PCL Albuquerque Isotopes

Tacoma Has Last Laugh, Takes Series over Isotopes

Published on June 30, 2021 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


Rainiers 5 (26-20), Isotopes 4 (15-33) - RGCU Field at Isotopes Park

AT THE DISH: Nick Longhi led the way by going 4-for-4 with two doubles and a walk ... Brian Serven had his first three-hit game of the season ... Wynton Bernard and Scott Burcham each picked up a pair of knocks ... Greg Bird ignited a three-run seventh with a solo homer, his eighth of the season ... With two outs and nobody on base in the ninth, a walk and a hit batter was followed by an RBI single from Wynton Bernard before Ryan Vilade flied out to the warning track on a nice running catch by former Isotope Dillon Thomas to end it.

TOEING THE RUBBER: Topes starter Brandon Gold gave up a leadoff homer to Jarred Kelenic for the second time in the series and ended up with five innings of eight-hit, three-run ball ... Jesus Tinoco (0-2) worked a scoreless sixth and seventh but gave up a leadoff hit in the eighth, and that runner came around to score with Logan Cozart on the mound as Luis Liberato hit the go-ahead two-run single ... Southpaw Chris Rusin kept Tacoma off the board in the ninth.

TOPES TIDBITS: An announced crowd of 6,115 marked the second-best weekday attendance for at RGCU Field in 2021 next to 7,171 on Opening Night ... The game lasted 3 hours and 57 minutes, the longest nine-inning contest of the season for Albuquerque ... Longhi's four-hit game was the second such occurrence for an Isotopes batter this season (Taylor Motter, June 15 at Salt Lake) ... The two teams combined to leave 26 runners on base for the second time in four games ... The Isotopes were 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

ON DECK: After the usual Wednesday off in Triple-A West, the Isotopes will remain home and start the month of July by welcoming the El Paso Chihuahuas (AAA San Diego) for a 6:35 PM first pitch on Thursday. Southpaw Ian Clarkin (0-4, 8.48) is scheduled to get the baseball for Albuquerque, while El Paso's starter is to be determined. Gates open at 5:30.

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