Albuquerque Claims 6-4 Victory Over Round Rock

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Round Rock Express (12-11 | 49-48) had their four-game winning streak snapped as the Albuquerque Isotopes (11-13 | 37-62) claimed a 6-4 victory on Thursday at Isotopes Park.

Round Rock starter RHP Owen White (2-7, 5.67) was tagged with the loss after his 6.0 innings on the bump included five runs, seven hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Albuquerque reliever RHP Jeff Criswell (1-1, 6.52) went home with the win as he tallied 2.2 innings that saw two runs on one hit and one walk with five punchouts. Isotopes RHP John Curtiss tossed a scoreless ninth inning en route to a save.

Along the Train Tracks:

• Round Rock once again plated the game’s first runs with two in the first inning. CF Dustin Harris hit a one-out single then stole second base before 1B Davis Wendzel hit a home run for the 2-0 lead.
• Albuquerque dropped a four-spot in the third inning to pull ahead, 4-2. 3B Julio Carreras singled to send SS Connor Kaiser home before RF Sean Bouchard and 1B Elehuris Montero hit back-to-back home runs to round out the team’s scoring.
• A third Isotopes home run increased the lead to 5-3 when C Drew Romo went yard in the fourth inning.
• Express SS Ezequiel Duran launched his third home run in as many games in the fifth frame. The dinger also scored 2B Jax Biggers, who had worked a walk, and brought the good guys within one run.
• In the eighth inning, Albuquerque tacked on one more run when Bouchard rounded the bases on a single, stolen base, flyout and wild pitch.

E-Train Excerpts:

• After going yard in the fifth inning, Round Rock 3B Ezequiel Duran is now the first E-Train batter this season to hit a home run in three consecutive games. INF Blaine Crim was the last Express player to reach the three-game streak, doing so in three appearances that spanned July 9-July 15 during the 2023 season.
• Express CF Dustin Harris recorded a multi-hit night, going 2-for-4 with one run scored. Both Duran and 1B Davis Wendzel earned two RBI as they both hit two-run home runs.

Next up: Round Rock and Albuquerque continue their six-game series at Isotopes Park with game four on Friday. Both starting pitchers have yet to be announced. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. CT.

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