Round Rock Falls 5-3 to Albuquerque in Rain-Shortened Game
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - BOX SCORE HOW IT HAPPENED: In the second inning, Isotopes C Daniel Cope doubled to score 1B Michael Toglia, 3B Owen Miller and LF Sterlin Thompson and it was 3-0 Albuquerque. In the third inning, Miller doubled off the wall in right field and DH Blaine Crim
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
In the second inning, Isotopes C Daniel Cope doubled to score 1B Michael Toglia, 3B Owen Miller and LF Sterlin Thompson and it was 3-0 Albuquerque.
In the third inning, Miller doubled off the wall in right field and DH Blaine Crim scored to give the Isotopes a 4-0 advantage. Round Rock responded with three runs in the sixth inning. A double for SS Alan Trejo scored 2B Justin Foscue. SS Richie Martin came up with the bases loaded and his infield single scored RF Trevor Hauver from third base as a throwing error on the play allowed Trejo to score and it was 4-3.
In the bottom of the sixth, a solo homer from RF Sterlin Thompson gave the Isotopes a 5-3 lead. With two outs in the top of the seventh, the game went into a rain delay before it was ruled final because of rain.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
TRIPLE-A DEBUT: RHP Jose Corniell tossed 3.0 innings in his Triple-A debut while earning the loss for the Express. He allowed four earned runs on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts. His first Triple-A strikeout came against Albuquerque DH Blaine Crim in the first inning.
ALAN AGAIN: SS Alan Trejo finished 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a strikeouts on Saturday. The right-hander has a hit in four of five games this week. In the second half, he is slashing .288/.357/.545/.902 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBI, 39 runs scored, 20 walks and 45 strikeouts.
NEXT GAME: Sunday, September 7 at Albuquerque FIRST PITCH: 2:35 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Isotopes Park
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