June 18, 2008 - DH 1 - Isotopes (34-37)
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| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
3 |
7 |
1 |
WP: P.J. Walters (6-1)
LP: Chris Seddon (5-5)
SV: Mark Worrell (1) |
Home Runs:
MEM Nick Stavinoha (9) off Chris Seddon in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 1:52 |
| Chris Seddon tossed Albuquerque's second complete game of the season,
allowing three runs in the effort. His teammates, however, were unable to come up with more
than a 1 run and 5 hits as the Memphis Redbirds snapped out of a drought against the Isotopes
at Autozone Park with a 3-1 victory over Albuquerque in the opener of a doubleheader. |
| Albuquerque briefly led in the contest. With one out in the 1st inning, Chris
Barnwell doubled and scored when Tagg Bozied reached on an error. |
| Brian Barden doubled and scored on Colby Rasmus' single in the home half
of the 1st inning as the Redbirds tied the game. |
| Nick Stavinoha's third inning homer snapped the 1-1 tie and in the
4th inning, D'Angelo Jimenez scored on a groundout as the Redbirds added an insurance run. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (L, 5-5) |
6.0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 59 G, 230 AB, 32 R, 55 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 22 BB, 71 K, 9 SB, .239 AVG
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Chris Seddon has tossed both Isotopes' complete games this season and both came against
the Redbirds. . . .
Memphis had lost their last six games played at Autozone Park to the Isotopes
prior to the victory in Game 1. . . .
Lorenzo Scott went hitless for the first time in an Isotopes suit, snapping a five game
hitting streak. . . .
Dallas McPherson went hitless in two at-bats to snap an eight-game hitting streak. . . .
John Gall had a hit in three at-bats to extend his hitting streak to a current team-high nine games.
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| Filed 06/18/2008 |
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June 18, 2008 - DH 2 - Isotopes (34-38)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -5.0 Games |
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| Autozone Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| Memphis Redbirds |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
5 |
8 |
0 |
WP: Clayton Mortensen (1-1)
LP: Chris Michalak (0-1)
SV: Jason Motte (3) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jai Miller (10) off Chris Mortensen in the 1st inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (22) off Chris Mortensen in the 3rd inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (11) off Chris Mortensen in the 6th inning
MEM Rico Washington (3) off Chris Michalak in the 1st inning
MEM D'Angelo Jimenez (3) off Chris Michalak in the 1st inning |
TIME: 2:11 ATT: 9,074 |
| Isotopes starter Chris Michalak allowed a pair of homers and five runs
in the 1st inning and Memphis made that early advantage stand, taking the game 5-4 and
sweeping the Isotopes in the doubleheader. |
| Jai Miller led off the game with a homer as the Isotopes briefly held a 1-0 lead. |
| In the bottom of the 1st inning, Brian Barden singled and Colby Rasmus doubled. Two
outs later, Jarrett Hoffpauir drew a walk and Rico Washington grand-slam homered to right field. D'Angelo
Jimenez followed with a solo homer as the Redbirds led 5-1. |
| Chase Lambin walked and later scored on a wild pitch in the 2nd inning as the
Isotopes trailed 5-2. |
| Dallas McPherson belted his PCL-leading 22nd homer in the 3rd inning and Tagg
Bozied added a 6th inning homer as the Isotopes inched closer, but Albuquerque was unable to come
up with one more run in the game that would tie it. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Michalak (L, 0-1) |
3.2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 60 G, 233 AB, 33 R, 56 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 25 RBI, 23 BB, 72 K, 9 SB, .240 AVG
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
A pair of Isotopes were suspended for their parts in a couple of bench-clearing incidents in the
series at Isotopes Park against the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros). Manager Dean Treanor
was suspended three games and pitcher Gaby Hernandez was suspended five games (basically just
a delay between starts for Hernandez). The Albuquerque Journal reported Treanor will serve his
suspension July 1-3 against the Express in Round Rock and thus won't be in the dugout for the
only Isotopes/Express regionally-televised game in the series. The Round Rock club has not reported who was suspended
on their team and for how many games. It should be certain that pitcher Ray King will face some
suspension time as he played an aggresive role in those incidents. . . .
The Isotopes are half-way through the 2008 campaign and have a 34-38 record. . . .
Albuquerque was swept in a doubleheader for the first time since July 22, 2007 at Isotopes
Park against New Orleans. . . .
John Gall went hitless in two at-bats to snap a 9-game hitting streak. . . .
Jai Miller has two leadoff homers for Albuquerque in 2008. . . .
The Rico Washington grand-slam homer was the second grand slam homer Isotopes pitching
has given up and the back-to-back homers in the 1st inning was the third time that has happened against
Isotopes pitching. . . .
The series continues Thursday evening. Probables are RHP Dallas Trahern (1-6, 6.70)
for the Isotopes and the rehabilitating LHP Mark Mulder (0-2, 13.03) for the Redhawks.
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| Filed 06/18/2008 |
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Isotopes/Redbirds Postponed in Memphis
The Albuquerque Isotopes / Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals)
series opener in Memphis on Tuesday evening was postponed
due to travel problems the Isotopes experienced.
According to the Isotopes, the club made it to Dallas but
weather in the area prevented their originally scheduled
flight to leave Dallas for Memphis. The club booked tickets for
a later flight and ended up in Memphis about 20 minutes
prior to the normal scheduled first pitch time. Redbirds
management decided to postpone the game rather than delay
the start of the game by more than an hour.
The game will be made up as a doubleheader on Wednesday
afternoon. Probables in the opener of the doubleheader are
LHP Chris Seddon (5-4, 3.97) for the Isotopes and P.J.
Walters (5-1, 6.15) for the Redbirds. Probables in the
nightcap are RHP Dallas Trahern (1-6, 6.70) for the
Isotopes and RHP Clayton Mortensen (0-1, 4.22) for
Memphis.
Tonight was the second travel-plagued series opener
the Isotopes have participated in recently. The start of
the previous Isotope homestand saw the Round Rock
Express (AAA Astros) having issues travelling to Albuquerque
with the game starting almost an hour late with only 15 of
the 24 Express players in the dugout at first pitch with the
rest arriving in town about the time the game ended.
Filed 06/17/2008
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June 16, 2008 - Isotopes (34-36)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
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| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
14 |
2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
9 |
12 |
1 |
WP: Marcus Gwyn (1-0)
LP: Brad Salmon (5-2) |
Home Runs:
OMA Jason Smith (15) off Gaby Hernandez in the 2nd inning
OMA Ryan Shealy (9) off Gaby Hernandez in the 3rd inning
OMA Gookie Dawkisn (1) off Marcus Carvajal in the 5th inning |
TIME: 3:32 ATT: 7,849 |
| John Gall's walk-off sacrifice fly capped a two-run 9th inning as the Isotopes
came from behind to defeat the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 9-8 in the series finale Monday evening
at "The Lab". |
| The Isotopes struck first in the 1st inning. Lorenzo Scott singled, Chris
Barnwell walked, Gall singled to drive in Scott, and Jason Wood grounded into a double play
as Barnwell scored. Tagg Bozied doubled and later scored on Andrew Beattie's single as
the Isotopes led 3-0. |
| Jason Smith solo homered in the 2nd inning for Omaha and for
Albuquerque in their half of the 2nd inning, Jai Miller singled, advanced to third base on
an error during a pickoff attempt, and scored when Barnwell laid down a sacrifice bunt. |
| Omaha's Ryan Shealy three-run homered in the third inning as the
Lil' Kings tied the game at 4-4. |
| The Isotopes and Royals swapped single runs in the 4th inning. Omaha's
Ed Lucas reached on a fielder's choice and scored on Mitch Maier's single and for the
Isotopes, Beattie walked, advanced to second base on Paul Hoover's single, and scored on Miller's
single. |
Gookie Dawkins solo-homered for the Royals in the 5th inning to give Omaha
a 6-5 lead, but Albuquerque regained the advantage in their half of the 5th inning. Bozied
drew a leadoff walk, Dallas McPherson doubled, and Miller reached on an error as Bozied and
McPherson scored. |
| The see-saw battle continued in the 6th inning as Omaha regained the lead -
Shealy doubled home a run and Smith singled home a run. |
| Omaha kept their slim 8-7 lead until the bottom of the 9th inning. Beattie walked,
Hoover singled to put runners on the corners, and after Miller struck out, Scott reached on a fielder's
choice with Beattie scoring to the tie game. Barnwell drew a walk to load the bases before Gall
lifted a sacrifice fly to drive in Hoover with the game winning run. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez |
3.1 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 58 G, 227 AB, 32 R, 54 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 22 BB, 71 K, 9 SB, .238 AVG
Gaby Hernandez 10 APP, 2-6, 6.08 ERA, 53.1 IP, 70 H, 36 ER, 15 BB, 49 K, 12 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
For the first time since August 22-28, 2005 (Travis Smith - Pitcher; Mike Colangelo - Hitter), a
pair of Isotopes have swept the PCL weekly Player of the Week awards. John Gall is
the hitter of the week after hitting .606 (20x33) for the week with 1 homer, 11 RBI and 8 runs
scored. Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz is the pitcher of the week after winning both of his
starts for the week and allowing 1 run in 12 innings pitched while striking out 14. Gall has
won the weekly award twice in 2008 and De La Cruz is the first Isotopes pitcher to win the
award in 2008. . . .
The Isotopes won the series with three victories over the Royals. A season-best series attendance mark of 38,444
was set for a per-game average of 9,611 and 66,048 attended the just-completed eight
game homestand. Omaha played their last game at Isotopes Park in 2008 and the Isotopes
won five out of the eight games in the season series portion played at Isotopes Park. The
Isotopes have four games left in Omaha to complete the season series. . .
Albuquerque has won a series for the first time since April 19-22 (against Nashville at Isotopes Park). . . .
Albuquerque has had three walk-off victories in 2008 and Gall had a hand in driving in the game-winning
run in two of the three. . . .
Gall and Dallas McPherson each hit safely to extend their hitting streaks to 8 games. . . .
Isotope batters drew a season-high 10 walks in the game. . . .
The Isotopes hit the road for a quick four game series against the Memphis Redbirds (AAA
Cardinals) at Autozone Park. The last time the Isotopes were in Memphis, they swept the series and
John Gall was red-hot against his former club. Gall is currently hot and hopefully he can batter his
former team again. Probables in the opener are LHP Chris Seddon (5-4, 3.97)
for the Isotopes and RHP Mike Parisi (3-1, 3.98) for the Redbirds.
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| Filed 06/16/2008 |
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June 15, 2008 - Isotopes (33-36)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.0 Games |
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| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
7 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
7 |
9 |
0 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (8-3)
LP: Brandon Duckworth (3-6) |
Home Runs:
OMA Damon Hollins (7) off Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz in the 6th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (21) off Brandon Duckworth in the 1st inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (10) off Brandon Duckworth in the 1st inning
ALB John Baker (4) off Brandon Duckworth in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:31 ATT: 7,812 |
| Albuquerque scored six runs in the first two innings and Eulogio
"Frankie" De La Cruz cruised, tossing 6 innings while striking out 9 and allowing just a solo homer
as the Isotopes defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 7-1 on Father's Day evening at
"The Lab". |
| With one out in the 1st inning, Chris Barnwell drew a walk, stole second
base, and scored on John Gall's single. Gall advanced to second base on a wild pitch and
scored on Dallas McPherson's league-leading 21st homer. Tagg Bozied followed with a solo
homer as the Isotopes rapidly built a 4-0 lead. |
| John Baker solo-homered to lead off the 2nd inning. After Jai Miller
struck out, Lorenzo Scott bunt-singled, stole second and scored on Gall's single as the
Isotopes led 6-0. |
| Albuquerque scored their final run in the 4th inning. Miller walked, stole
second base, advanced to third base on an error during the play, and scored on Gall's
single. |
| Damon Hollin's 6th inning solo homer allowed Omaha to avoid being
shut out for the second night in a row. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (W, 8-3) |
6.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 57 G, 223 AB, 31 R, 52 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 21 BB, 70 K, 9 SB, .233 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 13 APP, 8-3, 3.72 ERA, 72.2 IP, 71 H, 30 ER, 25 BB, 60 K, 3 HR
Scott Nestor 30 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 9.74 ERA, 32.1 IP, 37 H, 35 ER, 28 BB, 30 K, 6 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque has won back-to-back contests for the first time since June 1 and 2 against
the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) at Isotopes Park. . . .
John Gall and Dallas McPherson each extended their hitting streaks to 7 games. . . .
The series (and homestand) concludes on Monday evening. Looking to claim a series win, the
Isotopes are expected to send RHP Gaby Hernandez (2-6, 5.58) to the mound to face
LHP Tyler Lumsden (2-7 6.71).
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| Filed 06/15/2008 |
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June 14, 2008 - Isotopes (32-36)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.0 Games |
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| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
. |
7 |
14 |
0 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (7-6)
LP: Matt Wright (1-4) |
TIME: 2:38 ATT: 11,435 |
 Albuquerque got excellence on the mound and at the plate on Saturday evening.
Bobby Keppel and Ross Wolf combined on Albuquerque's second shutout of the season and
John Gall had a franchise record tying effort night at the plate in Albuquerque's 7-0 victory over
the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals).
In the 1st inning, Chris Barnwell singled into left field with one out
and flew around the bases to score on John Gall's double into the left field corner. Jason Wood
followed with a single to left field to plate Gall as the 'Topes led 2-0. |
| Albuquerque added to the lead in the 5th inning. Barnwell led off with a single
and scored on Gall's double to the top of Isotopes Hill in center field. Dallas McPherson
doubled into the right field corner to put both runners in scoring position and Tagg Bozied brought
them home with a double to Isotopes Hill. |
| In the 7th inning, Gall singled to left field and later scored on McPherson's
double, and in the 8th inning, Paul Hoover drew a leadoff walk, Lorenzo Scott followed with
a walk, and after Barnwell grounded into a double play removing Scott from the basepaths,
Gall doubled to left field to drive in Hoover for the final Albuquerque run of the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 7-6) |
6.2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 56 G, 222 AB, 30 R, 52 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 18 BB, 69 K, 8 SB, .234 AVG
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Chris Michalak rejoins the Isotopes! The Marlins signed Michalak to a free agent contract and
assigned him to Albuquerque. Michalak, who last pitched for Albuquerque in 2004, pitched for
the Frisco Roughriders (AA Rangers) in 2008, going 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 16 games.
OF Dante Brinkley was placed on the Disabled List to make roster room for Michalak. . . .
The start of the game was delayed 22 minutes due to the Beatlemania Again pregame concert
running long. . . .
John Gall tied franchise records for most hits in a game (5) and doubles in a game (3). Gall
has been a doubles machine lately, also having tied the doubles in a game franchise record just this
past Wednesday in addition to tonight. Gall led the offense in the game with three runs driven in
and extended his hitting streak to six games. . . .
Only three Isotopes have accomplished a five hit night in franchise history - the last was
Tom Wilson on August 8, 2006 at Colorado Springs. . . .
Bobby Keppel earned his seventh victory tonight, tying him for the team lead in wins. Keppel
also snapped a four-game losing pitching decision streak and was involved as the
starting pitcher in both of Albuquerque's shutouts tossed in 2008. . . .
Isotopes fan favorite Josh Willingham will not be coming to Albuquerque as Willingham began his
rehabilitation assignment with the Class-AA Carolina Mudcats. . . .
What would a baseball game be like if no fans showed up? The Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs)
and Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) found out on Saturday afternoon. At a virtually empty
Principal Park in Des Moines (only certain Cubs team employees, MLB scouts, and media
were allowed to attend), the Cubs came from behind to defeat the Sounds 5-4. Evacuation orders
from the flooding in Des Moines kept fans from being able to attend the game. For
purposes of ticketing, the game is considered a rainout. The two clubs play a doubleheader
on Sunday and it is hoped evacuation orders are lifted so fans will be able to attend. . . .
The Isotopes and Royals meet for an evening Father's Day contest on Sunday. Probables
are Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (7-3, 3.92) for the Isotopes and RHP Brandon Duckworth
(3-5, 4.34) for the Royals.
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| Filed 06/14/2008 |
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June 13, 2008 - Isotopes (31-36)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.5 Games |
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| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
12 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
. |
5 |
10 |
3 |
WP: Horacio Ramirez (1-1)
LP: Dallas Trahern (1-6)
SV: Joel Peralta (1) |
Home Runs:
OMA Dave Matranga (4) off Dallas Trahern in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 3:08 ATT: 11,348 |
| Down 7-0 going into the bottom of the 7th inning, Albuquerque tried
to mount a come-from-behind rally but fell just short in a 7-5 defeat to the Omaha Royals
(AAA Royals) in the opener of a four-game series at "The Lab" on Friday night. |
| Dave Matranga led off the 3rd inning with a homer. An out later, Shane
Costa reached on an error, Billy Butler singled, Ryan Shealy struck out, and Jason Smith
walked to load the bases. Matt Tupman singled to clear the bases and Gookie Dawkins singled
to drive in Tupman as the Royals led 5-0. |
| Chris Lubanski singled home a run in the 5th inning and Matranga singled
in a run in the 7th inning as the Royals extended their lead to 7-0. |
| Dallas McPherson doubled and scored on John Baker's single in the
7th inning, and Chris Barnwell singled and scored on John Gall's double in the 8th inning
as Albuquerque trailed 7-2 going into the 9th inning. |
| After a scoreless top of the 9th inning, Albuquerque added more runs
to the scoreboard in the bottom half. Andrew Beattie walked with one out, Baker singled, and Chase
Lambin doubled to drive in Beattie while Baker advanced to third base. After Lorenzo Scott
struck out swinging, Barnwell doubled to drive in Baker and Lambin and with Gall in the batter's
box as the game-tying run, Gall struck out swinging to end the game. |
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| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 1-6) |
4.2 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Scott Nestor 29 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.05 ERA, 31.1 IP, 36 H, 35 ER, 28 BB, 30 K, 6 HR
Dallas Trahern 9 APP, 1-6, 6.70 ERA, 47 IP, 60 H, 35 ER, 17 BB, 35 K, 12 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
Tagg Bozied went hitless in four at-bats to snap a five-game hitting streak. Dallas McPherson
and John Gall hit safely to extend their streaks to five games. . . .
In an interesting event elsewhere in the PCL, the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) at Iowa
Cubs (AAA Cubs) game was postponed due to flooding when the nearby Des Moines and Raccoon
Rivers overflowed their banks. The parking lots at Principal Park in Des Moines were flooded,
yet the playing surface stayed relatively dry with only the dugouts and outfield warning track
starting to flood as of the latest report. It will be determined Saturday morning if flooding has subsided and
Saturday's Sounds/Cubs contest can go on, if the game will be postponed if floodwaters get worse,
or maybe if the series will be played in another venue. . . .
The series continues Saturday evening. Probables are RHP Bobby Keppel (6-6, 5.40)
for the Isotopes and RHP Matt Wright (1-3, 5.64) for the Royals.
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| Filed 06/13/2008 |
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June 12, 2008 - Isotopes (31-35)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.5 Games |
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| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
7 |
10 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
. |
8 |
17 |
2 |
WP: Brandon Villafuerte (3-2)
LP: Dave Borkowski (0-1) |
Home Runs:
RR Nick Gorneault (7) off Chris Seddon in the 6th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (20) off Josh Miller in the 2nd inning
ALB Lorenzo Scott (1) off Josh Miller in the 3rd inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (9) off Josh Miller in the 6th inning |
TIME: 3:00 ATT: 6,040 |
| John Gall singled home John Baker with the game-winning run in the bottom of
the 9th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) 8-7 in the series
finale Thursday evening at "The Lab". |
| Dallas McPherson belted his league-lead tying 20th homer in the 2nd inning
as the Isotopes took a 1-0 lead. |
| The Express got on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning and took a 3-1 lead on
a run-scoring double by Edwin Maysonet, a run-scoring single by J.R. House, and a sacrifice
flyout by Mark Saccomanno. |
| Lorenzo Scott, in his first game as an Isotope after a promotion from
Class-AA Carolina, inside-the-park homered to right-center field in the 3rd inning as the
Isotopes cut the defecit to a run at 3-2. |
| The Express put some breathing room between themselves and the Isotopes
in the 6th inning. Saccomanno and J.R. Towles singled and Nick Gorneault three-run homered
to give Round Rock a 6-2 lead. |
| In the home half of the 6th inning, Scott doubled to lead off the
inning but was caught stealing at third base. An out later, Gall singled and scored on Tagg
Bozied's homer. |
| The Isotopes capped their come-from-behind rally in the 8th inning. Jason
Wood, Scott, and Chris Barnwell all singled to load the bases and Gall singled to drive in Wood.
Bozied's single brought home Scott and Barnwell was thrown out at Home Plate trying to score
as the Isotopes tied the game at 6-6. Andrew Beattie's single plated Gall with the tie-breaking
run as Albuquerque led 7-6 going into the 9th inning. |
| Isotopes relievers were unable to close out the game in the 9th inning. Yordany
Ramirez singled and David Newhan sacrifice bunted Ramirez into scoring position. Tomas Perez
was hit by a pitch and after Maysonet struck out swinging for the second out of the inning, House
singled to drive in Ramirez to tie the game. |
| In the bottom of the 9th inning, Baker doubled, advanced to third
when Wood laid down a sacrifice bunt, and after Scott was intentionally walked, Gall singled to
right field to plate Baker with the game-winning run. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon |
5.1 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
(none)
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
In Isotopes transaction news, OF George Lombard was transferred from Extended Spring to
Albuquerque and then placed on the Disabled List with a right shoulder strain. OF Lorenzo Scott was transferred from
Class-AA Carolina to Albuquerque. In 50 games with Carolina, Scott hit .273 (36x132) with 4 homers, 17
RBI and swiped 15 bases. . . .
Tonight's game completed the halfway point in Albuquerque's 2008 home schedule. The Isotopes
have drawn 257,879 fans in 35 home gates, with one home gate lost due to a wet grounds postponement. . . .
The Express and Isotopes split the series 2-2. 27,604 fans attended for a per-game average of
6,040. Tonight's contest marked the final game between the Isotopes and Express at Isotopes Park
in 2008 and each team won four out of the eight games played at "The Lab". The clubs meet
for a pair of four-game series' later in the season in Round Rock to conclude the 2008 season
series. . . .
Lorenzo Scott had 3 hits in his Isotopes debut, and was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Scott's
inside-the-park homer was the first one since Eric Reed accomplished the feat on August 31, 2006 against
Nashville. Out of the nine Isotope franchise inside-the-park homers, only one was accomplished
on the road. . . .
Chase Lambin went hitless in 3 at-bats to snap a five-game hitting streak. . . .
The Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) come to town for a four-game series. Probables in Friday's
opener are RHP Dallas Trahern (1-5, 7.23) for the Isotopes and LHP Horacio Ramirez (0-1, 4.50)
for the Lil' Kings.
|
| Filed 06/12/2008 |
|
|
June 11, 2008 - Isotopes (30-35)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.5 Games |
|
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
14 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
10 |
2 |
WP: Josh Muecke (5-4)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (2-6)
SV: Jorge Sosa (1) |
Home Runs:
RR J.R. House (5) off Gaby Hernandez in the 1st inning |
TIME: 3:09 ATT: 5,564 |
| Isotopes starter Gaby Hernandez pitched Albuquerque into an early 7-0 hole and
the Isotopes could not quite come back as the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) defeated the
'Topes 7-4. |
| In the 1st inning, Hernandez allowed singles to Tomas Perez and Edwin Maysonet
before J.R. House deposited a pitch over the center field wall for a three-run homer. Mark Saccomanno
doubled and scored on Ray Sadler's double. Sadler took third base on an error during the play and
scored on Nick Gorneault's single as the Express led 5-0. |
| House doubled home Express starter Josh Muecke and Maysonet in the 2nd inning
as Round Rock led 7-0. |
| The Isotopes scored their four runs in the 3rd inning. Dante Brinkley drew a leadoff
walk and Hernandez sacrifice bunted him to second base. Brinkley stole third base and scored on
Chris Barnwell's sacrifice flyout. Andrew Beattie singled, stole second base and scored on John
Gall's double. Gall scored on Jason Wood's single . Wood advanced to third base on Tagg Bozied's
double and after Paul Hoover drew a walk to load the bases, Chase Lambin walked as Wood scored. |
| Both clubs got into a bench-clearing incident in the 7th inning. After Muecke threw
a pitch behind the first hitter of the inning Beattie, both dugouts emptied onto the field. After the dust settled, one Isotope - Beattie -
and three Express members - Muecke, reliever Ray King, and manager Dave Clark - found themselves
ejected from the contest. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 2-6) |
6.0 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Gaby Hernandez 9 APP, 2-6, 5.58 ERA, 50 IP, 63 H, 31 ER, 13 BB, 46 K, 10 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
It has been good times professionally for one Isotope and two former Isotope players. The
Marlins designated OF Jacque Jones for assignment on Wednesday and recalled IF Robert
Andino from Albuquerque. Jones has not stated if he will accept an assignment to the minor
leagues, possibly Albuquerque, if he clears waivers. As far as the former Isotopes are concerned,
P Jeff Fulchino received a promotion to the Kansas City Royals and OF Chris Aguila was
called up to the New York Mets. . . .
John Gall had three doubles in the contest, tying a franchise record for doubles in a game. . . .
Round Rock's J.R. House was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
A New Mexican professional baseball player recently made news. The San Diego Padres named P
Gabe DeHoyos their Minor League Pitcher of the Month. DeHoyos, born in Carlsbad and who played
high school baseball in Artesia and college ball for Eastern New Mexico, finished the month of
May with a 3-1 record, 1 save, and had a 0.40 ERA (1 ER in 22.2 IP). DeHoyos pitches for the Padres'
Double-A club, the San Antonio Missions. . . .
Round Rock and Albuquerque hopefully peacefully say goodbye to each other for their
Albuquerque venue contests in 2008 on Thursday evening. Probables are LHP Chris Seddon
(5-4, 3.77) for the Isotopes and RHP Jack Cassel (5-1, 2.05) for the E-train. Albuquerque
travels for a pair of four game series in Round Rock later in the season as the two clubs close out the season
series.
|
| Filed 06/10/2008 |
|
|
June 10, 2008 - Isotopes (30-34)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games |
|
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
. |
3 |
6 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
X |
. |
12 |
14 |
0 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (7-3)
LP: Runelvys Hernandez (5-3) |
Home Runs:
ALB Tagg Bozied (8) off Runelvys Hernandez in the 5th inning
ALB Andrew Beattie (4) off Fernando Nieve in the 7th inning
ALB John Baker (3) off Fernando Nieve in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:52 ATT: 7,070 |
 Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz allowed no runs and just one hit in 6
innings and a trio of Albuquerque's "B"'s homered in Albuquerque's 12-3 victory over the
Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) in the second game of the series on Tuesday evening.
Robert Andino and Chris Barnwell singled in the 1st inning before John
Gall grounded into a double play as Andino scored to give Albuquerque a 1-0 lead.
John Baker doubled and scored on an error in the 3rd inning, and
in the 4th inning, Dallas McPherson drew a leadoff walk, Andrew Beattie singled, and Jai Miller
reached on an fielder's choice as McPherson scored. Miller stole second base and scored on Baker's
single as the Isotopes led 4-0. |
| In the 5th inning, Gall doubled with one out and Tagg Bozied followed
wtih a homer to left field. McPherson tripled and scored on Beattie's sacrifice flyout as the
Isotopes extended their lead to 7-0. |
| The Express got on the scoreboard in the 7th inning when David Newhan
singled home a run and another run scored on a wild pitch. |
| Albuquerque earned back those runs and more in their half of the 7th inning.
Gall singled to lead off the inning but was erased from the basepaths on Bozied's fielders choice.
Bozied stole second base and McPherson drew a walk ahead of Beattie's homer to left field.
An out later, Baker solo homered to left field. Pinch-hitter Chase Lambin singled, Andino
was hit by a pitch, and Chris Barnwell singled to drive in Lambin as the Isotopes tallied
for five runs in the inning to lead 12-2. |
| Round Rock added their final run to the scoreboard in the 9th inning. Mark
Saccomanno was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, advanced to second base on Newhan's
single, and scored on Ray Sadler's single. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (W, 7-3) |
6.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 55 G, 218 AB, 30 R, 52 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 18 BB, 67 K, 8 SB, .239 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 12 APP, 7-3, 3.92 ERA, 66.2 IP, 66 H, 29 ER, 22 BB, 51 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz took over the team lead in wins with 7 and gave up the fewest hits
of any Isotopes starting pitcher in a 2008 outing (1). . . .
The Isotopes did not allow any extra base hits to the Express in the contest. . . .
John Baker was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
On Wednesday evening, the probables are RHP Gaby Hernandez (2-5, 5.32) for the
'Topes and LHP Josh Muecke (4-4, 3.48) for the Express.
|
| Filed 06/10/2008 |
|
|
June 9, 2008 - Isotopes (29-34)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games |
|
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
9 |
14 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
. |
6 |
12 |
1 |
WP: Ron Chiavacci (1-0)
LP: Bobby Keppel (6-6) |
Home Runs:
RR Ray Sadler (8) off Bobby Keppel in the 4th inning
ALB John Gall (9) off Jorge Sosa in the 8th inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (7) off Nick Regilio in the 9th inning
ALB Chris Barnwell (6) off Ron Chiavacci in the 1st inning
ALB Chris Lambin (4) off Ron Chiavacci in the 6th inning |
TIME: 3:31 ATT: 8,930 |
| Bobby Keppel allowed six runs (four earned) in five innings to drop his
fourth straight pitching decision and the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) overcame a tough
travel day and four Albuquerque homers to defeat the Isotopes 9-6 on Monday night at
"The Lab". |
| Chris Barnwell's homer gave Albuquerque a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, and
Ray Sadler's blast for Round Rock in the 4th inning tied the game at 1-1. |
| Round Rock took a commanding lead in the 6th inning. J.R. House led off the
inning with a double and Mark Saccomanno and David Newhan
followed with singles, Newhan's single driving in House. Sadler singled to drive in Saccomanno
and J.R. Towles was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Yordany Ramirez sacrifice flied out
to bring home Newhan and Express starter Ron Chiavacci grounded out before Tomas Perez
reached on an error as Sadler and Towles scored. Edwin Maysonet doubled to drive in Perez
for the sixth and final run of the inning as the Express led 7-1. |
| Chase Lambin homered with Jason Wood on base in the 6th inning and
John Gall solo-homered in the 8th inning as the Isotopes trailed 7-4 going into the 9th inning. |
| In the top of the 9th inning, Saccomanno singled and Newhan doubled
with no outs. An out later, Towles was intentionally walked and Ramirez two run singled, bring
home Saccomanno and Newhan as Round Rock led 9-4. |
| The Isotopes dramatically tried to rally in the bottom of the 9th inning. Jai
Miller drew a leadoff walk and pinch-hitter Tagg Bozied followed with a homer to left field to
cut the defecit to three runs at 9-6. Robert Andino singled, Barnwell reached on an error and
Gall flew out before Wood drew a walk to load the bases. Dante Brinkley came into the game
to pinch run for Wood and was declared out when hit by Dallas McPherson's infield single.
With the bases still loaded, Lambin struck out swinging to end the threat and the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 6-6) |
5.0 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 54 G, 214 AB, 29 R, 52 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 18 BB, 66 K, 7 SB, .243 AVG
Scott Nestor 28 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.38 ERA, 30.1 IP, 36 H, 35 ER, 26 BB, 29 K, 6 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
C Alberto Concepcion was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Monday to free
up roster room for C Paul Hoover, who was optioned from the Marlins on Saturday. . . .
The start of the game was delayed 38 minutes due to Round Rock's travel troubles. . . .
22,687 hot dogs were sold during the 50 cent hot dog promotion. . . .
Tagg Bozied's pinch-hit homer was the first Isotope pinch-hit homer since Andrew
Beattie accomplished the feat on May 28, 2007 against Nashville. Bozied's homer was the
seventh pinch-hit homer in 'Topes franchise history. . . .
The PCL Hitter of the Week is Damon Hollins of the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals). Hollins
hit .500 (8x16) for the week with 3 homers and 8 RBI. Jaime Garcia of the
Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. Garcia made two starts
and won both of them, tossing 13.2 innings while allowing 3 earned runs (1.98 ERA). . . .
The series continues on Tuesday evening. Probables are RHP Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz
(6-3, 4.30) for the Isotopes and RHP Runelvys Hernandez (5-2, 3.56) for the E-train.
|
| Filed 06/09/2008 |
|
|
June 8, 2008 - Isotopes (29-33)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 Games |
|
| Herschel Greer Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
. |
8 |
13 |
1 |
| Nashville Sounds |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
6 |
2 |
WP: Dallas Trahern (1-5)
LP: Richie Gardner (5-2) |
Home Runs:
ALB Chris Barnwell (5) off Richie Gardner in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 2,405 |
| Isotopes starter Dallas Trahern had his best outing of the season, earning his
first victory of the season after five defeats with seven innings of one run ball as the Isotopes
defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 8-2 on Sunday afternoon. |
| The Sounds struck first with a run in the 1st inning. Hernan Iribarren doubled,
advanced to third base on Tony Gwynn Jr.'s groundout, and scored on Callix Crabbe's sacrifice
flyout. |
| In the 3rd inning, Alberto Concepcion and Dante Brinkley drew walks
to leadoff the inning and Trahern laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring
position. Jai Miller reached on a three-base error as Concepcion and Brinkley scored. Miller
was caught trying to steal home plate before Chris Barnwell solo homered to give Albuquerque
a 3-1 lead. |
| In the 7th inning, Brinkley doubled and later scored on Barnwell's single and
in the 8th inning, the Isotopes plated four more runs to take a 8-1 lead. With one out, Tagg Bozied
singled, Dallas McPherson walked, and each runner executed a double steal. Chase Lambin singled
to drive in Bozied and Concepcion singled to drive in McPherson. Brinkley followed with a two
run single to drive in Lambin and Concepcion. |
| Gwynn Jr. walked, took second base on defensive indifference, and scored on
Crabbe's double in the 9th inning for Nashville's final run. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (W, 1-5) |
7.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 53 G, 212 AB, 28 R, 51 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 16 BB, 65 K, 7 SB, .241 AVG
Dallas Trahern 8 APP, 1-5, 7.23 ERA, 42.1 IP, 51 H, 34 ER, 15 BB, 31 K, 11 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The victory snapped a four game losing streak, an eight-game road losing streak, and a five
game losing streak at Herschel Greer Stadium. . . .
Nashville took three out of the four games in the series. 20,782 attended at Herschel
Greer Stadium for a per-game average of 5,196. . . .
Albuquerque returns home Monday night for an eight game homestand. The first four games
are against the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros). Come hungry to the ballpark as it is
50 cent hot dog night and the probables are RHP Bobby Keppel (6-5, 5.27) for the
Isotopes and a pitcher yet to be named for the E-train.
|
| Filed 06/08/2008 |
|
|
June 7, 2008 - Isotopes (28-33)
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Nashville Sounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
X |
. |
6 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Steve Bray (1-4)
LP: Chris Seddon (5-4) |
Home Runs:
NSH Brendan Katin (9) off Chris Seddon in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 6,501 |
| Former-Isotope Ben Howard and two relievers combined to hold Albuquerque
to one hit and the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) scored six unanswered runs in the mid to later
stages of the game to defeat Albuquerque 6-1. Albuquerque has dropped their last four games
and their last eight road contests. |
| Albuquerque snapped the scoreless game in the 2nd inning. Tagg Bozied
walked, advanced to second base on Dallas McPherson's single, moved onto third base on Andrew
Beattie's sacrifice bunt, and scored on John Baker's sacrifice flyout. |
| Isotopes starter Chris Seddon held on to that slim lead until the 6th inning. Vinny
Rottino walked with one out, and another out later, Brendan Katin homered to give Nashville the lead.
Adam Heether and Chris Woodward drew walks and Heether scored on Ozzie Chavez's single. |
| The Sounds tallied their final three runs of the game in the 7th inning. Callix
Crabbe drew a leadoff walk, stole second base, Tony Gwynn Jr. walked, and Rottino singled to
load the bases. Katin grounded out to bring home Crabbe and Heether singled to drive in Gwynn Jr.
and Rottino. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (L, 5-4) |
5.2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 52 G, 207 AB, 28 R, 50 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 16 BB, 63 K, 6 SB, .242 AVG
Scott Nestor 27 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.13 ERA, 29.1 IP, 33 H, 33 ER, 25 BB, 29 K, 6 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Marlins needed a starting pitcher to make a spot start on Sunday, so they purchased the contract
of P Ryan Tucker from Class-AA Carolina and optioned C Paul Hoover to Albuquerque. If
Tucker will just make his start and be sent back to Carolina, Hoover may not have to physically
report to the Isotopes. . . .
John Gall went hitless, snapping a five-game hitting streak. . . .
When the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) come to Albuquerque to open up a series
with the Isotopes on Monday evening, former-Isotope Reggie Abercrombie won't be with
the team. The Astros waived Jose Cruz Jr. and purchased the contract of Abercrombie
from Round Rock. . . .
The series (and roadtrip) concludes Sunday afternoon. RHP Dallas Trahern
(0-5, 8.41) is expected to take the mound for the Isotopes, looking for his first victory of the
season and seeking to help Albuquerque avoid their second series road sweep in a row.
RHP Richie Gardner (5-1, 4.47) is anticipated to take the bump for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 06/07/2008 |
|
|
June 6, 2008 - Isotopes (28-32)
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
7 |
1 |
| Nashville Sounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
4 |
10 |
1 |
WP: Jeff Weaver (2-3)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (2-5)
SV: Luis Pena (9) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jai Miller (9) off Jeff Weaver in the 5th inning
NSH Brad Nelson (9) off Gaby Hernandez in the 6th inning |
TIME: 3:00 ATT: 6,846 |
| Brad Nelson homered as part of a three run 6th inning as the Nashville
Sounds (AAA Brewers) came from behind to defeat the Isotopes 4-2 on Friday evening. Albuquerque
has lost three straight games. |
| Robert Andino led off the game with a single, stole second base, advanced
to third base on John Gall's single, and eventually scored on Andrew Beattie's fielder's choice as
the Isotopes led 1-0. |
| J.R. Hopf walked and scored on Vinny Rottino's triple in the 4th inning as
Nashville tied the game. |
| The contest did not remain deadlocked very long as Jai Miller solo homered
in the 5th inning as the Isotopes regained the lead at 2-1. |
| It was the sixth inning that doomed Albuquerque. Callix Crabbe singled and
scored on Nelson's homer as Nashville took the lead. Two outs later, Rottino drew a walk, Ozzie
Chavez singled with Rottino moving to second base, and Sounds starter Jeff Weaver reached on
an error with Rottino scoring an insurance run for Nashville. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 2-5) |
5.1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 51 G, 205 AB, 28 R, 50 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 15 BB, 61 K, 6 SB, .244 AVG
Gaby Hernandez 8 APP, 2-5, 5.32 ERA, 44 IP, 52 H, 26 ER, 12 BB, 40 K, 9 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes, with the defeat, have lost their last seven road contests and the 'Topes are a
season-worst four games below the .500 mark. . . .
Chris Barnwell went hitless in 3 at-bats, snapping a 9-game hitting streak. . . .
On Saturday, the probables are LHP Chris Seddon (5-3, 3.68) for the Isotopes and
former-Isotope RHP Ben Howard (2-1, 3.82) for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 06/06/2008 |
|
|
June 5, 2008 - Isotopes (28-31)
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Nashville Sounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
WP: Lindsay Gulin (2-4)
LP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (6-3)
SV: Luis Pena (8) |
TIME: 2:58 ATT: 5,030 |
| The Isotopes could only come up with four hits as the Nashville Sounds (AAA
Brewers) handed Albuquerque their second shutout of the season, 2-0, in the opener of a series in
Nashville on Thursday night. Albuquerque has dropped their last six road contests and lost their
third straight game at Herschel Greer Stadium. |
| In the 4th inning, Tony Gwynn Jr. singled, advanced to second base on a wild
pitch, and scored on Brad Nelson's single as the Sounds scored the only run they would need all night. |
| Nashville scored their last run in the 8th inning. Pinch-hitter Mel Stocker drew a walk,
advanced to second base on Hernan Iribarren's sacrifice bunt, moved on to third base on a groundout,
and scored when Callix Crabbe reached on an error. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (L, 6-3) |
5.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 50 G, 201 AB, 27 R, 49 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 15 BB, 61 K, 6 SB, .244 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 11 APP, 6-3, 4.30 ERA, 60.2 IP, 65 H, 29 ER, 21 BB, 46 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Jesus Delgado was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina on Thursday and P
Chris Seddon was transferred to Albuquerque from Extended Spring. . . .
Chris Barnwell was one of the four Isotopes to register a hit in the game. Barnwell's
hit extended his hitting streak to 9 games. . . .
The Isotopes left a season-high 14 on base in the game, including 9 runners left in scoring position with
2 out. . . .
The series continues on Friday evening. Probables are RHP Gaby Hernandez (2-4, 5.35)
for the Isotopes and RHP Jeff Weaver (1-3, 6.00) for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 06/05/2008 |
|
|
June 4, 2008 - Day Off; Hoover Recalled
The Isotopes and the rest of the Pacific Coast League had Wednesday
off.
The Isotopes travel to Nashville beginning on Thursday for a four-game series.
Probables in the opener are RHP Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (6-2, 4.53)
for the Isotopes and LHP Lindsay Gulin (1-4, 3.40) for the Nashville
Sounds (AAA Brewers).
In Isotopes roster news on Wednesday, the Marlins recalled C
Paul Hoover from Albuquerque. In 26 games with Albuquerque
in 2008, Hoover hit .292 (31x106) with 4 homers and 14 RBI.
Filed 06/04/2008
|
|
|
June 3, 2008 - Isotopes (28-30)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Memphis Redbirds |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
11 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
5 |
1 |
WP: Jaime Garcia (2-2)
LP: Bobby Keppel (6-5) |
Home Runs:
MEM Colby Rasmus (8) off Scott Nestor in the 7th inning
MEM Nick Stavinoha (7) off Scott Nestor in the 7th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (19) off Jaime Garcia in the 4th inning |
TIME: 2:46 ATT: 8,520 |
| Memphis Redbird starter Jaime Garcia held Albuquerque to two runs in 7
innings and the Redbirds built a comfortable early lead en route to a 7-2 victory over the
Isotopes in the series finale on Tuesday afternoon. The Isotopes have lost six out of their
last 10 games. |
| The Isotopes manufactured a run in the 1st inning, their only brief lead
of the game. Robert Andino led off with a walk, stole second base, advanced to third base on
Chris Barnwell's sacrifice bunt, and scored on John Gall's single. |
| In the 2nd inning, Memphis' Nick Stavinoha singled, D'Angelo Jimenez walked, and
Bryan Anderson singled to drive in Stavinoha. Garcia then sacrifice bunted home Jimenez to give
Memphis a 2-1 lead. |
| The Redbirds added to their lead in the 3rd inning. With one out, Chris Duncan
walked and scored on Josh Phelps' double. Phelps advanced to third base on an error on the play and scored
on David Freese's single as Memphis led 4-1. |
| Dallas McPherson belted his league-leading 19th homer to center field
in the 4th inning for the Isotopes final run of the game. |
| Isotopes reliever Scott Nestor gave up the final three Redbirds runs on
homers in the 7th inning. Jarrett Hoffpauir singled and scored on Colby Rasmus' homer. Two outs
later, Stavinoha solo homered. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 6-5) |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 49 G, 197 AB, 27 R, 48 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 15 BB, 59 K, 6 SB, .244 AVG
Scott Nestor 26 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.61 ERA, 28 IP, 32 H, 33 ER, 24 BB, 28 K, 6 HR
Jesus Delgado 6 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 11.81 ERA, 10.2 IP, 17 H, 14 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
There were a few transactions involving the Isotopes on Tuesday. The Marlins optioned P
Taylor Tankersley to Albuquerque in order to see more game action and to reduce the number
of pitchers the Marlins are carrying on their roster. The Marlins are expected to call up a position player on Wednesday,
possibly from Albuquerque's roster. C Alberto Concepcion was transferred from Class-AA
Carolina to Albuquerque on Tuesday and P Chris Seddon was transferred to Extended Spring. . . .
The Isotopes and Redbirds split the series 2-2. 33,798 attended the series for a per-game average
of 8,450 and 59,792 attended the eight-game homestand. Albuquerque has eight games left with
Memphis in 2008 - four at "The Lab" and four at Autozone Park in Memphis. . . .
Chris Barnwell was one of three Isotopes who had hits in the game. Barnwell's single extended
his hitting streak to a current-team best 8 games. Tagg Bozied went 0x4 to snap a 7 game hitting
streak. . . .
Bobby Keppel has a unique won-loss record. Keppel is tied for the team lead in victories with 6
and is tied for the team lead in losses with 5. Keppel has lost his last three pitching decisions. . . .
In the 5th inning, Albuquerque's Andrew Beattie was ejected by First Base umpire Casey Moser and
Manager Dean Treanor was ejected by Home Plate umpire Jason Dunn. It was Beattie's first ejection
and Treanor's third ejection of the season and Treanor's second early shower in four games. . . .
Albuquerque has the day off Wednesday before embarking on a four-game roadtrip to
Nashville to play the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers).
|
| Filed 06/03/2008 |
|
|
June 2, 2008 - Isotopes (28-29)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Memphis Redbirds |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
X |
. |
6 |
11 |
0 |
WP: Ross Wolf (2-1)
LP: Jason Motte (2-2)
SV: Marcus Gwyn (1) |
Home Runs:
MEM David Freese (7) off Marcus Gwyn in the 9th inning
ALB Jai Miller (8) off Jason Mott |
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 7,276 |
| Trailing 3-1 going into the 7th inning, the Isotopes plated four runs to take
the lead and defeated the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 6-4 on Monday evening. |
| Colby Rasmus and Chris Duncan singled home runs in the 3rd inning as the
Redbirds led 2-0. |
| In the bottom of the 4th inning, Andrew Beattie singled, advanced to third
base on Jai Miller's single and scored on John Baker's sacrifice flyout as the Isotopes cut
the defecit in half at 2-1. |
| Cody Haerther doubled and scored on Bryan Anderson's double in the
6th inning as Memphis extended the lead to two runs at 3-1. |
| Albuquerque rallied to go ahead in the 7th inning. Baker singled, pinch-hitter
Chase Lambin doubled and Robert Andino two run doubled to bring home Baker and Lambin to
tie the game. Chris Barnwell singled to put runners on the corners and Barnwell advanced to
second base on a wild pitch ahead of John Gall's two-run double to bring home Andino and Barnwell
to give Albuquerque a 5-3 lead. |
| The Isotopes and Redbirds swapped solo homers in the later stages of the game -
Miller homered for Albuquerque in the 8th inning and David Freese homered for Memphis to close
out the scoring in the 9th inning. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern |
6.0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 48 G, 194 AB, 27 R, 48 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 14 BB, 56 K, 6 SB, .247 AVG
Dallas Trahern 7 APP, 0-5, 8.41 ERA, 35.1 IP, 47 H, 33 ER, 13 BB, 27 K, 11 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Chris Barnwell extended his hitting streak to 7 games with a single tonight. . . .
The PCL Hitter of the Week is former Isotope Chris Aguila. Aguila, with the New Orleans Zephyrs
(AAA Mets), hit .500 for the week (12x24) with 5 homers and 8 RBI. . . . The PCL Pitcher of the Week is
Wade LeBlanc of the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres). LeBlanc made, and won, both starts for the
week, allowing 1 earned run in 10 innings (0.90 ERA). . . .
The Isotopes and Redbirds play a day game tomorrow to conclude the series leading to a day off.
Probables are RHP Bobby Keppel (6-4, 5.62) for the Isotopes and LHP Jaime Garcia (1-2, 3.72)
for the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 06/02/2008 |
|
|
June 1, 2008 - Isotopes (27-29)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 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 |
1 |
. |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
. |
6 |
9 |
0 |
WP: Chris Seddon (5-3)
LP: Hugo Castellanos (2-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jason Wood (4) off Hugo Castellanos in the 1st inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (18) off Hugo Castellanos in the 5th inning |
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 8,014 |
 Chris Seddon tossed Albuquerque's first complete game of the season,
allowing 6 hits and one run while striking out 8, and Jason Wood contributed a three run
homer as the Isotopes defeated the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) 6-1 on Breast
Cancer Awareness night at Isotopes Park.
Albuquerque gave Seddon a great lead in the 1st inning. Robert Andino
led off with a single, Chris Barnwell ground-rule doubled and John Gall was hit by a pitch to
load the bags. A wild pitch brought Andino home and Wood launched a three-run homer to
left field as the Isotopes led 4-0. |
| Dallas McPherson hit his league-leading 18th homer in the 5th inning, and in
the 7th inning, McPherson reached on an error with two outs, advanced to second when Andrew
Beattie walked, and Paul Hoover singled to drive in McPherson as Albuquerque led 6-0. |
| In the 9th inning. Chris Duncan doubled to lead off the inning and two outs later,
David Freese singled to bring Duncan home to ruin Seddon's shutout. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (W, 5-3) |
9.0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
(none)
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Chris Seddon's complete game was the first Isotopes complete game since Kenny Baugh's
effort on July 19, 2007 vs Omaha at "The Lab". . . .
The Isotopes wore special pink jerseys during the game and the jerseys were auctioned off. The
highest bid of $400 went for a Ray Liotta signed Isotopes jersey (Liotta is in the state shooting
a movie) and the highest player jersey went for $300 (Jason Wood). A total of $4,340 was
raised for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation of Central New Mexico. . . .
Chris Barnwell extended his hitting streak to 6 games with a double. . . .
Monday evening's probables are RHP Dallas Trahern (0-5, 9.20) for the Isotopes and RHP
Mitchell Boggs (5-1, 3.17) for the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 06/01/2008 |
|
|
May 31, 2008 - Isotopes (26-29)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Memphis Redbirds |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
12 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
4 |
0 |
WP: P.J. Walters (4-0)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (2-4) |
Home Runs:
MEM Brian Barden (4) off Gaby Hernandez in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 9,988 |
| Gaby Hernandez tossed six innings, allowing a two run homer and
six total hits, but it was the Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) five-run 7th inning that broke open
a tight game as the Redbirds defeated the Isotopes 7-2 in the opener at "The Lab" on Saturday
night. |
| Brian Barden homered with Bryan Anderson on board in the 3rd inning as the
Redbirds led 2-0. |
| Memphis broke the game open in the 7th inning. Redbirds starter P.J.
Walters walked to start the inning. Barden singled and Coby Rasmus singled to drive in
Walters. Chris Duncan reached on a fielder's choice (with Barden thrown out at home plate) and
Josh Phelps two-run doubled, driving in Rasmus and Duncan. Nick Stavinoha walked and Phelps
and Stavinoha moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. David Freese sacrifice flied out, plating
Phelps, and D'Angelo Jimenez singled to drive in Stavinoha as the Redbirds led 7-0. |
| In the bottom of the 7th inning, the Isotopes avoided the shutout. Tagg
Bozied singled, Dallas McPherson drew a walk, and John Baker tripled home both runners. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 2-4) |
6.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 47 G, 191 AB, 26 R, 46 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 13 BB, 56 K, 6 SB, .241 AVG
Scott Nestor 25 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.00 ERA, 27 IP, 29 H, 30 ER, 24 BB, 25 K, 4 HR
Gaby Hernandez 7 APP, 2-4, 5.35 ERA, 38.2 IP, 46 H, 23 ER, 9 BB, 33 K, 8 HR
Jesus Delgado 5 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 13.03 ERA, 9.2 IP, 16 H, 14 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque should be grateful to turn the calendar page, as the 'Topes had the worst
May in franchise history with a 11-19 record, 7-11 at home and 4-8 on the road. . . .
Other May Isotopes statistics...154 runs scored, 24 stolen bases, and 34 homers hit. . . .
Tagg Bozied extended his hitting streak to 7 games with a single. . . .
Tonight's loss snapped a six game winning streak against the Redbirds. . . .
In their 28th gate, the Isotopes exceeded the 200,000 (206,465) attendance mark at Isotopes Park in 2008. The
current per-game average is 7,374. . . .
There were two Isotopes ejections in the game. Manager Dean Treanor was ejected by
third base umpire Dan Bellino in the 2nd inning. It was Treanor's second early shower of
the season and he leads the Isotopes Ejection League. Not far behind Treanor in the league standings
is Catcher Paul Hoover, who was ejected for the first time this season by Home Plate umpire Jason Dunn in the
6th inning. . . .
The series continues Sunday night when the Isotopes show their pink side during Breast Cancer Awareness night. Probables are
LHP Chris Seddon (4-3, 4.11) for the Isotopes and RHP Hugo Castellanos (2-0, 4.98)
for the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 05/31/2008 |
|
|
May 30, 2008 - Isotopes (26-28)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
11 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
X |
. |
9 |
11 |
0 |
WP: Ross Wolf (1-1)
LP: Erasmo Ramirez (1-2) |
Home Runs:
ALB Dallas McPherson (16) off Lindsay Gulin in the 4th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (17) off Jason Shiell in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:46 ATT: 8,040 |
| Dallas McPherson homered twice, drove in four runs, and Albuquerque
roared back from behind to take a commanding lead with an eight-run 7th inning as the
Isotopes defeated the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 9-4 in the series finale at "The Lab"
on Friday evening. |
| In the 1st inning, Nashville's Hernan Iribarren doubled, stole third base
and scored on Tony Gwynn Jr.'s sacrifice flyout as the Sounds led 1-0. |
| The Sounds added to the lead in the 3rd inning. Gwynn Jr. singled with one
out and scored on Laynce Nix's double to the left-center field wall. |
| McPherson's first homer of the night cut Nashville's lead in half at 2-1. |
| Nashville gave themselves a little bit of breathing room in the 6th inning with
two runs (Adam Heether run-scoring fielder's choice and Brendan Katin's RBI single) to lead 4-1. |
| Albuquerque made their big comeback in the 7th inning. With one out, John Baker
singled and pinch-hitter Chase Lambin singled. Robert Andino drew a walk to load the bases and Chris
Barnwell doubled, driving two runs. Andrew Beattie's single plated Andino and Barnwell. John Gall
was intentionally walked and Tagg Bozied singled to drive in Beattie. McPherson followed with
his league-leading 17th homer, a three-run shot, to left field to close out the scoring in the inning as Albuquerque
took a 9-4 lead. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz |
6.0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 46 G, 187 AB, 26 R, 45 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 13 BB, 54 K, 6 SB, .241 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 10 APP, 6-2, 4.53 ERA, 55.2 IP, 61 H, 28 ER, 21 BB, 44 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
It was a strange series, final score wise. While Albuquerque took the first game 11-3, Nashville
won the second game 11-3. In the third game, Nashville won 9-4 and Albuquerque won the
finale by that same score. The just-completed series was a split, and Albuquerque won five
out of the eight games in the season series at Isotopes Park. The Isotopes and Sounds
round out their season matchups with a pair of four game series at Herschel Greer Stadium
in Nashville - one in June and one in August. 25,994 attended the four game series. . . .
Tagg Bozied extended his hitting streak to 6 games tonight. . . .
The Isotopes round out the current homestand with a four-game series against the St. Louis
Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds. Probables in the opener are RHP
Gaby Hernandez (2-3, 5.79) for the Isotopes and RHP P.J. Walters (3-0, 5.00) for the Redbirds.
|
| Filed 05/30/2008 |
|
|
May 29, 2008 - Isotopes (25-28)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
9 |
12 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
10 |
3 |
WP: Sam Narron (3-0)
LP: Bobby Keppel (6-4) |
Home Runs:
NSH Laynce Nix (7) off Bobby Keppel in the 1st inning
ALB Jai Miller (7) off Sam Narron in the 2nd inning
ALB Chris Barnwell (4) off Sam Narron in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 5,594 |
| Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel was tagged for seven runs (four earned)
in 6 innings as the Isotopes dropped the third game of the series to the Nashville
Sounds (AAA Brewers) 9-4 on Thursday evening. |
| Laynce Nix solo homered in the top of the 1st inning as the Sounds
led 1-0. |
| Albuquerque used some two out magic in the 2nd inning to take a 2-1 lead.
Jai Miller solo homered, Andrew Beattie singled, advanced to third base on Keppel's single, Robert
Andino walked to load the bases, and Chris Barnwell singled to drive in Beattie. |
| The Sounds regained the lead (and for good) in the 3rd inning with two
out magic of their own. Tony Gwynn Jr. singled, Nix doubled and Brad Nelson singled
to drive in Gwynn Jr. and Nix. |
| Nashville added to their lead in the 4th inning. Adam Heether and Brendan
Katin singled and Ozzie Chavez reached on an error as Heether scored. Sounds starter Sam
Narron doubled to help his cause, driving in Katin and Chavez as the Sounds led 6-2. |
| Beattie singled and scored on Barnwell's single in the 4th inning as the
Isotopes trailed 6-3 after four innings of play. |
| Katin doubled and scored on an error in the 6th inning for Nashville and
in the 7th inning, Gwynn Jr. and Nix singled and a wild pitch brought Gwynn Jr. home. Nix
advanced to third base on an error and scored on Vinny Rottino's sacrifice flyout as the
Sounds led 9-3. |
| Barnwell solo homered in the Isotopes' half of the 7th inning to close out
the scoring in the contest. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 6-4) |
6.0 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 45 G, 185 AB, 26 R, 45 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 12 BB, 54 K, 6 SB, .243 AVG
Scott Nestor 24 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.52 ERA, 25.2 IP, 27 H, 30 ER, 23 BB, 22 K, 4 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
John Gall went hitless in five at-bats, striking out in his final at-bat in the 9th inning,
to snap a 25-game Isotopes Park home hitting streak. . . .
The Isotopes are 3 games below .500, tying a worst low water mark for 2008. . . .
Nashville's Laynce Nix was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Albuquerque and Nashville play their final game of the 2008 season at Isotopes Park on Friday evening.
Probables are RHP Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (6-2, 4.35) for the Isotopes and LHP
Lindsay Gulin (1-4, 3.06) for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 05/29/2008 |
|
|
May 28, 2008 - Isotopes (25-27)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
. |
11 |
14 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
3 |
7 |
2 |
WP: Richie Gardner (4-1)
LP: Dallas Trahern (0-5) |
Home Runs:
NSH Adam Heether (5) off Jesus Delgado in the 8th inning
NSH J.R. Hopf (1) off Dallas Trahern in the 5th inning |
TIME: 3:26 ATT: 6,735 |
| Isotopes starter Dallas Trahern and Isotopes reliever Jesus Delgado each
allowed five runs as the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers), after losing last night 11-3, turned the tables and
defeated the Isotopes 11-3 on Wednesday evening. |
| Callix Crabbe singled, advanced to second base on a groundout, and scored
on Laynce Nix's single as the Sounds led 1-0 after a half-inning of play. |
| In the bottom of the 1st inning, Chris Barnwell walked with one out, stole
second base, John Gall drew a walk and both runners executed a double steal. Dallas McPherson
walked to load the bases and Tagg Bozied doubled to drive in Barnwell and Gall as the Isotopes
led 2-1. |
| Crabbe was in the middle of things again in the 3rd inning as Nashville
tied the game at 2-2. Crabbe walked, stole second base, advanced to third base on a passed ball and scored
on Vinny Rottino's single. |
| Nashville regained the advantage in the 5th inning on Rottino's RBI single
and J.R. Hopf's two-run homer. |
| The Sounds tallied for five runs in the 8th inning to extend a 5-2
lead to 10-2. Isotopes reliever Delgado got two quick outs before getting into trouble. Brendan
Katin and Ozzie Chavez singled and Adam Heether followed with a three-run homer. Crabbe singled,
Gwynn Jr. walked and Nix doubled to bring them both home. |
| Albuquerque scored their final run in the 8th inning. Jason Wood walked,
Barnwell doubled to advance Wood to third base, and Gall grounded out to drive in Wood. |
| Crabbe's 9th inning single brought Hopf home with the final run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 0-5) |
5.0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 44 G, 181 AB, 25 R, 43 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 12 BB, 53 K, 6 SB, .238 AVG
Scott Nestor 23 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 11.25 ERA, 24 IP, 27 H, 30 ER, 23 BB, 21 K, 4 HR
Dallas Trahern 6 APP, 0-5, 9.20 ERA, 29.1 IP, 40 H, 30 ER, 11 BB, 24 K, 11 HR
Jesus Delgado 4 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 10.24 ERA, 9.2 IP, 14 H, 11 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque lost on a Wednesday for the first time this season (5-1). . . .
The Isotopes had their running shoes on, stealing a season-high 6 bases in the game. Chris
Barnwell had 3 steals, one shy of a franchise record for a game, and Barnwell and Robert
Andino each tied a franchise record with 2 steals in a single inning. . . .
Albuquerque hopes to get back in the win column Thursday. Hard-luck loser RHP Bobby
Keppel (6-3, 5.58) -- Keppel lost a 1-0 pitching duel at New Orleans last Saturday -- is
expected to face Sounds LHP Sam Narron (2-0, 3.46).
|
| Filed 05/28/2008 |
|
|
May 27, 2008 - Isotopes (25-26)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
11 |
3 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
X |
. |
11 |
14 |
0 |
WP: Chris Seddon (4-3)
LP: Chris Narveson (2-7) |
Home Runs:
ALB John Gall (8) off Chris Narveson in the 1st inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (6) off Chris Narveson in the 3rd inning
ALB Robert Andino (1) off Chris Narveson in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 5,625 |
| A trio of Isotopes hit early game homers to stake Albuquerque to a solid
lead and the Isotopes went on to defeat the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 11-3 in the
series opener Tuesday night at "The Lab". |
| John Gall solo homered in the 1st inning as the Isotopes got on the
scoreboard. |
| In the 3rd innnng, Robert Andino solo homered with one out to extend Albuquerque's
lead. Another out later, Gall and Jason Wood walked and Tagg Bozied three-run homered as
the Isotopes led 5-0. |
| Nashville made it a game in the 5th inning. Brendan Katin and Ozzie Chavez singled,
Sounds releiver Steve Bray laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Callix Crabbe tripled to bring home
Katin and Chavez. Tony Gwynn Jr. grounded out, driving in Crabbe as Nashville trailed 5-3. |
| The rest of the game was all Albuquerque, scoring in the next four innings.
In the home half of the 5th inning, Gall reached on an error and scored on Wood's double. In
the 6th inning, another error lead to an Isotopes run. Chris Barnwell drew a leadoff walked, Isotopes
starter Chris Seddon laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Barnwell to second base, and an error
on a pickoff attempt allowed Barnwell to race around to score. |
| Albuquerque's speed helped in scoring a pair of 7th inning runs. Bozied
singled and stole second base. A wild pitch moved Bozied to third base and Andrew Beattie
singled to plate Bozied. Beattie stole second base and scored on Barnwell's single. |
| The Isotopes scored their final two runs in the 8th inning. Jai Miller
reached on an error, Gall doubled, and Wood singled to drive in Miller and Gall. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (W, 4-3) |
6.0 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 43 G, 176 AB, 25 R, 41 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 12 BB, 52 K, 6 SB, .233 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
IF Grant Psomas was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-A Jupiter on Monday and P Bobby Keppel
was transferred to the Isotopes from Extended Spring Training. . . .
John Gall tied a franchise record with four runs scored in the game. . . .
Isotopes pitching struck out a season high 13 batters. . . .
The series continues on Wednesday evening. Probables are RHP Dallas Trahern (0-4, 9.25)
for the Isotopes and RHP Richie Gardner (3-1, 5.35) for the Sounds.
|
| Filed 05/27/2008 |
|
|
May 26, 2008 - Isotopes (24-26)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.5 Games |
| Zephyr Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
X |
. |
8 |
6 |
0 |
WP: Brian Stokes (5-5)
LP: Marcos Carvajal (1-1) |
Home Runs:
NRL Anderson Machado (2) off Scott Nestor in the 8th inning |
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 2,048 |
| The New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) took a close game in the 8th inning and
tallied for five runs to put away the Isotopes 8-2 and sweep the series on Memorial Day afternoon in New Orleans. Albuquerque
has lost a season-high five straight games. |
| In the 3rd inning, Albuquerque took their only lead of the four-game series. Dante
Brinkley singled, advanced to second base on Isotope starter Marcos Carvajal's sacrifice bunt, and
scored on Robert Andino's single. |
| Albuquerque's only lead of the series was very brief as the Zephyrs got on
the scoreboard in their half of the 3rd inning. With one out, Anderson Hernandez doubled, Argenis
Reyes walked, and a wild pitch advanced both runners a base. Former-Isotope Chris Aguila walked to load
the bases and former-Isotope Val Pascucci doubled to clear the bases. |
| Chase Lambin walked, advanced to third base on Andino's double, and scored
on a groundout in the 6th inning as Albuquerque trailed by a run at 3-2. |
| New Orleans blew the game wide open in the 8th inning with a five-run inning,
all against Isotopes reliever Scott Nestor. Aguila walked and stole second base. Pascucci and
Jesus Feliciano drew walks to load the bases and Michel Abreu doubled to drive in all three runners.
An out later, Anderson Machado homered to right field. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Marcos Carvajal (L, 1-1) |
5.0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 42 G, 172 AB, 24 R, 41 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 49 K, 6 SB, .238 AVG
Scott Nestor 22 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 11.41 ERA, 23.2 IP, 27 H, 30 ER, 22 BB, 20 K, 4 HR
Jesus Delgado 3 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 7.71 ERA, 7 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
With Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz umimpressive in his Florida Marlins outing on Sunday, the
Marlins were looking for another pitcher to bring up to replace De La Cruz. The Marlins decided Monday to purchase
the contract of P Joe Nelson from Albuquerque. Nelson leaves the Isotopes with a league-leading 11 saves,
a 1-1 record, a 2.10 ERA, and 36 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched. Since the Isotopes
have not had a save opportunity since Nelson was promoted, time will tell if the Isotopes will designate
another reliever as closer or go with a closer by committee approach. Bobby Keppel was transferred to
Extended Spring Training to make roster room for the returning De La Cruz. . . .
Albuquerque was swept by the Zephyrs for the first time in franchise history. The Isotopes have
not been swept in a series since a four game series in Round Rock against the Express in August
2007. 19,513 fans attended the four games in New Orleans. . . .
Albuquerque is 3-3 in Memorial Day contests, and today's loss snapped a three-game winning streak
on Memorial Day. . . .
Val Pascucci is setting up to be the new Isotopes killer (replacing Adrian Gonzalez who
had enjoyed great success against his former team prior to his callup to the major leagues).
In his first series against his former team, Pascucci hit .400 (4x10) with a double, three homers
and 6 RBI. . . .
Peter Ciofrone of the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres) is the PCL Hitter of the Week. Ciofrone
hit .429 (12x28) with 4 homers and 10 RBI during the week. . . . Randy Wells of the Iowa
Cubs (AAA Cubs) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. In two starts, Wells won both of them, tossing
11 innings and allowing 8 hits, 2 runs (1.64 ERA) and striking out 11 batters. . . .
Albuquerque returns home for an eight-game homestand, hoping home cooking will snap
a losing streak and hoping to plate more than the five runs scored in the series with
New Orleans. Up first is a four-game series with the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers).
Probables in the opener are LHP Chris Seddon (3-3, 4.06) for the Isotopes and LHP
Chris Narveson (2-6, 4.53) for the Sounds. The series marks Nashville's final four games
in Albuquerque in 2008.
|
| Filed 05/26/2008 |
|
|
May 25, 2008 - Isotopes (24-25)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games |
| Zephyr Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
X |
. |
4 |
6 |
0 |
WP: Ruddy Lugo (4-2)
LP: Ross Wolf (0-1)
SV: Ivan Maldonado (1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Dante Brinkley (2) off Ivan Maldonado in the 8th inning
NRL Val Pascucci (10) off Gaby Hernandez in the 2nd inning
NRL Anderson Hernandez (3) off Ross Wolf in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 3,802 |
| Another day, another pitching duel. For the third day in a row, Isotopes and
New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) starters locked up in a duel and for the second time in the
series, the game was decided after the starters were out of the game. Val Pascucci homered for
the third straight game against his former club, but it was Anderson Hernandez's homer that snapped
a 1-1 tie as the Zephyrs took the lead and eventually defeated the Isotopes 4-2 on Sunday afternoon
in Metarie, Louisiana. |
| Pascucci solo homered in the 2nd inning off Isotopes starter Gaby Hernandez
to give the Zephyrs a 1-0 lead. |
| Albuquerque pushed across their first run in the 4th inning. Jai Miller singled,
stole second base and scored on John Gall's single. |
| Gaby Hernandez, having pitched 6 2/3 innings while allowing just the homer and 4 hits,
was gone from the game in the 7th inning when the Zephyrs regained the lead. Anderson Hernandez
was the first batter Isotopes reliever Ross Wolf faced and Hernandez took Wolf deep to snap the 1-1
tie. Wolf walked Abraham Nunez before giving way to reliever Randy Williams. Williams continued
the wildness, walking former-Isotopes Chris Aguila and Pascucci to load the bases before walking
Jesus Feliciano to bring home Nunez. |
| Zephyrs starter Ruddy Lugo, having tossed 7 innings and allowing 3 hits and
1 run, was gone from the game when Albuquerque's Dante Brinkley solo homered to cut the
Zephyrs lead to a run at 3-2. |
| New Orleans added an insurance run in the 8th inning. Mike Nickeas walked,
advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout, and scored on Anderson Hernandez's single. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez |
6.2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 41 G, 169 AB, 24 R, 41 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 46 K, 6 SB, .243 AVG
Gaby Hernandez 6 APP, 2-3, 5.79 ERA, 32.2 IP, 40 H, 21 ER, 7 BB, 29 K, 7 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Isotopes P Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz had an interesting day on Sunday. De La Cruz
received a 3:30 AM wakeup call to catch a flight after the Marlins recalled him from Albuquerque to pitch
the second game of a doubleheader (Giants vs. Marlins). De La Cruz made his first MLB start (but not MLB debut, that
happened in 2007) in the nightcap, giving up a single to the first batter, walking the next two batters,
and did not get the first out until his 21st pitch. De La Cruz eventually tossed 65 pitches in
3 innings while allowing 2 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks and only striking out 1. The Marlins were disappointed
in his spot start performance and optioned him back to Albuquerque after the game. In other
transactions affecting Albuquerque on Sunday, the Marlins optioned IF Robert Andino to
Albuquerque and the Isotopes activated P Ross Wolf off the Disabled List. . . .
The Isotopes are on a four game losing streak (tying a season high) and are below the .500
mark for the first time since April 15th. . . .
Albuquerque looks to avoid the series sweep on Monday, Memorial Day, afternoon. RHP Marcos
Carvajal (1-0. 7.06) will be making a spot start for Albuquerque against New Orleans RHP
Brian Stokes (4-5, 5.04).
|
| Filed 05/25/2008 |
|
|
May 24, 2008 - Isotopes (24-24)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.5 Games |
| Zephyr 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 |
5 |
0 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
1 |
4 |
0 |
WP: Willie Collazo (2-1)
LP: Bobby Keppel (6-3)
SV: Nate Field (4) |
Home Runs:
NRL Val Pascucci (9) off Bobby Keppel in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:06 ATT: 7,768 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) starter Willie Collazo and
Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel locked up in a pitching duel. Former Isotope Val Pascucci's
homer provided the only run of the game in New Orleans' 1-0 victory, handing Albuquerque
their first shutout of the season. |
| Keppel allowed just Pascucci's homer in 7 innings while allowing 4 hits,
while Collazo went 6 2/3 innings, giving up 4 hits and no runs. Pascucci homered for the
second night in a row against his former team, each homer providing the winning run. |
| Albuquerque provided no real threat to the Zephyrs in the game, with only
3 runners reaching scoring position and noone making it safely to third base. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 6-3) |
7.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 40 G, 165 AB, 23 R, 40 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 45 K, 5 SB, .242 AVG
Jesus Delgado 2 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 10.80 ERA, 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
It was not Dallas McPherson that earned the call to the Marlins on Saturday. With Brett Carroll
going on the disabled list for the Marlins, the Marlins decided to recall IF Robert Andino from
Albuquerque. Andino had been optioned to Albuquerque a couple of days ago. Taking Andino's
roster spot with Albuquerque is IF Grant Psomas, who was activated off the disabled list. . . .
Tonight was Albuquerque's ninth 1-0 contest in franchise history. The Isotopes have a won-loss
record of 3-6 in the closest of contests. All of them have come on the road except
for one home contest, a 7-inning doubleheader game on August 10, 2004 in which the Isotopes
defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 1-0. . . .
Bobby Keppel snapped a personal three-game winning streak with the hard luck loss. . . .
Almost one month ago (April 25th), Albuquerque was a season-high 6 games above the .500 mark. With tonight's loss,
the Isotopes fell to .500 for the first time since their season-best highwater mark. . . .
The 2 hour, 6 minute pitching duel was the shortest 9-inning game of the season for Albuquerque. . . .
The Zephyrs and Isotopes meet for a Sunday afternoon matinee. Probables are RHP Gaby Hernandez
(2-3, 6.92) for the Isotopes and RHP Ruddy Lugo (3-2, 3.98) for the Zephyrs.
|
| Filed 05/24/2008 |
|
|
May 23, 2008 - Isotopes (24-23)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 Games |
| Zephyr Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| New Orleans Zephyrs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
4 |
0 |
WP: Carlos Muniz (2-2)
LP: Brandon Villafuerte (2-2) |
Home Runs:
NRL Val Pascucci (8) off Brandon Villafuerte in the 10th inning |
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 5,895 |
| Albuquerque's Dallas Trahern and New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets) pitcher
Tony Armas Jr. were locked in a great pitching duel before former Isotope Val Pascucci decided the
game with his 10th inning homer as the Zephyrs defeated Albuquerque 2-1 in the opener at
Zephyr Field on Friday in front of a regional television audience on COX Sports Louisiana HD. |
| Trahern had a no hitter through 4 2/3 innings until former Isotope Chris
Aguila smacked a single into left field for New Orleans' first hit. After advancing to second base on a passed ball, Pascucci
drew a walk and Aguila came around to score when Jesus Feliciano singled to right field. |
| Armas Jr. did a great job himself in the duel, going 7 innings while
allowing 2 hits and striking out 9 Isotopes. With Armas Jr. gone in the 8th inning, Albuquerque
was able to push across a run to tie the game. Chris Barnwell doubled down the left field
line with two outs in the 8th inning and scored on Jai Miller's bloop single into right field. |
| Reliever Brandon Villafuerte entered the game for Albuquerque in the 10th inning and Pascucci
was the first batter he faced. Pascucci took a 3-2 pitch and deposited it over the left field
wall for the game-winning homer. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern |
6.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 39 G, 161 AB, 23 R, 40 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 44 K, 5 SB, .248 AVG
Dallas Trahern 5 APP, 0-4, 9.25 ERA, 24.1 IP, 33 H, 25 ER, 8 BB, 18 K, 10 HR
|
'TOPES NOTES:
Brett Carroll separated his right shoulder after crashing into a fence trying to field Aaron Rowand's
homer in the Giants/Marlins game on Friday evening. Carroll will be placed on the disabled list and
speculation is that Dallas McPherson could be going to the Marlins to take Carroll's roster spot. Nothing was
apparent from Friday's Isotopes contest, as McPherson played all 10 innings and wasn't pulled during
the game to tip off McPherson is the player going to Florida. . . .
C Alberto Concepcion was transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina to free up a roster spot
for Robert Andino, who is expected to join the Isotopes this weekend. . . .
John Gall struck out in a pinch-hit at-bat, snapping an 11 game hitting streak. Dallas McPherson
had a six-game hitting streak snapped in the contest. . . .
Looking back at Val Pascucci's Isotope days, Pascucci had one walkoff homer. . . .
The Isotopes went homerless in the contest, the first game since they were held homerless
on May 17th. . . .
Brandon Villafuerte lost for the second time in the last four games. . . .
Television history was made for Albuquerque as tonight's game on COX Sports Lousisiana was
the first game involving the Isotopes produced in High Definition. Albuquerque has two more games in 2008
scheduled to be televised on COX Sports, both coming when Albuquerque returns to New
Orleans coming off the All-Star break in July. Albuquerque also has one game against the Round Rock
Express scheduled to be broadcast on FOX Sports Net (FSN) Southwest on July 3rd. . . .
The Zephyrs and Isotopes meet again on Saturday evening. Probables are RHP Bobby Keppel
(6-2, 6.15) for the Isotopes and LHP Willie Collazo (1-1, 3.23) for the Zephyrs. |
| Filed 05/23/2008 |
|
|
Andino Joining Isotopes
The Marlins earlier in the week signed free agent OF Jacque
Jones to a contract. After Jones was sent to the lower minor
leagues to see some live pitching, the Marlins recalled Jones
on Friday and optioned IF Robert Andino to Albuquerque.
Andino appeared in 21 games with the Marlins in 2008, hitting
.182 (4x22) with 2 homers and 3 RBI.
Filed 05/23/2008
|
|
|
May 22, 2008 - Isotopes (24-22)
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 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
. |
8 |
16 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
. |
2 |
11 |
3 |
WP: Jack Cassel (4-1)
LP: Chris Seddon (3-3) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jai Miller (6) off Jack Cassel in the 8th inning |
TIME: 2:52 ATT: 5,984 |
| Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) pitcher Jack Cassel tossed 8 innings, holding
the Isotopes to 2 runs as the Express defeated the Isotopes 8-2 on Thursday evening. |
| In the 2nd inning, former Isotope Reggie Abercrombie scored on Nick Gorneaut's
double, Ray Sadler scored on a groundout, and Gorneault scored on Tomas Perez's sacrifice flyout
as the Express led 3-0. |
| Perez singled to plate Humberto Quintero in the 4th inning as the Express
built their lead to 4-0. |
| Round Rock tacked two more runs n the scoreboard in the 7th inning when
Sadler tripled home J.R. House and Mark Saccomanno. |
| The Express extended the lead to 8-0 in the 8th inning. With one out, Cassel
doubled, Perez singled and Edwin Maysonet lifted a sacrifice flyout to plate Cassel. House followed
with a double to bring Perez home. |
| Albuquerque avoided the shutout in their half of the 8th inning. Jai Miller
solo homered, Andrew Beattie tripled and scored on John Gall's sacrifice flyout. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (L, 3-3) |
6.0 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 38 G, 157 AB, 23 R, 38 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 11 BB, 42 K, 5 SB, .242 AVG
Scott Nestor 21 APP, 1-1, 9.93 ERA, 22.2 IP, 25 H, 25 ER, 19 BB, 19 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes and Express split the four game series. 23,251 attended the series for a per-game
average of 5,813 and 50,687 attended the just completed eight game homestand. . . .
The Isotopes are 3-8 in series finales, the worst record of any game in a series. The Isotopes
are best in the openers and the third game of series' at 8-4. . . .
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 11 games. . . .
Albuquerque hits the road for a quick four game roadtrip against the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA
Mets) starting on Friday night. Probables in the opener, scheduled to be televised on COX
Sports Louisiana and viewable by satellite in Albuquerque, are RHP Bobby Keppel (6-2, 6.15)
for the Isotopes and RHP Tony Armas Jr. (2-4, 2.63) for the Zephyrs. Familiar faces
(i.e. former Isotopes) on the Zephyrs are Adam Bostick, Nate Field, Val Pascucci,
and Chris Aguila.
|
| Filed 05/22/2008 |
|
|
May 21, 2008 - Isotopes (24-21)
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
X |
. |
5 |
11 |
1 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (6-2)
LP: Josh Muecke (3-2)
SV: Joe Nelson (11) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jai Miller (5) off Josh Muecke in the 6th inning
ALB Andrew Beattie (3) off Ryan Houston in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:22 ATT: 4,108 |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz came within one out of tossing Albuquerque's
first complete game of the season and Jai Miller and Andrew Beattie each two-run homered in
Albuquerque's 5-2 victory over the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) on Thursday evening
at "The Lab". |
| In the 1st inning, Beattie walked, advanced to third base on John Gall's single
and scored on Jason Wood's sacrifice flyout as the Isotopes led 1-0. |
| De La Cruz and the Isotopes hung onto that narrow margin until the 6th inning
when Albuquerque gave themselves some breathing room. Jai Miller, playing for the first time after six
games off due to a strained groin, homered with John Baker on base as Albuquerque led 3-0. |
| In the 7th inning, Barnwell walked and scored on Beattie's homer as the
Isotopes extended their lead to 5-0. |
| De La Cruz had a shutout going to the 9th inning. Pinch-hitter Jonathan Ash
reached on an error and Tomas Perez singled. An out later, Mark Saccomanno singled to drive in
Ash and David Newhan sacrifice flied out to drive in Perez. After J.R. House singled, Joe Nelson
relieved De La Cruz and struck out former-Isotope Reggie Abercrombie to end the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (W, 6-2) |
8.2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 37 G, 153 AB, 22 R, 36 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 11 BB, 42 K, 5 SB, .235 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 9 APP, 6-2, 4.35 ERA, 49.2 IP, 53 H, 24 ER, 19 BB, 40 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 10 games tonight, while Dante Brinkley went hitless
to snap a 6-game hitting streak. . . .
Joe Nelson hasn't been too busy with save opportunities lately, having earned his first save
since April 30th against Las Vegas. . . .
The 2008 Class for the Albuquerque Professional Baseball Hall of Fame was announced on
Wednesday. The new members are former Dukes manager Del Crandall, former Dukes General
Manager Pat McKernan, the 1981 Dukes club, former Duke Mike Marshall, former manager
and player Hershel Martin, and executives Tom Bolack and John McMullen. The induction
will be held on Dukes Retro Night (July 23rd) and the six new members will join 2007 inductee
Tommy Lasorda in the Hall of Fame. . . .
The series concludes on Thursday evening. Probables are LHP Chris Seddon (3-2, 4.00)
for the Isotopes and RHP Jack Cassel (3-1, 2.15) for the E-train.
|
| Filed 05/21/2008 |
|
|
May 20, 2008 - Isotopes (23-21)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
8 |
11 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
4 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Runelvys Hernandez (3-2)
LP: Brandon Villafuerte (2-1) |
Home Runs:
RR Reggie Abercrombie (6) off Brandon Villafuerte in the 2nd inning
RR Humberto Quintero (2) off Jesus Delgado in the 3rd inning
ALB John Gall (7) off Runelvys Hernandez in the 4th inning |
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 6,341 |
| The Isotopes dug themselves into a big 8-0 hole in the first few innings and were
unable to fight their way back in a 8-4 defeat to the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
on Tuesday evening. |
| Former Isotope Reggie Abercrombie homered with J.R. House on base as the
Express led 2-0 after 2 innings of play. |
| The E-train extended their lead in the 3rd inning. Jesus Delgado made his
Triple-A debut in relief for Albuquerque and allowed a single to the Express starting pitcher
Runelvys Hernandez. Jonathan Ash reached on a fielder's choice (with Hernandez out at second
base) and Ash advanced to second on a wild pitch. Edwin Maysonet drew a walk and Mark
Saccomanno singled to drive in Ash. David Newhan reached on a fielder's choice as Maysonet
scored and House singled ahead of Abercrombie's run-scoring single that drove in Newhan. Humberto
Quintero blasted a three-run homer to left field to cap the scoring in the inning as the Express
led 8-0. |
| John Gall solo-homered to center field in the 4th inning to get Albuquerque
on the scoreboard. |
| Albuquerque plated a couple more runs in the 6th inning. Pinch-hitter
Alberto Concepcion singled and Chris Barnwell walked. Both runners advanced a base on Andrew
Beattie's groundout and a wild pitch brought Concepcion home. Gall drew a walk to load the
bases and Dallas McPherson sacrifice flied out to bring Barnwell home as Albuquerque trailed
8-3. |
| McPherson doubled and scored on Chase Lambin's single in the 9th inning
as Albuquerque scored one final time in the contest. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Brandon Villafuerte (L, 2-1) |
2.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jesus Delgado 1 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 13.50 ERA, 4 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
There were a slew of transactions on Tuesday. P Steve Woodard was placed on the Disabled List
after Woodard was hit by a comebacker on Sunday and broke bones in the ring and middle fingers
of his pitching hand. OF George Lombard was transferred to Extended Spring Training and C
Alberto Concepcion and P Jesus Delgado were both transferred to the Isotopes from Class-AA
Carolina. . . .
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 9 games, while Dante Brinkley extended his streak to 6 games. . . .
Probables for Wednesday evening's contest are RHP Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (5-2, 5.27)
for the Isotopes and LHP Josh Muecke (3-2, 3.06) for the Express.
|
| Filed 05/20/2008 |
|
|
May 19, 2008 - Isotopes (23-20)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Round Rock Express |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
. |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
. |
12 |
13 |
1 |
WP: Gaby Hernandez (2-3)
LP: Josh Miller (3-1) |
Home Runs:
RR Edwin Maysonet (3) off Gaby Hernandez in the 4th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (13) off Josh Miller in the 2nd inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (14) off Chance Douglass in the 5th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (15) off Chance Douglass in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:39 ATT: 6,818 |
 PCL home run leader Dallas McPherson put on a power show at Isotopes Park in the
opener of a series against the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros). McPherson tied a franchise record by homering
three times in Albuquerque's 12-6 victory over the Express.
McPherson solo homered in the 2nd inning as Albuquerque led 1-0. |
| In the 3rd inning, Isotopes starter Gaby Hernandez reached on a bunt fielder's choice, Chris Barnwell
doubled, and Andrew Beattie sacrifice flied out to bring home Hernandez. John Gall singled, bringing
home Barnwell to give Albuquerque a 3-0 lead. |
| In the 4th inning, Edwin Maysonet solo homered to get Round Rock on the
scoreboard. |
| Albuquerque put away the game in their half of the 4th inning. Dante Brinkley
drew a walk with the bases loaded to plate Jason Wood, Hernandez singled home Paul Hoover and
Chase Lambin, Beattie drove in Brinkley with a single and Gall doubled Hernandez and Beattie home as the
Isotopes tallied for six runs to lead 9-1. |
| Each team plated a run in the 5th inning - Yordany Ramirez scored on a wild pitch
for the Express and McPherson solo homered for Albuquerque. |
| Round Rock put two more runs on the scoreboard in the 6th inning - Mark Sacccomanno
grounded out to bring Tomas Perez home and David Newhan singled home Maysonet. |
| Wood walked and McPherson homered to left field as the Isotopes built their
led to 12-4. |
| Round Rock added single runs in the 8th and 9th innings to close out the
scoring in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (W, 2-3) |
5.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Scott Nestor 20 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 20.2 IP, 19 H, 21 ER, 19 BB, 19 K, 3 HR
Gaby Hernandez 5 APP, 2-3, 6.92 ERA, 26 IP, 36 H, 20 ER, 4 BB, 21 K, 6 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Not only did Dallas McPherson tie a franchise record for homers in a game (joining the likes of
Chris Aguila, Todd Sears, Mark Little and Brett Carroll), but he had
the most total bases for an Isotope in a game this season with 12. . . .
Albuquerque snapped a four game losing streak against Round Rock with tonight's victory.
The Isotopes have won their last four games against the Express at Isotopes Park. . . .
Marlins prospect Jai Miller has not played in the last five contests. . . .
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 8 games. . . .
Yawn. The Pacific Coast League has named Ian Stewart of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA
Rockies) the PCL Hitter of the Week, for the second consecutive week. Stewart hit .450 (9x20)
for the week with 3 homers and 12 RBI. . . . The PCL Pitcher of the Week is Lindsay Gulin
of the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers). Gulin made one start and won it, pitching six scoreless innings,
walking 4 and striking out 10. . . .
Albuquerque and Round Rock meet again Tuesday evening. RHP Brandon Villafuerte (2-0, 3.98) will come
out of the bullpen to start for Albuquerque, while Round Rock is expected to counter with RHP Runelvys Hernandez (2-2, 4.91).
|
| Filed 05/19/2008 |
|
|
May 18, 2008 Gm 2 - Isotopes (22-20)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
10 |
11 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
10 |
0 |
WP: Jeff Fulchino (2-1)
LP: Dallas Trahern (0-4) |
Home Runs:
OMA Brian Buchanan (3) off Dallas Trahern in the 2nd inning
OMA Shane Costa (9) off Steve Woodard in the 4th inning
OMA Jason Smith (10) off Steve Woodard in the 4th inning
OMA Mike Aviles (7) off Dallas Trahern in the 2nd inning
ALB John Gall (6) off Jeff Fulchino in the 1st inning |
TIME: 2:16 ATT: 7,529 |
| Dallas Trahern allowed 7 runs in just under 2 innings and the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals)
plated eight of their 10 runs using the longball in a 10-4 victory over Albuquerque in the nightcap of
a doubleheader. |
| Jason Smith tripled home two runs in the 1st inning as Omaha led 2-0. |
| John Gall's homer off former-teammate Jeff Fulchino in the bottom of the 1st inning cut the
defecit in half at 2-1. |
| The Royals pulled away starting in the 2nd inning. With one out, Damon Hollins
walked, Damaso Espino was hit by a pitch and Mitch Maier singled to load the bases and Mike
Aviles cleared them with ahomer to left field. An out later, Brian Buchanan solo homered as
the Royals led 7-1. |
| Shane Costa solo homered with two outs in the 4th inning, Buchanan
doubled, and Jason Smith followed with a two-run homer as the Royals led 10-1. |
| In the home half of the 4th inning, Jason Wood singled, Dallas McPherson
doubled and John Baker grounded out, bring Wood home. McPherson advanced to third base on
the play and scored on a balk. |
| Albuquerque closed out the scoring in the game in the 5th inning. Dante
Brinkley doubled and eventually scored on Gall's single. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 0-4) |
1.2 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Dallas Trahern 4 APP, 0-4, 12.00 ERA, 18 IP, 30 H, 24 ER, 6 BB 14 K, 10 HR|
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Daniel Barone was activated off the Disabled List and immediately transferred to Class-AA
Carolina. . . .
The Isotopes and Royals split their series. 27,436 attended for a per-gate average of 9,145. . . .
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 7 games. . . .
Dallas Trahern's 1 2/3 innings pitched was the shortest starter pitcher outing of the season. Trahern
takes over the club lead in losses with 4. . . .
Albuquerque concludes the homestand with a four game series against the Round Rock
Express (AAA Astros). Gaby Hernandez (1-3, 7.71) is expected to be activated off the
Disabled List to make the start for Albuquerque. RHP Josh Miller (3-0, 4.42) will
counter for the E-train.
|
| Filed 05/18/2008 |
|
|
May 18, 2008 Gm 1 - Isotopes (22-19) |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
6 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
X |
. |
11 |
15 |
0 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (6-2)
LP: Matt Wright (0-2) |
Home Runs:
OMA Angel Berroa (7) off Bobby Keppel in the 2nd inning
OMA Cody Clark (1) off Bobby Keppel in the 3rd inning
ALB Paul Hoover (4) off Matt Wright in the 2nd inning
ALB George Lombard (2) off Brad Salmon in the 5th inning |
TIME: 2:00 |
| George Lombard grand-slam homered, went 4x4 and drove in a team season-high 6 runs as the Isotopes
defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) 11-2 in the opener of a doubleheader. |
| Angel Berroa homered in the 2nd inning as Omaha led 1-0. |
| In the home half of the 2nd inning, Jason Wood singled, Dallas McPherson
doubled and Paul Hoover homered to left field as the Isotopes led 3-1. |
| Cody Clark solo-homered in the 3rd inning as Omaha pulled to a run at 3-2,
but Albuquerque got that run back in the 4th inning when Hoover doubled and scored on Chase
Lambin's single. |
| In the 5th inning, John Gall singled and scored on Wood's double. McPherson
drew a walk and Paul Hoover singled to load the bases and Lombard cleared them with a grand-slam
homer to right field to give Albuquerque a 9-2 lead. |
| The Isotopes plated their final two runs in the 6th inning when Lombard
drove in Wood and Hoover with a run-scoring single. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 6-2) |
5.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Scott Nestor 19 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 9.30 ERA, 20.1 IP, 19 H, 21 ER, 19 BB, 18 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
A day after establishing a season high for winning margin, the Isotopes exceeded it today with
their 9-run winning margin. . . .
Paul Hoover scored 4 runs, tying a franchise record. . . .
Bobby Keppel took over the team lead in wins with his 6th victory and has a personal
3-game winning pitching decision streak.
|
| Filed 05/18/2008 |
|
|
May 17, 2008 - Isotopes (21-19)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
. |
4 |
9 |
2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
11 |
20 |
1 |
WP: Chris Seddon (3-2)
LP: Carlos Rosa (0-1) |
Home Runs:
OMA Jason Smith (9) off Brandon Villafuerte in the 9th inning
OMA Shane Costa (8) off Brandon Villafuerte in the 9th inning |
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 12,068 |
| Albuquerque built a solid early lead and Chris Seddon cruised,
allowing just a run in 7 innings, as the Isotopes defeated the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals)
11-4 in front of the second-largest crowd of the season, 12,068, on Military Appreciation
Night.
In the 1st inning, Albuquerque rudely greeted Royals starter Carlos Rosa, making his Triple-A
debut. Chris Barnwell led off with a single and advanced to second base on a throwing error. Andrew
Beattie grounded out, advancing Barnwell to third base, and John Gall doubled to bring Barnwell home.
Gall scored on Jason Wood's single and Tagg Bozied doubled to put both runners in scoring position. Dallas
McPherson's double plated Wood and Bozied. Paul Hoover singled, bringing McPherson home as
Albuquerque led 5-0. |
| Seddon's only blemish in the runs column of the scoreboard came in the
2nd inning. Brian Buchanan and Jason Smith led off the inning with singles, Angel Berroa grounded
out as both runners moved up a base, and Mike Stodolka's groundout brought Buchanan home. |
| George Lombard singled, advanced to second base on Barnwell's single,
and scored on Gall's single in the 4th inning as the Isotopes led 6-1. |
| Albuquerque put up another five run inning in the 6th inning. Consecutive
singles by Lombard, Barnwell and Beattie plated a run (Lombard). Gall doubled to
drive in Barnwell and Wood was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Bozied and McPherson
each sacrifice flied out to bring home runs and Hoover doubled to drive in Wood. |
| With Albuquerque commanding a 11-1 lead, Omaha added a few junk-time runs in the 9th inning. Shane Costa
solo homered to lead off the inning, Buchanan singled and Smith followed with a two-run
homer. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (W, 3-2) |
7.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
(none)
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Isotopes had season highs in hits (20) and winning margin (7 runs). . . .
The series concludes with a doubleheader on Sunday, each game scheduled for 7 innings to make
up for Thursday's wet ground postponement and to play the regularly scheduled game for Sunday. Probables in Game 1 are RHP
Bobby Keppel (5-2, 6.42) for the Isotopes and RHP Matt Wright (0-1, 4.41) for the Royals.
In Game 2, RHP Jeff Fulchino (1-1, 4.07) makes a homecoming of sorts as he starts for the
Lil' Kings against Isotopes RHP Dallas Trahern (0-3, 9.37). Fulchino pitched for three seasons in an
Isotopes suit.
|
| Filed 05/17/2008 |
|
|
May 16, 2008 - Isotopes (20-19)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.5 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
. |
6 |
7 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
. |
2 |
9 |
1 |
WP: Kyle Davies (5-2)
LP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (5-2) |
Home Runs:
ALB John Baker (2) off Brad Salmon in the 9th inning |
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 7,839 |
| Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) pitcher Kyle Davies held the Isotopes scoreless
for 6 innings and Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz had some early wildness that led to some
Royals runs as the Royals defeated the Isotopes 6-2 in the belated series opener at "The Lab"
on Friday evening. |
| In the 2nd inning, Omaha's Brian Buchanan doubled, advanced to third
on De La Cruz's wild pitch, and scored on Angel Berroa's sacrifice flyout. |
| In the 3rd inning, Damon Hollins singled and Damaso Espino reached on
an error. Mitch Maier singled to drive home Hollins and another De La Cruz wild pitch put both runners into scoring
position before Shane Costa grounded out to bring home Espino. |
| Jason Smith sacrifice flied out in the 6th inning and Maier sacrifice flied
out in the 7th inning as Omaha built a 5-0 lead. |
| With Davies out of the game, the Isotopes were finally able to remove the
goose-egg in the runs column of the scoreboard. Chase Lambin doubled and scored on George Lombard's double. |
| Smith doubled and scored on Berroa's single in the 8th inning as the Royals
extended their lead to 6-1, and John Baker solo-homered in the 9th inning for Albuquerque to
close out the scoring in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (L, 5-2) |
6.0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 8 APP, 5-2, 5.27 ERA, 41 IP, 48 H, 24 ER, 18 BB, 36 K, 2 HR
Scott Nestor 18 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 9.78 ERA, 19.1 IP, 18 H, 21 ER, 19 BB, 18 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz saw his five consecutive pitching decision streak snapped with the
loss, effectively losing for the first time since changing his name to "Frankie". De La Cruz gave up
an earned run in the 2nd inning, snapping a 16.2 innings streak without having allowed an
earned run. De La Cruz also had three wild pitches in the contest, a team season high. . . .
The series continues on Saturday evening. Probables are LHP Chris Seddon (2-2, 4.50)
for the Isotopes and RHP Carlos Rosa (No Record) for the O-Royals and a
doubleheader follows on Sunday afternoon to round out the series.
|
| Filed 05/16/2008 |
|
|
May 15, 2008 - Ppd. Unplayable Grounds
After rain for most of the day, the Isotopes homestand opener
against the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) at Isotopes Park
was postponed due to unplayable grounds. The game will
be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday May 18th
when the weather should be better after the stormy weather
moves out of the area.
The postponement was the first one at home in 2008 and the
fourth one already in 2008. Proving that Albuquerque normally
has great weather, it was only the seventh home game in
franchise history postponed due to rain or unplayable grounds.
Probables in the rescheduled opener on Friday evening are
RHP Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (5-1, 5.40) for the
Isotopes and RHP Kyle Davies (4-2, 2.43) for the Lil'
Kings.
Filed 05/15/2008
|
|
|
May 14, 2008 - Day Off
The Isotopes and the rest of the PCL had Wednesday off.
Albuquerque returns home on Thursday for an eight-game
homestand. The first four games are against the Omaha Royals
(AAA Royals). Probables in the opener are RHP Dallas Trahern
(0-3, 9.37) for the Isotopes and RHP Kyle Davies (4-2, 2.43)
for the Lil' Kings.
Filed 05/14/2008
|
|
|
May 13, 2008 - Isotopes (20-18)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Security Service Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
6 |
12 |
2 |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
9 |
13 |
3 |
WP: John Koronka (4-0)
LP: Steve Woodard (0-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Dallas McPherson (12) off John Koronka in the 2nd inning
CSP Seth Smith (4) off Marcos Carvajal in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:48 ATT: 2,408 |
| Steve Woodard made a spot start for the injured scheduled starter Kenny
Baugh and dug the Isotopes in an early hole, giving up 7 runs (6 earned) in 2.1 innings as
the Isotopes dropped the series finale to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) 9-6. |
| Cory Sullivan tripled and scored on Jayson Nix's sacrifice flyout in the 1st
inning as the Sky Sox led 1-0. |
| Dallas McPherson belted his league lead-tying 12th homer out of Security
Service Field in the 2nd inning as Albuquerque tied the game at 1-1. |
| The tie was short-lived as Colorado Springs tallied twice in the home half
of the 2nd inning, Christian Colonel and Christopher Frey singled to lead off the inning. Rick
Guarno grounded into a fielder's choice with Frey out at second base and Colonel advancing to third
base. Colonel then stole home plate
while Guarno stole second base. An out later, Sky Sox starter John Koronka singled to drive in Guarno. |
| In the 3rd inning, Ian Stewart, Colonel, and Eduardo Cornejo drove in a run with
singles and Guarno reached on a run-scoring fielder's choice as the Sky Sox built their lead to 7-1. |
| In the 5th inning, Chase Lambin and Chris Barnwell singled and Isotopes reliever
Marcos Carvajal laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position. Dante Brinkley
singled to drive in Lambin and an out later, Brinkley advanced to second base on a wild pitch before
John Gall singled to drive in Barnwell and Brinkley as Albuquerque trailed 7-4. |
| Colorado Springs scored their final runs in the 6th inning when Seth Smith
homered with Nix on base. |
| Albuquerque, down by five runs, tried to rally to tie the game in the 9th inning. Brinkley
reached on an error and Andrew Beattie doubled to put both runners in scoring position. Gall grounded
out as Brinkley scored and Tagg Bozied singled to drive in Beattie. McPherson grounded into a fielder's
choice and John Baker flew out to end the rally and the game.
|
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Steve Woodard (L, 0-1) |
2.1 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 36 G, 149 AB, 21 R, 34 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 11 BB, 42 K, 5 SB, .228 AVG
Scott Nestor 17 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 9.82 ERA, 18.1 IP, 16 H, 20 ER, 19 BB, 18 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Kenny Baugh was placed on the disabled list with a right triceps strain. . . .
Albuquerque and Colorado Springs concluded their only series of the season tonight and each
team won two games in the series. All-time, Colorado Springs holds a 26-21 advantage.
13,882 attended the series in Colorado Springs and Albuquerque played in front of 30,022 fans
total on the roadtrip to Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs. . . .
Albuquerque pitching almost had a series without a homer allowed for the first time since the
2006 season. After Isotopes pitching had not allowed homers in the first three games, Isotopes pitcher Marcos Carvajal
gave up a 6th inning round tripper to Seth Smith. . . .
After a day off on Wednesday, the Isotopes return home for an eight game homestand and get
back to playing American Conference opponents. The first four games of the homestand are against the
Omaha Royals (AAA Royals).
|
| Filed 05/13/2008 |
|
|
May 12, 2008 - Isotopes (20-17)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Security Service Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
13 |
16 |
2 |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
8 |
12 |
2 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (5-2)
LP: Valerio de los Santos (3-3) |
Home Runs:
ALB Chris Barnwell (3) off Valerio de los Santos in the 4th inning
ALB Chase Lambin (3) off Juan Morillo in the 6th inning |
TIME: 3:09 ATT: 1,849 |
| The Isotopes chipped away at a big early defecit, scoring in a franchise-record
seven straight innings to eventually outslug the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) 13-8
on Monday evening. |
| Jai Miller's effort got the Isotopes on the scoreboard in the top of the 1st
inning. Miller was hit by a pitch to lead off the game, stole second base, advanced to third base
on a throwing error by Sky Sox catcher Rick Guarno on the play, and scored on John Gall's single. |
| The Sky Sox put up five runs on the board in their half of the 1st inning to
lead 5-1. Cory Sullivan doubled and scored on Jayson Nix's single. Nix advanced to third base on
an error during the play and scored on Seth Smith's double. Ian Stewart tripled to drive in Smith and
Guarno doubled to drive in Stewart. Guarno advanced to third base on a groundout and scored
on Douglas Bernier's single. |
| In the 2nd inning, Tagg Bozied tripled, Paul Hoover walked, and Chris
Barnwell doubled to drive in Bozied. Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel doubled to drive in Hoover and
Barnwell as the Isotopes pulled to a run down at 5-4. |
| Joe Koshansky singled home two runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning as
the Sky Sox led 7-4. |
| Chase Lambin doubled and scored on Jason Wood's single in the 3rd inning
and Barnwell homered with Hoover on base in the 4th inning as Albuquerque tied the game
at 7-7. |
| In the 5th inning, consecutive singles by Wood, Bozied and Dallas McPherson
brought home a run (Wood). Hoover was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Barnwell sacrifice
flied out as the Isotopes led 9-7. |
| Albuquerque added to the lead in the 6th inning. Miller walked and stole
second base before Lambin launched a homer to center field. Gall singled, stole second base
and scored on McPherson's single for a 12-7 Isotopes advantage. |
| The newest Isotope, George Lombard, put Albuquerque's final run on the
scoreboard in the 7th inning. Pinch-hitter Lombard reached on catcher's interference, advanced
to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Lambin's single. |
| Sullivan's 8th inning sacrifice flyout plated the Sky Sox's last run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 5-2) |
6.0 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 35 G, 148 AB, 21 R, 34 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 10 BB, 42 K, 5 SB, .230 AVG
Scott Nestor 16 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.38 ERA, 17.1 IP, 16 H, 20 ER, 19 BB, 17 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Chase Lambin was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Chris Barnwell had 4 RBI tonight, his second 4-RBI effort of the season. . . .
Ian Stewart of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) won the PCL Hitter of the Week
award. Stewart hit .385 (10x26) with 3 homers and 9 RBI during the week. . . .
Isotopes pitcher Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz was snubbed for the PCL Pitcher of the Week.
The weekly award went to Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) pitcher Matt Palmer. Palmer made
two starts and went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA. In 13.1 innings pitched, Palmer allowed no runs, allowed
eight hits, and struck out 18. . . .
Albuquerque concludes the series (and the roadtrip) with the Sky Sox on Tuesday. RHP
Steve Woodard (0-0, 1.54) is expected to make the spot start for Albuquerque, while Colorado
Springs is expected to counter with LHP John Koronka (3-0, 4.67).
|
| Filed 05/12/2008 |
|
|
May 11, 2008 - Isotopes (19-17)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Security Service Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
. |
5 |
8 |
1 |
WP: Franklin Morales (1-0)
LP: Chris Seddon (2-2) |
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 4,277 |
| For the first time since Albuquerque's fifth game in franchise history, the
Isotopes were no hit. Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) pitchers Franklin Morales,
former-Isotope Chris George, Matt Daley, and Steven Register may have combined to no-hit the 'Topes,
but they were unable to record the shutout as the Sky Sox won 5-1 in front of 4,277 history-
witnessing fans on Mothers Day in Colorado Springs. |
| In the 2nd inning, Colorado Springs' Ian Stewart doubled to lead off the
inning. Two outs later, Edwin Bellorin drew a walk and Douglas Bernier tripled to drive them
in as the Sky Sox led 2-0. |
| Stewart doubled-home Jayson Nix in the 3rd inning as the Sky Sox
extended the lead to 3-0. |
| Colorado Springs got wild and sloppy in the 4th inning, allowing Albuquerque to
avoid being shutout for the first time this year. Andrew Beattie walked to lead off the inning and
Jason Wood reached on an error. Beattie stole third base before Dallas McPherson
drew a walk to load the bases and Paul Hoover sacrifice flied out to right field to bring Beattie
home as Albuquerque trailed 3-1. |
| The Sky Sox tallied their final two runs in the 8th inning. Christopher Frey
singled, Seth Smith walked and both executed a double steal. Hoover committed a throwing
error on the play allowing Frey to score and Smith to advance to third base. Pinch-hitter
Christian Colonel followed with a single to bring Smith home. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (L, 2-2) |
6.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 44 G, 144 AB, 19 R, 34 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 9 BB, 41 K, 3 SB, .236 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Today's no-hitter was the first no-hitter thrown at home in the history of Colorado Springs professional
baseball. For the Isotopes, it was the first time held hitless since the Nashville Sounds John Wasdin's
perfect game in Nashville on April 7, 2003. The Isotopes have yet to toss a no-hitter, despite having
come close on three occasions in 2006, all one-hitters. . . .
Several Isotope significant hitting streaks came to an end today - Andrew Beattie's 12-game streak
and Chris Barnwell's 6-game hitting streak. . . .
On Monday evening, the probables for the third game of the series with the Sky Sox are
RHP Bobby Keppel (4-2, 5.83) for the Isotopes and LHP Valerio de los Santos (3-2, 3.67)
for Colorado Springs.
|
| Filed 05/11/2008 |
|
|
May 10, 2008 - Isotopes (19-16)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Security Service Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
11 |
2 |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
8 |
2 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (5-1)
LP: Josh Towers (3-3) |
TIME: 2:21 ATT: 5,348 |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz tossed seven innings, only allowing an unearned run, as
the Isotopes defeated the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies) 6-1 in the opener of a series in
Colorado Springs. |
| Jai Miller doubled and scored on John Gall's single in the 1st inning as
Albuquerque quickly led in the game. |
| In the 2nd inning, Dante Brinkley was hit by a pitch and scored on Chris
Barnwell's double. De La Cruz sacrifice bunted to move Barnwell to third base and Miller singled
to drive in Barnwell. Sky Sox starter Josh Towers wildly threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt
and Miller raced around the bases to score on the error to give Albuquerque a 4-0 lead. |
| Tagg Bozied singled and scored on Brinkley's double in the third inning
to extend the lead to 5-0. |
| De La Cruz's only blemish on the scoreboard came in the 6th inning. Edwin
Bellorin reached on a two base error and scored on Joe Koshansky's single. |
| Bozied doubled and scored on John Baker's single in the 7th inning as the
Isotopes put the final run on the scoreboard. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (W, 5-1) |
7.0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 33 G, 141 AB, 19 R, 34 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 8 BB, 40 K, 3 SB, .241 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 7 APP, 5-1, 5.40 ERA, 35 IP, 44 H, 21 ER, 18 BB, 31 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Daniel Barone was placed on the Disabled List with a strained back and taking his place on
the roster is OF George Lombard. Lombard is a major league veteran who recently signed a minor
league deal with the Marlins. Lombard was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the
1994 draft and has played with four MLB clubs, last with the Washington Nationals in 2006.
Lombard began 2008 with the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) and hit .163 with 1 homer and
4 RBI in 13 games before he was released. . . .
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz has won his last five pitching decisions and has a 15 inning streak
without having given up an earned run. Having won both starts for this past week with 15 strikeouts in 14
innings while not allowing an earned run certainly puts De La Cruz in solid contention to win the
PCL Pitcher of the Week award. . . .
Andrew Beattie hit safely to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, the longest by an Isotope in 2008. . . .
Jai Miller was a homer shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
The series continues on Sunday afternoon. Probables are LHP Chris Seddon (2-1, 4.50 for
the Isotopes and LHP Franklin Morales (0-0, 0.00) for the Sky Sox.
|
| Filed 05/10/2008 |
|
|
May 9, 2008 - Isotopes (18-16)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| Salt Lake Bees |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
4 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Kasey Olenberger (2-2)
LP: Dallas Trahern (0-3)
SV: Jose Arredondo (9) |
Home Runs:
ALB Dallas McPherson (11) off Kasey Olenberger in the 7th inning
ALB Andrew Beattie (2) off Kasey Olenberger in the 7th inning
SLC Matthew Brown (8) off Dallas Trahern in the 6th inning
SLC Adam Pavkovich (2) off Dallas Trahern in the 4th inning |
TIME: 2:17 ATT: 4,662 |
| The Salt Lake Bees' (AAA Angels) Kasey Olenberger held the Isotopes
hitless through 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs in 7 2/3 innings as the Bees defeated
the Isotopes 4-2 in the series finale at Franklin Covey Field in Salt Lake City on Friday
evening. |
| In the 3rd inning, Ryan Budde tripled and scored on Gary Patchett's
groundout as the Bees snapped the scoreless tie. |
| The rest of the runs in the contest came via the longball. In the 4th
inning, Adam Pavkovich solo homered to extend Salt Lake's lead to 2-0. |
| Chris Barnwell singled with two outs in the 6th inning to break up
the perfect game/no-hitter. |
| In the bottom of the 6th inning, Kendry Morales doubled and scored
on Matthew Brown's homer as the Bees led 4-0. |
| Albuquerque got their two runs of the game in the 7th inning when
Andrew Beattie and Dallas McPherson each solo-homered. McPherson moved into a tie at the
top of the league's homer leaderboard with his 11th blast of the season. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 0-3) |
5.1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 32 G, 136 AB, 17 R, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 8 BB, 39 K, 3 SB, .228 AVG
Dallas Trahern 3 APP, 0-3, 9.37 ERA, 16.1 IP, 23 H, 17 ER, 5 BB, 13 K, 8 HR|
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque and Salt Lake say bye-bye to each other in 2008 with the series split. 16,140 fans
attended in Salt Lake City for a per-game average of 4,035. All-time, Salt Lake holds a 12-11
series advantage. . . .
Andrew Beattie extended his hitting streak to 11 games with tonight's homer. Beattie has
hit in 11 straight games twice in 2008. . . .
If you have Dean Treanor on your Isotopes ejection fantasy league team, you now lead your
fantasy league! Treanor earned his first (and the team's first) ejection of the season in the
9th inning when Home Plate umpire Jacob Uhlenhopp tossed him from the game. . . .
Albuquerque concludes the roadtrip with four games against Pacific Conference opponent
Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA Rockies). This once great divisional rivalry dimished in 2005
with PCL realignment moving the Sky Sox to the Pacific Conference and the
two clubs meeting just four times a year rather than the 16 divisional meetings. Probables
in the opener are Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (4-1, 6.75) for the Isotopes and RHP
Josh Towers (3-2, 6.16) for the Sky Sox. De La Cruz has been red hot since deciding
to go by "Frankie", winning his last four pitching decisions. |
| Filed 05/09/2008 |
|
|
May 8, 2008 - Isotopes (18-15)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
3 |
11 |
0 |
| Salt Lake Bees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
. |
7 |
6 |
0 |
WP: Shane Loux (5-2)
LP: Kenny Baugh (1-1) |
TIME: 2:56 ATT: 4,666 |
| The Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) had a 7-run 5th inning to make a winner
out of Shane Loux, who held the Isotopes to 2 runs in 8 innings as the Bees defeated the
Isotopes 7-3 on Thursday evening in Salt Lake City. |
| Albuquerque struck quickly, plating two runs in the 1st inning. Jai Miller
led off with a double and scored on Andrew Beattie's double. John Gall drew a walk and
Jason Wood grounded out to put both runners in scoring position before Dallas McPherson singled
home Beattie. |
| Kenny Baugh pitched well enough to hold the narrow 2-0 lead until the Bees
stung him and the Isotopes relief corps in the 5th inning. Baugh issued a leadoff walk to Gary Patchett
and Bradley Coon and Coby Smith singled to load the bases. Dee Brown walked as Patchett scored and
Marcos Carvajal entered the game in relief for Albuquerque. Carvajal gave up a single to Kendry
Morales that brought home Coon and Matthew Brown sacrifice flied out as Smith scored. Bobby Wilson
walked to re-load the bases and Freddy Sandoval walked to plate Brown. An out later, Patchett
two-run doubled (Morales and Wilson scoring) and Coon singled home Sandoval as Salt Lake led
7-2. |
| Albuquerque's final run came in the 9th inning when Tagg Bozied singled, advanced
to third base on Dante Brinkley's double and scored on Chris Barnwell's sacrifice flyout. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Kenny Baugh (L, 1-1) |
4.0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 31 G, 133 AB, 17 R, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 38 K, 3 SB, .233 AVG
Scott Nestor 15 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.47 ERA, 16.1 IP, 14 H, 19 ER, 18 BB, 15 K, 3 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque snapped a three-game winning streak at Franklin Covey Field with tonight's defeat. . . .
Andrew Beattie extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his two-hit performance tonight. . . .
Albuquerque and Salt Lake conclude their only series of the season on Friday evening. Probables
are RHP Dallas Trahern (0-2, 10.64) for the Isotopes and RHP Kasey Olenberger (1-2, 5.94) for
the Bees.
|
| Filed 05/08/2008 |
|
|
May 7, 2008 - Isotopes (18-14)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.5 Games |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
. |
5 |
12 |
2 |
| Salt Lake Bees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
4 |
0 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (4-2)
LP: David Austen (0-1) |
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 2,659 |
| Bobby Keppel, Brandon Villafuerte, Randy Williams, and Marcus Gwyn
combined on Albuquerque's first shutout of the season and John Baker knocked in three runs as
the Isotopes defeated the PCL's best club, the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) for the second
straight night, tonight by a 5-0 final. |
| In the 3rd inning, Dante Brinkley doubled and later scored on Andrew Beattie's single. |
| In the 6th inning, Jason Wood walked, advanced to second base on Paul Hoover's single,
and scored on Baker's single. |
| Baker did more damage to the Bees in the 8th inning. Dallas McPherson walked,
Hoover singled and Baker brought them both home with a double. |
| Beattie doubled and scored on McPherson's sacrifice flyout later in the
inning for the final run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 4-2) |
6.2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 30 G, 128 AB, 16 R, 30 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 37 K, 3 SB, .234 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
For having the best record in the PCL, the Bees seem to draw very poorly. The Isotopes
played in front of a season smallest crowd of 2,659 tonight. Through the two games at Franklin
Covey Field, 6,812 fans have attended, less than the 7,487 that the Isotopes are averaging per
game at Isotopes Park in 2008. . . .
Albuquerque is a perfect 4-0 in Wednesday contests. . . .
John Gall was the only Isotopes batter without a hit. Gall's 0x4 performance snapped a 9-game
hitting streak. . . .
Albuquerque looks to make it three wins in a row against the Bees on Thursday evening. Probables
are RHP Daniel Barone (0-2, 18.00) for the Isotopes and RHP Shane Loux (4-2, 3.79)
for the Bees.
|
| Filed 05/07/2008 |
|
|
May 6, 2008 - Isotopes (17-14)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Franklin Covey Field |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
9 |
14 |
0 |
| Salt Lake Bees |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
13 |
1 |
WP: Joe Nelson (1-1)
LP: Jose Arredondo (1-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Paul Hoover (2) off Nick Green in the 2nd inning
ALB Paul Hoover (3) off Jose Arredondo in the 12th inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (5) off Alex Serrano in the 6th inning
ALB Chris Barnwell (2) off Alex Serrano in the 6th inning
SLC Gary Patchett (2) off Steve Woodard in the 8th inning |
TIME: 4:12 ATT: 4,153 |
 Paul Hoover's 12th inning homer snapped a 7-7 tie as the Isotopes
defeated the PCL-best record Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) in the opener of a series
at "the Beehive" (a.k.a. Franklin Covey Field).
Hoover, who had two homers in the game, launched his first homer of
the night in the 2nd inning and in the 3rd inning, Andrew Beattie walked and later scored
on Dallas McPherson's double as the Isotopes built a 2-0 lead. |
| The lead quickly evaporated over the next two frames. In the home half of the 3rd inning,
Bradley Coon and Freddy Sandoval drew walks, both advanced into scoring position on Matthew
Brown's flyout, and Kendry Morales doubled them home to tie the game at 2-2. |
| In the Salt Lake 4th inning, Gary Patchett and Coon singled with one out and
scored on Sandoval's double. An out later, Morales doubled to drive in Sandoval as the Bees
led 5-2. |
| Albuquerque trimmed the defecit to a run at 5-4 in the 5th inning. Beattie
doubled and scored on John Gall's single. Gall stole second base and scored on McPherson's
single. |
| In the 6th inning, Tagg Bozied, fresh off the Disabled List, homered to lead off
the inning. After Dante Brinkley singled, Chris Barnwell homered to left field as Albuquerque
reclaimed the lead at 7-5. |
| Patchett homered with Ryan Budde on base in the 8th inning as Albuquerque
was unable to hold the lead and Salt Lake tied the game at 7-7. |
| The deadlock was finally broken in the 12th inning. McPherson led off the inning with
a single and Hoover homered to left field for the eventual game-winning runs. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon |
3.2 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 29 G, 123 AB, 16 R, 28 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 37 K, 2 SB, .228 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
A pair of Isotopes infielders swapped places on the Disabled List. IF Grant Psomas was placed
on the DL with a cracked rib, while IF Tagg Bozied was activated. . . .
Albuquerque is 2-0 in extra inning contests in 2008. . . .
Paul Hoover has played a part in two of the three Isotope last at-bat wins in 2008. Other than
tonight's game-winning homer, Hoover singled home the game-winning run on April 14th against
the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Redhawks) at Isotopes Park. . . .
Every Isotope hitter had at least one hit in the game. John Gall extended his hitting streak to 9
games with a two hit night. . . .
The Isotopes stole two bases in the game, the first stolen bases since April 26th (10 games ago). . . .
Joe Nelson struck out six batters in a relief appearance, tying a franchise record. . . .
The game was Albuquerque's longest road trip game ever, 4 hours and 12 minutes, eclipsing the old
mark by a minute and it was the longest game of 2008 innings-wise. . . .
Jody Gerut of the Portland Beavers (AAA Beavers) is the PCL Hitter of the Week. Gerut hit
.462 (12x26) with 4 homers and 7 RBI. Gerut's great week at the plate raised his season average fifty
points. . . .
Runelvys Hernandez of the Round Rock Express (AAA Astros) was named the PCL Pitcher of
the Week. Hernandez made two starts, went 1-0 and tossed 12 scoreless innings while striking
out 7 and allowing 6 hits and 4 walks. . . .
The series continues Wednesday night. Probables are RHP Bobby Keppel (3-2, 6.94)
for the Isotopes and RHP David Austin (0-0, 0.00) for the Bees.
|
| Filed 05/06/2008 |
|
|
May 5, 2008 - Isotopes (16-14)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson Sidewinders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
. |
1 |
7 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
X |
. |
6 |
9 |
0 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (4-1)
LP: Juan Gutierrez (0-1) |
Home Runs:
ALB Jason Wood (3) off Juan Gutierrez in the 1st inning |
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 13,013 |
| Albuquerque pitching was outstanding on Cinco de Mayo Monday afternoon
at Isotopes Park. Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz tossed seven scoreless innings and Tucson was
kept off the scoreboard until the 9th inning as the Isotopes defeated the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA
Diamondbacks) 6-1 on a historical day for the franchise at Isotopes Park.
John Gall drew a two out walk in the 1st inning and Jason Wood followed
wtih a homer as Albuquerque led 2-0. |
| Andrew Beattie singled and scored on Gall's double in the 5th inning, and
in the 7th inning, Dallas McPherson knocked in Beattie and Gall with a single as the Isotopes
led 5-0. |
| In the 8th inning, Chris Barnwell singled, Dante Brinkley drew a walk, and
Jai Miller walked ahead of Beatties's sacrifice flyout as the Isotopes scored their final run of
the game. |
| Tucson got on the scoreboard in the 9th inning. Isotopes reliever Joe
Nelson plunked Josh Whitesell with a pitch, Don Kelly doubled an out later, and Wilkin Castillo
singled home Whitesell. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz (W, 4-1) |
7.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 28 G, 117 AB, 16 R, 27 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 35 K, 2 SB, .231 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz 6 APP, 4-1, 6.75 ERA, 28 IP, 37 H, 21 ER, 16 BB, 25 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
It was a historical day for the Albuquerque franchise since the season-high crowd of 13,013 gave
Albuquerque enough of a boost to welcome their 3 millionth fan in franchise history to
Isotopes Park during this homestand. It took five seasons and 16 games into the sixth season to
achieve the feat, currently at 3,000,103 fans and counting. . . . 13,013 is the 13th largest
regular season crowd in the history of Isotopes Park. . . .
Tucson took three out of the four games in the only series of the season between the two
clubs. Albuquerque snapped a seven game losing streak to the Sidewinders at Isotopes Park
with the win. Since the Tucson club will be relocating to Reno after the 2008 season, today
marked the final game between Tucson and Albuquerque and Tucson ends with a 17-6
all-time advantage (10-2 record at Isotopes Park and a 7-4 record at Tucson Electric Park). . . .
John Gall extended his hitting streak to 8 games. . . .
Since Eulogio De La Cruz changed his name to "Frankie", De La Cruz has won his last four
pitching decisions. . . .
Albuquerque continues to face Pacific Conference opponents during their five game roadtrip
that starts Tuesday night. Probables in the opener against the Salt Lake City Bees (AAA Angels)
are LHP Chris Seddon (2-1, 3.49) for the Isotopes and RHP Nick Green (3-0, 2.78) for the
Bees, who have the best record in the PCL.
|
| Filed 05/05/2008 |
|
|
May 4, 2008 - Isotopes (15-14)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson Sidewinders |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
. |
11 |
16 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
2 |
5 |
0 |
WP: Billy Buckner (1-3)
LP: Dallas Trahern (0-2) |
Home Runs:
TUC Alex Romero (2) off Dallas Trahern in the 1st inning
TUC Trot Nixon (4) off Dallas Trahern in the 1st inning
TUC Don Kelly (3) off Dallas Trahern in the 4th inning
TUC Don Kelly (4) off Dallas Trahern in the 5th inning
TUC Josh Whitesell (6) off Scott Nestor in the 8th inning |
TIME: 2:30 ATT: 6,605 |
| While Albuquerque failed to get any quality pitching in the game (allowing
double-digit runs for the 6th straight game), it was a different story for the Tucson Sidewinders
(AAA Diamondbacks). Billy Buckner held the Isotopes hitless through 7 innings and Tucson
scored 10 of their 11 runs using the longball in a 11-2 victory over Albuquerque on Sunday
afternoon. |
| Alex Romero two-run homered and Trot Nixon followed with a solo homer
in the 1st inning as Tucson led 3-0. |
| Don Kelly solo-homered in the 4th inning and in the 5th inning, Kelly's
second homer of the game provided three out of the four runs scored in the inning as Tucson
led 8-0. |
| Josh Whitesell's three run homer in the 8th inning made it 11-0 Tucson. |
| In the bottom of the 8th inning, Albuquerque was finally able to register
their first hit when Jason Wood singled to lead off the inning. |
| Albuquerque avoided the shutout in the 9th inning. With one out, Chase
Lambin singled and an out later, Andrew Beattie doubled to put both runners in scoring
position before John Gall doubled them home. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 0-2) |
5.0 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 27 G, 113 AB, 16 R, 27 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 6 BB, 33 K, 2 SB, .239 AVG
Scott Nestor 14 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 15.1 IP, 14 H, 19 ER, 16 BB, 14 K, 3 HR
Dallas Trahern 2 APP, 0-2, 10.64 ERA, 11 IP, 18 H, 13 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 6 HR|
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The six consecutive games with double-digit runs given up extends the franchise record. . . .
Albuquerque has lost four straight games for the first time in 2008. The Isotopes were
at six games above .500 on April 25th and thanks mostly to the current losing streak, they
now find themselves just a game above .500 after today's contest. . . .
John Gall's double extended his hitting streak to 7 games. . . .
Dallas Trahern allowed four homers in the game, the most by any Isotope pitcher in 2008 and
one shy of the franchise record. . . .
Tucson's Alex Romero was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Albuquerque concludes the homestand with a School Day Matinee. Albuquerque is expected
to send RHP Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (3-1, 9.00) to the mound looking to help Albuquerque
avoid the series sweep. De la Cruz has won his last three pitching decisions. Tucson
is expected to counter with RHP Juan Gutierrez (1-4, 4.01). |
| Filed 05/04/2008 |
|
|
May 3, 2008 - Isotopes (15-13)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -4.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson Sidewinders |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
. |
17 |
24 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
. |
6 |
7 |
0 |
WP: Abe Woody (1-0)
LP: Daniel Barone (0-2) |
Home Runs:
TUC Josh Whitesell (5) off Daniel Barone in the 3rd inning
TUC Trot Nixon (3) off Marcos Carvajal in the 9th inning
ALB Paul Hoover (1) off Abe Woody in the 5th inning
ALB Grant Psomas (3) off Emilano Fruto in the 7th inning |
TIME: 3:34 ATT: 9,617 |
| Can the Isotopes please get some pitching? The Tucson Sidewinders (AAA
Diamondbacks) tagged Isotopes starter Daniel Barone for 9 runs in 2 2/3 innings and Albuquerque
pitching allowed double-digit runs for the fifth straight game (extending the franchise record streak) as
Tucson shelled Albuquerque 17-6 on Saturday at "The Lab". |
| Barone, just activated from the Disabled List, allowed three runs to Tucson
in the 1st inning. Emilio Bonifacio and Alex Romero singled and Trot Nixon doubled to drive in Bonifacio.
Josh Whitesell grounded to plate Romero and Jamie D'Antona grounded out to bring home Nixon. |
| Jesus Merchan singled home a run in the 2nd inning and in the 3rd inning,
Whitesell two run homered, Jesus Merchan doubled home two runs, and Sidewinders starter
Esmerling Vasquez singled home a run as Tucson led 9-0. |
| Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Jai Miller and Chase
Lambin drew inning-leading walks and John Gall singled to drive in Miller. Two outs later, Grant
Psomas singled to drive in Lambin. |
| Tucson and Albuquerque swapped single runs in the 5th inning. Bonifacio
singled home a run for Tucson, Paul Hoover solo-homered for Albuquerque. |
| Wilkin Castillo doubled to drive in a run for Tucson in the 6th inning and in the
7th inning, Jamie D'Antona two-run singled as Tucson led 13-3. |
| In the bottom of the 7th inning, Psomas homered with Dallas McPherson on
board and in the 8th inning, Albuquerque manufactured their final run of the game. Andrew
Beattie singled, Miller walked, Lambin grounded into a fielder's choice with Miller out at second
base, and Gall lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Beattie. |
| Tucson closed out the scoring in the 9th inning, plating four runs with
Nixon solo-homering, Merchan singling with the bases loaded to drive in a pair of runs, and Connor
Robertson doubling home a run. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Daniel Barone (L, 0-2) |
2.2 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 26 G, 109 AB, 16 R, 27 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 6 BB, 33 K, 2 SB, .248 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
To make roster room to active P Daniel Barone, OF Alexis Gomez was placed on the Disabled List. . . .
Tucson has won their last six contests against Albuquerque at Isotopes Park. . . .
The final two games of the series are afternoon games, so runs should continue to be plentiful.
Probables for Sunday's matinee are RHP Dallas Trahern (0-1, 7.50) for the Isotopes and
RHP Billy Buckner (0-3, 7.94) for the Sidewinders. Billy Buckner is not related to former Dodgers, Cubs,
Red Sox, Angels, and Royals player Bill Buckner. |
| Filed 05/03/2008 |
|
|
May 2, 2008 - Isotopes (15-12)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Tucson Sidewinders |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
12 |
17 |
1 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
. |
9 |
14 |
2 |
WP: Evan MacLane (1-2)
LP: Bobby Keppel (3-2)
SV: Leo Rosales (3) |
Home Runs:
TUC Jamie D'Antona (1) off Bobby Keppel in the 1st inning
TUC Alex Romero (1) off Bobby Keppel in the 2nd inning
TUC Josh Whitesell (4) off Bobby Keppel in the 4th inning
ALB Jai Miller (4) off Evan MacLane in the 1st inning
ALB Grant Psomas (2) off Evan MacLane in the 5th inning
ALB Dante Brinkley (1) off Evan MacLane in the 4th inning |
TIME: 3:12 ATT: 7,139 |
| Despite being the worst team in the league coming into the series opener, the
Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks) proved they still have Albuquerque's number in a contest
where the Sidewinders outslugged the 'Topes 12-9. Albuquerque has dropped five straight games to the
Sidewinders in games played as Isotopes Park. |
| In the 1st inning, Josh Whitesell singled home a run and scored on Jamie D'Antona's
two-run homer as Tucson built a 3-0 lead after a half-inning of play. |
| Jai Miller hit Albuquerque's first leadoff homer of the season as the Isotopes
got on the scoreboard. |
| Tucson extended their lead in the 2nd inning. Alex Romero three-run homered
and Trent Oeltjen doubled and scored on D'Antona's single as the Sidewinders tallied for four runs
to lead 7-1. |
| Chris Barnwell tripled and scored on Isotope starter Bobby Keppel's sacrifice
fly in the 3rd inning and in the 4th inning, Grant Psomas doubled and scored on Dante Brinkley's
homer with one out. Barnwell singled and scored on an error during Keppel's sacrifice bunt as the
Isotopes trailed 7-5. |
| The Isotopes knotted the game at 7-7 in the 5th inning when John gall singled
and two outs later, Psomas homered to left field. |
| The Sidewinders regained the lead for good in the 6th inning. Emilio Bonifacio singled,
advanced to third base on Romero's single and scored on Oeltjen's sacrifice flyout. Whitesell followed
with a two-run homer as the Sidewinders led 10-7. |
| Albuqureque made their last push to tie the game in the 7th inning. Gall doubled
and scored on John Baker's double. Psomas walked and Brinkley singled to drive in Baker as
Albuquerque trailed 10-9. |
| One run down is as close as Albuquerque would get as Tucson plated two
insurance runs in the 9th inning when D'Antona and Jesus Merchan scored on an error. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 3-2) |
5.1 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 25 G, 107 AB, 15 R, 26 H, 5 2b, 1 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 3 BB, 33 K, 2 SB, .243 AVG
Scott Nestor 13 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 10.05 ERA, 14.1 IP, 13 H, 16 ER, 15 BB, 14 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Marlins placed Josh "The Hammer" Willingham on the disabled list with a stiff back and
recalled OF Brett Carroll on Friday. OF Dante Brinkley was transferred from Class-A Jupiter
to Albuquerque. . . .
With Tucson scoring double-digit runs tonight, Albuquerque pitching has allowed double-digit runs to opponents
in four straight contests for the first time in franchise history. . . .
Dallas McPherson went hitless in a pinch-hit at-bat to snap an 8-game hitting streak. . . .
Bobby Keppel's 15 hits allowed established a franchise record for hits allowed by a starter. The
old mark was 14 set by Aaron Small on two occasions in 2004. . . .
The series continues on Saturday evening. Probables are RHP Kenny Baugh (1-0, 6.57) for
the 'Topes and RHP Esmerling Vasquez (0-0, 6.00) for the Sidewinders.
|
| Filed 05/02/2008 |
|
|
May 1, 2008 - Isotopes (15-11)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Las Vegas 51s |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
. |
10 |
13 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
9 |
3 |
WP: Jason Johnson (3-2)
LP: Chris Seddon (2-1) |
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 3,917 |
| With temps in the mid 50s and 35 MPH winds at game time, the Isotopes bats were
about as cold as the weather felt as Albuquerque scored their lowest run output of the season in a 10-1 loss to the
Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) in front of the smallest crowd so far this season at "The Lab". |
| Las Vegas' Luis Maza doubled and scored on Angel Chavez's single to right field
in the 1st inning as Las Vegas led 1-0. |
| Terry Tiffee sacrifice flied out in the 3rd inning and Tiffee doubled home two runs
and Andy LaRoche drove in a run with a single in the 5th inning as Las Vegas built a 5-0 lead before
the Isotopes were able to get on the scoreboard. |
| Albuquerque scored their lone run in the home half of the 5th inning. Paul Hoover walked,
advanced to second base on Chase Lambin's single, went to third base on Chris Barnwell's fly out,
and scored when Grant Psomas lifted a sacrifice fly to right field. |
| Maza singled home a run in the 6th inning and in the 9th inning, Las Vegas
put four more runs on the scoreboard. With one out, LaRoche walked and Jason Repko reached
on an error. John-Ford Griffin singled to drive in LaRoche and Danny Ardoin drew a walk to load
the bases. Pinch-hitter Kevin Howard walked to bring Repko home, Maza singled to drive home
Griffin, and Chavez grounded out as Ardoin raced home. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon (L, 2-1) |
5.0 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 24 G, 102 AB, 14 R, 24 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 33 K, 2 SB, .235 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Las Vegas can feel quite accomplished with the outcome of the series. After having been swept
in the only two series previously played at Isotopes Park, Las Vegas leaves town with a series split in the only
series between the two clubs in 2008. 28,934 came through the Isotopes Park turnstiles. . . .
Albuquerque pitching has allowed double-digit runs to an opponent in three straight games for
the first time since June 2006 (Round Rock). . . .
Steve Woodard had an effective Isotopes debut, going 3 innings while allowing three hits, one
unearned run, and struck out three. . . .
Significant hitting streaks extended in the game for Albuquerque - Dallas McPherson to 8 games and
Chase Lambin to 6 games. . . .
McPherson was held homerless, snapping a three game streak with a round-tripper. . . .
Albuquerque concludes the homestand with a four-game series against the PCL Pacific Conference's
Tucson Sidewinders (AAA Diamondbacks). Tucson currently has the worst record in the PCL
and Albuquerque is hoping to snap a four-game losing streak to the Sidewinders at Isotopes Park. Probables in the opener are RHP Bobby
Keppel (3-1, 5.16) for the Isotopes and LHP Evan MacLane (3-1, 5.16) for the Sidewinders.
|
| Filed 05/01/2008 |
|
|
April 30, 2008 - Isotopes (15-10)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Las Vegas 51s |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
. |
16 |
17 |
2 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
X |
. |
18 |
18 |
3 |
WP: Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (3-1)
LP: Miguel Pinango (1-1)
SV: Joe Nelson (10) |
Home Runs:
LVG Andy LaRoche (1) off Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz in the 1st inning
LVG Luis Maza (1) off Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz in the 5th inning
LVG Terry Tiffee (3) off Marcus Gwyn in the 7th inning
ALB Jason Wood (2) off Miguel Pinango in the 1st inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (10) off Miguel Pinango in the 1st inning
ALB Brett Carroll (9) off Miguel Pinango in the 4th inning |
TIME: 3:18 ATT: 6,888 |
| In a game that saw a franchise record set for most combined runs scored in a game
at Isotopes Park and saw the Isotopes tie a franchise record established last night by allowing 10 runs in an inning, the
Isotopes defeated the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) by a safety in a football-like score of 18-16. |
| Las Vegas scored in the 1st inning. Terry Tiffee singled home a run and Andy LaRoche
two-run homered. |
| Albuquerque took the lead in their half of the 1st inning. With one out, Andrew Beattie
singled, Brett Carroll singled and Jason Wood three-run homered to left field. Dallas McPherson followed
with his league-leading 10th homer to right field as Albuquerque led 4-3. |
| Jason Repko scored on a groundout in the 2nd inning as Las Vegas knotted the
game at 4-4. |
| Albuquerque snapped the deadlock with a five-run 4th inning. John Baker
singled and advanced to second base on Alexis Gomez's sacrifice bunt. Chris Barnwell drew a walk
and both runners advanced into scoring position when Las Vegas catcher Danny Ardoin committed a
throwing error on a pickoff attempt. After Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz struck out, Jai Miller doubled
to left field to drive in Baker and Barnwell. Beattie doubled to drive in Miller and Carroll launched
a two-run homer to left field. |
| Luis Maza two-run homered in the 5th inning as Las Vegas pulled to three
runs down at 9-6 and Albuquerque increased their lead to four runs in their half of the 5th inning.
With two outs, Barnwell walked, pinch-hitter Grant Psomas singled with Barnwell advancing to
third base, and a passed ball on Miller's strikeout allowed Barnwell to score. |
| Albuquerque tallied for seven more runs in the 6th inning, all coming with two outs,
to lead 17-6. McPherson walked, Baker reached on an error and McPherson scored on Gomez's single.
Barnwell singled to drive in Baker and Isotopes reliever Marcus Gwyn singled to drive in Gomez. Miller
singled to drive in Barnwell and Beattie two-run doubled with Gwyn and Miller scoring. Carroll's single
drove in Beattie for the last run of the inning. |
| Unlike last night, Albuquerque held a commanding enough lead to withstand
allowing 10 runs in an inning when Las Vegas batted in the 7th inning.
Maza singled to start the inning and an out later, Tiffee homered to right field. John Lindsey singled,
LaRoche reached on an error and Greg Miller singled to drive in Lindsey. Former Isotope
Rex Rundgren reached on an error to load the bases and Ardoin singled to drive in LaRoche
while keeping the bases loaded. Wilkin Ruan singled to drive in Miller with the bases still loaded
and Maza cleared the bases with a triple. Xavier Paul singled to drive in Maza and another out
later, Lindsey doubled to drive in Paul before LaRoche flew out to end the inning. |
| Baker walked and later scored on Gall's single in the home half of the
7th inning as Albuquerque scored the final run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (W, 3-1) |
5.0 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 23 G, 98 AB, 14 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 33 K, 2 SB, .224 AVG
Brett Carroll 18 G, 67 AB, 18 R, 28 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 8 BB, 17 K, 1 SB, .418 AVG
Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz 5 APP, 3-1, 9.00 ERA, 21 IP, 32 H, 21 ER, 15 BB, 16 K, 2 HR
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| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Albuquerque bullpen got a fresh arm on Wednesday. The Marlins signed P Steve Woodard
to a minor league deal and assigned him to Albuquerque. Woodard last appeared in the big leagues
in 2003 with the Boston Red Sox. To clear room on Albuquerque's roster for Woodard, P
Chris Mobley was sent back to Class-AA Carolina. . . .
Albuquerque tied a franchise record for most runs scored in a game at Isotopes Park (18). . . .
Albuquerque ended April with a 15-10 record (6-5 at home and 9-5 on the road). The
Isotopes scored 166 runs, hit 43 homers and stole 22 bases in April. . . .
Dallas McPherson's homer extended his hitting streak to 7 games. McPherson tied
his Isotopes team season best by homering in three games in a row. . . .
Former Isotope Val Pascucci is back in the PCL. After asking for his release from the
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (AAA Phillies) of the International League after hitting .232 with one homer and 7 RBI in 25
games, the New York Mets signed Pascucci to a minor-league deal and assigned him to
the New Orleans Zephyrs. The Isotopes and Zephyrs next meet on May 23rd in Metarie, Louisiana. . . .
Probables for the series finale on Thursday evening are LHP Chris Seddon (2-0, 2.31) for
the Isotopes and RHP Jason Johnson (2-2, 7.71) for the 51s.
|
| Filed 04/30/2008 |
|
|
April 29, 2008 - Isotopes (14-10)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Las Vegas 51s |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
. |
18 |
21 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
12 |
1 |
WP: Dwayne Pollok (2-0)
LP: Dallas Trahern (0-1) |
Home Runs:
LVG Xavier Paul (1) off Dallas Trahern in the 3rd inning
LVG Xavier Paul (2) off Dallas Trahern in the 5th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (9) off Justin Orenduff in the 3rd inning |
TIME: 2:37 ATT: 5,186 |
| Las Vegas did things in style on Tuesday night. After nine meetings against the
Isotopes at Isotopes Park without winning a game, Xavier Paul went 5x5 with two homers and 5 RBI and
Las Vegas put up a 10-spot on the scoreboard in the 9th inning to assure they would finally get their first victory at Isotopes Park, 18-5. |
| The 51s struck in the first inning. Luis Maza singled and advanced to second
base on Xavier Paul's sacrifice bunt. Terry Tiffee singled to drive in Maza and Tiffee advanced to
third base when Andy LaRoche reached on an error. Isotopes starter Dallas Trahern uncorked
a wild pitch as Tiffee raced home to give Las Vegas a 2-0 lead. |
| Albuquerque tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Paul Hoover singled,
Alexis Gomez doubled and Hoover scored on a wild pitch. An out later, Chase Lambin doubled to drive
in Gomez. |
| Paul solo-homered and John-Ford Griffin two-run doubled in the 3rd inning as
the 51s regained the lead at 5-2, but Albuquerque tied the game again in the home half of the 3rd inning.
Andrew Beattie singled, John Gall drew a walk and Dallas McPherson launched his league-lead tying 9th
homer to center field. |
| The rest of the game was all Las Vegas. In the 5th inning, Paul hit his second
solo homer of the game, and in the 7th inning, Paul doubled home a run and Wilkin Ruan tripled and
scored on Kevin Howard's single to give Las Vegas a 8-5 lead. |
| Albuquerque established a franchise worst record by allowing 10 runs in an
inning in the 9th inning that put the game away for the 51s. Scott Nestor entered the game in relief
for Albuquerque and allowed Paul to get on base with a single. Nestor got help from batterymate
Hoover when Hoover picked off Paul at first base. Tiffee and Ruan singled and Howard singled to
drive in Tiffee and Ruan. A.J. Ellis singled and Griffin followed with a single to drive in Howard.
Former-Isotope Rex Rundgren drew a walk to load the bases and 51s reliever Dwayne Pollok
drew a walk to bring Ellis home. Maza walked and Griffin scored and Joe Nelson came into the
game to relieve Nestor. Paul ground-rule doubled to bring home Rundgren and Pollok and Tiffee
singled to drive in Maza. Tiffee advanced to second base on Ruan's single and Howard doubled
to drive in Paul and Tiffee with the final runs of the inning before Ellis lined out to end the inning.
Las Vegas had sent 14 batters to the plate to score the 10 runs in the inning. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Dallas Trahern (L, 0-1) |
6.0 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 22 G, 92 AB, 12 R, 20 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, 31 K, 2 SB, .217 AVG
Brett Carroll 17 G, 61 AB, 16 R, 25 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 0 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, .410 AVG
Scott Nestor 12 APP, 1-1, 0 SV, 11.37 ERA, 12.2 IP, 13 H, 16 ER, 15 BB, 12 K, 2 HR
Dallas Trahern 1 APP, 0-1, 7.50 ERA, 6 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HR|
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Dallas Trahern was transferred from Class-A Jupiter to Albuquerque and P Willie Glen
was one and done, making his single start and then being transferred back to Class-AA Carolina. Glen
went 2 innings in his start Sunday, allowing 5 hits, 6 earned runs, while walking 3 and striking out 1 while
earning the loss and watching his ERA settle at 27.00. . . .
Albuquerque pitching allowed season highs in the most runs and hits in allowed in a game and the largest
losing margin for a game in 2008. . . .
Brett Carroll went hitless in a pinch-hit at-bat to snap a 9-game hitting streak. . . .
Las Vegas' Xavier Paul was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Scott Nestor is finding relief outings tough as of late. With 6 appearances under his belt in
mid-April, Nestor was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 6.2 innings pitched (2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 0 HR
allowed). Tonight, Nestor only made it through 1/3 of an inning (in the 9th inning), allowed 6 hits, 8
earned runs, walked 3 and struck out 0 and now through 12 appearances with 12.2 innings pitched
has a 1-1 record with 13 hits allowed, 16 earned runs given up and an ERA of 11.37. . . .
Albuquerque and Las Vegas meet again on Wednesday evening. Probables are RHP
Eulogio "Frankie" de la Cruz (2-1, 10.13) for the Isotopes and RHP Miguel Pinango (1-0, 4.08)
for the 51s.
|
| Filed 04/29/2008 |
|
|
April 28, 2008 - Isotopes (14-9)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Las Vegas 51s |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
12 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
X |
. |
7 |
9 |
1 |
WP: Kenny Baugh (1-0)
LP: Eric Stults (1-3) |
Home Runs:
LVG Danny Ardoin (3) off Kenny Baugh in the 6th inning
ALB Dallas McPherson (8) off Greg Miller in the 8th inning
ALB Chris Barnwell (1) off Yhency Brazoban in the 6th inning
ALB Grant Psomas (1) off Eric Stults in the 5th inning |
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 6,335 |
| Chris Barnwell grand-slam homered as part of a five-run 6th inning as
Albuquerque came from behind to defeat the Las Vegas 51s (AAA Dodgers) 7-3 in the opener
of a four game series at "The Lab". |
| Kevin Howard came to the plate with the bases loaded in the 3rd inning and
knocked in a pair of runs with a single as the 51s grabbed a 2-0 lead. |
| Grant Psomas hit his first homer in an Isotopes suit in the 5th inning as
Albuquerque cut the defecit in half at 2-1. |
| Las Vegas got the run back the very next half inning when Danny Ardoin
homered. |
| Albuquerque grabbed a lead that would never be relinquished in their big
6th inning rally. With two outs, Dallas McPherson drew a walk, John Baker was hit by a pitch and
Chase Lambin singled to drive in McPherson. Psomas walked to load the bases and after
a pitching change (Yhency Brazoban entering the game for the 51s in relief of starter Eric Stults),
Chris Barnwell launched a Brazoban offering over the left field wall for Albuquerque's first
grand-slam homer of the season. |
| McPherson belted his league-lead tying eighth homer in the 8th inning to give
Albuquerque their final run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Kenny Baugh (W, 1-0) |
6.0 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 21 G, 87 AB, 12 R, 19 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, 30 K, 2 SB, .218 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
For the second week in a row, an Isotope has won the PCL Hitter of the Week award. This
week, it's Brett Carroll. Carroll hit .500 (10x20) for the week with 4 homers, 8 RBI and 10
runs scored. Carroll had Monday's contest off. John Gall won the PCL weekly award last week and
Carroll and Gall became the second Isotopes duo to win PCL Hitter of the Week awards in
consecutive weeks (Joe Borchard and Reggie Abercrombie - August 2007). . . .
The Isotopes have won all 9 games played at Isotopes Park with the 51s. . . .
Las Vegas manager Lorenzo Bundy was ejected by Home Plate Umpire Jeff Latter in the 7th inning. . . .
Sean Gallagher of the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) is the PCL Pitcher of the Week. Gallagher made
one start at home against the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers) and went 7.2 innings, allowing
one earned run, 3 hits and he struck out 12 Redhawk batters. . . .
The Isotopes and 51s resume their series on Tuesday evening. RHP Dallas Trahern (No Record)
is expected to make his Isotopes debut, while Las Vegas is expected to counter with RHP
Justin Orenduff (1-0, 4.00).
|
| Filed 04/28/2008 |
|
|
April 27, 2008 - Isotopes (13-9)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -3.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
9 |
1 |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
X |
. |
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. |
|
| 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
|
| '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.
|
| Filed 04/27/2008 |
|
|
April 26, 2008 - Isotopes (13-8)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
. |
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. |
|
| 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
|
| '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).
|
| Filed 04/26/2008 |
|
|
April 25, 2008 - Isotopes (13-7)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
. |
3 |
11 |
0 |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
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. |
|
| 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
|
| '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).
|
| Filed 04/25/2008 |
|
|
April 24, 2008 - Isotopes (12-7)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -2.0 Games |
| AT-T Bricktown Ballpark |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
. |
11 |
14 |
1 |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
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. |
|
| 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
|
| '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 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
. |
13 |
18 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
. |
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
|
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. |
|
| 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 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Nashville Sounds |
3 |
0 |
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. |
|
| 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 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| 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
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| '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 |
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|
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 |
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|
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. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio de la Cruz (L, 0-2) |
2.0 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 8 G, 30 AB, 3 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, .267 AVG
Brett Carroll 4 G, 19 AB, 2 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 SB, .368 AVG
Eulogio de la Cruz 2 APP, 0-2, 23.40 ERA, 5 IP, 15 H, 13 ER, 7 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
P Kenny Baugh was activated from the Disabled List while P Daniel Barone was placed on the
Disabled List with a lower back strain. . . . Albuquerque has never started a home opener series 0-3 until today. . . .
Jai Miller was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Tagg Bozied was the only Isotopes batter to go hitless in the contest. . . .
Albuquerque plays a School Day Matinee against the Redhawks to conclude the series. Albuquerque
is expected to send RHP Doug Waechter (1-0, 0.00) to the mound looking to help Albuquerque
avoid the series sweep, while Oklahoma is expected to counter with LHP A.J. Murray (1-0, 4.50).
|
| Filed 04/13/2008 |
|
|
April 12, 2008 - Isotopes (3-5)
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
5 |
9 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
9 |
1 |
WP: Elizardo Ramirez (2-1)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (0-2)
SV: Bill White (1) |
Home Runs:
OKL Nelson Cruz (1) off Gaby Hernandez in the 1st inning |
TIME: 2:52 ATT: 7,075 |
| For the second straight evening, Oklahoma put up a significant scoring inning
(3 runs in the 6th inning) to come from behind to obtain a lead never relinquished, defeating
Albuquerque 5-4 on Saturday at Isotopes Park. |
| Oklahoma's Nelson Cruz homered to right field in the 1st inning and Jason
Ellison singled to drive in Ryan Roberts in the 3rd inning as Oklahoma built a 2-0 lead. |
| Albuquerque plated three runs in the home half of the 3rd inning to take a 3-2
lead. Paul Hoover singled, Jai Miller walked and Andrew Beattie singled to drive in Hoover. Miller
was thrown out at home plate when Chase Lambin reached on a fielder's choice, and John Gall
doubled to drive in Beattie and Lambin. |
| Oklahoma came back to take the lead for good in the 6th inning. With two
outs, Brandon Boggs tripled and scored on Roberts' single. Casey Benjamin drew a walk and Ellison
reached on an error while Roberts scampered home. A balk brought Benjamin home to give
the Redhawks a 5-3 lead. |
| John Baker singled and scored on Miller's triple in the 7th inning to close out
the scoring in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 2-0) |
5.2 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 7 G, 25 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, .200 AVG
Brett Carroll 3 G, 14 AB, 0 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 SB, .286 AVG
Scott Nestor 4 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
Gaby Hernandez 2 APP, 0-2, 7.59 ERA, 10.2 IP, 16 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 10 K, 2 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
C Brett Hayes and IF Lee Mitchell were both transferred from Albuquerque to Class-AA Carolina
to make roster room for Paul Hoover and Jason Wood. . . .
Andrew Beattie and Paul Hoover each extended hitting streaks dating back to the 2007 season. Beattie
has an 8-game hitting streak (7 straight in 2008) and Hoover has a 6-game hitting streak with a one-game
streak in 2008. . . .
Pitching probables for Sunday afternoon's contest are RHP Daniel Barone (0-1, 11.81) for the
Isotopes and RHP Eric Hurley (0-0, 6.75) for the Redhawks.
|
| Filed 04/12/2008 |
|
|
April 11, 2008 - Isotopes (3-4)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -3.0 Games |
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma Redhawks |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
6 |
13 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
11 |
2 |
WP: Kameron Loe (1-0)
LP: Bobby Keppel (1-1)
SV: Frank Francisco (2) |
Home Runs:
OKL Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2) off Bobby Keppel in the 5th inning
ALB Tagg Bozied (2) off Sidney Ponson in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:56 ATT: 9,294 |
| On a chilly home opener night at Isotopes Park, Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel
held a slim 2-1 lead in the 3rd inning before allowing four runs in the frame as the division-leading Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
defeated the Isotopes 6-3. |
| After spotting Oklahoma a run in the 1st inning, Albuquerque tied up the game
in their half of the frame. Andrew Beattie doubled, advanced to third base on Alexis Gomez's flyout,
and scored on Brett Carroll's single. |
| Tagg Bozied solo-homered to left field in the 2nd inning as Albuquerque built
a 2-1 advantage. |
| The very next half-inning was a disaster for Albuquerque in the game. Drew Meyer
led off with a single and Jason Ellison reached on an error. German Duan singled to load the bases
and Nelson Cruz banged a flyball off the left field wall to bring home Meyer and Ellison. Nate Gold
sacrifice-flied out to drive in Duran and Chris Shelton singled to drive in Cruz as Oklahoma scored
four runs to lead 5-2. |
| Lee Mitchell singled, advanced to third base when Chris Barnwell doubled,
and scored on Beattie's groundout as Albuquerque pulled to within two at 5-3 in the 4th inning. |
| Oklahoma's Jarrod Saltalamacchia solo-homered to left field in the 5th inning to
close out the scoring in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (L, 1-1) |
4.2 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Brett Carroll 2 G, 10 AB, 0 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 SB, .400 AVG
Scott Nestor 3 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA, 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Before the game, the Isotopes presented a $2,042,429.09 check to the City
of Albuquerque for stadium rent and surcharges collected in 2007 as part
of the stadium lease agreement with the City. The Isotopes have paid the City
$10,085,456.09 over five years. . . .
Albuquerque and Oklahoma played somewhat of a deja vu game on Friday evening. It was exactly
five years ago (April 11, 2003) that the Isotopes played their first game at Isotopes Park and the opponent
was the Oklahoma Redhawks. Oklahoma won the contest in 2003 (5-3) and also won tonight almost by
an identical score. . . .
Albuquerque is 4-2 in Home openers. . . .
John Baker went 0x4 to snap a five game hitting streak. Andrew Beattie went 2x5 to extend
his hitting streak to 7 games, dating back to 2007. . . .
In PCL action of note, the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels) lost their home opener 11-9 to
the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres). The Bees snapped their perfect 8-0 record
with the loss. . . .
Pitching probables for Saturday's contest are P Gaby Hernandez (0-1, 10.80)
for the Isotopes and RHP Elizardo Ramirez (1-1, 1.59) for the Redhawks.
|
| Filed 04/11/2008 |
|
|
Wood, Hoover Joining Isotopes
The Florida Marlins outrighted IF Jason Wood and optioned C Paul Hoover
to Albuquerque.
The Isotopes transferred OF Eric Reed to Class-A Jamestown (most likely
a paper move) to free up a roster spot for Brett Carroll yesterday
and transferred C Alberto Conception to Class-AA Carolina and transferred
C Brett Hayes from Class-AA Carolina.
Filed 04/10/2008
|
|
|
Isotopes, Cubs postponed again
Thursday afternoon's series finale between the Isotopes and Iowa Cubs
(AAA Cubs) was postponed due to rain and cold weather. A makeup date
has not been announced yet, but it is conceivable Albuquerque could be
playing six games against the Cubs in four days when the Isotopes
return later in the season to Des Moines.
7,247 fans attended at Principal Park in Des Moines for the two games in the
rain-shortened series. For the first roadtrip of the season (5 gates), 18,684
attended in Omaha and Des Moines.
Albuquerque returns home Friday to better weather (not quite as chilly,
definitely not rainy) when the Isotopes meet the Oklahoma Redhawks
(AAA Rangers) in Albuquerque's 2008 Home Opener. Pitching probables
are RHP Bobby Keppel (1-0, 4.50) for Albuquerque and former major-
leaguer RHP Sidney Ponson (0-1, 7.20) for the Redhawks.
Filed 04/10/2008
|
|
|
April 9, 2008 - Isotopes (3-3)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -1.5 Games |
| Principal Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
2 |
9 |
1 |
| Iowa Cubs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
8 |
2 |
WP: Doug Waechter (1-0)
LP: Les Walrond (0-1) SV: Joe Nelson (3) |
Home Runs:
IWA Jake Fox (2) off Chris Seddon in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 3,643 |
| The Isotopes and Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) locked into a great pitcher's
duel on Wednesday evening and Albuquerque scored just enough to come up with a 2-1
victory. Albuquerque snapped a two game losing streak with the win. |
| Albuquerque's Doug Waechter went 5 innings, allowing 6 hits and no runs. Iowa's
starter, Mike Burns, was almost as impressive, going 4 innings and allowing 3 hits and no runs. |
| Waechter was still the pitcher of record for Albuquerque in the 6th inning when the
Isotopes got him enough run support to earn the victory. Albuquerque came up with two out magic - John Baker
singled and scored on Chase Lambin's double to left field. Pinch-hitter John Gall reached on an error
as Lambin raced around to score Albuquerque's second run of the inning. |
| Iowa's Jake Fox solo homered in the home half of the 6th inning to edge the Cubs
to a run at 2-1, but reliever pitching took over for both sides and neither team was able to tally again
in the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Doug Waechter (W, 1-0) |
5.0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 6 G, 22 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, .136 AVG
Brett Carroll 1G, 5 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 SB, .400 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
The Marlins activated outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the disabled list on Wednesday and optioned
outfielder Brett Carroll to Albuquerque. Carroll was promoted to the Marlins just prior to the start of
the Isotopes season so he was not on Albuquerque's opening day roster. Carroll joined the Isotopes in
time to play in Wednesday's game, going 2x5 with a double. . . .
Joe Nelson has saved all three Isotopes victories in 2008. . . .
With Doug Waechter's official appearance in tonight's game (not just in an exhibition game), every
Isotope on the 2008 opening day roster has appeared in a game. . . .
Former Isotope Les Walrond took the loss in the game for Iowa. . . .
Dallas McPherson struck out 4 times in the game, one shy of an Isotopes franchise record. . . .
Albuquerque and Iowa close out the rain-shortened series on Thursday afternoon. Pitching probables
are RHP Bobby Keppel (1-0, 4.50) for the Isotopes and RHP Sean Gallagher (1-0, 1.80) for the
I-Cubs.
|
| Filed 04/09/2008 |
|
|
Isotopes Postponed at Iowa
The Albuquerque Isotopes should convince the Pacific Coast League
scheduling office not to send them on roadtrips to the midwest in
early April.
Albuquerque's contest against the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) in
Des Moines was postponed due to cold and the threat of snow.
The game will be made up as a doubleheader on June 28th
since the weather in Des Moines wlll be iffy over the next
two days as the Isotopes and Cubs try to complete more games
in their series.
Albuquerque has had six scheduled games so far in 2008 in the
midwest and two already have been postponed.
Pitching probables for Wednesday's attempt at Principal Park
appear to remain RHP Doug Waechter (No Record) for Albuquerque
and RHP Mike Burns (No Record) for Iowa.
Filed 04/08/2008
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April 7, 2008 - Isotopes (2-3)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 4th Place, -1.0 Game |
| Principal Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| Iowa Cubs |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
. |
8 |
10 |
1 |
WP: Geoffrey Jones (1-1)
LP: Eulogio de la Cruz (0-1) |
Home Runs:
IWA Bobby Scales (2) off Brandon Villafuerte in the 8th inning |
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 3,604 |
| Eulogio de la Cruz, acquired by the Marlins in the blockbuster trade with the
Tigers (Miguel Cabrera / Dontrelle Willis / Cameron Maybin / Andrew Miller-headlined deal), made
his Isotopes debut and was battered for 7 runs in 3 innings as the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs)
cruised to a 8-4 victory over Albuquerque in the series opener at Principal Park. |
| Albuquerque briefly held a lead in the game. With one out in the 1st inning,
Andrew Beattie and Alexis Gomez singled and Tagg Bozied walked to load the bases. A passed
ball allowed Beattie and Gomez to score for a 2-0 lead. |
| Sam Fuld walked, stole second base and scored on Josh Kroeger's double
to cut Albuquerque's lead in half. |
| Iowa took the lead in the 2nd inning, tallying for four runs on Andres
Blanco's single, Luis Figueroa's sacrifice flyout and a two run double from Jake Fox. |
| Andres Torres walked and scored on Bobby Scales' triple and Blanco
singled to bring home Scales as the I-Cubs led 7-2. |
| Albuquerque scored their final two runs in the 5th inning. Dallas McPherson
singled, John Gall walked and John Baker doubled to bring them both home. |
| Scales solo homered in the 8th inning to provide Iowa's last run of the game. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Eulogio de la Cruz (L, 0-1) |
3.0 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller:5 G, 17 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, .176 AVG
Eulogio de la Cruz 1 APP, 0-1, 21.00 ERA, 3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
Scott Nestor 2 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque went homerless in a game for the first time this season (5 games played). Dallas
McPherson failed to homer, snapping a three-game consecutive streak with a homer. . .
Iowa's Bobby Scales was a double short of hitting for the cycle. . . .
Cubs catcher Jake Fox and Cubs pitching coach Mike Mason were both ejected by Home Plate
umpire Jacob Uhlenhopp in the 7th inning after Fox was called out on strikes. . . .
Pitching probables in the second game of the series are RHP Doug Waechter (No Record)
for the Isotopes and RHP Mike Burns (No Record) for the Cubs. Waechter is the last
active Isotopes roster player yet to make an appearance in a game in 2008.
|
| Filed 04/07/2008 |
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April 6, 2008 - Isotopes (2-2)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 3rd Place, -1.0 Game |
| Rosenblatt Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
5 |
8 |
2 |
| Omaha Royals |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
X |
. |
12 |
15 |
0 |
WP: Roberto Giron (1-1)
LP: Daniel Barone (0-1) |
Home Runs:
ABQ Dallas McPherson (3) off Tyler Lumsden in the 4th inning
ABQ John Gall (1) off Neal Musser in the 9th inning
OMA Chris Lubanski (2) off Daniel Barone in the 6th inning
OMA Ryan Shealy (2) off Daniel Barone in the 1st inning
OMA Matt Tupman (1) off Daniel Barone in the 2nd inning |
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 3,568 |
| Daniel Barone was definitely not the pitcher Isotopes fans got to know in 2007.
Barone was very uncharacteristic, giving up 7 earned runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings as the
Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) defeated the Isotopes 12-5 in the series finale at Rosenblatt Stadium. |
| In the 1st inning, Chris Barnwell walked, advanced to second base on a groundout,
took third base on a wild pitch, and scored on Tagg Bozied's single as Albuquerque briefly led 1-0. |
| Ryan Shealy's three-run homer in the home half allowed Omaha to take a lead that would never be relinquished at 3-1. |
| Albuquerque manufactured another run in the 2nd inning. John Gall walked, John
Baker singled to move Gall to second base, Jai Miller reached on a fielder's choice to advance Gall
to third base, and Gall scored when Miller was caught stealing. |
| Matt Tupman homered to center field in the 2nd inning to increase Omaha's
lead to 4-2. |
| Dallas McPherson's 4th inning homer to right field once again pulled Albuquerque to within
a run at 4-3, but Omaha got that run back when Angel Berroa singled, reached second base on an
error during the play, and scored on Tupman's single. |
| Omaha opened up some breathing room in the 6th inning, scoring three times
on the strength of Berroa's RBI single and Chris Lubanski's two-run homer. |
| Omaha tallied for two more runs in the 7th inning. Mike Aviles tripled, Damon
Hollins walked, Shealy singled to drive in Aviles and Berroa reached on an error as Hollins scored
to give the Royals a 10-3 lead. |
| Jason Smith drove in two runs with a single in the 8th inning to close out
Omaha's scoring in the game, while Albuquerque closed out their scoring in the 9th inning. McPherson
struck out but reached on a passed ball and Gall followed with a homer to center field. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Daniel Barone (L, 0-1) |
5.1 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 4 G, 14 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, .143 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque and Omaha split the season-opening four game series and 11,437 fans attended the
series. . . .
Dallas McPherson has homered in his last three consecutive games. . . .
Five Albuquerque batters in a row struck out in the 7th and 8th innings, just one shy of
tying a franchise record. . . .
The Marlins made a couple of moves, none of them affecting the Isotopes, yet. The Marlins
acquired IF Wes Helms and cash for a player to be named later or cash. To make a roster spot
on the Marlins' 25 man roster, Isotopes fan favorite and Marlins backup corner infielder Jason Wood was designated for assignment, so he might end
up back in Albuquerque if all the cards fall right. The Marlins also optioned former-Isotope P Rick VandenHurk to Class-AA Carolina after his second horrible outing
in a row for the Marlins and recalled P Burke Badenhop from Carolina. . . .
The Isotopes continue their road trip, opening up a four game series against the Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs) (1-3 record)
on Monday. Probables are RHP Eulogio de la Cruz (No Record) for the Isotopes and RHP Mark
Holliman (No Record) for the I-Cubs. |
| Filed 04/06/2008 |
|
|
April 5, 2008 DH2- Isotopes (2-1)
PCL American Conf. Southern Division, 2nd Place, -1.0 Games |
| Rosenblatt Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
. |
6 |
10 |
0 |
| Omaha Royals |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
3 |
11 |
0 |
WP: Brandon Villafuerte (1-0)
LP: Roberto Giron (0-1)
SV: Joe Nelson (2) |
Home Runs:
ABQ Alexis Gomez (2) off Roberto Giron in the 9th inning
ABQ Tagg Bozied (1) off Matt Wright in the 1st inning
OMA Chris Lubanski (1) off Marcus Gwyn in the 6th inning |
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 4,038 |
| Alexis Gomez's three-run 9th inning homer snapped a 3-3 tie to give
Albuquerque a 6-3 victory over the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) in the nightcap of a
doubleheader. |
| The Isotopes got off to a fast start when Gomez doubled with two outs in
the 1st inning and Tagg Bozied followed with a homer to left field to give Albuquerque a 2-0 lead. |
| Jason Smith drove home a run in the 1st inning and Mike Aviles drove in
a run in the 3rd inning as the Royals knotted the game at 2-2. |
| Chase Lambin singled and scored on Chris Barnwell's double in the 5th inning
to give Albuquerque the lead at 3-2, but Omaha tied up the game in the bottom of the 6th inning when the
Royals' 16th top prospect, Chris Lubanski, deposited a Marcus Gwyn offering over the left field wall.
|
| The game moved to extra innings after the 7th inning and remain tied until
the 9th inning. With two outs, Eric Reed singled, stole second base, Barnwell was hit by a pitch,
and Gomez followed with a homer to right field. Joe Nelson entered the game in relief for
Albuquerque in the bottom of the 9th inning and set down the Royals in order. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Chris Seddon |
4.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 3 G, 10 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, .200 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
C Alberto Concepcion was transferred to Albuquerque from Class-AA Carolina and C Brett Hayes
was transferred to Carolina. . . .
Every Isotopes hitter had at least one hit in the game except for John Gall (0x5) . . .
In former Isotopes player news, P Jeff Fulchino has surfaced. Fulchino signed a minor league
deal with the Kansas City Royals organization in February and was recently assigned to the
Royals Class-AA affiliate Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Fulchino will see a familiar face when
he reports to the team - former Isotope Paul Mildren is a pitcher on the Naturals. . . .
The Isotopes and Royals conclude the series on Sunday afternoon. Pitching probables are
RHP Daniel Barone for the Isotopes and LHP Tyler Lumsden for the Lil' Kings.
|
| Filed 04/05/2008 |
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|
April 5, 2008 DH1 - Isotopes (1-1) |
| Rosenblatt Stadium |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
. |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Omaha Royals |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
X |
. |
8 |
8 |
0 |
WP: Brad Salmon (1-0)
LP: Gaby Hernandez (0-1) |
Home Runs:
ABQ Dallas McPherson (2) off Chin-hui Tsao in the 7th inning
ABQ John Baker (1) off Chin-hui Tsao in the 7th inning
OMA Jason Smith (1) off Gaby Hernandez in the 5th inning |
TIME: 2:02 |
| The Omaha Royals (AAA Royals) were very steady on the scoreboard, tallying for
two runs in almost every inning en route to a 8-3 victory over the Isotopes in the first game of a
doubleheader, a makeup of the game postponed due to rain and cold last Thursday. |
| In the 1st inning, Mike Aviles tripled, driving in Mitch Maier and Aviles scored
on a groundout as Omaha led 2-0. |
| Jai Miller doubled and later scored on the throw when Chris Barnwell was
caught stealing as Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. |
| Damon Hollins' double scored Aviles and Shane Costa as Omaha put up two
more runs on the scoreboard to lead 4-1 after three innings of play. |
| Aviles doubled to drive in Angel Berroa and Chris Lubanski in the 4th inning and
Hollins reached on an error and scored on Jason Smith's homer to right field in the 5th inning as
Omaha built a 8-1 lead.
| | Albuquerque's final two runs came in the 7th inning on a pair of solo homers --
Dallas McPherson to right field and John Baker to center field.
|
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Gaby Hernandez (L, 0-1) |
5.0 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 2 G, 6 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, .167 AVG
Scott Nestor 1 APP, 0-0, 0 SV, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0.00 ERA
Gaby Hernandez 1 APP, 0-1, 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 10.80 ERA
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque's loss snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Royals and
a five-game winning streak at Rosenblatt Stadium. . . . Omaha's Mike Aviles was a homer
short of hitting for the cycle. . . . John Gall's six game hitting streak, dating back to the 2007
season, was snapped with an 0x3 performance. |
| Filed 04/05/2008 |
|
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April 4, 2008 - Isotopes (1-0)
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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
. |
7 |
10 |
0 |
| Omaha Royals |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
. |
6 |
12 |
1 |
WP: Bobby Keppel (1-0)
LP: Luke Hochevar (0-1)
SV: Joe Nelson (1) |
Home Runs:
ABQ Alexis Gomez (1) off Luke Hochevar in the 6th inning
ABQ Dallas McPherson (1) off Luke Hochevar in the 4th inning
OMA Ryan Shealy (1) off Marcos Carvajal in the 7th inning |
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 3,831 |
| Isotopes starter Bobby Keppel tossed six quality innings and Dallas
McPherson and Alexis Gomez each homered and drove in two runs as the Isotopes opened
their sixth season in franchise history with a 7-6 victory over the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals)
in Omaha on Friday night. |
| Albuquerque snapped the scoreless tie in the 3rd inning. Brett Hayes singled,
advanced to second base on a wild pitch. After Jai Miller grounded out to move Hayes to third
base, Chris Barnwell reached on an error as Hayes raced home. |
| Damon Hollins singled with the bases loaded to drive in Mitch Maier and Shane
Costa as the Royals took a 2-1 lead. |
| Tagg Bozied doubled and McPherson followed with a homer to left field as
the Isotopes regained the lead at 3-2 in the 4th inning. |
| Gomez homered to left field in the 6th inning as the Isotopes doubled up the
Royals at 4-2. |
| Angel Berroa doubled and scored on Chris Lubanski's single in the home half
of the 6th inning as Omaha pulled to within a run at 4-3. |
| Albuquerque scored some insurance runs in the 7th inning. John Baker doubled
and an out later, Barnwell walked ahead of Eric Reed's single that drove in Baker. Andrew Beattie
singled to drive in Barnwell and Reed scored on Gomez's sacrifice fly to make it 7-3 Albuquerque. |
| Omaha tallied twice in the 7th inning and once in the 8th inning to close the
gap to 7-6 before Isotopes reliever Joe Nelson shut down the Royals to preserve the victory. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Bobby Keppel (W, 1-0) |
6.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
MARLIN PROSPECTS IN TODAY'S GAME (With Season Stats):
Jai Miller: 1 G, 3 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 SB, .000 AVG
Brett Hayes 1 G, 1 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 SB, 1.000 AVG
|
| 'TOPES NOTES:
Albuquerque is 5-1 in season openers and 3-1 in road openers. . . . Pitching probables
for the doubleheader on Saturday to make up for the rainout on Thursday are RHP Gaby
Hernandez for the Isotopes and RHP Kyle Davies for the Royals in Game 1 and RHP Doug
Waechter for the 'Topes and RHP Matt Wright for the Lil' Kings in Game 2.
|
| Filed 04/04/2008 |
|
|
Isotopes Opener Postponed
Albuquerque will have to wait one more day to officially open the
200 season.
The Isotopes game in Omaha against the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals)
was postponed due to rain and cold weather. The game will be
made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Filed 04/03/2008
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Isotopes 2008 Opening Day Roster Announced
The Isotopes revealed their 2008 Opening Day Roster today.
The roster consists of 24 players and 4 players on the Disabled
List.
Pitchers Daniel Barone, Kenny Baugh (DL), Marcos Carvajal, Tim
Corcoran (DL), Eulogio de la Cruz, Marcus Gwyn, Gaby Hernandez,
Robert Keppel, Joe Nelson, Scott Nestor, Chris Seddon, Dallas
Trahern (DL), Brandon Villafuerte, Doug Waechter, Randy Williams,
and Ross Wolf (DL)
Catchers John Baker and Brett Hayes
Infielders Chris Barnwell, Andrew Beattie, Tagg Bozied, Chase
Lambin and Lee Mitchell
Outfielders John Gall, Alexis Gomez, Dallas McPherson,
Jai Miller and Eric Reed
Filed 04/02/2008
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April 1, 2008 - Isotopes 6, Lobos 0
| Isotopes Park |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| UNM Lobos |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
. |
6 |
11 |
1 |
WP: Doug Waechter
LP: Bobby LaFromboise |
Home Runs:
ABQ Lee Mitchell |
TIME: 1:43 ATT: 1,914 |
| Five Albuquerque pitchers held the UNM Lobo hitters to no runs and just two hits
and Eric Reed and Tagg Bozied each drove in a pair of runs in the Albuquerque Isotopes' 6-0 exhibition victory. |
| Bobby LaFromboise was on the mound for UNM in the 1st inning.
Albuquerque's Reed singled to lead off the game for the Isotopes but was erased on the
basepaths when Andrew Beattie grounded into a double play. Alexis Gomez doubled and
scored on Bozied's single to put Albuquerque up 1-0. |
| Ryan Escarcega was on the mound for UNM when the Isotopes put another
tally on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning. Reed bunt singled, stole second base, advanced to
third base on a groundout and scored on Bozied's single. |
| Lee Mitchell took a Daniel Grubbs offering and hit it out to left field in
the 4th inning to extend Albuquerque's lead to 3-0. |
| After the top of the 7th inning with a normal game being officially over at 3-0, Scott Gracey took
the mound for the Lobos to face a few Isotope batters. Mitchell and Jai Miller singled and Chase Lambin
singled to drive in Mitchell. Reed doubled to drive in Miller and Lambin. Beattie grounded out with
Reed advancing to third base for the final play of the exhibition. Gracey ended up facing five batters
and allowed 4 hits and 3 runs in the bonus third of an inning. |
| Brian Cavazos-Galvez and Coty Wilson each had one hit for the Lobos. |
|
| ISOTOPES STARTER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
| Doug Waechter |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 'TOPES NOTES:
With tonight's victory, Albuquerque is 4-0 all-time against the Lobos. Including all Albuquerque Dukes/ UNM Lobos
exhibition contests, Albuquerque professional baseball clubs are 23-3 all-time against the
Lobos. . . . 2008 was the first time the Isotopes shut out the Lobos in exhibition play.
After taking Wednesday off, Albuquerque opens up the 2008 PCL campaign in Omaha,
Nebraska against the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals). Probables are Bobby Keppel for
the Isotopes and Luke Hochevar for the Royals. Fans in Omaha can watch on television the first
three games of the series on a digital multicast channel of the NBC affiliate in Omaha, WOWT-TV.
|
| Filed 04/01/2008 |
| |
Isotopes Complete Spring Training, Westward Bound
Albuquerque completed their Spring Training as March wrapped
up and now head to Albuquerque to play an April 1st exhibition game
against the UNM Lobos. The Isotopes went 4-11 in Spring
exhibition play in 2008.
Infielder Robert Andino and Outfielder Brett Carroll will not be
starting the season in Albuquerque. With injuries to some
Marlins, the Marlins recalled both Andino and Carroll.
The Marlins are assigning players in Minor League camp to their
various starting 2008 minor league teams so the Isotopes opening
day roster is not finalized, but the Marlins finalized their 2008
Major League Opening Day roster.
Former Isotopes make up about half of the Marlins 2008 Opening
Day Roster:
Pitchers Lee Gardner, Logan Kensing, Justin Miller, Ricky Nolasco,
Rick VandenHurk, Scott Olsen, Renyel Pinto, and Taylor
Tankersley.
Catchers Paul Hoover and Matt Treanor
Infielders Robert Andino and Jason Wood
Outfielders Brett Carroll and Josh Willingham
After Tuesday's exhibition game (former big-leaguer Doug
Waechter is the probable pitcher for Albuquerque), the
Isotopes will fly to Omaha and start the 2008 championship
campaign with a four game series at Rosenblatt Stadium
against the Omaha Royals (AAA Royals).
Final Spring Training results as reported from various sources:
March 12 @ MEMPHIS, L, 2-0 (Isotopes were 1-hit)
March 13 vs MEMPHIS, W, 4-3
March 14 vs NEW ORLEANS, L, 9-4
March 15 @ LAS VEGAS, W 2-1
March 16 @ MEMPHIS, L, 8-1
March 18 @ MEMPHIS, L, 11-4
March 19 vs MEMPHIS, L, 7-1
March 20 @ NEW ORLEANS, W 9-6
March 21 vs LAS VEGAS, L, 5-1
March 22 @ MEMPHIS, L, 6-1
March 24 vs MEMPHIS, L, 8-1
March 25 @ NEW ORLEANS, W, 3-0
March 26 @ LAS VEGAS, L, 5-2
March 28 vs NEW ORLEANS, L, 8-1
March 29 vs MEMPHIS, L, 5-1
Filed 03/31/2008
| |
Isotopes Winter/Spring Notes
Welcome to the updated 2008 Albuquerque Isotopes Unofficial
Web Page! Here are some news and notes from activities
throughout the offseason and Spring Training:
Going to an Isotopes game in 2008 will be slightly more
expensive -- if you purchase tickets on Game Day.
Box Seats increased to $13.00 from $11.00 ($11.00
if purchased in advance) while Reserved Level seats
increased to $11.00 ($9.00 in advance) and Club Level
seats increased to $24.00 ($22.00 in advance). Berm
seats - sold on Game Day only unless all reserved
seating sells out well in advance -- increases to $6.00
from $5.00 last season.
Albuquerque will play the University of New Mexico
Lobos in an exhibition game on Tuesday April 1,
2008. The exhibition, being held for the 4th straight
year, will last 7 innings, use wood bats, and a tie
will be declared if the score is tied after 7 innings.
Tickets are $5.00 General Admission and $3.00 for
UNM Students, Faculty and staff and net proceeds
will benefit the UNM Baseball Program.
The entire Isotopes field staff remains intact in 2008 -
Dean Treanor (Manager), Steve Phillips (Hitting Coach),
Rich Gale (Pitching Coach) and Steve Miller (Trainer).
Several familiar former-Isotopes were signed to one
year contracts by the Marlins throughout the offseason
- Pitchers Daniel Barone, Ricky Nolasco, Scott Olsen,
Ross Wolf, Logan Kensing, Rick VandenHurk,
Carlos Martinez, Renyel Pinto, Taylor Tankersley,
Harvey Garcia; Catchers Paul Hoover and Matt Treanor;
Infielders Rex Rundgren, Jason Wood and Robert Andino;
and Outfielders Josh Willingham, Brett Carroll, and
John Gall. Some of these players may show up in
an Isotopes suit, others may make the Marlins squad,
and others may be reassigned elsewhere in the minor
leagues or released.
Transactions affecting the Isotopes throughout the Spring
include P Chris Seddon and P Marcos Carvajal being
outrighted to Albuquerque.
P Eulogio de la Cruz, P Scott Nestor, P Daniel Barone,
P Ross Wolf, P Carlos Martinez, OF Jai Miller,
OF Brett Carroll, IF Robert Andino, and IF Dallas
McPherson were all optioned to Albuquerque.
Some former Isotopes in other places so far in 2008
include OF Reggie Abercrombie with the Astros, P Nic
Ungs in the Brewers organization, P Mauro Zarate in
the Padres organization, OF Val Pascucci in the Phillies
organization, and OF Joe Borchard in the Braves
organization.
Finally, the Isotopes had their first full-squad workout
in early March and have played some exhibition games
at various spring training fields in Florida. Reported
results follow:
March 12 @ MEMPHIS, L, 2-0 (Isotopes were 1-hit)
March 13 vs MEMPHIS, W, 4-3
March 14 vs NEW ORLEANS, L, 9-4
March 15 @ LAS VEGAS, W 2-1
March 16 @ MEMPHIS, L, 8-1
March 18 @ MEMPHIS, L, 11-4
March 19 vs MEMPHIS, L, 7-1
March 20 @ NEW ORLEANS, W 9-6
March 21 vs LAS VEGAS, L, 5-1
March 22 @ MEMPHIS, L, 6-1
March 24 vs MEMPHIS, L, 8-1
March 25 @ NEW ORLEANS, W, 3-0
Albuquerque and Memphis train in Jupiter, Florida,
while Los Angeles trains in Vero Beach and New
Orleans trains in Port St. Lucie.
Albuquerque is 4-8 and has three Spring exhibition
games left before coming home for the UNM Lobos
exhibition contest.
Filed 03/26/2008
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Brett Hayes homered and drove in three runs and the Isotopes plated two 9th inning
runs to come from behind to defeat the Nashville Sounds (AAA Brewers) 4-3 in the series finale.
Robert Andino's three-run walkoff homer gave the Isotopes a 4-2 victory over the
Memphis Redbirds (AAA Cardinals) on Sunday evening in the regularly scheduled game for Sunday.
Albuquerque had dropped the completion of a suspended game to the Redbirds 12-6 earlier in the afternoon.
Isotopes starter Rick VandenHurk made his 2008 Isotopes debut after being recently
optioned from the Marlins and tossed 7 innings while allowing 2 hits and just a solo homer, and Robert
Andino, also recently optioned from the Marlins, ripped an 8th inning two-run double to give Albuquerque
their go-ahead runs in an eventual 4-1 victory over the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres) on Friday evening
in Portland, Oregon. Albuquerque has won four straight games.
Daniel Barone tossed a complete game, 3-hit shutout and struck out 8 Beavers to earn his first Isotope
victory of 2008 as the Isotopes defeated the Portland Beavers (AAA Padres) 3-0 on Thursday
evening at PGE Park. Albuquerque has won three straight games.
Jason Wood, Kevin Randel and Brett Hayes each drove in three runs as
the Isotopes avoided the series sweep, defeating the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants) 13-6 on
Tuesday evening at "The Lab". Albuquerque snapped a four game losing streak with the victory.
Brett Hayes hit his first two homers in an Isotopes uniform on Sunday night,
but his effort was overshadowed by Dallas McPherson's three-homer game and a risky, debatable decision
by Isotopes manager Dean Treanor on the final play of the game. Despite five Albuquerque homers, all solo shots,
the Isotopes dropped a 8-7 decision to the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Giants).
The Isotopes got what they needed in the starting pitching department
after the first three games were high scoring affairs. Chris Seddon tossed seven innings of five
hit ball while allowing a pair of solo homers and the Isotopes spoiled the Triple-A debut
of Cubs hyped prospect pitcher Jeff Samardzija as the Isotopes defeated the Iowa Cubs
(AAA Cubs) 4-2 in the finale of the series at Isotopes Park.