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Walks and Homers Doom Isotopes in 11-5 Defeat to Sugar Land

July 1, 2022 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Albuquerque Isotopes News Release


Albuquerque, NM - A combination of five home runs and 11 walks surrendered by the Albuquerque pitching staff proved too costly, as the Isotopes fell to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 11-5 Friday night at Isotopes Park.

The Topes have dropped two consecutive home games, tying a season-worst set on four previous occasions.

Wynton Bernard led off the first with a double before moving to third on a one-out single from Carlos Pérez. Sam Hilliard then singled to right-center, plating Bernard for a 1-0 Isotopes lead. With runners on the corners, Hilliard broke for second. Space Cowboys starting pitcher Peter Solomon stepped off the mound but threw the ball into center field, allowing Pérez to trot home with the second run of the inning.

Albuquerque starter Brandon Gold was hurt by a pair of walks in the second, as Alex De Goti blasted a three-run homer to center field, giving Sugar Land a 3-2 lead.

Scott Manea launched a one-out solo blast in the fourth, making it 4-2. After a pair of walks was followed by a single to load the bases, Taylor Jones obliterated a full-count pitch to left field for a grand slam, ending Gold's outing. Reagan Todd then took over and immediately surrendered a first-pitch blast to Enmanuel Valdez. The Space Cowboys plated six in the frame, coming via three homers to go in front 9-2.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Isotopes catcher Jonathan Morales took exception to a pitch thrown up and in by Solomon, prompting the benches to clear. Heated words were exchanged between the clubs, but no physical altercations took place. The incident resulted in three ejections: Morales, De Goti and Dom Nuñez.

Later in the fifth, LJ Hatch pinch-hit for the ejected Nuñez and obliterated a three-run blast off the scoreboard in left-center, cutting Sugar Land's advantage to 9-5.

The Space Cowboys tacked on two more runs the rest of the way, with Jose Siri's solo tater in the ninth capping the scoring.

Topes Scope: - Albuquerque allowed their second-most homers in a game this year (five) as they also did so June 24 at Las Vegas. They have surrendered 138, second-most in all of Minor League Baseball behind Amarillo (141).

- The Isotopes issued their most walks in a contest (11) in 2022. It was their most since surrendering 11 vs. Oklahoma City on May 21, 2021.

- Hatch's pinch-hit home run was the second for the Isotopes this season; Schebler did it on June 25 at Las Vegas.

- Hatch has gone deep five times over his last 73 at-bats (dating to April 28) after entering the season with only five as a professional. The long ball tonight was the 10th of his professional career (201 games) and seven have come with Albuquerque since Sept. 6, 2021.

- Albuquerque is second in all of Minor League Baseball with 115 homers behind Memphis (116).

- Bernard registered his team-leading 22nd multi-hit contest of the year.

- Pérez had three knocks in a game for the second time this season, he also did so April 14 vs. Tacoma.

- Gold has now allowed 14 home runs over his last seven starts. It was the sixth time an Isotopes pitcher has relented three or more long balls, including three times in the last seven contests.

- Gold issued the most walks in a game (five) for an Albuquerque pitcher since Ryan Castellani on Sept. 9, 2021 vs. El Paso.

- The Topes have given up five grand slams in 2022.

- Albuquerque has not allowed the opposition to score in the first inning in 11 of the last 14 games, including the last five contests.

- Jones and Valdez connected on back-to-back blasts for Sugar Land in the fourth, marking the seventh time Albuquerque has surrendered back-to-back homers and the fourth occurrence against the Space Cowboys. They did it three times during their visit to Isotopes Park in May.

- The ejections brought Albuquerque's season total to eight. It was the first time a member of the Isotopes had been thrown out of a contest since Alan Trejo on June 3 at Sugar Land.

- Todd tied his season-high in strikeouts (four) set in his first appearance on April 6 at Oklahoma City.

On Deck: The Mariachis take the field tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. It is also Lowrider Night and the game will be followed by a fireworks show, weather permitting. Ryan Feltner is scheduled to start for Albuquerque and Chad Donato is slated for the Space Cowboys.

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