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Bees Take Series Opener in Salt Lake

June 10, 2021

Bees 7 (13-17), Isotopes 4 (9-22) – Smith’s Ballpark | Salt Lake City, Utah AT THE DISH:The Isotopes four runs all came via the long ball on Thursday … Rio Ruiz connected on his first home run as an Isotope, a two-run shot in the sixth. Ruiz’s contributions to the

Bees 7 (13-17), Isotopes 4 (9-22) – Smith’s Ballpark | Salt Lake City, Utah

AT THE DISH:The Isotopes four runs all came via the long ball on Thursday … Rio Ruiz connected on his first home run as an Isotope, a two-run shot in the sixth. Ruiz’s contributions to the offense was not limited to the home run, contributing a double and drawing a walk … Brian Serven also contributed a two-run homer in the ninth inning, his fourth of the season … Fourteen of the 27 outs for the Isotopes came as a result of a strikeout.

TOEING THE RUBBER: Isotopes starter José Mujica (0-5, 9.00) struck out six batters over his 5.2 innings on the mound. The right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits, issuing one walk … Reliever Jake Bird made his Triple-A debut on Thursday, allowing two runs in his inning of work out of the bullpen.

TOPES TIDBITS: The Isotopes are 2-4 in series openers (0-3 on the road) ... After scheduled off days, the Isotopes are 2-4 ... Albuquerque is 19-42 in games against an American League affiliate dating back to April 28, 2019 in Salt Lake.

ON DECK: Albuquerque and Salt Lake continue their six-game series on Friday evening when Dereck Rodríguez (0-1, 9.00) takes the hill for the Isotopes. First pitch from Smith’s Ballpark is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.