Kerri Mandelaro | Comments Off | Albuquerque Isotopes Beat New Orleans Zephyrs 7-3 - PCL
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 08:08AM MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com -
Albuquerque - The Albuquerque Isotopes (62-72) mounted a furious ninth-inning comeback, plating five runs to overcome a 7-3 deficit and defeat the New Orleans Zephyrs (62-72) in dramatic fashion 8-7 Friday night at Isotopes Park. Michael Ryan hammered a pinch-hit, two-run homer with two outs to tie the game in the final frame before Robert Andino drove in the winning run with a single, giving the Isotopes their fourth victory in a row and their 12th in 15 games.Trailing 7-3 in the bottom of the ninth, Tagg Bozied sparked the rally by drawing a leadoff walk before advancing to third on a single by Jason Wood. Andrew Beattie then hit into a force at second that erased Wood at second but allowed Bozied to trot home and trim the lead to 7-4. Two batters later, with two down in the inning, Paul Hoover laced a double to right that scored Beattie all the way from first and cut the advantage to 7-5. That brought up Ryan, who took the second pitch he saw and crushed it over the right field fence for a clutch pinch-hit homer, just the third by an Isotope all season, to knot the contest at 7-7. Albuquerque wasn’t quite finished, however, as Dallas McPherson doubled to right-center in front of Andino, who delivered his second walk-off win in six days with a single through the hole at second that chased home McPherson and gave the ‘Topes the dramatic 8-7, come-from-behind triumph.
Albuquerque’s ninth inning lead turned out to be its first of the game, as New Orleans jumped out to a 2-0 edge in the top of the fourth on a two-run blast by Trot Nixon.
Bozied answered with a solo homer in the bottom of the frame that cut the lead in half 2-1. The home run was Bozied’s 25th on the year, establishing a new career high for dingers in a season for the ‘Topes’ fan favorite.
A former Isotope did damage against his former mates in the top of the sixth when, after Nixon drew a leadoff walk, Chris Aguila hit a two-run homer to deep center field to pad the Z’s lead to 4-1.
Still, the never-say-die Isotopes were undaunted, responding with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. Wood and Beattie led off the frame with back-to-back singles before Miller added a third base knock to drive home Wood and bring Albuquerque to within 4-2. Hoover added a ground ball to shortstop that plated Beattie and suddenly the Isotopes were within a single run at 4-3.
As exciting as the bottom of the ninth was, the top of the frame was almost equally as bleak, as the Zephyrs nearly broke the game open, turning a one-run lead into a four-run cushion. Michel Abreu starting things off with a pinch-hit solo homer of his own to put New Orleans ahead 5-3 before Andy Green drew a walk, stole a base, and scored on a single by Nixon to make the score 6-3. Nixon would trot into second on a wild pitch, moving into scoring position for another former ‘Tope, Valentino Pascucci, who picked him up with a double that gave the Z’s a 7-3 advantage heading into the game’s eventual frenetic finish.
Reliever Carlos Martinez (1-1) picked up the win for the Isotopes despite giving up the three runs in the ninth, while New Orleans relief pitcher Eddie Kunz (0-1) suffered the demoralizing loss.
Making his first ‘Topes start under the watchful eye of Isotopes pitching coach Rich Gale, right-hander Tim Corcoran turned
in a solid outing, allowing four runs on five hits in six innings while walking three and striking out two en route to the no-decision.
The Isotopes will look to take their fourth straight from the Zephyrs on Saturday behind right-hander Dallas Trahern (4-10, 6.61) who will toe the slab against Z’s righty Nelson Figueroa (4-6, 4.18) in 7:05 PM start from Isotopes Park.
August 22, 2008
Zephyrs starting lineup:
Jesus Feliciano (CF), Andy Green (2B), Trot Nixon (LF), Valentino Pascucci (1B), Chris Aguila (RF), Anderson Machado (3B), Ramon Martinez (SS), Gustavo Molina (C), Willie Collazo (P),
Isotopes starting lineup:
Robert Andino (SS), Tommy Murphy (CF), Tagg Bozied (1B), Jason Wood (3B), Andrew Beattie (2B), Jai Miller (RF), Paul Hoover (C), Chase Lambin (LF), Tim Corcoran (P),
Umpires -- Scot Chamberlain (HP), Mark Ripperger (1B), (2B), Ron McCall (3B).
Gametime Weather: 97 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 7 MPH, Varies.
First pitch by T. Corcoran at 07:09 PM local time.
Zephyrs 1st (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- J. Feliciano flies out to J. Miller. A. Green flies out to T. Murphy. T. Nixon grounds out, A. Beattie to T. Bozied.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Isotopes 1st (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- R. Andino grounds out, A. Green to V. Pascucci. T. Murphy struck out looking. T. Bozied singles to left-center field. J. Wood struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Zephyrs 2nd (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- V. Pascucci flies out to J. Miller. C. Aguila lines out to A. Beattie. A. Machado flies out to T. Murphy.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Isotopes 2nd (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- A. Beattie grounds out, R. Martinez to V. Pascucci. J. Miller grounds out, R. Martinez to V. Pascucci. P. Hoover strikes out swinging, G. Molina to V. Pascucci.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 3rd (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- R. Martinez singles to left-center field. With G. Molina batting, R. Martinez caught stealing 2nd base, P. Hoover to A. Beattie. G. Molina flies out to T. Murphy. W. Collazo strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Isotopes 3rd (Zephyrs 0, Isotopes 0) -- C. Lambin flies out to C. Aguila. T. Corcoran grounds out, W. Collazo to V. Pascucci. R. Andino lines out to A. Machado.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 4th (Zephyrs 2, Isotopes 0) -- J. Feliciano walks. With A. Green batting, J. Feliciano steals 2nd base. A. Green flies out to T. Murphy. T. Nixon hits a home run to right field on a 0-1 pitch, J. Feliciano scores. V. Pascucci doubles to right field. C. Aguila walks. A. Machado grounds out, T. Bozied to T. Corcoran, V. Pascucci to 3rd; C. Aguila to 2nd. R. Martinez flies out to T. Murphy.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Isotopes 4th (Zephyrs 2, Isotopes 1) -- T. Murphy grounds out, W. Collazo to V. Pascucci. T. Bozied hits a home run to left field on a 0-1 pitch. J. Wood grounds out, R. Martinez to V. Pascucci. A. Beattie strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 5th (Zephyrs 2, Isotopes 1) -- G. Molina pops out to T. Corcoran. W. Collazo grounds out to T. Bozied. J. Feliciano singles to center field. A. Green grounds out, R. Andino to T. Bozied.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Isotopes 5th (Zephyrs 2, Isotopes 1) -- J. Miller walks. P. Hoover grounds into a force out, R. Martinez to A. Green, J. Miller out at 2nd. C. Lambin struck out looking. T. Corcoran strikes out on foul tip.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Zephyrs 6th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 1) -- T. Nixon walks. V. Pascucci flies out to J. Miller. C. Aguila hits a home run to center field on a 0-0 pitch, T. Nixon scores. A. Machado struck out looking. R. Martinez grounds out to T. Bozied.
(2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Isotopes 6th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 1) -- R. Andino grounds out, A. Green to V. Pascucci. T. Murphy ground bunts out, G. Molina to V. Pascucci. T. Bozied grounds out, A. Green to V. Pascucci.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 7th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 1) -- Pitcher Change: S. Woodard replaces T. Corcoran, batting 9th. G. Molina singles to left field. W. Collazo strikes out on foul bunt. J. Feliciano grounds into a force out, A. Beattie to R. Andino, G. Molina out at 2nd. With A. Green batting, J. Feliciano steals 2nd base. A. Green hit by pitch. T. Nixon grounds out, R. Andino to T. Bozied.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Isotopes 7th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 3) -- J. Wood singles to left field. A. Beattie singles through the hole at shortstop, J. Wood to 2nd. J. Miller singles through the hole at second base, J. Wood scores; A. Beattie to 3rd. P. Hoover grounds into a force out, R. Martinez to A. Green, A. Beattie scores; J. Miller out at 2nd. C. Lambin grounds into double play, A. Green to R. Martinez to V. Pascucci, P. Hoover out at 2nd.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 8th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 3) -- V. Pascucci struck out looking. C. Aguila walks. Defensive switch from 1st to left field for T. Bozied. Defensive switch from 3rd to 1st for J. Wood. Pitcher Change: C. Martinez replaces S. Woodard, batting 8th. Defensive Substitution: D. McPherson replaces pitcher S. Woodard, batting 9th, playing 3rd. With A. Machado batting, C. Aguila steals 2nd base. A. Machado flies out to T. Bozied. R. Martinez strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Isotopes 8th (Zephyrs 4, Isotopes 3) -- D. McPherson grounds out, A. Green to V. Pascucci. Pitcher Change: C. Muniz replaces W. Collazo, batting 9th. R. Andino strikes out swinging. T. Murphy walks. With T. Bozied batting, T. Murphy steals 2nd base. With T. Bozied batting, T. Murphy caught stealing 3rd base, C. Muniz to A. Machado to A. Green.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Zephyrs 9th (Zephyrs 7, Isotopes 3) -- G. Molina strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter M. Abreu replaces C. Muniz. M. Abreu hits a home run to left field on a 1-1 pitch. J. Feliciano grounds out to J. Wood. A. Green walks. With T. Nixon batting, A. Green steals 2nd base, A. Green advances to 3rd on throwing error by P. Hoover. T. Nixon singles through the hole at second base, A. Green scores. With V. Pascucci batting, wild pitch by C. Martinez, T. Nixon to 2nd. V. Pascucci doubles to right field, T. Nixon scores. C. Aguila struck out looking.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)
Isotopes 9th (Isotopes 8, Zephyrs 7) -- Pitcher Change: E. Kunz replaces C. Muniz, batting 3rd. Defensive switch from 1st to right field for V. Pascucci. Defensive switch from right field to left field for C. Aguila. M. Abreu remains in the game as the first baseman. T. Bozied walks. J. Wood singles up the middle, T. Bozied to 3rd. A. Beattie grounds into a force out, R. Martinez to A. Green, T. Bozied scores; J. Wood out at 2nd. J. Miller strikes out swinging. P. Hoover doubles to right field, A. Beattie scores. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter M. Ryan replaces C. Martinez. M. Ryan hits a home run to right field on a 1-0 pitch, P. Hoover scores. D. McPherson doubles to right-center field. R. Andino singles through the hole at second base, D. McPherson scores.
(5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
WP: Carlos Martinez (1-1).
LP: Eddie Kunz (0-1).
Time: 2:44.
Attendance: 9541.
Official Scorer: James Hilchen.
Albuquerque Isotopes (62-72) 8, New Orleans
Zephyrs (62-72) 7
August 22, 2008
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
Two out when winning run scored.
| New Orleans | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feliciano, J, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .311 | |
| Green, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .322 | |
| Nixon, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 | |
| Kunz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Pascucci, 1B-RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | |
| Aguila, RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .280 | |
| Machado, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 | |
| Martinez, R, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .264 | |
| Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | |
| Collazo, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .042 | |
| Muniz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| a-Abreu, PH-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | .254 | |
| a-Homered for Muniz in the 9th. | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pascucci 2 (20, Corcoran, Martinez). HR: Nixon (11, 4th inning off Corcoran, 1 on, 1 out), Aguila (26, 6th inning off Corcoran, 1 on, 1 out), Abreu (14, 9th inning off Martinez, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Feliciano, J; Nixon 5; Pascucci 4; Aguila 4; Martinez, R; Molina; Abreu 4. RBI: Nixon 3 (34), Aguila 2 (66), Abreu (62), Pascucci (72). 2-out RBI: Nixon; Pascucci. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez, R 3; Nixon; Aguila. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Feliciano, J 2 (11, 2nd base off Woodard/Hoover, 2nd base off Corcoran/Hoover), Green (2, 2nd base off Martinez/Hoover), Aguila (13, 2nd base off Martinez/Hoover). CS: Martinez, R (1, 2nd base by Corcoran/Hoover). FIELDING DP: (Green-Martinez, R-Pascucci). | |||||||||
| Albuquerque | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andino, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 | |
| Murphy, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .324 | |
| Bozied, 1B-LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 | |
| Wood, 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 | |
| Beattie, 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 | |
| Miller, Ja, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .259 | |
| Hoover, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 | |
| Lambin, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | |
| Martinez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| a-Ryan, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | |
| Corcoran, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | |
| Woodard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| McPherson, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .289 | |
| a-Homered for Martinez in the 9th. | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Hoover (7, Kunz), McPherson (19, Kunz). HR: Bozied (25, 4th inning off Collazo, 0 on, 1 out), Ryan (5, 9th inning off Kunz, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Andino; Bozied 5; Wood 2; Beattie; Miller, Ja; Hoover 2; Ryan 4; McPherson 2. RBI: Bozied (76), Miller, Ja (53), Hoover 2 (19), Beattie (58), Ryan 2 (15), Andino (21). 2-out RBI: Hoover; Ryan 2; Andino. GIDP: Lambin. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING SB: Murphy (23, 2nd base off Muniz/Molina). CS: Murphy (4, 3rd base by Muniz/Molina). FIELDING E: Hoover (4, throw). | |||||||||
| New Orleans | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collazo | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.03 | |
| Muniz (H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 | |
| Kunz (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.88 | |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4.52 |
| Albuquerque | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoran | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| Woodard | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.54 | |
| Martinez (W, 1-1) | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.48 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5.60 |
WP: Martinez.
HBP: Green (by
Woodard).
Pitches-strikes: Collazo 85-58, Muniz 16-10, Kunz 34-20,
Corcoran 82-45, Woodard 28-15, Martinez 42-27.
Ground outs-fly outs:
Collazo 14-2, Muniz 0-0, Kunz 1-0, Corcoran 5-10, Woodard 2-0, Martinez
1-1.
Batters faced: Collazo 27, Muniz 2, Kunz 8, Corcoran 25, Woodard
7, Martinez 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Martinez
1-0.
Umpires: HP: Scot Chamberlain. 1B: Mark Ripperger. 2B: . 3B: Ron
McCall.
Weather: 97 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph,
Varies.
T: 2:44.
Att:
9,541.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
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