Nate Orf recorded a three-hit night and Brett Phillips hit an inside-the-park home run, but the Colorado Springs Sky Sox dropped the second game of the four-game series with the Albuquerque Isotopes, 5-3, in front of 12,272 Friday night at Isotopes Park.
Nate Orf recorded a three-hit night and Brett Phillips hit an inside-the-park home run, but the Colorado Springs Sky Sox dropped the second game of the four-game series with the Albuquerque Isotopes, 5-3, in front of 12,272 Friday night at Isotopes Park.
Down 2-0 entering the fourth inning, Phillips started the three-run rally with his ninth home run of the season. Leading off the frame, Phillips scored the first run on an inside-the-park home run after right fielder Domonic Brown lost the ball in the lights. After two consecutive hits, Tyler Heineman lofted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Orf and tying the game. Two batters later, Kyle Wren gave the Sox a lead with a RBI single to left field, scoring Yadiel Rivera.
Junior Guerra made his second rehab start of the season and first in Triple-A since suffering a calf strain Opening Day. The right-hander went 6.1 innings, allowing four runs while striking out six Isotopes. Wei-Chung Wang entered in the seventh inning, retiring five of his eight batters faced in 1.2 innings of work.
The Sky Sox (23-15) look to prevent a series loss Sunday afternoon, when Hiram Burgos (2-3, 6.14) takes the mound against Albuquerque's Jeff Hoffman (3-2, 3.46) at 1:35 p.m. MT.
