River Cats Claim Series Victory with 6-3 Triumph
July 20, 2024 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release
Sacramento, CA - The River Cats plated runs in four of the first six frames and led wire-to-wire while the Sacramento pitching staff held the Isotopes scoreless until the eighth inning to claim a 6-3 victory over the Isotopes Saturday night at Sutter Health Park.
Topes Scope: With the loss, Albuquerque dropped its 10th series of the year (3-10-4) and fourth on the road (1-4-3). It's the club's first series loss since June 4-9 at Sacramento.
-Kris Bryant, playing in his second rehab game on his current rehab stint, with 1-for-3 with a solo homer and walk. He is 1-for-6 with two strikeouts over his first two games with Albuquerque.
-Bryant and Elehuris Montero hit back-to-back blasts in the eighth inning, the fourth time the Isotopes have hit back-to-back homers in 2024 (last: Hunter Stovall and Sam Hilliard June 16 vs. El Paso).
-The Isotopes have dropped 10 of their last 14 contests in Sacramento dating back to 2023, including seven of eight this year.
-Albuquerque's pitching staff relented four homers on the night, the ninth time the club has surrendered at least four clouts in a game and most since June 11 vs. El Paso, also four.
-Sacramento's Grant McCray connected on two four-baggers, the 16th multi-homer game against the Isotopes and first since El Paso's Kevin Plawecki July 3.
-The Isotopes allowed two runs in the opening frame, bringing their season total to 75-tied for the fifth-most tallies yielded in the first inning in all of Minor League Baseball.
-Sacramento scored the game's first run in the opening inning, the seventh-straight contest Albuquerque's opponent has scored first, tying a season high (April 6-13 at Oklahoma City, vs. Sugar Land and May 3-10 vs. Round Rock, at El Paso).
-The River Cats' Alex Cobb tossed 5.0 shutout innings and allowed just two hits, the eighth time an opposing starter has tossed 5.0+ shutout innings (last: July 19, Robbie Ray at Sacramento).
-Angel Chivilli made his Triple-A debut in the eighth inning and pitched a 1-2-3 frame.
-Trevor Boone connected on his eighth homer of the year and second-straight contest with a dinger. Has hit homers in at least two-straight games for the second time this year (also: June 28-July 2, three games). Six of his eight homers have come since June 28. Has a hit in four-straight contests (4x11).
-Elehuris Montero mashed his third homer with Albuquerque and second in his last three games. Ten of his 15 hits have gone for extra-bases (six doubles, one triple and three homers). Has an RBI in seven of 11 games with the Isotopes.
-Jameson Hannah registered a single to extend his hitting streak to eight games, tied for the third-longest active hit streak in the Pacific Coast League. During the stretch, he is slashing .346/.438/.385 with one double and two RBI.
-Jimmy Herron collected his 15th multi-hit game of the year to extend his on-base streak to 14 games. During the stretch, he is slashing .407/.452/.667 with three doubles, one triple, three homers, 20 RBI and five walks.
-Willie MacIver's 11-game hit streak came to an end after an 0-for-4 night. During the stretch he slashed .500/.523/.1.025 with three doubles, one triple, four homers and 13 RBI.
On Deck: The Isotopes and River Cats meet for the series finale tomorrow at 2:05 pm MT. Albuquerque is expected to send Tanner Gordon to the mound while Sacramento is expected to start Mason Black.
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