Isotopes Fall to Space Cowboys, 3-2
PCL Albuquerque Isotopes

Isotopes Fall to Space Cowboys, 3-2

Published on August 29, 2025 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


Sugar Land, TX - Despite a solo homer by Michael Toglia and a solid six-inning outing by Xzavion Curry, the Isotopes fell again to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, 3-2 on Friday night at Constellation Field. Back-to-back home runs by Taylor Trammell and Shay Whitcomb in the sixth proved to be the difference.

Topes Scope: - Albuquerque has equaled a season-worst with a five-game losing streak, suffered on two previous occassions (also: June 25-29 at Las Vegas; Aug. 3-7 vs. Sacramento and Round Rock).

- The Isotopes have dropped the first four contests of a series for the second time in 2025 (also: Aug. 5-7 vs. Round Rock, including a doubleheader).

- The Isotopes were limited to one extra-base hit for the 14th time this year (last: Aug. 15 at Oklahoma City). They have also been held to zero on six occasions.

- Curry twirled the 11th quality start of the season for the Isotopes, pitching 6.0 innings of six-hit, three-run ball with just one walk. It was their second quality start this series (also: Gabriel Hughes on Tuesday, 6.0 IP and one run).

- Curry tied a season-high for an individual pitcher by allowing three home runs (seven previous times: last, Mason Albright on Aug. 22 vs. LV).

- Braiden Ward stole his 26th base in 32 contests for Albuquerque (dating back to July 1), first among Triple-A players in the timeframe. Overall, Ward is tied with El Paso's Tim Locastro for the ninth-most swipes in the PCL this season.

- Zac Veen was 0-for-4 with a strikeout, and has recorded just one hit in his last 21 at-bats spanning six games.

- Blaine Crim singled in four at-bats, and has reached base in 23 of his last 50 plate appearances. The stretch dates back to Aug. 12 at Oklahoma City (11 games), with Crim producing a .333/.460/.462 slashline.

- Owen Miller delivered an RBI single in the fourth. Miller has 14 runs batted in over his last 11 contests, slashing .311/.360/.556 with two doubles and three homers.

- Trammell's two-clout night marked the 14th time this season an opposing player had a multi-homer game (last: Alan Trejo, Aug. 7 vs. Round Rock). He is the third Space Cowboy to accomplish the feat against Albuquerque in 2025 (also: Jacob Melton, April 11 - two; and Shay Whitcomb, May 28 - three).

- Albuquerque allowed back-to-back homers for the first time since July 12 at Round Rock, when Crim and Dustin Harris went deep off Jefry Yan in the eighth inning.

- The Isotopes are 16-23 in one-run games, including 6-16 on the road. This marks the fifth time in 2025 that the club has played at least three consecutive contests decided by a single tally (last: June 27-29 at Las Vegas, lost all three).

- Albuquerque has been limited to five hits or fewer three times during their five-game losing streak.

- Friday was the fourth time Albuquerque used two pitchers in a nine-inning contest this season (also: May 22 at Reno, Blalock/Van Scoyoc; May 29 vs. Sugar Land, Blalock/Turner; July 12 at Round Rock, Palmquist/Yan).

- The Isotopes have dropped 78 of their last 105 games on the road against Houston's affiliate (OKC, Fresno, Sugar Land) dating back to April 2012. Additionally, Albuquerque is 8-31 in away contests facing off with the Astros top farm club in the month of August, since 2012 in Oklahoma City.

On Deck: Albuquerque will send right-handed pitcher Andrew Quezada on the mound Saturday, while Sugar Land counters with southpaw Colton Gordon. First pitch is slated for 5:35 pm MT (6:35 CT).

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