Rolison Sharp in 4-1 Triumph Over Skeeters

Isotopes 4 (7-13), Skeeters 1 (13-6) - Constellation Field | Sugar Land, Tex.

AT THE DISH: Wynton Bernard went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple in the second and RBI single in the sixth as he drove in three of Albuquerque’s four runs … Greg Bird got the scoring started with a two-out RBI double in the first … José Briceño doubled his season hit total from two to four by picking up a pair of knocks including a two-bagger … Ryan Vilade doubled to extend his hitting streak to a dozen games … The Topes scored all their runs with two outs.

TOEING THE RUBBER: Ryan Rolison was very sharp in his second Triple-A start, pitching five innings of five-hit, one-run ball to earn the victory … Joe Harvey worked his ninth straight scoreless outing to begin the season by keeping the Skeeters off the board in the sixth … Logan Cozart tossed a perfect seventh … Chad Smith allowed a pair of baserunners in the eighth but induced Abraham Toro to bounce into an inning-ending double play as he represented the tying run … Justin Lawrence retired the side in order for his second save in three outings.

TOPES TIDBITS: The teams played through heavy rain and lightning to complete nine innings, but the game was delayed for 20 minutes in the second inning due to a power outage at Constellation Field … Rolison became the first Isotopes starting pitcher to notch a victory in a road game since Rico Garcia on Aug. 21, 2019 at Sacramento … Harvey extended his scoreless innings streak to 12.2 (between Colorado and Albuquerque) dating back to the end of 2019 … Lawrence has retired all nine batters he has faced at Triple-A this season.

ON DECK: The Topes and Skeeters play the third game of this series on Saturday night in Sugar Land, with first pitch scheduled an hour earlier at 5:05 PM Mountain Time. Right-hander José Mujica (0-2, 15.68) is expected to receive the starting assignment for Albuquerque, while the Astros Triple-A club will counter with Peter Solomon (1-0, 6.39).