Isotopes Win Series With 9-4 Triumph Over River Cats
PCL Albuquerque Isotopes

Isotopes Win Series With 9-4 Triumph Over River Cats

August 2, 2025 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


Albuquerque, NM - The Isotopes connected on 14 hits, including seven extra-base knocks, while Albuquerque's pitching staff held the River Cats to just six hits on its way to a 9-4 win Saturday night at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

Topes Scope: - With the win, the Isotopes have won seven of their last 10 games.

-During that 10-game stretch, Albuquerque has scored eight-plus runs in all seven wins and three runs in the three losses. The club has outscored opponents 78-48.

-The club also won its second series of the season (other: May 27-June 1, 4-2).

-Albuquerque has won 13 of its last 18 games against the River Cats in the Duke City. With the triumph, the Isotopes have also won their third-straight series over Sacramento in Albuquerque (others: 4-2, July 25-30, 2023, and 4-2, August 6-11, 2024).

-With a victory tomorrow, the club will win at least five games in a series for the eighth time since the PCL moved to six-game sets in 2021 (last: September 12-17, 2023, at El Paso).

-The Isotopes recorded 14 hits and have tallied double-digit knocks in 10 of their last 12 contests.

-Karl Kauffmann tossed 2.0 innings and allowed one run, earning the first save of his career. It's the club's 18th save on the year (last: July 26 at Salt Lake) and seventh in the second-half.

-Sam Hilliard went 2-for-4 with a double, his 11th homer and three RBI to extend his hit streak to 11 games. Slashing .364/.42/.864 with four doubles, three triples, four homers and 12 RBI. Also has an extra-base hit in nine-straight games, second-longest in MiLB in 2025 (longest: Ryan Ritter, 11, May 15-27). Has back-to-back three RBI games.

-Aaron Schunk went 2-for-5 with an RBI to extend his hit streak to 14 games. Slashing .434/.448/.660 with five doubles, two triples, one homer and 13 RBI. He's the fifth Isotope to record at least a 14-game hit streak in 2025 (others: Ryan Ritter, Owen Miller, Warming Bernabel and Zac Veen.

-Has a hit in 21 of his last 22 games, slashing .407/.416/.667 with six doubles, three triples, three homers and 23 RBI. Has a four-game multi-hit streak and a seven-game RBI streak.

-Keston Hiura belted his 15th homer of the year and fourth in his last seven games. Over his last eight games is slashing .367/.486/.933 (11x30) with three doubles, one triple and four homers.

-Braiden Ward singled and has a six-game hit streak, slashing .478/.556/.696 with three doubles, one triple and eight RBI. Has driven in a run in five of his last six games.

-Kyle Karros went 3-for-4 with a homer, double and RBI. It was his first Triple-A game with three hits and first since April 4, 2024, with Double-A Hartford. Over his last 11 games is hitting .341/.400/.512 with one double and two homers.

-Owen Miller tallied two singles, his first multi-hit game since July 11 at Round Rock.

On Deck: The Isotopes and River Cats meet for the series finale tomorrow at 6:05 pm MT from Isotopes Park. Albuquerque is expected to start Anthony Molina while Mason Black is slated to toe the rubber for Sacramento.

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