PCL1 Albuquerque Isotopes

Isotopes Chased Down by Omaha in 6-4 Loss

Published on July 27, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


The Albuquerque Isotopes (55-50) took a lead into the eighth inning, only to watch the Omaha Storm Chasers (56-48) score three times and surge to a 6-4 come-from-behind win Wednesday night at Werner Park.

Clinging to a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth, the ‚¬ËœTopes turned to reliever Roy Corcoran, who surrendered back-to-back one-out singles to David Lough and Lorenzo Cain that put the tying tally in scoring position. Clint Robinson then smashed a double off the wall in left, scoring both runners and giving Omaha the 5-4 lead. After Robinson scampered to third on the throw home, he was immediately cashed in by a sacrifice fly off the bat of Kila Ka'aihue to extend the home team's advantage to 6-4.

The Isotopes tried to mount a rally in the top of the ninth, with Dee Gordon hitting a one-out single and Ivan De Jesus Jr. reaching on a walk to put the tying run in scoring position for Albuquerque. Chasers closer Jesse Chavez doused the rally in short order, however, striking out two of the ‚¬ËœTopes' hottest hitters, Jay Gibbons and Russ Mitchell, in succession to seal the 6-4 Storm Chasers win.

Albuquerque spotted Omaha a run in the bottom of the first on a solo homer by Cain, but quickly erased the deficit with three runs in the top half of the second. After base hits by Jerry Sands and Damaso Espino, Joe Becker gave the ‚¬ËœTopes a lead with one swing of the bat, crushing a three-run blast to left that handed the visitors a 3-1 advantage.

The Isotopes augmented the lead in the fifth, when Gibbons hit a solo homer right that increased the cushion to 4-1, but the Chasers closed the deficit in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI triple by Johnny Giavotella, who immediately came home on a wild pitch by ‚¬ËœTopes starter John Ely to make the score 4-3.

Ely turned in a solid 6.2 innings for the Isotopes, conceding three runs on five hits while walking three and fanning two in a tough-luck no-decision. Corcoran (0-1) suffered the loss for the ‚¬ËœTopes while Omaha reliever Brandon Sisk (3-1) earned the victory and Chavez (12) the save.

The ‚¬ËœTopes will look to get back on track Thursday with the PCL's current leader in wins, lefty Dana Eveland (10-5, 3.51) taking the mound for Albuquerque against Omaha right-hander Luis Mendoza (7-3, 2.51) in a 6:05 PM MT start from Werner Park.

Albuquerque will return to Isotopes Park on Wednesday, August 3rd to start another eight-game homestand against the Tacoma Rainiers and Salt Lake Bees which includes a slew of great giveaways like Orbit Banks and Isotopes Hats as well as a fireworks extravaganza. Tickets for any Isotopes game may be purchased at the Isotopes Park Box Office, at Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or on-line at www.albuquerquebaseball.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

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