Round Rock Beats Albuquerque 7-2 Behind Career Night for Winn

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Round Rock Express (28-16) watched starter RHP Cole Winn (4-0, 5.31) dazzle for 6.0 innings in a 7-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes (18-26) on Wednesday night at Isotopes Park. Winn allowed only three hits and tied a career high with nine strikeouts while issuing four walks.

Albuquerque RHP Brandon Gold (2-1, 4.21) collected the loss. He tossed 5.0 innings and allowed four runs on five hits while striking out five and walking one.

Along the Train Tracks:

• The E-Train offense rumbled for two runs in the first inning. With Leody Taveras on base after a single, LF Zach Reks smashed a two-run shot to give Round Rock a 2-0 advantage.

• In the fourth inning, Reks bunted for a single before DH Willie Calhoun belted the second home run of the night for Round Rock and extended the lead to 4-0.

• Three Albuquerque singles plated a run in the fifth inning. DH Dom Nunez hit an RBI single to trim the Round Rock lead to 4-1.

• The E-Train offense grabbed some insurance in the ninth. Reks and Calhoun each singled before C Yohel Pozo hit a double to make it a 5-1 game. After a sacrifice fly for 1B Elier Hernandez, SS Ryan Dorow slapped a single to add one more for a 7-1 lead.

• Albuquerque put a run across in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly from 3B Tim Lopes. Round Rock RHP Jesus Tinoco tossed the final inning and finished off the second win of the series for the Express.

  E-Train Excerpts:

• Express RHP Cole Winn tied his career high in strikeouts with nine and set a new career high in pitches thrown at 95. The Express are now 8-1 in games that Winn has started this season.

• LF Zach Reks, DH Willie Calhoun and C Yohel Pozo each collected a multi-hit game. Reks had his first three-hit game of the season while Calhoun and Pozo each recorded two hits.

• The Round Rock bullpen was lights out again as RHP Nick Tropeano and RHP Josh Sborz each tossed a scoreless inning. RHP Jesus Tinoco allowed one run in his 1.0 inning of work.

Next up: Round Rock will play game three of the series on Thursday night against Albuquerque from Isotopes Park. Express RHP Spencer Howard (0-0, 6.10) is slated to take the mound up against Isotopes RHP Peter Lambert (0-1, 9.00). First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. CT.

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