ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Interstat) — The Albuquerque Isotopes erupted for 18 hits and routed the Oklahoma City Comets 17-4 on Sunday afternoon at Isotopes Park.

Albuquerque set the tone with a five-run first inning, highlighted by Blaine Crim’s three-run homer. Sterlin Thompson added a two-run homer in the sixth and finished with four RBIs. Cole Carrigg contributed three hits, including a triple and a double, driving in two runs.

Oklahoma City managed nine hits but could not keep pace. The Comets scored single runs in the fifth and eighth innings after a two-run second.

Winning pitcher Sean Sullivan improved to 1-1. Oklahoma City’s Cole Irvin took the loss, falling to 1-2. The announced attendance was 8,033 for the game, which lasted 3 hours.