Isotopes Win Series Opener Over Dodgers, 5-4

Albuquerque, NM – The Isotopes opened the game with five unanswered then the Dodgers fought back with four runs of their own but Albuquerque’s bullpen held strong to secure a 5-4 win in the series opener Tuesday morning at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

With the win, the Isotopes won their first series opener this year, snapping a four-game skid.

In the box, the away team tallied six hits, one homer, one triple and one double. Coco Montes lead the way with the only two-hit performance for the Topes. Carlos Pérez smacked a solo shot, his sixth of the year. Wynton Bernard went 1-for-5 with a triple and RBI. Elehuris Montero registered the other RBI on a single.

The Topes took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning. Bernard came to the plate with runners at second and third and two outs. He grounded a ball up the middle that the second baseman booted, allowing both runners to score.

Two innings later Albuquerque (11-14) added a three spot, taking a 5-0 lead. Pérez laced a solo shot to leadoff the frame. Montes followed with a double and came around to score two batters later on Bernard’s RBI triple. Montero pushed the lead to five with a line drive RBI single up the middle.

Oklahoma City (15-10) tallied a three-spot of their own in the fifth, after breaking up Ryan Feltner’s no-hitter, with a two-run triple by Jason Martin and an Andy Burns RBI single. They cut the lead to 5-4 in the sixth when Ryan Noda tallied an RBI single to right.

Feltner earned his third win after throwing 5.0 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and one walk with eight strikeouts. He retired the first 12 batters he faced. Chad Smith got the final four outs to record his fourth save.

Topes Scope: - The Isotopes are now 1-4 in series openers on the year.

-Montes has collected a double in all four games he’s played in with the Topes. He also has three-multi hit efforts, including two three-hit games.

-Montero has tallied a seven-game hitting streak at the Triple-A level.

-Bernard has driven in at least one run and registered an extra-base hit in five-straight games in which he’s had more than one at-bat.

-Pérez’ homer was his first since April 27.

-Feltner carried a no-hitter through the first 4.1 innings. He has also completed at least 5.0 innings in all five Triple-A starts this year.

-The Dodgers retired 16 straight between the fourth and ninth innings.

-D.J. Peterson’s seven-game hitting streak came to an end after going 0-for-3 with a walk.

-Tim Lopes’ eight-game hitting streak, tied for a team-high, came to an end after a 0-for-4 game.

-Smith now leads the Pacific Coast League with four saves.

*On Deck: *Game two is set for 6:00 pm MT in Oklahoma City, OK. Zach Neal will get the start for the Isotopes and will square off against Yefry Ramirez.