Saturday, May 25, 2002

Denver Bears (20-26 .435 14 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (22-26 .458 9.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

DEN: Tom Beck (26-R 2-4 6.70) vs. POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 0-1 2.70)

We faced Beck once last year and beat him, scoring 6 runs in 6 IP.

In his first start as a Beaver, Moe allowed 2 runs in 6.2 IP, but took a loss. He walked 5.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DENVER
1: LF Kevin McKinney (21-R .345-171-2-21-.846)
2: 1B Rich Aycock (23-L .221-86-3-11-.693)
3: RF Gene Garman (29-L .239-176-8-28-.767)
4: 3B Johnnie Graham (27-R .202-163-6-16-.649)
5: CF Tom Boyles (23-R .297-185-6-23-.816)
6: 2B Colin Woodford (21-L .262-130-2-15-.730) Rookie Strained achilles
7: C Joe Taylor (21-R .252-103-4-14-.723) Rookie
8: SS Carroll Morse (26-R .247-150-0-16-.672)
9: P Tom Beck (26-S .143-14-0-1-.286)

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .274-157-0-6-.651) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .250-48-1-1-.627)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .253-178-4-17-.715)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .256-168-10-26-.847) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .299-67-2-11-.816)
6: LF Don Neumann (32-S .184-49-0-3-.443)
7: 3B Dave Risinger (26-R .198-91-0-4-.487)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .213-47-1-2-.522)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .000-2-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 12,723

Top of the First:
Kevin McKinney takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... A passed ball sends him to 2nd... Rich Aycock takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three. Gene Garman pops out to the catcher. Johnnie Graham lines out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell flies out to left. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Shannon Kuchta flies out to center.

Bottom of the Third:
Dave Risinger becomes our first base runner with a walk. He heads for 2nd and they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! He heads for 3rd and is not safe... We had to figure out some way to get that runner off the bases...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds our first hit of the game to left. Shannon Kuchta bloops a hit to right center. Hinckley steals 3rd. Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jim Shippy takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Don Neumann strikes out... Dave Risinger grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Fifth:
Colin Woodford takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Joe Taylor gets plunked... With 1 out, P Tom Beck bunts into a 1-5-3 double play!

Bottom of the Seventh:
P Tom Beck strikes out the side in order....

Top of the Ninth:
P Rondey Moe at 109 pitches. With 1 out, Tom Boyles swings at the first pitch and doubles off the left field wall... Colin Woodford lines a hit to right and Boyles scores... Tie game: 1 to1. Woodford ends up at 2nd. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (25-R). We walk Joe Taylor intentionally... hmmm... Gleason's first pitch is hit by Carroll Morse over the left field wall.... 4 to 1, Bears. The 9th is jinxed for us... That is the 1st home run of the season for Morse in 154 AB....

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 4 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Denver had 6 hits (3 in the 9th) and made no errors

Rondey Moe (L 0-2) went 8.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7.
RHP Jeff Gleason got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run and 1 walk (INT).

Tom Beck went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6.
LHP Jack Gilbert (1-2) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.
RHP Chris Beltran (SV 9) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits.

For Denver, SS Carroll Morse hit a 3 run home run, the 1st of the season for him

Sunday, May 26, 2002

RP Jeff Gleason (25-R) has been sent to Vancouver (A) and RP Roy Huls (21-R) has been recalled.

Denver Bears (21-26 .447 14 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (22-27 .449 9.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

DEN: Emilio de la Torre (25-R 2-1 4.26) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 4-3 1.95) Gold Glove

We have not faced de la Torre before. He has allowed 8 runs in his last 11 IP.

Muir gave up 4 runs (1 earned) in 6 IP last time out and lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DENVER
1: 1B Don Lose (22-R .288-73-1-6-.667)
2: LF Kevin McKinney (21-R .349-175-2-21-.852)
3: RF Gene Garman (29-L .239-180-8-28-.761)
4: CF Tom Boyles (23-R .296-189-6-23-.815)
5: C Joe Taylor (21-R .248-105-4-14-.721) Rookie
6: 2B Colin Woodford (21-L .263-133-2-16-.733) Rookie Strained achilles
7: 3B Keith Kish (35-S .292-48-1-7-.765)
8: SS Carroll Morse (26-R .247-154-1-19-.687)
9: P Emilio de la Torre (25-R .333-15-0-1-.667) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .267-161-0-6-.635) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .255-51-1-1-.630)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .258-182-4-17-.721)
4: LF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .267-172-10-30-.839)
5: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .256-172-10-27-.839) All-Star/Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .290-69-2-11-.802)
7: 3B Dave Risinger (26-R .194-93-0-4-.484)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .200-50-1-2-.492)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .087-23-0-2-.174) Gold Glove

Glenn Snowden is batting .231 with 1 HR and a.359 SLG in May...

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 12,995

Top of the First:
Don Lose draws a walk... Kevin McKinney pops out to center. Gene Garman lines out to center. Lose steals 2nd. Tom Boyles swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Shannon Kuchta grounds a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
The jinx does not wait until the 9th today.... PH Rich Aycock (23-L) pops one up in shallow left down the line and SS Juan Rojas makes a running catch, except that he doesn't.... E-6. Don Lose, Kevin McKinney and Gene Garman all hit little poke singles and Aycock scores... 2 to 1, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Tom Boyles beats out an infield hit and Lose scores... Tie game: 2 to 2. Bases still loaded with still no outs... That is 5 straight batters to reach base... Joe Taylor hits a Grand Slam to left... 6 to 2, Bears. And I am throwing up all over myself... I need a hose....

Lost - 6 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Denver had 10 hits (6 in the 8th inning) and made 1 error

Steve Muir went 7+ innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. He did not allow a hit until the 5th inning.
RHP David Fuentes (BS 2) did not get a batter out, allowed 2 runs and 2 hit and 1 home run.
LHP Chuck Purnell went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Roy Huls went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Emilio de la Torre (W 3-1) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3.

LF Fernando Mexicano hit his 11th home run of the season. 1B Glenn Snowden also hit his 11th home run. 3B Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk and stole a base.

For Denver, rookie C Joe Taylor hit a Grand Slam, his 5th home run of the season.

May 27, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Michael Guerrero, LF, Detroit (30-L .257/.340/.437) Had 11 hits with 5 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 0 SO, 7 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (4th career PoW)
PCL Player of the Week - Fernando Martinez, LF, Milwaukee (27-L .311/.390/.593) Had 14 hits with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO, 5 R and 5 RBI in 6 G

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

May 20 - Carlomaria Fattori (24-R) of Pittsburgh pitched a 4 hit shutout at St. Louis. He walked 6 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. He is now 1-4 with a 6.33 ERA in 9 starts. The Pirates won, 8 to 0.
May 21 - Raul Alvarado (26-L) of Montreal pitched a 5 hit shutout at Boston. He walked 2 and struck out 14. He is now 6-2 with a 4.42 ERA in 11 starts. The Expos won, 3 to 0.
May 23 - CF Ken Shepherd (26-R) of San Antonio had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had 5 RBI at home versus Los Angeles. The Missions won, 7 to 4.
May 24 - 3B Alex Garrido (25-L) of Cleveland had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBI at Toronto. The Indians won, 12 to 9.
May 25 - Chicago won at Brooklyn, 6 to 5, in 17 innings.
May 26 - RF Jerry Serrano (28-R) went 5 for 5 with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. The Seals won, 8 to 4.
May 26 - Noe Camacho (28-R) of Cincinnati pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Montreal. He walked 2 and struck out 5. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 6-3 with a 3.42 ERA in 11 starts. The Reds won, 5 to 0.

Monday, May 27, 2002

We are in Milwaukee to play the Brewers a 4 game series. They lost 3 of 4 in San Francisco over the weekend and have lost 9 of their last 10 games. This is our first meeting this season. We were 4-4 against them last year. The Brewers are 4th in the PCL in scoring with 4.31 runs per game (Portland is last with 3.32). They are last in fewest runs allowed with 4.88 per game (Portland is 8th with 3.84). Their run differential is -27 and ours is -26.

Portland Beavers (22-28 .440 10.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Milwaukee Brewers (21-27 .438 15 GB in 6th place in the PCL East)

POR: Joe Hoehn (27-R 0-2 4.76) Rookie vs. MIL: Chris Baker (29-R 2-2 3.77)

This could get ugly.... Hoehn is prone to HR and Miller Park is an easy place to hit them and the Brewers are 2nd in the PCL in hitting them... Hoehn actually had a Quality Start last time out, but just barely.

Baker had a save (his only relief appearance all season) and a no decision start against us last year. We scored 5runs in 4.1 IP in the start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .262-164-0-6-.624) Rookie
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .255-55-1-1-.620)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .258-186-4-17-.716)
4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .267-176-11-31-.848)
5: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .256-176-11-28-.849) All-Star/Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .278-72-2-11-.778)
7: LF Jose Julio (28-R .234-167-2-13-.584)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .189-53-1-2-.464)
9: P Joe Hoehn (27-R .500-4-0-0-1.000) Rookie

MILWAUKEE
1: RF Kenny Masline (27-L .281-199-2-18-.700)
2: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .297-195-6-23-.813)
3: 1B Andres Garcia (34-R .343-181-1-20-.901)
4: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .311-177-15-36-.983) Gold Glove
5: C Larry McNeil (27-R .276-152-6-26-.754)
6: 3B Antonio Flores (26-L .214-173-1-14-.533)
7: CF Bill Watson (32-R .257-175-5-20-.728)
8: SS Rick Fountain (22-R .178-107-1-7-.507) Rookie
9: P Chris Baker (29-R .333-9-0-1-.778)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,383

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell doubles down the right field line! Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left and Mitchell heads home. The Gold Glover, Fernando Martinez, makes a horrible throw and Mitchell is safe and Hinckley goes to 2nd. Martinez gets an error. 1 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta did not mean to bunt one, but that is what he does and is thrown out by the catcher, 2-3, and Hinckley goes to 3rd. No credit for a SH, though. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the First:
Kenny Masline flies out to center. Steve Hermanson strikes out! Andres Garcia grounds one up the middle, but SS Juan Rojas makes a great stop and throws him out! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Jim Shippy lines one down into the left field corner and gets a double! But the next three all make outs...

Bottom of the Second:
With 2 outs, Antonio Flores gets beaned and steals 2nd. Bill Watson hits a home run to left... Tie game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Third:
Brian Mitchell leads off with an infield hit, but hurts himself and calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Pinch-runner: Rick Woodell (31-L). He'll stay in the game to play 3rd and Fernando Mexicano will move to left and Jose Julio will move to right. With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Woodell goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to right!!! 5 to 2, Beavers!!!

Bottom of the Third:
PH Dean Powers (33-R) leads off with a double down the right field line. Kenny Masline walks on 4 pitches... Steve Hermanson grounds a hit to right and Powers scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. The Bullpen is stirring. Andres Garcia lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded for the League leader in HR, Fernando Martinez. He takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 5 to 4, Beavers. Larry McNeil grounds into a 1-2-3 double play! Antonio Flores lines a hit to right and both base runners score.... 6 to 5, Brewers. Bill Watson lines a hit to right and Flores goes to 3rd... Rick Fountain, an automatic out, lines a hit to center and Flores scores... 7 to 5, Brewers. Dean Powers lines a hit to center and Watson scores... 8 to 5, Brewers... Kenny Masline grounds a hit to right and another run is in... 9 to 5, Brewers.... Lets see how many 2 out base hits, Hoehn can give up in a row... So far, we are at 5.... Steve Hermanson grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Fourth:
New Pitcher: Juan Romero (26-R) with a 2.45 ERA in 18.1 IP. With 2 outs, PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) lines a hit to right. Rick Woodell hits a home run to right center!! 9 to 7, Brewers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
P David Fuentes (25-R) strikes out the side in order!

Lost - 12 to 7

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Milwaukee had 14 hits and made 1 error

Joe Hoehn (L 0-3) went 3 innings, allowed 9 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1.
RHP David Fuentes went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 4. He is great as long as the game is not on the line...
LHP Chuck Purnell went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 runs, 2 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Kokos faced 1 batter and got 1 out, but also intentionally walked a batter and that one scored.
LHP Dick Register faced 2 batters, gave up 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and 1 walk.
RHP Roy Huls went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Chris Baker went 3 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Juan Romero (W 2-1) went 3 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

RF Brian Mitchell went 2 for 2 with a double and scored a run. PR/3B Rick Woodell had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 run and had 2 RBI. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 12th home run and had 3 RBI. C Jim Shippy hit 2 doubles. PH Kurt Cunning had a hit and scored a run.

For Milwaukee, 1B Andres Garcia had 3 hits. CF Bill Watson had 2 hits with his 6th home run, a walk (INT), scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Dong-hak Shong hit a 3 run home run, his first of the season.

Trudy's report on Brian Mitchell is a gluteus strain that will take 2 to 3 weeks to heal. He can play, but will not be able to run very well, she days. Well, running is 99% of his game, so that means he will be worthless....

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

P Dick Register (28-L) and P Jim Kokos (2-R) have been shipped to Vancouver (A). Register has not gotten lefties out consistently and righties are automatic base runners. Kokos just has a hard time not walking people and lefties hit him very hard. P John Cox (29-L) and P Rich Larkin (22-R) have been recalled.

PF Brian Mitchell (21-l) was put on the Disabled List and OF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R), just off the DL, was recalled.

P Joe Hoehn (27-R) has also been sent to Vancouver (A) and rookie P Duke McKenzie (24-R) has been called back.

Portland Beavers (22-29 .431 11.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Milwaukee Brewers (22-27 .449 15 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 3-3 2.24) vs. MIL: Jeff Blaine (25-R 0-3 6.27)

Johnson gave up 1 run in 8 IP last time, but had a no decision.

We faced Blaine once last year and beat him, but he only gave us 2 runs in 6 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .228-171-2-13-.571)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .254-59-1-2-.612)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .253-190-4-17-.701)
4: LF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .272-180-11-32-.851)
5: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .256-180-12-31-.858) All-Star/Gold Glove
6: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .232-95-2-11-.630)
7: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .310-29-1-3-.771)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .193-57-1-2-.467)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .111-27-0-1-.311)

MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Antonio Flores (26-L .216-176-1-16-.539)
2: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .300-200-6-24-.813)
3: 1B Andres Garcia (34-R .349-186-1-20-.909)
4: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .304-181-15-37-.965) Gold Glove
5: C Larry McNeil (27-R .274-157-6-26-.743)
6: CF Bill Watson (32-R .264-178-6-22-.758)
7: RF Bob Wick (29-R .162-37-3-5-.649)
8: SS Rick Fountain (22-R .180-111-1-8-.507) Rookie
9: P Jeff Blaine (25-R .500-12-0-3-1.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,709

Top of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Jack Hinckley lines out to 2nd. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to the pitcher and Julio goes to 2nd. Fernando Mexicano flies out to center.

Bottom of the First:
Antonio Flores strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Steve Hermanson grounds out to 2nd. Andres Garcia grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third:
Automatic out, Rick Fountain, grounds a hit to right and steals 2nd. P Jeff Blaine bunts him to 3rd. Antonio Flores, the .216 hitter, grounds a hit to center and Fountain scores... 1 to 0, Brewers. Flores gets caught stealing!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Fernando Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry McNeil grounds a hit to left. Bill Watson clears the bases with a double down the right field line and ends up on 3rd... 3 to 0, Brewers. Bob Wick draws a walk... He gets caught stealing. 2 outs. We walk Rick Fountain, the automatic out, intentionally to face P Jeff Blaine, a .500 hitter with 6 hits in 12 AB.... Blaine grounds out to 2nd.

Lost - 4 to 0

Man, I cannot wait for this season to be over...

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 8 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (L 3-4) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Jeff Blaine (W 1-3) went 7.1 shutout innings, gave us 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 112 pitches.

RF Jose Julio had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double. C Rick Mansoor drew 2 walks and threw out 3 of 4 base stealers.

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

Portland Beavers (22-30 .423 12.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Milwaukee Brewers (23-27 .460 14 GB in 4th place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 4-3 2.42) Rookie vs. MIL: John Richardson (33-L 2-4 5.40)

Flores gave up 2 runs in 8.1 IP last time, but had a no decision.

We faced Blaine once last year and scored 5 runs in 4.1 IP, but he escaped with a no decision. He is their #1 starter. Last year, he was 15-8 with a 3.90 ERA in 27 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .234-175-2-13-.581)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .238-63-1-2-.574)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .266-184-11-32-.834)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .261-184-12-31-.866) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .247-194-4-17-.687)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .289-76-2-11-.815)
7: LF Don Neumann (32-S .164-55-0-3-.397)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .203-59-1-2-.484)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .182-22-1-4-.536) Rookie

MILWAUKEE
1: RF Kennie Masline (27-L .282-202-2-19-.706)
2: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .299-204-6-24-.807)
3: 1B Andres Garcia (34-R .349-189-1-21-.918)
4: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .301-183-15-37-.961) Gold Glove
5: C Larry McNeil (27-R .280-161-6-26-.749)
6: 3B Antonio Flores (26-L .217-180-1-17-.538)
7: CF Bill Watson (32-R .269-182-6-24-.769)
8: SS Rick Fountain (22-R .184-114-1-8-.517) Rookie
9: P John Richardson (33-L .154-13-0-1-.308)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 12,829

Top of the First:
Jose Julio strikes out on 3 pitches... Jack Hinckley strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Kenny Masline swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Steve Hermanson swings at the first pitch and grounds one up the middle, but 2B Shannon Kuchta makes a diving stop and throws him out! Andres Garcia beats out an infield hit. He now has a 14 game hitting streak. Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Second:
Larry McNeil walks on 4 pitches... Antonio Flores lines a hit to left. Bill Watson, who has tattooed us so far this series, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! McNeil goes to 3rd. Automatic out, Rick Fountain, grounds a hit to right and McNeil scores... 1 to 0, Brewers.

Bottom of the Third:
For the second inning in a row, P Frank Flores walks the leadoff batter. This time it is Kennie Masline. Steve Hermanson singles to center and Masline beats the throw to 3rd. Hermanson steal 2nd. Andres Garcia doubles off the wall in right and both runners score... 3 to 0, Brewers. The next three all make outs.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Jim Shippy gets our first hit of the game, a line drive to right center for a single. Don Neumann beats out an infield hit. Juan Rojas lines a hit to left and Shippy scores! 3 to 1, Brewers. P Frank Flores bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Jose Julio hits a home run to left!!! 4 to 3, Beavers!!!

Bottom of the Fifth:
For the fourth straight inning, the Brewers get their leadoff man aboard; this time with a hit by Andres Garcia. He steals 2nd. Fernando Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen is up. A wild pitch moves the runners up... Larry McNeil lines out to left and Don Neumann fires to 2nd to double off Martinez! Antonio Flores grounds out to 2nd!!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Rookie Rich Larkin (22-R), looking for his first career save. PH Stan Babik (23-R), hitting .256 with 2 HR in 43 AB, grounds one to 2nd and Shannon Kuchta throws it away for a 2 base error.... If you are a fan of Kuchta, you had better enjoy him while you can... He will not be our 2nd baseman next year... Kenny Masline strikes out on 3 pitches! Steve Hermanson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Andres Garcia grounds one to the right side and 1B Glenn Snowden makes a diving stop and tosses to P Larkin at 1st for the out! The runners move up and the winning run is in scoring position with 2 outs for Fernando Martinez, the League leader in HR.... He is walked intentionally... That seems sensible, but Larkin's control is not that great and Larry McNeil, the next batter has already walked twice this game... 2-2 pitch from Larkin and McNeil tries to check his swing, but the ump rings him up and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 9 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (W 5-3) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
LHP John Cox faced one lefty, threw 1 pitch and gave up a hit.
RHP Roy Huls (H 1) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Chuck Purnell (H 1) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

John Richardson (L 2-5) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Mickey Wilcox pitched 3 perfect innings and struck out 4.

RF Jose Julio hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 3 RBI. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk and scored a run.

For Milwaukee, 1B Andres Garcia had 3 hits with a double and 2 RBI.

I had dinner with the Brewers's GM after the game and he lamented how his team was so desperate for starting pitching and I lamented how my team was so desperate for Major League bats. And out of the blue he said that Fernando Martinez could be had for a good pitcher. I told him that I did not have any to spare. I agreed that we had some good ones, but we did not have anyone who could take their spot if we traded them away. He said, " You got a good one that is not even in the rotation now, so you won't miss him." I said, "I thought Joe Hoehn would be decent, but he got lit up." He said, "Not Hoehn. I am talking about Ricardo Gil." "But Gil won't be able to pitch until August." "Oh, we aren't going to win the Division this season anyway; I need him for next year."

Trade #28:
P Ricardo Gil (23-R) to Milwaukee for LF Fernando Martinez (27-L).

Thursday, May 30, 2002

SS Rich Cruz (30-R) has been sent to Vancouver (A) to make room on the roster for Fernando Martinez (27-L).

Portland Beavers (23-30 .434 12.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Milwaukee Brewers (23-28 .451 15 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 0-2 2.40) vs. MIL: Danny Cruz (23-R 3-5 6.56)

Moe has given up 2 runs in each of his 2 starts with the Beavers, but has taken a loss in each game.

We faced Cruz once last year and scored 5 runs in 4.1 IP and beat him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .224-98-2-11-.618)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .224-67-1-2-.541)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L Beaver debut) Gold Glove
4: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .266-188-11-32-.827)
5: 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R .167-12-0-1-.479)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .291-79-2-11-.817)
7: 2B Dave Risinger (26-R .196-97-0-4-.492)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .210-62-1-3-.493)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .000-5-0-0-.000)

MILWAUKEE
1: RF Kennie Masline (27-L .283-205-2-19-.712)
2: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .298-208-6-24-.804)
3: 1B Andres Garcia (34-R .356-194-1-23-.930)
4: 3B Antonio Flores (26-L .217-184-1-17-.538)
5: CF Bill Watson (32-R .270-185-6-24-.767)
6: C Stan Babik (23-R .250-44-2-10-.707)
7: LF Bob Wick (29-R .150-43-3-5-.619)
8: SS Rick Fountain (22-R .188-117-1-9-.521) Rookie
9: P Danny Cruz (23-R .105-19-0-1-.211)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,924

Top of the First:
Rick Woodell lines out to left. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Martinez, in his first AB as a Beaver, strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Kenny Masline walks on 4 pitches... P Rondey Moe picks him off at 1st! Steve Hermanson flies out to center. Andres Garcia grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 out, we get our second hit of the game when Rick Woodell doubles off the center field wall. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left and Woodell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Antonio Flores lines a hit to left, the first hit of the game for the Brewers... We get the Bullpen going. PH Steve Quakenbush (21-L), a rookie who is 1 for 1 on his career and hit .386 in A Ball this year, doubles to right center... Stan Babik flies out to center and Flores tags up and scores... Tie game: 1 to 1. We walk Bob Wick intentionally.... I hate this crap... Rick Fountain strikes out. They let P Danny Cruz bat and he grounds out to short!

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd. They walk Rock Woodell intentionally. PH Shannon Kuchta (24-R) flies out to the warning track in center and Neumann tags up and goes to 3rd. Fernando Martinez get his first hit as a Beaver with a line drive to right and Neumann scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Woodell scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R) pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: John Cox (29-L). Kenny Masline grounds a hit to center... Cox has faced Masline twice since returning from Vancouver (A) and given up 2 hits... He'll be going back North... Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Steve Hermanson lines a hit to center... Andres Garcia grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs.... Antonio Flores flies out to deep center and Masline scores and Hermanson goes to 3rd... 3 to 2, Beavers. LF Armando Lopez (33-L) walks on 4 pitches and they are loaded up again... What is the deal with David Fuentes? No pressure and he is lights out.... Beyond lights out... But when the game is on the line, 90% of batters reach base... Stan Babik pops out to shallow right and the runners hold. 2 outs. Bob Wick, the .143 hitter, lines a hit to right and 2 runs score.... 4 to 3, Brewers. Rick Fountain, the Automatic out, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load then up again.... PH Dong-hak Shong, batting .350 with 1 HR (against the Beavers) on 20 AB, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L), who is not fresh... Shong strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Ricky Huffman (34-L), their closer with a 2.01 ERA in 22.1 IP, but 3 HR allowed. Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit! But the next three go down....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 6 hits and made no errors

Rondey Moe went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He threw a no hitter for 6 innings. But we cannot get him a win...
LHP John Cox faced 1 batter and gave up a hit and a run.
RHP David Fuentes (L 3-3 BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 2 walks. 15 of 23 inherited runners have scored this season....
LHP Chuck Purnell faced 1 batter and struck him out. on 3 pitches.

Danny Cruz (W 4-5) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 4.
LHP Ricky Huffman (SV 12) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 2.

3B Rick Woodell hit a double, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. C Jim Shippy had 3 hits. PH Don Neumann had a hit, stole a base and scored a run.

Friday, May 31, 2002

P John Cox (29-L) and P David Fuentes (25-R) have been sent to Vancouver (A). P Mike Wagner (30-R) is recalled and P Larry Warner (26-L) is called up to make his Major League debut.

I looked around for a lefty reliever to trade for and there are none to be had. There are very few who are any good and those are either slackers or injury prone or old men.

We are back in Multnomah County Stadium to face Oakland in a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games at home with Salt Lake City. We are 4-0 against them on the season, having swept them in a series in Oakland in the middle of April. The Oaks are 11th in scoring in the PCL with 3.93 runs per game (Portland is still last with 3.33). Their batters have the 2nd worst BA in the League (.236), but that is miles above us (.227). They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.57 per game (Portland is 8th with 3.98). Our pitchers have been the 2nd toughest to hit (.233). The Twins are allowing only a .222 BA to their opponents. Oakland's run differential is -35 and ours is -35.

Oakland Oaks (25-29 .463 11.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (23-31 .426 13.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Cary Cornman (35-R 1-6 5.43) vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 4-4 2.12) Gold Glove

We beat Cornman back in April but only scored 2 runs (1 earned) in 7.2 IP. He was 16-8 with a 3.62 ERA last year.

Muir has lost his last 2 starts, allowed 8 runs in 13 IP, but only 4 were earned.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Alex Uriegas (30-L .157-51-2-3-.522)
2: CF John Trent (30-R .239-213-6-22-.702) HIt .303 last year
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .261-207-16-34-.843) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .281-185-13-36-.905)
5: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .244-172-1-15-.612)
6: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .206-141-7-15-.660) Rookie/Flu
7: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .211-185-3-18-.600)
8: C Juan Rosa (32-R .211-38-0-3-.581)
9: P Cary Cornman (35-L .227-22-0-1-.455)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .228-101-2-11-.636)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .229-70-1-3-.546)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .250-4-0-1-.500) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .253-190-12-31-.840) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .266-192-11-33-.820)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .242-198-4-17-.677)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .313-83-2-11-.847)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .197-66-1-3-.463)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .080-25-0-2-.160) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 14 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 12,834

Top of the First:
Alex Uriegas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. John Trent strikes out on 3 pitches! Javy Puente, who now leads all of Baseball with 16 HR 1/3 of the way through the schedule, swings at the first pitch and lines out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Rick Woodell works the count full and then walks. Jack Hinckley strikes out... Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center. Glenn Snowden, back in the cleanup spot to bat between the two lefty Fernando's, hits a home run to right center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano flies out to deep right.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Juan Rosa draws a walk. P Cary Cornman does NOT bunt, but instead doubles down the right field line and Rosa scores... 2 to 1, Beavers. That is the first hit for the Oaks... A passed ball sends Cornman to 3rd... Alex Uriegas strikes out looking! 2 outs. John Trent strikes out! P Steve Muir has 6 SO! He has already tied his season high.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right center! 3 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Juan Rosa strikes out! That is K #10 for Steve Muir! A new Beaver record! Bobby Johnson (23-R) twice struck out 9 last season, but no one had more than 7 this year before today!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Rick Woodell loops a hit to right and steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley draws a walk. Set up perfectly for the Big Three! But they all make outs... It does not mater what I do; we will just never score runs....

Top of the Eighth:
PH Bobbie Duvall (34-R) lines a hit to left. With 1 out, John Trent grounds one to the right side and 2B Shannon Kuchta makes an unbelievable stop and throws him out! Duvall goes to 2nd. Javy Puente lines a hit to center and Duvall scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Larry Warner (26-L), to make his Major League debut. Let's see if THIS left-hander can get a left-hander out... Tim Metts swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 4 to 3, Oaks... No, this left-hander cannot get left-handers out... I give up... Our offense is never going to be score any runs and our Bullpen is never going to get anyone out when it matters... Never!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (24-R), their closer with a 1.21 ERA and only 11 H and 6 BB in 29.2 IP. 0.57 WHIP... Right-handed batters are 3 for 53 against him (.057). PH Don Neumann (32-S) strikes out... Rick Woodell swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!!!!! Tie game: 4 to 4!!! The next two make outs, though....

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). Top of their order up. Alex Uriegas swings at a 3-0 pitch and lines out to left, Fernando Mexicano making a diving catch! And they go down 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Tenth:
Snowden, Mexicano and Kuchta all make outs...

Top of the Eleventh:
With 1 out, Mario Rodriguez lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, he tries to steal and gets gunned down!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Larry Sober (31-R) with a 6.97 ERA. 19 BB in 20.2 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. We go down in order...

Top of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (29-R). He strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
Top of our order up now. Let's get a run! With 2 outs, Fernando Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden walks. Fernando Mexicano strikes out....

Top of the Thirteenth:
Top of their order up. Alex Uriegas doubles down the left field line... With 1 out, we walk RF Gerry Elliott (29-L) intentionally, much to my chagrin... Their two big boppers, Javy Puente and Tim Metts are out of the game, by the way. 1B Alex Montoy (35-S) grounds a hit to center and Uriegas scores... 5 to 4, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Mike Wagner (30-R). Mario Rodriguez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
P Larry Sober, starting his 3rd inning of work... We are helping his 6.97 ERA immensely.... Shannon Kuchta draws a walk. You know a guy has to be wild if Kuchta is walking... Pinch-runner: Dave Risinger (26-R). He does NOT run as we hoped and Jim Shippy grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.... Juan Rojas flies out to right.... Utterly pitiful.... I need a vacation....

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 11 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir is the latest in a long line of Beaver starting pitchers to fail to get the win they deserved....

Steve Muir went 7.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10.
LHP Larry Warner (BS 1), in his Major League debut (and swan song), faced 1 batter and gave up a home run.
RHP Rich Larkin went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Roy Huls went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Garry Ayers (L 1-1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Mike Wagner threw 1 pitch and got 2 outs.

Cary Cornman went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he was 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI.
RHP Larry Sober (W 1-3), who usually pitches like he is drunk, went 3 scoreless innings, gave us 3 walks and struck out 2.

3B Rick Woodell had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. CF Jack Hinckley walked twice. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 13th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 12th home run. Shannon Kuchta had a hit and a walk. SS Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk.

Monthly Awards for May, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (32-R) .400/.453/.629 105 AB, 3 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 11 BB, 5 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 26 R, 27 RBI in 28 G (26 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, New York (28-L) 5-1 2.38 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 14 BB, 38 SO (3rd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Jim Haulk, rhp, St. Louis (29-R) 3-1 3.83 ERA 6 GS 44.2 IP 46 H 3 HR 15 BB 27 SO (Was 0-5 with an 8.13 ERA in April)

PCL Player of the Month: Russ Jimenez, 2b, Houston (31-R) .369/.443/.621 103 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 15 BB, 9 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 21 R, 19 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Tim Willcox, rhp, Dallas (30-R) 6-0 0.86 ERA 6 GS, 52.1 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 39 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Craig Raposo, rhp, Hollywood (24-R) 4-0 3.28 ERA 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 40 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 41 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Jim Wagner, lf, Washington (25-S) .348/.512/.629 89 AB, 5 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 31 BB (!!), 10 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 16 RBI in 26 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: George Cann, lhp, Washington (24-L) 4-0 1.64 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 27 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Luis Aranda, lhp, Cleveland (24-L) 2-1 2.93 ERA 6 GS 43 IP 48 H 4 HR 20 BB 26 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Steve Hermanson, 2b, Milwaukee (24-S) .363/.431/.598 102 AB, 7 2b, 1 3b, 5 HR, 13 BB, 11 SO, 5 SB, 4 CS, 20 R, 17 RBI in 24 G
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 5-1 1.70 ERA 6 GS, 47.2 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 33 SO (2nd career PoM)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (23-R) 3-2 2.25 ERA 5 GS, 36 IP, 22 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 13 SO

Saturday, June 1, 2002

P Larry Warner (26-L) is on his way back to Vancouver (A). P Ken Powell (30-R) has been recalled.

Here is a lovely stat for you: The Beavers are 6-20 (.231) at home and 17-12 (.586) on the road.

Oakland Oaks (26-29 .473 10.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (23-32 .418 13.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Tom Parris (29-R 0-6 5.59) vs. POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 0-2 5.52) Rookie

We beat Parris back in April, scoring 4 runs in 5 IP. Last year, he was 14-13 with a 3.77 ERA.

In his last 2 starts for the Mounties, McKenzie only allowed 1 total run and struck out 16.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .307-199-3-15-.842)
2: CF John Trent (30-R .233-219-6-22-.684)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .261-211-16-35-.837) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .286-189-14-38-.923)
5: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .247-178-1-15-.619)
6: C Al Burrell (37-R .209-163-6-17-.625)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (27-R .283-60-1-2-.798) Sore knee
8: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .206-189-3-18-.588)
9: P Tom Parris (29-R .091-11-0-0-.182)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .236-106-3-12-.677)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .216-74-1-3-.536)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .222-9-0-1-.522) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .251-195-13-33-.848) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .268-198-12-34-.831)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .241-203-4-17-.674)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .188-101-0-4-.473)
8: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .290-31-1-3-.762)
9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .200-5-0-1-.367) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 13,514

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott bounces a hit to right. He tries to steal, but C Rick Mansoor throws him out! John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center. Javy Puente strikes out, but reaches on a passed ball by the previous hero, Mansoor.... Trent goes to 3rd. Tim Metts grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Trent scores. 1 to 0, Oaks. Mario Rodriguez pops out to center.

Bottom of the First:
Rick Woodell strikes out... Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez pops out to short. Glenn Snowden lines one to the warning track in right, but Gerry Elliott runs it down.

Top of the Third:
P Duke McKenzie strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a hit and then Fernando Mexicano crushes one 444 ft. to straight away center!! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
Javy Puente walks to lead off the inning. The Bullpen is up. Tim Metts hits a home run left center... 3 to 2, Oaks. Mario Rodriguez draws a walk... Call to the Bullpen: Ken Powell (30-R). Al Burrell flies out to right. Jack Reynolds hits a home run to left center... 5 to 2, Oaks.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run down the right field line. 5 to 3, Oaks.

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Tim Metts draws a walk and then Mario Rodriguez triples to right center... 6 to 3, Oaks. We are done with P Ken Powell... A wild pitch scores Rodriguez... 7 to 3, Oaks... We are not only done with Powell, but he are going to find a gunny sack and some twine and some cinder blocks....

Lost - 7 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 8 hits and made 1 error

Duke McKenzie (L 0-3) went 5+ innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Ken Powell went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.
RHP Mike Wagner went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Tom Parris (W 1-6) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5.

CF Jack Hinckley had 3 infield hits. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 14th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. RF Fernando Mexicano hit his 13th home run and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger went 1 for 1, bu got caught stealing. PH Jose Julio beat out an infield hit.

For Oakland, 1B Tim Metts hit a 3 run home run, his 15th of the year, drew a walk and scored twice.

Sunday, June 2, 2002

P Ken Powell (30-R) is on his way back to Vancouver (A). There are whispers that he might not make it that far.... Who do we call up? None of the guys we sent there recently have been there the required 10 days and we have not put anyone on the DL.... I guess it will be P Jennings Sims (29-R), he of the odd name and the ugly ERA.... Actually, the 4.08 ERA he pitched to for the Beavers last year, doesn't look that bad compared to what some of these guys are doing this year....

Oakland Oaks (27-29 .482 10.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (23-33 .411 14.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Greg Ware (26-L 8-1 2.05) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 3-4 2.40)

Ware was their closer last year, but is their #1 starter this season. He had 2 SV against us last year; we have never faced him as a starter. He has pitched 3 straight complete games and has a string of 8 in a row where he has gone at least 8 innings and allowed 2 or fewer runs. He is currently 2nd in the PCL in SO with 82.

Johnson gave up 3 runs in 6 IP last time out and took a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .305-203-3-15-.839)
2: CF Alex Uriegas (30-L .155-58-2-3-.512)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .260-215-16-35-.834) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .285-193-15-41-.932)
5: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .254-181-1-16-.651)
6: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .205-146-7-15-.652) Rookie
7: C Al Burrell (37-R .204-167-6-17-.611)
8: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .202-193-3-18-.576)
9: P Greg Ware (26-L .161-31-0-2-.413)

PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (28-R .239-180-3-16-.603)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .244-78-1-3-.584)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .242-207-4-17-.670)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .256-199-14-34-.865) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .267-202-13-36-.839)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .292-89-2-11-.793)
7: RF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R .125-16-0-2-.426)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .194-72-1-3-.463)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .103-29-0-1-.291)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 14,925

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Alex Uriegas hits a home run to right... 2 to 0, Oaks. Yep.... This us fun! Javy Puente takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tom Metts grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mario Rodriguez grounds a hit to center... Russ Inguaggiato beats out an infield hit... Al Burrell flies out to center... 30 pitch inning.

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley doubles over the center fielder's head and Julio scores! 2 to 1, Oaks. Shannon Kuchta strikes out looking... Glenn Snowden doubles down the right field line and Hinckley scores! Tie game: 2 to 2! Is Snowden finally coming to life? I hope so! Fernando Mexicano flies out to left. Jim Shippy grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center and P Bobby Johnson bunts him to 2nd. Jose Julio comes through with a 2 out line drive to center for a hit and Rojas scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Julio steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty...

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, #8 hitter Jim Byrum hits a home run down the right field line. Tie game: 3 to 3. P Bobby Johnson has gotten 10 outs and allowed 7 hits.... Not a very good ratio...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas lines a hit to right. P Bobby Johnson is allowed to bat, reluctantly, and he bunts the runner over. Jose Julio comes through with another 2 out hit and Rojas scores! 4 to 3, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, #8 hitter Jim Byrum takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen is up. P Greg Ware bunts him to 2nd. A wild pitch send him to 3rd. Gerry Elliott lines a hit to right and Byrum scores... Tie game: 4 to 4.

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Javy Puente draws a walk. With 2 outs, Russ Inguaggiato takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Al Burrell clears the bases with a double down the left field line... 6 to 4, Oaks. Jim Byrum, the #8 hitter, triples to right.... 7 to 4, Oaks. I think I will start drinking.... I will start with a nice glass of carbolic acid....

Lost - 7 to 4

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 15 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
LHP Chuck Purnell (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Rich Larkin threw 1 pitch and got an out.
RHP Garry Ayers went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Greg Ware (W 9-1) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs, 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 12. He threw a WP. New record for K's for an Oakland pitcher and a new record for a Beaver opponent.
RHP Larry Johnson (SV 9) pitched a perfect 9th with 2 strikeouts.

LF Jose Julio had 2 hits and a walk, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Jack Hinckley hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. `B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit a double. SS Juan Rojas went 4 for 4 and scored 2 runs. He was our #8 hitter.

For Oakland, their #8 hitter, SS Jim Byrum, also went 4 for 4, but he hit a triple and a home run, and drew a walk and scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

June 3, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Don Long, LF, Miami (30-R .369/.464/.500) Had 13 hits with 1 2B, 2 3B, 6 BB, 0 SO, 2 SB, 4 CS, 5 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (2nd career PoW)
PCL Player of the Week - Clay Laurence, CF, San Francisco (22-R .326/.379/.549) Had 17 hits with 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO, 5 SB, 1 CS, 11 R (!!) and 12 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW. His 1st was the same week last season)

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

May 27 - LF Steve Ward (32-R) of Toronto had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Miami, The Blue Jays won, 11 to 7.
May 27 - 2B Jose Parada (27-R) of Detroit had 4 hits with a home run, stole 3 bases, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Boston. The Tigers won, 11 to 5.
May 27 - Vinny Martinez (32-L) of Montreal pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Pittsburgh. He walked 1 and struck out 2. He is now 3-2 with a 3.62 ERA in 12 starts. The Expos won, 6 to 0.
May 29 - RF Jerry Serrano (28-R) of San Francisco had 3 hits with a double and a home run, drew 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI at Denver. The Seals won, 12 to 6, in 10 innings.
May 30 - Rookie Craig Raposo (24-R) of Hollywood pitched a 2 hit shutout at Houston. He walked 2 and struck out 8. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. He is now 7-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 11 starts. The Stars won, 4 to 0.
May 30 - 1B Jack Hemenway (26-R) of Toronto had 4 hits with 3 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Miami. The Blue Jays won, 13 to 7.
May 31 - Tim Willcox (30-R) of Dallas pitched a 2 hit shutout at Denver. He walked 3 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 9-1 with 1.65 ERA in 11 starts. The Eagles won, 4 to 0.
May 31 - RF Brian Mosca (29-L) of San Diego had 3 hits with a triple and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus San Francisco. The Padres won, 11 to 3.
May 31 - Jeff Hunt (26-R) of Baltimore pitched a 10 inning shutout at home versus Boston. He allowed 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. The Orioles won, 1 to 0.
June 1 - Fred Kellner (29-L) of Philadelphia pitched a 4 hit shutout at Toronto. He walked 2 and struck out 3. He is now 4-6 with a 4.34 ERA. He was 20-13 with a 3.82 ERA last season. The Phillies won, 4 to 0.
June 1 - RF Dick Panos (25-R) of Atlanta had 4 hits with a home run, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Cincinnati. The Crackers won, 13 to 2.
June 2 - Earl Rogers (27-R) of Seattle pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Los Angeles. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. The hit was a lead off double in the 8th. He is now 4-8 with a 3.14 ERA in 13 starts. The Rainiers won, 10 to 0.

Monday, June 3, 2002

We are in Seattle to play a 2 game series. The Rainiers won 2 of 3 here over the weekend from the Angels. We are 0-2 against them on the season, losing 2 games here on April 15 and 16. We were outscored in the 2 games, 15 to 1. They are 15th in scoring in the PCL with 3.55 runs per game (Portland is last with 3.35). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.09 per game (Portland is down to 9th with 4.11). Their run differential is -30 and ours is -43, even though we are 4.5 games above them in the standings.

Portland Beavers (23-34 .404 15.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Seattle Rainiers (18-38 .321 20 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 5-3 2.58) Rookie vs. SEA: Jamie Ladnier (33-L 5-2 3.16)

Last time out, Flores became only the 2nd Beaver starter this season to give up 3 or more runs and get a win. He allowed 3 in 6 IP.

Ladnier was 1-0 in 2 starts against us last year with 1 great game and one not so good.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Jose Julio (28-R .246-183-3-18-.618)
2: CF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R .100-20-0-2-.343)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .143-14-0-1-.343) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .261-203-14-35-.873) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .267-206-13-36-.838)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .241-212-4-17-.664)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .283-92-2-11-.775)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .237-76-1-3-.556)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .174-23-1-4-.513) Rookie

SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (24-R .258-229-3-15-.653)
2: 2B Adam Carter (25-R .324-222-2-23-.761) Swollen knee
3: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .229-210-11-33-.719) Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 3B Mike McGhee (24-R Season debut) Rookie
5: LF Carlos Lopez (27-L .128-47-2-4-.473)
6: RF Chris Simpson (27-L .333-21-0-5-.762)
7: C John Roberts (29-L .136-44-0-3-.361)
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .231-186-1-20-.611)
9: P Jamie Ladnier (33-R .217-23-0-1-.511)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with a 6 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 19,432

Top of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Esteban Mondolfo stands there and watches three strikes go by.... He gets the next ticket to Vancouver (A) if he does nothing today... Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd and Julio moves up. Glenn Snowden strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Dan McKee lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Adam Carter grounds out to the pitcher and McKee goes to 3rd. Luis Hernandez, the ex-Beaver, flies out to right and McKee tags up and gets himself thrown out by Jose Julio!!

Top of the Fourth:
Fernando Martinez leads off with a line drive to right for a hit. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Adam Carter triples down the right field line. With the infield in, Luis Hernandez grounds out to short and the runner holds. Mike McGhee draws a walk. Carlos Lopez flies out to left!!

Top of the Seventh:
Fernando Mexicano grounds a single to center and Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. I think his magic is fading.... Juan Rojas strikes out... P Frank Flores grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Eighth:
Jose Julio grounds out to short and they make a pitching change: Victor Alvarez (28-L) with a 5.47 ERA in 24.2 IP. Esteban Mondolfo lines a hit to left and saves his job for now. Fernando Martinez doubles to left center. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally to load the bases for Fernando Mexicano. He strikes out looking... Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jesse Borley (34-R), their closer with a 2.42 ERA in 26 IP. Jim Shippy lines a hit to left. Juan Rojas grounds out to short and Shippy goes to 2nd. With 2 outs, Jose Julio skies one to deep right. Chris Simpson has a bead on it on the warning track, but he drops the ball and Shippy scores! Julio ends up on 2nd. 3 to 0, Beavers! Esteban Mondolfo beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez swings at the first pitch and lines a home run to left!!! His first as a Beaver! 6 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 6 to 1

A pair of doubles blew the shutout for P Frank Flores in the 9th.

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 8 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (W 6-3) went 8.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 8 hits (3 in the 9th), 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4.
RHP Roy Huls faced 1 batter and got him out.

Jamie Ladnier (L 5-3) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6.

RF/LF Jose Julio had 2 hits and scored a run. CF Esteban Mondolfo had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits with a double and his 16th home run of the season (1st as a Beaver), scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 15th home run, drew a walk (INT) and had 2 RBI. Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits.

Tuesday, June 4, 2002

Portland Beavers (24-34 .414 15 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Seattle Rainiers (18-39 .316 20.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 0-2 2.05) vs. SEA: Bill Foley (27-R 2-8 3.53) Silver Slugger

Moe has made 3 starts since joining the Beavers and they have all been pretty good, but we have not scored him many runs. So, this game we will score him some runs, but he will get blown up...

Foley was 2-1 against us last year, but all three outings were decent starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .223-112-3-12-.642)
2: RF Jose Julio (28-R .250-188-3-18-.623)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-19-1-4-.774) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .261-207-15-37-.883) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .241-216-4-17-.661)
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .257-35-1-3-.679)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .244-82-1-4-.592)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .228-79-1-3-.544)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .000-7-0-0-.000)

SEATTLE
1: RF Juan Garza (25-S .289-135-0-7-.674)
2: 2B Adam Carter (25-R .327-226-2-23-.774)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (30-R .264-227-9-35-.773) All-Star
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .224-214-11-33-.706) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: C Terry Mohlman (22-L .238-164-2-9-.644) Rookie
6: LF Carlos Lopez (27-L .137-51-2-4-.494)
7: CF Orlando Rosa (25-L Season debut)
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .232-190-1-20-.609)
9: P Bill Foley (27-L .182-22-0-1-.513) Silver Slugger

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,959

Top of the First:
Rick Woodell grounds out to 2nd. Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Fernando Martinez strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Juan Garza walks on 4 pitches... Adam Carter grounds out to short and Garza goes to 2nd. Ronaldo Entrevinhas pops out to center. Luis Hernandez, the ex-Beaver, pops out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Second:
For the second straight inning, the lead off man (Terry Mohlman, this time) walks on 4 pitches. The next two strike out, but Don Kelly grounds a hit to center and Mohlman goes to 3rd. Silver Slugger P Bill Foley lines a hit to center and Mohlman scores. 1 to 0, Rainiers.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jose Julio reaches on an error by 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas. He steals 2nd. Fernando Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden, who has been rather hot of late, is up to bat, but we decide to not let him hit... Julio gets caught stealing 3rd for out #2 and Martinez gets caught stealing 2nd for out #3....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Carlos Lopez leads off with a single and steals 2nd. P Rondey Moe strikes out the next two, but Silver Slugger P Bill Foley swings at the first pitch he sees and doubles down the right field line... 2 to 0, Rainiers. P Foley has both RBI.

Through six innings, we have yet to get a hit....

Top of the Seventh:
Rick Woodell lines our first hit of the game to left and Carlos Lopez muffs the pickup for an error and Woodell is on 2nd. P Bill Foley, not used to runners being on base, balks Woodell to 3rd. With the infield in, Jose Julio grounds one through the left side for a hit and Woodell scores! 2 to 1, Rainiers. With 1 out, Julio steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta bloops a hit to right and Julio scores! Tie game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Ninth:
P Bill Foley still in the game with 102 pitches under his belt. Top of our order is up. With 1 out, Jose Julio grounds a hit to left. That does it for P Foley. New Pitcher: Jesse Borley (34-R), their closer with a 2.33 ERA and only 17 H in 27 IP. He threw 34 pitches yesterday in an inning where he gave us 4 unearned runs. Julio gets caught stealing on a pitchout.... 2 outs. Fernando Martinez grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Rich Larkin (22-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work after a perfect 8th. Orlando Rosa grounds a hit to right... If Larkin gives up 4 straight hits here now, I am quitting Baseball.... Don Kelly tries to bunt the runner over, but pops out to 3rd. Rosa steals 2nd... Well they won't need 4 hits now... LF Chris Simpson (27-L) grounds out to 2nd and Rosa goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Juan Garza swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run down the right field line.... What else can be said?.... You ought to know without me having to tell you that that is Garza's first home run of the season in 139 AB....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 4 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error
Seattle had 7 hits and made 3 errors

Rondey Moe went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 6. 109 pitches.
RHP Rich Larkin (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

Bill Foley went 8.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He balked. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI.
RHP Jesse Borley (W 3-3) faced 1 batter and got 2 outs.

RF Jose Julio had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI, stole 2 bases and got caught twice.

Thursday, June 6, 2002

We are in Utah to play the Bees a 4 game series through the weekend. They just won a pair of game from San Antonio here by identical scores of 4 to 3. They lost their closer in yesterday's game, however. Jim Nash (37-L), who has 12 SV and a 2.25 ERA is expected to miss 5 weeks with bone spurs in his elbow. Their ace, Bill Wertz (31-R), who won 25 games last season, pitched yesterday and we should miss him in this series, too. This is our first meeting this season with the Bees and we were 3-5 against them last year. They are 11th in scoring in the PCL with 3.93 runs per game (Portland is still last with 3.37). They now have the 2nd worst BA in the PCL (.236), but are still a good bit better than our .228. The Bees are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.48 per game (Portland is back to 8th with 4.05). Their pitchers are allowing the opposition to bat .276, the worst in the PCL. Ours are at .236, the 2nd best. Their run differential is -32 and ours is -40.

Portland Beavers (24-35 .407 15.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (28-30 .483 16.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL East)

POR: Steve Muir (27-R 4-4 2.25) Gold Glove vs. SLC: Bob Gordon (33-R 2-3 6.48)

Muir is 0-2 in his last 3 starts, but he set the Beaver record with 10 SO in his last outing, a no decision.

Gordon was 1-1 against us last year, with 1 great game and 1 lousy one.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .224-116-3-12-.638)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .235-85-1-4-.572)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .227-22-1-4-.701) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .257-210-15-37-.871) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .270-211-13-36-.837)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .242-219-4-18-.661)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .281-96-2-11-.764)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .220-82-1-3-.525)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .071-28-0-2-.143) Gold Glove

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 1B Frankie Clontz (27-L .253-198-6-15-.745)
2: CF Miguel Aguilar (32-L .237-177-1-23-.623)
3: LF Steve Rizkallah (31-R .280-218-8-27-.783) All-Star
4: 3B Jeff Galka (33-R .235-217-11-29-.710)
5: RF John Polanski (31-L .198-202-7-21-.607) Hit .305 last year
6: C Joe Moyers (33-R .180-161-1-12-.496)
7: 2B Ernie Brush (33-S .217-115-1-13-.567)
8: SS Melvin Rodarte (33-L .296-196-3-23-.799) ex-Beaver .596 OPS for us
9: P Bob Gordon (33-R .333-12-0-2-.762)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 23,929

Top of the First:
Rick Woodell swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Jack Hinckley strikes out on 3 pitches... Fernando Martinez fouls out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz grounds a hit to left. He gets thrown out trying to steal! Miguel Aguilar takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Steve Rizkallah flies out to right!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden bloops a hit to right and Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right center!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fourth:
Fernando Martinez lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and then gets balked to 2nd. With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano doubles down the right field line and Martinez scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta grounds a hit to center and Mexicano scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples down the right field line! 5 to 0, Beavers! A little magic still left! That does it for P Bob Gordon. New Pitcher: Ruben Flores (27-R) with a 3.42 ERA in 23.2 IP. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd, but Shippy scores! 6 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 6 to 0

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Salt Lake City had 6 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (W 5-4) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits (2 in the 9th), 2 walks and struck out 5. 123 pitches.

Bob Gordon (L 2-4) went 3.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. He balked.

1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Fernando Mexicano hit a double and his 14th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. C Jim Shippy hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Friday, June 7, 2002

Portland Beavers (25-35 .417 15.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (28-31 .475 17.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL East)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 3-4 2.63) vs. SLC: Mickey Thierry (34-L 1-2 4.07)

Johnson is 0-1 in his last 3 starts. He gave up 10 hits and 4 runs in 6 IP last time out, but escaped with a no decision.

Thierry was 0-2 against us last year and we roughed him up both times. He has excellent control, but is very hittable. 280 H and 32 BB in 216.1 IP last year.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .255-192-3-19-.631)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .236-89-1-4-.569)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .231-26-1-4-.670) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .258-213-15-37-.871) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .274-215-14-39-.858)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .242-223-4-19-.658)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .280-100-2-12-.774)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .209-86-1-4-.501)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .103-29-0-1-.291)

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 1B Frankie Clontz (27-L .252-202-6-15-.740)
2: CF Miguel Aguilar (32-L .238-181-1-23-.620)
3: LF Steve Rizkallah (31-R .281-221-8-27-.784) All-Star
4: 3B Jeff Galka (33-R .235-221-11-29-.707)
5: RF John Polanski (31-L .199-206-7-21-.605)
6: C Joe Moyers (33-R .177-164-1-12-.492)
7: 2B Ernie Brush (33-S .212-118-1-13-.554)
8: SS Melvin Rodarte (33-L .296-199-3-23-.797)
9: P Mickey Thierry (34-L .167-6-0-1-.417)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 27,094

Top of the First:
Jose Julio swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd. Fernando Martinez pops out to left...

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Miguel Aguilar grounds out to short. Steve Rizkallah swings at the first pitch and lines out to 3rd, Fernando Mexicano making a very nice catch! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Jeff Galka takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. And then we are kind to another sub-.200 hitter.... John Polanski hits a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Bees. He and Joe Moyers, the other sub-.200 hitter in their lineup, both had hits yesterday, too.

Top of the Fifth:
Jim Shippy grounds one to short, but Melvin Rodarte, the ex-Beaver, boots it. Juan Rojas pokes a hit just over Rodarte's head. P Bobby Johnson pops out to the pitcher, trying to bunt. Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load them up. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit and Shippy scores! 2 to 1, Bees. Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at home, 3-2. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and two runs score! 3 to 2, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd.

Through 5 innings, the Bees have 2 runs on 1 hit...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Jim Shippy hits a home run to right! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tommy Sims (33-R) with a 0.00 ERA in 3.1 IP, but has been in A Ball since early April. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez beats out an infield hit. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Mexicano hits one 465 ft. to center!!! 7 to 2, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta follows with a more pedestrian home run to left! 8 to 2, Beavers! That sends Sims packing. New Pitcher: Ruben Flores (27-R) with a 3.20 ERA in 25.1 IP. We have never had back to back to back home runs.... Jim Shippy swings at a 3-1 pitch a lines a double down the left field line. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd.

Won - 8 to 2

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Salt Lake City had 3 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (W 4-4) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

Mickey Thierry (L 1-3) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1.

RF Jose Julio drew a walk and got hit by a pitch and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits and 2 RBI. 3B/RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 15th home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit his 5th home run. C Jim Shippy hit a double and his 3rd home run and scored 2 runs.

We are starting to look like an offense and our pitching is great as long as we do not have to use the Bullpen! Back to back complete games! Only the second time the Beavers have ever done that. They have never had three in a row.

Saturday, June 8, 2002

Portland Beavers (26-35 .426 15.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (28-32 .467 17.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 6-3 2.43) Rookie vs. SLC: Noe Rubio (28-L 2-6 5.35)

Flores is 3-0 in his last 4 starts. 1 run in 8.2 IP last time out.

Rubio got a win the only time he faced us last year, but gave us 4 runs in 5 IP. He has only allowed 2 runs in each of his last 2 starts, but lost both anyway.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .253-194-3-19-.631)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .247-93-1-5-.594)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .226-31-1-4-.628) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .266-218-15-39-.878) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .279-219-15-42-.877)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .241-228-5-20-.666)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .286-105-3-13-.813)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .211-90-1-4-.501)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .154-26-1-4-.454) Rookie

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 1B Frankie Clontz (27-L .249-205-6-15-.733)
2: 2B Ernie Brush (33-S .207-121-1-13-.541)
3: LF Steve Rizkallah (31-R .280-225-8-27-.784) All-Star
4: 3B Jeff Galka (33-R .233-223-11-29-.706)
5: RF John Polanski (31-L .200-210-8-23-.618)
6: C Joe Moyers (33-R .174-167-1-12-.484)
7: SS Melvin Rodarte (33-L .292-202-3-23-.785)
8: CF Ed Pogue (29-L .300-90-2-9-.806)
9: P Noe Rubio (28-L .143-21-0-0-.333)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with an 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 25,954

Top of the First:
Jose Julio grounds a hit to left. He gets caught stealing... Jack Hinckley strikes out looking... Fernando Martinez strikes out swinging...

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... I swear that every walk our starting pitchers have allowed has been to lead off the inning. Every one our Bullpen has allowed has been to force in a run with the bases loaded... Clontz heads for 2nd, but gets thrown out by C Jim Shippy! Ernie Brush lines out to 3rd. Steve Rizkallah swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 1 to 0, Bees. Jeff Galka walks on 4 pitches... John Polanski doubles to left... Joe Moyers grounds out to short!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden loops a hit just over the 3rd baseman's glove. Fernando Mexicano grounds one back to the mound, but P Noe Rubio makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Shannon Kuchta bounces another one back to the mound and Rubio takes his time this time and makes a good throw to 2nd, but Ernie Brush drops the ball and the bases are loaded with no outs! Jim Shippy pops out to short... I smell no runs... Juan Rojas grounds a hit to right and Snowden scores! Tie game: 1 to 1. P Frank Flores grounds hit to left and 2 more runs are in!! 3 to 1, Beavers! Jose Julio walks to load them back up. Jack Hinckley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.... I do not care for that young man....

Bottom of the Second:
With 2 outs, P Noe Rubio doubles down the left field line. Frankie Clontz grounds a hit to left and Rubio scores... 3 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, John Polanski hits his second home run of the series... Tie game: 3 to 3. The Bees have scored in every inning so far... It does not look like a third straight complete game is in the cards...

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Frankie Clontz draws a walk. The Bullpen gets up. Ernie Brush gets beaned... Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to left and Clontz scores. 4 to 3, Bees. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). Jeff Galka takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load them up... John Polanski strikes out looking!

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left!! Tie game: 4 to 4! Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and sends one deep to center, but it is caught on the warning track...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Mark Spooner (35-R) with a 6.23 ERA and 51 H in 30.1 IP. He has started 5 games, but is now their closer with the regular one on the DL. As a reliever, he has only allowed 5 hits in 5.1 IP, but has walked 7. Shannon Kuchta sends one to the wall in center, but Ed Pogue runs it down... Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit. PH Rick Woodell (31-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left... PH Don Neumann (32-S) swings at another 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and Shippy goes to 3rd. Jose Julio strikes out...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (29-R). Dave Risinger (26-R) is in to play short. Frankie Clontz walks on 4 pitches... With 1 out, he steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Jim Shippy throws the ball into center... We walk Steve Rizkallah intentionally. He steals 2nd... With the infield in, Jeff Galka grounds one to the hole on the right side and 1B Glenn Snowden makes a lunging stop, checks the runner back to 3rd from his knees and then scrambles to the bag for the out! By a hair! Their manager is out to argue, but I have yet to see the umps overturn their own call yet... Glad we do not do stupid things like use the camera replays to make calls.... We walk John Polanski intentionally so that we can force in a run with the next walk.... Once again, we have the bases loaded with 2 of the runners being put their on purpose... Joe Moyers grounds out to 3rd!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to center. Fernando Martinez, who has not done much for us since the trade with Milwaukee, grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. He is now batting .222 with a .596 OPS as a Beaver and hit .296 with a .952 OPS for the Brewers before the trade... Glenn Snowden pops out to 2nd... 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to right and Martinez heads to 3rd. John Polanski's throw is by the 3rd baseman and Martinez scores!! 5 to 4, Beavers! Mexicano ends up on 2nd. They walk Shannon Kuchta intentionally. Jim Shippy hits a home run to left center!!!!!!!! 8 to 4, Beavers!!!! The magic is NOT dead! That sends P Mark Spooner packing. New Pitcher: Ken Moller (25-L) with a 5.36 ERA. He pitched 3 shutout inning against us on Thursday. Dave Risinger grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Tenth:
Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to left... Ed Pogue grounds a hit to left... PH Manny Vigil (33-R), batting .292 with 2 HR in 96 AB, grounds out to 3rd and the runners move up. Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Frankie Clontz flies out to left and Rodarte scores without a throw. 8 to 5, Beavers. 2 outs. Ernie Brush swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 8 to 5

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Salt Lake City had 10 hits and made 3 errors

Frank Flores went 6.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI.
RHP Roy Huls went 1.1 scoreless innings, walked 2 and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers (W 2-1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 3 walks (2 INT).
LHP Chuck Purnell (SV 1) faced 2 batters, threw 2 pitches and got 2 outs.

Noe Rubio went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.
RHP Mark Spooner (L 1-4) went 1.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

RF Jose Julio had a hit and a walk. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 16th home run of the season and scored 2 runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and scored 2 runs. 2B Shannon Kuchta drew a walk (INT) and scored 2 runs. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits with his 4th home run and 3 RBI. SS Jose Rojas had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Don Neumann had a hit.

Sunday, June 9, 2002

Portland Beavers (27-35 .435 14.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (28-33 .459 17.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 0-2 2.17) vs. SLC: Jim Roland (31-R 4-5 4.44)

Moe has had 4 starts for the Beavers and only allowed 7 total runs, but we have only scored 6 total for him...

Roland was 1-1 against us last year. The win was a 6 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .225-120-3-12-.633)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .255-98-1-5-.604)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .222-36-1-4-.596) Gold Glove
4: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .277-224-15-42-.866)
5: 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R .118-17-0-1-.356)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .237-232-5-20-.658)
7: C Jim Shippy (31-R .291-110-4-16-.840)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .226-93-1-5-.527)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-R .000-9-0-0-.000)

SALT LAKE CITY
1: CF Miguel Aguilar (32-L .238-185-1-23-.618)
2: 2B Ernie Brush (33-S .214-126-1-13-.555)
3: LF Steve Rizkallah (31-R .284-229-9-29-.803) All-Star
4: 3B Jeff Galka (33-R .230-226-11-29-.703)
5: RF John Polanski (31-L .206-214-9-24-.646)
6: 1B Manny Vigil (33-R .289-97-2-19-.805)
7: SS Melvin Rodarte (33-L .290-207-3-23-.776)
8: C Ken Owens (31-L .158-38-1-5-.437)
9: P Jim Roland (31-R .095-21-0-1-.279)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 22,953

Top of the First:
Rick Woodell grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Hinckley lines out to 3rd. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right center! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Bottom of the First:
Miguel Aguilar strikes out! Ernie Brush grounds out to 3rd. Steve Rizkallah flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Kurt Cunning leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit. Jim Shippy strikes out... Juan Rojas flies out to right and Cunning tags up and scores. 2 to 0, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
John Polanski takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Manny Vigil swings at a 3-2 pitch and gets the Bees' first hit of the game, a home run to left center... Tie game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Sixth:
Kurt Cunning leads off with a home run down the left field line! 3 to 2, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta walks on 4 pitches. Jim Shippy bloops a hit to right center. Juan Rojas lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. P Rondey Moe grounds into a 4-2-3 double play... They walk Rick Woodell intentionally to load them back up. PH Glenn Snowden (25-R) strikes out....

Bottom of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden stays in to play first and Esteban Mondolfo is in to play center. With 1 out, Ernie Brush doubles to center, but gets hurt. Pinch-runner: Eddie Robinson (29-S). With 2 outs, Jeff Galka hits a home run to left.... 4 to 3, Bees. 4 runs on 3 hits...

Top of the Eighth:
PH Don Neumann (32-S) doubles down the right field line. PH Jose Julio (28-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. Rick Woodell strikes out looking... Glenn Snowden beats out and infield hit and Neumann scores! Tie game: 4 to 4! That sends P Jim Roland to the showers. New Pitcher: Wayne Lane (35-R) with a 4.24 ERA. 22 BB in 23.1 IP. Julio steals 3rd. Fernando Martinez strikes out... Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Mark Spooner (35-R), their closer with the 7.03 ERA, who took the loss yesterday. We go down in order...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Rick Larkin (22-R), beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 8th. 4-5-6 up for them... With 1 out, John Polanski lines a hit to right. He steals 2nd. We walk Manny Vigil intentionally. Polanski steals 3rd... Melvin Rodarte, the ex-Beaver, swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! 2 outs. PH Dennis Jensen (36-L), batting .226 with 0 HR in 31 AB, walks on 4 pitches.... PH Joe Moyers (33-R), batting .170 with 1 HR in 171 AB, lines a hit to center... I hate this crap....

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
Salt Lake City had 6 hits and made no errors

3rd straight game that we have had exactly 13 hits.

Rondey Moe went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Rich Larkin (L 1-3) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

Jim Roland went 7.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 11 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 7.
Mark Spooner (W 2-4) went 1 perfect inning.

PH/1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with his 17th home run of the season (2nd as a Beaver). 1B Kurt Cunning hit a double and his first home run and scored twice. CF Esteban Mondolfo had a hit. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits and a walk.
SS Juan Rojas went 1 for 1, was hit by a pitch and had a SF. PH Don Neumann hit a double and scored a run. PH Jose Julio had a hit and stole a base.

The Bees announced that 2B Ernie Brush had just bruised his finger and would be fine by tomorrow.

June 10, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Mark Montana, LF, Baltimore (34-R .306/.343/.498) Had 13 hits with 1 2B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO, 2 SB, 2 CS, 5 R and 5 RBI in 5 G
PCL Player of the Week - Dave McDowell, LF, San Francisco (31-R .317/.404/.643) Had 10 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 11 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW)

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

June 4 - LF Michael Guerrero (30-L) of Detroit went 1 for 3, drew a walk and scored a run at home versus Atlanta to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. He finished 2nd in the MVP voting in the NL last year (his teammate, a pitcher, won). He hit .217 with a .609 OPS in April, but .307 with a .963 OPS in May.
June 5 - Sam Henderson (28-R) of Los Angeles pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Oakland. He walked 1 and struck out 7. At bat, he had 2 hits with a Grand Slam. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-3 with a 2.34 ERA in 14 starts. The Angels won, 7 to 0.
June 5 - Jerry Sullivan (28-L) of Washington pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 6. 140 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. He is now 9-2 with a 1.97 ERA in 14 starts. The Nationals won, 3 to 0.
June 6 - LF Dave McDowell (31-R), the reigning PCL MVP, hit 3 home runs, drew a walk, stole a base and had 7 RBI at Dallas. The Seals won, 7 to 3. He is the 3rd player to hit 3 home runs in a game. He now has 50 RBI in 58 G.
June 6 - RF Daniel Roldon (27-L) of Baltimore went 4 for 4 with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Detroit. The Orioles won, 6 to 5.
June 7 - Oscar Navarro (27-R) of San Antonio pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Oakland. He walked 1 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. He retired the first 13 batters of the game and then gave up a 1 out single in the 5th. He is now 6-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 14 starts. The Missions won, 2 to 0.
June 8 - Ed Whitley (26-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cincinnati. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. 92 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. He is now 4-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 9 starts. The Dodgers won, 2 to 0.
June 8 - LF Mark Montana (24-R) of Baltimore went 5 for 5 with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at Detroit. The Orioles won, 7 to 1.
June 8 - RF Eddie Shelton (29-L) of Boston had 4 hits with a home run and scored 4 runs at Chicago. The Braves won, 8 to 5.
June 9 - 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R) of Seattle, the ex-Beaver, had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 5 RBI at Milwaukee. The Rainiers won, 13 to 8.

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

RP Jennings Sims (29-R), who did not throw a pitch for the Beavers, and RP Mike Wagner (30-R) have been sent back to Vancouver (A). RP Jeff Gleason (25-R) and RP David Fuentes (25-R) have been recalled. Neither gave up a run in their exile to Canada.

We are back home to face Sacramento in two games. They split 4 games at home with Houston over the weekend. We are 4-1 against them on the season. This is their first trip to Portland. The Solons are 9th in scoring with 3.94 runs per game (Portland is still last, but edging up with 3.57). We are averaging 5.13 in June (8 G). Sacramento is 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.85 per game (Portland is 8th with 3.98). Their run differential is +5 and ours is -26 (+10 in June).

Sacramento Solons (30-32 .484 11.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (27-36 .429 15 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

SAC: Juan Sanchez (27-R 5-5 3.32) vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 5-4 2.03) Gold Glove

We beat Sanchez the one time he has started against us this season, but only scored 3 runs in 8 IP.

Muir pitched a 6 hit shutout in his last start.

We are 6-22 at home, by far the worst home record in Baseball, The 2nd worst in the PCL is Seattle, who is 14-18. We are 21-14 on the road and only Kansas City and San Francisco, the two PCL division leaders, are better in all of Baseball.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SACRAMENTO
1: RF Les Olds (29-R .193-233-4-23-.589)
2: 1B Dale Cave (29-R .241-158-0-8-.628) Back spasms
3: LF Dennis Rayner (28-R .291-220-8-38-.811)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (24-L .303-238-9-41-.887) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: 3B Larry Pierce (29-L .259-216-6-31-.730)
6: CF Harvey Turner (24-L .228-136-2-14-.576)
7: SS Angel Arana (26-R .192-193-3-21-.548)
8: C Mario Vasquez (26-L .237-131-4-16-.665)
9: P Juan Sanchez (27-R .222-27-0-3-.596)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .218-124-3-12-.619)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .248-101-1-5-.587)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .244-41-2-5-.694) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .271-225-16-41-.890) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .272-228-15-42-.854)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .287-115-4-16-.821)
7: 2B Dave Risinger (26-R .190-105-0-4-.481)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .234-94-1-6-.547)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .065-31-0-2-.129) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 11,454

Top of the First:
Les Olds grounds a hit to center and the parade of sub-.200 hitters getting hits continues... Olds steals 2nd, even though we had a pitchout called... Dale Cave walks on 4 pitches... Dennis Rayner fouls out to 3rd. Jim Holberton lines a hit to center and Olds scores. 1 to 0, Solons. Larry Pierce strikes out. Harvey Turner takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Angel Arana, another sub-.200 hitter, strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Rick Woodell, who is on the verge of losing his starting job versus right-handers, fouls off 3 pitches and then watches strike three go by... Jack Hinckley lines a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Fernando Martinez lines a hit to center, but Hinckley stops at 3rd. Their guy did not stop at 3rd with a line drive hit to center... Glenn Snowden, who is 9 for 17 (.529) with 3 HR versus Sanchez in his career, grounds a double play ball to 3rd, but Larry Pierce boots it and Hinckley scores! Tie game: 1 to 1. Fernando Mexicano, who is 7 for 15 (.467) with 1 HR versus Sanchez, doubles down the right field line and Martinez scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Jim Shippy, 1 for 1 versus Sanchez, grounds out to short, but Snowden scores. 3 to 1, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, P Juan Sanchez lines a hit to left and goes to 3rd on a hit by Les Olds, who is not a sub-.200 hitter anymore after his 2 for 2 performance so far today... Dale Cave pops out to left and Sanchez holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Dennis Rayner grounds out to short!

Top of the Third:
Jim Holberton grounds a single up the middle and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... With 1 out, Harvey Turner grounds one to 3rd, but Rick Woodell boots it... Angel Arana flies out to center, but instead of throwing home, Jack Hinckley throws to 1st and doubles off Turner!!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a double down the left field line. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. They walk Jim Shippy unintentionally on 4 pitches to load them up with no outs. Dave Risinger lines out to center and Snowden tags up and bets the throw home! Mexicano goes to 3rd. 4 to 1, Beavers! Juan Rojas strikes out... P Steve Muir grounds out to short.

Top of the Seventh:
PH Eddie Dyer (26-L) leads off with a double down the right field line. P Steve Muir is over 100 pitches already... The Bullpen is up. Les Olds grounds out to short and Dyer takes 3rd on the slow roller. Dale Cave grounds out to 2nd and Dyer scores. 4 to 2, Beavers. Dennis Rayner doubles to center... Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Jim Holberton swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Bill Meeker (29-R), beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 7th. With 2 outs, Jim Shippy doubles to center. Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and loops a hit just over the shortstop's glove and Shippy scores! 5 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Ninth:
Shannon Kuchta is in to play 2nd and Dave Risinger moves to 3rd and Rick Woodell, who has made 2 errors today, is moved to the bench. With 2 outs, Les Olds, that thorn in our side, swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left... 5 to 3, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (25-R). Dale Cave lines one down the 3rd base line, but Dave Risinger makes a diving catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Sacramento had 8 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir (W 6-4) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 110 pitches.
LHP Chuck Purnell (H 2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason (SV 4) faced 1 batter and got him out.

Juan Sanchez (L 5-6) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 3 walks (2 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and a walk in 2 PA. He is the first pitcher to lose 2 games to the Beavers this season.

CF Jack Hinckley had a hit and was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk (INT) and had an RBI. C Jim Shippy hit a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B/3B Dave Risinger had a hit, stole a base, had 2 RBI and ended the game with a great catch.

For Sacramento, RF Les Olds had 3 hits with his 5th home run of the season, stole a base and scored 2 runs.