Round Rock Drops Series Finale to Albuquerque 10-2

ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Express (45-39) couldn’t climb out of a 10-0 deficit and fell to the Albuquerque Isotopes (39-45) by a final score of 10-2 on Sunday night at Dell Diamond.

Express reliever RHP Cole Winn (6-1, 5.93) was tagged with the loss. He went 1.2 innings and allowed eight runs on six hits while issuing four walks with two strikeouts. Isotopes starter RHP Karl Kauffman (1-0, 0.00) lasted 5.0 innings while allowing two runs, none of which were earned, on three hits, three walks and four strikeouts.

Along the Train Tracks:

• Albuquerque tagged Round Rock starter RHP Cole Winn for two runs in the first inning. With one out, 3B Coco Montes, DH Carlos Perez and 1B DJ Peterson walked the bases loaded. SS Alan Trejo scored Montes on an RBI single before a sacrifice fly for C Jonathan Morales extended the lead to 2-0.
• In the second, the Isotopes added six runs and took an 8-0 lead. LF Jimmy Herron and 2B Kyle Holder singled to start the frame as a wild pitch allowed both runners to advance a base. CF Wynton Bernard added a third consecutive single and the lead increased to 3-0. Bernard stole second base to put runners in scoring position. With two outs, Trejo singled to score two more. Morales blasted a three-run home run to left field and capped off the scoring in the frame.
• The Isotopes piled on with two more runs in the third. Herron led the inning off with a walk and scored on a triple from Holder. Bernard singled, scoring Holder to grow the lead as Albuquerque held a 10-0 advantage.
• Round Rock got on the board in the fifth frame. 1B Elier Hernandez reached base on a fielding error to start the inning. 2B Diosbel Arias then walked before SS Ryan Dorow loaded the bases on a fielder’s choice and an error. DH Steele Walker drew a walk to score one run and CF Bubba Thompson avoided a double play by beating out a throw to first base as Arias scored from third to shorten the lead to 10-2. The score stood final as the Express couldn’t come from behind for a second comeback victory.

E-Train Excerpts:

• In a game that featured a heat advisory because of the 105-degree temperature, Albuquerque kept Round Rock on the field for 44 minutes and 17 seconds in the first four innings. The Isotopes played defense for just 17 minutes and 37 seconds in the first four frames.
• SS Ryan Dorow had the lone multi-hit game of the night for the Express as he went 3-for-4.
• Round Rock featured six different arms out of the bullpen for the final 7.1 innings. RHP Hever Bueno allowed two earned runs over 1.1 innings. RHP Daniel Robert provided 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball. RHP Nick Snyder, RHP Josh Sborz, RHP Jonathan Hernández and RHP A.J. Alexy each tossed 1.0 inning without allowing a run.

Next up: Round Rock and El Paso will play on Tuesday night at Southwest University Park to open a six-game series. Both starting pitchers have yet to be announced. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. CT.

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