Andrew Young drives in three, Aces lose 7-5 to Isotopes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Reno Aces fell to the Albuquerque Isotopes tonight, 7-5, after a five-run ninth inning from the Isotopes to walk off with a game-two win in the five-game series. Reno scored first, with Cooperr Hummel doubling in the first inning to get into scoring position. Andrew Young
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Reno Aces fell to the Albuquerque Isotopes tonight, 7-5, after a five-run ninth inning from the Isotopes to walk off with a game-two win in the five-game series.
Reno scored first, with Cooperr Hummel doubling in the first inning to get into scoring position. Andrew Young singled to bring him home, and make it a 1-0 game.
Albuquerque scored in the bottom of the second, the only run starter Matt Tabor would allow. In four innings of work, Tabor surrendered just two hits and one run while striking out seven.
Reno scored again in the top of the fourth to retake the lead, thanks to Juniel Querecuto scoring on an RBI single from Geraldo Perdomo. Jamie Ritchie would score later in the inning, crossing home on an RBI groundout by Nick Heath.
Neither side would score again until the top of the seventh, when the Aces broke through for two more runs. Young doubled to score Alek Thomas and Hummel, giving him his second and third RBIs of the night while making it 5-1 Reno.
The Isotopes picked up their second run of the game in the bottom of the eighth, scoring a lone run to make it a 5-2 Aces lead.
Albuquerque exploded for five runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Aces, 7-5.
Game three of the five-game series is tomorrow at 5:35 p.m. PT, and the game can be heard on KPLY 630AM or on RenoAces.com with Zack Bayrouty on the call.