Déjà vu as Isotopes Again Fall When One Strike From Victory

Aviators 7 (50-45), Isotopes 6 (42-52) – Las Vegas Ballpark | Summerlin, NV

AT THE DISH: Leadoff hitter Ryan Vilade highlighted the charge by going 4-for-5 with an RBI, the third four-hit game of his professional career … Brian Serven doubled and also connected on his 11th home run of the season … Wynton Bernard and Alan Trejo each picked up an RBI double … Joshua Fuentes and Greg Bird delivered a sacrifice fly apiece.

TOEING THE RUBBER: Starter Dereck Rodríguez pitched five innings, allowing seven hits and five runs (four earned) … Reagan Todd (AAA debut), Julian Fernández and Chad Smith each worked a scoreless inning, with Smith recovering after walking the first two batters in the eighth … Justin Lawrence blew the save and took a loss for the second consecutive night, as with two outs and runners on second and third in the ninth, Luis Barrera barely beat out a chopper to first for an infield single, allowing Carlos Perez and Marty Bechina to score.

TOPES TIDBITS: Four of Albuquerque’s last seven losses have been of the walk-off variety … This marks the first four-game losing streak for the Isotopes since June 7-10 … Vilade became the seventh Albuquerque player with a four-hit game this season (Bernard, Bird, Hatch, Trejo, Nick Longhi, Taylor Motter) … The Isotopes committed two errors and now has 22 miscues in August after only making four in the entire month of July … 14 of the errors have taken place on this road trip (ten games) …

ON DECK: Albuquerque will attempt to salvage the series finale tomorrow evening when right-hander Frank Duncan (3-1, 3.95) takes the ball against Aviators righty Miguel Romero (2-6, 7.08). First pitch from Las Vegas Ballpark is set for 8:05 MT (7:05 PT).