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PCL1 Albuquerque Isotopes

Isotopes Crush Cubs 13-3

September 2, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


The Albuquerque Isotopes (70-69) avoided their first sweep of the 2010 season by pounding the Iowa Cubs (80-60) 13-3 Thursday night at Isotopes Park, treating the fans present for the final regular season game at The Lab to a crucial 'Topes triumph. With four games to play, Albuquerque is now just two games behind Oklahoma City in the PCL's American Southern Division.

Iowa jumped out on top in the first thanks to a solo homer by Brad Snyder, but the Isotopes responded in the bottom of the frame when John Lindsey knocked an RBI single to tie the game at 1-1.

The Cubs added another run in the fourth to grab a 2-1 lead, but the 'Topes answered in the fifth with a couple of long balls. Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Rafael Furcal, who was making the last of his two-game Major League rehab assignment in Albuquerque, hit a two-run home run off of Iowa's starter Austin Bibens-Dirkx, giving Albuquerque a 3-2 lead. With Ivan De Jesus Jr. on second base, Trent Oeljten followed with his own two-run dinger, putting up the Isotopes up 5-2 and giving the home team total control.

Albuquerque added a run in the sixth before both teams traded two tallies in the seventh to make the score 8-3, setting up another Isotopes' offensive eruption in the eighth. Lindsey, who on Thursday finished third in the PCL MVP voting, had three hits in four at-bats, including a two-run home run in eighth inning to put the Isotopes up 10-3 and ignite Albuquerque's big inning. Lindsey also finished with three RBI to lead the 'Topes. A.J. Ellis kept the rally going with a an RBI double before pitcher Josh Lindblom, who took the mound for Cory Wade in the top of the eighth, made the most out of his only plate appearance of the night, singling to left field to plate Ellis and Jamie Hoffmann for the final blow to the Cubs on Thursday night, putting the Isotopes up 13-3.

Making his second start of the season for Albuquerque, Francisco Felix (2-0) went 6.2 innings against the I-Cubs, giving up six hits and three earned runs while striking out five to claim his second straight victory.

The win capped another successful home schedule for the Isotopes, who drew 13,002 fans to Thursday night's contest, giving Albuquerque a total attendance for the season of 571,100 and an average of 8,159, third highest in the Pacific Coast League.

Albuquerque will now hit the road for four games in Round Rock to end the 2010 regular season. Right-hander John Ely (5-3, 5.93) will take the mound for the 'Topes against Express righty Shane Loux (5-12, 5.73) in a 6:05 PM MT start from Dell Diamond. Check out www.albuquerquebaseball.com for the all the up-to-the-minute playoff news as the 'Topes make a run at back-to-back PCL American Southern Division titles.

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