Gold Pitches Isotopes Past Space Cowboys

Albuquerque, NM – Right-handed pitcher Brandon Gold had his best start as an Albuquerque Isotope Friday night, working 5.2 innings of three-hit shutout ball to lead his team to an 8-2 victory over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys in front of 8,456 fans at Isotopes Park.

With the game scoreless in the fourth, Scott Schebler drew a one-out walk before Brian Serven singled. Coco Montes, Ryan Vilade and Kyle Holder connected on three consecutive singles to give Albuquerque a 3-0 lead. With two outs, Wynton Bernard delivered the fifth single of the innings, plating Vilade to make it 4-0.

Elehuris Montero launched a ball in the fifth, sending it 412 feet off the scoreboard in left-center, increasing his team’s advantage to five.

After Tim Lopes picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the sixth, Sugar Land spoiled the shutout in the seventh with a pair of unearned runs off Zach Lee. Albuquerque put their final touches on the triumph when D.J. Peterson connected on a two-run homer in the eighth.

Topes Scope: - Tonight was the eighth time in Gold’s professional career he worked five or more innings with no runs allowed, and the first occurrence since June 1, 2019 for Double-A Hartford at Bowie.

• Taylor Snyder was injured on a swing in the fourth inning and exited mid-at bat as Peterson pinch-hit for him. It was the third time this season that Peterson has entered for an injured player, as he pinch-hit for Ryan Vilade in the first inning at Round Rock on April 24 and pinch-ran for Carlos Pérez in the first yesterday morning.
• *Chad Smith *worked a perfect ninth and has allowed just two runs over his last 10 appearances spanning 11.2 innings.

- The Isotopes are 6-5 this season when they hit multiple home runs in a ballgame.

- Albuquerque committed three errors, their ninth contest with multiple miscues this season. They have at least one error in 23 of the 34 games.

- Montero is 9-for-18 with two doubles and three home runs in his last four games.

- The Topes are 10-6 all-time on Friday the 13th, this was their third consecutive victory on the superstitious date.

On Deck: It will be a Saturday fiesta at “The Plaza” as the Mariachis host the Space Cowboys at 6:35 PM. It is the second Mariachis de Nuevo México contest of the season, another Little League Night, and the fun will be capped with a post-game fireworks show. Right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner (4-0, 3.26) will look to keep his four-start win streak alive at Triple-A against Astros top pitching prospect Hunter Brown (0-3, 2.63). Gates open early at 5:00 PM.