Round Rock Sails Past Albuquerque for 9-4 Win
August 26, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Round Rock Express (64-56) took down the Albuquerque Isotopes (54-65) on Thursday night at Isotopes Park by a final score of 9-4. The Express win, coupled with an Oklahoma City Dodgers loss, puts the E-Train only 4.0 games back of first place.
Round Rock reliever LHP John King (2-1, 7.98) earned the win after a 1.2-inning performance which included four runs, but only two earned runs, with five hits and one strikeout. Albuquerque LHP Ty Blach (0-4, 6.61) was tagged with the loss after he tossed 2.0 innings while allowing three runs and one earned run on three hits and one strikeout.
Along the Train Tracks:
1B Yohel Pozo pushed across the first run of the night for Round Rock in the second inning. His 424-foot home run to start the frame gave the E-Train a 1-0 lead.
The Express added another solo home run in the fourth inning. C Sam Huff blasted a 446-foot home run to center field. His 18th home run of the season extended the lead to 2-0.
The Isotopes found their answer in the sixth inning. 2B Coco Montes delivered a single with one out and RF Ryan Vilade reached on a fielder's choice. A two-out double from 1B D.J. Peterson scored both runners and leveled the score at two apiece.
Round Rock untied the game in the seventh inning. After Huff and LF Nick Solak singled, SS Davis Wendzel doubled to score Huff and give the E-Train a 3-2 advantage. With one out, 2B Ryan Dorow reached on an error from Albuquerque SS Alan Trejo and both runs scored to increase the lead to 5-2.
Albuquerque weathered the storm and added two runs in the home-half of the seventh. Trejo singled with one out before a two-run bomb to left field from DH Michael Toglia trimmed the Round Rock lead to 5-4.
The Express answered again in the eighth inning. CF Elier Hernandez was hit by a pitch to open the frame. Pozo and Huff singled with one out to load the bases before Huff knocked in two runs with a double. Round Rock led 7-4.
The E-Train offense added one more in the ninth inning. Dorow and 3B Josh Smith singled before Hernandez added a third consecutive single to bring the lead to 8-4. DH Josh Jung singled to add another run and the advantage increased to 9-4. RHP Tyler Duffey came in and threw a scoreless ninth inning to secure the win for Round Rock.
E-Train Excerpts:
C Sam Huff powered the Express offense thanks to a 3-for-5 game with a home run, RBI and two runs scored. CF Elier Hernandez, 1B Yohel Pozo and LF Nick Solak added two hits apiece. Solak had the lone multi-RBI game with two.
The E-Train bullpen put together another phenomenal performance. After RHP Kyle Cody did not allow a run over 3.0 innings to start the game, RHP Ryder Ryan tossed 2.0 innings with two hits and one strikeout while not allowing a run. LHP John King allowed four runs but only two were earned. RHP Chase Lee earned his sixth hold of the year after a 1.1-inning performance that included only one hit and two strikeouts. RHP Tyler Duffey pitched a scoreless ninth inning with one hit, two walks and a strikeout.
Next up: Game four of the six-game set is slated for an 8:05 p.m. CT first pitch on Friday night at Isotopes Park. Isotopes RHP Karl Kauffmann (3-1, 5.57) is scheduled to start against Express RHP Tyson Miller (2-6, 4.89).
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