque a chance of establishing a new attendance record. The Isotopes have welcomed 2,880,307 fans to Isotopes Park. . . . Albuquerque played in front of 1,047,207 fans at home and on the road in 2007. The Isotopes have played in front of a more than a million fans each of the last three seasons. . . . Robert Andino did not start but later entered the game, making Andino the only Isotope to play in all 142 games in 2007. Because of the two cancellations in the schedule, Andino failed to tie or establish a new Isotopes record for games played in a season. . . . Some of the 2007 Isotopes had great seasons, inking their names into the Isotopes record books. Players establishing new Isotope single-season franchise records included Val Pascucci (34 homers and 67 walks), Scott Seabol (105 RBI and 100 runs scored), Reggie Abercrombie (41 stolen bases), Robert Andino (598 at-bats, 34 errors, 13 triples, and 166 hits), and Chris George (68 walks allowed). . . . Isotopes leading the league in 2007 were Robert Andino (142 games played, 598 at-bats, and 13 triples), Val Pascucci (34 homers), and Scott Seabol (290 total bases). . . . The Isotopes led the league in triples (60), homers (180), and team slugging percentage (.478). . . . Thanks to a record-setting month for the longball (August - 51 homers), Albuquerque ended 2007 with 180 homers, just three homers shy of tying a franchise record. . . . Several Isotopes had hitting streaks of five or more games when the season ended - Reggie Abercrombie (7), John Gall (5), and Scott Seabol (6). . . . The Isotopes are 2-3 in season finales. . . . Isotopes manager Dean Treanor is on the verge of a milestone. Today's victory was his 294th regular-season win in an Isotopes suit, so if Treanor returns to the helm in 2008, it should not take very long for Treanor to win his 300th game. . . . Dallas Braden of the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) is the final PCL Pitcher of the Year award winner. Braden made a single start during the week, tossing a complete game shutout while striking out 17 batters. . . . Frank Kremblas of the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) was named the 2007 PCL Manager of the Year. Kremblas skippered the Sounds to a 89-55 record and a division title in the PCL American Conference Northern Division by 10 games over the second place Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs).
Filed 09/03/2007

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-70)
Regularly Scheduled Game

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Oklahoma Redhawks	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.	3	7	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	2	6	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Francisco Cruceta (3-0) LP: Chris George (7-11) SV: Franklyn German (7)
Home Runs: OKL Kevin West (12) off Chris George in the 5th inning
TIME: 2:14 ATT: 12,228
Kevin West's two-run, 5th inning homer snapped a 1-1 tie and the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) held off the Isotopes 3-2 in the regularly scheduled game for Sunday, shortened to 7 innings due to the completion of a suspended game earlier in the day. With the defeat and the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) winning their game, Albuquerque was eliminated from playoff contention.
In the 1st inning, Freddy Guzman singled, advanced to second base on Tug Hulett's single, stole third base and scored on West's single to left field as the Redhawks led 1-0.
In the home half of the 1st inning, Reggie Abercrombie tripled to right-center field and scored on John Gall's double to left field as the Isotopes tied the game at 1-1.
In the 5th inning, Victor Diaz singled ahead of West's homer to left-center field as the Redhawks took a 3-1 lead.
Albuquerque scored their final run in the 6th inning. Vla Pascucci doubled off the right-center field wall, pinch-runner Eric Reed stole third base and scored on Josh Labandeira's sacrifice flyout to right field.

Chris George (L, 7-11)	5.0	7	3	3	1	5	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 141 G, 596 AB, 85 R, 166 H, 25 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 40 BB, 128 K, 21 SB, .279 AVG Brett Carroll: 88 G, 318 AB, 60 R, 100 H, 21 2B, 6 3B, 19 HR, 70 RBI, 18 BB, 69 K, 0 SB, .314 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Edgar Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs and the Isotopes overcame a four-run defecit in the 1st inning to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) 11-6 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: In roster moves on Sunday, the Marlins recalled P Harvey Garcia, P Blake McGinley was transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque, P Jimmy Serrano was transferred from Albuquerque to Carolina, and C Chris Ashby was activated off the disabled list. . . . Albuquerque has been in playoff contention heading into the final series of the season three times in their five years of play. Albuquerque clinched one division title on the final day of the 2003 season and was eliminated from playoff contention on the second to the last day of the season in 2005 and 2007. . . . Robert Andino went hitless to snap a 15-game hitting streak. Andino hit in 15 straight games twice this season, establishing the longest hitting streaks of the season for Albuquerque. . . . The crowd of 12,228 was the 27th largest regular-season crowd in Isotopes Park history. . . . Pitching probables for the series finale for both clubs are RHP Ricky Nolasco (0-2, 15.09) for the Isotopes and LHP Derek Lee (1-3, 3.51) for the Redhawks.
Filed 09/02/2007

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-69)
Completion of Suspended Game

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Oklahoma Redhawks	0	8	4	2	0	0	1	5	0	.	20	24	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.	6	11	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Ezequiel Astacio (3-5) LP: Nic Ungs (5-5)
Home Runs: OKL Victor Diaz (11) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning OKL Victor Diaz (12) off Blake McGinley in the 7th inning OKL Victor Diaz (13) off Blake McGinley in the 8th inning OKL Kevin Mahar (6) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning OKL Nate Gold (26) off Jimmy Serrano in the 3rd inning OKL Kevin West (11) off Jimmy Serrano in the 3rd inning ALB Brett Carroll (18) off Eric Hurley in the 2nd inning ALB Brett Carroll (19) off Eric Hurley in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:46 ATT: 9,209
In the completion of a suspended game from Saturday evening, Victor Diaz went 5x6 at the plate, homered three times and drove in 8 runs as the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) crushed the Isotopes 20-6. With the loss, Albuquerque failed on an opportunity to move into a first place tie in the PCL American Conference Southern Division with the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets), who had lost their game on Saturday evening.
Isotopes starter Nic Ungs could not get out of the second inning on Saturday evening. Kevin Mahar singled and took second base on a passed ball. Adam Fox grounded out, advancing Mahar to third base and Drew Meyer walked to put runners on the corners. Chris Stewart doubled to knock Mahar in and an out later, Tug Hulett singled to drive in Meyer and Stewart. Victor Diaz followed with a two-run homer to center field. Nate Gold singled and Kevin West reached on an error ahead of Mahar's three-run shot to left-center field as the Redhawks led 8-0.
In the home half of the 2nd inning, Joe Borchard walked, Scott Seabol doubled down the left field line, and Brett Carroll homered to left field as Albuquerque trailed 8-3.
Oklahoma added more runs to the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Gold homered with two outs and Freddy Guzman and Diaz on base. West followed with a solo homer as the Redhawks led 12-3.
In the 4th inning, Meyer reached on a fielder's choice, Stewart doubled down the left field line, and Hullett drove them both in with a double to center field to give Oklahoma a 14-3 lead.
Carroll homered almost to the same place as his first at-bat in the bottom of the 4th inning to make it a 10-run game at 14-4 just before the game was delayed due to lightning and eventually suspended due to the failure of some of the light banks.
The game resumed on Sunday afternoon in the top of the 5th inning with the first batter, Gold, at the plate. Oklahoma went scoreless in the 5th inning, and in the bottom half of the inning, Reggie Abercrombie singled, advanced to third base on John Gall's double, and scored on Joe Borchard's groundout.
Diaz homered in the 7th inning for his second homer of the game as Oklahoma led 15-5.
The Redhawks had their final run outburst in the 8th inning. With one out, Meyer singled, Stewart walked and Guzman singled to load the bases. Hulett singled to drive in Meyer and with the bases still loaded, Diaz grand-slam homered to right field.
Carroll doubled, advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and scored on John Baker's single in the 9th inning to close out the scoring in the game.

Nic Ungs	1.2	8	8	5	1	0	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 140 G, 593 AB, 85 R, 166 H, 25 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 39 BB, 127 K, 21 SB, .280 AVG Brett Carroll: 87 G, 316 AB, 60 R, 100 H, 21 2B, 6 3B, 19 HR, 70 RBI, 17 BB, 67 K, 0 SB, .316 AVG
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins began their September 1st callups by recalling P Logan Kensing. The Marlins have been reported as stating they do not have plans to make many more moves before the Isotopes season ends since Albuquerque is in playoff contention. P Jimmy Serrano was transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque to take Kensing's vacated roster spot. . . . Robert Andino extended his hitting streak to 15 games, tying the longest Isotope hitting streak of the season that Andino established earlier in the year. . . . Albuquerque tied a season high in runs allowed (20) and set season highs in hits allowed in a game (24), largest losing margin in a home game (14 runs), and homers allowed in a game (6). . . . Brett Carroll has homered at least twice in a game four times this season. . . . Victor Diaz became the fifth Isotopes opponent to homer three times in a game in franchise history.
Filed 09/02/2007

September 1, 2007 - Isotopes Suspended
Light Bank Outage

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Oklahoma Redhawks	0	8	4	2	0					.
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	3	0	1						.

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Home Runs: OKL Victor Diaz (11) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning OKL Kevin Mahar (6) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning OKL Nate Gold (26) off Jimmy Serrano in the 3rd inning OKL Kevin West (11) off Jimmy Serrano in the 3rd inning ALB Brett Carroll (18) off Eric Hurley in the 2nd inning ALB Brett Carroll (19) off Eric Hurley in the 4th inning
The Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) and Isotopes were not playing baseball on Saturday evening. Instead, it was the Redhawks taking batting practice during a game. The Redhawks led 14-4 in the early stages of the 5th inning when lightning nearby caused the home plate umpre Casey Moser to clear the field and delay the game due to lightning. Rains came and more lightning struck, knocking out a few banks of lights and thus suspending the game. The game is scheduled to be resumed Sunday afternoon at 2:30 PM with the regularly scheduled game, shortened to seven innings, to follow.
Nic Ungs could not get out of the second inning. Kevin Mahar singled and took second base on a passed ball. Adam Fox grounded out, advancing Mahar to third base and Drew Meyer walked to put runners on the corners. Chris Stewart doubled to knock Mahar in and an out later, Tug Hulett singled to drive in Meyer and Stewart. Victor Diaz followed with a two-run homer to center field. Nate Gold singled and Kevin West reached on an error ahead of Mahar's three-run shot to left-center field as the Redhawks led 8-0.
In the home half of the 2nd inning, Joe Borchard walked, Scott Seabol doubled down the left field line, and Brett Carroll homered to left field as Albuquerque trailed 8-3.
Oklahoma added more runs to the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Gold homered with two outs and Freddy Guzman and Diaz on base. West followed with a solo homer as the Redhawks led 12-3.
In the 4th inning, Meyer reached on a fielder's choice, Stewart doubled down the left field line, and Hullett drove them both in with a double to center field to give Oklahoma a 14-3 lead.
Carroll homered almost to the same place as his first at-bat in the bottom of the 4th inning to make it a 10-run game at 14-4 just before the game was suspended.

Nic Ungs	1.2	8	8	5	1	0	2
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins began their September 1st callups by recalling P Logan Kensing. The Marlins have been reported as stating they do not have plans to make many more moves before the Isotopes season ends since Albuquerque is in playoff contention. P Jimmy Serrano was transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque to take Kensing's vacated roster spot. . . . Robert Andino extended his hitting streak to 15 games, tying the longest Isotope hitting streak of the season that Andino established earlier in the year. . . . The Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) on Saturday evening, allowing the Isotopes to make up half a game in the standings. If Albuquerque goes on to lose this contest, the Isotopes will be one game back of the Zephyrs in the PCL American Conference Southern Division standings with two games to go. If Albuquerque can mount a franchise-record comeback, the Isotopes would be tied with the Zephyrs with two games left to play.
Filed 09/01/2007

August 31, 2007 - Isotopes (71-68)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Oklahoma Redhawks	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.	7	11	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	5	0	4	1	0	1	X	.	12	13	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Wes Obermueller (4-1) LP: Chris Baker (4-4)
Home Runs: OKL Nate Gold (25) off Wes Obermueller in the 3rd inning ALB Reggie Abercrombie (15) off Chris Baker in the 1st inning ALB Reggie Abercrombie (16) off Dave Matranga in the 9th inning
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 6,545
In a must-win game, Albuquerque got off to a good start, coming up with 10 runs against Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) starter Chris Baker over the first five innings en route to a 12-7 victoryin the series opener. The Isotopes snapped a four-game losing streak and stayed in playoff contention. Oklahoma, meanwhile, was eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.
In the 1st inning, Freddy Guzman drew a leadoff walk and stole second base. Tug Hulett walked and both runners executed a double steal before Nate Gold doubled to drive them in to give Oklahoma a 2-0 lead.
Reggie Abercrombie solo-homered in the 1st inning to cut the defecit in half.
Kevin Mahar doubled and scored on Guzman's single in the 2nd inning and Gold solo-homered in the 3rd inning as Oklahoma built a 4-1 lead.
In the home half of the 3rd inning, Robert Andino singled and advanced to third base on Abercrmbie's single. Abercrombie stole second base and John Gall walked to load the bases. Joe Borchard reached on a fielder's choice as Andino scored and Scott Seabol doubled to drive in Abercrombie and Borchard. Brett Carroll doubled and an out later, Paul Hoover doubled to drive in Seabol and Carroll to give Albuquerque a 6-4 lead.
Albuquerque added to their lead in the 5th inning. Borchard singled, Seabol walked, and Carroll was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Andrew Beattie singled to drive in Borchard and Seabol. Hoover sacrifice flied out to drive in Carroll. Beattie stole second base, advanced to third base on Eric Reed's flyout, and scored on Andino's double to give Albuquerque a 10-4 advantage.
Gall tripled and scored on Borchard's sacrifice flyout as Albuquerque added their 11th run of the game in the 6th inning.
After a scoreless 7th inning, Oklahoma scored a pair of runs in the 8th inning. Mahar walked, Drew Meyer walked and Guzman singled to drive in Mahar. Hulett then grounded out as Meyer scored.
Abercrombie hit his second solo-homer of the contest in the 8th inning to give Albuquerque a 12-6 lead, and Oklahoma scored the final run of the game in the 9th inning when Gold walked, advanced to third base on Guillermo Quiroz's double, and scored on Mahar's groundout.

Wes Obermueller (W, 4-1)	6.0	9	4	4	3	5	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 139 G, 588 AB, 85 R, 163 H, 25 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 39 BB, 126 K, 21 SB, .277 AVG Brett Carroll: 86 G, 312 AB, 57 R, 97 H, 20 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 17 BB, 67 K, 0 SB, .311 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 42 APP, 48 IP, 59 H, 33 ER, 23 BB, 45 K, 9 HR, 6.19 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Eric Reed inside-the-park homered and Tony Schrager followed with a homer the conventional way to give Albuquerque some insurance runs as the Isotopes held off the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 9-8 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque finished August with a 16-13 record - 10-7 at home and 6-6 on the road. The Isotopes swiped 34 bags and belted 51 homers and scored a monthly season-high 185 runs. . . . Wes Obermueller has won his last four pitching decisions. . . . Robert Andino hit safely to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Andino would tie his team season-high hitting streak with a hit tomorrow evening. . . . Oklahoma's Nate Gold was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Another PCL club has earned their playoff spot. The Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) clinched the PCL Pacific Conference Southern Division and will face Northern Division winner Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) in the Pacific Conference finals. The PCL American Conference Northern Division champion Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) are waiting to play either the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) or Isotopes - whoever ends up winning the American Conference Southern Division. . . . Arizona Fall League rosters were released earlier this week and featured some Isotopes and other Marlin prospects. Isotopes pitching coach Rich Gale was named pitching coach of the Peoria Seguaros, and the Marlins organization players joining the Seguaros are P Craig Molldrem (Class AA Carolina/Class AAA Albuquerque), P Ross Wolf (Albuquerque), P Scott Nestor (Carolina), C Brett Hayes (Carolina), IF Chris Coghlan (Class-A Jupiter) and OF Jai Miller (Carolina). . . . Catcher Geovany Soto of the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) was named the 2007 PCL Most Valuable Player. . . . On Saturday evening, probables are RHP Nic Ungs (5-4, 4.65) for the Isotopes and RHP Eric Hurley (4-7, 4.67) for the Redhawks.
Filed 08/31/2007

August 30, 2007 - Isotopes (70-68)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games

Dell Diamond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.	5	12	1
Round Rock Express	8	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	X	.	13	15	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Philip Barzilla (9-7) LP: Kenny Baugh (7-9)
TIME: 3:02 ATT: 8,977
Albuquerque continued to struggle in their fight for a division title. Isotopes starter Kenny Baugh was a batting practice pitcher to the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros), allowing all 13 Round Rock runs in his three innings of work as the Express defeated Albuquerque 13-5. Albuquerque was swept by the Express in the series, and the loss dropped Albuquerque into second place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division by a game with four games left in the season.
Baugh allowed 8 runs in the 1st inning. Tim Raines Jr. singled and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Brooks Conrad singled to drive in Raines Jr. and Cody Ransom drew a walk. Jason Lane singled to drive in Conrad and Danny Klassen singled to drive in Ransom. Mark Saccomanno reached on an error as Lane scored. J.R. Towles singled to drive in Klassen and Barry Wesson singled to load the bases. Express starter Philip Barzilla singled to drive in Saccomanno and Towles and Raines Jr. sacrifice flied out to plate Wesson for the final run of the inning.
Round Rock added five more runs to the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Wesson doubled, advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and Raines Jr. drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Conrad doubled to drive in Wesson and Ransom was intentionally walked. Lane sacrifice flied out to bring home Raines Jr. and Klassen walked to load the bases. Saccomanno drew a walk as Conrad trotted home and Towles was hit by a pitch as Ransom came into to score. Wesson singled to drive in Klassen as the Express led 13-0.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 4th inning. Brett Carroll singled and Josh Labandeira walked. Pinch-hitter Val Pascucci singled to load the bases and Reggie Abercrombie singled to drive in Carroll and Labandeira. John Gall singled to drive in Pascucci as Albuquerque trailed 13-3.
Eric Reed singled in the 6th inning, advanced to third base on Robert Andino's single, and scored on Gall's single. In the 7th inning, Scott Seabol doubled, advanced to third base on Carroll's flyout, and scored on John Baker's groundout to conclude the scoring in the contest.

Kenny Baugh (L, 7-9)	3.0	11	13	12	5	3	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 138 G, 583 AB, 84 R, 161 H, 24 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 39 BB, 126 K, 21 SB, .276 AVG Brett Carroll: 85 G, 309 AB, 55 R, 96 H, 19 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 17 BB, 67 K, 0 SB, .311 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Tony Gwynn Jr. singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and came around to score on an error on the play as the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) defeated the Isotopes 10-8 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Former University of New Mexico Lobo pitcher Jimmy Serrano's homecoming was rather short - Serrano was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Thursday, while P Brandon Villafuerte was transferred from Carolina to Albuquerque. . . . Albuquerque and Round Rock concluded their season series with Albuquerque winning 10 out of the 16 games (7-1 at Isotopes Park, 3-5 at Dell Diamond). Albuquerque leads the all-time series 25-23. . . . Albuquerque has been swept in a series twice in 2007. . . . Robert Andino singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. . . . Kenny Baugh inked his name in the Isotope record books by allowing 12 earned runs in a start. . . . Andrew Beattie and Josh Labandeira are proving to be Albuquerque's most reliable relievers - yet they are both position players! With the game out of reach, Beattie made his third relief appearance of the season, allowing a hit and striking out one in an inning of work while keeping his season ERA a pristine 0.00. Labandeira made his second relief appearance of the season and struck out two batters in his inning of work, also keeping his season ERA at 0.00. . . . Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was named the 2007 PCL Pitcher of the Year. Dickey, playing for his hometown team, had a record of 12-6 with a 3.80 ERA at the time the award was announced. . . . Albuquerque returns home for their final homestand of the season, a four-game set against the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers). A week ago, this series seemed like it would be the showdown for the division title. With both clubs having been swept in the four-game series that ended Thursday, the upcoming series has turned into each club hoping to avoid elimination from playoff contention and hoping that division front-runner New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) will lose enough games for the Isotopes or Redhawks to sneak by the Zephyrs to claim a division title. Probables in the opener are RHP Wes Obermueller (3-1, 4.40) for the Isotopes and RHP Chris Baker (4-3, 5.63) for the Redhawks. The last time Oklahoma was at Isotopes Park, the Isotopes and Redhawks split the four-game series.
Filed 08/30/2007

August 29, 2007 - Isotopes (70-67)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.0 Games

Dell Diamond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	.	4	8	1
Round Rock Express	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	.	7	14	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Brandon Backe (3-2) LP: Ricky Nolasco (0-2) SV: Jose Rodriguez (4)
Home Runs: ALB Reggie Abercrombie (14) off Brandon Backe in the 6th inning RR Jason Lane (9) off Erasmo Ramirez in the 6th inning
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 8,933
Round Rock is doing a good job of playing the role of spoiler after having recently been eliminated from playoff contention. After an hour and two minute rain delay to start the game, Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) pitcher Brandon Backe, in what appears to be his final rehabilitation assignment start, went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs and struck out 10 Isotopes in Round Rock's 7-4 victory over Albuquerque on Wednesday evening. Albuquerque has dropped three straight games to the Express and with the loss, the Isotopes moved into a first place tie in the PCL American Conference Southern Division with the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets).
In the 1st inning, Brooks Conrad singled and stole second base. Jason Lane walked and Danny Klassen was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Tim Raines Jr. singled to drive in Conrad and Lane as Round Rock led 2-0.
Round Rock added to their lead in the 2nd inning when Josh Anderson singled and later scored on Conrad's triple.
The Express took a commanding 6-0 lead in the 4th inning. Anderson singled and scored on Conrad's single. Conrad advanced to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Cody Ransom's double and Ransom scored on Lane's single.
In the 5th inning, Isotopes reliever Mauro Zarate doubled and scored on Robert Andino's single, and in the 6th inning, Eric Reed tripled and scored on Reggie Abercrombie's homer as Albuquerque cut the defecit in half at 6-3.
Jason Lane homered in the home half of the 6th inning as Round Rock scored their final run of the contest.
Albuquerque closed out their scoring in the game in the 8th inning when Abercrombie reached on an error and scored on Joe Borchard's single.

Ricky Nolasco (L, 0-2)	3.1	9	6	6	2	5	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 137 G, 578 AB, 84 R, 160 H, 24 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 39 BB, 125 K, 21 SB, .277 AVG Brett Carroll: 84 G, 305 AB, 54 R, 94 H, 19 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 17 BB, 67 K, 0 SB, .308 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Albuquerque had a better result against the Express in a game played at Isotopes Park. Todd Sears ended up a single short of hitting for the cycle and Ariel Prieto dominated the E-train, allowing a run in 7 innings as Albuquerque won 11-1.
'TOPES NOTES: Robert Andino extended his hitting streak to 12 games with his RBI single. . . . Reggie Abercrombie has homered in two straight games. . . . Another PCL club has clinched a division. On Sunday evening, the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) clinched the PCL Pacific Conference Northern Division. Two PCL divisions (including Albuquerque's division) are still up for grabs with five games left in the season. . . . The Pacific Coast League has named Tacoma Rainiers (AAA Mariners) outfielder Wladimir Balentien as the 2007 PCL Rookie of the Year. As of the date of the naming of the award, Balentien was hitting .295 with 24 homers and 80 RBI. Other players receiving votes were Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA) player Joe Koshansky, Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) player Terry Evans, and Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) player Yovani Gallardo. . . . Pitching probables for Albuquerque's final road game of the season on Thursday evening are RHP Kenny Baugh (7-8, 7.30) for the Isotopes and LHP Philip Barzilla (8-7, 4.56) for the Express.
Filed 08/29/2007

August 28, 2007 - Isotopes (70-66)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.0 Games

Dell Diamond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.	4	10	0
Round Rock Express	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	X	.	6	12	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Chris Sampson (1-0) LP: Jimmy Serrano (1-1) SV: Paul Estrada (8)
Home Runs: ALB Reggie Abercrombie (13) off Paul Estrada in the 9th inning RR Danny Klassen (8) off Harvey Garcia in the 7th inning
TIME: 3:03 ATT: 7,834
The Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) scored three runs in the 7th inning to snap a 3-3 tie and held on to defeat the Isotopes 6-4 on Tuesday evening in Round Rock. With the loss and another factor, Albuquerque's magic number to clinch a division title remained at 6.
Reggie Abercrombie singled, stole second base and scored on an error in the 1st inning.
In the 2nd inning, Brett Carroll walked, Paul Hoover singled and Robert Andino tripled to drive them both in as the Isotopes built a 3-0 lead.
Consecutive singles by Jason Lane, Danny Klassen, and Mark Saccomanno brought home Lane with Round Rock's first run in the home half of the 2nd inning.
The Express tied the game with two out magic in the 3rd inning. Cody Ransom walked, stole second base, Lane walked and Klassen singled to drive in Ransom. Saccomanno's single drove in Lane to make it a 3-3 contest.
The game remained deadlocked until the 7th inning. Tim Raines Jr. singled, stole second base and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Ransom walked and Lane sacrifice flied out to bring home Raines Jr. Klassen followed with a homer to left field to give Round Rock a three-run lead at 6-3.
Abercrombie brought Albuquerque as close as they would get in the 9th inning with a solo homer to close out the scoring in the game.

Chris George	2.2	7	3	3	2	2	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 136 G, 575 AB, 84 R, 159 H, 24 2B, 13 3B, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 38 BB, 124 K, 21 SB, .277 AVG Brett Carroll: 83 G, 304 AB, 54 R, 94 H, 19 2b, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 17 BB, 67 K, 0 SB, .309 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 41 APP, 47 IP, 59 H, 33 ER, 23 BB, 45 K, 9 HR, 6.32 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Isotopes pitching allowed 9 runs to the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) in the 5th inning and Nashville went on to the defeat Albuquerque 12-4 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Heading into today's action, the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) were in second place in the division and the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) were in third place. The Zephyrs defeated the Redhawks in their contest against each other, flip-flopping New Orleans and Oklahoma in the division standings. If Oklahoma had remained in second place after tonight's game, Albuquerque's magic number would have been reduced to 5. With New Orleans in second place, a magic number recalculation shows the magic number remains 6. . . . Albuquerque has caught triple play fever! After not having turned the play in the first four years of the franchise, Albuquerque turned their second triple play of the season tonight. In the 1st inning with Tim Raines Jr. on third base and Brooks Conrad on first base, Isotopes pitcher Chris George caught Cody Ransom's liner, threw the ball to Scott Seabol at third base to double-off Raines Jr. and Seabol threw to John Gall at first base to triple off Conrad. . . . Robert Andino extended his hitting streak to 11 games. . . . The Pacific Coast League announced a forfeited game. A Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 7-6 victory over the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) on August 18th was declared a forfeit since the Redbirds used an ineligible player. The Cardinals placed Kelly Stinnett on Major League Baseball's Restricted List on July 1st. On August 18th, the Cardinals submitted a transaction to activate him, but the transaction was not permitted by the PCL and MLB since a player cannot be removed from a restricted list after August 1st except under circumstances that did not apply in Stinnett's case. Stinnett appeared as a pinch-hitter in the August 18th Redbirds/Cubs contest and singled home a run. After the PCL's ruling on Tuesday, the Cubs were awarded a 9-0 victory as a result of the forfeit. . . . Albuquerque will try to snap their two-game losing streak on Wednesday evening. Pitching probables are RHP Ricky Nolasco (0-1, 14.63) for the Isotopes and RHP Brandon Backe (2-2, 4.26) for the Express. Backe is making another rehabilitation assignment start for Round Rock as he works his way back to the Astros.
Filed 08/28/2007

August 27, 2007 - Isotopes (70-65)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.5 Games

Dell Diamond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	5	0
Round Rock Express	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.	1	5	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Jose Rodriguez (4-4) LP: Ross Wolf (4-3)
Home Runs: RR Tim Raines Jr. (11) off Ross Wolf in the 10th inning
TIME: 2:25 ATT: 8,827
Isotopes starter Nic Ungs and Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) starter Chad Reineke dueled, each tossing 8 scoreless innings, but it was Tim Raines Jr.'s leadoff 10th inning walkoff homer off Isotopes reliever Ross Wolf that ended up being the only run scored in Round Rock's 1-0 victory.
All was not bad for Albuquerque with the loss. Second place Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) lost their contest this evening, so Albuquerque reduced their magic number for clinching the PCL American Conference Southern Division to 6.

Nic Ungs	8.0	3	0	0	0	5	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 135 G, 570 AB, 84 R, 157 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 38 BB, 124 K, 21 SB, .275 AVG Brett Carroll: 82 G, 301 AB, 53 R, 94 H, 19 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 16 BB, 66 K, 0 SB, .312 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 40 APP, 46.1 IP, 57 H, 32 ER, 23 BB, 45 K, 8 HR, 6.22 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Jeff Fulchino allowed a run in 6 innings and Mike Colangelo homered and drove in 3 runs in Albuquerque's 5-2 victory over the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Joe Borchard was named the PCL Hitter of the Week on Monday. Borchard ended the award week in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak and hit .520 (13x25) for the week with 4 homers and 14 RBI. Borchard became the second Isotopes hitter to win a league weekly award in 2007. . . . Borchard went hitless in tonight's contest, snapping his 12 game hitting streak. . . . Robert Andino takes over for the longest current hitting streak (10 games). . . . Albuquerque played their first 1-0 outcome game tonight. The last time Albuquerque played a 1-0 game, the Isotopes lost to the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) on July 7, 2006. Albuquerque played three 1-0 games in 2006, losing two of those three. . . . The Isotopes are 4-3 in extra inning games. . . . Albuquerque has been shut out six times in 2007. . . . By going homerless, the Isotopes snapped a 12 consecutive game homer streak. The streak of 12 games tied a franchise record. . . . The PCL Pitcher of the Week is Edinson Volquez of the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers). Volquez made two starts during the week and went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (no earned runs in 13 innings). Volquez walked 5 and struck out 16 in those two starts. . . . Albuquerque will try to get back in the win column on Tuesday against the Express. Probables are LHP Chris George (7-10, 5.47) for the Isotopes and RHP Brandon Backe (2-2, 4.26) for the E-train.
Filed 08/27/2007

August 26, 2007 - Isotopes (70-64)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Memphis Redbirds	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.	7	12	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	X	.	1	13	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Wes Obermueller (3-1) LP: Randy Keisler (8-10) SV: Roy Corcoran (14)
Home Runs: ALB Scott Seabol (31) off Randy Keisler in the 3rd inning ALB Andrew Beattie (13) off Randy Keisler in the 2nd inning ALB Paul Hoover (4) off Randy Keisler in the 3rd inning ALB Wes Obermueller (1) off Randy Keisler in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:59 ATT: 12,147
On Sunday evening at Isotopes Park, four Isotopes homered, providing 7 of the 10 runs scored in a 10-7 victory over the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) in the series finale. Albuquerque extended their division lead over the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) to 1.5 games and reduced their magic number to 7 games to clinch a division title.
In the 2nd inning, Scott Seabol singled, Brett Carroll walked, and Paul Hoover doubled to drive in Seabol. Andrew Beattie followed with a homer to left field as the Isotopes led 4-0.
Memphis tied the game in the 3rd inning. Redbirds starter Randy Keisler walked with one out and scored on Skip Schumaker's double. Miguel Cairo singled and Jarrett Hoffpauir lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to drive in Schumaker. Moe Mather doubled to drive in Cairo and Tagg Bozied singled to bring home Mather.
Albuquerque quickly reclaimed the lead in their half of the 3rd inning. John Gall walked and scored on Seabol's homer. An out later, Hoover homered to give Albuquerque a 7-4 lead.
In the 4th inning, Isotopes starter Wes Obermueller helped his cause with a solo homer and in the 6th inning, Eric Reed reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and third bases, and scored on an error during a pickoff attempt as Albuquerque led 9-4..
The Isotopes plated their final run in the 7th inning - Joe Borchard singled, advanced to second base on Seabol's single, and scored on Brett Carroll's double.
Memphis made the final score more respectable in the 8th inning. Consecutive singles by Edgar Gonzalez, Brian Barden, and Matt Pagnozzi brought home Gonzalez and Barden. Pagnozzi advanced to second base on an error and scored on Schumaker's double.

Wes Obermueller (W, 3-1)	5.0	7	4	4	4	4	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 134 G, 566 AB, 84 R, 155 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 38 BB, 123 K, 21 SB, .274 AVG Brett Carroll: 81 G, 297 AB, 53 R, 93 H, 19 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 16 BB, 66 K, 0 SB, .313 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Jeff Fulchino tossed 8 innings and grand-slam homered to help his cause as Albuquerque shutout the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) 11-0 at Dell Diamond.
'TOPES NOTES: P Craig Molldrem was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Sunday. . . . There was a 35 minute rain delay during the contest. . . . Albuquerque has homered in their last 12 contests, tying a franchise mark for most consecutive games with a homer. . . . Albuquerque is a season-high six games above the .500 mark. . . . The Isotopes drew a franchise-record 48,656 for a series, done in the unusual five-game series configuration. The average per-game was 9,731. . . . Albuquerque won three out of the five games in the series. The Isotopes outslugged the Redbirds 46-42 in the series, a series where both teams combined for an average 17.6 runs per game. Albuquerque and Memphis also concluded their season series. At Isotopes Park, Albuquerque won six out of the nine games and at Autozone Park, Albuquerque won five out of the nine games played. All-time, Albuquerque leads the series 45-37. . . . Joe Borchard singled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. . . . Wes Obermueller was the first Isotope pitcher to homer this season. Jeff Fulchino was the last Isotope to homer, belting a grand-slam homer at Dell Diamond in Round Rock on this date (August 26) in 2006. . . . The Isotopes reached the 70 win plateau for the fourth time in five seasons. Albuquerque would have to win all eight remaining games to tie a franchise record for wins in a season. . . . A weekend auction of Isotopes items raised $8,658 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Central New Mexico. Among some items auctioned off were an Isotopes jersey and cap autographed by Kevin Costner ($2,000), and special pink jerseys worn by Eric Reed ($450) and Reggie Abercrombie ($400). . . . On Sunday, the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) became the first PCL club to clinch a division title. Nashville clinched the PCL American Conference Northern Division crown and awaits the winner of the Southern Division, which could be the Isotopes if the Isotopes continue to play well. . . . Albuquerque starts their final roadtrip of the season on Monday evening, a short four-game series against the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) at Dell Diamond. Pitching probables are RHP Nic Ungs (5-4, 5.01) for the Isotopes and the E-train have yet to announce a probable.
Filed 08/26/2007

August 25, 2007 - Isotopes (69-64)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Memphis Redbirds	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.	3	7	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	.	9	16	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Kenny Baugh (7-8) LP: Mike Smith (10-13)
Home Runs: ALB Reggie Abercrombie (12) off Mike Smith in the 1st inning ALB Joe Borchard (8) off Mike Smith in the 2nd inning
TIME: 3:18 ATT: 12,245
Great things happened in 3's for Albuquerque. The Isotopes scored 3 runs in 3 different innings and went on to defeat the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 9-3 on Saturday evening at "The Lab". With the victory, Albuquerque once again moved into sole possession of first place.
In the 1st inning, Robert Andino singled to lead off the game for Albuquerque and Reggie Abercrombie homered to left-center field. Two outs later in the inning, Brett Carroll doubled and scored on Andrew Beattie's triple as the Isotopes led 3-0.
In the 2nd inning, Isotopes starter Kenny Baugh singled, Abercrombie singled, and Joe Borchard homered to right field to build Albuquerque's lead to 6-0.
In the 4th inning, Memphis' Edgar Gonzalez and Danny Ardoin singled, Redbirds starter Mike Smith laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position, and Skip Schumaker singled to drive the both in.
Albuquerque tallied for more runs in their half of the 4th inning. Abercrombie doubled, Borchard was intentionally walked, and Abercrombie and Borchard executed a double steal. Carroll singled to drive in Abercrombie and Borchard. Beattie's single advanced Carroll to third base and Carroll scored on an error during a pickoff attempt to give Albuquerque a 9-2 lead.
Both teams failed to put any more runs on the scoreboard until the 9th inning. Schumaker and Miguel Cairo walked with one out, Jarrett Hoffpauir singled to load the bases, and Joe Mather's groundout brought home Schumaker with the final run of the game.

Kenny Baugh (W, 7-8)	5.0	6	2	2	3	3	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 133 G, 562 AB, 84 R, 154 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 37 BB, 121 K, 21 SB, .274 AVG Brett Carroll: 80 G, 294 AB, 52 R, 92 H, 18 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 65 RBI, 15 BB, 66 K, 0 SB, .313 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 39 APP, 45.1 IP, 56 H, 32 ER, 22 BB, 44 K, 8 HR, 6.35 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Gerald Williams three-run homered in the 10th inning as Albuquerque defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 5-2 at Rosenblatt Stadium.
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins signed P Byung-Hyun Kim to a major-league free-agent contract and optioned P Ross Wolf to Albuquerque. Wolf was 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA in six appearances for the Fish. . . . Albuquerque took a half-game advantage over the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) in the PCL American Conference Southern Division with 9 games left to play. Oklahoma had split a doubleheader with the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) on Saturday. Albuquerque and Oklahoma should have an exciting series at Isotopes Park over the Labor Day Weekend to end the season if both clubs remain within four games of each other in the race for the division title. . . . Joe Borchard extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his two-hit night. Other Isotopes with long current hitting streaks include Robert Andino (8) and Josh Labandeira (7). . . . Albuquerque's pitching staff did not allow any extra base hits to the Redbirds in the game. . . . A pair of Isotopes came close to hitting for the cycle. Reggie Abercrombie was a double shy and Andrew Beattie was a homer shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . The attendance of 12,245 was the 25th largest regular season crowd in Isotopes franchise history. . . . In the rubber match of the series on Sunday evening, the Isotopes are expected to send RHP Wes Obermueller (2-1, 4.13) to the mound. Memphis is expected to counter with LHP Randy Keisler (8-9, 4.38).
Filed 08/25/2007

August 24, 2007 - Isotopes (68-64)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Memphis Redbirds	2	0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	.	12	17	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.	5	14	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Mike Parisi (8-11) LP: Ricky Nolasco (0-1)
Home Runs: MEM Joe Mather (11) off Ricky Nolasco in the 3rd inning MEM Edgar Gonzalez (8) off Ricky Nolasco in the 4th inning ALB Joe Borchard (6) off Mike Parisi in the 8th inning ALB Joe Borchard (7) off Kelvin Jimenez in the 9th inning
TIME: 3:05 ATT: 9,422
Isotopes starter Ricky Nolasco dug himself into a big hole in the early innings of the game, allowing a three-run homer and a grand-slam homer and Albuquerque wasn't able to come back in a 12-5 loss to the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals). The Isotopes fell into a tie for first place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division with the defeat.
Miguel Cairo singled for Memphis with one out in the 1st inning. Jarrett Hoffpauir ground-rule doubled and Joe Mather grounded out to bring home Cairo. Former-Isotope Edgar Gonzalez singled to drive in Hoffpauir as the Redbirds led 2-0.
Memphis put away the game in the 3rd inning. Skip Schumaker singled and stole second base. Cairo singled to drive in Schumaker and Hoffpauir singled ahead of Mather's three-run homer to center field. Gonzalez singled, stole second base and advanced to third base on a throwing error by Isotopes catcher Paul Hoover, and Gonzalez scored on Brian Barden's sacrifice flyout to right field as the Redbirds led 7-0.
Robert Andino singled, advanced to third base on an error during a pickoff attempt, and scored on Josh Labandeira's single as the Isotopes got on the scoreboard.
Gonzalez did big time damage to his former team in the 4th inning. Schumaker singled, Cairo and Mather were hit by pitches, and Gonzalez slugged a grand-slam homer to left-center field as Memphis built a 11-1 lead.
In the home half of the 4th inning, Val Pascucci doubled and scored on Brett Carroll's single as Albuquerque scored their second run of the game.
Cairo doubled and scored on Gonzalez's single in the 6th inning as Memphis extended their lead to 12-2.
The final two innings were all Joe Borchard, and unfortunately one person cannot bring a team back from a large defecit. Borchard solo-homered in the 8th inning and in the 9th inning, Borchard homered with John Gall on base.

Ricky Nolasco (L, 0-1)	3.2	9	9	8	0	2	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 132 G, 558 AB, 83 R, 153 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 36 BB, 120 K, 21 SB, .274 AVG Brett Carroll: 79 G, 289 AB, 50 R, 90 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 15 BB, 65 K, 0 SB, .311 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 38 APP, 44.1 IP, 56 H, 32 ER, 22 BB, 43 K, 8 HR, 6.50 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: Albuquerque wasn't able play spoiler on this day in 2006. After being eliminated from playoff contention the day before, the Isotopes plated two runs in the 9th inning to tie the game at 3-3, but an error in the bottom of the 9th inning allowed the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) to defeat the Isotopes 4-3 and clinch the PCL American Conference Southern Division crown.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque drew 9,422 for the game and the season attendance mark exceeded 500,000 (501,447). The Isotopes have drawn a half-million fans or more since 2003, every season of play for the franchise. . . . The Redbirds and Isotopes seem intent on playing blowouts in the series. In three games out of the scheduled five-game series, the winner of each game has won by 7 or more runs. . . . Joe Borchard extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a 3-hit effort. . . . Albuquerque grounded into a season-high four double plays in the game. . . . Edgar Gonzalez was the fifth opponent to grand-slam homer against the Isotopes in 2007. . . . Andrew Beattie pitched in a game for the second time this season. In tonight's outing, Beattie went 1 inning, allowing no runs and a hit. Beattie's 2007 ERA remains a perfect 0.00 in 2 innings pitched. Josh Labandeira is the only other Isotope position player to pitch in a game in 2007. . . . RHP Kenny Baugh (6-8, 7.51), the Isotopes starter in the opener of the series on Wednesday evening, is Saturday's probable starter for Albuquerque, while the Redbirds are expected to counter with RHP Mike Smith (10-12, 4.87).
Filed 08/24/2007

August 23, 2007 - Isotopes (68-63)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Memphis Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.	0	4	2
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	5	0	0	0	5			.	10	11	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Chris George (7-10) LP: Chris Lambert (1-4)
Home Runs: ALB Val Pascucci (34) off Chris Lambert in the 3rd inning
TIME: 2:26 ATT: 7,421
Revenge is sweet. After the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) abruptly brought Albuquerque's seven-game winning streak to an end with a lopsided 20-12 victory last night, the Isotopes got back in the win column with a one-sided 10-0 shutout of the Redbirds in a game shortened to 7 1/2 innings due to rain. The victory moves Albuquerque back into sole possession of first place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division with 11 games left to play.
In the 3rd inning, Chris George ground-rule doubled, Eric Reed walked, and Reggie Abercrombie singled to load the bases. Joe Borchard doubled to clear the bases before scoring on Val Pascucci's team-leading 34th homer of the season.
Albuquerque put another five spot on the scoreboard in the 7th inning. Pinch-hitter Brett Carroll and Robert Andino singled and Reed bunt-singled to load the bases. Abercrombie reached on an error as Carroll and Andino scored and Borchard singled to drive in Reed and Abercrombie. Scott Seabol and Andrew Beattie walked to load the bases before Paul Hoover grounded into a double play as Borchard scored to give Albuquerque their final margin at 10-0.

Chris George (W, 7-10)	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 131 G, 555 AB, 82 R, 151 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 36 BB, 119 K, 21 SB, .272 AVG Brett Carroll: 78 G, 285 AB, 50 R, 87 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 62 RBI, 15 BB, 64 K, 0 SB, .305 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Brooks Conrad homered twice and drove in four runs as the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) defeated the Isotopes 8-3 in Round Rock. The loss eliminated Albuquerque from playoff contention, the earliest date that has happened in Isotopes history.
'TOPES NOTES: The time of two rain delays in the bottom of the 5th inning and the bottom of the 8th inning was 2 hours, 34 minutes and that total exceeded the actual amount of game time (2 hours, 26 minutes). . . . Albuquerque's pitching staff has tossed three shutouts in 2007, all combined efforts. . . . The rain-shortened game was Albuquerque's first regular season one at home and second regular season one in franchise history. Albuquerque must enjoy the rain-shortened games as both regular season contests were won by the Isotopes with winning margins of 8 runs or more. . . . The 10 run winning margin was the largest for Albuquerque in 2007. . . . Joe Borchard extended his hitting streak to 9 games with his two-hit night. . . . After a couple seasons of winning Honorable Mention (runner-up), Isotopes groundskeeper Jarad Alley has won the PCL Sports Turf Manager of the Year for 2007. The award is based on 11 criterial, including overall playing surface, outfield/infield turf, condition of the pitcher's and bullpen mound, and professionalism of the grounds crew. Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) groundskeeper Chris Schlosser and Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) groundskeeper David Jacinto were both awarded Honorable Mention for 2007. . . . Pitching probables in Friday evening's contest are RHP Ricky Nolasco (0-0, 10.38) for the Isotopes and RHP Mike Parisi (7-11, 5.31) for the Redbirds.
Filed 08/23/2007

August 22, 2007 - Isotopes (67-63)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Memphis Redbirds	6	0	2	2	3	3	0	4	0	.	20	23	2
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	7	.	12	14	5

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Blake Hawksworth (4-13) LP: Kenny Baugh (6-8)
Home Runs: MEM Nick Stavinoha (13) off Harvey Garcia in the 8th inning MEM Joe Mather (10) off Jimmy Serrano in the 4th inning MEM Jarrett Hoffpauir (4) off Kenny Baugh in the 1st inning MEM Brian Barden (3) off Kenny Baugh in the 1st inning MEM Danny Ardoin (2) off Jimmy Serrano in the 3rd inning ALB Brett Carroll (17) off Troy Cate in the 8th inning ALB Robert Andino (13) off Blake Hawksworth in the 3rd inning ALB Andrew Beattie (12) off Troy Cate in the 9th inning ALB Reggie Abercrombie (11) off Blake Hawksworth in the 3rd inning ALB Joe Borchard (5) off Blake Hawksworth in the 1st inning
TIME: 3:33 ATT: 7,421
It was not a good sign when a position player who came into pitch an inning was the best pitcher the Isotopes had in the game. Coming into the game riding a seven-game winning streak, Albuquerque returned home to face the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) for five games and lost to the Redbirds in the slugfest-filled opener 20-12.
Memphis had a 6-0 lead before fans got settled into their seats in the 1st inning. Miguel Cairo walked and scored on Jarrett Hoffpauir's homer to left field. Joe Mather reached second base on an error and scored on Tagg Bozied's single. Nick Stavinoha singled and Brian Barden followed with a three-run homer.
Joe Borchard homered to get Albuquerque on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 1st inning.
Stavinoha walked and scored on Danny Ardoin's homer in the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Robert Andino and Reggie Abercrombie went back-to-back with solo homers as the Redbirds led 8-3.
Skip Schumaker doubled and scored on Mather's homer in the 4th inning as the Redbirds hit double digits with a 10-3 lead.
Memphis tallied for more runs in the 5th inning. Ardoin singled and Redbirds starter Blake Hawksworth reached on an error. Schumaker singled to drive in Ardoin and an out later, Hoffpauir singled to drive in Hawksworth. Mather's double drove in Schumaker to give Memphis a 13-3 lead.
In the 6th inning, Stavinoha singled and the Isotopes got two outs before the Redbirds came up with some two out magic to put more runs on the scoreboard. Pinch-hitter Travis Hanson singled and Schumaker reached on an error as Stavinoha scored. Miguel Cairo singled to drive in Hanson and Hoffpauir singled to bring home Schumaker.
Andino tripled and scored on Borchard's sacrifice flyout in the 7th inning as Albuquerque got on the scoreboard for the first time since the 3rd inning.
Memphis closed out their scoring in the 8th inning. Schumaker singled and two outs later, Mather singled and Bozied singled to drive in Schumaker. Stavinoha followed with a three-run homerd to make it a 20-4 Memphis.
Brett Carroll solo-homered for Albuquerque in the 8th inning, and in the 9th inning, Borchard singled, Val Pascucci reached on an error, and Paul Hoover singled to drive in Borchard and Pascucci. Carroll walked and Andrew Beattie followed with a three-run homer. John Baker singled, Andino reached on an error, and Abercrombie tripled to drive in Baker and Andino for the final runs of the game.

Kenny Baugh (L, 6-8)	1.0	4	6	5	1	0	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 130 G, 551 AB, 81 R, 149 H, 24 2B, 12 3B, 13 HR, 46 RBI, 36 BB, 118 K, 21 SB, .270 AVG Brett Carroll: 77 G, 284 AB, 49 R, 86 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 17 HR, 62 RBI, 15 BB, 64 K, 0 SB, .303 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 37 APP, 43.1 IP, 55 H, 32 ER, 21 BB, 42 K, 8 HR, 6.65 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Drew Niles doubled with the bases loaded to clear them to snap a 2-2 tie in the 8th inning and Albuquerque won 5-2 over the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) in Round Rock.
'TOPES NOTES: P Carlos Martinez was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Wednesday. . . . Albuquerque is in a first place tie in the division with the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) with 12 games left to play, including four games with the Redhawks at Isotopes Park to close out the season. . . . Josh Labandeira pitched the final inning of the ballgame for Albuquerque. Other than hitting a batter and allowing a single, Labandeira tossed a scoreless inning and walked and struck out none. The best Isotopes pitcher that wasn't a position player was Craig Molldrem, who allowed three runs (although none were earned). . . . The 32 runs set an Isotopes franchise record for most runs combined by both clubs in a game. . . . Reggie Abercrombie was a double shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Memphis' Joe Mather and Nick Stavinoha were both a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Scott Seabol went hitless to snap a 7-game hitting streak. Joe Borchard hit safely to extend his hitting streak to 8 games. . . . Albuquerque hopes to hang onto first place on Thursday evening against the Redbirds. Pitching probables are LHP Chris George (6-10, 5.68) for the Isotopes and RHP Chris Lambert (1-3, 7.95) for Memphis.
Filed 08/22/2007

August 21, 2007 - Isotopes DH Game 2 (67-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.0 Games

Rosenblatt Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	.	8	10	0
Omaha Royals	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	.	6	5	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Mauro Zarate (2-0) LP: John Thomson (0-1) SV: Erasmo Ramirez (3)
Home Runs: ALB Scott Seabol (30) off John Thomson in the 1st inning OMA Angel Berroa (8) off Wes Obermueller in the 1st inning OMA Craig Brazell (30) off Wes Obermueller in the 1st inning
TIME: 2:26 ATT: 3,123
Scott Seabol grand-slam homered in the 1st inning and the Isotopes held off the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 8-6 to sweep the doubleheader. Albuquerque is riding a season-high seven game winning streak and is a season-best 5 games above the .500 mark.
In that 1st inning, Robert Andino and Reggie Abercrombie singled, executed a double-steal, Val Pascucci was hit by a pitch, and Seabol followed with his grand slam to left field.
Omaha got solo homers from Angel Berroa and Craig Brazell in the home half of the 1st inning to cut the defecit in half at 4-2.
In the 2nd inning, Andino, Abercrombie, and Joe Borchard singled, with Borchard's single driving in Andino. Val Pascucci grounded into a double play to bring Abercrombie home to extend Albuquerque's lead to 6-2.
Albuquerque increased the lead to 8-2 in the 4th inning. Eric Reed bunt singled and stole second base. Reed advanced to third base on Andino's groundout and cored on Abercrombie's single. Pascucci doubled to drive in Abercrombie.
Omaha made their final rally of the game in the 5th inning. Mitch Maier led off the inning with a walk and former-Isotope Derek Wathan followed with a walk. Richard Lewis singled to load the bases and Shane Costa walked to bring Maier home. Berroa doubled to drive in Wathan and Lewis and Costa scored on Justin Huber's groundout.

Wes Obermueller	4.0	3	6	6	3	2	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 129 G, 545 AB, 78 R, 147 H, 24 2B, 11 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 36 BB, 117 K, 21 SB, .270 AVG Brett Carroll: 76 G, 281 AB, 47 R, 85 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR, 61 RBI, 13 BB, 63 K, 0 SB, .302 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Zach Jackson and three Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) relievers combined on a 10-0 shutout of the Isotopes at Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville.
'TOPES NOTES: In Isotopes transaction news, the Marlins recalled P Ricky Nolasco from his rehabiliation assignment and then optioned Nolasco to Albuquerque. P Christopher Young was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina. . . . Albuquerque and Omaha concluded their season series today. Albuquerque won 11 out of the 16 contests between the two clubs in 2007. All-time, Albuquerque holds a 49-31 series lead and will play Omaha in 2008 with an eight-game winning streak against the Royals. . . . The Isotopes have swept three series in 2007. . . . Scott Seabol became the first Isotope in franchise history to knock in 100 runs in a season when his RBI total reached exactly 100 with his grand-slam homer. . . . Albuquerque swept a doubleheader for the first time since August 10, 2004 (Fresno Grizzlies - AAA Giants) at Isotopes Park. In 2007 doubleheaders, Albuquerque has split twice, been swept once, and swept a doubleheader once. . . . Joe Borchard singled and Scott Seabol homered to extend their hitting streaks to 7 games. . . . Laynce Nix of the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) is the PCL Hitter of the Week. Nix hit .550 (11x20) for the week with 5 homers and 12 RBI. Sun-Woo Kim of the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. Kim made two starts, went 2-0 and tossed a complete game during the award period. In 14 2/3 innings, Kim allowed 3 earned runs, walked 3 and struck out 10. . . . Albuquerque returns home for a five-game homestand against the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals). Probables in the opener are RHP Kenny Baugh (6-7, 7.08) for the Isotopes and RHP Blake Hawksworth (3-13, 5.27) for the Redbirds.
Filed 08/21/2007

August 21, 2007 - Isotopes DH Game 1 (66-62)

Rosenblatt Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.	5	6	1
Omaha Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	1	4	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Roy Corcoran (4-4) LP: Thad Markray (5-7)
Home Runs: ALB Val Pascucci (33) off Brandon Duckworth in the 2nd inning ALB Robert Andino (12) off Thad Markray in the 8th inning
TIME: 2:11
Robert Andino's three-run homer in the 8th inning secured Albuquerque's 5-1 victory over the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) in the first game of a doubleheader.
Val Pascucci solo-homered in the 2nd inning as Albuquerque led 1-0.
The Isotopes held onto the slimmest of leads until the 7th inning. Craig Brazell doubled to lead off the inning. Former-Isotope Derek Wathan entered the game as a pinch-runner for Brazell and Justin Huber was hit by a pitch. Mitch Maier laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position and Paul Phillips was intentionally walked. An out later, Fernando Cortez reached on an error as Wathan scored to tie the game at 1-1.
Albuquerque wasted no time in the extra frame to win the game. In the 8th inning, Pascucci singled and was lifted in favor of pinch-runner Reggie Abercrombie. Abercrombie swiped second base and scored on Brett Carroll's single to give Albuquerque the lead. John Baker drew a walk and Andino followed with a three-run shot.

Nic Ungs	5.2	2	0	0	2	3	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 128 G, 541 AB, 76 R, 145 H, 24 2B, 11 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 36 BB, 117 K, 20 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 75 G, 277 AB, 47 R, 85 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR, 61 RBI, 13 BB, 62 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG
'TOPES NOTES: Val Pascucci's homer was his 33rd of the season, establishing a new Isotopes franchise record for most homers in a season. Robert Stratton previously held the record with 32 homers in 2003. . . . Reggie Abercrombie also inked his name in the record books. With his 34th stolen base of the year, Abercrombie moved past Wilson Valdez's mark of 33 stolen bases in 2003. . . . The Isotopes are in the midst of a season-best winning streak and are tied at their season best high-water mark (4 games above the .500 mark). . . . Albuquerque is 4-2 in extra inning contests. . . . Joe Borchard and Scott Seabol each singled to extend their hitting streaks to 6 games.
Filed 08/21/2007

August 20, 2007 - Isotopes Ppd. Rain

The third game of the Isotopes / Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) series was postponed due to rain at Rosenblatt Stadium. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday morning.

Albuquerque has had games postponed due to rain four times this season and cancelled due to rain twice this season. With the rainout tonight and the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) losing their game, the Isotopes moved into sole possession of first place by a half-game.

Pitching probables are RHP Kenny Baugh (6-7, 7.08) for the Isotopes and RHP Brandon Duckworth (0-1, 22.50) for the Royals in Game 1 and RHP Wes Obermueller (2-1, 3.35) and RHP John Thomson (0-0, -.--) for the Lil' Kings in Game 2.

Filed 08/20/2007

August 19, 2007 - Isotopes (65-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.0 Games

Rosenblatt Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	3	.	11	13	2
Omaha Royals	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	1	.	8	10	3

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Jimmy Serrano (1-0) LP: Roberto Giron (1-5)
Home Runs: ALB Val Pascucci (32) off Roberto Giron in the 6th inning ALB Val Pascucci (32) off Nate Hoelscher in the 9th inning ALB Scott Seabol (29) off Nate Hoelscher in the 9th inning ALB Joe Borchard (3) off Paul Mildren in the 3rd inning ALB Joe Borchard (4) off Roberto Giron in the 7th inning OMA Justin Huber (15) off Ricky Nolasco in the 4th inning OMA Mitch Maier (10) off Ricky Nolasco in the 2nd inning OMA Shane Costa (4) off Ricky Nolasco in the 5th inning OMA Shane Costa (5) off Harvey Garcia in the 9th inning OMA Chris Lubanski (4) off Ricky Nolasco in the 5th inning
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 4,057
On Sunday afternoon, the Isotopes and Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) combined to knock 10 homers out of Rosenblatt Stadium. Albuquerque stayed red hot with their fifth straight win, outslugging the Royals 11-8 and moved into a tie for first place in the division with the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets).
Val Pascucci singled and advanced to second base on a wild pitch in the 2nd inning. Andrew Beattie walked and Josh Labandeira doubled to bring them both in to give Albuquerque a 2-0 lead.
Mitch Maier launched the first homer of the game in the bottom of the 2nd inning as the Royals got on the scoreboard.
Eric Reed singled and scored on Joe Borchard's homer in the 3rd inning as Albuquerque extended the lead to 4-1.
Craig Brazell singled and scored on Justin Huber's homer in the 4th inning as the Royals closed to within a run at 4-3.
Omaha claimed the lead in the 5th inning. Matt Tupman reached on an error and Chris Lubanski homered. An out later, Shane Costa launched a homer to give Omaha a 6-4 lead.
Val Pascucci homered in the 6th inning to cut the defecit to a run at 6-5 and the Isotopes took the lead in the 7th inning. Robert Andino singled, John Gall walked, and Borchard homered to put the Isotopes on top at 8-6.
Mike Aviles doubled and later scored on Maier's double in the 8th inning as the Royals trailed by a run at 8-7 going into the 9th inning.
Albuquerque scored much needed runs in the 9th inning. Gall reached on an error and scored on Seabol's homer and Pascucci followed with a homer to give Albuquerque a 11-7 lead.
Costa solo-homered with two outs in the 9th inning to tally Omaha's final run of the game.

Ricky Nolasco	4.1	5	6	5	0	4	4
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 127 G, 537 AB, 75 R, 144 H, 24 2B, 11 3B, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 36 BB, 116 K, 20 SB, .268 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 36 APP, 42.1 IP, 51 H, 28 ER, 20 BB, 41 K, 7 HR, 5.95 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, the Isotopes and Royals also played at Rosenblatt Stadium. Albuquerque scored five times in the 8th inning to erase a 4-0 defecit and defeated the Royals 5-4.
'TOPES NOTES: A familiar face joined the Isotopes on Sunday. P Jimmy Serrano was transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque. Serrano is enjoying a homecoming with the Isotopes since he pitched for the University of New Mexico Lobos while in college. . . . Albuquerque is first place in the division for the first time since the completion of the first game of a doubleheader on July 22nd. Albuquerque fell out of first place after the second game was completed. . . . The PCL American Conference Southern Division race should be very interesting. With 15 games left to play, the Isotopes and New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) are tied for the division lead with the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) a game behind. Oklahoma has a chance to play spoiler or even grab the crown - the Redhawks play the final four games of the season against Albuquerque at Isotopes Park and the Redhawks have six games left against the Zephyrs. . . . Paul Mildren was thrust into the starting pitcher role for Omaha on Sunday. Against his former teammates, Mildren went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs and 7 hits while walking 2 and striking out 4. . . . Ricky Nolasco became the third pitcher to make a rehabilitation assignment start with the Isotopes in franchise history. A rehabilitation assignment appearance is still uncommon for Albuquerque - Nolasco makes the sixth Marlins player to rehab in Albuquerque and the second in 2007 (Jeremy Hermida). . . . Val Pascucci's multi-homer game gave him 32 homers, tying him for the single-season Isotopes franchise record with Robert Stratton (2003). . . . Andrew Beattie went homerless, snapping a four-game homer streak. . . . Albuquerque has homered 12 times in their last two games, and the Royals and Isotopes have combined for 18 homers in those two contests. . . . Probables for Monday's contest are RHP Kenny Baugh (6-7, 7.08) for Albuquerque and RHP Brandon Duckworth (0-1, 22.50) for the Lil' Kings.
Filed 08/19/2007

August 18, 2007 - Isotopes (64-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -0.5 Games

Rosenblatt Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	.	11	14	1
Omaha Royals	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.	4	7	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Chris George (6-10) LP: Matt Wright (9-4)
Home Runs: ALB Robert Andino (11) off Matt Wright in the 1st inning ALB Brett Carroll (16) off Matt Wright in the 2nd inning ALB Val Pascucci (30) off Greg Atencio in the 9th inning ALB John Gall (13) off Matt Wright in the 3rd inning ALB John Baker (8) off Matt Wright in the 3rd inning ALB Scott Seabol (28) off Matt Wright in the 6th inning ALB Andrew Beattie (11) off Matt Wright in the 4th inning OMA Ryan Shealy (6) off Chris George in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 4,910
Robert Andino led off the game with a homer, setting the tone as Albuquerque took batting practice against Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) pitching. The Isotopes belted a franchise record-tying seven homers to score 10 of their 11 runs in a 11-4 victory in the series opener at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. Albuquerque has won four straight games.
Andino homered in the 1st inning and Brett Carroll in the 2nd inning as Albuquerque led 2-0.
Mitch Maier walked and later scored on Fernando Cortez's groundout in the 2nd inning as Omaha got on the scoreboard.
In the 3rd inning, John Baker homered to lead off the inning. Reggie Abercrombie reached on a fielder's choice and scored on John Gall's homer.
Val Pascucci singled and scored on Andrew Beattie's homer in the 4th inning as Albuquerque led 7-1.
Scott Seabol solo-homered in the 6th inning to increase Albuquerque's lead to 8-1.
Omaha scored their next runs in the 7th inning. Ryan Shealy, on a rehabilitation assignment with the Royals, solo-homered to lead off the inning. Paul Phillips followed with a double and scored later in the inning on a groundout as Omaha trailed 8-3.
Doubles by Craig Brazell and Mitch Maier brought home another run as Omaha cut the defecit in half at 8-4 in the 8th inning.
Albuquerque plated the final runs of the game in the 9th inning. Abercrombie doubled, stole third base and Gall walked. Seabol's groundout brought Abercrombie home and Pascucci two-run homered.

Chris George (W, 6-10)	6.2	5	3	3	4	2	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 126 G, 532 AB, 74 R, 142 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 36 BB, 115 K, 19 SB, .267 AVG Brett Carroll: 74 G, 274 AB, 46 R, 84 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 13 BB, 61 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, the Isotopes and Royals also played in Omaha. An error and a wild pitch allowed the tying and go-ahead runs for Albuquerque to score in the 8th inning and Albuquerque added two crucial insurance runs in the 9th inning and held off a Royals rally in the bottom of the 9th inning to win 12-11.
'TOPES NOTES: The Kansas City Royals claimed P Paul Mildren off the waiver wire and assigned him to Class-AAA Omaha. Mildren will work out of the bullpen so Mildren has a good chance to face his former teammates in the series. P Christopher Young was activated from the disabled list. . . . The New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) lost their game this evening, so Albuquerque moves to a half-game behind the Zephyrs in the division race. . . . Andrew Beattie homered in his fourth straight game. . . . Chris George's victory snapped a streak of five losing decisions. . . . Robert Andino is now alone at the top in the Isotope record books for hits in a season. Andino had a pair of hits in the game and has 142 on the season. Andino also leadoff homered for the fourth time this season. . . . Scott Seabol knocked in his 94th run tonight, establishing an Isotopes franchise record for most RBI in a season, eclipsing the mark of 93 set by Matt Padgett in 2004. . . . Reggie Abercrombie tied an Isotopes franchise record when he swiped his 33rd base of the season (Wilson Valdez, 2003). . . . Abercrombie and Joe Borchard were the only Isotope starters left out of the homer-fest. . . . Ten of Albuquerque's 14 hits went for extra bases. . . . Val Pascucci was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Albuquerque continues their series with the Royals on Sunday. A rarity will occur on Sunday - a Marlin making a rehabilitation assignment appearance with Albuquerque. RHP Ricky Nolasco, recovering from right elbow inflammation since late May, will be making a rehabiliation assignment start for Albuquerque on Sunday. Expected to oppose Nolasco is Omaha's RHP Billy Buckner (9-7, 3.82).
Filed 08/18/2007

August 17, 2007 - Isotopes (63-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Round Rock Express	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	.	7	12	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	X	.	8	11	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Nic Ungs (5-4) LP: Brandon Backe (1-2) SV: Roy Corcoran (13)
Home Runs: RR Cody Ransom (27) off Nic Ungs in the 4th inning RR Cody Ransom (28) off Nic Ungs in the 6th inning ALB Brett Carroll (15) off Brandon Backe in the 2nd inning Andrew Beattie (10) off Brandon Backe in the 3rd inning Joe Borchard (2) off Brandon Backe in the 2nd inning
TIME: 2:42 ATT: 10,168
Major leaguer Brandon Backe, on a rehabilitation assignment with the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) after undergoing ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow almost a year ago, was blasted by the Isotopes for 7 runs in 4 1/3 innings and Albuquerque just held off Round Rock's attempts at working their way back into the game as the Isotopes defeated the Express 8-7 in the series finale at "The Lab".
In the 1st inning, Round Rock's Josh Anderson walked to lead off the game, stole second base and scored on Brooks Conrad's double to right field. Tim Raines Jr. bunt singled as Conrad advanced to third base and Danny Klassen sacrifice flied out to bring Conrad home to give the Express a 2-0 lead.
Albuquerque powered their way to a lead in the 2nd inning. Joe Borchard led off the inning with a homer to center field. After Scott Seabol doubled on a bounce off the right field wall, Brett Carroll powered one out to center field to give Albuquerque the 3-2 advantage.
Albuquerque created some breathing room in the 3rd inning in grand style. Eric Reed walked, John Gall singled into left field, and Borchard grounded out, advancing both runners. Seabol was intentionally walked, loading the bases for Andrew Beattie, who cleared them with a homer that just cleared the left-center field wall.
Round Rock started chipping away at the defecit in the 4th inning when Cody Ransom homered to left-center field to lead off the inning.
In the 5th inning, Anderson bunt singled and scored on Conrad's double into the right field corner.
Conrad blasted his second homer of the game in the 6th inning as Round Rock trailed by two runs at 7-5.
In the home half of the 6th inning, Albuquerque scored what ended up being a very important run. John Baker singled to center to lead off the inning, advanced to third base on pinch-hitter Reggie Abercrombie's double to left field, and scored on Reed's sacrifice flyout to left field.
In the 7th inning, Anderson singled to center field, stole second base, Conrad walked, and Raines Jr. laid down a sacrifice bunt. Klassen sacrifice flied for the second time in the game to bring home Anderson and cut Albuquerque's lead to two runs at 8-6.
Round Rock made their final push to tie the game in the 9th inning off Isotopes closer Roy Corcoran. Corcoran allowed a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Jesse Garcia and Anderson followed with a double into the left field corner to bring home Garcia. Anderson overran second base on the play and was tagged out in a rundown for the first out. With the bases empty due to the blunder instead of the game tying-run in scoring position, Conrad flew out to center field and Raines Jr. struck out to end the threat and the game.

Nic Ungs (W, 5-4)	6.0	8	5	5	2	3	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 125 G, 527 AB, 73 R, 140 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 36 BB, 113 K, 19 SB, .266 AVG Brett Carroll: 73 G, 269 AB, 45 R, 83 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 13 BB, 60 K, 0 SB, .309 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 35 APP, 41.1 IP, 50 H, 27 ER, 20 BB, 41 K, 6 HR, 5.88 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Todd Sears doubled to drive in Josh Wilson with the game-winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) 5-4 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: With Albuquerque's victory and another New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) loss on Friday, the Isotopes moved to 1.5 games back of the Zephyrs with 17 games remaining in the season. . . . The Isotopes took three out of the four games in the just-completed series with the Express and seven out of the eight games played at Isotopes Park in 2007. 30,080 fans attended the four games for a per-game average of 7,520. Albuquerque and Round Rock finish up the season series later in August. . . . Robert Andino established an Isotopes franchise record for at-bats in a season with his 527th at-bat. in the 8th inning. Andino went hitless and remains tied for the franchise record for hits in a season with 140 (Jason Wood, 2003). . . . Andrew Beattie has homered in his last three contests. Beattie's grand-slam homer was the second Isotope grand-slam homer of 2007. . . . Albuquerque hits the road for a quick four-game series against the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) at Rosenblatt Stadium. Probables for the opener are LHP Chris George (5-10, 5.78) for the Isotopes and RHP Matt Wright (9-3, 3.69) for the Lil' Kings.
Filed 08/17/2007

August 16, 2007 - Isotopes (62-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Round Rock Express	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	5	10	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	6	1	0	0	3	0	X	.	11	13	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Wes Obermueller (2-1) LP: Chan Ho Park (6-12)
Home Runs: RR Barry Wesson (3) off Wes Obermueller in the 2nd inning ALB Robert Andino (10) off Chan Ho Park in the 4th inning ALB Andrew Beattie (9) off Chan Ho Park in the 3rd inning ALB Paul Hoover (3) off Chan Ho Park in the 3rd inning
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 5,712
Albuquerque tallied for six runs in the 3rd inning to turn a 5-1 defecit into a 7-5 lead and Albuquerque added a few more runs the rest of the game to defeat the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) 11-5.
Reggie Abercrombie manufactured Albuquerque's first run of the game in the 1st inning. Abercrombie was hit by a pitch, stole second and third bases, and scored on Val Pascucci's single.
Round Rock took the lead in an instant in the 2nd inning. After Mark Saccomanno singled and J.R. Towles walked with two outs, Barry Wesson homered to left field.
The Express extended the lead to 5-1 in the 3rd inning. Brooks Conrad doubled, Tim Raines Jr. singled and Raines Jr. stole second base to get into scoring position. Two outs later, Saccomanno singled to drive in Conrad and Brooks.
In the home half of the 3rd inning, Abercrombie reached on a two base error. John Gall singled to drive in Abercrombie and Gall advanced to second base on Joe Borchard's single and scored on Scott Seabol's single. Andrew Beattie homered to right field to give Albuquerque a 6-5 lead and Paul Hoover followed with a solo-homer to extend the lead to 7-5.
Robert Andino homered to give Albuquerque a 8-5 lead in the 4th inning.
The Isotopes closed out the scoring in the game in the 7th inning. Gall singled, Pascucci walked, and Borchard singled to drive in Gall. Seabol singled to drive in Pascucci and Beattie grounded into a double play with Borchard racing home with the final run of the game.

Wes Obermueller (W, 2-1)	6.0	9	5	5	2	8	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 124 G, 523 AB, 73 R, 140 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 10 HR, 41 RBI, 35 BB, 113 K, 19 SB, .268 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Nic Ungs tossed a rain-shortened complete game. Ungs went 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and a run (unearned) while Nick Trzesniak three-run homered and Edgar Gonzalez solo-homered in Albuquerque 9-1 victory in 6 1/2 innings over the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) in Omaha.
'TOPES NOTES: The New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) lost their contest this evening, so Albuquerque closed to within 2 1/2 games of the Zephyrs in the fight for a division title with 18 games left to play. . . . Playing in every game so far in 2007 seems to have its advantages for establishing franchise records. Robert Andino tied a single-season franchise record with his 140th hit of the season and should crush the old mark considering Andino could play in up to 18 more games in 2007. Jason Wood had 140 hits during the 2003 campaign. Andino could establish a new Isotopes single-season record for at-bats tomorrow night (with 3 at-bats to tie and 4 to break), but Andino will not tie or set the single season games played record since the Isotopes have lost two games to the schedule so far this season. . . . Every Isotope starter except for Reggie Abercrombie had a hit in the game. . . . Abercrombie has stole a pair of bases in the same inning four times this season. With the pair of swipes tonight, Abercrombie is one away from tying a single-season Isotope stolen base record. . . . Andrew Beattie has homered in back to back games. . . . Albuquerque concludes the series with the Express (and their quick homestand) on Friday evening. Pitching probables are RHP Nic Ungs (4-4, 5.16) for the Isotopes and RHP Brandon Backe (1-1, 2.08) for the Express.
Filed 08/16/2007

August 15, 2007 - Isotopes (61-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Round Rock Express	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	.	7	12	2
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	X	.	9	16	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Harvey Garcia (4-1) LP: Chance Douglass (0-5) SV: Roy Corcoran (12)
Home Runs: RR Cody Ransom (26) off Kenny Baugh in the 4th inning RR Danny Klassen (7) off Kenny Baugh in the 4th inning ALB Andrew Beattie (8) off Chad Reineke in the 3rd inning ALB Joe Borchard (1) off Jose Rodriguez in the 8th inning
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 7,236
Despite blowing the largest in-game lead of the season, the Isotopes were able to score a couple runs in the later innings of the game to defeat the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) 9-7. Albuquerque's victory snapped a three-game losing streak.
Josh Anderson tripled and scored on Brooks Conrad's groundout in the 1st inning as Round Rock quickly took a 1-0 lead.
Albuquerque tied the game in their half of the 1st inning - Robert Andino singled, stole second base, advanced to third base on Reggie Abercrombie's flyout, and scored on Joe Borchard's single.
Albuquerque took the lead in the 2nd inning. Andrew Beattie ground rule doubled and stole third base. Josh Labandeira walked to put runners on the corners and Kenny Baugh reached on an error as Beattie scored. Andino singled to drive in Labandeira and Abercrombie singled to drive in Baugh. Borchard's double drove in Andino for the final run of the inning as the Isotopes led 5-1.
Brett Carroll reached on an error and scored on Beatie's homer in the 3rd inning as Albuquerque built the advantage to 7-1.
Round Rock started chipping away at the defecit in the 4th inning. Tim Raines Jr. singled, stole third base and came home to score on Danny Klassen's homer. Cody Ransom followed with a solo-homer to left field as the Express trailed 7-4.
In the 5th inning, Conrad tripled and scored on Raines Jr.'s single. Klassen singled and Ransom doubled to drive in Raines Jr. Mark Saccomanno's sacrifice flyout drove in Klassen as the Express tied the game at 7-7.
Albuquerque regained the lead for good in the 7th inning. Carroll singled, advanced to third base on John Baker's single, and scored on Labandeira's ground rule double.
Borchard solo-homered in the 8th inning to provide an insurance run for Albuquerque.

Kenny Baugh	4.0	8	6	6	1	7	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 123 G, 518 AB, 72 R, 139 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 35 BB, 112 K, 19 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 72 G, 265 AB, 44 R, 81 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 13 BB, 59 K, 0 SB, .306 AVG Harvey Garcia: 4-1, 1 SV, 34 APP 40.1 IP, 49 H, 27 ER, 20 BB, 40 K, 6 HR, 6.02 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Chris Ashby doubled with the bases loaded in the 2nd inning to drive in three runs and Josh Stewart made a spot-start and allowed a run and 4 hits in 6 innings as the Isotopes defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 4-2 in Omaha.
'TOPES NOTES: The New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) lost their game tonight, so Albuquerque closed to 3 1/2 games behind the Zephyrs in the division with 19 games left to play. . . . Joe Borchard was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Roy Corcoran took over the Isotopes team lead in saves with his 12th save. . . . Pitching probables for Thursday's game are RHP Wes Obermueller (1-1, 2.76) for the Isotopes and RHP Chan Ho Park (6-11, 6.51) for the Express.
Filed 08/15/2007

August 14, 2007 - Isotopes (60-62)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -4.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Round Rock Express	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	1	.	10	14	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.	4	9	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Brian Gordon (1-0) LP: Logan Kensing (0-1)
Home Runs: RR Cody Ransom (25) off Paul Mildren in the 4th inning RR Brooks Conrad (20) off Paul Mildren in the 6th inning RR Mark Saccomanno (20) off Harvey Garcia in the 9th inning
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 6,964
Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) reliever Brian Gordon has certainly not forgotten how to swing the lumber. A 10-year minor league veteran outfielder with no big league experience, Gordon decided before the 2007 season to convert to a pitcher in order to try to make it to the big leagues and the Astros gave him their blessing. In tonight's contest, Gordon stepped up to the plate as a pitcher batting with the bases loaded in the 8th inning and tripled to clear the bases, providing the Express with the go-ahead runs in Round Rock's 10-4 victory over Albuquerque. Gordon also tossed two scoreless innings for his first Triple-A victory. Albuquerque has lost three straight games.
In the 1st inning, Reggie Abercrombie tripled but was erased from the basepaths when John Gall reached on a fielder's choice with the throw from third base coming to home plate to get Abercrombie out. Val Pascucci followed with double to drive in Gall so the run-scoring opportunity would not go wasted in the inning.
In the 2nd inning, Brett Carroll singled and scored on Paul Hoover's double. Josh Labandeira singled to drive in Hoover as the Isotopes led 3-0.
Cody Ransom homered in the 4th inning and Brooks Conrad homered in the 6th inning as the Express pulled to a run down at 3-2.
In the home half of the 6th inning, Scott Seabol reached on a fielder's choice, advanced a base on Carroll's single and scored on Hoover's single as the Isotopes doubled up Round Rock 4-2.
Round Rock tied the game in the 7th inning. Humberto Quintero singled and scored on Barry Wesson's triple and Wesson scored on a wild pitch.
It was the 8th inning when Round Rock took the lead and put the game away. Off Isotopes reliever Logan Kensing, Mark Saccomanno singled, Quintero doubled, and Wesson was intentionally walked to load the bases. Gordon followed with a triple to clear the bases and Erasmo Ramirez entered the game in relief of Kensing. After plunking Josh Anderson with a pitch, Ramirez gave up a double to Tim Raines Jr. that drove in Gordon and Anderson to give Round Rock a 9-4 lead.
Saccomanno solo-homered in the 9th inning to close out the scoring in the game.

Paul Mildren	5.1	5	2	2	0	1	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 122 G, 513 AB, 70 R, 136 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 35 BB, 111 K, 18 SB, .265 AVG Brett Carroll: 71 G, 261 AB, 42 R, 80 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 13 BB, 58 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 33 APP, 39.1 IP, 49 H, 27 ER, 19 BB, 40 K, 6 HR, 6.18 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: Albuquerque has lost three games and split two doubleheaders on this date in history. Albuquerque lost games in 2003, 2004 and 2007, split a doubleheader against the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals in 2005) at Isotopes Park and split a doubleheader against the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) in 2006.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Express with the loss. . . . Albuquerque fell to 4.5 games back of the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) in the division with 20 games left to play. . . . It was announced today that Portland, Oregon (Portland Beavers, PGE Park, and the City of Portland) will host the 2009 Triple-A All-Star Game. The 2007 contest was held in Albuquerque and the 2008 contest will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Louisville Bats (AAA Reds). . . . Pitching probables in Wednesday's game are RHP Kenny Baugh (6-7, 6.78) for the Isotopes and RHP Chad Reineke (5-5, 4.92) for the Express.
Filed 08/14/2007

August 13, 2007 - Isotopes (60-61)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.	2	6	1
Nashville Sounds	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	X	.	5	11	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: R.A. Dickey (9-6) LP: Chris George (5-10) SV: Luther Hackman (18)
Home Runs: ALB Reggie Abercrombie (10) off R.A. Dickey in the 6th inning NSH Laynce Nix (16) off Chris George in the 6th inning NSH Vinny Rottino (10) off Chris George in the 3rd inning
TIME: 2:42 ATT: 3,013
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey fooled the Isotopes, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings while striking out 6, in the Nashville Sounds' (AAA Brewers) 5-2 victory over Albuquerque in the series finale.
Reggie Abercrombie doubled, advanced to third base on a groundout, and scored on a wild pitch as the Isotopes took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning.
Callix Crabbe singled and later scored on Brad Nelson's double in the home half of the 1st inning as the Sounds tied the game at 1-1.
Vinny Rottino solo-homered in the 3rd inning to give the Sound a 2-1 lead, but Abercrombie contributed a solo-homer of his own in the 6th inning as Albuquerque tied the game at 2-2.
Nashville went to work in the bottom of the 6th inning to snap the tie and provide some insurance runs. Rottino singled, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, took third base on a groundout and scored on Mike Rivera's fielder's choice. Rivera scored when Laynce Nix followed with a homer to right field to give Nashville a three run lead at 5-2.

Chris George (L, 5-10)	6.0	9	5	5	0	5	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 121 G, 509 AB, 70 R, 136 H, 23 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 35 BB, 111 K, 18 SB, .267 AVG Brett Carroll: 70 G, 257 AB, 41 R, 78 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 13 BB, 58 K, 0 SB, .304 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 32 APP, 38.1 IP, 48 H, 26 ER, 18 BB, 38 K, 5 HR, 6.10 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2004, Russ Johnson's 9th inning homer plated the only run in the game as the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) defeated the Isotopes 1-0 in Des Moines. Albuquerque was held to one hit in the contest.
'TOPES NOTES: C Jason Phillips was released on Monday. . . . The Isotopes and Sounds closed out their season series on Monday. While both teams split the just-completed series, Nashville won 10 out of the 15 games in the season series. All-time, Nashville holds a 44-35 series lead. . . . Brett Carroll had a painful evening - he was hit twice by pitches. . . . Chris George continues to lead the pitching staff in losses (10). George has lost his last five pitching decisions. . . . Reggie Abercrombie was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . There is an update in Andrew Beattie's court case in Memphis for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Beattie's lawyer appeared and a Memphis court set a date of September 5, 2007 for Beattie to appear -- a date that is just past the end of the season if the Isotopes fail to make the playoffs. Beattie was arrested in the early morning hours of July 7th along with Memphis Redbirds' player Brian Esposito after Memphis police witnessed an argument in front of a Memphis bar. Beattie posted bond later that day. . . . Matt Craig of the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) is the PCL Hitter of the Week. Craig hit .522 (12x23) with 2 homers and 9 RBI for the week. Seth McClung of the Sounds is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. McClung made two starts during the award week (including one against Albuquerque on Sunday) and went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (no earned runs in 10 innings of work). . . . Albuquerque returns home for a quick four-game homestand against the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros). Probables in the opener are LHP Paul Mildren (5-7, 5.99) for the Isotopes and LHP Troy Patton (4-1, 3.55) for the Express.
Filed 08/13/2007

August 12, 2007 - Isotopes (60-60)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.	2	7	1
Nashville Sounds	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	.	3	8	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Tim Dillard (5-4) LP: Erasmo Ramirez (5-1) SV: Greg Aquino (3)
Home Runs: NSH Andy Abad (10) off Erasmo Ramirez in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:23 ATT: 3,275
The Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) plated two runs in the 7th inning to come from behind to defeat the Isotopes 3-2 on Sunday in Nashville.
Andy Abad was hit by a pitch in the 2nd inning, advanced to second base on Laynce Nix's single, and scored on Ozzie Chavez's single as the Sounds led 1-0.
In the 6th inning, John Gall singled and stole second base. Scott Seabol singled to drive in Gall and Brett Carroll tripled to drive in Seabol as the Isotopes grabbed a 2-1 lead.
Abad solo-homered in the 7th inning as the Sounds tied the game at 2-2. Nix singled and later in the inning scored on Callix Crabbe's sacrifice fly as the Sounds grabbed the lead that they would never relinquish.

Nic Ungs	5.2	3	1	1	0	1	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 120 G, 504 AB, 70 R, 135 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 35 BB, 110 K, 18 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 69 G, 255 AB, 41 R, 78 H, 17 2B, 6 3B, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 13 BB, 56 K, 0 SB, .306 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, the Isotopes and Sounds played at Isotopes Park. Andrew Beattie feasted against his future team, going 4x5 with 4 RBI and coming up a double short of hitting for the cycle as the Sounds defeated the Isotopes 8-2.
'TOPES NOTES: The Isotopes placed P Nate Field on the disabled list. Once again, P Craig Molldrem was transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque. . . . Albuquerque closes out the roadtrip against the Sounds on Monday evening. Pitching probables are LHP Chris George (5-9, 5.68) for the Isotopes and RHP R.A. Dickey (9-5, 3.78) for the Sounds.
Filed 08/12/2007

August 11, 2007 - Isotopes (60-59)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.	3	3	1
Nashville Sounds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.	1	6	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Wes Obermueller (1-1) LP: Mark DiFeice (2-1) SV: Roy Corcoran (11)
Home Runs: ALB Brett Carroll (14) off Mark DiFelice in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:20 ATT: 8,759
Isotopes starter Wes Obermueller was splendid, allowing an unearned run and 6 hits over 8 2/3 innings as the Isotopes defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 3-1.
Albuquerque broke the scoreless tie in the 4th inning. Eric Reed doubled, advanced to third base on Reggie Abercrombie's sacrifice bunt, and scored on John Gall's sacrifice fly.
Albuquerque extended their lead in the 5th inning thanks to the Sounds. Brett Carroll led off the inning by reaching second base on an error. Andrew Beattie flew out as Carroll tagged up and went to third base and Jason Phillips sacrifice flied out to bring home Carroll.
Carroll solo-homered in the 7th inning as the Isotopes extended their lead to 3-0.
Obermueller worked into the 9th inning. After getting Vinny Rottino to pop out in foul territory, Charles Thomas drew a walk and Chris Barnwell reached on an infield single. Thomas advanced to third base on an error during the play and Barnwell stole second base to put both runners in scoring position. Ozzie Chavez sacrifice flied out to bring Thomas home before Obermueller was pulled after tossing 123 pitches. Isotopes reliever Roy Corcoran induced pinch-hitter Andy Abad to line out to center field to end the game.

Wes Obermueller (W, 1-1)	8.2	6	1	0	3	9	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 119 G, 500 AB, 70 R, 134 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 35 BB, 109 K, 18 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 68 G, 251 AB, 41 R, 77 H, 17 2B, 5 3B, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 13 BB, 56 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, the Isotopes and Sounds played at Isotopes Park. Yusmeiro Petit allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings and Mike Kinkade drove in a pair of runs in Albuquerque's 4-2 victory.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque batters tied a franchise record by striking out 16 times in a 9-inning game. John Gall and Scott Seabol led the pack with 3 strikeouts each. . . . Roy Corcoran moved into a tie with Nate Field for the team lead in saves with 11. . . . Albuquerque and Nashville continue their series on Sunday. Probables are RHP Nic Ungs (4-4, 5.40) for the Isotopes and RHP Seth McClung (1-0, 0.00) for the Sounds.
Filed 08/11/2007

August 10, 2007 - Isotopes (59-59)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games

Herschel Greer Stadium	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	.	7	8	5
Nashville Sounds	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	.	6	13	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Kenny Baugh (6-7) LP: Adam Pettyjohn (9-3) SV: Roy Corcoran (10)
Home Runs: ALB Val Pascucci (29) off Adam Pettyjohn in the 5th inning ALB Robert Andino (9) off Adam Pettyjohn in the 3rd inning ALB Andrew Beattie (7) off Steve Bray in the 7th inning
TIME: 3:11 ATT: 7,862
Albuquerque used the longball for most of their scoring, tallying for five runs on three homers, as the Isotopes defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 7-6 in their series opener in Nashville on Friday evening.
In the 3rd inning, Josh Labandeira struck out swinging but reached first base on a wild pitch. An out later, Robert Andino homered to left field as Albuquerque led 2-0.
Val Pascucci reached on an error, stole second base, and scored on Brett Carroll's double in the 4th inning as Albuquerque extended the lead to 3-0.
Mike Rivera doubled and scored on Laynce Nix's single in the 4th inning as Nashville gont on the coreboard.
In the 5th inning, Reggie Abercrombie singled with two outs, stole second base and scored on John Gall's single. Val Pascucci followed with a homer to right field as the Isotopes built a 6-1 lead.
Gabe Gross singled and scored on Drew Anderson's double in the 5th inning and in the 6th inning, Nix and Brad Nelson singled, both executed a double steal, and Chris Barnwell grounded out to plate Nix and pinch-hitter Jose Macias grounded out as Nelson scored to cut Nashville's defecit to two runs at 6-4.
Andrew Beattie solo-homered in the 7th inning as Albuquerque added what turned out to be a much-needed insurance run as Albuquerque held a three-run advantage at 7-4.
In the 8th inning, Nelson singled, stole second base, advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on an error as Nashville drew to two runs at 7-5.
In the 9th inning, Nix walked with one out and scored an out later on Barnwell's single. Barnwell advanced to second base on an error during the play before pinch-hitter Ozzie Chavez grounded out to end the threat and the game.

Kenny Baugh (W, 6-7)	5.1	10	4	4	2	1	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 118 G, 496 AB, 70 R, 134 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 35 BB, 107 K, 18 SB, .270 AVG Brett Carroll: 67 G, 247 AB, 39 R, 76 H, 17 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 55 RBI, 13 BB, 55 K, 0 SB, .308 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Frank Castillo hurled seven innings of scoreless ball and Jason Wood homered and drove in four runs in Albuquerque's 6-4 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) in Fresno.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque experienced another wave of transactions on Friday. The Marlins purchased the contract of P Daniel Barone from Albuquerque and optioned P Mauro Zarate to Albuquerque. Florida also outrighted OF Joe Borchard to Albuquerque and P Ben Julianel was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina. C Paul Hoover was activated from the Disabled List. . . . Barone made his major league debut with the Marlins against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on Friday evening and earned a no-decision. Barone pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs with only 2 earned (a Carlos Beltran three-run homer), walked 4 and struck out 4. . . . Albuquerque committed a season-worst five errors in the contest. . . . The Isotopes snapped a three-game losing streak to the Sounds with the victory. . . . Pitching probables for Saturday evening's contest are RHP Wes Obermueller (0-1, 3.48) for the Isotopes and RHP Mark DiFelice (2-0, 2.83) for the Sounds.
Filed 08/10/2007

August 8, 2007 - Isotopes (58-59)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.	3	10	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.	2	7	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Franklin Morales (2-0) LP: Ben Julianel (2-2) SV: Mike Gallo (5)
Home Runs: CSP Jayson Nix (9) off Paul Mildren in the 3rd inning Chris Iannetta (1) off Paul Mildren in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 6,126
Omar Quintanilla's run-scoring 7th inning single proved to be the game-winning RBI as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) defeated the Isotopes 3-2 in the series finale at "The Lab".
Jayson Nix solo-homered in the 3rd inning and Chris Iannetta solo-homered in the 4th inning off Isotopes starter Paul Mildren as the Sky Sox led 2-0.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, John Gall singled, Scott Seabol walked, and Brett Carroll singled to drive in Gall as the Isotopes cut the defecit in half at 2-1.
Albuquerque tied up the game in the 6th inning when Gall doubled and advanced to third base on an error during a pickoff attempt. Val Pascucci walked and Seabol grounded into a double play as Gall scored.
In the 7th inning, Sky Sox starter Franklin Morales doubled and scored on Quintanilla's single.

Paul Mildren	4.1	7	2	2	0	4	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 117 G, 491 AB, 69 R, 133 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 35 BB, 105 K, 18 SB, .271 AVG Brett Carroll: 66 G, 243 AB, 39 R, 75 H, 16 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 54 RBI, 13 BB, 54 K, 0 SB, .309 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Tom Wilson went 5x6 with 5 RBI and the Isotopes plated 9 runs over the final three frames to turn a 6-3 game into a 15-3 rout of the Sky Sox in Colorado Springs.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque had a slew of moves on Wednesday. P Paul Mildren was activated from the disabled list and C Chris Ashby was placed on the disabled list. P Craig Molldrem was transferred from the Isotopes to Class-AA Carolina. P Ross Wolf had his contract purchased by the Marlins and the Marlins optioned P Carlos Martinez to Albuquerque. P Logan Kensing, recovering from Tommy John surgery, was activated from the major-league disabled list and then optioned to Albuquerque as he continues his comeback from the surgery. . . . The Isotopes and Sky Sox split their only series of the season 2-2. 28,804 attended the series and 47,199 fans attended the seven-game homestand with one of the scheduled eight games cancelled due to rain. All-time, Colorado Springs holds a 24-19 advantage. . . . Scott Seabol went 0x2 to snap a 9-game hitting streak. . . . Albuquerque (and the rest of the Pacific Coast League) has Thursday off before the 'Topes embark on a quick four-game roadtrip to Nashville to play the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers).
Filed 08/08/2007

August 7, 2007 - Isotopes (58-58)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.	4	7	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	6	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Tim Harikkala (1-0) LP: Chris George (5-9) SV: Dan Serafini (1)
Home Runs: CSP Clint Barmes (10) off Chris George in the 3rd inning CSP Jayson Nix (7) off Chris George in the 1st inning CSP Jayson Nix (8) off Chris George in the 5th inning
TIME: 2:20 ATT: 6,907
Tim Harikkala and Dan Serafini combined on a six-hit shutout and Jayson Nix homered twice as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) defeated the Isotopes 4-0. The loss snapped Albuquerque's three game winning streak.
Nix solo-homered in the 1st inning and Clint Barmes solo-homered in the 3rd inning as the Sky Sox got all the runs they would need.
The Sky Sox closed out the scoring in the 5th inning. Nix homered for the second time in the game, Chris Iannetta followed with a walk and scored on Joe Koshansky's double.

Chris George (L, 5-9)	5.0	6	4	4	3	5	3
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 116 G, 488 AB, 69 R, 131 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 34 BB, 105 K, 18 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 65 G, 241 AB, 39 R, 74 H, 16 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 11 BB, 53 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 31 APP, 37.1 IP, 47 H, 26 ER, 18 BB, 37 K, 5 HR, 6.27 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Donovan Osborne, Jim Crowell and Ben Howard combined to hold the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) to a run and 5 hits in Albuquerque's 4-1 victory at Raley Field in West Sacramento.
'TOPES NOTES: OF Chad Hermansen was traded to the New York Mets organization for a player to be named later. Considering the position player shortage (and especially outfielders with just two active) on the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) roster, Hermansen is likely to be assigned to New Orleans by the Mets. . . . The start of the game was delayed 17 minutes due to a rain shower just before first pitch. . . . Scott Seabol had two of Albuquerque's six hits in the game and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. . . . The Isotopes have been shut out five times this season. . . . Chris George has lost his last four pitching decisions. . . . The Sky Sox and Isotopes close out the series on Wednesday evening. Probables are LHP Paul Mildren (5-7, 6.07) for the Isotopes and LHP Franklin Morales (1-0, 1.50) for the Sky Sox.
Filed 08/07/2007

August 6, 2007 - Isotopes (58-57)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.	3	9	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	X	.	9	15	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Nic Ungs (4-4) LP: Mike Esposito (5-4)
Home Runs: CSP Alvin Colina (5) off Harvey Garcia in the 9th inning ALB Robert Andino (8) off Mike Esposito in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:46 ATT: 8,318
Nic Ungs allowed two runs in six innings of work and the Isotopes staked Ungs to a huge early lead in Albuquerque's 9-3 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) on Monday evening. Albuquerque has won three straight games. Omar Quintanilla singled and scored on Seth Smith's double in the 1st inning as the Sky Sox led 1-0. In the home half of the 1st inning, Robert Andino led off with a single and advanced to second base on a balk. Andino advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on John Gall's single. Val Pascucci singled and Scott Seabol reached on an error as Gall scored to give Albuquerque a 2-1 lead.
Ungs helped his own cause in the 2nd inning by doubling, advancing to third base on Andino's single and scoring on Eric Reed's single.
Albuquerque put the game away with a 9-1 lead in the 4th inning. Ungs singled and scored on Andino's homer. Reed bunt singled, stole second and third bases before Pascucci drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Seabol doubled to drive in Reed and Pascucci and Seabol scored on Brett Carroll's double. Andrew Beattie singled as Carroll advanced to third base, and John Baker reached on a fielder's choice to drive in Carroll.
Colorado Springs' Joe Gaetti singled and scored on Alexis Gomez's single in the 6th inning and Alvin Colina homered in the 9th inning to close out the scoring in the game.

Nic Ungs (W, 4-4)	6.0	6	2	2	3	4	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 115 G, 485 AB, 69 R, 131 H, 22 2B, 11 3B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 33 BB, 105 K, 18 SB, .270 AVG Brett Carroll: 64 G, 237 AB, 39 R, 74 H, 16 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 53 RBI, 11 BB, 53 K, 0 SB, .312 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 30 APP, 36.1 IP, 47 H, 26 ER, 18 BB, 35 K, 5 HR, 6.44 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Larry Barnes three-run homered and Joe Dillon drove in a run in Albuquerque's 5-3 victory over the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) at Raley Field.
'TOPES NOTES: Actor Kevin Costner, in town filming a movie, took infield grounders and batting practice with the Isotopes before the contest. . . . On 50 cent hot dog night, 22,936 hot dogs were sold. . . . Albuquerque moved into second place with the victory, 3.5 games behind the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets). . . . Robert Andino was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and turned in his third 4-hit game of the season. . . . Scott Seabol extended his hitting streak to 8 games with a 2x5 night. . . . Cody Ransom of the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) won the PCL Hitter of the Week award. Ransom hit .407 (11x27) with 5 homers and 13 RBI during the award week. The PCL Pitcher of the Week is Enrique Gonzalez of the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks). Gonzalez made one start and allowed no runs and 3 hits in 7 innings and earned the winning decision in a contest against the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs). . . . Pitching probables for Tuesday evening's contest are LHP Chris George (5-8, 5.61) for the Isotopes and RHP Tim Harikkala (0-0, 1.93) for the Sky Sox.
Filed 08/06/2007

August 5, 2007 - Isotopes (57-57)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.	4	10	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	X	.	6	11	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Erasmo Ramirez (5-0) LP: Bobby Keppel (7-8) SV: Roy Corcoran (9)
Home Runs: CSP Joe Koshansky (18) off Wes Obermueller in the 5th inning ALB Josh Labandeira (2) off Bobby Keppel in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 7,453
John Gall's two-run 7th inning single provided the Isotopes with their winning margin in a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) in the series opener Sunday evening at "The Lab".
In the 2nd inning, Joe Koshansky walked, advanced to second and third bases with wild pitches, and scored on Alexis Gomez's single as the Sky Sox led 1-0.
Colorado Springs added to their lead in the 3rd inning. Clint Barmes singled and later scored on Koshansky's homer to left field.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard and tied the game at 3-3 in the 4th inning. Val Pascucci led off the half-inning with a double and scored on Andrew Beattie's single. Beattie was caught stealing and Jason Phillips singled ahead of Josh Labandeira's homer to left field.
Omar Quintanilla doubled and scored on Seth Smith's single in the 5th inning as the Sky Sox regained the lead at 4-3.
Albuquerque won the game with a three-run 7th inning. Brett Carroll was hit by a pitch and advanced to second base on an error during a pickoff attempt. Robert Andino walked and Eric Reed singled to load the bases. Carroll scored on a wild pitch and Reggie Abercrombie reached on a fielder's choice with Andino out at home plate. Val Pascucci walked to load the bases and John Gall singled to center field to drive in Reed and Abercrombie with the go-ahead runs.

Wes Obermueller	6.1	7	4	4	3	4	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 114 G, 480 AB, 67 R, 127 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 33 BB, 105 K, 18 SB, .265 AVG Brett Carroll: 63 G, 233 AB, 38 R, 73 H, 15 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 11 BB, 53 K, 0 SB, .313 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Chris Ashby homered and drove in three runs and Chris Aguila also drove in three runs in Albuquerque's 10-5 victory over the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) in the series finale at Franklyn Covey Field in Salt Lake City.
'TOPES NOTES: Monday evening's promotion is 50 cent hot dog night. Pitching probables for the game are RHP Nic Ungs (3-4, 5.58) for the Isotopes and RHP Mike Esposito (5-3, 5.32) for the Sky Sox.
Filed 08/05/2007

August 4, 2007 - Isotopes Cancelled

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 5th Place, -5.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	1	1	0	0						.	2	9	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	2	3	0							.	5	4	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: n/a LP: n/a SV: n/a
Home Runs: ALB John Gall (13) off Pedro Liriano in the 2nd inning
TIME: n/a ATT: n/a
John Gall broke open a 2-2 game with a three run homer to give Albuquerque a 5-2 lead over the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels), but the rains came and a little over two hours later, the game was cancelled due to unplayable field conditions. The game will not be resumed since the Isotopes and Bees do not have any more meetings left in 2007.
In the 1st inning, Salt Lake's Terry Evans singled to left field, advanced to second base on Kendry Morales' single, and scored on Mike Eylward's single as the Bees led 1-0.
In the home half of the 1st inning, Robert Andino and Reggie Abercrombie led off with singles and both executed a double-steal before John Gall walked to load the bases. Val Pascucci followed with a base on balls of his own as Andino trotted home and an out later, Brett Carroll lifted a sacrifice flyout to bring home Abercrombie to give Albuquerque a 2-1 lead.
The Bees tied the game in the 2nd inning. Gregory Porter singled to center field, advanced to third base on Bobby Wilson's single and scored when Gary Patchett grounded into a double play.
Albuquerque snapped the tie in their half of the 2nd inning. Eric Reed doubled down the right field line, Abercrombie walked and Gall followed with a home run to the picnic area in left field to give Albuquerque a 5-2 lead.
After a scoreless third inning for both clubs, Porter singled to lead off the 4th inning for Salt Lake before the rains and lightning arrived at Isotopes Park. After lots of rain (almost an inch of rain reported nearby), lots of lightning, lakes forming in foul territory, warning tracks looking like rivers of water, and a 2 hour, 35 minute delay, the game was cancelled by the umpires due to unplayable grounds.

Kenny Baugh	3.0	9	2	2	0	1	0
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, the Isotopes and Bees completed a game in Salt Lake. Fresh off his demotion from the Marlins, Jason Vargas made his first start for Albuquerque and allowed 5 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings and the Bees defeated the Isotopes 5-3.
'TOPES NOTES: Salt Lake took two out of the three games in the series. With three official gates in the series, 18,395 fans attended. . . . Salt Lake holds a 10-9 all-time series advantage over Albuquerque, including a 7-4 advantage over the Isotopes at Isotopes Park. . . . The Isotopes have had seven games postponed or cancelled at Isotopes Park in the almost five year history of the franchise. . . . Albuquerque concludes the homestand with a four-game series against the Colorado Spring Sky Sox (AAA Rockies). Probables in the opener on Sunday evening are RHP Wes Obermueller (0-1, 2.96) for the Isotopes and RHP Bobby Keppel (7-7, 6.01) for the Sky Sox.
Filed 08/04/2007

August 3, 2007 - Isotopes (56-57)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -5.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.	1	7	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	.	3	6	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Daniel Barone (7-0) LP: Jonathan Rouwenhorst (9-7) SV: Roy Corcoran (8)
TIME: 2:13 ATT: 6,855
Daniel Barone had a great game. Barone allowed a run in 6 2/3 innings while striking out 10, earned the win to ink his name in the Isotope record books, participated in an almost unheard of 2 hour, 13 minute contest at "The Lab", aided in Albuquerque snapping a four-game losing streak and a five-game home losing streak, and took care of business to the point that his next outing may be with the Florida Marlins.
Barone got some quick run support from his teammates. Robert Andino led off Albuquerque's part of the game with a walk, Reggie Abercrombie singled, and Val Pascucci walked to load the bases. Scott Seabol lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to bring home Andino.
Albuquerque extended the lead to 2-0 in the 4th inning. Seabol, Brett Carroll, and Jason Phillips consecutively singled, with Phillips single bringing home Seabol.
Barone's only run given up came in the 5th inning. Salt Lake's Adam Pavkovich reached on a fielder's choice, stole second base, and scored on Tommy Murphy's single.
The Isotopes closed out the scoring in the 7th inning. Phillips singled with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Eric Reed. Reed stole second base and scored on Josh Labandeira's double down the right field line.

Daniel Barone (W, 7-0)	6.2	7	1	1	1	8	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 113 G, 476 AB, 67 R, 126 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 32 BB, 104 K, 18 SB, .265 AVG Brett Carroll: 62 G, 232 AB, 37 R, 73 H, 15 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 11 BB, 52 K, 0 SB, .315 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, the Isotopes and Bees played a doubleheader in Salt Lake City. In the opener, Kendry Morales homered twice and drove in 5 runs in Salt Lake's 8-3 victory. Albuquerque provided the power in game two - Jason Wood three-run homered and Chris Aguila grand-slam homered as the Isotopes won 10-2 to avoid the doubleheader sweep.
'TOPES NOTES: P Mauro Zarate did not toss a pitch in the game, but he had a great evening having completed the ladder climb in 2007 from Class-A to the majors. Zarate's contract was purchased by the Marlins when a roster spot freed up after the Arizona Diamondbacks claimed Florida's P Byung-Hyun Kim off the waiver wire. With the loss of the starter Kim, Daniel Barone is one of the favorite candidates to earn the promotion to start for the Marlins on Tuesday. . . . Barone etched his name in the Isotope record books by winning his seventh straight winning decision. The previous record of six winning decisions in a row was established by Sean Bergman from July 5th to August 9th in 2003. Barone took over the team lead in wins with the seventh victory of the season. . . . The Isotopes also snapped another long losing streak with the victory - a 5-game losing streak at Isotopes Park to the Salt Lake club. . . . Scott Seabol singled to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. . . . The Isotopes say goodbye to the Bees for the 2007 season on Saturday evening. Looking to take the bump for Albuquerque is RHP Kenny Baugh (5-7, 6.78), while the Bees look to counter with RHP Pedro Liriano (4-11, 5.85).
Filed 08/03/2007

August 2, 2007 - Isotopes (55-57)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -6.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.	8	12	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	.	6	7	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Henry Bonilla (9-6) LP: Chris George (5-8) SV: Jason Bulger (8)
Home Runs: SLC Tim Duff (1) off Ben Julianel in the 5th inning ALB Reggie Abercrombie (9) off Henry Bonilla in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 5,832
The Isotopes dug themselves into a big hole, then just fell short of working out of it in a 8-6 loss to the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) on Thursday evening at "The Lab".
Salt Lake struck first in the 2nd inning. Nick Gorneault drew a leadoff walk and Tommy Murphy reached on an error. Gorneault and Murphy executed a double-steal and Adam Pavkovich walked to load the bases. Tim Duff singled to drive in Gorneault and Erick Aybar grounded to to drive in Murphy. Terry Evans singled to drive in Pavkovich and Brandon Wood sacrifice flied out to bring home Duff as the Bees led 4-0.
Aybar singled and later scored on Kendry Morales single in the 4th inning as the Bees extended the lead to 5-0.
Reggie Abercrombie solo-homered in the 4th inning as the Isotopes got on the scoreboard.
Salt Lake put more runs on the scoreboard in the 5th inning. Murphy singled, stole second base, and scored on Pavkovich's triple. Duff followed with a two-run homer as Salt Lake led 8-1.
Albuquerque's later game rally began in the 6th inning. Eric Reed singled, Robert Andino walked and John Gall singled to drive in Reed. Val Pascucci walked to load the bases and Scott Seabol singled to drive in Andino and Gall. Brett Carroll singled to drive in Pascucci as the Isotopes trailed by three runs at 8-5.
In the 7th inning, Jason Phillips reached on an error, advanced to second base on Reed's bunt groundout, took third base on a passed ball and scored on Andino's sacrifice flyout to cut the defecit to two runs at 8-6. Unfortunately, the late-game rally ended there.

Chris George (L, 5-7)	3.0	4	4	2	3	2	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 112 G, 473 AB, 66 R, 126 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 31 BB, 103 K, 18 SB, .266 AVG Brett Carroll: 61 G, 229 AB, 37 R, 72 H, 15 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 11 BB, 52 K, 0 SB, .314 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Abraham Nunez homered in the 8th inning to snap a 4-4 tie and the Isotopes held off the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 5-4 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Albuquerque has lost four straight games and tonight's loss was their season-worst fifth in a row at home. Albuquerque lost their fifth straight game to the Bees in games played at Isotopes Park. . . . Scott Seabol's single extended his hitting streak to 5 games. Seabol's 2 RBI's also put him in the team lead for RBIs with 86, ahead of Val Pascucci's 85. . . . Chris George earned a team-leading eighth losing decision in the game. . . . Pitching probables for Friday's contest are RHP Daniel Barone (6-0, 4.42) for the Isotopes and LHP Jonathan Rouwenhorst (9-6, 4.97) for the Bees.
Filed 08/02/2007

August 1, 2007 - Isotopes (55-56)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -6.0 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Salt Lake Bees	1	1	0	6	3	0	2	0	0	.	13	17	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	.	7	17	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Ervin Santana (1-1) LP: Nic Ungs (3-4)
Home Runs: SLC Bobby Wilson (2) off Nic Ungs in the 4th inning ALB John Baker (7) off Ervin Santana in the 6th inning ALB Scott Seabol (27) off Steven Shell in the 9th inning
TIME: 3:02 ATT: 5,708
Bobby Wilson homered and drove in 6 runs for the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) as the Bees defeated the Isotopes 13-7 in the series opener.
Terry Evans tripled and scored on a passed ball in the 1st inning and Nick Gorneault walked and later scored on a sacrifice flyout in the 2nd inning as the Bees led 2-0.
Reggie Abercrombie doubled, advanced to third base on an error during a pickoff attempt, and scored on Val Pascucci's double. Pascucci scored on Scott Seabol's triple and Brett Carroll sacrifice flied out to plate Seabol as the Isotopes took a 3-2 lead in the 3rd inning.
The lead did not last very long. In the 4th inning, Salt Lake's Gorneault and Tommy Murphy each walked with one out and Wilson three-run homered. Casey Smith tripled and scored on Erick Aybar's single. Evans doubled to bring home Aybar and Gregory Porter singled to drive in Evans as the Bees tallied for six runs and led 8-3.
Eric Reed doubled and scored on a groundout in the home half of the 4th inning as Albuquerque trimmed the defecit to four runs at 8-4.
Salt Lake put more runs on the scoreboard in the 5th inning. Mike Eylward singled, Gorneault singled and Murphy walked to load the bases before wilson doubled to clear the bases to give Salt Lake a 11-4 lead.
Albuquerque tallied for two runs in the 6th inning. John Baker led off the inning with a homer to right field. An out later, Robert Andino singled, advanced to third base on Abercrombie's double, and scored on John Gall's single.
Salt Lake plated their final two runs in the 7th inning. Smith singled, stole second base, and scored on Evans' double. Brandon Wood followed with a single to drive in Evans.
Seabol homered in the 9th inning for the final run of the ballgame.

Nic Ungs (L, 3-4)	4.0	7	8	8	4	2	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 111 G, 470 AB, 65 R, 126 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 30 BB, 102 K, 18 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 60 G, 225 AB, 37 R, 71 H, 15 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 11 BB, 51 K, 0 SB, .316 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 29 APP, 35.1 IP, 45 H, 25 ER, 18 BB, 35 K, 4 HR, 6.37 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, despite Jason Wood grand-slam homereing and John Wilson two-run homering, the Isotopes were outslugged by the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) 13-8 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: It was a tough day for P Craig Molldrem, if by a paper move or by actually travelling. Molldrem was promoted to Albuquerque from Class-AA Carolina when the Isotopes placed P Paul Mildren on the disabled list, but Molldrem was returned to Carolina when the Isotopes had to activate P Chris George from the disabled list to make a Thursday evening start. . . . The Isotopes have lost four straight games at Isotopes Park to the Bees. . . . Albuquerque is in the midst of a 3-game losing streak and is now a season-high six games out of first place, behind the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) in the PCL American Conference Southern Division. . . . Albuquerque achieved the 400,000 season attendance mark with tonight's gate (405,612). . . . The Isotopes went 15-12 in July. . . . Ten of Albuquerque's 17 hits were for extra bases. . . . John Baker was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. . . . Pitching probables for the second game of the series on Thursday evening are LHP Chris George (5-7, 5.60) for the Isotopes and RHP Henry Bonilla (8-6, 5.66) for the Bees.
Filed 08/01/2007

July 31, 2007 - Isotopes Canc., Rain

The finale of the Isotopes/Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) series was cancelled due to rain at Tucson Electric Park. The game will not be made up since it was the last scheduled contest in 2007 between the two clubs.

Albuquerque has experienced the non-scheduled off-day four times this season, including twice in the Tucson series alone. For the 2007 season series between the Isotopes and Sidewinders, Tucson won two out of the three games and 10,834 fans attended the rain-shortened series at Tucson Electric Park.

Albuquerque returns home for an eight game homestand on Wednesday evening. Pitching probables in the opener of a four-game series against the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) are RHP Nic Ungs (3-3, 4.92) for the Isotopes and RHP Ervin Santana (0-1, 4.73) for the Bees.

Filed 07/31/2007

July 30, 2007 - Isotopes (55-55)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.5 Games

Tucson Electric Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.	3	8	0
Tucson Sidewinders	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.	4	12	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Chad Harville (6-3) LP: Roy Corcoran (3-4)
Home Runs: TUC Alberto Callaspo (4) off Wes Obermueller in the 1st inning TUC Alex Romero (3) off Ross Wolf in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:38 ATT: 1,709
Jamie D'Antona knocked in the game winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) defeated the Isotopes 4-3 on Monday evening at Tucson Electric Park. Albuquerque has dropped two straight games with the loss.
Alberto Callaspo solo-homered in the 1st inning as Tucson quickly led 1-0.
Shortly after a 1 hour, 22 minute rain delay in the 6th inning, Albuquerque took the lead in the 7th inning. With two outs, Val Pascucci walked and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Scott Seabol singled to drive in Pascucci and Brett Carroll and Josh Labandeira singled to load the bases. A wild pitch brought Seabol home.
Alex Romero homered for Tucson in the home half of the 7th inning to tie the game at 2-2.
D'Antona singled and scored on Jeff Salaxar's double in the 8th inning as Tucson led 3-2.
In the 9th inning, Albuquerque tied the contest when Pascucci was hit by a pitch, Andrew Beattie entered the game as a pinch runner for Pascucci, and Beattie worked his way around the bases on singles by Carroll and Labandeira.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, former-Isotope Matt Erickson singled, Callaspo walked and Romero laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position. Rich Thompson was intentionally walked by Isotopes reliever Roy Corcoran and Chris Carter reached on a fielder's choice with Erickson out at home plate. D'Antona followed with a single to drive in Callaspo with the game winning run.

Wes Obermueller	5.0	6	1	1	2	3	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 110 G, 465 AB, 64 R, 125 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 30 BB, 100 K, 18 SB, .269 AVG Brett Carroll: 59 G, 221 AB, 37 R, 68 H, 13 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 50 K, 0 SB, .308 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Edgar Gonzalez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) 8-7 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: OF Chad Hermansen was placed on the disabled list. . . . The PCL named Scott Seabol the Hitter of the Week. Seabol hit .458 (11x24) for the week with 4 homers and 11 RBI. Seabol became the first Isotope to win Hitter of the Week in 2007 and he won it for the second time while in an Isotopes suit. . . . The PCL Pitcher of the Week is Willie Collazo of the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets). Collazo made 4 relief appearances and went 3-0 with a save. Collazo had a 0.00 ERA for the week by not allowing a run in 9 innings of relief. . . . Albuquerque has lost 13 contests when opponents have taken the lead in their last at-bats. . . . Sidewinders First Baseman Robby Hammock was ejected by Home Plate umpire Ramon Armendariz in the 8th inning. . . . Pitching probables for the series (and roadtrip) finale are LHP Paul Mildren (5-7, 6.07) for the Isotopes and RHP Enrique Gonzalez (5-8, 4.50) for the Sidewinders.
Filed 07/30/2007

July 29, 2007 - Isotopes (55-54)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games

Tucson Electric Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	2	6	0
Tucson Sidewinders	0	1	4	1	0	0	X	.	6	10	3

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: D.J. Carrasco (5-10) LP: Kenny Baugh (5-7)
Home Runs: TUC Jeff Salazar (10) off Kenny Baugh in the 4th inning
TIME: 2:02 ATT: 9,125
Kenny Baugh allowed 6 runs in 4 innings and Scott Seabol drove in the lone two Isotopes runs in Albuquerque's 6-2 loss to the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) in the second game of a doubleheader. The Isotopes and Sidewinders split their doubleheader.
In the 1st inning, Reggie Abercrombie singled and advanced to second base on an error durig the play, John Gall walked, both runners executed a double steal and Seabol drove them in with a double to left field as the Isotopes led 2-0.
Consecutive singles by Chris Carter, Jamie D'Antona and former-Isotope Matt Erickson brought Carter home as the Sidewinders cut the defecit in half at 2-1 in the 2nd inning.
In the 3rd inning, Rich Thompson singled and scored on Jeff Salazar's triple. Robby Hammock followed with a triple of his own to drive in Salazar. D'Antona walked and Erickson reached on a fielder's choice as Hammock scored. Jarred Ball doubled to drive in D'Antona as the Sidewinders led 5-2.
Tucson scored their final run in the 4th inning when Salazar homered.

Kenny Baugh (L, 5-7)	4.0	8	6	6	1	4	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 109 G, 461 AB, 64 R, 124 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 30 BB, 99 K, 18 SB, .269 AVG Brett Carroll: 58 G, 217 AB, 37 R, 66 H, 13 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 50 K, 0 SB, .304 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 28 APP, 33.1 IP, 39 H, 22 ER, 17 BB, 33 K, 4 HR, 5.94 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Scott Sanders tossed a complete game and struck out 11 in Albuquerque's 5-2 victory over the Nashville Sounds (AAA Pirates in 2003) at Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville.
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins signed IF Jason Phillips to a minor league contract and assigned him to Albuquerque. . . . Albuquerque has played three doubleheaders in 2007 with tonight being the first doubleheader on the road. Albuquerque has split two doubleheaders and been swept in one doubleheader. . . . Pitching probables for Monday evening's contest are RHP Wes Obermueller (0-1, 3.22) for the Isotopes and LHP Greg Smith (1-2, 7.63) for the Sidewinders.
Filed 07/29/2007

July 29, 2007 - Isotopes (55-53)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games

Tucson Electric Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	.	7	5	0
Tucson Sidewinders	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.	4	7	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Daniel Barone (6-0) LP: Bill Murphy (1-2) SV: Roy Corcoran (7)
Home Runs: ABQ Val Pascucci (28) off Bill Murphy in the 1st inning ABQ Robert Andino (7) off Bill Murphy in the 2nd inning ABQ Scott Seabol (26) off Bill Murphy in the 3rd inning
TIME: 2:13
Daniel Barone pitched 5 innings and allowed 4 runs, just good enough to ink his name into the Isotope record books, and his teammates gave him seven runs of support via the longball in Albuquerque's 7-4 victory over the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) in the first game of a doubleheader.
In the 1st inning, Robert Andino led off the game with a walk and scored two outs later on Val Pascucci's team-leading 28th homer.
John Baker grounded into a double play, Barone walked, and Andino followed with a three-run homer as Albuquerque led 5-0 in the 2nd inning.
John Gall singled and scored on Scott Seabol's homer in the 3rd inning as the Isotopes led 7-0.
In the home half of the 3rd inning, Mark Johnson walked, Brian Barden singled and Sidewinders starter Bill Murphy laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners a base. Albert Callaspo doubled to drive in Johnson and Barden.
Tucson plated their final two runs in the 5th inning. Barden walked, former-Isotope Matt Erickson doubled and Callaspo sacrifice flied out to drive in Barden. an out later, Robby Hammock singled to drive in Erickson.

Daniel Barone (W, 6-0)	5.0	5	4	4	3	2	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 108 G, 457 AB, 64 R, 124 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 30 BB, 99 K, 18 SB, .271 AVG Brett Carroll: 57 G, 214 AB, 37 R, 65 H, 13 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 50 K, 0 SB, .304 AVG
'TOPES NOTES: With the victory, Daniel Barone tied an Isotopes franchise record with his sixth straight winning decision (tying the mark originally set by Sean Bergman in 2003). . . . Reggie Abercrombie went hitless in four at-bats to snap a 12-game hitting streak. . . . With the victory, the Isotopes snapped a four-game losing streak to the Sidewinders (a sweep last season at Isotopes Park). Albuquerque has won the last two contests played at Tucson Electric Park. . . . Chad Hermansen was ejected by Home Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn in the 5th inning.
Filed 07/29/2007

July 28, 2007 - Isotopes Ppd. Rain

The opener of the Isotopes/Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) series was postponed due to rain at Tucson Electric Park. The game will be made up as a doubleheader on Sunday.

Pitching probables for the first game of the doubleheader are RHP Daniel Barone (5-0, 4.14) for the Isotopes and LHP Bill Murphy (1-1, 3.77) for the Sidewinders. Probables for game two are RHP Kenny Baugh (5-6, 6.42) for Albuquerque and RHP D.J. Carrasco (4-10, 5.87) for Tucson.

Filed 07/28/2007

July 27, 2007 - Isotopes (54-53)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games

Cashman Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.	4	10	1
Las Vegas 51s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.	3	5	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Roy Corcoran (3-3) LP: Casey Hoorelbeke (3-4) SV: Nate Field (11)
Home Runs: LVG Andy LaRoche (13) off Nate Field in the 9th inning
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 7,090
Robert Andino's two run 9th inning single plated the go ahead runs as the Isotopes defeated the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) 4-3 in the series finale at Cashman Field in Las Vegas. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak.
Reggie Abercrombie doubled and scored on Andrew Beattie's single in the 1st inning as Albuquerque led 1-0.
In the 5th inning, Marshall McDougall singled with the bases load to plate Wilkin Ruan and Octavio Martinez as the 51s took a 2-1 lead.
In the 9th inning, Scott Seabol and Chad Hermansen singled and John Baker singled to drive in Seabol to tie the game at 2-2. Pinch-hitter Eric Reed laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position before Andino singled to drive them both in to give Albuquerque a 4-2 lead.
Andy LaRoche homered off Nate Field in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs before Field got Choo Freeman to ground out to end the game.

Nic Ungs	5.0	3	2	0	2	5	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 107 G, 455 AB, 62 R, 122 H, 21 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 28 BB, 99 K, 18 SB, .268 AVG Brett Carroll: 56 G, 211 AB, 36 R, 65 H, 13 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 49 K, 0 SB, .308 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Jason Wood's bottom of the 9th inning, two-out RBI single snapped a 5-5 tie as the Isotopes defeated the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) 6-5 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: Each club won two games in the series, the only series between the two clubs in 2007 with 19,108 fans attending the series. Albuquerque holds a 17-3 all-time series advantage over Las Vegas. . . . Reggie Abercrombie extended his hitting streak to 12 games with his 1st inning double. . . . The Isotopes conclude the roadtrip with a four game series at Tucson Electric Park against the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks). Probables for Saturday evening's opener are RHP Daniel Barone (5-0, 4.14) for the Isotopes and RHP D.J. Carrasco (4-10, 5.87) for the Sidewinders.
Filed 07/27/2007

July 26, 2007 - Isotopes (53-53)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games

Cashman Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	0	4	1
Las Vegas 51s	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	X	.	9	14	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Eric Cyr (2-1) LP: Paul Mildren (5-7)
TIME: 2:47 ATT: 5,472
Isotopes starter Paul Mildren allowed 8 runs in 5 innings and the Isotopes were held to four hits while not scoring a run as the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) defeated the Isotopes 9-0.
In the 1st inning, former-Isotope Wilson Valdez doubled, Marshall McDougall walked, and Delwyn Young singled to drive in Valdez. John Lindsey doubled to drive in McDougall and an out later, Choo Freeman singled to drive in Young. Ben Davis singled to drive in Lindsey and Wilkin Ruan sacrifice flied out to bring home Freeman as the 51s led 5-0.
Las Vegas added three more runs in the 5th inning. Young doubled, Lindsey singled and a wild pitch brought Young home. Andy LaRoche doubled and Freeman was intentionally walked to load the bases before Ruan singled to drive in Lindsey and LaRoche.
Young tripled and scored on Lindsey's sacrifice flyout in the 8th inning to close out the scoring.

Paul Mildren (L, 5-7)	5.0	11	8	8	2	6	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 106 G, 450 AB, 62 R, 120 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 28 BB, 97 K, 17 SB, .267 AVG Brett Carroll: 55 G, 207 AB, 36 R, 63 H, 12 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 48 K, 0 SB, .304 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Nic Ungs allowed 5 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings as the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics) defeated the Isotopes 7-6 in Sacramento. Chris Aguila solo homered for Albuquerque in the loss.
'TOPES NOTES: IF Frank Moore was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Thursday. . . . Scott Seabol went homerless in the game, snapping a five consecutive game streak with a homer. Seabol's mark is the longest this season and was one shy of the franchise record set by Mike Colangelo in 2005. . . . The Isotopes were shutout for the fourth time this season. . . . Reggie Abercrombie singled for one of Albuquerque's 4 hits in the game. The single extended Abercrombie's hitting streak to 11 games. . . . Las Vegas' Delwyn Young was a homer shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . In the series finale on Friday, pitching probables are RHP Nic Ungs (3-3, 5.27) for the Isotopes and RHP Spike Lundberg (6-4, 5.75) for the 51s.
Filed 07/26/2007

July 25, 2007 - Isotopes (53-52)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.5 Games

Cashman Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	6	9	1
Las Vegas 51s	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	X	.	7	12	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Chris Fussell (3-1) LP: Ben Julianel (2-1) SV: Casey Hoorelbeke (2)
Home Runs: ABQ Scott Seabol (25) off Wesley Wright in the 1st inning Brett Carroll (13) off Wesley Wright in the 3rd inning LVG Choo Freeman (8) off Ben Julianel in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 4,114
Up 6-2, Albuquerque blew their largest lead of the season, allowing five unanswered runs to the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) as the 51s defeated the Isotopes 7-6. With the loss, Albuquerque dropped into third place in the division, 2 1/2 games behind the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets).
In the 1st inning, Robert Andino walked to lead off the game, stole second base, and scored on John Gall's single. An out later, Scott Seabol homered as the Isotopes led 3-0.
Marshall McDougall walked and later scored in the inning on a passed ball as Las Vegas tallied their first run in the 1st inning.
Choo Freeman singled, advanced to second base on a groundout, 51s starter Wesley Wright and former-Isotope Wilson Valdez walked to load the bases, and McDougall drew a walk to bring home Freeman as the 51s trailed by a run at 3-2 in the 2nd inning.
Albuquerque extended their lead to 6-2 in the 3rd inning. Reggie Abercrombie doubled and advanced to third base on a groundout. Val Pascucci walked to put runners on the corners and Seabol sacrifice flied out to drive in Abercrombie. Brett Carroll followed with a two-run homer to left-center field.
The rest of the scoring was all Las Vegas. In the 3rd inning, Andy LaRoche doubled and scored on Ben Davis' single and in the 4th inning, Delwyn Young doubled and scored on John Lindsey's single.
The 51s tied the game in the 5th inning. Freeman singled with one out and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. An out later, pinch-hitter Wilkin Ruan singled to drive in Freeman. Ruan advanced to third base on an error on the play and scored on Valdez's single.
Freeman homered in the 7th inning to snap the 6-6 tie and Las Vegas held off Albuquerque the final two innings to preserve the victory.

Wes Obermueller	4.0	6	4	3	5	4	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 105 G, 447 AB, 62 R, 119 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 27 BB, 96 K, 17 SB, .266 AVG Brett Carroll: 54 G, 203 AB, 36 R, 63 H, 12 2B, 5 3B, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 11 BB, 48 K, 0 SB, .310 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 27 APP, 31.1 IP, 37 H, 22 ER, 17 BB, 30 K, 4 HR, 6.32 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Mike Colangelo grand-slam homered as part of a five-run 6th inning in Albuquerque's 5-2 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Nationals in 2005) in Metarie, Louisiana.
'TOPES NOTES: Scott Seabol continues his homer streak. Seabol homered in his fifth consecutive contest tonight and with a homer tomorrow night, Seabol will tie the Isotopes franchise record for consecutive games with a homer. . . . Reggie Abercrombie doubled to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. . . . Pitching probables for Thursday's contest are LHP Paul Mildren (5-6, 5.62) for the Isotopes and LHP Eric Cyr (1-1, 6.28) for the 51s.
Filed 07/25/2007

July 24, 2007 - Isotopes (53-51)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.5 Games

Cashman Field	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.	3	8	0
Las Vegas 51s	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.	2	5	0

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Kenny Baugh (5-6) LP: Miguel Pinango (6-5) SV: Roy Corcoran (6)
Home Runs: ABQ Scott Seabol (24) off Miguel Pinango in the 6th inning LVG Larry Barnes (5) off Kenny Baugh in the 4th inning LVG Choo Freeman (7) off Kenny Baugh in the 3rd inning
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 2,432
Kenny Baugh allowed just a pair of solo-homers in 6 innings and Scott Seabol's 6th inning homer gave Albuquerque the lead they never relinquished in a 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) on Tuesday evening in the series opener at Cashman Field. The Isotopes snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.
Brett Carroll tripled and scored on Andrew Beattie's sacrifice flyout in the 2nd inning as the Isotopes took a 1-0 lead.
Choo Freeman homered in the 3rd inning and former-Isotope Larry Barnes homered in the 4th inning as the 51s took a 2-1 lead.
In the 6th inning, Val Pascucci drew a two-out walk and scored on Seabol's homer as the Isotopes regained the lead at 3-2.

Kenny Baugh (W, 5-6)	6.0	4	2	2	5	3	2
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 104 AB, 443 AB, 61 R, 119 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 26 BB, 95 K, 16 SB, .269 AVG Brett Carroll: 53 G, 199 AB, 35 R, 61 H, 11 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 47 RBI, 11 BB, 47 K, 0 SB, .307 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 26 APP, 30.1 IP, 34 H, 21 ER, 17 BB, 29 K, 4 HR, 6.23 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2003, Gerald Williams became the first Isotope to hit for the cycle (the homer was an inside the park homer) and Scott Sanders became the first Isotope pitcher to help his cause with a homer as the Isotopes defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Astros in 2003) 7-4 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: P Jeff Gogal was sent back to Class-A Jupiter without having tossed a pitch for the Isotopes. The move had to be made to make roster room for P Kenny Baugh to be reinstated from the Temporary Inactive List in order to make tonight's start. . . . The start of the game was delayed 46 minutes by rain. . . . Albuquerque did not gain any ground in the division as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) won their contest in extra innings. . . . Scott Seabol has homered in four straight games, an Isotope season high for a homer tear. . . . John Baker and Val Pascucci each went hitless to snap 7-game hitting streaks. . . . Reggie Abercrombie was ejected by Third Base Umpire Joe Stegner in the 8th inning. Abercrombie singled earlier in the game to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. . . . A pair of Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) picked up PCL Player of the Week awards. The Hitter of the Week is Scott McClain. McClain hit .500 (13x26) for the week with 5 homers and 14 RBI. The Pitcher of the Week is Matt Kinney. Kinney made two starts, won both of them, and compiled a 0.82 ERA (11 IP, 1 ER). . . . On Wednesday evening, RHP Wes Obermueller (0-1, 2.45) is expected to make his first start in an Isotopes suit since being sent down from Florida. The 51s are undecided on a starter to face Obermueller.
Filed 07/24/2007

July 23, 2007 - Isotopes (52-51)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.	6	13	0
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.	5	12	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Willie Collazo (2-5) LP: Ross Wolf (4-2) SV: Steve Schmoll (3)
Home Runs: NRL Fernando Tatis (11) off Daniel Barone in the 1st inning ABQ Scott Seabol (23) off Jason Vargas in the 5th inning
TIME: 2:56 ATT: 7,715
Ricky Ledee snapped a 5-5 tie with a run-scoring single in the 9th inning as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) defeated the Isotopes 6-5 in the series finale. Albuquerque has dropped three straight games and leaves for their roadtrip a game and a half behind the Zephyrs in the division standings.
Fernando Tatis solo-homered in the 1st inning as New Orleans quickly led 1-0.
In the 2nd inning, Val Pascucci walked, Scott Seabol doubled and Brett Carroll sacrifice flied out to score Pascucci. An out later, John Baker singled to drive in Seabol as the Isotopes led 2-1.
The lead did not last very long. In the 3rd inning, Corey Coles singled, Tatis doubled and Ledee singled to drive in Coles to tie the game. Andy Tracy sacrifice flied out to drive in Tatis with the go-ahead run as New Orleans led 3-2.
Josh Labandeira doubled and scored on John Gall's single in the home half of the 3rd inning as the Isotopes tied the game at 3-3.
Albuquerque took a 5-3 lead in the 5th inning - Pascucci singled and scored on Seabol's homer to center field.
New Orleans tied the game the next half inning. Tracy and David Newhan singled with one out and Mike DiFelice reached on an error as Tracy scored. Jake Gautreau singled to load the bases before Jason Alfaro singled to drive in Newhan with the game tying run.
The contest remained deadlocked until the 9th inning when Jesus Feliciano singled and later scored on Ledee's single to left field.

Daniel Barone	5.1	9	5	4	0	1	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 103 G, 439 AB, 61 R, 119 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 93 K, 16 SB, .271 AVG Brett Carroll: 52 G, 195 AB, 34 R, 59 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 47 RBI, 11 BB, 47 K, 0 SB, .303 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Mike Kinkade drove in the eventual game-winning run with a single in the 8th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Zephyrs (then a Nationals affiliate) 3-2 in Metarie, Louisiana.
'TOPES NOTES: The Isotopes experienced a flurry of moves involving relievers on Monday. P Christopher Young was placed on the disabled list, P Jesus Silva was sent to Class-AA Carolina, and P Mauro Zarate rejoined the Isotopes from Class-AA Carolina. The Isotopes also tapped into Class-A Jupiter with the addition of P Jeff Gogal. . . . The Isotopes and Zephyrs finished their season series with tonight's contest so the Isotopes will have to try to regain the division lead by playing good ball and hoping New Orleans doesn't play as good of baseball the rest of the season. Albuquerque won 9 out of the 16 games in the season series and Albuquerque holds a 42-37 all-time advantage over the Zephyrs. . . . New Orleans took three games out of the five games in the just-completed series and 40,935 attended. Albuquerque's 2007 home season attendance in 50 home gates stands just shy of the 400,000 mark (399,904) and the Isotopes are on pace to set a new season attendance mark. . . . Scott Seabol has homered in his last three contests, the second time this season he has gone on a three game homer tear. Seabol ended up a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . Val Pascucci and John Baker both extended their hitting streaks to 7 games. . . . Josh Labandeira was ejected by First Base umpire A.J. Wendel in the 6th inning. . . . After tossing a quality start in his first six Triple-A outings, Daniel Barone has failed to achieve a quality start in his last two outings. With the no-decision tonight, Barone keeps intact his five-consecutive winning decision streak. . . . Albuquerque hits the road for their longest remaining roadtrip of the season - 8 games. The first four games are against the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) where the Isotopes own the 51s with a 15-1 all-time record against Las Vegas. Probables in the opener at Cashman Field are RHP Kenny Baugh (4-6, 6.72) for the Isotopes and RHP Miguel Pinango (6-4, 4.04) for the 51s.
Filed 07/23/2007

July 22, 2007 DH Game 2 - Isotopes (52-50)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -0.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	.	7	10	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	.	4	6	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Ivan Maldonado (1-0) LP: Nate Field (6-6) SV: Jon Adkins (4)
Home Runs: NRL Jason Alfaro (8) off Ben Julianel in the 4th inning NRL Jason Alfaro (9) off Roy Corcoran in the 7th inning ABQ Val Pascucci (27) off Philip Humber in the 4th inning ABQ Scott Seabol (22) off Philip Humber in the 2nd inning ABQ Reggie Abercrombie (8) off Ivan Maldonado in the 7th inning
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 9,043
Jason Alfaro's grand-slam homer keyed a five-run 7th inning as the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) snapped a 2-2 tie to defeat Albuquerque 7-4 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday evening at Isotopes Park. Albuquerque dropped both games of the doubleheader and fell into second place in the division, a half-game behind the Zephyrs.
The Isotopes and Zephyrs matched each other run for run in the early part of the contest. In the 2nd inning, New Orleans' David Newhan walked, stole second base and took third base on an error, and scored on Robinson Cancel's single. Scott Seabol homered for Albuquerque in the bottom half of the frame to tie the game at 1-1.
The Zephyrs and Isotopes swapped solo homers in the 4th inning - Alfaro for New Orleans and Val Pascucci for Albuquerque.
New Orleans took the lead and put the game away in the 7th inning. With one out, Fernando Tatis doubled and advanced to third base on a wild pitch before socring on Ricky Ledee's single. Andy Tracy ground-rule doubled and Newhan was intentionally walked to load the bases and Alfaro cleared them with a grand-slam homer to left-center field.
Robert Andino reached on a fielder's choice and scored on Reggie Abercrombie's homer to right-center field as the Isotopes plated the final runs of the game in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Ben Julianel	3.1	2	2	1	3	3	1
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 102 G, 434 AB, 61 R, 118 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 92 K, 16 SB, .272 AVG Brett Carroll: 51 G, 192 AB, 34 R, 58 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 11 BB, 46 K, 0 SB, .302 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Jeff Fulchino, Wes Wilkerson and Josh Stewart combined on a 1-hitter in Albuquerque's 9-1 victory over the Zephyrs (then a Nationals affiliate) at Zephyr Field. Tom Wilson was the hitting star for Albuquerque, going 3x4 with 5 RBI.
'TOPES NOTES: P Seth Etherton was activated from the Disabled List and then released. . . . Albuquerque was swept in a doubleheader at home for the first time in franchise history. The Isotopes have played 15 doubleheaders in franchise history and have been swept in three of those. . . . Scott Seabol homered in both games of the doubleheader. . . . Reggie Abercrombie's homer extended his hitting streak to 8 games. Abercrombie stole a pair of bags in the same inning for the third time this season and his 27 stolen bases is closing in on the single-season franchise record set by Wilson Valdez in 2003. . . . The Isotopes and Zephyrs close out the five game series on Monday evening. RHP Daniel Barone (5-0, 3.83) takes the ball for Albuquerque, who looking to reclaim first place in the division from the Zephyrs. New Orleans is expected to counter with former-Isotope LHP Jason Vargas (7-5, 5.19).
Filed 07/22/2007

July 22, 2007 DH Game 1 - Isotopes (52-49)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	0	3	2	0	0	2	7	.	14	14	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	.	4	6	2

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Mike Pelfrey (3-3) LP: Jesus Silva (0-1)
Home Runs: NRL Jason Alfaro (7) off Jesus Silva in the 2nd inning NRL Mike DiFelice (6) off Jesus Silva in the 3rd inning NRL Mike DiFelice (7) off Jesus Silva in the 6th inning NRL Jake Gautreau (6) off Christopher Young in the 7th inning ABQ Scott Seabol (21) off Mike Pelfrey in the 6th inning
TIME: 2:05
The New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) only needed the ten runs their four homers scored in order to defeat the Isotopes 14-4 in the makeup of a game rained out in Metarie, Louisiana last Sunday. The loss in the first game of a doubleheader snapped Albuquerque's four-game winning streak.
Consecutive singles by Reggie Abercrombie, John Gall, and Scott Seabol in the 1st inning brought home Abercrombie with the first run of the game in the 1st inning.
Mike DiFelice and Jake Gautreau singled ahead of Jason Alfaro's homer to left field in the 2nd inning as the Zephyrs led 3-1.
DiFelice homered with David Newhan on base in the 3rd inning as New Orleans extended their lead to 5-1.
Robert Andino tripled and scored on Abercrombie's sacrifice fly in the home half of the 3rd inning as Albuquerque cut the defecit to three runs at 5-2.
The Newhan/DiFelice combo struck again the 6th inning for the Zephyrs - Newhan singled and came home on DiFelice's second homer of the game.
gall walked and scored on Seabol's homer in the bottom of the 6th inning as the Isotopes got those two runs back and trailed 7-4.
The Zephyrs put the game away in the 7th inning. Fernando Tatis reached on an error with one out, Ricky Ledee singled, and Andy Tracy was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Newhan singled to drive in Tatis and DiFelice doubled to drive in Ledee and Tracy. Gautreau launched a three run homer and Alfaro singled and later scored on Corey Coles' single.

Jesus Silva (L, 0-1)	6.0	8	7	7	2	3	3
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 101 G, 430 AB, 60 R, 117 H, 20 2B, 11 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 92 K, 16 SB, .272 AVG Brett Carroll: 50 G, 190 AB, 34 R, 58 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 10 BB, 44 K, 0 SB, .305 AVG
'TOPES NOTES: New Orleans' Mike DiFelice was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . . The 10 run losing margin tied an Isotope season high for a home contest. . . . Reggie Abercrombie singled to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. . . . Andrew Beattie became the first Isotope position player to pitch in a game this season. Beattie tossed the final 2/3 innings, allowing no hits, runs, or walks and striking out none. The last Isotope position player to pitch in a game was Chris Ashby during the 2004 season, when Ashby made five relief appearances.
Filed 07/22/2007

July 21, 2007 - Isotopes (52-48)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +1.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.	5	8	2
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	X	.	8	13	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Erasmo Ramirez (4-0) LP: Willie Collazo (1-5) SV: Roy Corcoran (5)
Home Runs: ABQ Chris Ashby (5) off Jon Adkins in the 8th inning
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 12,126
Down 5-0 in the 8th inning, Albuquerque came up with their biggest run-scoring inning of the season, plating 8 runs to come from behind to defeat the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) 8-5. The victory is Albuquerque's fourth straight as the Isotopes increased their division lead over New Orleans to a game and a half.
Back-to-back doubles by Jason Alfaro and Jake Gautreau in the 2nd inning gave New Orleans a 1-0 lead.
Fernando Tatis doubled and scored on Ricky Ledee's single in the 3rd inning as the Zephyrs extended the lead to 2-0.
New Orleans extended their lead to 4-0 in the 7th inning. Mike DiFelice singled and Corey Coles and Tatis walked to load the bases with two outs. Ledee singled to drive in DiFelice and Coles.
Alfaro reached on an error and scored on DiFelice's double in the 8th inning as the Zephyrs seemed to build a commanding 5-0 lead.
The Isotopes then went to work to win the game in their half of the 8th inning. Chris Ashby singled, pinch-hitter Eric Reed singled, and Robert Andino singled to load the bases before Reggie Abercrombie tripled to clear the bags. Abercrombie scored on John Gall's single and Val Pascucci and Brett Carroll singled to load the bases. Frankie Moore came into the game to pinch-run for Pascucci at second base and Scott Seabol lifted a sacrifice fly to drive in Gall to tie the game at 5-5. Josh Labandeira singled to drive in Moore before Carroll was thrown out at third base. Ashby followed with a two-run homer and by the time the 8th inning was done, Albuquerque sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 8 runs.

Paul Mildren	6.2	5	4	4	3	1	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 100 G, 427 AB, 59 R, 116 H, 20 2B, 10 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 92 K, 16 SB, .272 AVG Brett Carroll: 49 G, 187 AB, 34 R, 58 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 10 BB, 43 K, 0 SB, .310 AVG Harvey Garcia: 3-1, 1 SV, 25 APP, 29.1 IP, 34 H, 21 ER, 17 BB, 29 K, 4 HR, 6.44 ERA
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2005, Donovan Osborne hurled six innings, allowing a run, and Mike Colangelo drove in three runs as the Isotopes defeated the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) 5-1 in Des Moines.
'TOPES NOTES: The Marlins outrighted P Wes Obermueller to Albuquerque on Saturday. . . . At the 100 game mark of the season, Albuquerque is 52-48, a season-high four games above the .500 mark. . . . Albuquerque has scored eight runs in an inning on one other occasion this season before tonight. . . . Reggie Abercrombie extended his hitting streak to 6 games in the contest. . . . The Isotopes and Zephyrs play a doubleheader on Sunday - one game is a makeup from a rainout in New Orleans from last Sunday and the other game is the regularly scheduled game. Pitching probables for the first game (home team is New Orleans) are RHP Jesus Silva (0-0, 3.18) for the Isotopes and RHP Mike Pelfrey (2-3, 3.59) for the Zephyrs. Probables in Game 2 (Albuquerque is the home team) are LHP Ben Julianel (2-0, 6.67) for the Isotopes and RHP Philip Humber (10-6, 4.24) for the Zephyrs.
Filed 07/21/2007

July 20, 2007 - Isotopes (51-48)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 1st Place, +0.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Orleans Zephyrs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.	2	11	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	X	.	4	12	1

ISOTOPES STARTER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
WP: Nic Ungs (3-3) LP: Jose Santiago (3-7) SV: Roy Corcoran (4)
Home Runs: ABQ Vas Pascucci (26) off Jose Santiago in the 6th inning
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 12,051
Nic Ungs tossed five scoreless innings while holding a slim lead and Val Pascucci solidifed the lead with a two-run homer in Albuquerque's 4-2 victory over the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) on Friday evening at "The Lab". Albuquerque, winners of three straight games, takes over first place in the division from the Zephyrs with the victory.
In the 4th inning, Scott Seabol, Brett Carroll and John Baker walked with two outs to load the bases and Josh Labandeira singled into left field to plate Seabol. Carroll got greedy and tried to score from second base on the sharply hit ball and was thrown out at home plate to end the inning.
Albuquerque increased their slim 1-0 lead to 4-0 in the 6th inning. John Gall ground rule doubled and Pascucci followed with a line drive homer to left field. an out later, Carroll singled to left field, advanced to second base on Baker's single, took third base on an error during Baker's base hit, and scored on Labandeira's single to left field.
New Orleans got their only runs (and made the game close) in the 8th inning. Anderson Hernandez doubled into the right field corner with one out, advanced to third base on a passed ball, and scored on Fernando Tatis' double to left-center field. Tatis advanced to third base on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.

Nic Ungs (W, 3-3)	5.0	6	0	0	0	3	0
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats): Robert Andino: 99 G, 423 AB, 58 R, 115 H, 20 2B, 10 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 25 BB, 92 K, 16 SB, .272 AVG Brett Carroll: 48 G, 183 AB, 34 R, 57 H, 11 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 46 RBI, 10 BB, 43 K, 0 SB, .311 AVG
THIS DAY IN ISOTOPES HISTORY: In 2006, Nic Ungs was not as good as he was tonight against the New Orleans club. Ungs allowed 10 hits and 8 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings as the Zephyrs (then a Washington Nationals affiliate) defeated Albuquerque 11-2 at Isotopes Park.
'TOPES NOTES: OF Eric Reed reported to the Isotopes after his recent option from the Marlins, and Albuquerque placed P Kenny Baugh on the temporary inactive list to make roster room for Reed. . . . Albuquerque is in first place in the PCL American Conference Southern Division for the first time since June 2nd. . . . The Isotopes are also at a season-high 3 games above the .500 mark with a 51-48 record. . . . Pitching probables for the second game of the series are LHP Paul Mildren (5-6, 5.63) for the Isotopes and RHP Brian Lawrence (7-2, 3.55) for the Zephyrs.
Filed 07/20/2007

July 19, 2007 - Isotopes (50-48)

PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -0.5 Games

Isotopes Park	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Omaha Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	1	7	1
Albuquerque Isotopes	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	.	5	11	0

WP: Kenny Baugh (4-6) LP: Billy Buckner (7-5)
Home Runs: OMA Angel Berroa (3) off Kenny Baugh in the 8th ining
TIME: 2:11 ATT: 6,065
Kenny Baugh tossed the first Isotopes complete game of the season and Reggie Abercrombie helped out Baugh by knocking in three runs as the Isotopes defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 5-1 in the series finale at "The Lab".
Albuquerque put their first pair of runs on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning with two outs. Consecutive singles by Josh Labandeira, Frank Moore, Robert Andino and Reggie Abercrombie brought home Labandeira and Moore.
Val Pascucci tripled and

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September 9, 2007 - Pacific Conference Sacramento wins the Best-of-five series, 3-2

Former-Isotope Jorgensen Suspended 50 Games

September 8, 2007 - American Conference New Orleans wins Best-of-five series, 3-1

September 8, 2007 - Pacific Conference The Best-of-five series is tied, 2-2

September 7, 2007 - American Conference New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

September 7, 2007 - Pacific Conference Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

September 6, 2007 - American Conference New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

September 6, 2007 - Pacific Conference Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

September 5, 2007 - American Conference New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

September 5, 2007 - Pacific Conference Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

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September 3, 2007 - Isotopes (72-70)

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-70) Regularly Scheduled Game

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-69)Completion of Suspended Game

September 1, 2007 - Isotopes SuspendedLight Bank Outage

August 31, 2007 - Isotopes (71-68)

August 30, 2007 - Isotopes (70-68)

August 29, 2007 - Isotopes (70-67)

August 28, 2007 - Isotopes (70-66)

August 27, 2007 - Isotopes (70-65)

August 26, 2007 - Isotopes (70-64)

August 25, 2007 - Isotopes (69-64)

August 24, 2007 - Isotopes (68-64)

August 23, 2007 - Isotopes (68-63)

August 22, 2007 - Isotopes (67-63)

August 21, 2007 - Isotopes DH Game 2 (67-62)

August 21, 2007 - Isotopes DH Game 1 (66-62)

August 20, 2007 - Isotopes Ppd. Rain

August 19, 2007 - Isotopes (65-62)

August 18, 2007 - Isotopes (64-62)

August 17, 2007 - Isotopes (63-62)

August 16, 2007 - Isotopes (62-62)

August 15, 2007 - Isotopes (61-62)

August 14, 2007 - Isotopes (60-62)

August 13, 2007 - Isotopes (60-61)

August 12, 2007 - Isotopes (60-60)

August 11, 2007 - Isotopes (60-59)

August 10, 2007 - Isotopes (59-59)

August 8, 2007 - Isotopes (58-59)

August 7, 2007 - Isotopes (58-58)

August 6, 2007 - Isotopes (58-57)

August 5, 2007 - Isotopes (57-57)

August 4, 2007 - Isotopes Cancelled

August 3, 2007 - Isotopes (56-57)

August 2, 2007 - Isotopes (55-57)

August 1, 2007 - Isotopes (55-56)

July 31, 2007 - Isotopes Canc., Rain

July 30, 2007 - Isotopes (55-55)

July 29, 2007 - Isotopes (55-54)

July 29, 2007 - Isotopes (55-53)

July 28, 2007 - Isotopes Ppd. Rain

July 27, 2007 - Isotopes (54-53)

July 26, 2007 - Isotopes (53-53)

July 25, 2007 - Isotopes (53-52)

July 24, 2007 - Isotopes (53-51)

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July 22, 2007 DH Game 2 - Isotopes (52-50)

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July 21, 2007 - Isotopes (52-48)

July 20, 2007 - Isotopes (51-48)

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September 9, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Sacramento wins the Best-of-five series, 3-2

September 8, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans wins Best-of-five series, 3-1

September 8, 2007 - Pacific Conference
The Best-of-five series is tied, 2-2

September 7, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

September 7, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-1

September 6, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

September 6, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 2-0

September 5, 2007 - American Conference
New Orleans leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

September 5, 2007 - Pacific Conference
Salt Lake leads the Best-of-five series, 1-0

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-70)
Regularly Scheduled Game

September 2, 2007 - Isotopes (71-69)
Completion of Suspended Game

September 1, 2007 - Isotopes Suspended
Light Bank Outage