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Monday, May 17, 2004
We are in Seattle to play a 2 game set and then we will have a rarity: back to back off days. The Rainiers swept the Seals here in 3 games over the weekend and have won 7 in a row. We won a pair of games here 3 weeks ago, April 26-27. They are 8th in scoring in the PCL with 4.45 runs per game (Portland is #5 with 4.66). Despite playing in the Kingdome, they are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 3.89 per game (Portland is up to #2 with 3.39). Their run differential is +21 and ours is +48, still 3rd in the PCL. Portland Beavers (28-10 .737 5.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Seattle Rainiers (22-16 .579 6 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (25-R 5-1 2.50) vs. SEA: Bill Foley (29-R 2-3 5.49) 2-time Silver Slugger(01,03) Johnson has pitched back to back shutouts in his last 2 starts. Foley gave up 3 runs in 7 IP last time out in a no decision. Last year, he was 21-8 with a 3.32 ERA in 36 starts and 271 IP. He led the League in HR allowed with 31. He was 2-1 in 4 starts against us. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .306-72-1-4-.753 71) 2: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .343-137-3-18-.889 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .276-152-5-20-.765 66) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .354-130-8-37-1.048 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .235-136-4-19-.727 59) 6: C Tim Higbee (21-S .311-132-5-22-.824 51) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .364-22-0-4-.895 94) 8: SS Juan Rojas (25-S .213-127-2-9-.572 89) 9: P Bobby Johnson (25-R .222-18-0-2-.472 1) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (26-R .263-156-0-8-.677 76) Gold Glove(02) 28 R/8 2B/9 SB 2: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (32-R .273-77-2-11-.851 65) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star 10 2B/12 BB 3: LF Bill Tovar (33-R .309-149-2-23-.755 51) Strained rib cage muscle 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (35-R .333-78-7-21-1.140 10) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) ex-Beaver 19 R/8 2B/14 BB 5: C Terry Mohlman (24-L .336-107-7-20-.994 58) 19 R/6 2B 6: RF Dave Mitchell (23-S .244-131-3-13-.660 92) 30 SO 7: 2B Adam Carter (27-R .253-146-3-17-.644 84) 7 BB/8 SB 8: SS Rick Barley (24-R .184-49-1-6-.531 62) Rookie 9: P Bill Foley (29-L .083-12-0-0-.167 1) 2-time Silver Slugger(01,03) career .280 BA Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Kingdome Weather: Indoors Attendance: 23,498 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo lines a hit to left. Enrique Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer flies out to center and Suazo tags up and moves to 3rd. P Bill Foley balks in a run! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden strikes out on 3 pitches... Jeff Galka grounds out to short. Bottom of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds one to short and Juan Rojas boots it... Bill Tovar flies out to right. Luis Hernandez fouls out to the catcher! Bottom of the Fourth: Ronaldo Entrevinhas knocks one over the center fielder's head for a double, the first hit of the game for Seattle. Bill Tovar gets the second hit, another double to center and Entrevinhas scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. With 2 outs, Dave Mitchell hits yet another double and Tovar scores... 2 to 1, Rainiers. Top of the Seventh: Tim Higbee leads off with a home run down the right field line! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Ronaldo Entrevinhas walks on 4 pitches. Call to the Bullpen: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). Bill Tovar lines a hit to center... With 2 outs, Terry Mohlman lines a hit to left center and Entrevinhas beats the throw home.... 3 to 2, Rainiers. Top of the Ninth: P Bill Foley is at 96 pitches. Ernie Mugford (29-R) is in to play 1st and Rex Suter (32-L) is in to play left. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. That does it for P Foley. New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (25-R), their closer with a 1.98 ERA in 13.2 IP with 13 BB and 16 SO. Bill Wightman (36-L) is in to play right in a double switch. Jeff Galka lines out to center. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and flies out to left... 2 down. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd... Lost - 3 to 2 We had 4 whole hits and made 1 error Seattle had 7 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 5-2) went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. Leonardo Sanchez got 2 outs and gave up 2 hits. Bill Foley (W 3-3) went 8+ innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 7. He balked. RHP Tadayoshi Date (SV 11) faced 3 batters and got them all out. RF Enrique Ramos had a hit and a walk. C Tim Higbee hit his 6th home run of the season. |
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Portland Beavers (28-11 .718 4.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Seattle Rainiers (23-16 .590 5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) POR: Larry McLellan (27-R 0-0 1.50) vs. SEA: Chuck Pitre (36-R 5-3 2.40) 2-time Silver Slugger(01,03) This will be McLellan's 1st Major League start. Starting John Krawczyk (25-L) in the Kingdome against this right-handed heavy power lineup would leave me open to litigation.... Pitre has won back to back CG with a 4 hit shutout at Milwaukee as one of them. We beat him when we faced him in April, but only scored 3 runs in 7 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .303-76-1-4-.741 71) 2: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .343-140-3-18-.889 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .276-156-5-20-.758 66) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .346-133-8-37-1.030 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .229-140-4-19-.707 59) 6: C Tim Higbee (21-S .309-136-6-23-.837 51) 7: 2B Juan Rojas (25-S .209-129-2-9-.569 104) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .200-35-2-4-.615 86) 9: P Larry McLellan (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000 28) First Major League start SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (26-R .256-160-0-8-.661 76) Gold Glove(02) 2: RF Dave Mitchell (23-S .244-135-3-14-.663 92) 3: 1B Luis Hernandez (35-R .317-82-7-21-1.087 10) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 4: C Terry Mohlman (24-L .333-111-7-21-.977 58) 5: 3B Mike McGhee (26-R .248-101-0-15-.667 48) 6: 2B Adam Carter (27-R .255-149-3-17-.651 84) 7: LF Rex Suter (32-L .412-17-0-3-1.033 79) 8: SS Rick Barley (24-R .192-52-1-6-.538 62) Rookie 9: P Chuck Pitre (36-L .167-18-0-2-.333 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Kingdome Weather: Indoors Attendance: 23,728 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd. Enrique Ramos lines a hit to left. Kim Springer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Bottom of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to the pitcher! Dave Mitchell bloops a hit to left. Luis Hernandez grounds out to 3rd and Mitchell goes to 2nd. Terry Mohlman grounds a hit to right and Mitchell beats the throw to the plate... 1 to 0, Rainiers. Mike McGhee lines a hit to left. Adam Carter lines a hit to left and Mohlman beats the throw home... 2 to 0, Rainiers. Rex Suter swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Rick Barley strikes out on 3 pitches! Top of the Second: Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center. With 1 out, Tim Higbee lines a hit to right center and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd. Juan Rojas lines a hit to center and Snowden scores! 2 to 1, Rainiers. The next two make outs. Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Adam Carter draws a walk. Rex Suter doubles to right and Carter scores... 3 to 1, Rainiers. Top of the Fifth: Denny Peters leads off with a double to right. PH Larry Ballard (25-L) strikes out... The next two make outs... Bottom of the Seventh: On the Hill: Denny Jennissen (30-R) after 2 scoreless innings. Dan McKee leads off with a home run to left center... His first of the season... 4 to 1, Rainiers. Dave Mitchell lines a hit to left. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Terry Mohlman bloops a hit to left... Call to the Bullpen: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). Mike McGhee grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Mitchell goes to 3rd. Adam Carter grounds a hit to center and Mitchell scores... 5 to 1, Rainiers. Top of the Eighth: PH A.J. Lee (24-R) and Jerry Suazo lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Enrique Ramos pops out to right and the runners hold... Kim Springer lines one to center, but Dan McKee makes a sliding catch.... Lee trots home. 5 to 2, Rainiers. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and I broke my finger somehow... Lost - 5 to 2 Mini-sweep... First time we have lost 3 games in a row this season... Seattle has won 9 in a row. We had 9 hits and made no errors Seattle had 12 hits and made no errors Larry McLellan (L 0-1) went 4 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run an struck out 2. RHP Leonardo Sanchez got 2 outs and gave up a hit. RHP Ramon Andrade pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1. Chuck Pitre (W 6-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 130 pitches. His 3rd straight CG win. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with a double. SS Denny Peters hit a double. PH A.J. Lee had a hit and scored a run. For Seattle, RF Dave Mitchell had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. P.S. Tomorrow is C Rick Mansoor's 31st birthday! |
Friday, May 21, 2004
We are in San Francisco to play the Seals a 3 game series over the weekend. They had the same 2 days off that we had. They lost 2 games here to Hollywood on Monday and Tuesday and have lost 8 in a row. This is our first meeting this season. We were 9-5 against them last year when they were 82-80 in 4th place in the PCL West. We are 19-23 (.452) since 2001. They are currently 6th in the PCL in scoring with 4.59 runs per game (Portland is #7 with 4.53). We have scored 2 more runs than they have, but they have played 1 fewer game. They are 16th (last) in fewest runs allowed with 5.38 per game (Portland is #3 with 3.43). Their run differential is -31 and ours is +44. Portland Beavers (28-12 .700 4 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (11-28 .282 16.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East) POR: Frank Flores (25-R 7-1 2.13) PCLCS MVP vs. SF: Gordy Albrecht (27-R 1-2 3.91) Flores gave up 4 runs in 5 IP last time out, but still earned a win. Albrecht is their #1 starter right now with a pair of other maybe more qualified pitchers on the DL. He gave up 4 runs and 8 hits in 4 IP last time out, but did not get a loss. He was 8-14 with a 4.82 ERA in 33 starts and 192.1 IP last year. He was 0-2 in 3 starts versus us last season, with the no decision being the only good game. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .300-80-1-4-.729 71) 2: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .340-144-3-18-.878 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .270-159-5-21-.742 66) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .343-137-8-37-1.015 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .222-144-4-19-.689 59) 6: C Tim Higbee (21-S .321-140-6-23-.862 51) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .346-26-0-4-.856 94) 8: SS Juan Rojas (25-S .211-133-2-10-.566 89) 9: P Frank Flores (25-R .190-21-0-1-.429 35) PCLCS MVP SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .286-161-1-7-.696 75) 24 R 2: RF Jerry Serrano (30-R .268-164-0-12-.698 95) Gold Glove(02) 14 2B 3: CF Clay Laurence (24-R .379-174-8-32-1.063 59) MVP/3-time Silver Slugger(RF-01,CF-02,LF-03)/3-time All-Star/2-time Gold Glove(RF-01,LF-03) 25 R/14 2B/4 3B/9 SB 4: LF Dave McDowell (33-R .261-157-6-27-.789 77) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(02)/MVP(01) 26 R/2 2B/4 3B 5: SS Bill Webber (27-S .298-161-5-22-.788 64) 2-time Silver Slugger(SS-03,2B-01)/All-Star 25 R/8 2B 6: 3B Brian Dube (30-R .312-141-0-18-.794 73) 9 2B/3 3B hit 21 HR last year 7: 1B Jim Robbins (29-R .292-96-4-20-.793 79) 1 2B 8: C Bruce Jump (35-R .237-114-4-14-.647 39) 9: P Gordy Albrecht (27-S .077-13-0-1-.154 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 22,356 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right. Enrique Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Suazo goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Suazo scores and Springer goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Galka draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Tim Higbee grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but George Cowles makes an errant throw and Springer scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! A.J. Lee lines a hit to center and Snowden scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas flies out to center and Galka tags up and beats the throw home. 4 to 0, Beavers! P Frank Flores bloops a hit to right center and the bases are loaded back up with 2 outs for the man who started the inning, Jerry Suazo. He swings at the first pitch and pops out to left. Bottom of the First: George Cowles grounds a double over the 1st base bag... Jerry Serrano flies out to the warning track in left and Cowles tags up and moves to 3rd. Clay Laurence pops out to left and Cowles stays put! Dave McDowell swings at a 2-1 pitch and lines out to left!! Top of the Fifth: Glenn Snowden pops one foul on the right side, but 1B Jim Robbins drops the ball for an error. Given a second chance, Snowden lines a hit to right. Jeff Galka lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas bloops a hit to left and the bases are loaded. P Frank Flores lines a hit to center and Snowden scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! P Gordy Albrecht hits the showers. New Pitcher: Ron Fisher (26-R), with a 5.85 ERA in 20 IP with 19 BB and 18 SO plus 3 HR. Not the fella I would want in there with the bases loaded, but to each their own... He had a 1.52 ERA as a rookie last year for Miami and Cincinnati. But the Reds cut him anyway and the Giants signed him as a free agent. Edwin Chiriboga (28-L), a rookie, is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Jerry Suazo walks to force in a run. 6 to 0, Beavers. Enrique Ramos flies out to left. Top of the Sixth: Kim Springer doubles down the left field line. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 8 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, George Cowles takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Armando Lopez (35-L), 0 for 7 on the season, draws a walk.... The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, Dave McDowell lines a hit to center and Cowles scores... 8 to 1, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Bill Webber pops out to short! Won - 8 to 1 We had 11 hits and made no errors San Francisco had 7 hits and made 2 errors Frank Flores (W 8-1) went 7.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. 124 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. 1st 8 game winner in the Major Leagues! RHP Leonardo Sanchez went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 1. Gordy Albrecht (L 1-3) went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (3 earned), 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. 108 pitches. Jerry Suazo had a hit and 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Enrique Ramos drew 2 walks. LF Kim Springer hit a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 9th home run of the season, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. 3B Jeff Galka had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits and an RBI. |
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Trudy the Trainer came to me this morning and said that RP Rich Larkin's ankle was not healing as fast as she had expected, so we put him on the Disabled List and called up RP Jon Weekley (28-R) from Vancouver (A). Portland Beavers (29-12 .707 5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (11-29 .275 17.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (25-R 5-2 2.64) vs. SF: Marty Becker (38-L 3-2 2.93) Johnson only gave up 5 hits and 1 walk and no home runs in 7.1 IP last time out, but 3 runs and took a loss. Becker lost his last his last start, giving up 4 runs and 9 hits and 3 walks with no strikeouts in 6 IP. His opponent was us! We beat him in Houston 11 days ago and the Seals claimed him off the waiver wire yesterday. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jack Hinckley (28-R .303-33-1-2-.767 72) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .355-31-0-5-.848 94) 3: C Tim Higbee (21-S .310-145-6-24-.833 51) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .352-142-9-40-1.042 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .223-148-4-19-.688 59) 6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .268-164-5-21-.738 66) 7: SS Dave Risinger (28-R .250-32-1-5-.789 88) 8: RF Jose Julio (30-R .091-22-0-0-.182 84) 9: P Bobby Johnson (25-R .190-21-0-2-.408 1) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .293-164-1-7-.720 75) 2: RF Jerry Serrano (30-R .269-167-0-12-.697 95) Gold Glove(02) 3: CF Clay Laurence (24-R .376-178-8-32-1.051 59) MVP/3-time Silver Slugger(RF-01,CF-02,LF-03)/3-time All-Star/2-time Gold Glove(RF-01,LF-03) 4: LF Dave McDowell (33-R .261-161-6-28-.782 77) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(02)/MVP(01) 5: SS Bill Webber (27-S .293-164-5-22-.777 64) 2-time Silver Slugger(SS-03,2B-01)/All-Star 6: 3B Brian Dube (30-R .315-143-0-18-.797 73) 7: 1B Steve Gargan (32-L .212-33-1-3-.631 26) 8: C Bruce Jump (35-R .229-118-4-14-.626 39) 9: P Marty Becker (38-L .154-13-0-0-.462 28) Waiver claim from Houston 5/21 Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 62 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 20,074 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... A.J. Lee grounds out to short. Tim Higbee draws a walk. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and pops out to left... Bottom of the First: George Cowles grounds a hit to left... Jerry Serrano draws a walk... Clay Laurence lines a hit to right and Cowles scores... 1 to 0, Seals. Dave McDowell hits a home run to left... 4 to 0, Seals. I thought this game was a sure win for us... Bill Webber grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and we finally have an out. Brian Dube strikes out on 3 pitches. Steve Gargan grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Through three innings, we have absolutely nothing off P Marty Becker, except that 1st inning walk by C Tim Higbee... Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee bloops a hit to right. Glenn Snowden hits a home tun to left!! 4 to 2, Seals. Bottom of the Fourth: Steve Gargan walks, gets balked to 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a hit by P Marty Becker... 5 to 2, Seals. The Bullpen is up. A wild pitch sends P Becker to 2nd. George Cowles grounds a hit to left and Kim Springer overruns the ball for an error and P Becker scores and Cowles ends up on 2nd... 6 to 2, Seals. Jerry Serrano grounds a hit to left... Call to the Bullpen: Jon Weekley (28-R). Juan Rojas is in to play 2nd in a double switch. A.J. Lee moves to right and Jose Julio moves to left. Clay Laurence hits a home run to left center... 9 to 2, Seals. Dave McDowell hits a home run to left center... 10 to 2, Seals. I LOVE this Weekley weakling! Bill Webber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. But the next two make outs to get Weekley's ERA below infinity... Lost - 13 to 3 The Seals end their 9 game losing streak. We had 6 hits and made 2 errors San Francisco had 15 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 5-3) went 3.1 innings, allowed 8 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. He balked and threw a WP. I think he was on drugs... RHP Jon Weekley went 2.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP. Marty Becker (W 1-0) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7. 132 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 11 days ago in Houston, he struck out no one in 6 IP. C Tim Higbee had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden hit 2 home runs and had all 3 of our RBI. He now has 11 home runs, tying him for the lead in the PCL with Greg Hobbs of Milwaukee, but Hobbs is going to miss the next month of games. PH Denny Peters had a hit. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk and was hit by a pitch. For San Francisco, 2B George Cowles had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. CF Clay Laurence had 4 hits with his 9th home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. LF Dave McDowell hit 2 home runs, giving him 8 on the season, drew a walk and had 4 RBI. |
Sunday, May 23, 2004
RF Jose Julio (30-R), who is 2 for 26 (.077) on the season, was sent to Vancouver (A) and rookie CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R) was called up. He was our 3rd round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft. He is hitting .330 for the Mounties and though he is not walking any, he is our best defensive CF, by far. He will start against lefties and we'll see how he does. Portland Beavers (29-13 .690 4 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (12-29 .275 16.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East) POR: Barry Phillips (21-R 6-0 1.70) Gold Glove vs. SF: Dick Funicello (38-R 1-4 6.00) Phillips gave up 2 runs and 8 hits in 5 IP last time out, but got a win. Funicello has lost his last 2 starts, allowing 9 runs, but only 5 earned in 8.2 total innings. We faced him back in 2002 once, when he was with Dallas and we beat him, scoring 7 runs (1 earned) in 1.2 IP. We had 7 hits, so some of those unearned runs must have been his fault... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .301-83-1-5-.740 71) 2: 3B A.J. Lee (24-R .314-35-0-5-.756 92) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .333-147-3-18-.868 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: C Tim Higbee (21-S .311-148-6-24-.834 51) 5: 1B Jeff Galka (35-R .217-152-4-19-.671 85) 6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .265-166-5-21-.729 66) 7: 2B Dave Risinger (28-R .265-34-1-5-.831 106) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .225-40-2-4-.662 86) 9: P Barry Phillips (21-R .286-21-0-2-.604 56) Gold Glove SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .302-169-1-8-.733 75) 2: RF Jerry Serrano (30-R .269-171-0-12-.696 95) Gold Glove(02) 3: CF Clay Laurence (24-R .388-183-9-36-1.081 59) MVP/3-time Silver Slugger(RF-01,CF-02,LF-03)/3-time All-Star/2-time Gold Glove(RF-01,LF-03) 4: LF Dave McDowell (33-R .267-165-8-32-.827 77) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(02)/MVP(01) 5: SS Bill Webber (27-S .292-168-5-23-.775 64) 2-time Silver Slugger(SS-03,2B-01)/All-Star 6: 3B Brian Dube (30-R .311-148-0-18-.784 73) 7: 1B Jim Robbins (29-R .289-97-4-20-.791 79) 8: C Bruce Jump (35-R .230-122-4-14-.635 39) 9: P Dick Funicello (38-R .167-12-0-1-.333 42) Game Start: 1:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 16,787 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo strikes out looking... A.J. Lee lines out to center. Enrique Ramos swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Tim Higbee lines out to center. Bottom of the First: George Cowles swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to 1st. Jerry Serrano swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right. Clay Laurence loops a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Dave McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Top of the Third: Jerry Suazo and A.J. Lee lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Enrique Ramos grounds a hit to left and Suazo scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee hits one a mile high and deep to right, but is it deep enough? Yes, it is!!! 3 run home run!!! 4 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fourth: Denny Peters takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Barry Phillips swings away and grounds a hit to left! Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and doubles down the left field line and Peters scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! That is all for P Dick Funicello. New Pitcher: Oscar Williams (33-R), with a 3.95 ERA in 27.1 IP, but 12 BB and 9 SO. A.J. Lee beats out an infield hit and P Phillips scores! 6 to 0, Beavers! Enrique Ramos doubles to center and Suazo scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out... Jeff Galka takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Kim Springer, who has gone cold, flies out to left and A.J. Lee gets thrown out at home by Dave McDowell.... Bottom of the Fifth: Jim Robbins grounds a double over the 3rd base bag. Bruce Jump swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles over the center fielder's head and Robbins scores. 7 to 1, Beavers. They let P Oscar Williams bat and he bunts the runner to 3rd. George Cowles strikes out on 3 pitches! Jerry Serrano flies out to right! Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Enrique Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and Tim Higbee grounds a hit to center. A passed ball moves them up. Jeff Galka walks to load the bases up with 1 out. Kim Springer loops a hit to center and Ramos scores! 8 to 1, Beavers! Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right and Higbee tags up and beats the throw home and Galka takes 3rd. 9 to 1, Beavers! Won - 9 to 2 We had 15 hits and made no errors San Francisco had 10 hits and made 1 error Barry Phillips (W 7-0) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 104 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Larry McLellan (SV 1) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. Dick Funicello (L 1-5) went 3+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B A.J. Lee had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Enrique Ramos had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 1B/3B Jeff Galka drew 2 walks. 2B Dave Risinger had 3 hits and an RBI. SS Denny Peters had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH/1B Glenn Snowden drew a walk. |
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May 24, 2004
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Terry Nix, RF, Chicago (23-L .322/.387/.459) Had 12 hits (18 AB) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 5 RBI in 5 G (4 GS) (Rookie) PCL Player of the Week - Ken Manning, RF, Kansas City (25-R .377/.444/.593) Had 12 hits with 2 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 6 R and 4 RBI in 6 G (2nd PoW this season; 5th career) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) May 17 - Jesus Benitez (24-R) of Houston pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Milwaukee. He walked 5 and struck out 9. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 5th of his career. He is now 4-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 9 starts. The Astros won, 2 to 0. Milwaukee 2B Gregg Hobbs (30-R), who leads the PCL in HR with 11 , pulled a hamstring and is expected to miss 5 weeks. May 17 - Ellis Collier (30-R) of Boston pitched a 2 hit shutout at Montreal. He walked 2 and struck out 2. It is his 4th career shutout. He is now 1-3 with a 3.09 ERA in 8 starts. The Braves won, 5 to 0. May 17 - 1B Joe Dunn (27-R) of Detroit had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at Chicago. The Tigers won, 8 to 7. May 18 - Gustavo Rosas (24-R) of Minnesota pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus San Antonio. He walked 3 and struck out 7. At bat, he hit a double and had 2 RBI. It is his 1st career shutout. He is now 4-2 with a 3.61 ERA in 8 starts. The Twins won, 9 to 0. May 18 - Mike Sims (22-R) of Denver pitched a 5 hit shutout at Salt Lake City. He walked 1 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd career shutout. He is now 1-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 8 starts. The Bears won, 7 to 0. May 18 - Toronto won at Brooklyn, 2 to 1, in 20 innings. They outhit the Dodgers, 10 to 3. May 18 - C Steve Bone (29-R) of Chicago had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Detroit. The Cubs won, 16 to 13. They went up, 10 to 5, with 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th. In the top of the 8th, the Tigers scored 5 runs to take a 12 to 10 lead, but the Cubs scored 6 more in the bottom of the inning. May 20 - LF Dave Bafaro (29-L) of San Diego had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Sacramento. The Padres won, 10 to 4. May 21 - Sam Henderson (30-R) of Hollywood pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout this season and 13th of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 2.32 ERA in 10 starts. The Stars won, 4 to 0. May 21 - Willie Lucero (24-L) of Miami pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He did not walk a batter and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It his his 2nd shutout and 6th of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 10 starts. The Marlins won, 3 to 0. May 21 - George Johnson (26-R) of Pittsburgh pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Atlanta. He walked 1 and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. It is the 2nd shutout of the season and his career. He is now 4-3 with a 2.98 ERA in 9 starts. The Pirates won, 7 to 0. May 22 - Steve Meyers (28-R) of Hollywood pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He walked 5 and struck out 4. It is his 6th career shutout. He is now 4-3 with a 4.14 ERA in 8 starts. The Stars won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves. May 22 - Carlos de Santiago (23-L) of Brooklyn pitched a 3 hit shutout at Washington. He walked 2 and struck out 6. 137 pitches thrown. It is his 2nd shutout of the season and 3rd of his career. He is now 6-2 with a 2.42 ERA in 10 starts. The Dodgers won, 3 to 0, scoring all of their runs in the top of the 9th inning. May 22 - C Randy Bedford (27-R) of Pittsburgh had 3 hits with 2 doubles and 5 RBI at home versus Atlanta. The Pirates win, 9 to 4. May 23 - Greg Ware (28-L) of Oakland pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Los Angeles. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. It is his Major League leading 4th shutout of the season and the 14th of his career. He is now 7-2 with a Major League best 1.33 ERA in 10 starts. The Oaks won, 4 to 0. May 23 - 1B Dave White (27-L) of Boston went 5 for 5 with a double, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at New York, but the Braves lost, 11 to 7. May 23 - LF Dave Pass (30-L) of Cincinnati had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at St. Louis. The Reds won, 10 to 3. |
Monday, May 24, 2004
We are in Hollywood to play the Stars a 2 game set. They swept Seattle here in 4 games over the weekend and have won 7 in a row, a streak we started by losing to them 6 to 5 a week ago Sunday. We are 3-2 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 that weekend here a week ago. They are 12th in the PCL in scoring with 3.70 runs per game (Portland is #4 with 4.67). The Stars are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.70 per game (Portland is #4 with 3.56). Their run differential is 0 and ours is +48, still 3rd in the PCL. Portland Beavers (30-13 .698 4 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Hollywood Stars (26-17 .605 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Steve Muir (29-R 3-2 4.14) Gold Glove(01) vs. HOL: Obie Szczepanek (22-R 3-1 7.77) Rookie Muir gave up 4 runs in 6 IP in his last start, right here in Hollywood and had a no decision. He will be a free agent at the end of this season and we are not going to offer him the money it will take to re-sign him. My hope is that one of the kids we have at Vancouver steps up enough to take his place so we can trade him before the June 15 deadline and get something in return for him. If they don't, we'll just keep him and watch him walk away for nothing. In this League there is no compensation for lost free agents. Editor's Note: I would like to to have compensation enabled, but we do not have an amateur draft. To accomplish it with the B Leagues Draft would be possible, but I would have to keep track of it manually. I THINK that if I enabled compensation in the game, the A.I. would then be aware that they were going to lose a pick if they signed a Type A free agent. I will have to do some experiments this off-season and see. I am not going to enable it now, because then it would look like I am just doing it to help my own team.... This will be Szczepanek's 2nd Major League start. His first was against us 9 days ago and it did not go well for him: 7 runs allowed in 1.2 IP. Since then, he has earned a win in relief at San Francisco with 2 scoreless innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .303-89-1-6-.747 71) 2: 2B Dave Risinger (28-R .316-38-1-6-.887 106) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .344-151-3-20-.868 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .354-147-11-43-1.078 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .314-153-7-27-.853 51) 6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .213-155-4-19-.666 59) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .263-171-5-22-.720 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .227-44-2-4-.663 86) 9: P Steve Muir (29-R .105-19-0-0-.211 1) Gold Glove(01) HOLLYWOOD 1: 1B Bud Lisk (29-L .367-120-0-11-.841 74) 16 BB/9 SO 2: CF Gwang-sam Jean (32-L .252-155-0-14-.615 80) 3: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .282-149-0-17-.646 63) 3 SO/8 SB 4: LF Jose Naranjo (30-R .268-164-3-15-.729 75) 3-time All-Star 24 R/10 SB 5: 3B Larry Church (29-L .270-163-2-27-.683 55) 6: C Mark Coronato (29-R .206-136-4-15-.570 68) 3 2B 7: RF Jorge Govantes (24-R .280-25-1-8-.880 70) Rookie 2 2B/5 BB 8: SS Dave Marsh (23-R .158-76-2-7-.510 83) Rookie 5 2B/17 SO 9: P Obie Szczepanek (22-S Season debut at bat 19) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Gilmore Stadium Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 20,999 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo grounds one to the hole on the right side, but 2B Gus McCollum makes a great stop and throws him out... Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Enrique Ramos grounds a hit up the middle. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee grounds out to short... Bottom of the First: Bud Lisk swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Gwang-sam Jean draws a walk... Gus McCollum flies out to deep center. Jose Naranjo grounds a hit to left. Larry Church lines a hit to right and Jean scores without a throw... 1 to 0, Stars. Mark Coronato draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. What is the problem with P Steve Muir throwing strikes this season? The last 2 years he has averaged 2.1 and 2.2 BB/9 innings, but this year it is 5.0.... Jorge Govantes swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score... 3 to 0, Stars. We may not wait to see if one of the kids steps up in Vancouver (A); I am sure they could do this right here, right now... The Bullpen is up. Dave Marsh pops out to the catcher! Top of the Third: P Steve Muir lines a hit to right center. Jerry Suazo and Dave Risinger both strike out... Enrique Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Tim Higbee grounds a hit to center and 2 runs score!! 3 to 2, Stars. Bottom of the Fourth: Mark Coronato grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Dave Marsh doubles down the left field line. The Bullpen is back up. P Obie Szczepanek takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out... Bud Lisk walks on 4 pitches to force in a run... 4 to 2, Stars. Okay, P Steve Muir just threw his last pitch as a Beaver. We'll take our chances with the kids. Call to the Bullpen: Steve Stewart (24-L). Gwang-sam Jean takes a horrible swing and gets jammed, but bloops a hit over the left side of the infield and Marsh scores... 5 to 2, Stars. Call to the Bullpen: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). Gus McCollum flies out to deep center and P Szczepanek scores and Lisk moves to 3rd. 6 to 2, Stars. 2 outs. Jose Naranjo lines a hit to right and Lisk scores... 7 to 2, Stars. Sanchez has not lived up to his billing... Larry Church grounds out to short. Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Dave Risinger lines a hit to right. Enrique Ramos lines a hit to left and Risinger beats the throw to 3rd. Glenn Snowden strikes out.... Tim Higbee hits a home run to right!!! 7 to 5, Stars. That does it for P Obie Szczepanek, who now will not get the win. I would have given him a chance to get the last out with nobody on base... New Pitcher: Lenny Yoho (27-R), with a 4.70 ERA in 15.1 IP. Jeff Galka, 2 for his last 28, hits a home run to left! 7 to 6, Stars. Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (30-R). PH Fred Rambo (27-L), batting .304 with 1 HR in 158 AB, lines a hit to right. Bud Lisk bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Gus McCollum lines a hit to left and Rambo heads home, but Kim Springer throws him out!! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Javier Fernandez (24-R), their closer, who led the PCL in Saves last year with 41. 0.42 ERA this year with only 6 BB and 27 SO and 0 HR in 21.2 IP. 0.88 WHIP. 3-4-5 hitters up for us. Enrique Ramos swings at the first pitch and grounds one back to the mound, but P Fernandez boots it! Pinch-runner: Jack Hinckley (28-R). Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd... P Fernandez balks Hinckley to 2nd! Tim Higbee strikes out... 2 down. Jeff Galka flies out to right.... Lost - 7 to 6 The Stars have won 8 in a row. We had 12 hits and made no errors Hollywood had 10 hits and made 1 error Steve Muir (L 3-3), in his final start for the Beavers, went 3.1 innings, allowed 7 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. LHP Steve Stewart faced 1 batter and gave up a hit. RHP Leonardo Sanchez went 1.2 scoreless innings (though he let 2 base runners score), allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Ramon Andrade went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit. Obie Szczepanek went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run. RHP Lenny Yoho (W 2-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Javier Fernandez (SV 19) pitched a scoreless 9th and struck out 1. He balked. 2B Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Enrique Ramos had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and 5 RBI. 3B Jeff Galka hit his 5th home run. PH/2B A.J. Lee had a hit. Wednesday is an off day and I will try to find a suitable home for P Steve Muir then. And figure out who to give a shot to from Vancouver (A). |
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Portland Beavers (30-14 .682 3 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Hollywood Stars (27-17 .614 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: John Krawczyk (25-L 1-0 2.57) Rookie vs. HOL: Antonio Gonzalez (25-L 1-0 3.00) Rookie Krawczyk gave up 2 runs in 7 IP with 5 H and 1 BB in his season debut and 2nd Major League start and got his 1st career win. Gonzalez is their #1 starter when healthy, which is rarely. In his last 3 starts, he has pitched a total of 6.2 innings, because he has had to leave every game with an injury. We faced him on Opening Day, but he only faced 1 batter and had to leave after giving up a hit. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Jack Hinckley (28-R .297-37-1-2-.739 72) 2: 2B Dave Risinger (28-R .310-42-1-6-.864 106) 3: 3B A.J. Lee (24-R .341-41-0-6-.790 92) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .355-152-11-43-1.069 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .316-158-8-32-.870 51) 6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .257-175-5-22-.704 66) 7: CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R Major League debut 99) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (25-S .209-139-2-11-.555 89) 9: P John Krawczyk (25-L .000-3-0-0-.000 1) Rookie HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (27-L .308-159-1-13-.764 57) 2: SS Dave Marsh (23-R .163-80-2-7-.522 83) Rookie 3: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .283-152-0-18-.645 63) 4: LF Jose Naranjo (30-R .274-168-3-16-.735 75) 3-time All-Star 5: 3B Larry Church (29-L .269-167-2-28-.679 55) 6: 1B Dale Grimwood (23-R .306-62-0-4-.719 100) Rookie 7: C Al Lazarus (37-R .095-21-0-0-.578 18) 8: CF Gwang-sam Jean (32-L .253-158-0-15-.620 80) 9: P Antonio Gonzalez (25-L .250-8-0-1-.500 27) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Gilmore Stadium Weather: 62 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 22,013 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Dave Risinger grounds out to 1st, unassisted. A.J. Lee grounds out to 1st, 3-1... Bottom of the First: Fred Rambo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Dave Marsh grounds a hit to center. He tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and he is out! Gus McCollum doubles down the left field line, but comes up lame at 2nd. Pinch-runner: Jorge Govantes (24-R), who cannot play 2nd. Jose Naranjo fouls out to 3rd!! Top of the Third: Jayson Pemberton, in his first Major League AB, grounds a hit to left and becomes our 1st base runner of the game! Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. P John Krawczyk cannot get a bunt down and ends up striking out looking... Jack Hinckley grounds out to the pitcher... Top of the Seventh: P Antonio Gonzalez cannot go more than an inning or two against anyone needing medical attention, but here he is still pitching against us in a scoreless game.... Kim Springer strikes out.... They make a pitching change. P Gonzalez is not hurt, but with all the injuries, he has no stamina to go the distance anymore. New Pitcher: Ken Riggins (27-R), a rookie who pitched 1.2 scoreless innings yesterday. PH Jerry Suazo (29-L) squibs one in front of the plate and C Al Lazarus throws it away for a 2 base error! PH Denny Peters (27-S) is sent up. A passed ball sends Suazo to 3rd! A great inning for C Lazarus! One more passed ball, please! Peters flies out to deep center and Suazo beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Al Lazarus grounds one to 3rd and A.J. Lee boots it... Gwang-sam Jean doubles to center and Lazarus, who is slower than a fence post set in concrete, scores from 1st without a throw... Tie Game: 1 to 1. The Bullpen jumps into action. PH Dave Tennison (30-R), a rookie batting .368 in 38 AB, is walked intentionally. Fred Rambo grounds out to the pitcher!! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Javier Fernandez (24-R), their closer, who got the Save yesterday. Kim Cusenza (32-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Kim Springer strikes out on 3 pitches.... He is icy cold... 2 for his last 23. Jerry Suazo lines one hard to left center, but Jose Naranjo runs it down.... Denny Peters takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Larry Ballard (25-L) strikes out on 3 pitches... He needs to go back to Vancouver (A).... 6 SO in 11 AB.... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Steve Stewart (24-L). PH Bud Lisk (29-L), batting .358 in 123 AB, strikes out! Gwang-sam Jean strikes out! Kim Cusenza, 1 for 6 on the season, flies out to center!! Extras! We are 1-3 in extra innings, losing the last 3 in a row... Top of the Tenth: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L) grounds a hit to left! Dave Risinger tries to lay down a bunt and cannot and ends up striking out... A.J. Lee strikes out... Glenn Snowden pops out to center... Bottom of the Tenth: They go down in order! Top of the Eleventh: New Pitcher: Lenny Yoho (27-R), who gave up a home run to Jeff Galka yesterday, but still got credit for the win. Tim Higbee grounds a hit to center. Kim Springer lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Higbee goes to 3rd. Denny Peters bloops a hit to left center and Higbee scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! PH Jeff Galka (35-R) does NOT hit a home run today, but takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Enrique Ramos swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... Bottom of the Eleventh: New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). Jose Naranjo beats out an infield hit... Be ready for the steal, boys! He does NOT run and Larry Church grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! P Lenny Yoho has to hit because their bench is empty! He swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 2 to 1 We had 9 hits and made 2 errors Hollywood had 7 hits and made 2 errors John Krawczyk went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 84 pitches. 61 strikes for a .726 strike pct., a new Beaver record for starting pitchers facing more than one batter! RHP Ramon Andrade got 2 outs, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. LHP Steve Stewart (W 1-1) pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 3. RHP Leonardo Sanchez (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 11th and allowed 1 hit. Antonio Gonzalez went 6.1 scoreless innings, gave us 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4. 82 pitches is all he can handle. RHP Lenny Yoho (L 2-2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 1. 3B A.J. Lee had 3 hits with a double and stole a base, but also made a very big error. 1B Glenn Snowden was walked intentionally twice. CF Jayson Pemberton, in his Major League debut, went 2 for 2! PH/SS Denny Peters went 1 for 1 with a walk and a SF and both of our RBI. The Stars announced that Gus McCollum had a badly bruised thigh that should bother him for a couple of days. |
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Trade #55 SP Steve Muir (29-R) to San Francisco for LF Joe Woodhams (23-R) Woodhams is batting .312 with a .774 OPS at Phoenix (A). He will go to Vancouver (A). Muir ought to be able to get some starts in that horrible rotation. CF Larry Ballard (25-L) was sent back to Vancouver (A) and 1B Oscar Trejo (31-R) was recalled. He did not tear the cover off the ball at Vancouver: .264 with a .673 OPS, but we have no one better for pinch-hitting duties available. SP Bill Woodward (23-R) was recalled from Vancouver (A) and will get another shot at the rotation. He started 3 games for the Mounties and pitched 3 CG and only allowed 1 total run! 12 hits and 0 HR. |
Thursday, May 27, 2004
We are back home just for the weekend to play the Brewers a 4 game series. They just split a pair of games at home versus Kansas City. We were 6-2 against them last year when they were 91-71 and finished in 2nd place in the PCL East. We are 12-12 since 2001. They are currently 2nd in the PCL in scoring with 5.05 runs per game (Portland is #5 with 4.64). They lead the PCL with 50 HR, though their top HR hitter, 2B Greg Hobbs, is currently on the DL. But even without his 11 HR, they'd still be in the top 5. We are 4th with 42. The Brewers are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.43 per game (Portland is #4 with 3.58). Their run differential is +74, the best in Baseball, and ours is +48, now 2nd in the PCL, 1 run ahead of Dallas, and 3rd in the Majors, behind Cleveland and Fernando Mexicano (+64). Milwaukee Brewers (29-15 .659 3.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (31-14 .689 4 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) MIL: Vic Kyzer (25-L 6-3 2.48) vs. POR: Frank Flores (25-R 8-1 2.03) PCLCS MVP Kyzer is their #1 starter. He is 0-3 in his last 4 starts, but his ERA has gone down. The Brewers only scored 3 total runs in the 4 games. He leads the PCL in strikeouts. Words cannot express my dismay that he developed a devastating changeup almost immediately after we traded him to the Brewers. I would have traded him anyway because of the poor habits he had developed, but I could have gotten almost any player int he League with him had he had that changeup before we traded him.... I would have much preferred, however, that he had not developed those bad habits and had stayed in Portland... Flores allowed 1 run in 7.2 IP last time out for the win. He is trying to become the 1st 9 game winner in the Majors. He is 5th in the PCL in ERA. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) MILWAUKEE 1: 3B Gilberto Perez (33-L .311-106-1-5-.764 59) FA from Atlanta 17 R/2 2B 2: RF Dong-hak Shong (25-L .264-163-5-22-.739 59) Silver Slugger/All-Star 28 R/22 BB 3: C Larry McNeil (29-R .256-129-6-26-.826 76) All-Star 22 R/8 2B/20 BB 4: 1B Steve Quakenbush (23-L .347-170-10-21-1.034 57) 34 R/14 2B/21 BB 5: LF Terry Rossow (24-R .348-66-1-13-.904 49) Rookie 8 2B 6: SS Fernando Medina (32-S .256-156-5-24-.701 80) 3-time All-Star/2-time Silver Slugger(01-02) 7: CF Bill Watson (34-R .234-154-2-19-.691 59) 10 2B 8: 2B Carlos Rice (26-R .212-52-0-3-.537 96) 3 2B 9: P Vic Kyzer (25-L .091-22-0-0-.267 48) ex-Beaver 9 SO PORTLAND 1: RF Jack Hinckley (28-R .275-40-1-2-.685 72) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .370-46-0-6-.855 94) 3: C Tim Higbee (21-S .313-163-8-32-.856 51) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .348-155-11-43-1.056 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .211-161-5-20-.673 59) 6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .256-180-5-22-.695 66) 7: SS Dave Risinger (28-R .277-47-1-6-.779 88) 8: CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R 1.000-2-0-0-2.000 99) Rookie 9: P Frank Flores (25-R .240-25-0-2-.520 35) PCLCS MVP Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 64 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 16,366 Top of the First: Gilberto Perez pops out to left. Dong-hak Shong strikes out looking! Larry McNeil draws a walk... Steve Quakenbush grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First: Jack Hinckley loops a hit to right. This is no battery to try to run on... A.J. Lee grounds one back to the box and P Vic Kyzer boots it! Tim Higbee grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Galka swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left!!! 5 to 0, Beavers! Kim Springer strikes out. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to right. Jayson Pemberton grounds a hit to left! 3 for 3 for his career! P Kyzer balks the runners up. P Frank Flores clears the bases with a double down the left field line!! 7 to 0, Beavers! Unbelievable! Kyzer must have stayed out all night partying or something! He's going to the showers now! New Pitcher: Jesus de la Rosa (23-R), a rookie with a 4.91 ERA in 11 IP with 8 BB and 6 SO. Since the Brewers do not have a left-handed reliever in the Pen, we will put our lefties back in the lineup. PH Jerry Suazo (29-L) grounds a hit to center! A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and P Flores scores! 8 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out looking... 2 down. C'mon, Snowden! I want 10 runs in the 1st inning! Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right center!!! 11 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Galka doubles down the left field line! Kim Springer and his cold bat ground out to 2nd.... He made two of the three outs in the inning... Top of the Fourth: Larry McNeil grounds a hit to right. Steve Quakenbush and Terry Rossow both strike out. But then Fernando Medina, Bill Watson and Carlos Rice all single and the Brewers have a run. 11 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Fourth: Jeff Galka leads off with a double to center, his 3rd extra base hit of the game! Kim Springer grounds a hit to center! Denny Peters pops out to 3rd... Enrique Ramos grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.... We are going to end the game with the 11 runs we scored in the 1st inning.... I had visions of new records... Top of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Larry McNeil, who has not made an out yet, lines a hit to left center. A passed ball sends him to 2nd and a line drive single by Steve Quakenbush sends him home... 11 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the Fifth: PH Oscar Trejo (31-R) grounds a hit up the middle. Jerry Suazo triples to center and Trejo scores! 12 to 2, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd and Suazo scores. 13 to 2, Beavers. Won - 14 to 3 We had 21 hits and made no errors Milwaukee had 9 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Season highs in runs and hits! Frank Flores (W 9-1) went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. The 1st 9 game winner in the Majors! RHP Jon Weekley went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. RHP Denny Jennissen pitched a perfect inning and struck out 2. Vic Kyzer (L 6-4) got 1 out, gave us 8 runs (7 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1. He balked. CF Jack Hinckley went 1 for 1 and scored a run. PH/RF/CF Jerry Suazo had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B A.J. Lee only had 1 hit, but scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his PCL leading 12th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI to give him 48 in 46 games, best in the Majors. 3B Jeff Galka had 4 hits with 2 doubles and his 6th home run and had 3 RBI. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits and scored a run. SS Dave Risinger went 1 for 1 and scored a run. CF Jayson Pemberton went 1 for 1 and scored a run. He is now 3 for 3 for his career! PH Oscar Trejo had a hit and scored a run. PH/2B Juan Rojas had a hit and an RBI. For Milwaukee, C Larry McNeil went 2 for 2 with 2 walks and scored all 3 of their runs. CF Bill Watson had 3 hits and had an RBI. |
Friday, May 28, 2004
Milwaukee Brewers (29-16 .644 3.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (32-14 .696 5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) MIL: Tim Willcox (32-R 4-2 3.51) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (25-R 5-3 3.62) Willcox gave up 3 runs in 8 IP last time out, but had a no decision. He was 0-2 against us last year with 9 total IP and 9 runs (6 earned) allowed. Johnson has lost his last 2 starts. He gave up 8 runs in 3.1 IP in the last one. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) MILWAUKEE 1: 2B Rick Fountain (24-R .200-20-0-0-.633 93) 2: 3B Gilberto Perez (33-L .297-111-1-5-.731 59) 3: C Larry McNeil (29-R .267-131-6-26-.851 76) All-Star 4: LF Bob Goemaat (23-L .284-81-6-21-.898 45) 5: 1B Steve Quakenbush (23-L .345-174-10-22-1.022 57) 6: SS Fernando Medina (32-S .256-160-5-24-.696 80) 3-time All-Star/2-time Silver Slugger(01-02) 7: RF Dong-hak Shong (25-L .259-166-5-22-.727 59) Silver Slugger/All-Star 8: CF Bill Watson (34-R .247-158-2-20-.710 59) 9: P Tim Willcox (32-R .095-21-0-0-.190 1) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .307-101-1-7-.763 71) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .346-52-0-8-.797 94) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .342-161-3-20-.883 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .350-160-12-48-1.067 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .310-168-8-32-.842 51) 6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .229-166-6-23-.729 59) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .265-185-5-22-.709 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .245-53-2-6-.670 86) 9: P Bobby Johnson (25-R .185-22-0-2-.390 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 20,452 Top of the First: Rick Fountain strikes out! Gilberto Perez grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he heads for 3rd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Larry McNeil, who we did not get out once yesterday, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Jerry Suazo grounds out to short. A.J. Lee grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Enrique Ramos walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Top of the Second: Bob Goemaat doubles to right center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Fernando Medina doubles down the left field line and Goemaat scores... 1 to 0, Brewers. With 2 outs, Bill Watson triples over the center fielder's head and Medina scores... 2 to 0, Brewers. P Tim Willcox grounds one to short and Denny Peters throws it away for a 2 base error and Watson scores... 3 to 0, Brewers. Bottom of the Third: Denny Peters reaches on a throwing error by 2B Rick Fountain. P Bobby Johnson bunts him to 2nd. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right and Peters scores without a throw! 3 to 1, Brewers. A.J. Lee lines a hit to left. Enrique Ramos hits a home run down the right field line!!! 4 to 3, Beavers! Bottom of the Fourth: Kim Springer doubles down the left field line. With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson lines a hit to right. Jerry Suazo walks to load the bases up with 1 out. A.J. lee flies out to right and Springer beats the throw home and P Johnson goes to 3rd. 5 to 3, Beavers. Enrique Ramos flies out to center... Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Bob Goemaat triples to the right field corner. The Bullpen is up. Steve Quakenbush pops out to short! Fernando Medina walks on 4 pitches. Dong-hak Shong grounds out to 1st, 3-1!! Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Greg Cates (42-R), the second oldest player in the Majors. He has already announced his retirement after this season. He has a 3.24 ERA in 8.1 IP. With 1 out, Denny Peters lines a hit to left. PH Oscar Trejo (31-R) doubles to center and Peters scores from 1st without a throw! 6 to 3, Beavers! Jerry Suazo is walked intentionally. A.J. Lee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... Bottom of the Eighth: On the Hill: Rob Donaldson (20-R), a FA from Cincinnati, after getting 1 out in the 7th. Jeff Galka beats out an infield hit and Kim Springer lines a single to left. Denny Peters walks to load the bases up with no outs. PH Juan Rojas (25-S) flies out to center and Galka tags up and beats the throw to the plate! 7 to 3, Beavers! With 2 outs, A.J. Lee grounds a hit to right and Springer races home from 2nd and slides in just ahead of the tag! 8 to 3, Beavers! With the runners on the move, Enrique Ramos grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Peters scores standing up and Lee goes to 3rd! 9 to 3, Beavers! P Donaldson has to leave with an injury, their second reliever to get hurt this game. New Pitcher: Juan Romero (28-R) with a 3.71 ERA in 17 IP with 13 BB and 27 SO. Glenn Snowden flies out to right. I do not like seeing Snowden going hitless, but we can still score 9 runs without him! Won - 9 to 3 We had 11 hits and made 1 error Milwaukee had 8 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (W 6-3) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Leonardo Sanchez (H 2) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. LHP Steve Stewart (H 4) faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout. RHP Larry McLellan pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Tim Willcox (L 4-3) went 5 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 4. CF Jerry Suazo had a hit and 2 walk (1 INT), scored a run and had an RBI. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF/LF Enrique Ramos had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 4 RBI. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. SS Denny Peters had a hit and a walk and scored 3 runs. PH Oscar Trejo hit a double and had an RBI. PH/2B Juan Rojas drew a walk. For Milwaukee, LF Bob Goemaat had 3 hits with a double and a triple and scored a run. The Brewers announced that RP Greg Cates, who was injured during the game had a blister that would probably bother him for about a week. RP Rob Donaldson had ruptured a tricep tendon and was out for the rest of the season. |
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Milwaukee Brewers (29-17 .630 2.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (33-14 .702 5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) MIL: Oscar Rios (34-L 6-0 2.82) vs. POR: Barry Phillips (21-R 7-0 1.82) Gold Glove Battle of the Unbeatens! Rios has had only 6 starts and won every one of them. He was 0-1 in 2 starts against us last year, but went 8 innings and only gave us 1 run in the no decision. Phillips gave up 2 runs and 9 Hits last time out in 6 IP and got another win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) MILWAUKEE 1: 2B Antonio Flores (28-L .232-69-2-11-.688 68) 2: 3B Rick Fountain (24-R .167-24-0-0-.536 79) 3: C Larry McNeil (29-R .267-135-6-26-.841 76) All-Star 4: LF Bob Goemaat (23-L .306-85-6-21-.959 45) 5: 1B Steve Quakenbush (23-L .337-178-10-22-1.001 57) 6: SS Fernando Medina (32-S .258-163-5-25-.706 80) 3-time All-Star/2-time Silver Slugger(01-02) 7: RF Dong-hak Shong (25-L .254-169-5-22-.715 59) Silver Slugger/All-Star 8: CF Bill Watson (34-R .247-162-2-21-.717 59) 9: P Oscar Rios (34-L .188-16-0-1-.485 33) PORTLAND 1: LF Jack Hinckley (28-R .293-41-1-2-.716 72) 2: 2B Dave Risinger (28-R .292-48-1-6-.803 106) 3: RF A.J. Lee (24-R .357-56-0-10-.804 77) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .341-164-12-48-1.045 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .229-170-6-23-.724 59) 6: C Rick Mansoor (31-R .250-24-0-3-.572 76) 7: CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R 1.000-3-0-0-2.000 99) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (25-S .213-141-2-13-.564 89) 9: P Barry Phillips (21-R .304-23-0-2-.638 56) Gold Glove Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 59 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 20,810 Top of the First: Antonio Flores grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Rick Fountain lines out to left. Larry McNeil grounds a hit to left. Bob Goemaat strikes out!! Bottom of the First: Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left. This is not an easy battery to run on. But Risinger tries and gets thrown out... A.J. Lee loops a hit to center. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center that would have scored Risinger... Jeff Galka grounds a hit to left and Lee scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to left and Snowden heads home....Safe! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jayson Pemberton swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher, the first out of his career after 3 hits. Bottom of the Third: A.J. Lee beats out an infield hit and goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to center and Lee scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Jayson Pemberton grounds a hit to center and Mansoor goes to 3rd. Juan Rojas lines out hard to center. Bottom of the Seventh: With 1 out, Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit but comes up lame... Pinch-runner: Denny Peters (27-S), who will stay in to play short and Juan Rojas will move to 2nd. The next two make outs. Top of the Eighth: Bill Watson leads off with a walk. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Antonio Flores draws a walk. Rick Fountain grounds a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Larry McNeil who is wearing us out this series, grounds into a force at home, 4 to 2! 2 outs. Bob Goemaat strikes out on 3 pitches!!!! I LOVE this Phillips kid! 130 pitches! An he is showing it! Won - 3 to 0 We had 12 hits and made no errors Milwaukee had 4 hits (all singles) and made no errors Barry Phillips (W 8-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 7. 141 pitches. The Beaver record is 155 by Bobby Johnson in 2002. At bat, he hit a double. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and his career! Oscar Rios (L 6-1) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 12 hits, no walks and struck out 2. 2B Dave Risinger had 2 hits. RF A.J. Lee had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. C Rick Mansoor had 2 hits and 2 RBI. CF Jayson Pemberton had 2 his. He id now 5 for 6 (.833) for his career! Trudy's report on Dave Risinger is a mild abdominal strain that should bother him for 3 for 4 days. Around the League: SP Steve Muir (29-R) made his debut for the Seals today, beating the Twins in Minnesota, 7 to 2. He went 8 innings and only walked 1 and struck out 7. He was averaging over 5.0 walks per 9 IP for us. He also hit 2 doubles and scored a run. As I expected, he has been named their #1 starter. |
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Milwaukee Brewers (29-18 .617 2.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (34-14 .708 6 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) MIL: George Wiedemann (27-R 3-4 3.00) All-Star vs. POR: John Krawczyk (25-L 1-0 1.26) Rookie Wiedemann has had 3 straight no decisions, but only has allowed 2 earned runs in 20.2 IP. We faced him once last year and he beat us with a CG 5 hitter, giving us 1 run. Krawczyk gave up 1 unearned run in 7 IP last time out, but had a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) MILWAUKEE 1: 2B Antonio Flores (28-L .222-72-2-11-.670 68) 2: 3B Carlos Rice (26-R .214-56-0-4-.535 87) 3: 1B Steve Quakenbush (23-L .330-182-10-22-.979 57) 4: C Larry McNeil (29-R .273-139-6-26-.845 76) All-Star 5: SS Fernando Medina (32-S .257-167-5-25-.701 80) 3-time All-Star/2-time Silver Slugger(01-02) 6: LF Bob Goemaat (23-L .292-89-6-21-.918 45) 7: CF Bill Watson (34-R .242-165-2-21-.709 59) 8: RF Dong-hak Shong (25-L .250-172-5-22-.706 59) Silver Slugger/All-Star 9: P George Wiedemann (27-R .053-19-0-2-.100 38) All-Star PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .308-104-1-8-.771 71) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .383-60-0-10-.849 94) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .343-166-4-24-.902 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .339-168-12-48-1.033 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .302-172-8-32-.823 51) 6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .230-174-6-24-.719 59) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .270-189-5-22-.720 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .250-56-2-6-.681 86) 9: P John Krawczyk (25-L .000-6-0-0-.000 1) Rookie Game Start: 1:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 20,905 Top of the First: Antonio Flores pops out to short. Carlos Rice swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Steve Quakenbush pops one sky high to shallow center and every one stands around and watches it drop for a hit... Larry McNeil grounds out to the pitcher! Bottom of the First: Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd. A.J. Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. This is another tough battery to run on. But Lee takes off for 2nd and he is safe! Enrique Ramos doubles to center and Lee scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden doubles to center and Ramos scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee pops out to right. Jeff Galka grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Second: Kim Springer doubles off the wall in center and goes to 3rd on a ground out. P John Krawczyk lines his first Major League hit to center and Springer scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! The next two make outs. Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Carlos Rice grounds a hit up the middle. Steve Quakenbush doubles to center. The Bullpen is up. Larry McNeil grounds out to short and Rice scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Fifth: Glenn Snowden beats out an infield hit and Tim Higbee doubles to left center. With the infield in, Jeff Galka smokes a grounder to the left side, but right at SS Fernando Medina, who throws him out and the runners hold. Kim Springer flies out to right and Snowden stays put... 2 outs. They walk Denny Peters intentionally. P John Krawczyk grounds a hit to right and Snowden scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Jerry Suazo walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! 5 to 1, Beavers! P George Wiedemann goes to the clubhouse to pop open a Wiedemann. New Pitcher: Pete Kettner (38-L), making his season debut. He has a 3.43 ERA in 236 IP, with 14 GS. A.J. Lee strikes out looking.... Bottom of the Sixth: After striking out the first three men hes has faced, P Pete Kettner slips and serves up a 2 out home run to Tim Higbee! 6 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Seventh: Jack Hinckley, who struck out pinch-hitting last inning is in to play right. Antonio Flores swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen is alerted. Flores goes to 2nd on a ground out and scores on a double by Larry McNeil. 6 to 2, Beavers. Fernando Medina beats out an infield hit. Bob Goemaat strikes out looking! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Gerry Slate (32-R), who has pitched 4 innings already in this series, giving us 1 run. Kim Springer leads off with a double to center, his 2nd and the team's 5th double of the game! The next three make outs... Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Bill Watson leads off with a triple to center... Dong-hak Shong walks... 2B Rick Fountain (24-R) grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Watson scores. 6 to 3, Beavers. Antonio Flores grounds a hit to right. PH Terry Rossow (24-), batting .343 with 1 HR in 70 AB, hits a home run to left... 6 to 5, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Steve Stewart (24-L). Steve Quakenbush grounds out to short! Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Juan Romero (28-R), who faced 1 batter and got an out on Friday. A.J. Lee doubles to right center! Jack Hinckley doubles to center and Lee scores! 7 to 5, Beavers! Glenn Snowden is walked intentionally. With 1 out, a wild pitch moves the runners up. With the infield in, Jeff Galka grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and both runners score!! 9 to 5, Beavers! Kim Springer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The next two make outs. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Larry McLellan (27-R). He strikes out their 4-5-6 hitters in order! Won - 9 to 5 Sweep! We outscored the Brewers, 35 to 11, in the 4 games. We had 15 hits (8 XBH) and made 1 error Milwaukee had 13 hits and made no errors John Krawczyk (W 2-0) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. RHP Denny Jennissen got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and walked 1. LHP Steve Stewart (H 5) faced 1 batter and got him out. RHP Larry McLellan pitched a perfect 9th, striking out the side. George Wiedemann (L 3-5) went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out no one. CF Jerry Suazo had a hit and a walk for an RBI. 2B A.J. Lee hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Enrique Ramos hit a double and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Jack Hinckley hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and a walk (INT), scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with a double and his 9th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. 3B Jeff Galka hit a double and had 2 RBI. SS Denny Peters had a hit and a walk (INT). For Milwaukee, CF Bill Watson had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run. |
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May 31, 2004
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Roberto Perez, 1B, St. Louis (33-L .360/.425/.655) Had 11 hits with 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 2 SO, 5 R and 4 RBI in 6 G (2nd PoW this year; 4th career) PCL Player of the Week - Clay Laurence, CF, San Francisco (24-R .377/.444/.593) Had 15 hits with 1 2B, 2 3B, 3 BB, 3 SO, 7 SB, 0 CS, 8 R and 7 RBI in 6 G (4th career PoW) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) May 24 - John Miner (32-R) of San Francisco pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. 92 pitches thrown. It is his 1st career shutout in 96 starts. He usually does not have the stamina to finish what he starts. He is now 1-3 with a 5.01 ERA in 8 starts. The Seals won, 4 to 0. May 25 - CF Clay Laurence (24-R) of San Francisco had 5 hits with a double, stole 3 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at home versus Seattle, but the Seals lost, 6 to 5, in 11 innings. They outhit the Rainiers, 17 to 9. May 25 - 1B Roberto Perez (32-L) of St. Louis went 5 for 5 with 4 doubles, tying the Major League record, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Atlanta. The Cardinals won, 8 to 4. It is only the 3rd time anyone has hit 4 doubles in a game and Perez has done it twice. May 25 - Toronto beat Washington at home, 3 to 2, in 16 innings. Each team hit a home run in the 10th. May 26 - C Joe Taylor (23-R) of Denver hit 2 home runs, drew 2 walks and had 5 RBI at home versus Minnesota. The Bears won, 11 to 2. May 26 - Bob Riddick (32-R) of Atlanta pitched 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4 at home versus St. Louis. At bat, he went 4 for 4 with a double and 5 RBI, the first RBI he has this season in 11 starts. The Crackers won, 9 to 1. May 27 - Felipe Diaz (27-R) of Baltimore pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Atlanta. He walked 1 and struck out 4. It is his NL leading 3rd shutout of the season and the 10 th of his career. He is now 4-7 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 starts. The Orioles won, 2 to 0. May 27 - Manny Lopez (31-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at Toronto. He walked 1 and struck out 4. It is the 7th shutout of his career. He is now 6-2 with a 3.34 ERA in 11 starts. The Indians won, 4 to 0. May 28 - Al Johnson (23-R) of Kansas City pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Sacramento. He walked 3 and struck out 7. It is his 2nd shutout this season and 15th of his career. He is now 5-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 10 starts. The Royals won, 3 to 0. May 28 - Kevin Houde (30-R) of Detroit pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus New York. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is the 11th shutout of his career. He is now 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA in 11 starts. The Tigers won, 5 to 0. May 28 - CF Gerry Hawkins (24-L) of Chicago had 3 hits with 2 home runs, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Boston. The Cubs won, 8 to 1. May 29 - Gene Izbicki (25-R) of Miami pitched a 3 hit shutout at Brooklyn. He walked 4 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is the 1st shutout of his career in 26 starts. He is now 4-5 with a 2.40 ERA in 10 starts. The Marlins won, 2 to 0. May 29 - Washington won at Cincinnati, 9 to 8, in 16 innings. 2B Jim Holberton (26-L) had 4 hits with a double and 2 home runs, including a solo shot in the top of the 16th, drew a walk and had 4 RBI. Bill Sesma (32-R) earned the win with 5 shutout innings of 1 hit relief. He walked 1 and struck out 5. |
Monday, May 31, 2004
Trudy the Trainer called me last night and reported that RP Rich Larkin (24-R) is ready to go, so we activated him from the DL and sent RP Jon Weekley (28-R) back to Vancouver (A). And just like that, our 4 game home stand is over and we are back on the road for the next two weeks. At least, this will mean we will have more home games in the dog days when everyone is getting worn out. We are in Salt Lake City play a 4 game series with the Bees. They lost 3 of 4 here to the Twins over the weekend. We were 4-4 against them last year when they were 61-101 and in last place in the PCL East. We are 11-13 (.458) since 2001. They are currently 15th in scoring in the PCL with only 2.90 runs per game (Portland is up to #2 with 4.98). They are hitting .226 (15th) and have a PCL worst .598 OPS. We are batting .279 (2nd) and have a .748 OPS (5th). The Bees are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.44 per game (Portland is tied for #2 with 3.51). Their run differential is -74 and ours is +72, now the best in the PCL and tied for the Best in Baseball with Cleveland and Fernando Mexicano. Portland Beavers (35-14 .714 7 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Salt Lake City Bees (17-31 .354 12 GB in 7th place in the PCL East) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 0-1 8.40) vs. SLC: Don Bergdall (22-R 4-4 2.72) Rookie Woodward's last start for the Beavers was on May 8 and he only went 1 inning and gave up 4 runs (3 earned). But he started 3 games for Vancouver (A) and pitched a CG every time and only allowed 1 total run, pitching 2 shutouts in his last two outings. We are hopeful he has turned things around, but he only get this one shot today. The Bees are about as weak a hitting club as there is. Jarry Park is an easy place for lefties to hit home runs, but the Bees only have two lefties in their lineup and neither is much of a home run threat. No one on their team has hit more than 4. If he cannot keep these hitters in check, we will look elsewhere. Bergdall gave up 2 runs in 7.1 IP last time out, but had a no decision. He has been tough to hit this year, with 10 of his 11 starts being Quality ones, but prone to wildness, walking over 5.0 men per 9 innings. We have never faced him. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .306-108-1-9-.767 71) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .375-64-0-10-.852 94) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .345-168-4-25-.912 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .343-172-12-49-1.041 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .311-177-9-33-.856 51) 6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .229-179-6-26-.716 59) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .275-193-5-22-.739 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .250-60-2-6-.680 86) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .333-6-0-1-.667 35) SALT LAKE CITY 1: RF Tom Page (22-R .277-191-1-12-.691 51) RoY 11 SB 2: 2B Gus Pellecer (25-L .229-131-1-10-.579 92) 3: 1B Irv Hill (229-131-2-12-.642 50) FA from Los Angeles 9 R Hit .303 with 16 HR last year 4: LF Steve Rizkallah (33-R .261-165-4-23-.733 80) All-Star(01) 37 HR in 01; 33 since 5: CF Cliff Clement (25-R .217-198-4-17-.601 52) 17 SB/3 CS 6: SS Melvin Rodarte (35-L .199-161-2-11-.490 76) ex-Beaver 3 2B/8 BB 7: 3B Roger Gandy (24-R .252-131-4-13-.689 57) 8 SO 8: C Leo Carranza (28-R .200-80-1-7-.501 54) 2 R/2 2B/4 BB 9: P Don Bergdall (22-L .000-24-0-0-.040 53) Rookie 14 SO Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jarry Park Weather: 62 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 15,424 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo grounds out to the pitcher. A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches. Enrique Ramos grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Bottom of the First: Tom Page swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Gus Pellecer grounds one to 2nd, but A.J. Lee boots it... Irv Hill grounds a hit to left. Steve Rizkallah grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Pellecer goes to 3rd. Cliff Clement grounds out to 3rd! Top of the Third: Denny Peters loops a hit to center and P Bill Woodward bunts him to 2nd. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right and Peters beats the throw to the plate! 1 to 0, Beavers! A.J. Lee jerks one high and deep down the left field line and if it is fair it is a home run.....it is foul.... He swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep right. Enrique Ramos swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Glenn Snowden flies out to right... Top of the Fourth: Tim Higbee leads off and crushes one 445 ft. to right center for a home run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee lines a hit to left. With 2 outs, Kim Springer hits a home run to left!! 4 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Irv Hill grounds a hit to right. Steve Rizkallah doubles to center. The Bullpen is up. Cliff Clement swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Hill scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Seventh: With 2 outs, PH Henry Infante (29-L), who was 2 for 12 (.167) on the season, hits a home run to right... 4 to 2, Beavers. In his only full season as a starter, Infante hit 2 HR in 443 AB for Boston in 2002 and hit .176. Bottom of the Ninth: On the Hill: Ramon Andrade (29-R), after a scoreless 8th. Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to center. PH Eustachio Toraldo (23-L), a rookie batting .310 in 71 AB, grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Leo Carranza grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 4 to 2 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Salt Lake City had 8 hits and made no errors Bill Woodward (W 1-1) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he drew the first walk of his career. He has earned another start. RHP Ramon Andrade (SV 9) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits. Don Bergdall (L 4-5) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 3. 112 pitches. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season and scored twice. LF Kim Springer hit a double and his 6th home run and had 2 RBI. |
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Monthly Awards for May, 2004
NL Player of the Month: Roberto Perez, 1b, St. Louis (33-L) .398/.455/.713 108 AB, 8 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 11 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (2nd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Dennis Rollo, lhp, Toronto (23-L) 6-0 2.81 ERA 7 GS, 57.2 IP, 53 H, 2 HR, 12 BB, 33 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Keith Burrell, lhp, Cleveland (27-L) 2-2 2.00 ERA 6 SV 14 G, 18 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 18 SO PCL Player of the Month: Kevin McKinney, lf, Denver (23-R) .431/.500/.761 109 AB, 6 2b, 0 3b, 10 HR, 16 BB, 10 SO, 9 SB, 1 CS, 29 R, 22 RBI in 28 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Larry Johnson, rhp, Oakland (26-R) 4-0 0.00 ERA 7 SV 14 G, 16.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 23 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Ray Knowles, lf, Sacramento (20-L) .358/.435/.509 106 AB, 7 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 15 BB, 10 SO, 11 SB, 4 CS, 19 R, 17 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) Monthly Awards for April, 2004 NL Player of the Month: Fernando Mexicano, lf, Cleveland (23-L) .329/.392/.541 85 AB, 3 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 9 BB, 16 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 21 R, 24 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM; ex-Beaver) NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, Boston (29-L) 5-1 1.75 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 28 SO (4th career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Buster Wallace, rhp, Miami (24-R) 1-0 0.82 ERA 7 SV 10 G, 11 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 11 SO PCL Player of the Month: Greg Hobbs, 2b, Milwaukee (30-R) .333/.478/.736 72 AB, 2 2b, 0 3b, 9 HR, 19 BB, 8 SO, 6 SB, 1 CS, 23 R, 18 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (25-R) 5-1 1.66 ERA 6 GS, 43.1 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 17 SO (2nd straight PoM - Sept 03) PCL Rookie of the Month: Don Boyd, rhp, Salt Lake City (27-R) 1-0 0.96 ERA SV 8 G, 9.1 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 9 SO |
Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Portland Beavers (36-14 .720 7 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Salt Lake City Bees (17-32 .347 12 GB in 7th place in the PCL East) POR: Frank Flores (25-R 9-1 2.13) PCLCS MVP vs. SLC: Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-R 2-6 4.89) Flores allowed 2 runs and 7 hits in 5 IP last time out, but we scored 14 runs and he got an easy win. We have scored 31 runs in his last 3 starts, but only 7 total in the 4 before that. Pyrrait went exactly 8 innings and allowed 3 or fewer runs in each of his last 4 starts, but was only 2-2. 2.53 ERA in those games. We faced him once last year when he was a rookie and beat him, scoring 5 runs (2 earned) in 4 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .306-111-1-10-.764 71) 2: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .358-67-0-10-.823 94) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .343-172-4-25-.903 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .335-176-12-49-1.019 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (21-S .315-181-10-34-.876 52) 6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .224-183-6-26-.701 59) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .279-197-6-24-.765 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .250-64-2-6-.669 86) 9: P Frank Flores (25-R .259-27-0-4-.593 33) PCLCS MVP SALT LAKE CITY 1: RF Eustachio Toraldo (23-L .306-72-0-4-.757 74) Rookie 2: 3B Tony Sotelo (37-R .182-88-1-4-.499 63) 3: LF Steve Rizkallah (33-R .260-169-4-23-.734 80) All-Star(01) 4: CF Cliff Clement (25-R .214-201-4-18-.596 54) 5: SS Melvin Rodarte (35-L .200-165-2-11-.490 76) 6: 2B Gus Pellecer (25-L .230-135-1-10-.577 91) 7: 1B Roger Gandy (24-R .254-134-4-13-.689 71) 8: C Kerry Taylor (27-L .229-83-0-8-.638 71) Rookie 9: P Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-S .067-15-0-0-.133 28) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jarry Park Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 17 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 14,054 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo lines out to center. A.J. Lee grounds out to short. Enrique Ramos takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bottom of the First: Eustachio Toraldo grounds out to 2nd. Tony Sotelo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to right. Cliff Clement flies out to center. Top of the Second: Jeff Galka leads off with a double to center. Kim Springer flies out to deep center and Galka tags up and moves to 3rd. Denny Peters pops out to 1st... P Frank Flores swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Galka scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Third: A.J. Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Enrique Ramos flies out to deep center and Lee tags up and goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden pops out to 2nd... Tim Higbee strikes out... Bottom of the Seventh: Gus Pellecer grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen is up. PH Tom Page (22-R), the reigning Rookie of the Year, grounds out to the pitcher and Pellecer goes to 2nd. Kerry Taylor swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Pellecer scores without a throw... Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Rodrigo Pyrrait bunts the runner over. We walk Eustachio Toraldo intentionally. Tony Sotelo, who hit 25 home runs last year, flies out to right! Top of the Ninth: P Rodrigo Pyrrait is at 107 pitches, but barely breaking a sweat. 4-5-6 up for us. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Don Boyd (27-R), with a 3.38 ERA in 21.1 IP with 23 SO. Tim Higbee flies out to center. Jeff Galka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 103 pitches. 6-7-8 hitters up for them. Gus Pellecer, who started their only scoring rally earlier, doubles to center... Call to the Bullpen: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R). We walk Tom Page intentionally. Kerry Taylor swings at a 3-2 pitch and dives one deep to right center, but Enrique Ramos makes the catch at the wall and Pellecer tags up and goes to 3rd. PH Henry Infante (29-L), who hit a home run yesterday, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Steve Stewart (24-L). Page steals 2nd. Infante flies out to center and Pellecer tags up and scores without a throw... Lost - 2 to 1 We had 4 whole hits and made no errors Salt Lake City had 7 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (L 9-2) went 8+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and our only RBI. In his 2 losses, he only allowed 3 total runs, but we scored only 1. RHP Leonardo Sanchez got 1 out and walked a batter (INT). LHP Steve Stewart faced 1 batter and got him out, but allowed the run to score anyway. Rodrigo Pyrrait went 8+ innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Don Boyd (W 3-2) faced 2 batters and got 3 outs on 3 pitches. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk (INT). |
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Portland Beavers (36-15 .706 6 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Salt Lake City Bees (18-32 .360 11 GB in 7th place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (25-R 6-3 3.57) vs. SLC: Jack Hill (23-L 2-4 3.71) Johnson got a win last time out with 3 runs (2 earned) allowed in 6 IP. Hill is 0-4 in his last 7 starts. He gave up 1 run in 7 IP with only 4 H and 7 SO last time out, but could not get a decision. He was 0-1 in 2 starts against us last year. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in 6.2 IP in the no decision and we scored 6 in 3.2 IP in the loss. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Jack Hinckley (28-R .277-47-1-3-.689 96) 2: SS Dave Risinger (28-R .308-52-1-6-.817 87) 3: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .343-70-0-10-.797 94) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .335-179-12-49-1.016 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .225-187-6-26-.703 59) 6: LF Kim Springer (23-L .275-200-6-24-.753 66) 7: CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R .833-6-0-0-1.667 99) Rookie 8: C Rick Mansoor (31-R .276-29-0-5-.610 76) 9: P Bobby Johnson (25-R .217-23-0-2-.457 1) SALT LAKE CITY 1: RF Eustachio Toraldo (23-L .297-74-0-4-.753 74) Rookie 2: 3B Tony Sotelo (37-R .185-92-1-4-.499 63) 3: 1B Irv Hill (30-R .237-135-2-12-.652 50) 4: LF Steve Rizkallah (33-R .262-172-4-23-.736 80) All-Star(01) 5: CF Cliff Clement (25-R .211-204-4-18-.591 54) 6: 2B Gus Pellecer (25-L .237-139-1-10-.595 91) 7: SS Roger Gandy (24-R .257-136-4-13-.693 53) 8: C Leo Carranza (28-R .190-84-1-7-.477 54) 9: P Jack Hill (23-L .071-14-0-1-.196 31) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jarry Park Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 15,883 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley doubles to right. Dave Risinger lines a hit to center. A.J. Lee grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Hinckley scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden pops out to short... Jeff Galka hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Beavers! Kim Springer strikes out... Bottom of the First: Eustachio Toraldo swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Tony Sotelo pops out to short. Irv Hill strikes out! 1-2-3! Top of the Fifth: Jayson Pemberton grounds a hit to left and then steals the first base of his career, but he did not steal 1st base.... With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson loops a hit to left and tries to stretch it to a double but gets thrown out by Steve Rizkallah, though Pemberton scores. 4 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Fifth: After retiring the first 12 men of the game, P Bobby Johnson serves up a meatball to Steve Rizkallah, who hits a home run to left... 4 to 1, Beavers. Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden lines a home run into the left field bleachers! 5 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Jack Hill. New Pitcher: Billie Manganiello (22-R), making his Major League debut. Jeff Galka strikes out. Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Sixth: Leo Carranza lines one to center, but the wind plays havoc with the ball and Jayson Pemberton has it hit off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error. A passed ball sends Carranza to 3rd. PH Henry Infante (29-), who hit a home run in Thursday's game, lines out to deep center and Carranza tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the Seventh: Irv Hill bloops a hit to right. The Bullpen is up. Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to center. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Cliff Clement swings at a 3-1 pitch and lines out to right and Jack Hinckley fires to 2nd to double off Rizkallah! Guss Pellecer grounds out to short!! Top of the Eighth: On the Hill: Larry Lauer (24-L), after a perfect 7th. With 1 out, Dave Risinger and A.J. Lee hit back to back singles and we have runners at the corners. Glenn Snowden grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Risinger holds at 3rd... Jeff Galka grounds a hit to right and Risinger scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! Kim Springer swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... We are going to have to start platooning him, which means we will be platooning at all three outfield spots. Won - 6 to 2 We had 12 hits and made 1 error Salt Lake City had 4 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (W 7-3) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 7. He threw a WP. 97 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. Jack Hill (L 2-5) went 5.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 3. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 13th home run of the season. 3B Jeff Galka had 2 hits with his 7th home run and had 3 RBI. C Rick Mansoor hit a double. |
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Portland Beavers (37-15 .712 6 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Salt Lake City Bees (18-33 .353 12 GB in 7th place in the PCL East) POR: Barry Phillips (21-R 8-0 1.60) Gold Glove vs. SLC: Eliezer Sanchez (29-L 5-5 3.51) Phillips pitched a 4 hit shutout last time out. He currently leads the Majors in ERA. Sanchez is their #1 starter and was signed as a free agent in March from Toronto. He gave up 4 runs and 4 hits in 6 IP last time out to get a loss. We have never faced him. He is pitching on short rest today. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jack Hinckley (28-R .294-51-1-3-.733 104) 2: RF A.J. Lee (24-R .338-74-0-11-.782 77) 3: C Tim Higbee (21-S .308-185-10-34-.857 52) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .339-183-13-50-1.031 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .230-191-7-29-.724 59) 6: SS Dave Risinger (28-R .321-56-1-6-.829 87) 7: CF Jayson Pemberton (20-R .667-9-0-0-1.333 99) Rookie 8: 2B Juan Rojas (25-S .207-145-2-13-.549 104) 9: P Barry Phillips (21-R .308-26-0-2-.679 56) Gold Glove SALT LAKE CITY 1: RF Tom Page (22-R .276-196-1-12-.687 51) RoY 2: 2B Frankie Clontz (29-L .250-40-1-3-.700 60) 3: LF Steve Rizkallah (33-R .267-176-5-24-.759 80) All-Star(01) 4: 1B Eustachio Toraldo (23-L .282-78-0-4-.717 84) Rookie 5: 3B Melvin Rodarte (35-L .195-169-2-11-.479 93) 6: CF Cliff Clement (25-R .208-207-4-18-.582 54) 7: SS Gus Pellecer (25-L .232-142-1-10-.583 73) 8: C Kerry Taylor (27-L .230-87-0-9-.632 71) Rookie 9: P Eliezer Sanchez (29-L .182-22-0-2-.455 46) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jarry Park Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 15,459 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley strikes out... A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd. Tim Higbee lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden lines out to center. Bottom of the First: Tom Page grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Frankie Clontz strikes out looking. Steve Rizkallah grounds a hit to right and Page beat the throw home and Rizkallah ends up on 2nd. 1 to 0, Bees. It would be typical if Phillips gets his first loss of the season to one of the worst teams in the League... Eustachio Toraldo grounds out to 2nd and Rizkallah goes to 3rd. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Top of the Second: Dave Risinger draws a walk and steals 2nd, his first theft of the season. Jayson Pemberton doubles to right center and Risinger scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Juan Rojas, who has been added to the lineup against lefties in place of Kim Springer (23-L), strikes out looking... Springer certainly could have done that... P Barry Phillips flies out to the warning track in right. Bottom of the Second: Cliff Clement grounds a hit to right and steals 2nd. Guss Pellecer drills one to the warning track in center, but Jayson Pemberton makes a running, leaping catch! Clements trots over to 3rd. Kerry Taylor swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep left and Clement tags up and scores... 2 to 1, Bees. Top of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a double to right. A.J. Lee draws a walk. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Hinckley goes to 3rd... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Frankie Clontz draws a walk and steals 2nd. Steve Rizkallah grounds a hit to left and Clontz scores without a throw... 3 to 1, Bees. The next two make outs. Bottom of the Fourth: Cliff Clement swings at a 3-2 pitch and fouls it off.... And again.... And again.... And then he grounds a hit to left... With 1 out, Kerry Taylor lines a hit to left. P Eliezer Sanchez bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Tom Page grounds one to 3rd, but Jeff Galka's throw is in the dirt for an error and Clement scores... 4 to 1, Bees. They have scored in every inning... The Bullpen is up. Frankie Clontz strikes out. Bottom of the Fifth: Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to right. The Bullpen is up again. With 2 outs, Cliff Clement grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Rizkallah scores from 1st without a throw.... 5 to 1, Bees. Every inning they have scored! The second worst offense in the League! Call to the Bullpen: Steve Stewart (24-L). Gus Pellecer drives one hard and deep to right center, but A.J. Lee runs it down. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, PH Mario Jiron (26-R), making his Major League debut, hits a home run to right.... 6 to 1, Bees. 1 run in every single friggin' inning!!! Bottom of the Seventh: They go down in order with no runs!!! Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R), in his first game in almost 3 weeks. Cliff Clement strikes out! Gus Pellecer triples to center... Kerry Taylor takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Irv Hill (30-R) strikes out! Rookie of the Year Tom Page takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!! Lost - 6 to 1 Just like last year, we cannot beat this crappy team... We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error Salt Lake City had 10 hits and made no errors Barry Phillips (L 8-1) went 4.2 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 98 pitches. LHP Steve Stewart went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a home run. RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3. Eliezer Sanchez (W 6-5) went 5 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. LF Jack Hinckley hit a double. RF A.J. Lee drew 2 walks. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits. CF Jayson Pemberton hit a double and had an RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. For Salt Lake City, LF Steve Rizkallah had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Cliff Clement had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Mario Jiron, in his Major League debut, hit a home run. |
Friday, June 4, 2004
We are in Oakland to play the Oaks a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 here against Dallas. We won 3 of 4 games against them in Portland, April 22-25. They are currently 13th in scoring in the PCL with 3.69 runs per game (Portland is #3 with 4.83). The Oaks are tied for 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.69 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.47). Their run differential is 0 and ours is +72. now the Best in Baseball, 3 ahead of Fernando Mexicano and the Cleveland Indians. Portland Beavers (37-16 .698 6 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (27-27 .500 10.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) POR: John Krawczyk (25-L 2-0 1.69) Rookie vs. OAK: Dave Payne (25-R 4-5 4.16) Krawczyk gave up 10 hits in 7 IP last time out, but only 2 runs and got a win. Payne has lost 3 of his last 4 starts. He gave up 5 runs in 5.1 IP at Denver last time out for a loss. We faced him in Portland in April and he won the only game the Oaks took from us. He gave us 3 runs, 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .293-116-1-10-.733 71) 2: 2B Dave Risinger (28-R .310-58-1-6-.811 104) 3: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .335-176-4-25-.886 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01) 4: C Tim Higbee (21-S .312-189-10-34-.860 52) 5: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .226-195-7-29-.710 59) 6: 1B Oscar Trejo (31-R .320-250-0-4-.746 66) 7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .270-204-6-24-.739 66) 8: SS Denny Peters (27-S .254-67-2-6-.669 86) 9: P John Krawczyk (25-L .222-9-0-2-.444 1) Rookie OAKLAND 1: LF Steve Fisher (28-R .228-202-3-30-.653 79) 10 2B/11 SB/9 CS 2: SS Mike West (25-R .246-171-4-14-.659 84) Sore shoulder 3 2B 3: RF Javy Puente (33-S .307-212-10-34-.860 50) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(LF-01) 35 R/14 2B 4: 1B Tim Metts (28-L .339-171-12-36-1.043 26) All-Star 36 BB/16 SO 5: 3B Mario Rodriguez (31-R .261-119-0-10-.626 70) 6:CF Sid Stayer (22-L .262-42-2-4-.740 UR (unrated for center by SD Cervantes)) Rookie 7: C Miguel Romero (22-R .203-59-0-4-.474 45) Rookie 1 XBH 8: 2B Jack Reynolds (29-R .303-33-0-7-.774 UR) 2 2B/6 BB/7 SO 9: P Dave Payne (25-R .217-23-0-1-.467 24) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 24,947 Top of the First: Jerry Suazo strikes out looking... Dave Risinger strikes out swinging... Enrique Ramos draws a walk. Tim Higbee lines a hit to right. A passed ball moves the runners up. Jeff Galka flies out to right... Bottom of the First: Steve Fisher lines a hit to center. Mike West lines a hit to center and Fisher goes to 3rd. Javy Puente strikes out! Tim Metts lines a hit to left and Fisher scores... 1 to 0, Oaks. Mario Rodriguez lines out to the pitcher and P John Krawczyk doubles Metts off at 1st! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Miguel Romero grounds a hit to center. Jack Reynolds hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Oaks. Top of the Third: Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Dave Risinger doubles to center. Enrique Ramos doubles to right and both runners score!! 3 to 2, Oaks. Tim Higbee gets beaned. After Jeff Galka and Oscar Trejo strike out, Kim Springer doubles to left and both runners score!! 4 to 3, Beavers! They walk Denny Peters intentionally. P John Krawczyk strikes out. Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Tim Metts hits a home run down the right field line... Tie Game: 4 to 4. Bottom of the Fourth: Miguel Romero grounds a hit to center. The Bullpen is up. Jack Reynolds grounds a double down the left field line... With the infield in, P Dave Payne grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Steve Fisher grounds a hit through the right side and Romero scores... 5 to 4, Oaks. Fisher steals 2nd and C Tim Higbee throws the ball into center and Reynolds scores and Fisher goes to 3rd... 6 to 4, Oaks. Mike West beats out an infield single and Fisher scores... 7 to 4, Oaks. Javy Puente draws a walk... Tim Metts swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd and we double West off at 2nd base! Top of the Fifth: Tim Higbee and Jeff Galka lead off with back to back hits. Oscar Trejo flies out to the warning track in center and Higbee goes to 3rd. Kim Springer swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... 2 outs. Denny Peters doubles to right center and both runners score and he ends up on 3rd!! 7 to 6, Oaks. PH Glenn Snowden (27-R) is sent up. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Rick Nini (31-R), with a 6.52 ERA in 19.1 IP with 27 H and 14 BB. Snowden strikes out on 3 pitches.... Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Tony Armendariz (25-R), with a 1.69 ERA in 16 IP with only 4 BB and 19 SO. Kim Springer draws a walk. Denny Peters doubles to right! Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left center!!! 436 ft.! 9 to 7, Beavers! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). 4-5-6 due up for them. Tim Metts grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Mario Rodriguez grounds out to 3rd! Can we have a 1-2-3 9th? Yes!! Sid Stayer grounds out to the pitcher and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 9 to 7 We had 14 hits and made 1 error Oakland had 13 hits made no errors John Krawczyk went 3.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Denny Jennissen got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk. RHP Leonardo Sanchez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 3 walks and struck out 1. RHP Ramon Andrade (W 4-2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 4) pitched a perfect 9th. Dave Payne went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 8. RHP Tony Armendariz (L 1-2 BS 1) went 2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. We struck out 14 times. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Dave Risinger had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run, but was caught stealing twice. Last year he stole 17 bases and was caught 5 times for the whole season. This year, he has 1 stolen base and has been caught 5 times already... RF Enrique Ramos hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 2 his and scored 2 runs. PH Juan Rojas had a hit. LF Kim Springer hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Denny Peters had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk (INT), scored a run and had 2 RBI. PH/1B Glenn Snowden hit his 14th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. For Oakland, C Miguel Romero had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. 2B Jack Reynolds went 4 for 4 with a double and his 1st home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. The Oaks announced that RP Mike Stoppa (26-L), injured during the game, had a torn UCL had would be out at least a full calendar year. |
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