Albuquerque Falls 13-8 to Round Rock in Series Finale
Published on April 30, 2023 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release
Round Rock, TX - Despite a strong offensive showing in which they plated eight runs for the second consecutive game, the Albuquerque Isotopes fell 13-8 to Round Rock on Sunday afternoon at Dell Diamond.
Hunter Stovall was 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot to lead the way offensively for Albuquerque, while Elehuris Montero connected on his fourth long ball in as many contests.
Topes Scope:
- The Isotopes dropped their second consecutive series and have lost nine of the last 11 contests overall.
- Stovall extended his hitting streak to 11 games. During the span, he is slashing .391/.463/.478 with four doubles and seven RBI. Today was the fifth multi-hit contest for Stovall during his streak.
- Michael Toglia hit safely for the sixth consecutive ballgame. He was 8-for-25 with two homers and eight RBI in this series, raising his batting average from .213 to .240.
- Jonathan Morales registered his fifth multi-hit game in his last 10 contests by finishing 2-for-5 with a double and RBI.
- Aaron Schunk struck out four times for the second consecutive night. It is already the sixth occurrence of an Albuquerque player punching out four times in a game this season.
- Since going 1-for-9 in his first two games since being optioned to Triple-A, Montero is 8-for-17 with four long balls and eight runs batted in.
- Antonio Senzatela made his second rehab start and took the loss, surrendering eight hits and nine runs (six earned) in three-plus innings. He faced four batters in the fourth and all had hits.
- Riley Pint extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 9.0 by tossing two frames without permitting a run. In addition, Pint has worked seven consecutive scoreless appearances, tying him with Fernando Abad (also current) for the team-high.
- The Isotopes committed five errors, their most in a contest since April 30, 2015 vs. Salt Lake (6).
- Albuquerque allowed double-digits in the run column for the eighth time in 27 games this season.
- Round Rock hit eight doubles, two away from tying the most allowed in one game by the Isotopes (10, Aug. 27, 2022 vs. RR).
- The Express produced five runs in two separate innings Sunday, meaning Albuquerque has allowed five or more tallies in a frame eight times this year.
- The Isotopes have scored at least three runs in a frame on 21 occasions this season following a three-run seventh today.
- Albuquerque's 290 total strikeouts at the plate is the most in all of Minor League Baseball. They have fanned at least 10 times in 18 of 27 contests.
- The Isotopes turned two double plays, increasing their total to nine in the last four contests.
On Deck: Albuquerque returns home to host the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA Houston) on Tuesday at 6:35 PM MT. Right-hander Peter Lambert is scheduled to start for the Isotopes against Sugar Land right-hander Brandon Bielak.
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