Tuesday, July 15, 2003

All-Star Game

The game was at Hollywood's Gilmore Stadium.

Voted Starters: (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C Randy Bedford, Pittsburgh (26-R .299-271-7-36-.820 70)
1B Dave White, Boston (26-L .305-315-17-56-.959 61) 2-time starter
2B Jim Markham, Brooklyn (25-R .274-350-11-56-.753 61)
3B Bill Commisso, Pittsburgh (25-R .295-319-16-54-.885 52) 2-time All-Star/1st start
SS Alan Schaffer, Cleveland (33-L .247-299-2-28-.610 92)
LF Don Long, Miami (31-R .343-335-5-44-.923 48) 3-time All-Star/2 starts
CF Buddy Jacobson, Philadelphia (26-L .303-340-7-38-.805 73) 3-time starter
RF Bob Stout, Detroit (31-R .300-337-5-52-.785 45) 2-time All-Star/1st start
SP Pete Kinser, St. Louis (30-L 12-3 1.62 8) 2-time All-Star/1st start

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
C Dennis Allen, Dallas (28-R .344-294-19-73-.998 60) 2-time All-Star/1st start
1B Glenn Snowden, Portland (26-R .383-311-18-77-1.091 68) 3-time starter
2B Greg Hobbs, Milwaukee (29-R .295-227-20-55-1.000 68) 2-time starter(SS) injured
3B Fernando Mexicano, Portland (23-R .296-223-10-48-.848 55) injured
SS Bill Webber, San Francisco (26-S .319-326-14-62-.883 65)
LF Clay Laurence, San Francisco (24-R .348-336-23-73-1.072) 3-time starter(RF/CF)
CF Marco Manga, Minnesota (24-L .277-332-10-50-.802 64) 2-time All-Star/1st start
RF Dave McDowell, San Francisco (32-R .283-233-19-57-.977 77) 3-time starter(LF-2)
SP Al Johnson, Kansas City (22-R 11-5 2.49 1) 3-time All-Star/2nd start

Glenn Snowden was the top vote getter!

The Pacific Coast League won, 5 to 0.
They now lead the series 2-1.

The PCL outhit the NL, 12 to 4.

Ken Manning (24-R) of Kansas City and MVP Dave McDowell each hit home runs. McDowell was also the game's MVP in 2001. Glenn Snowden was 1 for 2. Fernando Mexicano was not allowed by our ownership and medical staff to play... The winning pitcher was ex-Beaver David Fuentes (27-R) of Sacramento, who pitched a scoreless 2nd inning with 1 hit allowed.

Kansas City, Los Angeles and Milwaukee led with 5 players each named to the squad. Chicago and Detroit paced the NL with 4 players each. Salt Lake City, San Antonio and San Diego were all shutout.

The A Leagues also had their All-Star game today. 2B Ward Wahrman (25-R), who we signed as a minor league free agent in 2002, was the only Vancouver Mountie to make the team. He started the game at shortstop and went 1 for 3 with a SF. The American Association beat the International League, 5 to 3.

Thursday, July 17, 2003

I said before that RP Jeremy Head (27-R) had earned a trip to Vancouver (A), but I changed my mind and kept him around and sent Duke McKenzie back instead. I recalled P Rex Williams (26-R), who was 1-7 with a 5.35 ERA in 12 starts for the Beavers on 2001 and 2002. We will give him a chance in the Bullpen. He is also the next option to start a game should Bruce Ancona falter again.

The Milwaukee Brewers are here to kick off the second half of the season with a 4 game series through the weekend. We split 4 games in Milwaukee, the second series of the season. They are 9-4 in July. and went 18-8 in June. They are 4th in scoring in the PCL with 4.64 runs per game (Portland is #5 with 4.61). We have scored 2 fewer runs than they have. The Brewers are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.80 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.50). Their run differential is +74 and ours is +98, now tied with Dallas for the best in Baseball (and we are in 4th place). We are now an amazing 10 games under our Pythagorean projection. No one else in Baseball is even close to that. Hollywood, who is where we ought to, in first place, despite the fact that they have allowed more runs than they have scored is at +7, the most in Baseball.

Milwaukee Brewers (51-37 .580 2 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (45-43 .511 5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

MIL: Ricardo Gil (24-R 6-8 3.89) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 7-7 2.64)

We traded Gil to the Brewers in the ill-fated Fernando Martinez deal. We traded Martinez to New York for RP Denny Jennissen. I would rather have Gil back... We traded him because we thought he was going to be injury prone, but he has made 17 starts for the Brewers this season, though he has had a few nagging injuries. He won his last start, going 5 innings and allowing 1 run, snapping a 4 game personal losing streak. We have never faced him before.

Johnson has allowed 1 run in each of his last 2 starts, but is 0-1. We scored 10 runs once and 9 runs once for him, but in his other 17 starts, we are averaging 2.76 runs per game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Antonio Flores (27-L .220-309-5-24-.604 69) 49 R/7 2B/13 SB
2: RF Dong-hak Shong (24-L .282-330-16-60-.874 57) All-Star 56 R/20 2B/49 BB
3: C Larry McNeil (28-R .333-246-14-44-.925 77) All-Star
4: LF Bob Goemaat (22-L .260-100-2-5-.711 40) Rookie 7 2B
5: SS Fernando Medina (31-S .326-267-8-39-.868 86) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star 18 2B
6: 1B Steve Quakenbush (22-L .273-341-7-36-.735 63) 49 R/19 2B
7: 2B Carlos Rice (25-R .258-198-5-23-.673 97)
8: CF Miguel Aguilar (33-L .256-215-0-15-.635 73)
9: P Ricardo Gil (24-L .241-29-0-3-.623 1) ex-Beaver

PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .251-291-3-18-.643 100)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .259-201-2-12-.701 75) 31 R/11 2B/8 SB
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .296-223-10-48-.848 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .383-311-18-77-1.091 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 50 R/25 2B
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-190-7-23-.740 46) Rookie 53 SO/9 E/7 PB
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .248-133-3-21-.642 92) 1 2B/2 3B/3 HR/7 BB
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .338-74-1-13-.810 84) 2 2B/2 3B/2 BB/4 SB
8: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .274-164-2-15-.693 95) .202/.269/.253 vs RHP
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .179-39-0-1-.426 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 13,757

Top of the First:
Antonio Flores walks in 4 pitches.... That is not how to get the second half off to a rousing start... Dong-hak Shong, the newly christened All-Star, grounds into a 3-6-1 double play! Now that is more like it! Larry McNeil, also a newly christened All-Star, beats out an infield hit. Bob Goemaat strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo doubles down the left field line! If we are to win the division, he needs to have a good second half. Also, he needs it if he wants to keep his job... Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano, his knee feeling much better after the break, grounds out to short. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left and Suazo beats the throw home and Snowden takes 2nd! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Second:
P Bobby Johnson walks the first two batters, Fernando Medina and Steve Quakenbush, but the next three make outs.

Bottom of the Second:
Reid Reddick beats out an infield hit and Jose Julio bloops a single to right. A.J. Lee flies out to almost the warning track in right center and Reddick tags up and takes 3rd. Julio steals 2nd. With the infield in, P Bobby Johnson grounds one to short and Fernando Medina boots it and Reddick scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jerry Suazo grounds into a 3-6-3 double play...

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley triples off the wall in right center! Fernando Mexicano fouls out to 3rd... Glenn Snowden doubles down the right field line and Hinckley scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... 2 outs. Reid Reddick grounds out to short.

Top of the Fourth:
Again, Bobby Johnson walks the first 2 batters of the inning, Steve Quakenbush and Carlos Rice. 5 walks already for Johnson... Miguel Aguilar swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. P Ricardo Gil bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Antonio Flores swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jose Julio grounds a hit to left and A.J. Lee follows with a double to right center. P Bobby Johnson lines a double down the left field line and both runners score!! 5 to 0, Beavers! P Ricardo Gil waves goodbye... New Pitcher: Rick Webber (21-R), a rookie with a 6.12 ERA in 42.2 IP. 55 H and 30 BB good for a 1.99 WHIP. SD Oscar Cervantes likes him, but says the Brewers have rushed him. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and P Johnson goes to 3rd. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit and P Johnson scores! 6 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano pops out to right. Glenn Snowden strikes out...

Won - 6 to 0

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Milwaukee had 3 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (W 8-7) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 8. 119 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. It is his 1st shutout of the season and 7th of his career.

Ricardo Gil (L 6-9) went 3+ innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1.

LF Jerry Suazo hit a double and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. RF Jose Julio had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 2B A.J. Lee hit a double and scored a run.

Down on the Farm: The Hartford (B) Whalers won at Macon, 2 to 1, in 20 innings. The Peaches scored their run in the 1st inning. 3B Karl Besaw (32-L), not exactly a prospect, had 4 hits and drove in the go ahead run. Each team had 11 hits, all singles. The Whalers turned 4 double plays and the Peaches had 5. John Krawczyk (24-L) earned the win win with 4 hitless innings of relief. He had a 4.68 ERA at Vancouver (A) in 15 starts, so we sent him down to Hartford.

Friday, July 18, 2003

Milwaukee Brewers (51-38 .573 2 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (46-43 .517 5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

MIL: Tim Willcox (32-R 8-8 4.09) vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 11-4 2.90) Gold Glove(01)

Willcox is 2-0 in his last 3 starts. In his last start, he pitched 4.2 shutout innings, but then was relieved for some reason. There is no record of any injury. He had only thrown 88 pitches. We beat him in the 3rd game of the season, scoring 5 runs (3 earned) in 5 IP.

Muir lost his last start, allowing 4 runs in 6 IP. He is now 1-3 in his last 5 starts after having a 9 game winning streak.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Antonio Flores (27-L .218-312-5-24-.600 69)
2: RF Dong-hak Shong (24-L .281-334-16-60-.870 57) All-Star
3: C Larry McNeil (28-R .332-250-14-44-.919 77) All-Star
4: LF Bob Goemaat (22-L .260-104-2-5-.703 40) Rookie
5: SS Fernando Medina (31-S .322-270-8-39-.861 86) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star
6: 1B Steve Quakenbush (22-L .271-343-7-36-.734 63)
7: 2B Carlos Rice (25-R .254-201-5-23-.667 97)
8: CF Miguel Aguilar (33-L .252-218-0-15-.627 73)
9: P Tim Willcox (32-R .111-36-0-3-.222 1)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .251-295-3-18-.645 100)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .263-205-2-13-.717 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .295-227-10-48-.842 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .384-315-18-79-1.093 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .258-194-7-23-.725 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .248-137-3-21-.638 92)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .359-78-1-13-.845 84)
8: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .274-168-2-15-.695 95)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .306-49-0-7-.647 16) Gold Glove(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Rain, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 15,803

Top of the First:
Antonio Flores swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Dong-hak Shong flies out to center. Larry McNeil grounds a hit to right. Bob Goemaat lines out to center!

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Jack Hinckley flies out to center. Fernando Mexicano doubles to right center. Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Mexicano scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee doubles down the right field line. Reid Reddick grounds one to 3rd, but Antonio Flores boots it and Snowden scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jose Julio grounds another one to 3rd, but Flores makes the play this time...

Bottom of the Third:
Fernando Mexicano and Glenn Snowden start us off with back to back singles. Tim Higbee lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs. With the infield in, Reid Reddick grounds one up the middle and through for a hit and 2 runs score!! 4 to 0, Beavers! Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Higbee goes to 3rd. Julio steals 2nd. A.J. Lee strikes out. All of our 2nd Base candidates are hitting very well against left-handed pitching, but none of them are hitting righties... P Steve Muir strikes out.

It starts to rain in the bottom of the 5th.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher Vinny Govea (31-R) with a 5.77 ERA in 34.1 IP with 4 HR and 20 BB. He was acquired in a trade with Oakland on June 11. With 1 out and 1 strike on Tim Higbee there is a 51 minute rain delay. After we start playing again, Higbee swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right center! 5 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
P Steve Muir says he is good to go, so we let him, since he has a shutout going. He gives up a couple of hard whacks, but retires the side in order!

Won - 5 to 0

Back to back shutouts to start the 2nd half!

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 9 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir (W 12-) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 9 hits, no walks and struck out 5, tying his season high. 114 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and the 7th of his career.

Tim Willcox (L 8-9) went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

LF/RF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits with a double. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits , scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with a double and his 8th home run of the season. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and 2 walks and 2 RBI.

Saturday, July 19, 2003

Milwaukee Brewers (51-39 .567 2 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (47-43 .522 5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

MIL: Oscar Rios (33-L 9-3 3.28) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 10-5 2.98)

Rios is 4-0 in his last 5 starts. He beat us in Milwaukee, giving us 1 run and 4 hits in 8 IP with 7 strikeouts. He was 4-14 with a 4.61 ERA for Hollywood last year.

Flores won his last start, even though he gave up 5 runs in 5 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Antonio Flores (27-L .218-316-5-24-.599 69)
2: RF Dong-hak Shong (24-L .281-338-16-60-.866 57) All-Star
3: C Larry McNeil (28-R .335-254-14-44-.920 77) All-Star
4: 1B Steve Quakenbush (22-L .271-347-7-36-.731 63)
5: SS Fernando Medina (31-S .321-274-8-39-.855 86) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star
6: CF Miguel Aguilar (33-L .248-222-0-15-.616 73)
7: LF Bob Wick (30-R .135-163-6-17-.488 81)
8: 2B Carlos Rice (25-R .259-205-5-23-.673 97)
9: P Oscar Rios (33-L .276-29-0-6-.598 34)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .341-82-1-13-.804 92)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .258-209-2-13-.703 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .299-231-10-48-.849 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .386-319-18-80-1.091 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .268-198-8-24-.760 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .252-139-3-23-.653 92)
7: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .267-172-2-15-.679 80)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .220-227-3-20-.573 102)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .167-42-0-4-.357 36)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 18,410

Top of the First:
Antonio Flores grounds one up the middle, but Juan Rojas makes a diving stop and throws him out! Dong-hak Shong swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Larry McNeil grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. Steve Quakenbush smashes one on the ground to the right side, but Glenn Snowden picks it and taps the bag! He showed why he got that Gold Glove in 2001!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio walks on 4 pitches. P Oscar Rios only walks 2.0 per game and that is only Julio's 3rd walk of the season! Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center and Julio beats the throw to 3rd! Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and Julio scores and Hinckley goes to 3rd without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Hinckley scores... 2 to 0, Beavers. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Third:
P Oscar Rios swings and misses a strike three pitch, but reaches base when the ball bounces away from C Tim Higbee. They rule it a wild pitch. Antonio Flores draws a walk. Dong-hak Shong walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs... Larry McNeil beats out an infield hit and P Rios scores... 2 to 1, Beavers. Steve Quakenbush flies out to deep center and Flores trots home. Tie Game: 2 to 2. Fernando Medina strikes out looking! Miguel Aguilar grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Third:
Glenn Snowden draws our third walk already and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 2 outs, A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and Snowden scores! 3 to 2, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jose Julio and Jack Hinckley hit back to back singles. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Julio heads home, but Miguel Aguilar throws him out... Glenn Snowden walks to load them up with 2 outs. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out 2nd...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Reid Reddick lines our 10th hit of the game to center. 10 hits and 4 walks in 4+ innings and only 3 runs... A.J. Lee bunts the runner to 2nd. Juan Rojas grounds a hit to right. P Frank Flores swings away and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jose Julio swings at a 3-2 pitch and fouls it off. He swings at the next one grounds his 3rd hit of the day to left. Jack Hinckley bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, they walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Tim Higbee was enough to protect Fernando Mexicano, but not Snowden, it seems. Higbee swings at an 0-2 pitch and hits it into the left field seats!!! 6 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Oscar Rios. New Pitcher: Juan Romero (27-R) with a 2.55 ERA in 24.2 IP with 34 SO (12.4/9). Reid Reddick strikes out...

Won - 6 to 2

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Milwaukee had 6 hits and made no errors

Frank Flores (W 11-5) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.
LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Oscar Rios (L 9-4) went 5.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 13 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he scored a run.

LF/RF Jose Julio had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. CF jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden walked 3 times (1 INT) and scored 2 runs. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the season and 3 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a walk. RF A.J. Lee had 2 hits and an RBI.

Editor's Note:I made a mistake in taking the B and C Leagues under Major League control. It has added much to my chore list and little to my enjoyment.... This winter we will free them again...

Monday, July 21, 2003

Yesterday's game with Milwaukee was rained out and was rescheduled for next week, July 30.

We are in Houston to play a 4 game series with the Astros. They split 4 games in Seattle over the weekend. We won 3 of 4 from them in Portland, May 8-11. They are 10th in scoring in the PCL with 4.07 runs per game (Portland is 4th with 4.65). The Astros are also 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.29 per game (Portland is still #2 with 3.41). Their run differential is -21 and ours is +113, now 16 runs better than Dallas, who, by the way, have been passed by the Royals when it looked like the Eagles were going to run away with the division. Now, no division in Baseball is led by the team with the best run differential. The team in last in every division has the worst, though.

Portland Beavers (48-43 .527 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (43-49 .467 11 GB in 6th place in the PCL East)

POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 5-6 4.37) Rookie vs. HOU: Chuck Nelson (24-R 5-4 3.64) Rookie

Woodward won his last start, but allowed 4 runs and 10 hits in 6 IP. But he lost the one before that when he only allowed 2 runs.

Nelson pitched a CG 3 hitter, allowing 2 runs at San Francisco last time out. We only faced him once on relief, but tagged him with a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .252-301-3-18-.648 101)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .263-213-2-13-.709 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .301-236-10-49-.848 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .384-320-18-80-1.093 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .272-202-9-27-.780 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .254-142-3-23-.657 92)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .360-86-1-13-.855 84)
8: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .274-175-2-16-.690 95)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .407-27-1-10-.963 45) Rookie

HOUSTON
1: 2B Tom Babcock (27-L .233-300-7-35-.715 62) 50 R/20 2B/10 SB
2: SS Jim Sager (24-R .279-380-8-38-.712 89) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02) 20 2B
3: 3B Russ Jimenez (32-R .274-347-5-35-.729 69) Silver Slugger(2B)/2-time All-Star(01-02)
4: LF Tommy Gibralter (25-L .298-282-10-50-.817 57)
5: RF Mike Oakley (30-L .248-290-8-35-.710 50) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
6: CF Greg Wertz (31-R .217-295-4-27-.590 79) 8 2B/67 SO
7: C Ivan Borrero (30-R .228-267-8-30-.642 79)
8: 1B Tony Norris (30-R .219-32-0-2-.598 79) 3 2B
9: P Chuck Nelson (24-R .250-16-1-5-.688 1) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 13,597

Top of the First:
Jerry Suazo strikes out... Jack Hinckley flies out to center. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First:
Tom Babcock swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 1st. Jim Sager lines out to center. Russ Jimenez grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center. With 1 out, Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, A.J. Lee clears the bases with a triple to center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Bill Woodward pops out to right.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. He goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to right center and Hinckley scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick pops out to center.

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Tommy Trainum (36-R), their former closer, who has been displaced by ex-Beaver Bill Moon (26-R). Trainum was good as their closer, but Moon has had a rough start. Trainum shut us out in the 7th and 8th innings, giving us only a walk. A.J. Lee bunts his way aboard. P Bill Woodward swings away and grounds a hit to right! Jerry Suazo lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. With the infield in, Jack Hinckley hits a hard grounder to the left side, but SS Jim Sager makes a diving stop and throws home from his knees to get the force out. Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking... 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Big, BIG phooey...

Won - 3 to 0

3 shutouts in the last 4 games!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Houston had 4 hits and made no errors

Bill Woodward (W 6-6) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 113 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

Chuck Nelson (L 5-5) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 111 pitches.

3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 walks. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits. 2B A.J. Lee went 4 for 4 with a double and a triple and 2 RBI.

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Portland Beavers (49-43 .533 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (43-50 .462 12 GB in 6th place in the PCL East)

POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 8-7 2.47) vs. HOU: Jimmy Henderson (27-L 6-6 3.70)

Johnson pitched a 3 hit shutout his last time out. Can he win again to stay over .500?

Henderson started off the season 4-0. He has lost his last 2 starts, allowed 12 runs in 3.2 IP total. His ERA was 2.72 before those games.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .344-90-1-13-.817 92)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .261-218-2-13-.702 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .297-239-10-49-.843 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .385-325-18-81-1.088 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .277-206-9-27-.784 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .248-145-3-23-.649 92)
7: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .291-179-2-18-.735 80)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .221-231-3-20-.572 102)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .190-42-0-4-.466 1)

HOUSTON
1: 2B Tom Babcock (27-L .234-304-7-35-.712 62)
2: SS Jim Sager (24-R .276-384-8-38-.704 89) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
3: 3B Russ Jimenez (32-R .271-350-5-35-.725 69) Silver Slugger(2B)/2-time All-Star(01-02)
4: LF Tommy Gibralter (25-L .295-285-10-50-.809 57)
5: RF Mike Oakley (30-L .246-293-8-35-.703 50) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
6: 1B Stewart Courchesne (21-L .287-157-4-23-.801 87) Rookie
7: CF Greg Wertz (31-R .218-298-4-27-.591 79)
8: C Willie Taylor (30-R .261-23-0-6-.596 71) Rookie
9: P Jimmy Henderson (27-L .156-32-2-7-.531 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 12,209

Top of the First:
Jose Julio grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley grounds out to the pitcher. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and pops out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Tom Babcock grounds out to 2nd. Jim Sager swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Russ Jimenez grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

The last two teams to face P Jimmy Henderson scored 6 runs in the first two innings; we sent 6 batters to the plate...

Bottom of the Second:
Tommy Gibralter walks on 4 pitches. Mike Oakley doubles to center. A passed ball scores Gibralter... 1 to 0, Astros. Stewart Courchesne loops a hit to right and Oakley scores... 2 to 0, Astros. Courchesne goes to 2nd on a ground out and then steals 3rd. Willie Taylor pops out to short. 2 outs. P Jimmy Henderson flies out to right.

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, A.J. Lee reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 2B Tom Babcock. They do not walk Juan Rojas and he lines a hit to right and Lee scores! 2 to 1, Astros.

Top of the Sixth:
We get runners on the corners with no outs when Jose Julio and Jack Hinckley lead off with back to back hits. Fernando Mexicano flies out to right and Julio tags up and beats the throw home! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Hinckley steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden gets beaned... A wild pitch moves the runners up. They walk Tim Higbee intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Reid Reddick pops out to right and the runners hold... A.J. Lee grounds a 2 out hit to center and 2 runs score!! 4 to 2, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jim Sager grounds a hit past Fernando Mexicano into left. With 2 outs, Mike Oakley hits a home run to center... Tie Game: 4 to 4.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bill Moon (26-R), their closer and the ex-Beaver. He has a 6.75 ERA in 13.1 IP with 15 H and 9 BB and 3 HR. We traded him to Houston on June 12, for P Bruce Ancona (23-L), who has not done much for us either. 7-8-9 due up. A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center. Juan Rojas bunts him to 2nd. PH Jerry Suazo (28-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... 2 outs. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) is walked intentionally. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (29-R). 7-8-9 due up for them. They go down in order!

Extras!

First extra inning game since June 15. We are 1-4 and have lost 3 in a row...

Top of the Tenth:
3-4-5 up for us. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches, but Tim Higbee and Reid Reddick strike out...

Bottom of the Tenth:
They go down 1-2-3!

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Tommy Trainum (36-R), who pitched 3 scoreless innings yesterday. He cannot be fresh. With 1 out, Juan Rojas draws a walk. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 6 to 4, Beavers! PH Carlos Lopez (28-L) lines a hit to right. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano pops out to center.

Bottom of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (24-L). With 1 out, Mike Oakley doubles off the center field wall, narrowly missing his second home run of the day. 1B Tony Norris (30-R) grounds out to the pitcher. 2 outs. Greg Wertz flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 6 to 4

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Houston had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4.
RHP Rich Larkin went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk (INT).
LHP Victor Alvarez got 2 outs and gave up 1 hit.
RHP Denny Jennissen (W 2-0) pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.
LHP Vic Kyzer (SV 1) went 1 scoreless inning and gave up 1 hit.

Jimmy Henderson went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk (INT), 1 HBP and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Tommy Trainum (L 2-3) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.

PH Oscar Trejo was walked intentionally. PH Carlos Lopez had a hit. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF/3B A.J. Lee had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Jerry Suazo hit his 4th home run of the season and had 2 RBI.

For Houston, RF Mike Oakley hit 2 doubles and his 9th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Portland Beavers (50-43 .538 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (43-51 .457 13 GB in 6th place in the PCL East)

POR: Steve Muir (28-R 12-4 2.71) Gold Glove(01) vs. HOU: Bill Reynolds (28-R 5-15 4.15)

Muir pitched a 9 hit shutout his last time out. He has already matched his career high in wins when he went 12-13 last season.

Reynolds has lost his last 4 starts, though he only gave up 3 runs in 8 IP last time out. He had a no decision against us in Portland, giving us 2 runs in 6 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .253-308-4-20-.656 102)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .263-224-2-13-.701 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .291-244-10-50-.825 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .384-328-18-81-1.087 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .271-210-9-27-.772 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .240-150-3-23-.628 92)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .340-94-1-13-.804 84)
8: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .293-184-2-20-.736 95)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .302-53-0-7-.636 16) Gold Glove(01)

HOUSTON
1: 2B Tom Babcock (27-L .234-308-7-35-.711 62)
2: SS Jim Sager (24-R .275-389-8-38-.701 89) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
3: 3B Russ Jimenez (32-R .270-355-5-35-.720 69) Silver Slugger(2B)/2-time All-Star(01-02)
4: LF Tommy Gibralter (25-L .294-289-10-50-.807 57)
5: 1B Bob Alsip (29-R .250-248-3-21-.632 64)
6: RF Mike Oakley (30-L .252-298-9-37-.727 50) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
7: CF Stewart Courchesne (21-L .286-161-4-24-.794 69) Rookie
8: C Ivan Borrero (30-R .233-270-8-30-.653 79)
9: P Bill Reynolds (28-R .108-37-0-1-.240 21)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 13,432

Top of the First:
Jerry Suazo flies out to left. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Tom Babcock gets beaned... Jim Sager grounds a hit to left. Russ Jimenez swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left. Tommy Gibralter swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Russ Jimenez doubles to left. With 2 outs, Bob Alsip gets beaned... P Steve Muir balks the runners up... Mike Oakley bloops a hit to left center and both runners score... 2 to 0, Astros.

Through 6 innings, we do not yet have a hit...

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Jose Julio pokes our first hit of the game to left center. He steals 2nd. A.J. Lee lines out to 2nd...

Top of the Eighth:
PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit up the middle. Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Jack Hinckley grounds a double play ball to short, but Jim Sager makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit up the middle and Suazo scores! 2 to 1, Astros. Glenn Snowden doubles down the right field line and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. They walk Tim Higbee intentionally. Reid Reddick puts a charge into one to deep left, but Tommy Gibralter makes a running catch at the wall... Mexicano trots home. 3 to 2, Beavers. 2 outs. Jose Julio strikes out looking...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Mike Bagg (25-R), a rookie with a 4.54 ERA in 39.2 IP with 42 SO. He pitched a perfect inning yesterday. With 1 out, 3B Dave Risinger (27-R) doubles to left center. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to left and Risinger heads home. Tommy Gibralter's throw is over the head of the catcher and Risinger is safe and Suazo takes 2nd on the error! 4 to 2, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to the pitcher and Suazo goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano grounds one to short, but 1B Bob Alsip drops the ball for an error and Suazo scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right and Mexicano beats the throw to 3rd. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left!!! 8 to 2, Beavers!

Won - 8 to 2

8 runs after getting no hit for 6 innings!

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Houston had 5 hits and made 4 errors

Steve Muir (W 13-4) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks, 2 HBP and struck out 1. He balked.
LHP Victor Alvarez (SV 5) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Bill Reynolds (L 5-16) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

LF/RF Jerry Suazo had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee hit his 10th home run of the season (3rd in the last 5 games), drew a walk (INT) and had 3 RBI. 2B A.J. Lee drew 2 walks. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. 3B Dave Risinger hit a double and scored a run in his only AB.

Thursday, July 24, 2003

Trudy the Trainer finally brought us some good news for a change! She says LF Kim Springer (23-L) has been cleared to play! It has been 2 months since he last took the field, so we are sending him to Vancouver (A) until he gets back in shape. Still no timetable on the return of Roy Huls (22-R), though Trudy says it could be any day now......or not.

Portland Beavers (51-43 .543 3.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (43-52 .453 13 GB in 6th place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Flores (24-R 11-5 2.96) vs. HOU: Tommy Kessell (34-R 2-11 5.67)

Flores has won his last two starts. He gave up 2 runs and 5 hits in 7 IP last time out with 2 BB and 5 SO.

Kessell won his last start, ending a 7 game losing streak that went back to May 7. He allowed 1 run in 8 IP at Seattle in the Kingdome.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .252-313-4-21-.653 102)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .258-229-2-13-.686 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .290-248-10-51-.822 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .384-333-18-82-1.086 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .271-214-10-30-.784 46) Rookie
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .234-154-3-24-.610 92)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .337-98-1-13-.792 84)
8: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-186-2-20-.735 95)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .156-45-0-4-.333 36)

HOUSTON
1: 2B Tom Babcock (27-L .232-311-7-35-.707 62)
2: SS Jim Sager (24-R .275-393-8-38-.699 89) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
3: 3B Russ Jimenez (32-R .273-359-5-35-.726 69) Silver Slugger(2B)/2-time All-Star(01-02)
4: LF Tommy Gibralter (25-L .290-293-10-50-.796 57)
5: 1B Bob Alsip (29-R .248-250-3-21-.632 64)
6: RF Mike Oakley (30-L .255-302-9-39-.731 50) Silver Slugger/All-Star(02)
7: CF Greg Wertz (31-R .215-303-4-27-.581 79)
8: C Ivan Borrero (30-R .231-273-8-30-.646 79)
9: P Tommy Kessell (34-R .179-28-0-0-.429 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 13,212

Top of the First:
Jerry Suazo walks on 4 pitches. Jack Hinckley walks on 5 pitches. Fernando Mexicano grounds one to 1st and Bob Alsip boots it and the bases are loaded with no outs. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Suazo scores. 1 to 0, Beavers. Tim Higbee grounds one to 1st and Alsip boots another one and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds one to short and Jim Sager goes the short route to 2nd, but makes a bad throw for the third error of the inning! Jose Julio grounds another one to 1st, but Alsip makes the play this time, 3-1.

Bottom of the First:
Tom Babcock pops out to center. Jim Sager grounds a hit to left. Russ Jimenez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right. Tommy Gibralter swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Second:
Bob Alsip walks on 4 pitches. Mike Oakley, who is wearing us out this series, grounds a hit to center and Alsip goes to 3rd. Greg Wertz strikes out. Ivan Borrero doubles to right center and Alsip scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. With the infield in, P Tommy Kessell grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Tom Babcock swings at an 0-2 pitch and doubles off the center field wall and both runners score... 3 to 2, Astros. Jim Sager beats out an infield hit... Russ Jimenez lines a hit to right and Babcock scores and Sager goes to 3rd... 4 to 2, Astros. The Bullpen is up. Jimenez steals 2nd. Tommy Gibralter walks to load the bases up. Bob Alsip, who started the inning, ends it with a fly ball to deep right....

Bottom of the Third:
Mike Oakley leads off with a home run to right... 5 to 2, Astros. The Bullpen is back up. With 1 out, Ivan Borrero grounds a hit to right. Call to the Bullpen: Rex Williams (26-R), making his season debut. P Tommy Kessell bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Tom Babcock grounds out to short.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Jerry Suazo lines a hit to center. Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!!! Tie Game: 5 to 5! That does it for P Tommy Kessell. New Pitcher: Larry Sayles (23-R), a rookie with a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 IP. Tim Higbee bloops a hit to left. Reid Reddick swings at the first pitch and lines one down the right field line and over the fence for a home run!! 7 to 5, Beavers! Jose Julio grounds a hit to left. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Tom Butterworth (27-R), a rookie with a 3.19 ERA in 59.1 IP with 42 BB and 58 SO. Jerry Suazo lines a double down the right field line. But the next three all fly out.

Won - 7 to 5

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Houston had 11 hits and made 3 errors (all in the 1st inning)

Sweep!
7 wins in a row!
Hollywood keeps winning, too, though....
But I am fairly confident that if we do not lose another game this season, we will win the division!

Frank Flores went 2.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1.
Rex Williams (W 1-0), in his season debut, went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Denny Jennissen (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Rich Larkin (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Vic Kyzer (SV 2) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Tommy Kessell went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 3 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Larry Sayles (L 0-1) went 2.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1.

LF/RF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits with a double and a walk, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. CF Jack Hinckley drew 2 walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 19th home run of the season and 3 RBI. SS Reid Reddick hit his 4th home run and had 2 RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. PH/2B Juan Rojas had a hit. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk.

For Houston, 3B Russ Jimenez had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

Saturday, July 26, 2003

Oakland Oaks (48-49 .495 9 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (52-44 .542 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

OAK: Emilio de la Torre (26-R 2-5 6.12) vs. POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 6-6 3.93) Rookie

Torre has given up at least 5 runs in 3 straight starts. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against us, but we scored at least 5 runs in each game.

Woodward has won his last 2 starts. He pitched a 4 hit shutout last time out in Houston.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .268-153-3-15-.800 74)
2: 2B Mario Rodriguez (30-R .229-328-0-23-.564 81)
3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .284-366-24-65-.882 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger (01)
4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .269-353-28-70-.917 26) All-Star
5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .244-352-13-43-.749 60)
6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .244-90-1-9-.695 59)
7: SS Mike West (24-R .226-345-4-27-.610 90)
8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .294-119-1-14-.776 53) Rookie
9: P Emilio de la Torre (26-R .192-26-0-1-.423 1)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .256-317-4-21-.664 102)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .250-236-2-13-.672 75)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .284-257-10-51-.804 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .383-342-19-85-1.086 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .274-223-10-30-.779 46) Rookie
6: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .297-192-2-22-.749 95)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .321-106-1-13-.751 84)
8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .241-162-4-26-.646 92)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .387-31-1-10-.903 45) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 20,312

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott swings at the first pitch and doubles off the wall in right center... On the next pitch, he heads for 3rd and C Tim Higbee throws the ball into the outfield and Elliott scores... 1 to 0, Oaks. It only took 2 pitches to end our fantasy of back to back shutouts for P Bill Woodward... Mario Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short. Javy Puente pops out to short. Tim Metts pops out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo gets beaned... Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches... Glenn Snowden pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second:
Tim Higbee grounds a double down the right field line. But the next three all make outs...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Gerry Elliott grounds a hit to right and then steals 2nd. With 1 outs, Javy Puente bloops a hit to left center and Elliott scores. 2 to 0, Oaks.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Alex Uriegas draws a walk. Mike West gets beaned... With 2 outs, P Emilio de la Torre loops a hit to center and Uriegas scores... 3 to 0, Oaks. The Bullpen is up. Gerry Elliott walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Mario Rodriguez doubles off the center field wall and 2 runs score... 5 to 0, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Javy Puente grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Tim Higbee singles and A.J. Lee reaches on an error by 2B Mario Rodriguez. With 1 out, Reid Reddick walks to load the bases up. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) swings at the first pitch and doubles to center and 2 runs score! 5 to 2, Oaks. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and Reddick scores! 5 to 3, Oaks. Jack Hinckley flies out to right and the runners hold... 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano doubles to right and Trejo scores! 5 to 4, Oaks. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!!! 7 to 5, Beavers! That sends P Emilio de la Torre to the showers. New Pitcher: Scotti Barden (26-L), a rookie with a 5.45 ERA in 33 IP with 51 H, 4 HR, 6 BB and 23 SO. Tim Higbee fouls out to 3rd...

Top of the Fifth:
New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (29-R). With 1 out, Jeff Galka walks. Alex Uriegas skies one to center, but Jack Hinckley drops the ball... With 2 outs, Bob Rudy lines a hit to center and Galka scores... 7 to 6, Beavers. They let P Scotti Barden hit for some reason and he strikes out.

Bottom of the Fifth:
A.J. Lee doubles to right center. Jose Julio grounds a hit to center and Alex Uriegas overruns the ball for and error and Lee scores! 8 to 6, Beavers! Reid Reddick doubles off the wall in center and Julio scores! 9 to 6, Beavers! Now, I see why they wanted to keep P Scotti Barden in the game so badly.... We let P Denny Jennissen bat because it is only the 5th inning and we have only 2 other fresh arms out there and Jeremy Head (27-R) is one of them... Jennissen bunts one foul with 2 strikes... PH Esteban Mondolfo (31-R) strikes out... Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, A.J. Lee grounds a hit to right and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd. Jose Julio lines a hit to right center and Snowden scores and Lee goes to 3rd! 10 to 6, Beavers! That does it for P Scotti Barden. New Pitcher: Steve Van Gorder (29-R) with a 2.04 ERA in 39.2 IP. Reid Reddick loops a hit to left and Lee scores! 11 to 6, Beavers! PH Carlos Lopez (28-L) beats out an infield hit to load the bases up with 2 outs. Esteban Mondolfo grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Mexicano grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Glenn Snowden doubles to left center. A wild pitch scores Mexicano! 12 to 6, Beavers! Tim Higbee lines a hit to center and Snowden scores! 13 to 6, Beavers! It is the 6th time we have scored 13 runs in a game this season! We have not scored more. Our all-time record is 17 against Dallas last year. A.J. Lee grounds a hit to right. Jose Julio grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Won - 13 to 6

We had 19 hits and made 2 errors
Oakland had 9 hits and made 2 errors

A new season high in hits!
We ended a string of 6 straight errorless games...
Our all-time record is 7.

Bill Woodward went 3.2 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1.
LHP Victor Alvarez (W 2-1) faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Denny Jennissen (H 3) went 2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Jeremy Head (SV 2) went 3 scoreless innings and allowed 3 hits.

Emilio de la Torre (L 2-6) went 3.2 innings, gave us 7 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Jerry Suazo went 2 for 2, was hit by a pitch, scored a run and had an RBI. CF/RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and his 20th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B A.J. Lee had 3 hits with a double and scored 3 runs. RF.LF Jose Julio had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Oscar Trejo hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH Carlos Lopez had a hit.

Sunday, July 27, 2003

Oakland Oaks (48-50 .490 10 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (53-44 .546 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

OAK: Danny Colon (33-L 7-9 4.17) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 8-7 2.62)

Colon had a no decision last time out, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) in 7.1 IP. He beat us the only time we have faced him this season, going 7 innings and giving us 4 runs (1 earned).

A 2.62 ERA with the 3rd best offense in the League ought to be good for better than an 8-7 record... Johnson gave up 4 runs in 6 IP last time out and escaped with a no decision. The time before that, he pitched a 3 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .274-157-3-15-.814 74)
2: 2B Mario Rodriguez (30-R .228-333-0-25-.565 81)
3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .284-370-24-66-.879 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger (01)
4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .269-357-28-70-.913 26) All-Star
5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .242-356-13-43-.742 60)
6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .250-92-1-9-.713 59)
7: SS Mike West (24-R .227-348-4-27-.612 90)
8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .293-123-1-14-.767 53) Rookie
9: P Danny Colon (33-L .045-44-0-4-.091 1)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .324-111-1-15-.754 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .231-238-3-24-.593 102)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .305-197-2-22-.765 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .384-346-20-88-1.098 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .282-262-10-52-.801 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .247-166-4-28-.664 92)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .253-241-2-13-.674 75)
8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .193-88-0-14-.542 77)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .186-43-0-4-.456 1)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 21,603

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott strikes out! Mario Rodriguez strikes out looking! Javy Puente grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center! 1 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to short. A.J. Lee strikes out... Glenn Snowden hits a home run to right, into the teeth of the wind! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Reid Reddick beats out an infield hit. Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to left. P Bobby Johnson grounds a double over the 3rd base bag! Jose Julio lines a hit to right and Mansoor scores! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 3 to 0

A 1 hit shut out for P Bobby Johnson!

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 1 hit and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (W 9-7) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 6. 115 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. The 1 hit was a 2 out single in the 4th.

Danny Colon (L 7-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 11 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 4.

LF/RF Jose Julio had 3 hits with his 2nd home run of the season and 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 21st home run and drew a walk. 2B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and a walk. C Rick Mansoor had 2 hits and scored a run.

July 28, 2003

Editor's Note: Last Sunday, the Beavers' game was rained out and that threw me out of my routine and I forgot to post the Monday Morining Report, so this week is for the past two weeks.

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Gerry Hawkins, CF, Chicago (23-L .268/.345/.453) Had 9 hits with 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 4 R and 4 RBI in 5 G (4 GS) (2nd PoW this season)
PCL Player of the Week - Gwang-sam Jean, CF, San Antonio (31-L .256/.340/.331) Had 8 hits with 1 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 4 RBI in 4 G

NL Player of the Week - Chris Johnson, SS, Montreal (24-L .224/.327/.361) Had 11 hits with 3 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 7 RBI in 7 G
PCL Player of the Week - Glenn Snowden, 1B, Portland (26-R .390/.459/.656) Had 13 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 1 SO, 9 R and 9 RBI in 7 G (2nd PoW this season; 4th career)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

July 17 - LF Juan Garza (26-S) of Seattle had 3 hits and 5 RBI at home versus Houston. The Rainiers won, 11 to 5.
July 17 - Montreal lost at Atlanta, 4 to 2, for their 10th loss in a row.
July 17 - St, Louis beat Philadelphia at home, 7 to 6, in 16 innings. Each team scored a run in the 14th. For the Phillies, LF John Polanski (32-L) had 5 hits with a double and a walk and stole a base, but no runs or RBI.
July 18 - Bob Jangula (34-R) of St. Louis pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. He is now 5-6 with a 4.41 ERA in 19 starts (20 G). The Cardinals won, 4 to 0.
July 19 - San Francisco lost 2-time reigning MVP RF Dave McDowell (32-R) for the season with a torn rotator cuff. He ends the season batting .281 with 19 HR and 57 RBI in 242 AB.
July 20 - Montreal won at Atlanta, 6 to 0, ending their 12 game losing streak.
July 20 - C Jamie Larson (26-R) of New York hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew 2 walks and had 7 RBI at Cleveland. The Giants won, 13 to 2.
July 20 - Baltimore won at home versus Miami, 3 to 2, in 16 innings.
July 21 - CF Chuck Lembrick (28-R) of Baltimore had 2 hits with a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at Chicago. The Orioles won, 15 to 9.
July 22 - C Joe Taylor (22-R) of Denver had 5 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had an RBI at Los Angeles. The Bears won, 8 to 1.
July 22 - RF Dick Panos (26-R) of Atlanta had 4 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at Philadelphia. The Crackers won, 9 to 6.
July 23 - Jim Nicoson (24-L) of New York pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. 133 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 3-13 with a 3.68 ERA in 21 starts. The Giants won, 4 to 0.
July 24 - Mike Carl (32-R) of Cleveland pitched a 5 hit shutout at Toronto. He walked 2 and struck out no one. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 11-7 with a 3.37 ERA in 20 starts. The Indians won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
July 25 - 1B Norm Jennings (28-R) of Denver had 4 hits with 2 triples, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at Milwaukee, but the Bears lost, 8 to 7, in 12 innings. Each team scored 2 runs in the 11th.
July 25 - Steve Meyers (27-R) of Hollywood pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Sacramento. He walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 6. He is now 9-7 with a 4.29 ERA in 20 starts. The Stars won, 3 to 0.
July 25 - 1B Jim Tepper (26-R) of San Diego had 2 hits with a triple and 5 RBI at San Francisco. The Padres won, 8 to 4.
July 25 - Baltimore won at Brooklyn, 3 to 0, in 18 innings.
July 26 - Brooklyn won at home versus Baltimore, 3 to 2, in 16 innings. There has to be some tired Bullpens there! 34 innings in 2 days! Brooklyn played 14 innings the day before yesterday against Miami, so they played 48 innings in 3 days!
July 26 - 3B Fred Howell (27-L) of Washington had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI at home versus Toronto. The Nationals won, 8 to 1.
July 26 - 1B Burt McTyre (29-R) of Cleveland had a hit and set the Major League record with 6 walks and scored a run at home versus Chicago. The Indians won, 8 to 7, in 13 innings.
July 27 - Rookie Jose Rosa (22-R) of Denver pitched a 4 hit shutout at Milwaukee. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 11-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 21 starts. C Joe Taylor went 5 for 5, scored a run and had an RBI. The Bears won, 6 to 0.
July 27 - Felipe Diaz (26-R) of Baltimore pitched a 3 hit shutout at Brooklyn. He walked 3 and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 8-8 with a 3.62 ERA in 23 starts. The Orioles won, 1 to 0.

Monday, July 28, 2003

Trudy the Trainer informed me that P Roy Huls (22-R) had been cleared to pitch, so we sent him to Vancouver (A) to get in shape.

The Los Angeles Angels are here to play a 2 game set. They won 3 games in Seattle over the weekend. We are 4-5 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 the last time they were here, May 16-18. They are 14th in scoring in the PCL with 3.82 runs per game (Portland is up to #2 with 4.78). We are only 5 runs behind Denver, even though they have hit 32 more doubles, 40 more home runs, drawn 47 more walks and have an OPS .046 higher than ours. The Angels are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.99 per game (Portland is still #2 with 3.40). Their run differential is -17 and ours is +135, now 30 runs ahead of Dallas.

Los Angeles Angels (50-48 .510 8.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (54-44 .551 4.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

LA: Tom Sayers (27-R 3-11 6.16) vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 13-4 2.71) Gold Glove(01)

Sayers is 0-9 in his last 11 starts. His last win? 12 starts ago right here in Portland when he held us to 2 hits and 2 runs in 6 IP... He is pitching on short rest today.

Muir has won his last two starts, allowing a total of 2 runs in 16 IP with no walks.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (28-R .248-395-11-40-.698 81) 28 SB
2: 3B Dave Balkan (27-R .205-249-3-19-.544 61) 69 SO
3: 1B Irv Hill (29-R .300-280-8-46-.762 52)
4: C Charlie Allen (31-S .277-310-14-59-.840 74) 2-time All-Star(01,03)/Gold Glove 17 2B/48 BB
5: LF Vinny Negrete (23-L .239-218-1-16-.626 73) Rookie
6: SS Jorge Prado (32-R .188-308-4-30-.562 56) 45 BB/79 SO
7: RF Clay David (29-S .223-94-2-9-.617 42) 21 SO
8: CF Mark Randal (24-L .750-4-1-1-2.250 56) Rookie
9: P Tom Sayers (27-R .130-23-0-1-.323 40)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .260-319-4-22-.673 102)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .249-245-2-13-.664 75)
3: C Tim Higbee (20-S .281-228-10-31-.793 46) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .390-349-21-89-1.115 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .287-265-10-52-.809 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .299-201-2-22-.751 95)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .336-116-2-17-.798 84)
8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .247-170-4-28-.660 92)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .302-53-0-7-.636 16) Gold Glove(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 20,115

Top of the First:
Britt Snyder swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center... Dave Balkan grounds an 0-2 pitch to center for another hit and Snyder goes to 3rd... Irv Hill lines a hit to center and Snyder scores... 1 to 0, Angels. Charlie Allen grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Balkan goes to 3rd. Vinny Negrete flies out to deep left and Balkan trots home. 2 to 0, Angels. Jorge Prado strikes out looking.

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to center. Jack Hinckley lines out to 2nd and they double Suazo off at 1st... Tim Higbee pops out to short...

Bottom of the Second:
We have runners at the corners with no outs after Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and pops out to right and Snowden stays put... Jose Julio grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Jerry Suazo hits a home run to right! 2 to 1, Angels. Jack Hinckley triples to the right field corner. Tim Higbee lines one to deep left and Vinny Negrete makes a great catch, but knocks his noggin on the wall and has to leave the game.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Don Brockett (22-L) is in to play left. Glenn Snowden loops a hit down the left field line. With 2 outs, Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, the first walk he has drawn versus a right-handed pitcher this season. A wild pitch moves the runners up and then they walk Reid Reddick intentionally to face P Steve Muir. He grounds one to short, but Jorge Prado makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and Snowden scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and doubles to center and 2 runs score!! 4 to 2, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to center and both runners score and Hinckley ends up on 2nd!! 6 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Tom Sayers. New Pitcher: Mitch Hall (33-L) with a 3.20 ERA in 56.1 IP. Dan Hamel (24-R) is in to play right in a double switch. Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to bring up Glenn Snowden, who is hitting .506 against lefties this season! He flies out to left...

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dan Hamel swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. He goes to 2nd on a ground out (a great play by 2B A.J. Lee, by the way) and then scores on a 2 out hit by Dave Balkan. 6 to 3, Beavers. Irv Hill hits a home run to left... 6 to 5, Beavers. The Bullpen is up. Charlie Allen grounds a hit to right. Don Brockett strikes out.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit to right. Esteban Mondolfo (31-R) goes in to run for him. Jack Hinckley doubles to center and Mondolfo scores and Hinckley ends up on 3rd! 7 to 5, Beavers! Tim Higbee flies out to center and Hinckley tags up and scores. 8 to 5, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and ends up on 2nd when Mark Randal overruns the ball for an error. A.J. Lee draws a walk. Jose Julio grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Juan Rojas beats out an infield hit and Mexicano scores! 9 to 5, Beavers! Esteban Mondolfo grounds a hit to left and Julio scores! 10 to 5, Beavers! That finally does it for P Mitch Hall. New Pitcher: Paul Lothridge (28-R), who has pitched 2 innings this season and allowed 3 runs and 3 walks. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to right and Risinger scores! 11 to 5, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out... 2 outs. Glenn Snowden lines out to center...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Ken Powell (31-R), the ex-Beaver with a 4.18 ERA in 32.1 IP. He strikes out the side in order...

Won - 11 to 5

We gained on Hollywood!
But only because they had the day off...

We had 16 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 10 hits and made 2 errors

Steve Muir (W 14-4) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run.
LHP Victor Alvarez (H 6) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Rex Williams went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3.

Tom Sayers (L 3-12) went 3.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, (1 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

LF Jerry Suazo went 3 for 3 with a double and his 5th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. PR/CF Esteban Mondolfo had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF/RF Jack Hinckley had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits. RF/LF Jose Julio had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. SS Juan Rojas went 1 for 2 with an RBI.

For Los Angeles, 1b Irv Hill had 2hits with his 9th home run and 3 RBI.

The Angels announced that Vinny Negrete had bruised his neck, but should be fine in 3 or 4 days.

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Los Angeles Angels (50-49 .505 9 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (55-44 .556 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

LA: Bud Fields (27-R 11-5 1.90) 2-time All-Star(01,03) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 11-5 3.25)

Fields is their #1 starter. He leads the PCL in ERA. He won his last start with 2 runs and 4 hits allowed in 8 IP at Seattle. He is 1-0 against us in 2 starts, but both were good games. He is pitching on short rest today.

Flores gave up 5 runs in 2.1 IP last time out, but escaped with a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
LOS ANGELES
1: 1B Dave Stewart (27-R .244-123-1-13-.646 89)
2: RF Dan Hamel (24-R .254-338-4-33-.627 88)
3: LF Vinny Negrete (23-L .239-218-1-17-.624 73) Rookie Bruised neck
4: CF Don Brockett (22-L .233-43-0-3-.571 50) Rookie
5: SS Jorge Prado (32-R .186-312-4-30-.555 56)
6: 3B Dave Balkan (27-R .209-254-3-20-.549 61)
7: C Tony Hewitt (30-R .230-61-0-1-.594 57)
8: 2B Dale Schafer (30-R .143-91-0-4-.375 92)
9: P Bud Fields (27-L .368-57-0-6-.765 1) 2-time All-Star(01,03)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jerry Suazo (28-L .267-322-5-25-.698 102)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .260-250-2-17-.694 75)
3: C Tim Higbee (20-S .277-231-10-32-.784 46) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .390-354-21-89-1.110 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .289-270-10-52-.808 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .293-205-2-22-.739 95)
7: RF Jose Julio (29-R .342-120-2-17-.810 84)
8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .244-172-4-28-.656 92)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .152-46-0-4-.326 36)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 19,920

Top of the First:
Dave Stewart gets plunked with the first pitch of the game... On the second pitch of the game, he steals 2nd. On the third pitch of the game, Dan Hamel bloops a hit to right... Vinny Negrete swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Don Brockett swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Stewart scores. 1 to 0, Angels. Jorge Prado swings at another 3-2 pitch and misses.

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley strikes out. Tim Higbee flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley reaches when 3B Dave Balkan boots his ground ball. He steals 2nd. Tim Higbee grounds a hit to center and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and dinks a hit to center and Higbee goes to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to right and Higbee scores and Snowden goes to 3rd! 2 to 1, Beavers! A.J. Lee flies out to right.

Top of the Fourth:
P Frank Flores gets them out in order with 2 strikeouts. He now has 7 K's on the game, a new season high for him! His career high is 10 set against these same Angels last July.

Top of the Fifth:
Dale Schafer bloops a hit to right and P Bud Fields bunts him to 2nd. Dave Stewart grounds a hit to center and Schafer scores.. Tie Game: 2 to 2. Dan Hamel lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Stewart goes to 3rd... The Bullpen is up. Vinny Negrete swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Stewart scores and Hamel goes to 2nd. 3 to 2, Angels. Don Brockett doubles down the right field line and Hamel scores... 4 to 2, Angels. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (24-R). Jorge Prado swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Jerry Suazo singles up the middle. With 1 out, Tim Higbee doubles off the wall in center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd and Suazo scores. 4 to 3, Angels. Fernando Mexicano fouls out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Duane Burton (22-L), a rookie, after getting 2 outs in the 6th. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) grounds a hit to left. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to right. Risinger steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley grounds one to short, but Jorge Prado throws the ball in the dirt for an error! Tim Higbee grounds a double down the left field line and Risinger scores! Tie Game : 4 to 4. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... 2 down. A.J. Lee grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (29-R). Dave Risinger stays in to play 2nd and Carlos Lopez is in to play left. Jorge Prado, the .180 hitter, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right... Dave Balkan grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Tony Hewitt, the backup catcher, grounds a hit to left and Balkan goes to 3rd... Dale Schafer strikes out. 2 down. PH Charlie Allen (31-S), the All-Star catcher, grounds out to 2nd!!

Top of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Vinny Negrete lines a hit to left. Don Brockett grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Tony Armendariz (24-R), after a scoreless 8th. 2.43 ERA in 37 IP with only 28 H, 9 BB and 40 SO. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd! Tim Higbee to win the game, plunks one down in front of the plate and gets thrown out, 2-3, and Hinckley goes to 3rd... 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds one to 3rd, but Dave Balkan throws it away for an error and Hinckley scores and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 5 to 4

Mini-sweep!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 10 hits and made 3 errors

Frank Flores went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7.
RHP Rich Larkin went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Denny Jennissen (W 3-0) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 2.

Bud Fields went 5.1 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2.
RHP Tony Armendariz (L 1-1) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 2 hits and struck out 3.

CF Jack Hinckley had a hit, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs, including the game winner. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk (INT) and an RBI. He did not score a run, ending a streak of 10 straight games in which he had crossed the plate. PH/2B Dave Risinger went 2 for 2 with a stolen base and scored a run.

Wednesday, July 30, 2003

We recalled LF Kim Springer (23-L) form his rehab assignment at Vancouver (A) and sent LF Carlos Lopez (28-L) down. Lopez has .577 OPS for us (and dropping) after having a .745 OPS last year in a tough park to hit.

Today was supposed to be an off day, but we are instead making up a rained out game with Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Brewers (57-43 .570 2.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (56-44 .560 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

MIL: John Richardson (34-L 6-7 2.81) vs. POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 0-2 4.98) Rookie

Richardson is 0-1 in his last 3 starts, but has only allowed a total of 6 runs (5 earned) in 19.1 IP with 0 BB and 0 HR. We faced him at the beginning of the season and beat him, scoring 6 runs (3 earned) in 3 IP.

Ancona went 6 innings last time out and allowed 3 runs in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
MILWAUKEE
1: LF Bob Wick (30-R .135-178-6-17-.479 81)
2: SS Fernando Medina (31-S .315-289-9-41-.847 86) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star
3: 2B Greg Hobbs (29-R .292-233-21-56-.997 68) 2-time All-Star(01,03)/Silver Slugger(SS-01)
4: C Larry McNeil (28-R .332-289-15-52-.905 77) All-Star
5: RF Dong-hak Shong (24-L .278-381-19-67-.855 57) All-Star
6: 1B Steve Quakenbush (22-L .279-384-8-44-.742 63)
7: 3B Carlos Rice (25-R .240-242-5-23-.622 86)
8: CF Miguel Aguilar (33-L .249-249-0-15-.617 73)
9: P John Richardson (34-L .122-41-1-1-.358 1)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .339-124-2-17-.800 92)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .230-244-3-25-.587 102)
3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .292-209-2-22-.735 80)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .388-358-21-90-1.105 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .288-274-10-53-.804 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .239-176-4-28-.642 92)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .259-255-2-17-.688 75)
8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .207-92-0-14-.560 77)
9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .125-8-0-3-.375 30) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 71 F, Overcast, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 20,065

Top of the First:
Bob Wick pops out to right. Fernando Medina flies out to center. Greg Hobbs swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Larry McNeil grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio pops one up to shallow right and it finds the grass and he hustles a double out of it! Juan Rojas pops out to 2nd. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd and Julio goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center. Reid Reddick strikes out looking...

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, Carlos Rice doubles to right center. Miguel Aguilar, 4 for 35 (.114) against lefties, grounds a hit to right and Rice scores... 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Third:
With 2 outs, Greg Hobbs grounds a hit to left and then steals 2nd. Larry McNeil grounds a double down the 3rd base lines and Hobbs scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas draws a walk. A.J. Lee pops one foul on the right side, but 1B Steve Quakenbush drops the ball for an error. Given a second chance, Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and hits one hard to left center. He misses a Grand Slam by a foot, but the ball bounces off the wall and he ends up with a 3 run triple!!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That sends P John Richardson to the showers. New Pitcher: Charlie Woods (31-R) with a 2.16 ERA in 41.2 IP. Reid Reddick pops out to 1st... 2 outs. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left and Mexicano scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! P Woods balks the runner to 2nd. Rick Mansoor lines one hard to center, but Miguel Aguilar runs it down.

Bottom of the Fifth:
A.J. Lee lines a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a ground out by Glenn Snowden. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center and Lee scores! 7 to 2, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Top of the Sixth:
Dong-hak Shong lines a hit to left. With 1 out, Carlos Rice lines a hit to right. Miguel Aguilar doubles to left center and Shong scores... 7 to 3, Beavers. Aguilar is hurt. Pinch-runner: Glenn Joans (28-R). Aguilar now has 6 hits on the season against lefties and 2 of them today... The Bullpen gets active. C Stan Babik (24-R) grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano calls out Trudy the Trainer.... We are going to have to trade him this winter, as much as I hate it. He seems to be injury prone, plus he is greedy, so we will not be able to sign him to a long term deal like we did with Glenn Snowden. Dave Risinger (27-R) goes in to play 3rd. Bob Wick flies out to left!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Rick Mansoor gets beaned. PH Kim Springer (23-L), in his first AB 2 months, doubles to left center! Jose Julio beats out an infield hit and Mansoor scores! 8 to 3, Beavers! Juan Rojas flies out to left and Springer holds. 2 outs. A.J. Lee strikes out...

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jeremy Head (27-R). Fernando Medina doubles down the right field line... Greg Hobbs grounds out to the pitcher and Medina takes 3rd. A passed ball scores Medina... 8 to 4, Beavers. PH Antonio Flores (27-L), a .222 hitter, walks on 4 pitches... We get the Bullpen back up. But the next two make outs!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Rex Williams (26-R). Bob Wick triples to the left field corner... Fernando Medina grounds out to 2nd and Wick scores. 8 to 5, Beavers. The next two make outs! And THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 8 to 5

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 10 hits and made 2 errors

Bruce Ancona (W 1-2) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.
RHP Jeremy Head went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 2 walks.
RHP Rex Williams went 1 inning, allowed 1 run and 1 hit.

John Richardson (L 6-8) went 2.1 innings, gave us 6 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.

LF/RF Jose Julio had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 22nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano went 3 for 3 with a triple, scored a run and had 4 RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had a hit and a walk and an RBI. C Rick Mansoor drew a walk and was beaned and scored a run. PH/LF Kim Springer hit a double.

The Brewers announced that Miguel Aguilar had a swollen knee tha twould likely bother him for 4 or 5 days.

Trudy's report on Fernando Mexicano is a tender shoulder that will bother him for 4 or 5 days.

Thursday, July 31, 2003

The Dallas Eagles are in town to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games at home with Salt Lake City. They swept us in 4 games at Dallas, May 12-15. We did not score a run in the first three games and only scored 3 in the finale. They are 4th in the PCL in scoring with 4.60 runs per game (Portland is now #1 with 4.87!). The Eagles are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.56 per game (Portland is still 2nd with 3.44). Their run differential is +105, the 2nd best in Baseball and ours is +145! Yet both of us are currently in 2nd place in our divisions...

Dallas Eagles (60-41 .594 0 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (57-44 .564 2 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 12-4 2.73) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 6-6 4.16) Rookie

Kestler is their #1 starter. He has won his last two starts and has pitched 8 innings in each of his last 5. He pitched a 4 hit shutout against us in Dallas in May.

Woodward gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in 3.2 IP last time out, but we scored 13 runs and he got a no decision. We are not going to score 13 runs today...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: SS Kevin Ross (26-R .295-319-4-37-.729 72) 52 R/6 2B/37 SB
2: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .247-389-6-29-.653 89)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (24-S .289-360-18-63-.866 42) All-Star 64 R/19 2B
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .326-337-22-79-.957 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 64 R/20 2B
5: LF John Trent (31-R .312-221-6-35-.862 96) 39 R/11 2B/8 SB
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .302-305-8-58-.806 92) 15 2B
7: CF Kennie Masline (28-L .264-261-0-22-.650 52)
8: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .281-128-2-16-.727 70) 6 2B
9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .143-63-0-3-.302 12) All-Star(01)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Suazo (28-L .267-326-5-25-.695 91)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .260-258-2-18-.690 75)
3: C Tim Higbee (20-S .284-236-10-34-.801 46) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .390-362-22-92-1.112 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .296-277-10-57-.823 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star Tender shoulder
6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .268-112-2-14-.748 67)
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .292-212-2-22-.737 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .239-180-4-28-.639 92)
9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .375-32-1-10-.875 45) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 19,288

Top of the First:
Kevin Ross draws a walk... Mark Carlson grounds out to 2nd and Ross moves up. Ross steals 3rd. Gilberto Lule lines a hit to center and Ross scores... 1 to 0, Eagles. Dennis Allen lines one back to the box and P Bill Woodward snags it and doubles Lule off at 1st!

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. He steals 2nd and then steals 3rd on the next pitch! Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. No shutout today! Glenn Snowden strikes out...

Top of the Second:
John Trent beats out an infield hit and then steals 2nd. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Trent goes to 3rd. Kennie Masline draws a walk... Franklin Teran strikes out! P Hal Kestler grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Third:
Kevin Ross doubles to right center. Mark Carlson beats out an infield hit... Carlson tries to steal 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! With the infield in, Gilberto Lule grounds out to 2nd and Ross holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Dennis Allen doubles to right and Ross scores... 2 to 1, Eagles. John Trent grounds out to 3rd.

Through 4 innings, we have a run, but no hits...

Top of the Fifth:
Kevin Ross and Mark Carlson lead off with back to back hits and we get the Bullpen active. With 1 out, they pull off a double steal... Dennis Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center... 5 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Rex Williams (26-R). John Trent hits a home runs to left... 6 to 1, Eagles.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, A.J. Lee gets our first hit with a triple off the wall in left center. Reid Reddick pops out to 2nd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to left...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jerry Suazo and Jack Hinckley lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with no outs. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Suazo scores... 6 to 2, Eagles. Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to center and Hinckley scores! 6 to 3, Eagles.

Bottom of the Seventh:
A.J. Lee beats out an infield hit and Reid Reddick doubles to right. PH Jose Julio (29-R) strikes out... Jerry Suazo grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold... I am feeling queasy... Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit and Lee scores! 6 to 4, Eagles. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-0 pitch with Glenn Snowden on deck and grounds out to 2nd... What a stupid moron...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Kennie Masline doubles to left... With 2 outs, a wild pitch sends Masline to 3rd. Kevin Ross draws a walk. Mark Carlos grounds a hit to center and Masline scores and Ross goes to 3rd... 7 to 4, Eagles. Lefties were 2 for 2 this inning... Righties had 3 strikeouts and a walk...

Bottom of the Eighth:
We have runners at the corners with no outs after back to back singles by Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano. Kim Springer flies out to left and the runners hold. A.J. Lee strikes out looking... Reid Reddick fouls out to 1st... Phooey...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Hal Kestler is at 128 pitches, but that is nothing to him... PH Dave Risinger (27-R) doubles to right. That does it for P Kestler. New Pitcher: John Farrance (41-R), their ancient closer. 1.58 ERA in 45.2 IP, but snubbed by the All-Star squad. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds one up the middle, but SS Kevin Ross makes a diving stop and throws him out. Risinger goes to 3rd. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short and Risinger scores. 7 to 5, Eagles. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short....

Lost - 7 to 5

0-5 against the Eagles...

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Dallas had 14 hits and made 1 error

Bill Woodward (L 6-7) went 4.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 1 home run, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Rex Williams got 2 outs, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a home run.
LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP.

Hal Kestler (W 13-4) went 8+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 130 pitches.
RHP John Farrance (SV 26) faced 3 batters and got 3 ground outs to short.

RF Jerry Suazo had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick hit a double. PH Dave Risinger hit a double and scored a run.

For Dallas, SS Kevin Ross went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 walks, stole 2 bases and scored 3 runs. 3B Mark Carlson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. C Dennis Allen hit a double and his 23rd home run of the season and had 4 RBI. LF/RF John Trent had 3 hits with his 7th home run and stole a base.

Monthly Awards for July, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Bill Tovar, lf, Montreal (32-R) .361/.429/.691 97 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 16 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 22 RBI in 25 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Pete Kinser, lhp, St. Louis (30-L) 4-0 0.91 ERA 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO (2nd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Ozzie Sanchez, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 3-0 2.58 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 34 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 37 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .380/.446/.670 100 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 11 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 24 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM in a row; 3rd career)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.36 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Mitch Bagley, rhp, San Antonio (22-R) 4-2 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 27 SO

Monthly Awards for June, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Chicago (32-L) .333/.438/.696 102 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 30 R, 31 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (3rd career PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (29-R) 4-0 1.50 ERA 6 GS, 48 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO (2nd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Carlos de Santiago, lhp, Brooklyn (22-L) 4-0 1.80 ERA 5 GS, 40 IP, 37 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .469/.505/.750 96 AB, 9 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 24 RBI in 25 G (24 GS) (2nd career PoM)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Sam Henderson, rhp, Hollywood (29-R) 5-1 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 40 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 37 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Mike Sims, rhp, Denver (21-R) 3-0 2.02 ERA 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO

Monthly Awards for May, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Buddy Jacobson, cf, Philadelphia (26-L) .372/.405/.611 113 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO, 8 SB, 5 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) 3-0 1.76 ERA 9 SV 14 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO (Rookie)
NL Rookie of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R)

PCL Player of the Month: Bill Webber, ss, San Francisco (26-S) .407/.421/.676 108 AB, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 19 R, 26 RBI in 27 G (26 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Los Angeles (32-R) 5-0 1.84 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO (4th career PoM)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Javier Fernandez, rhp, Hollywood (23-R) 2-0 2.70 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (24-L) .377/.484/.714 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 17 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) 4-1 0.92 ERA 5 GS, 39 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO (Rookie)
NL Rookie of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R)

PCL Player of the Month: Dennis Allen, c, Dallas (28-R) .384/.412/.671 73 AB, 3 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 27 RBI in 20 G (18 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Foley, rhp, Seattle (28-R) 4-1 2.63 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 31 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Jose Rosa, rhp, Denver (22-R) 3-0 2.79 ERA 5 GS, 38.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 21 SO

Friday, August 1, 2003

Dallas Eagles (61-41 .598 in 1st place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (57-45 .559 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

DAL: Bruce Croft (28-R 7-8 4.37) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 9-7 2.47)

Croft snapped a 4 game losing streak last time out with 1 unearned run and 4 hits allowed in 8 IP with 1 BB and 6 SO. We did not face him in Dallas. He was 2-0 in 2 starts against us last year.

In his last start, Johnson pitched a 1 hit shutout to give him 2 shutouts in the last 3 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: SS Kevin Ross (26-R .301-322-4-37-.747 74)
2: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .251-394-6-30-.659 89)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (24-S .288-365-18-64-.860 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .327-342-23-83-.967 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01)
5: LF John Trent (31-R .319-226-7-36-.882 96)
6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .297-310-8-58-.794 89)
7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-132-2-16-.706 70)
8: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .263-118-0-8-.637 36)
9: P Bruce Croft (28-R .250-32-0-6-.577 1)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .267-330-5-25-.695 73)
2: RF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-263-2-20-.692 96)
3: C Tim Higbee (20-S .282-241-10-35-.793 47) Rookie
4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .299-281-10-58-.826 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star Tender shoulder
5: 1B Oscar Trejo (30-R .286-84-4-14-.839 67)
6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .259-116-2-14-.723 67)
7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .296-216-2-22-.751 95)
8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .239-184-4-28-.641 92)
9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .191-47-0-4-.481 1)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 21,984

Top of the First:
Kevin Ross swings at the first pitch and tags one to deep center, but Jerry Suazo runs it down! Mark Carlson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Gilberto Lule pops out to left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo grounds a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit. Jack Hinckley strikes out. Tim Higbee skies one to deep center almost at the warning track. Jose Gonzales is there in plenty of time, but the ball hits off the heel of his glove for an error! Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left and John Trent fires to 2nd to double off Suazo...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Jerry Suazo grounds one to 1st, but Rick Adkins boots it. Jack Hinckley bunts the runner up. Tim Higbee grounds a hit up the middle and Suazo scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! The next two make outs.

Top of the Ninth:
P Bobby Johnson is at 94 pitches. 4-5-6 up for them. Dennis Allen swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left. John Trent doubles to left... Rick Adkins grounds a hit to left and Trent heads home...safe.. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (24-R). Franklin Teran strikes out looking. 2 outs. Jose Gonzales strikes out!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), after a scoreless 8th. PH Glenn Snowden (26-R) grounds a hit to center. Pinch-runner: Jose Julio (29-R). He steals 2nd. Oscar Trejo grounds out to short and Julio goes to 3rd. Can we score a runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs? They walk Kim Springer intentionally. He steals 2nd! His first steal of the season. They walk A.J. Lee intentionally. Triple steal, anyone? Reid Reddick swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... 2 outs. PH Juan Rojas (24-S) pops out to center... No, we cannot score a runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (29-R). PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 11 on the season, lines a hit to center... You know, I really do not mind getting beat every once in a while, but why is it ALWAYS the bums that succeed against us? Kevin Ross bunts the runner up. Mark Carlson grounds a hit to left... Gilberto Lule flies out to center and Chavez tags up and scores... 2 to 1, Eagles. Carlson steals 2nd. Dennis Allen fouls out to 1st.

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: John Farrance (41-R), their ancient, but excellent closer, who got the Save yesterday with 3 straight ground outs to short. Jerry Suazo grounds out to short... Jack Hinckley strikes out... Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to center. PH Esteban Mondolfo (31-R), the last player left on the bench, grounds out to short...

Lost - 2 to 1

This one hurts...
0-6 against the Eagles...

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Dallas had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Bobby Johnson went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Rich Larkin faced 2 batters and struck them both out.
RHP Denny Jennissen (L 3-1) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.

Bruce Croft went 7 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He balked. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Leonardo Sanchez (W 3-5) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 3.
RHP John Farrance (SV 27) went 1 scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

CF Jerry Suazo had 3 hits with a double and scored our lone run. C Rick Mansoor went 1 for 1. PH Glenn Snowden had a hit. PR Jose Julio stole a base. 2B/3B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk.

Saturday, August 2, 2003

Dallas Eagles (62-41 .602 in 1st place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (57-46 .553 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

DAL: Dawson Winslow (27-L 7-5 2.46) Gold Glove vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 14-4 2.91) Gold Glove(01)

The Battle of the Gold Gloves!

Winslow won his last start, allowing 4 runs in 8.1 IP, but only 6 hits and 2 walks with 8 SO. He pitched a 3 hit shutout against us with 10 SO in Dallas.

Muir has won his last 3 starts, though he gave up 5 runs in 5 IP in the most recent.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: 2B Kevin Ross (26-R .298-325-4-37-.740 91)
2: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .251-398-6-30-.659 89)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (24-S .287-369-18-65-.855 42) All-Star
4: LF John Trent (31-R .317-230-7-36-.880 96)
5: 1B Franklin Teran (25-R .274-135-2-16-.710 79)
6: CF Kennie Masline (28-L .269-264-0-22-.664 52)
7: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .207-270-0-20-.506 83)
8: C Joe Moyers (34-R .169-59-1-6-.517 57)
9: P Dawson Winslow (27-L .094-32-0-0-.288 1) Gold Glove

PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (29-R .338-130-2-18-.802 84)
2: SS Juan Rojas (24-S .225-249-3-25-.578 87)
3: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .297-219-2-22-.752 95)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .391-366-22-92-1.112 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .282-245-10-36-.788 47) Rookie
6: 3B Dave Risinger (27-R .242-277-3-32-.663 100)
7: CF Esteban Mondolfo (31-R .216-37-0-1-.518 83)
8: LF Kim Springer (23-L .252-119-2-14-.711 67)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R .291-55-0-7-.613 16) Gold Glove(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 21,890

Top of the First:
Kevin Ross lines a hit to center... Mark Carlson swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. Gilberto Lule pops out to left. Ross steals his 40th base of the season. John Trent grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. Juan Rojas lines a bullet to left, but right at John Trent... Julio steals 2nd. A.J. Lee doubles to right and Julio scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden pops out to center. Tim Higbee strikes out...

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Esteban Mondolfo grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir doubles down the right field line and Mondolfo scores! 2 to 0, Beavers. But P Muir calls out Trudy the Trainer... P Bill Woodward (23-R) is in to run for him. Jose Julio lines a hit to left and P Woodward scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Julio steals 2nd. Juan Rojas flies out to deep left.

Top of the Third:
New Pitcher: Rex Williams (26-R). With 1 out, P Dawson Winslow takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Kevin Ross beats out an infield hit. The Bullpen is up. Mark Carlson grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and P Winslow goes to 3rd. Gilberto Lule lines a hit to left and P Winslow scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. John Trent grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Jeremy Head (27-R), after a shaky, but scoreless 6th. Joe Moyers walks. The Bullpen is up. PH Jose Gonzales beats out an infield hit. Kevin Ross grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Moyers goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Rick Mansoor is in to catch in a double switch. Mark Carlson lines a hit to right and Moyers scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. I just have to accept the fact that Alvarez is a great pitch who cannot get lefties out... Ross steals 3rd. Gilberto Lule strikes out. 2 down. John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out!!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, PH Dennis Allen (28-R) grounds a hit to left. Kevin Ross strikes out looking! Mark Carlson grounds out to the pitcher and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 2

We beat the Eagles!!
We won a 1 run ball game!!

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Dallas had 8 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, no walks and struck out no one. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.
RHP Rex Williams (W 2-0) went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Jeremy Head (H 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and 1 walk.
LHP Victor Alvarez (H 7) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 4) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Dawson Winslow (L 7-6) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.

RF Jose Julio went 2 for 2 with a walk, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Juan Rojas hit a double. 2B A.J. Lee hit a double and had an RBI. PH Fernando Mexicano drew a walk. PR Bill Woodward scored a run.

I am dreading Trudy's report on Steve Muir... We have already lost one starting pitcher for the season and if we lose another, we can forget about catching Hollywood... But she says it is just a sore hamstring that will be fine after a good night's sleep!

Around the League: Hollywood won again, beating Kansas City, 8 to 5, at Kansas City. We are 13-3 since the All-Star break, but they have gone 12-4, so we have only gained 1 game. But they lost RF Fred Rambo (26-L) for two months today, so that is a glimmer of hope. Rambo was batting .296/.380/.409 in 389 AB. His replacement, John Burkey (28-R), is batting .178/.282/.219 in 73 AB with 19 SO and stinks on defense. We play a 3 game series in Hollywood starting on Monday.

Sunday, August 3, 2003

Dallas Eagles (62-42 .596 in 1st place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (58-46 .558 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 10-6 3.50) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 11-5 3.41)

Harrison lost his last start, but only gave up 1 run in 6 IP. We have only faced Harrison as a starter once and that was in 2001, when he beat us with 8 IP. We scored 4 runs, but we only had 6 hits and 3 walks. He had 2 Saves against us in 2002. We have not faced him at all this year.

Flores has given up 9 runs in 7 IP in his last two starts, but managed to escape a loss both times.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DALLAS
1: 2B Kevin Ross (26-R .300-330-4-37-.741 91)
2: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .251-403-6-31-.656 89)
3: RF Gilberto Lule (24-S .290-373-18-66-.856 42) All-Star
4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .328-348-23-83-.962 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01)
5: LF John Trent (31-R .312-234-7-36-.866 96)
6: CF Kennie Masline (28-L .265-268-0-22-.654 52)
7: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .296-314-8-59-.790 89)
8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .204-274-0-20-.499 83)
9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .290-31-0-5-.613 53)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (29-R .348-132-2-19-.824 84)
2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .271-336-5-25-.703 73)
3: C Tim Higbee (20-S .278-248-10-36-.779 47) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .389-370-22-92-1.106 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .299-284-10-58-.826 55) Silver Slugger/All-Star Tender shoulder
6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .234-188-4-28-.628 92)
7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .248-121-2-14-.705 67)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .225-253-3-25-.581 103)
9: P Frank Flores (24-R .146-48-0-4-.313 36)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 20,817

Top of the First:
Kevin Ross grounds out to 3rd. Mark Carlson grounds out to short. Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio pops one up to right, but Gilberto Lule drops the ball! Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tim Higbee doubles to left center! Glenn Snowden pops a little hit to left center and Suazo scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Snowden takes off for 2nd and surprises everyone! He's safe! The first stolen base attempt of his career!! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Higbee scores and Snowden goes to 3rd. 2 to 0, Beavers! P Tommy Harrison balks Snowden home! 3 to 0, Beavers! Reid Reddick flies out to right.

Top of the Second:
Dennis Allen leads off with a home run to center... 3 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Third:
P Tommy Harrison leads off with a double to left... With 1 out, Mark Carlson doubles to right and Harrison scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. Gilberto Lule grounds a hit to center and Carlson heads home, but Jerry Suazo throws him out! Lule takes 2nd. Dennis Allen grounds a hit to right and Lule heads home. Jose Julio throws the ball over the catcher's head and Lule is safe and Allen takes 2nd on the error... Tie Game: 3 to 3. John Trent grounds out to 3rd. This is a guy (Flores) who pitched a no hitter! And now, three games in a row, he is pummeled early and often...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Fernando Mexicano leads off with a double down the left field line. With 2 outs, they walk Juan Rojas intentionally. I am very tempted to pinch-hit for P Frank Flores, but our pen cannot support 5 innings today... He strikes out looking on 3 pitches...

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit up the middle. Pinch-runner: Jack Hinckley (27-R). He steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Jerry Suazo pokes a hit to center and Hinckley heads home... Kennie Masline flubs the pickup for an error and Hinckley scores and Suazo goes to 2nd! 4 to 3, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out...

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Vic Kyzer (24-L), after a scoreless 8th. Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd. John Trent strikes out! PH Franklin Teran (25-R), batting .275 with 2 HR in 138 AB, lines out to 3rd, Risinger making a good stop! Rick Adkins strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!

Won - 4 to 3

Back to back wins against the Eagles and both 1 run games!
We finish the season 2-6 against Dallas.
We are now a blistering 13-21 (.382) in 1 run games!
46-25 (.648) in games decided by 2 or more runs...
Hollywood won again at Kansas City...

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Dallas had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Frank Flores (W 12-5) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits (5 in the 1st 3 innings), 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Vic Kyzer (SV 3) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. He faced only 6 batters.

Tommy Harrison (L 10-7) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP and balked. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.

CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI and threw out a runner at the plate. C Tim Higbee hit a double and scored a run and threw out the only runner who tried to steal. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit, stile the first base of his life, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit a double and had an RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. PR Jack Hinckley stole a base and scored a run.

For Dallas, C Dennis Allen had 3 hits with his 24th home run of the season and 2 RBI.