2008 News and Game Summary
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April 27, 2008 - Isotopes (13-9)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
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| Albuquerque Isotopes |
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9 |
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| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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15 |
16 |
2 |
WP: Elizardo Ramirez (4-2)
LP: Willie Glen (0-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jai Miller (3) off Wes Littleton in the 7th inning |
TIME: 3:11 ATT: 4,944 |
| Willie Glen made his Isotopes debut against the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA
Rangers) on Sunday afternoon and allowed 6 runs and 5 hits in 2 innings. Overall, it was just not
Albuquerque's day as the Redhawks handed the Isotopes their worst road loss of the young season, 15-5. |
| Albuquerque took their only lead of the game in the 2nd inning. Brett Carroll
singled with one out and advanced to second base on an error during the play. An out later, Paul
Hoover drew a walk and Chase Lambin doubled to drive in Carroll and Hoover. Chris Barnwell's
run-scoring double brought Lambin home to give Albuquerque a 3-0 advantage. |
| Oklahoma took the lead in their half of the 2nd inning. With two outs, Casey
Benjamin drew a bases loaded walk to bring in a run, Jason Ellison three-run tripled, and Drew Meyer
drove in a run with a single to give Oklahoma a 5-3 lead. |
| Kevin Richardson grounded into a double play to bring a run home in the 3rd inning
and Chris Shelton drove in a run with a single in the 4th inning to extend Oklahoma's lead to 7-3. |
| Alexis Gomez doubled to drive in Carroll in the 6th inning as
Albuquerque scored their fourth run of the contest. |
| Oklahoma plated four more runs in their half of the 6th inning on the strength of
a bases-loaded hit by pitch (Nate Gold plunked), a bases-loaded walk by Kevin Mench, a run-scoring
single from Joaquin Arias and Richardson's sacrifice flyout. |
| Jai Miller blasted the only homer of the game in the 7th inning as Albuquerque
trailed 11-5. |
| Shelton drove in two runs with a double and Mench drove in a run with a
sacrifice flyout in the 7th inning as the Redhawks extended their lead to 14-5 and Oklahoma scored
their final run in the 8th inning when Nelson Cruz singled home a run. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Willie Glen (L, 0-1) |
2.0 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 20 G, 83 AB, 12 R, 19 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, 28 K, 2 SB, .229 AVG
Brett Carroll 16 G, 60 AB, 16 R, 25 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 8 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, .417 AVG
Scott Nestor 1-1, 0 SV, 11 APP, 12.1 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 12 BB, 12 K, 2 HR, 5.84 ERA
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes and Redhawks split in the four-game series. 22,761 fans attended the series at AT-T Bricktown Ballpark. . . .
Six Albuquerque pitchers surrendered 11 total walks, establishing an Isotopes franchise record (formerly
10 walks allowed in a game). . . .
Andrew Beattie made the first position player pitching appearance of 2008 for Albuquerque
and allowed a hit, a run, and walked two in one inning of work. Beattie pitched in three games for
Albuquerque in 2007. . . .
Brett Carroll went 3x3 to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. . . .
Albuquerque returns home for an eight-game homestand, the longest homestand of the
young 2008 season, and a homestand that could end up having a historic moment in Isotopes
history. The first four games are against the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) and because the 51s are
PCL Pacific Division foes, these will be the only four games between the Isotopes and 51s in
2008. Probables in the opener Monday evening are RHP Kenny Baugh (0-0, 8.53) for
the Isotopes and LHP Eric Stults (1-2, 4.64) for the 51s.
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| Filed 04/27/2008 |
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April 26, 2008 - Isotopes (13-8)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
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| Albuquerque Isotopes |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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5 |
9 |
2 |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
. |
6 |
6 |
1 |
WP: Yukinaga Maeda (1-0)
LP: Scott Nestor (1-1)
SV: Robinson Tejeda (1) |
Home Runs:
OKL Nelson Cruz (7) off Bobby Keppel in the 1st inning
OKL Casey Benjamin (3) off Bobby Keppel in the 2nd inning
OKL Kevin Mench (2) off Scott Nestor in the 8th inning |
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 7,065 |
| In a see-saw affair, it was Kevin Mench's 8th inning home run that put
the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) up for good in a 6-5 victory over the Isotopes on Saturday
evening in Oklahoma City. Albuquerque snapped a two-game winning streak, while division-leading
Oklahoma was able to retain sole possession of first place with the victory. |
| Drew Meyer singled and scored on Nelson Cruz's two-run homer in the 1st inning
as Oklahoma grabbed a 2-0 lead. |
| Chase Lambin singled home Dallas McPherson with John Baker scoring on an error
during the play as the Isotopes tied the game at 2-2. |
| Casey Benjamin blasted Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel's offering out of the park
in the home half of the 2nd inning as Oklahoma regained the lead at 3-2. |
| It did not take long for Albuquerque to knot the game up at 3-3. In the 3rd inning,
Alexis Gomez tripled and scored on Andrew Beattie's sacrifice fly. |
| Oklahoma regained the lead at 4-3 in the bottom of the 3rd inning and it was not
until the 5th inning that Albuquerque could respond to tie the game back up. Lambin doubled, advanced
to third base on Chris Barnwell's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Beattie's sacrifice fly. |
| The Redhawks tallied for a run in the 5th inning to lead 5-4. |
| In the 8th inning, Jason Wood singled, advanced to second base on a groundout,
was replaced by pinch-runner Jai Miller, and Brett Carroll singled to bring home Miller to tie the game
at 5-5. In the home half of the 8th inning, Mench's one-out homer gave the Redhawks the lead for good. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel |
6.0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 19 G, 78 AB, 11 R, 18 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 25 K, 2 SB, .231 AVG
Brett Carroll 15 G, 57 AB, 14 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 8 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, .386 AVG
Scott Nestor 10 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 10 BB, 12 K, 2 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Tonight's defeat snapped Albuquerque's seven game road winning streak. . . .
Andrew Beattie's two sacrifice flyouts in the game tied an Isotopes franchise record. . . .
Brett Carroll extended his hitting streak to 8 games, while Chris Barnwell and John Baker went
hitless to snap streaks (Barnwell - 6 games and Baker - 7 games). . . .
Albuquerque and Oklahoma conclude the series on Sunday afternoon. P Willie Glen (No Record),
just promoted from Class-AA Carolina, will be making his Isotopes debut, while the Redhawks probable
pitcher changes. It was scheduled to be RHP Sidney Ponson, but Ponson got the promotion to the
Texas Rangers. Instead it is expected to be RHP Elizardo Ramirez (3-2, 3.63).
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| Filed 04/26/2008 |
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April 25, 2008 - Isotopes (13-7)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
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| Albuquerque Isotopes |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
11 |
0 |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
7 |
1 |
WP: Brandon Villafuerte (2-0)
LP: Robinson Tejeda (0-1)
SV: Joe Nelson (9) |
Home Runs:
ALB Brett Carroll (8) off Robinson Tejeda in the 8th inning |
TIME: 3:03 ATT: 5,565 |
| Brett Carroll's two run 8th inning homer brought Albuquerque from a run down
to having a one run lead and the Isotopes held on to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
3-2 on Friday evening in Oklahoma City. Albuquerque has won two straight games and trails
the division-leading Redhawks by a game. |
| Albuquerque snapped the scoreless tie in the 6th inning. With one out, Andrew
Beattie singled, stole second base and an out later, advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Jason
Wood was intentionally walked and Dallas McPherson struck out. Redhawks catcher Kevin Richardson
was charged with a passed ball on McPherson's strikeout, allowing Beattie to race home. |
| Oklahoma tied the game in their half of the 6th inning. Joaquin Arias walked
with one out and scored on Richardon's double. |
| A walk and a double in the 7th inning allowed Oklahoma to claim the lead.
Ryan Roberts walked and scored on Chris Shelton's double. |
| Albuquerque regained the lead in the 8th inning. Wood singled with one out
and pinch-runner Alexis Gomez stole second base. After McPherson grounded out with Gomez
advancing to third base, Carroll homered to left field. |
| With the lead, Joe Nelson entered the game for a two inning save opportunity
and made things interesting. After striking out the first two Redhawks faced, Richardson singled, Casey
Benjamin walked and Nelson uncorked a wild pitch to advance both runners into scoring position. Jason
Ellison struck out to end the inning and the threat. In the 9th inning, Ryan Roberts reached base
and stole second base with one out recorded, but Roberts was stranded on second base when Nelson
was able to record the final two outs of the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon |
6.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 18 G, 78 AB, 10 R, 18 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 25 K, 2 SB, .231 AVG
Brett Carroll 14 G, 53 AB, 14 R, 21 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 8 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, .396 AVG
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Joe Nelson leads the PCL in saves (9) and Brett Carroll is tied for the league lead in homers
(8) with New Orleans Zephyrs' Fernando Tatis and Salt Lake Bees' Brandon Wood.
Dallas McPherson is hot on the leaders' tails with 7 round-trippers. . . .
Carroll extended his hitting streak to 7 games with his homer. . . .
Oklahoma designated hitter Kevin Mench was ejected by Home Plate umpire Mark Ripperger in the 8th inning for arguing balls and strikes. . . .
Albuquerque and Oklahoma meet again on Saturday evening. RHP Bobby Keppel (2-1, 4.58) looks
to help pitch Albuquerque to a tie atop of the division standings. Oklahoma is expected
to counter with R Doug Mathis (4-0, 3.12).
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| Filed 04/25/2008 |
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April 24, 2008 - Isotopes (12-7)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
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| Albuquerque Isotopes |
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11 |
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| Oklahoma Redhawks |
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10 |
0 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (2-1)
LP: Eric Hurley (1-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Brett Carroll (6) off Eric Hurley in the 4th inning
ALB Brett Carroll (7) off Steve Rowe in the 7th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (7) off Eric Hurley in the 2nd inning
ALB Alexis Gomez (4) off Eric Hurley in the 4th inning |
TIME: 3:07 ATT: 5,187 |
 Brett Carroll homered twice and Isotope batters homered four times in total,
accounting for eight of the 11 runs in Albuquerque's 11-5 victory over the division-leader Oklahoma
Redhawks (AAA Rangers) on Thursday evening in Oklahoma City. Albuquerque has won 9 out of their
last 10 games and has won their last six road contests.
In the 2nd inning, Jason Wood singled and Dallas McPherson followed with
a homer to left field. After Carroll struck out swinging, John Baker doubled and scored on Chris
Barnwell's single as Albuquerque led 3-0. |
| Nelson Cruz drove home a pair of runs with a double in the 3rd inning as
Oklahoma got on the scoreboard and trailed by a run at 3-2. |
| Albuquerque got some breathing room in the 4th inning. Carroll solo-homered
to left field with one out, Baker doubled and Alexis Gomez homered to center field to give Albuquerque
a 6-2 lead. |
| Oklahoma got those three runs back in the bottom of the 4th inning when Kevin
Richardson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Jason Ellison sacrifice flied out to drive in a run,
and a Jai Miller error on the play allowed another run to score. |
| Carroll homered with John Gall and Wood on-board in the 7th inning and
in the 8th inning, Andrew Beattie singled, stole second base, Gall drew a walk, and Wood
ground-rule doubled to bring home Beattie. McPherson's single plated Gall with the final Isotopes
run of the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (W, 2-1) |
5.0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 17 G, 73 AB, 10 R, 18 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 22 K, 2 SB, .247 AVG
Brett Carroll 13 G, 50 AB, 13 R, 20 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 7 BB, 15 K, 1 SB, .400 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz 4 APP, 2-1, 10.13 ERA, 16 IP, 25 H, 18 ER, 12 BB, 13 K, 0 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
A couple of Isotopes have landed on the Disabled List. IF Tagg Bozied, who left Tuesday's
game with a right oblique strain, and starting P Gaby Hernandez were both placed on the disabled list.
P Willie Glen was transferred from Class-AA Carolina and IF Grant Psomas was transferred from
Extended Spring Training to fill the roster spots. . . .
Eulogio de la Cruz apparently is now going by the name "Frankie" according to game notes from both
the Isotopes and Redhawks. . . .
John Gall went hitless in 3 at-bats to snap a 10-game hitting streak. John Baker extended his hitting streak
to 7 games. . . .
Brett Carroll has two multi-homer games in 2008 and has driven in four runs in a game twice. . . .
Oklahoma's Jason Ellison went hitless in three at-bats to snap a 12-game hitting streak. . . .
Probables for Friday's contest are LHP Chris Seddon (2-0, 2.60) for the Isotopes and
LHP A.J. Murray (2-0, 5.14) for the Redhawks.
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| Filed 04/24/2008 |
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April 23, 2008 - Day Off
The Isotopes and the rest of the PCL are enjoying their first off day
of the season today.
Albuquerque travels to Oklahoma City Thursday to face the
division-leader Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers). Albuquerque
trails the Redhawks in the standings by three games and the Isotopes
are in the midst of a five-game road winning streak.
Probables for the opener on Thursday are RHP Eulogio de la Cruz
(1-1, 11.45) for the Isotopes and RHP Eric Hurley (1-0, 5.95)
for the Redhawks.
Filed 04/23/2008
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April 22, 2008 - Isotopes (11-7)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
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| Nashville Sounds |
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4 |
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13 |
18 |
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| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Mike DiFelice (1-0)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (1-3)
SV: Richie Gardner (1) |
Home Runs:
NSH Joe Dillon (1) off Gaby Hernandez in the 3rd inning
NSH Vinny Rottino (3) off Gaby Hernandez in the 1st inning
NSH Ozzie Chavez (1) off Scott Nestor in the 8th inning
NSH Brendan Katin (1) off Gaby Hernandez in the 4th inning
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TIME: 2:53 ATT: 4,648 |
| After scoring double-digit run totals in the first three games of the series,
the Isotopes were held to just three runs by Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) pitching as the
Sounds defeated the Isotopes 13-3 on Earth Day afternoon at "The Lab". Nashville avoided
the series sweep with the victory and Albuquerque snapped an eight-game winning streak with the
loss. |
| Vinny Rottino's first inning, three-run homer got the Sounds on the scoreboard
first. |
| Former-Isotope Joe Dillon two-run homered in the 3rd inning and Brendan Katin's
solo-homer was part of a two-run 4th inning as Nashville built the lead to 7-0. |
| It was not until the 6th inning that Albuquerque put a run on the scoreboard.
Paul Hoover singled and scored on Chris Barnwell's double. |
| Dallas McPherson singled with one out in the 7th inning, stole second base,
and scored on pinch-hitter John Gall's single as Albuquerque trailed 7-2. |
| Ozzie Chavez two-run homered in the 8th inning and Nashville put four more
runs on the scoreboard in the 9th inning to take a 13-2 lead. |
| Albuquerque scored their final run in the bottom of the 9th inning - Brett
Carroll doubled with one out and scored an out later on Gall's single. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 1-3) |
3.2 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 16 G, 67 AB, 10 R, 17 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 20 K, 2 SB, .254 AVG
Brett Carroll 12 G, 46 AB, 11 R, 18 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 6 BB, 14 K, 1 SB, .391 AVG
Scott Nestor 9 APP, 1-0, 0 SV, 10 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 10 BB, 10 K, 1 HR, 4.50 ERA
Gaby Hernandez 4 APP, 1-3, 21 IP, 32 H, 18 ER, 4 BB, 19 K, 5 HR, 7.71 ERA
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Dallas Trahern was activated from the disabled list and sent to the Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads.
Trahern was one of the prospects the Detroit Tigers sent to the Florida Marlins in the Dontrelle Willis,
Miguel Cabrera, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller principals trade this past offseason. . . .
Albuquerque had a successful series against the Sounds, winning three out of the four games.
30,100 attended the series/homestand for a per-game average of 7,525. The series saw the
highest (10,128) and lowest (4,648) single-game crowds so far this season at Isotopes Park. . . .
John Gall extend his hitting streak to 10 games with his two hit performance. Jason Wood
went hitless in a pinch-hitting role to snap a 6-game hitting streak. . . .
The Isotopes and the rest of the PCL have the day off Wednesday before Albuquerque heads
to Oklahoma City to face the division-leader Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) in a four game
series. Albuquerque is three games behind the Redhawks in the standings and heads to Oklahoma with
a five-game road winning streak. Probables for the opener on Thursday are RHP
Eulogio de la Cruz (1-1, 11.45) for the Isotopes and RHP Eric Hurley (1-0, 5.95) for the
Redhawks.
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| Filed 04/23/2008 |
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April 21, 2008 - Isotopes (11-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
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| Nashville Sounds |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
11 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
X |
. |
12 |
17 |
0 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (3-1)
LP: Jason Shiell (0-2)
SV: Joe Nelson (8) |
Home Runs:
NSH Brad Nelson (4) off Bobby Keppel in the 3rd inning
ALB Brett Carroll (5) off Chris Narveson in the 2nd inning
ALB Jason Wood (1) off Melqui Torres in the 8th inning |
TIME: 3:12 ATT: 10,128 |
| Bobby Keppel tossed six innings, allowing four earned runs, and Albuquerque
got a balanced offense attack with almost every starter knocking in a run, as the Isotopes defeated
the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 12-6 to extend their winning streak to 8 games in front of a season-high
crowd of 10,128 at "The Lab". |
| In the 1st inning, Laynce Nix had a run scoring single and Russell Branyan drove
in a pair of runs with a double to give the Sounds an early 3-0 lead.. |
| Brett Carroll solo homered in the 2nd inning to get Albuquerque on the scoreboard. |
| After Brad Nelson solo-homered in the 3rd inning to put Nashville on top 4-1, Albuquerque
began chipping away at the defecit in earnest in the 4th inning. With two outs, Tagg Bozied and
Carroll drew walks and John Baker singled to drive in Bozied, while Chris Barnwell singled to drive in
Carroll to pull Albuquerque to a run down at 4-3. |
| In the 6th inning, Carroll and Baker singled and Barnwell
walked to load the bases. After pinch-hitter Dallas McPherson struck out, Jai Miller singled to drive in
Carroll. Andrew Beattie's single drove in Baker and Barnwell and John Gall singled to drive in Miller
as Albuquerque led 7-4. |
| Nashville scored twice in the 7th inning to pull to 7-6, but Albuquerque
put the game out of reach in the 8th inning. Miller singled and stole second base. Beattie's
flyout advanced Miller to third base and Gall was intentionally walked to put runners on the corners.
Jason Wood homered to left field to make it 10-6 Albuquerque. Bozied singled and stole second base,
Carroll walked while Bozied moved to third base on defensive indifference, and a wild pitch brought
Bozied home. Baker's double scored Carroll with the final run of the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 3-1) |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 15 G, 63 AB, 10 R, 17 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 18 K, 2 SB, .270 AVG
Brett Carroll 11 G, 42 AB, 10 R, 17 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 6 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, .405 AVG
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
John Gall became the first Isotope in 2008 to win Pacific Coast League player of the week honors.
Gall was named the Hitter of the Week, hitting .458 (11x24) with 4 homers, 9 RBI and 7 runs scored
during the week of April 14-20th. Gall celebrated with a 3x4 effort in Monday's contest, knocking in a run,
plating a run, and extending his hitting streak to 9 games. . . .
On 50 cent hot dog night, 24,268 hot dogs were sold for an average of 2.4 hot dogs per person
in attendance. . . .
Brett Carroll scored four runs in the game, tying a franchise record. . . .
The Isotopes have been quite a scoring machine so far in 2008, scoring their 100th run of the season in
their 17th game. The 'Topes have scored 6.4 runs per game (109 runs scored in 17 contests). . . .
Jason Wood and John Baker extended their hitting streaks to 6 games. . . .
Nashville pitching has surrendered double-digit runs in three consecutive games for the first time
in 10 years. . . .
Jorge De La Rosa became the first Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) pitcher to win a PCL weekly award
since 2002. De La Rosa, named the Pitcher of the Week, went 2-0 with a 0.81 ERA. In two
starts, De La Rosa tossed 11 innings, giving up 7 hits, 1 earned run and struck out 10. . . .
Albuquerque goes incidentally "green" on Earth Day by playing the Sounds in the series finale under sunshine
on Tuesday. Looking for the series sweep and a franchise-record tying 9th victory in a row, Albuquerque sends
RHP Gaby Hernandez (1-2, 5.71) to the mound. RHP Mark DiFelice,
having recovered from off-season knee surgery, will be activated off the Disabled List to make his
first appearance for the Sounds in 2008.
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| Filed 04/21/2008 |
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April 20, 2008 - Isotopes (10-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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| Nashville Sounds |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
12 |
2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
X |
. |
11 |
15 |
1 |
WP: Chris Seddon (2-0)
LP: Zach Jackson (1-3)
SV: Joe Nelson (7) |
Home Runs:
NSH Adam Heether (1) off Chris Seddon in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 6,333 |
| Chris Seddon allowed four runs (only one earned) in 6 innings and Brett
Carroll went 4x5 with 4 runs driven in as the Isotopes defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 11-8 on
Sunday afternoon to extend their hitting streak to 7 games. |
| After spotting Nashville a run in the 1st inning, Albuquerque got on the scoreboard
and took the lead in the 2nd inning. Jason Wood started the inning by reaching on an error and Tagg
Bozied singled to put runners on the corners. Carroll singled to center field to drive in Wood and Paul
Hoover drew a walk to load the bases. Chris Barnwell doubled down the left field line to clear the
bases as Albuquerque led 4-1. |
| Carroll doubled to drive in John Gall in the 5th inning to extend Albuquerque's
lead to 5-1. |
| Nashville trimmed the defecit to a run at 5-4 in the 6th inning - Vinny Rottino
doubled home a run and Adam Heether launched a two-run homer to left field. |
| Albuquerque gave themselves some breathing room in their half of the 6th inning.
Barnwell singled and scored on pinch-hitter Chase Lambin's triple. Jai Miller singled to drive in Lambin
and Andrew Beattie doubled to plate Miller. Gall reached on an error to put runners on the corners and
Wood singled to drive in Beattie. Carroll's single drove in Gall for the final run of the inning to
give Albuquerque a 10-4 lead. |
| Nashville put together a 4-run rally in the 7th inning to come to within two runs of
the Isotopes at 10-8. |
| Wood walked, stole second base and scored on Carroll's single in the 8th inning
as Albuquerque tallied the final run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (W, 2-0) |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 14 G, 58 AB, 8 R, 14 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 18 K, 1 SB, .241 AVG
Brett Carroll 10 G, 40 AB, 6 R, 15 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 3 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, .375 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
John Gall singled to extend his hitting streak to 8 games. . . .
The Isotopes turned four double plays in the game, one shy of a franchise record. . . .
Albuquerque went homerless in the game, snapping a streak of seven games with a homer. . . .
The series continues Monday night when the Isotopes will be selling hot dogs for 50 cents each.
Probables are RHP Bobby Keppel (2-1, 4.58) for the Isotopes and LHP Chris Narveson (0-3, 3.94)
for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 04/20/2008 |
|
|
April 19, 2008 - Isotopes (9-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
. |
10 |
15 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
X |
. |
15 |
17 |
1 |
WP: Marcos Carvajal (1-0)
LP: Nic Ungs (1-2) |
Home Runs:
NSH Vinny Rottino (2) off Kenny Baugh in the 2nd inning
NSH Brad Nelson (3) off Kenny Baugh in the 3rd inning
NSH Russell Branyan (3) off Kenny Baugh in the 3rd inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (6) off Steve Bray in the 8th inning
ALB Chase Lambin (2) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning
ALB John Gall (5) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (4) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning
ALB Brett Carroll (3) off Nic Ungs in the 2nd inning
ALB Brett Carroll (4) off Erasmo Ramirez in the 7th inning |
TIME: 3:30 ATT: 8,991 |
| Brett Carroll homered twice and the Isotopes and Sounds played home run
derby, clubbing nine homers in all, as Albuquerque outslugged the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers)
15-10 in the opener of a four game series at "The Lab" on Saturday evening. Albuquerque has
won six straight games. |
| Nashville's Vinny Rottino two run homered in the 2nd inning, part of a three
run inning as the Sounds led 3-0. |
| Albuquerque brought out the lumber in their half of the 2nd inning to establish
a franchise record. Dallas McPherson singled, Tagg Bozied walked and an out later, John Baker
walked to load the bases. Former-Isotope and Nashville Sound starter Nic Ungs uncorked a wild pitch
as McPherson scored. Chris Barnwell doubled to drive in Bozied and Baker and Isotopes starter Kenny
Baugh doubled to drive in Barnwell. After Jai Miller grounded out, Chase Lambin two-run homered
and John Gall followed with a homer. McPherson singled and scored on Bozied's homer. After
Ungs was lifted, Carroll belted his first homer of the evening. When all was said and done in the
inning, Albuquerque sent 13 batters to the plate, scored 10 runs, and established a franchise record
with four homers in an inning. |
| Brad Nelson and Russell Branyan homered back-to-back in the 3rd inning as part
of a three run inning as Nashville trimmed the defecit to four runs at 10-6. |
| Nashville pulled to two runs at 10-8 in the 6th inning when Rottino and Abraham
Nunez each drove in a run with a sacrifice flyout. |
| In the 7th inning, Laynce Nix singled home a run to bring Nashville to a run
at 10-9, but Albuquerque got some breathing room back in their half of the 7th inning. Bozied singled
with one out and scored on Carroll's second homer of the game. |
| Albuquerque tallied for three more runs in the 8th inning to take a 15-9 lead with some two out
magic - Lambin singled, Gall walked, and McPherson homered to left field. |
| Nashville scored their final run in the 9th inning. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Kenny Baugh |
2.0 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 13 G, 53 AB, 7 R, 13 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 15 K, 1 SB, .245 AVG
Brett Carroll 9 G, 35 AB, 5 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, .314 AVG
Scott Nestor 8 APP, 1-0, 0 SV, 8 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, 3.38 ERA
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
With the victory, Albuquerque snapped a three-game losing streak to the Sounds at Isotopes Park. . . .
Albuquerque batters have homered back-to-back three times in 2008, including twice in this game. . . .
The 10 runs scored in the 2nd inning was one run shy of tying a franchise record for most runs in an inning. . . .
John Gall's homer extended his hitting streak to 7 games. . . .
In game two of the series on Sunday afternoon, Isotopes LHP Chris Seddon (1-0, 3.18) is
expected to take the mound against Nashville's LHP Zach Jackson (1-2, 5.50).
|
| Filed 04/19/2008 |
|
|
April 18, 2008 - Isotopes (8-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
9 |
0 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Eulogio de la Cruz (1-1)
LP: Cliff Politte (1-1)
SV: Randy Williams (1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Chase Lambin (1) off Cliff Politte in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 6,648 |
| Eulogio de la Cruz had his best Isotopes outing, allowing a run and 5 hits in
6 innings, and the Isotopes scored five runs in the 6th inning to give him run support in Albuquerque's 5-3
victory over the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals). Albuquerque swept the series in Memphis with
the victory and is in the midst of a five game winning streak. |
| Colby Rasmus singled and later scored on Josh Phelps' double in the 1st inning
as Memphis grabbed the early lead. |
| Memphis held on to that slim lead until the 6th inning. Alexis Gomez singled, stole
second base and scored on John Gall's single. Jason Wood singled to drive in Gall and Dallas McPherson
singled before Brett Carroll grounded into a double play to erase McPherson from the basepaths. With
Wood on third base, John Baker singled to drive in Wood and Chase Lambin followed with a homer to
right field to give Albuquerque a 5-1 lead. |
| In the 7th inning, Rasmus drew a bases-loaded walk and Jarrett Hoffpauir sacrifice
flied out as Memphis scored their final two runs of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio de la Cruz (W, 1-1) |
6.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Brett Carroll 8 G, 31 AB, 3 R, 9 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, .290 AVG
Eulogio de la Cruz 3 APP, 1-1, 11.45 ERA, 11 IP, 20 H, 14 ER, 8 BB, 8 K, 0 HR
Scott Nestor 7 APP, 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 0 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Marlins on Friday placed P Lee Gardner on the disabled list and purchased the contract of
P Doug Waechter from Albuquerque. Waechter, back in the big leagues for the first time since 2006
while with the Tampa Bay Rays, will fill the role of long relief with the Marlins. P Chris Mobley was
transferred from Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque. . . .
25,802 fans witnessed the Isotopes series sweep at Autozone Park. Albuquerque last swept a series (and on
the road) in August 2007 at Omaha. . . . Albuquerque leaves Memphis having won the last six games played in Memphis. . . .
Andrew Beattie went 0x5 to snap a 11 game winning streak (a 12-game streak going back to the 2007
season). . . .
The Isotopes are 7-3 on the road so far in 2008. . . .
After Joe Nelson saved the first three games in the series, Isotopes manager Dean Treanor gave him
the game off on Friday, opting for Randy Williams. Williams came through to earn the save. . . .
Albuquerque returns home to face the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) for another short four game
homestand. Probables in the opener are RHP Kenny Baugh (0-0, 0.00) for the Isotopes and
former-Isotope RHP Nic Ungs (1-1, 3.72) for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 04/18/2008 |
|
|
April 17, 2008 - Isotopes (7-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
7 |
1 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Gaby Hernandez (1-2)
LP: Mitchell Boggs (2-1)
SV: Joe Nelson (6) |
Home Runs:
ALB John Gall (4) off Mitchell Boggs in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:27 ATT: 6,324 |
 After spotting Memphis to two first-inning runs, Albuquerque came up with a five run
6th inning, keyed by a three-run John Gall homer, to defeat the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 5-2
at Autozone Park on Thursday evening.
In the 1st inning, Colby Rasmus and Jarrett Hoffpauir both singled and scored
on Nick Stavinoha's double. |
| In Albuquerque's 6th inning, Isotopes starter Gaby Hernandez helped his cause with a
double, Andrew Beattie walked, and Gall homered to left field. Dallas McPherson walked, Tagg Bozied
singled, and both runners advanced into scoring position when Alexis Gomez grounded out. Paul Hoover
followed with a single to drive in McPherson and Bozied. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (W, 1-2) |
6.2 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 12 G, 48 AB, 7 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, .229 AVG
Brett Carroll 7 G, 29 AB, 3 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, .276 AVG
Gaby Hernandez 3 APP, 1-2, 5.71 ERA, 17.1 IP, 23 H, 11 ER, 4 BB, 15 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
John Gall has homered in two straight games and has three homers in those two games. . . .
Albuquerque looks for the series sweep Friday evening. Probables are RHP Eulogio de la Cruz
(0-1, 23.40) for Albuquerque, while Hugo Castellanos (0-0, 1.86) will come out of the
bullpen to make a spot start for the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 04/17/2008 |
|
|
April 16, 2008 - Isotopes (6-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
11 |
1 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
4 |
8 |
0 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (2-1)
LP: John Wasdin (1-2)
SV: Joe Nelson (5) |
Home Runs:
ALB John Gall (2) off John Wasdin in the 3rd inning
ALB John Gall (3) off John Wasdin in the 5th inning
ALB Jai Miller (2) off John Wasdin in the 5th inning
ALB Andrew Beattie (1) off John Wasdin in the 3rd inning
MEM David Freese (1) off Bobby Keppel in the 5th inning
MEM David Freese (2) off Joe Nelson in the 9th inning |
TIME: 2:22 ATT: 6,518 |
| Dean Treanor witnessed a fun game with a milestone outcome. At Autozone Park in Memphis on Wednesday afternoon, both
clubs combined for six homers, accounting for seven of the ten runs scored in Albuquerque's 6-4
victory over the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals). The victory was Dean Treanor's 300th regular
season win at the helm of the 'Topes. |
| Albuquerque scored in the 1st inning. Jai Miller doubled and scored on John
Gall's double. |
| Solo back-to-back homers from Andrew Beattie and Gall in the 3rd inning
extended Albuquerque's lead to 3-0. |
| Albuquerque manufactured their fourth run in the 4th inning. Alexis Gomez singled,
stole second base and scored on John Baker's single. |
| Solo homers from Jai Miller and Gall (his second homer of the day) in the 5th inning
put Albuquerque up 6-0. |
| Memphis' Josh Phelps lead off singled in the 5th inning, breaking up Albuquerque starter Bobby
Keppel's perfect game. David Freese followed with his first of two homers on the day to get Memphis
on the scoreboard. |
| After Memphis added a run in the 6th inning, Freese solo-homered in the 9th inning
to close out the scoring in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 2-1) |
7.0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 11 G, 43 AB, 7 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, .256 AVG
Scott Nestor 6 APP, 1-0, 0 SV, 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 0 HR, 0.00 ERA
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Andrew Beattie's homer extended his 2008 hitting streak to 10 games (11 games going back to last season). . . .
Isotope baserunners stole three bags in the game (Chris Barnwell - 1; Alexis Gomez - 2). They were the
first stolen bases for the club since April 6th at Omaha. . . .
John Gall was the first Isotope to homer twice in a game and his 10 total bases in a game is the most
for an Isotope so far in 2008. . . .
Albuquerque resumes the series with Memphis on Thursday evening. Probables are
RHP Gaby Hernandez (0-2, 7.59) for the Isotopes and RHP Mitchell Boggs (2-0, 0.69) for
the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 04/16/2008 |
|
|
April 15, 2008 - Isotopes (5-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.0 Games |
| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
6 |
0 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
6 |
1 |
WP: Chris Seddon (1-0)
LP: Blake Hawksworth (0-2)
SV: Joe Nelson (4) |
Home Runs:
ALB Dallas McPherson (5) off Blake Hawksworth in the 4th inning
ALB Alexis Gomez (3) off Blake Hawksworth in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 6,312 |
| Alexis Gomez's three-run homer keyed a four-run 6th inning as Albuquerque
broke open a 1-1 game to defeat the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 5-2 in their series opener
at Autozone Park in Memphis on Monday evening. |
| The Isotopes and Redbirds exchanged single runs in the 4th inning. Dallas
McPherson solo-homered for Albuquerque, while Memphis' Jarrett Hoffpauir doubled and later scored on
Josh Phelps' sacrifice flyout. |
| In the 6th inning, Jai Miller reached on an error and Andrew Beattie ground-rule
doubled. An out later, McPherson walked to load the bases and Tagg Bozied reached on a fielder's
choice with Miller scoring on the play. Gomez followed with a homer to right field to give Albuquerque
a 5-1 lead. |
| Memphis scored their final run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Amaury Marti doubled
and scored on Mark Johnson's double. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (W, 1-0) |
6.1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 10 G, 38 AB, 5 R, 9 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, .237 AVG
Brett Carroll 6 G, 28 AB, 3 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, .286 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Tonight, Albuquerque pitching did not allow a homer in a game for the first time in 2008. The 10 game
stretch was just one shy of tying a franchise record for most consecutive games with a homer
allowed. . . .
Andrew Beattie had a pair of doubles to extend his 2008 hitting streak to 9 games (10 game
streak if the 2007 season is included). . . .
Albuquerque batters struck out a season-high 12 times in the game. Memphis starter Blake
Hawksworth had 10 of those. . . .
The Isotopes are expected to send RHP Bobby Keppel (1-1, 5.91) to the mound on Wednesday
afternoon to face Isotopes nemesis RHP John Wasdin (1-1, 3.09). Wasdin is the only pitcher to
hold the Isotopes hitless in a game (a April 7, 2003 perfect game when Wasdin was a member
of the Nashville Sounds).
|
| Filed 04/15/2008 |
|
|
April 14, 2008 - Isotopes (4-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -4.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
15 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
7 |
14 |
2 |
WP: Scott Nestor (1-0)
LP: Bill White (0-1) |
Home Runs:
OKL Casey Benjamin (2) off Doug Waechter in the 6th inning
OKL Jason Ellison (1) off Doug Waechter in the 5th inning
OKL Kevin Mench (1) off Doug Waechter in the 6th inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (3) off A.J. Murray in the 2nd inning
ALB Brett Carroll (2) off A.J. Murray in the 5th inning |
TIME: 2:54 ATT: 6,444 |
 Paul Hoover's run scoring single in the bottom of the 9th inning snapped a 6-6
tie and gave Albuquerque a 7-6 win over the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) on Monday afternoon
in front of 6,444 fans. The victory ended a three game losing skid.
Jai Miller led off the Isotopes portion of the game by reaching on a three-base error and scored
on Brett Carroll's groundout to give Albuquerque a 1-0 lead. |
| After Oklahoma tied the game in the top of the 2nd inning, Albuquerque regained
the lead in the home half. Tagg Bozied homered to left field with one out and Hoover doubled,
Chris Barnwell walked, and both scored on Miller's double to give Albuquerque a 4-1 advantage. |
| Chris Shelton doubled home a run in the 3rd inning and Jason Ellison solo-homered
in the 5th inning as Oklahoma trimmed the defecit to a run at 4-3. |
| Albuquerque increased their cushion in their half of the 5th inning. Carroll
homered to lead off the inning and Jason Wood followed with a single. Dallas McPherson drew a
walk ahead of John Gall's run-scoring single that brought Wood home to give Albuquerque a 6-3 lead. |
| Oklahoma got those two runs back in the 6th inning when Kevin Mench and
Casey Benjamin each solo-homered to bring the Redhawks to a run down at 6-5. |
| Brandon Boggs' run-scoring double plated Drew Meyer in the 7th inning to tie the game
up at 6-6. |
| In the bottom of the 9th inning, Wood singled and McPherson walked to lead off
the inning. Gall laid down a successful sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position
and Tagg Bozied was intentionally walked to load the bases. Hoover followed with a single
to right field that brought Wood home with the game winning run. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Doug Waechter |
5.2 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 9 G, 35 AB, 4 R, 9 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, .257 AVG
Brett Carroll 5 G, 24 AB, 3 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, .333 AVG
Scott Nestor 5 APP, 1-0, 0 SV, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Oklahoma won three games out of the four in the series. 30,996 came to the Lab for the home season
opener series for a per-game attendance of 7,749. . . .
Half of the Isotopes contests in 2008 (and three out of the four in the series with the Redhawks)
have been determined by one run. . . .
Matt Brown of the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) was named the first PCL Hitter of the Week for 2008.
Brown hit .471 (24x51) for the week with 4 homers and 13 RBI and hit for the first cycle in all of minor
league baseball on April 9th. . . .
Max Scherzer of the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) earned the first 2008 PCL Pitcher of the
Week honors. Scherzer made two starts, giving up no runs and striking out 18 in 12 innings, but his
club failed to perform well enough to earn him any decision in those two outings. . . .
Albuquerque goes to Memphis for a short four-game roadtrip. Probables in the opener Tuesday
night are LHP Chris Seddon (0-0, 5.40) for the Isotopes and RHP Blake Hawksworth (0-1, 9.31)
for the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals).
|
| Filed 04/14/2008 |
|
|
April 13, 2008 - Isotopes (3-6)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -5.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
. |
10 |
12 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
9 |
15 |
1 |
WP: Paul Kometani (2-0)
LP: Joe Nelson (0-1)
SV: Frank Francisco (3) |
Home Runs:
OKL Kevin Richardson (1) off Randy Williams in the 7th inning
ALB Brett Carroll (1) off Paul Kometani in the 8th inning
ALB Jai Miller (1) off Kameron Loe in the 5th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (4) off Eric Hurley in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 3:30 ATT: 8,183 |
| Albuquerque got in the hole early, tallied for five runs in the 5th inning to take
the lead, and then lost the lead in the later innings as the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) outslugged
the Isotopes 10-9. Albuquerque has dropped three straight games. |
| Albuquerque took the early lead in the game. In the 1st inning, Jai Miller doubled
and scored on Brett Carroll's double. |
| Eulogio de la Cruz, making the start a day early due to Daniel Barone going on
the Disabled List, pitched Albuquerque into a hole starting in the 2nd inning. Brandon Boggs tripled and scored
on Ryan Roberts' single. Joaquin Arias singled and an out later, Casey Benjamin singled to drive in
Roberts and Arias to give Oklahoma a 3-1 lead. |
| Oklahoma added three more in the 3rd inning. Nate Gold walked, Boggs singled
and Roberts doubled to drive in Gold and Boggs. A wild pitched advanced Roberts to third base before
Arias singled to drive in Roberts. |
| Albuquerque scored twice in the 3rd inning when Dallas McPherson homered to center
field with Carroll on base and regained the lead in the 5th inning. Jason Wood led off the inning
with a single and two outs later, John Baker singled and Chase Lambin singled to drive in Wood
and Baker. Lambin took second base on a wild pitch and Chris Barnwell drew a walk ahead of
Miller's homer to center field to give Albuquerque an 8-6 lead. |
| Oklahoma's Kevin Richardson solo-homered to center field in the 7th inning and
in the 8th inning, Oklahoma regained the lead for good. Jason Ellison singled and advanced to
second base on Drew Meyer's sacrifice bunt. Nelson Cruz walked and an out later, Boggs singled
to drive in Ellison. Roberts walked to load the bases and Arias singled to drive in Cruz and Boggs
to give Oklahoma a 10-8 advantage. |
| Carroll's 8th inning solo homer provided Albuquerque's final run. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio de la Cruz (L, 0-2) |
2. | |
