E-Train Cruise in Series Finale Over Isotopes, 7-3

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Round Rock jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first with a solo homer from 3B Cody Freeman and a two-run shot off the bat of 1B Justin Foscue.

Albuquerque CF Braiden Ward led off the bottom of the frame with a single, then stole second. 3B Owen Miller’s groundout allowed Ward to advance and later score on a RF Zac Veen groundout, cutting the Isotopes’ deficit to two.

In the second, Freeman tallied a double that sent SS Richie Martin in from third to make it 4-1.

An inning later, Foscue led off with a double and Martin sent him home on his base hit into right field.

Veen produced a run in the bottom of the third with a 445-foot homer and Albuquerque trailed 5-2.

Freeman continued his tear in the top of the fourth with another RBI double, extending the E-Train advantage to 6-2.

Round Rock 2B Michael Helman opened the fifth with a single then stole second and third. In his third plate appearance with the Express, C Omar Narváez drove a fly ball to left, allowing Helman to tag and score. The Express led 7-2 after scoring in each of the first five innings.

The Isotopes were held scoreless in five consecutive innings until DH Keston Hiura delivered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. That would be all for Albuquerque, as Round Rock RHP Jose Ruiz retired the next two batters. The E-Train won their sixth contest in the seven-game series by a score of 7-3.

E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:

SCORING MACHINE: Round Rock CF Dustin Harris went 1-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts and a run in the series finale. Harris has now scored a run in 10 consecutive games, becoming the eighth player in the Pacific Coast League to reach that mark this year. Only 12 players have scored in at least 10-straight games in Express Triple-A history.

FREEMAN ON FIRE: 3B Cody Freeman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles and three RBI marking his 15^th game with at least three hits. Freeman is just the fifth player in Round Rock’s Triple-A history to record three hits in 15 different games in a single season. He leads the Pacific Coast League in average (.331), ranks fourth in hits (122), fourth in total bases (201), fifth in runs scored (74) and 10^th in RBI (69).

BOUSHLEY TOSSING BLANKS: RHP Caleb Boushley made his sixth appearance and first relief outing with the E-Train on Sunday night. The right-hander threw 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two batters without issuing a walk. Boushley has given up just three earned runs across 21.1 IP for a 1.27 ERA with Round Rock.

HIT PARADE IN ABQ: The Round Rock offense tallied their 43^rd game with at least 10 hits, five of which came this week against the Isotopes. They are now 30-13 when recording 10+ hits in a game. The Express led all PCL teams with a .321 average and a .983 OPS this week.

NEXT GAME: Tuesday, August 12 vs Sacramento FIRST PITCH: 7:05 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Dell Diamond

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