The Chad Bettis Rehab Road Tour hits Albuquerque for three innings

Chad Bettis inched closer to his long anticipated Denver return on Sunday night with a rehab start in Albuquerque. Bettis pitched into the third inning, throwing 62 pitches and striking out four Salt Lake Bees. He allowed six hits and three runs, only allowing one extra base hit. The start was Bettis’s first in AAA after a successful start in Hartford the week prior.

Bettis will likely make at least one more start in Albuquerque before returning to Denver and aiding the Rockies second half run. He spoke to our own Bryan Kilpatrick about his return and his curveball. The Isotopes won the game 9-8 to move over .500 once again this season at 51-50.

Bettis wasn’t the only rehabbing Rockie to make an impact on Sunday, outfielder David Dahl hit his first AAA home run in the bottom of the first inning. Dahl finished the night 2-for-5 with two RBI.

Other news and notes from the affiliates are below:

Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 9, Salt Lake Bees 8

David Dahl: 2-for-5, HR

Chad Bettis: 2 ²⁄₃ IP, 4 K, 6 H, 3 R

Raimel Tapia (No. 4 PuRP): 3-for-5, 2 R

Double-A: Portland Sea Dogs 13, Hartford Yard Goats 2

Josh Fuentes: 2-for-3, BB

Brian Mundell: 1-for-2, 2 BB

Class-A Advanced: Lancaster JetHawks 14, Lake Elsinore Storm 8

Garrett Hampson (No. 22 PuRP): 2-for-4, 2 RBI

Mylz Jones: 4-for-5, RBI

Marc Magliaro: 2 ²⁄₃ IP, 3 K

Class-A: Asheville Tourists 10, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4

Austin Moore: 2 IP, 5 K, 0 R

Tyler Nevin (No. 23 PuRP): 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI

Jacob Bosiokovic: 2-for-4, 2B, 3B

Class-A Short Season: Everett AquaSox 11, Boise Hawks 5

Alec Byrd: 2 ¹⁄₃ IP, 4 K, 0 R

Bret Boswell: 2-for-5, HR

Rookie: Billings Mustangs 4, Grand Junction Rockies 2

Pedro Gonzalez: 2-for-4, RBI

Justin Valdespina: 5 ²⁄₃ IP, 4 K, 2 R (1 ER)

Ryan Vilade: 0-for-4

Monday Probables:

Triple-A Albuquerque: Matt Flemer (4-6, 6.66 ERA) vs. Salt Lake

Double-A Hartford: Craig Schlitter (0-1, 11.45 ERA) vs. Trenton

Class-A Advanced Lancaster: Trey Killian (6-7, 7.54 ERA) vs. Rancho Cucamonga

Class-A Asheville: Alejandro Requena (8-3, 2.84 ERA) vs. Greensboro

Class-A Short Season Boise: Nick Kennedy (0-0, 2.57 ERA) vs. Everett

Dominican Summer League: TBD vs. DSL Phillies