Isotopes Held to Three Hits in Rain-Shortened Loss to Express

Express 9 (46-50), Isotopes 1 (42-43) – RGCU Field at Isotopes Park | Albuquerque, NM (7 inn.)

AT THE DISH: Raimel Tapia started his rehab assignment and was 1-for-2 with a double (Albuquerque’s only extra-base hit) … Greg Bird and Chris Rabago had the other knocks with Alan Trejo driving home the lone run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

TOEING THE RUBBER: Starting pitcher José Mujica (2-8, 8.15) was touched for six hits and eight runs (five earned) … Nelson Gonzalez made his 130th appearance as an Isotope and is now three outings away from becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in games pitched … Ashton Goudeau spun three scoreless innings of one-hit ball.

TOPES TIDBITS: The game was delayed for 35 minutes due to rain and lightning after seven innings and eventually called … Round Rock’s John Hicks homered twice, the 17th time the Isotopes have surrendered a multi-home run game to a player this season … Albuquerque committed multiple errors for the fifth time in the last nine contests … The Isotopes have now lost eight of nine games after winning 26 of their previous 39.

ON DECK: The Isotopes and Express play the second of this six-game series tomorrow evening. Both teams are undecided on a probable starting pitcher. First pitch from Rio Grande Credit Union Field is 6:35 MT, with Windbreakers being given away to the first 2,000 fans 16 and older, presented by Glasheen, Valles & Inderman, Injury Lawyers.