ALBUQUERQUE (Interstat) — Joel Hurtado allowed one earned run over five innings and Niko Kavadas homered and drove in three runs as the Salt Lake Bees defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 7-2 on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Isotopes Park. Salt Lake, the Pacific Coast League (AAA) visitor, finished with 13 hits, while Albuquerque had five. Kavadas went 3-for-5. Hurtado, 8-7, struck out four and allowed two hits. Jack Mahoney, 7-3, took the loss. Shaun Anderson struck out four over two hitless innings, Jared Southard added a scoreless inning and Rob Kaminsky allowed one run. Valente Bellozo worked 5 2/3 innings for Albuquerque, allowing nine hits and four earned runs. Bryce Teodosio homered, Ben Gobbel drove in a run and Yolmer Sánchez had two hits and an RBI. The game drew 8,536 fans and lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes. Salt Lake improved to 64-76; Albuquerque fell to 69-75.