Four-Run Eighth Completes Come-From-Behind Victory for Albuquerque

Isotopes 5 (23-21), Chihuahuas 4 (28-15) - Isotopes Park - Albuquerque, N.M

 
AT THE DISH: Down 4-1 in the eighth inning, the Isotopes plated four runs in the frame to complete a 5-4 come-from-behind win over El Paso … Drew Weeks connected on a go-ahead, pinch-hit home run in the eighth to give the Isotopes the lead. Weeks went deep on the first pitch of the at bat … Pat Valaika finished the day 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk.
 
TOEING THE RUBBER: Isotopes starter Peter Lambert received a no-decision after allowing four runs over 7.0 innings on the hill. The right-hander threw 102 pitches, striking out four and walking none … James Pazos earned the win after tossing a perfect eighth inning, while Jairo Díaz picked up his sixth save of the year, shutting down the Chihuahuas in the ninth.
 
TOPES TIDBITS: Weeks' home run was the first pinch-hit home run by an Isotope since Pat Valaika on Aug. 26, 2018 vs. Reno … Lambert's 7.0 innings on the mound marks the fourth time this season an Isotopes starter went 7.0 or more … This was the fourth win for Albuquerque this season when trailing after seven innings.
  
ON DECK: El Paso Chihuahuas at Albuquerque Isotopes, 6:35 p.m. MT, Isotopes Park
 
PROBABLES: Chihuahuas: LHP Jerry Keel (4-0, 4.41), Isotopes: LHP Pat Dean (0-2, 5.59)