PCL Albuquerque Isotopes

Albuquerque Rallies for Dramatic Win in Round Rock

Published on July 9, 2021 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


Isotopes 2 (20-35), Express 1 (28-28) - Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX

AT THE DISH: Albuquerque was held to one hit through seven innings (a double by Alan Trejo) ... Rio Ruiz and Ryan Vilade singled in the eighth but were stranded ... Connor Joe had a base hit to start the ninth and eventually scored the tying run on a single by Brian Serven ... Trejo's RBI groundout brought in Nick Longhi with the go-ahead run.

TOEING THE RUBBER: The Isotopes used six pitchers Friday night, led by starter Ryan Castellani firing three scoreless innings ... Ben Bowden made his first appearance since being optioned by the Rockies and turned in a perfect sixth with a pair of punchouts ... Zac Rosscup retired all six batters he faced (three strikeouts) and now has 12 scoreless outings in a row.

TOPES TIDBITS: Rosscup's all-time ERA in an Isotopes uniform (2017-18, 2021) is 1.23 as he has given up just five runs in 36.2 total innings ... Castellani did not allow a run for the first time this year ... Albuquerque won a game when trailing after eight innings for the first time since Aug. 26, 2019 when they played two in the bottom of the ninth to beat Las Vegas 8-7 ... The Topes are 5-2 in July after going 8-17 in May and 7-16 in June.

ON DECK: The Topes and Express will play the third of this six-game series tomorrow night from Dell Diamond, with first pitch set for 6:05 PM MT (7:05 CT). Dereck Rodríguez (2-2, 7.31) is scheduled to start for Albuquerque opposite Wes Benjamin (1-2, 6.75)

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