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Albuquerque Isotopes Game Day Information www.albuquerquebaseball.com 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: 505.924.2255 Web: www.abqisotopes.com OMAHA STORM CHASERS (82-59) AT ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES (78-63) ISOTOPES QUICK FACTS LHP Doug Davis (8-4, 4.17 ERA) vs. RHP Will Savage (10-6, 5.36 ERA) Isotopes Park w Saturday, September 1 w 8:05 P.M. MT ISOTOPES 78-63 Game #: 142 w Home Game #: 70 1st Southern Division ‘TOPES TROUNCE STORM CHASERS, 11-3: Eight of nine batters collected both a hit and run scored behind a dominant per- American Conference formance by starter Stephen Fife as the Albuquerque Isotopes cruised to an 11-3 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Friday night at Isotopes Park. Fife pitched a gem, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits through 7.0 innings in which he walked one and fanned At Home .....................................46-23 three. Albuquerque wasted no time giving its starter run support as Bobby Abreu coaxed a one-out walk in the bottom of the first and On the Road ...............................32-40 scored when Josh Fields hammered a triple to deep right field, putting the ‘Topes up 1-0. Fields then raced home on a sac-fly from Day ...............................................11-8 Jerry Sands, narrowly avoiding the tag at the plate to extend the advantage 2-0. The Isotopes erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the second, sending 12 batters to the plate through the inning. Matt Angle sparked the onslaught with a ground rule double and scored Night ..........................................67-55 one batter later on a single from Tony Gwynn Jr., making it 3-0. Ozzie Martinez followed with a base hit of his own, and after an errant Last 5 games ..................................1-4 pickoff attempt allowed both runners to advance a bag, Elian Herrera flared a two-run single to right, widening the lead 5-0. After a Last 10 games ................................3-7 walk and a base hit loaded the bases, Scott Van Slyke gave Albuquerque a 7-0 edge with a two-run double. Following a Storm Chasers Streak ........................................... W-1 pitching change, Angle smoked a grounder into right, plating two more to conclude the big inning with the ‘Topes on top 9-0. After vs. LH starters ............................31-17 Omaha finally found the scoreboard with a run in the fourth, the visitors added another tally in the sixth on a solo shot from Clint vs. RH starters ............................47-46 Robinson, cutting the deficit 9-2, but the ‘Topes quickly erased the run with two of their own in the seventh. Sands and Van Slyke got April ...........................................14-11 the offense going with back-to-back singles, and both were picked up by a base hit from Gwynn Jr. to pull ahead 11-2 en route to a May ............................................17-13 commanding 11-3 win. June ............................................16-12 ONE LAST CHANCE AT 11: After 11 straight appearances over more than two months, right-hander Will Savage has one last chance July .............................................17-11 to win that elusive 11th game of the season, with his 10th triumph coming back on June 25. It helps that Savage is currently pitching August ........................................14-16 some of his best baseball, posting a 1.50 ERA (3 ER / 18.0 IP) over his last three starts. His last outing typifies the kind of luck the September ......................................0-0 right-hander has had of late, as Savage tossed 6.0 scoreless innings against Oklahoma City, scattering seven hits and walking one but nevertheless wound up with a no-decision after the RedHawks scored four in the seventh and two more in the eighth to take a 6-1 vic- PROMOTIONS tory. It also helps that Savage has enjoyed success against the Storm Chasers this season, going 2-0 with a 4.82 ERA (5 ER / 9.1 IP) in four appearances, one of them a start. THE LAND OF EN-BATS-MENT: Isotopes hitters wasted little time getting TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 1: VS. OMAHA back in the groove after a very tough road trip. The ‘Topes scored as many runs ERIES T A LANCE FAN APPRECIATION WEEKEND in the second inning of last night’s 11-3 whipping of Omaha (seven) as they did S A G ‘TOPES TOTE BAG NIGHT! in four total games at Oklahoma City. You’d expect Albuquerque’s offense ABQ VS. OMA w First 3,000 fans to perform better at hitter-friendly Isotopes Park, but the ‘Topes as a team are courtesy of Mesa Del Sol batting almost 80 points better at home vs. on the road (.336 vs. .257). The ISOTOPES GRAB BAG GIVEAWAY! Isotopes score an average of 7.1 runs a game in the Duke City and 4.6 runs a Date Site W/L Score w First 3,000 fans game on the road. 4/5 Werner Park L 4-8 FIREWORKS! 4/6 Werner Park W 5-2 BRING HOME THE W HOMER DROUGHT: For a team loaded with firepower, the Isotopes have 4/7 Werner Park L 0-5 presented by Whataburger surprisingly gone five straight games without hitting a home run, their longest homer drought of the 2012 season. Even with the lull, Albuquerque is still tied 4/8 Werner Park L 11-17 with Oklahoma City for the fourth most long balls hit on the year with 145. TOMORRow, SEPTEMBER 2: VS. OMAHA 4/13 Isotopes Park W 7-4 FAN APPRECIATION WEEKEND 4/14 Isotopes Park L 10-14 (13) MAGIC NUMBER DWINDLES: Thanks to last night’s win, the Isotopes’ ISOTOPES GRAB BAG GIVEAWAY! Magic Number for winning the PCL’s American Southern Division is now just 4/15 Isotopes Park W 9-7 w First 3,000 fans two, meaning a win tonight coupled with an Oklahoma City loss vs. Round 4/16 Isotopes Park L 10-12 FIREWORKS! Rock and the ‘Topes are headed to the postseason. Albuquerque currently holds 6/30 Werner Park L 7-8 BLOOD DRIVE a 1.5 game lead in the division with just three contests to play. 7/1 Werner Park L 0-6 THE LAST WALTZ: Fan Appreciation Weekend rolls on with a huge Saturday 7/2 Werner Park L 2-5 (12) filled with giveaways. The first 3,000 fans will get ‘Topes Tote Bag and an 7/3 Werner Park W 11-7 Isotopes Grab Bag filled with some of the most popular giveaways from 8/31 Isotopes Park W 11-3 throughout the season. It’ll all be capped with the second of three straight fireworks shows! Tomorrow, the team will be giving away more grab bags and 9/1 Isotopes Park - - have yet another fireworks extravaganza! 9/2 Isotopes Park - - 9/3 Isotopes Park - - Fact of the Day: UPCOMING PROBABLES September 1st is recognized around DATE OPP. TIME (MT) ISOTOPES STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER the world as Sun., 9/2 vs. OMA 6:05 PM RHP John Ely (14-7, 3.20) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (11-3, 2.93) International Bacon Day. Mon., 9/3 vs. OMA 1:35 PM LHP Derrick Loop (11-4, 4.97) vs. RHP Nate Adcock (8-6, 5.46) END OF REGULAR SEASON TODAY’S ISOTOPES STARTER #37 WILL SAVAGE RHP Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Born: 08/25/84, West Hills, CA Throws: R Bats: R Resides: Oklahoma City, OK Obtained: Signed by the Dodgers as a Free Agent, January 27, 2010 2012: 10-6, 5.36 ERA vs. LH Batters: .321 (95x296), 8 HR, 25 BB, 31 SO 2012 vs. OMA: 2-0, 4.82 ERA vs. RH Batters: .302 (75x248), 10 HR, 13 BB, 34 SO TODAY’S START: Will Savage takes the mound coming off a tough-luck no-deci- sion when he pitched spectacularly on August 27 at Oklahoma City, tossing 6.0 score- SEASON HIGHS - LOWS less innings, yielding seven hits and a walk while striking out one in a game ultimately IP: 7.0 (3x- Last: 8/22 at MEM) 0.1 (7/17 vs MEM) won by the RedHawks 6-1. Placed on Disabled List on August 10 (retroactive to H: 12 (6/30 at OMA) 0 (7/17 vs MEM) August 8) with a lower back strain. Reinstated on August 17. Made one relief outing R: 8 (2x- Last: 8/5 vs. TUC) 0 (5x- Last: 8/27 at OKC) on July 17 vs Memphis to get some work in and coaxed an inning-ending groundout ER: 8 (2x- Last: 8/5 vs. TUC) 0 (5x- Last: 8/27 at OKC) on his first pitch. Earned his seventh straight victory on May 13 at Salt Lake when he BB: 4 (2x- Last: 6/9 vs MEM) 0 (6x- Last: 8/17 at COL SP) pitched 6.0 innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits while walking two SO: 5 (2x- Last: 7/26 at R.R.) 0 (3x- Last: 7/20 vs IOWA) and striking out two in a 10-7 ‘Topes win. The victory tied a team record for consecu- HR: 2 (2x- Last: 6/25 vs. NVL) 0 (13x- Last: 8/27 at OKC) tive victories equaling a markset by Sean Bergman in 2003 and tied by Daniel Barone Win Streak 7- 4/6-5/13 in 2007 and Hyang-Nam Choi in 2009. Beat Oklahoma City on May 3 after allowing Loss Streak 3- (2x) 5/24-6/3; 7/26-8/17 four runs on eight hits and three walks through 5.0 innings in a 15-5 ‘Topes win. Also Complete Games: - helped his cause at the plate, belting a two-run homer, his first professional home run.