PCL1 Albuquerque Isotopes

Topes Can't Complete the Comeback

Published on August 18, 2013 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


OKLAHOMA CITY -- George Springer hit his 35th home run of the season and his 100th RBI as the Oklahoma City RedHawks won their franchise-record 15th consecutive game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, holding off a furious Albuquerque Isotopes rally, 5-4, on Sunday Night.

The RedHawks (73-56) made it three straight victories over the Isotopes in this five-game series, extended their lead to six games with 15 left in the regular season, and lowered their magic number to clinch the division to 10.

The Isotopes (67-62) have lost six in a row, dropped to 4-13 in August and 11-20 since the All-Star Break. The Topes have scored four runs or less in 23 of 31 games since the break. They've hit one home run and scored 19 runs in their last 11 road games.

Che-Hsuan Lin started the scoring with a two-run bloop single in the second inning off Topes starter Matt Palmer (6-7).

In the fourth, Springer hit a massive drive to left-center for his sixth home run in the last 10 games, 16th in 49 games at Triple-A, and 35th overall this year. Springer also has 39 stolen bases this year.

Later in the inning, Jimmy Paredes hit a triple into the right-field corner to score Brandon Laird, then Lin's groundout scored Paredes for a 5-0 lead.

The Topes didn't fold, as Eliezer Alfonzo hit a two-run double in the sixth inning. In the eighth, Matt Angle singled home a run to make it 5-3. Dee Gordon singled with two outs in the ninth, and scored on Elian Herrera's RBI double to right-center, which came on the eighth pitch of the at-bat. But the game ended when Alex Castellanos struck out for the third time in the game and 100th time in the season.

Game four of the five-game series is Monday night. Stephen Fife starts for Albuquerque. Bobby Doran goes for Oklahoma City. All the action can be heard on 610 "The Sports Animal" with Josh Suchon on the call. Coverage begins at 5:35 Mountain Time and first pitch at 6:05.

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