The Albuquerque Isotopes opened the home portion of the schedule Tuesday night with a 7-3 win over the Las Vegas 51s. It's the third straight year that the Isotopes have opened the home half of their schedule with a victory.
In place of the injured Yency Almonte, David Holmberg got the start on the mound, his first appearance in the Rockies organization and his first day officially on the Isotopes roster.
Las Vegas opened the scoring right away, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, before Holmberg was able to settle in. His new manager, Glenallen Hill, didn’t think that was due as much to the 51s bats as it was an internal struggle.