Lambert Sharp in Rehab, But Isotopes Drop Series Opener
September 16, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release
Skeeters 6 (67-48), Isotopes 4 (51-64) - Constellation Field | Sugar Land, TX
AT THE DISH: The Isotopes connected on three home runs Thursday night ... Greg Bird (solo), Ryan Vilade (2-run) and Elehuris Montero (solo) connected for the entirety of the club's offense ... Chris Rabago went 2-for-4.
TOEING THE RUBBER: Peter Lambert made a rehab start and allowed two hits (both ground ball singles) without a run and three strikeouts in 2.2 innings ... Lambert also picked off a runner ... Bernardo Flores Jr. (0-1) made his Topes debut and surrendered five hits and six runs (five earned) in 2.1 frames ... Ben Bowden and Antonio Santos each worked a scoreless inning with Bowden striking out two.
TOPES TIDBITS: Skeeters starter Brett Conine plunked four batters, but none of them scored ... It was the first time Albuquerque received four hit batsmen in a contest ... Sugar Land's Taylor Jones connected on a three-run homer and is now batting .478 in 11 games against the Isotopes in 2021 ... Albuquerque dropped four of their five series openers against Sugar Land.
ON DECK: Albuquerque and Sugar Land meet for the 26th time this season on Friday night from Constellation Field. The probable pitching matchup pits Isotopes right-hander Dereck Rodríguez (3-5, 7.33) against Skeeters southpaw Jonathan Bermudez (1-0, 1.93). First pitch is set for 6:05 MT (7:05 CT).
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