Albuquerque Wins Eighth-Straight At Home With 11-3 Triumph

Albuquerque, NM – With the game tied at 3-3 in the seventh inning, the Isotopes broke the contest open with eight runs over the final two innings to secure an 11-3 victory Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Offensively, the Isotopes registered 14 hits, four doubles, two triples and two homers. Carlos Pérez and Jonathan Morales led the way with three RBI and a homer each. Three other Isotopes recorded multi-hit efforts: D.J. Peterson, Pérez and Wynton Bernard. Sam Hilliard and Bernard each tallied two RBI.

The Isotopes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Pérez’ leadoff homer, his 13 on the year, and on Morales’ RBI single. Sugar Land matched the two runs to tie the game in the top of third on a Korey Lee RBI triple and Pedro Leon RBI groundout.

After three innings of zeroes, the Space Cowboys scratched a run across on a David Hensley RBI groundout, taking a 3-2 advantage. Albuquerque knotted the game at 3-3 on Morales’ second RBI single of the night.

The Isotopes plated three runs in the seventh frame to take a 6-3 lead. Hilliard connected on an RBI double while Pérez drove in two with a single. An inning later, Albuquerque put the game out of reach with five-spot.

José Ureña did not factor into the decision but tossed 6.0 innings of three-run ball for his first quality start with the Isotopes. Logan Cozart picked up his first win of the year after a perfect seventh inning. Cozart, Julian Fernandez and Jordan Sheffieldallowed just one hit and one walk over the final three frames.

Topes Scope: - The Isotopes extended their season-long home winning streak to eight games. It’s their longest such streak since they won nine in-a-row (Aug. 6-23, 2016).

-Albuquerque scored double-digit runs for the eighteenth time. They are 16-2 in such contests.

-The Isotopes have collected an extra-base hit in 30 straight games. During that span, the team is slashing .290/.369/.543 with 63 homers, 206 RBI and 220 runs. Over those 30 games, they lead all of Triple-A in homers, slugging and runs.

-Albuquerque has 114 home runs this year—tied for the most in all of MiLB with Triple-A Memphis.

-The Isotopes induced three double plays on the night—tying the most in game this season (four times).

-Trejo has a 10-game hitting streak. During the span, he is 14-for-42 (.333) with three doubles, three homers and eight RBI.

-Pérez swatted his 13th homer of the season, his seventh at Isotopes Park and first since June 21 at Las Vegas, 22 at-bats. He tallied three RBI for the fifth time this year.

-Morales has gone deep six times in his last 17 games (60 at-bats) after having none in his previous 119 at-bats. Over his last eight games, he is hitting .433 (13x30). He also registered his second three RBI game of the year.

-Montes’ four-game multi-hit streak ended after going 1-for-5. Over his last six games, he is hitting .464 (13x28) with 10 RBI, two homers, two triples and one double.

-Peterson collected his ninth multi-hit effort of the year, his third in his last four contests.

-Bernard collected his team-leading 21st multi-hit effort. He also recorded his fifth triple of the year—which is tied for the most in the PCL.

-Ureña completed 6.0 innings for the first time since May 21, 2021, while pitching for Detroit against Kansas City. It is the ninth time an Isotopes has pitched at least 6.0 innings. He allowed three runs or fewer for the fourth time as an Isotope and walked a season-low one batter.

On Deck: The Isotopes and Space Cowboys (affiliate of the Houston Astros) will play game three Thursday at 6:35 pm at Isotopes Park. Albuquerque is slated to start Riley Smith while Sugar Land is expected to send Hunter Brown to the mound.