Albuquerque Rallies Late Again For 6-3 Triumph

Oklahoma City, OK – The comeback Isotopes did it again Thursday evening. Trailing 3-1 in the fifth, Albuquerque slowly pecked away, scoring one in each of the next three frames to take the lead, before a two-run ninth put a 6-3 victory on ice. The Isotopes have won the first three contests of this set at Oklahoma City and five in a row overall.

Jonathan Morales and Wynton Bernard each launched a solo homer to key the offense, while Hunter Goodman had a pair of different two-out RBI singles. Josh Rogers pitched admirably out of the bullpen, firing 4.1 innings of two-hit, scoreless baseball.

Topes Scope: - Albuquerque has tied their season-high winning streak at five games (June 29-July 3). It is the first time they have claimed the first three contests of a set since June 14-16, 2022 vs. Salt Lake.

- The Isotopes are 7-2 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark this season and have won seven of their last eight in the Sooner State.

- Albuquerque has earned a victory in the first three games of a series at Oklahoma City for the first time since April 21-23, 2012.

- Bernard extended his on-base streak to 26 games, dating back to July 21. He is slashing .367/.426/.578 with six doubles, a triple, five home runs, 15 RBI and 12 stolen bases during the stretch. Bernard has also produced 15 multi-hit contests throughout the timeframe.

- Bernard’s homer was the 22nd go-ahead hit for an Albuquerque player in the seventh inning or later in 2023, and fourth in the last three contests.

- The Isotopes stole five or more bases for the sixth time this season (four in the second half). They have 13 thefts over the first three contests of this series.

- Jimmy Herron was 2-for-5, and has reached safely in 36 of his last 39 contests. He has compiled a slash line of .350/.458/.562 with 12 doubles, a triple, five homers and 25 walks during the stretch, while also going 18-for-18 on the basepaths. Herron stole two bags for the seventh time this season and third in the month of August. This marks the ninth time in Isotopes history a player has stolen at least 25 bags in a campaign.

- Goodman continued his torrid pace at the Triple-A level, and has now recorded 29 RBI in 14 contests. He is 7-for-13 with two homers and eight RBI in this series. Goodman has three consecutive multi-hit games for the second time this season (May 2-4 vs. Reading).

- Coco Montes extended his hitting streak to 10 games, a season-high. During the span, Montes is 15-for-44 with four doubles, three homers and eight RBI.

- Chase Anderson made a Major League rehab start with the Isotopes, his first live game action since July 22. The 10-year MLB veteran worked 2.2 innings, allowing five hits and three runs. Anderson became the 15th different player to rehab for Albuquerque this season.

- Rogers completed four or more innings without allowing a run for the second time this season (July 16 vs. Salt Lake).

- Stephen Jones recorded his first Triple-A save in his first appearance with the Isotopes since May 25.

- Albuquerque turned multiple double plays in a contest for the 32nd time in 2023.

- For the eighth time this year and fifth in the last nine games, all Isotopes starting position players hit safely.

On Deck: Right-handed pitcher Noah Davis will look to build off 11.0 consecutive scoreless innings for Albuquerque tomorrow, against fellow right-hander Kyle Hurt. First pitch from Oklahoma City is set for 6:05 pm MT (7:05 CT).