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Monthly Awards for August, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (33-R) .409/.484/.691 110 AB, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 24 R, 29 RBI in 30 G (28 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff Gleason, rhp, Baltimore (26-R) 5-1 2.04 ERA 5 SV, 13 G, 17.2 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 15 BB, 15 SO (ex-Beaver; lame pick) NL Rookie of the Month: Mario Orozco, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 2-0 1.13 ERA 7 SV, 13 G, 16 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 23 SO (2nd straight Pittsburgh winner) PCL Player of the Month: Clay Laurence, lf, San Francisco (24-R) .389/.455/.731 108 AB, 6 2b, 5 3b, 7 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 24 R, 23 RBI in 27 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.49 ERA 6 GS, 48.1 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 22 SO (2nd PoM in a row) PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 3-0 0.97 ERA 5 GS, 37 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for July, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Bill Tovar, lf, Montreal (32-R) .361/.429/.691 97 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 16 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 22 RBI in 25 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Pete Kinser, lhp, St. Louis (30-L) 4-0 0.91 ERA 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Ozzie Sanchez, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 3-0 2.58 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 34 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 37 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .380/.446/.670 100 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 11 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 24 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM in a row; 3rd career) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.36 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mitch Bagley, rhp, San Antonio (22-R) 4-2 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 27 SO Monthly Awards for June, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Chicago (32-L) .333/.438/.696 102 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 30 R, 31 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (29-R) 4-0 1.50 ERA 6 GS, 48 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Carlos de Santiago, lhp, Brooklyn (22-L) 4-0 1.80 ERA 5 GS, 40 IP, 37 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .469/.505/.750 96 AB, 9 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 24 RBI in 25 G (24 GS) (2nd career PoM) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Sam Henderson, rhp, Hollywood (29-R) 5-1 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 40 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 37 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mike Sims, rhp, Denver (21-R) 3-0 2.02 ERA 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for May, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Buddy Jacobson, cf, Philadelphia (26-L) .372/.405/.611 113 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO, 8 SB, 5 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) 3-0 1.76 ERA 9 SV 14 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) PCL Player of the Month: Bill Webber, ss, San Francisco (26-S) .407/.421/.676 108 AB, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 19 R, 26 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Los Angeles (32-R) 5-0 1.84 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO (4th career PoM) PCL Rookie of the Month: Javier Fernandez, rhp, Hollywood (23-R) 2-0 2.70 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO Monthly Awards for April, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (24-L) .377/.484/.714 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 17 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) 4-1 0.92 ERA 5 GS, 39 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) PCL Player of the Month: Dennis Allen, c, Dallas (28-R) .384/.412/.671 73 AB, 3 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 27 RBI in 20 G (18 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Foley, rhp, Seattle (28-R) 4-1 2.63 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 31 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Jose Rosa, rhp, Denver (22-R) 3-0 2.79 ERA 5 GS, 38.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 21 SO |
Monday, September 1, 2003
Labor Day! We are back home to play the Seals a two game set. They swept the Solons in three games in Sacramento over the weekend. We are 6-3 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the last time they were in Portland, August 8-10. They are currently 1st in the PCL in scoring with 4.84 runs per game (Portland is #3 with 4.77). They are 2nd in the PCL in HR with 135. Denver now has 150 and that is where we are heading next. We are down to 10th with 87. The Seals are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.40 per game (Portland is still #2 with 3.47). Their run differential is +58 and ours is +169. San Francisco Seals (69-60 .535 6.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (76-54 .585 0.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) SF: Tony Vargas (29-R 9-11 4.80) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 15-6 3.48) In 2 of his last 3 starts, Vargas has allowed only 1 earned run. In the other, he allowed 6, but that is the only one he won... We have only faced him once, way back in April, and beat him with 6 runs scored in 1.2 IP. Flores had won his last 3 starts and 6 of his last 7 decisions. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .267-479-2-34-.650 78) 71 R 2: CF Jerry Serrano (29-R .277-517-7-49-.700 68) Gold Glove(RF) 18 SB 3: LF Clay Laurence (24-R .351-498-32-100-1.064 91) 2-time Silver Slugger(01-RF,02-CF)/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(01-RF) 101 R/26 2B/14 3B/27 SB 4: SS Bill Webber (26-S .312-487-22-96-.866 65) Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star 75 R 5: 3B Brian Dube (29-R .286-465-17-72-.795 73) 25 2B 6: RF Mike Sorrel (27-L .263-293-13-40-.755 54) 7: 1B Bobbie Duvall (35-R .249-358-7-36-.687 50) Quad strain 8: C Bruce Jump (34-R .246-370-9-44-.705 47) 20 2B/84 SO 9: P Tony Vargas (29-R .217-46-0-2-.457 53) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .327-205-0-14-.752 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .273-414-5-35-.699 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .277-195-5-38-.772 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .374-468-29-112-1.077 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-380-11-71-.861 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .268-340-11-45-.726 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .295-312-2-28-.734 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .247-275-4-31-.622 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .186-59-0-4-.407 36) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 14 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 21,881 Top of the First: George Cowles grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jerry Serrano flies out to left. Clay Laurence bloops a hit to right. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Tin Higbee throws the ball into center... A wild pitch scores him... 1 to 0, Seals. Bill Webber grounds one to the hole on the right side, but Glenn Snowden makes a diving stop and throws him out, 3-1! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo flies out to left. Kim Springer flies out to left... Top of the Second: Brian Dube lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and then steals 2nd. But the next three make outs! Bottom of the Third: Reid Reddick leads off with a home run to left center! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden leads off and knocks one off the top of the wall in center and ends up with a triple! 3 triples on the year and 2 in the last 2 games! Fernando Mexicano hits one off the bottom of the wall in right center and ends up with another triple and Snowden scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Back to back triples! With the infield in, Tim Higbee grounds one through the right side for a hit and Mexicano scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! With 1 out, Reid Reddick hits one off the wall in center for a double! P Frank Flores flies out to center and Jerry Serrano throws to 2nd to double off Reddick... Bottom of the Seventh: P Frank Flores grounds a double over the 1st base bag! Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to center. Jerry Suazo lines a hit to center and P Flores scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Kim Springer swings at a 3-2 pitch and rolls one back towards the mound. P Tony Vargas collects the ball, but then makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and the bases are loaded with no outs. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 6 to 1, Beavers! That sends P Vargas to the clubhouse. New Pitcher: Tom Cruzan (26-R), a rookie with a 4.35 ERA in 68.1 IP. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... With the runners on the move, Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses it. C Bruce Jump throws to 2nd to try to nab Snowden, but he is safe! His second steal of this season and his career! A.J. Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Reid Reddick grounds one to 3rd, but Brian Dube boots it and Springer scores! 7 to 1, Beavers! We are back to P Frank Flores, who started the inning with a double. He loops a hit to left center and 2 runs score!! 0 to 1, Beavers! 2 hits in one inning for P Flores!! Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Kim Springer draws a walk. Glenn Snowden bloops a hit to right center. With 2 outs, Tim Higbee doubles to right and Springer scores! 10 to 1, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and Snowden scores! 11 to 1, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to 2nd. Won - 11 to 1 We had 17 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 4 hits and made 2 errors Frank Flores (W 16-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 unearned run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 106 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Tony Vargas (L 9-12) went 6+ innings, gave us 8 runs (6 earned), 13, hits, 1 home run, no walk and struck out 2. CF Jerry Suazo had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Kim Springer did not have a hit, but drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 4 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with a double and 2 RBI. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Reid Reddick hit a double and his 5th home run of the season. Down on the Farm: SP Roger Lerer (29-L), rehabbing in Hartford (B) from the fractured elbow he suffered in Spring Training, partially tore his UCL which is in the elbow that he broke. He is expected to be out 7 months this time... We are just going to go ahead and release him.... He will be eligible for arbitration this winter and we are not going to give him any sort of raise... |
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
San Francisco Seals (69-61 .531 7.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (77-54 .588 1.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) SF: Ron Hipps (24-R 5-2 4.39) Rookie vs. POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 3-4 2.86) Rookie Hipps has won his last 3 starts. His last one was a gift from the Seals' hitters, but the 2 before, he only allowed 1 run in each, including a win against us where he allowed only 1 run and 3 hits in 7.1 IP. Ancona pitched into the 11th inning last time out before he gave up his first run and lost the game. He has not faced the Seals before, who have not been very nice to left-handed pitchers this season (22-11 .667). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .265-483-2-34-.645 78) 2: CF Jerry Serrano (29-R .274-521-7-49-.695 68) Gold Glove(RF) 3: LF Clay Laurence (24-R .351-502-32-100-1.059 91) 2-time Silver Slugger(01-RF,02-CF)/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(01-RF) 4: 3B Brian Dube (29-R .288-468-17-72-.803 73) 5: SS Bill Webber (26-S .312-491-22-96-.8636 65) Silver Slugger(2B)/All-Star 6: 1B Rich Hirst (32-R .132-53-2-8-.503 88) 7: RF Mike Sorrel (27-L .261-295-13-40-.752 54) 8: C Dalton Steele (29-L .287-101-3-17-.812 70) 9: P Ron Hipps (24-S .250-20-0-2-.500 27) Rookie PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .324-210-0-14-.744 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .277-419-5-36-.704 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .271-199-5-38-.760 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .378-473-29-114-1.086 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-385-11-72-.860 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .272-345-11-47-.736 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .294-316-2-29-.733 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .250-280-5-32-.640 92) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .091-22-0-3-.267 31) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 22,719 Top of the First: George Cowles loops one down the right field line and Brian Mitchell makes a running catch! Watching that young man play defense is such a joy! We have moved him to right since coming back from his injury. He is good enough to play center, but he was born to play right field. Jerry Serrano walks on 4 pitches... Walking people in front of Clay Laurence is not a good idea... Laurence grounds one over the 1st base bag and ends up with his 15th triple of the season and Serrano scores... 1 to 0, Seals. Brian Dube hits a home run to left... 3 to 0, Seals. He is now hitting .363 with a 1.076 OP versus lefties... Bill Weber skies one to left, but Kim Springer drops the ball... Doesn't it seem that errors always come in the middle of a bunch of hits? Rich Hirst lines a hit to right... The Bullpen is up. Mike Sorrel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Bottom of the Second: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Seals. With 1 out, A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Reid Reddick hits one off the wall in right center for a triple and Lee scores! 3 to 2, Seals. With the infield in, P Bruce Ancona swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and Reddick scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3. It seems like a lot of infield hits come with the infield in, too.... Brian Mitchell grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out... Top of the Fourth: Rich Hirst reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 2B A.J. Lee... The Bullpen gets up again. Tomorrow is an off day, so we can use them freely today. Mike Sorrel grounds out to 2nd and Hirst goes to 3rd. With the infield in, Dalton Steele beats out an infield hit and Hirst scores... 4 to 3, Seals. P Ron Hipps lays down a bunt and P Bruce Ancona makes the play at 2nd, but his throw is late... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). George Cowles swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one to 1st, but Glenn Snowden boots it.... All of my theories are being shown in their full light this inning, unfortunately.... Jerry Serrano swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Steele scores... 5 to 3, Seals. Clay Laurence grounds into a force at home, 4-2. 2 down. Brian Dube strikes out. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right! 5 to 4, Seals. Top of the Seventh: On the Hill: Victor Alvarez (29-L), after a scoreless 6th. Clay Laurence grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. With 2 outs, we walk Rich Hirst intentionally.... Now, I have a lefty reliever, who is better against righties on the hill, so we walk a righty who is not such a good hitter to get to a lefty who is a good hitter... Not so bright, fellas... Laurence steals 3rd. Mike Sorrel bloops a hit to left and Laurence scores... 6 to 4, Seals. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Larry McLellan (27-R), a rookie with a 2.65 ERA in 37.1 IP with only 8 BB. Brian Mitchell and Jerry Suazo lead off with back to back hits. That does it for P McLellan. New Pitcher: Doug Kimball (25-R), another rookie with a 2.45 ERA in 58.2 IP with 25 BB and 72 SO. Kim Springer flies out to left. Glenn Snowden lines out to center... Fernando Mexicano lines a double down the right field line and Mitchell scores, but Suazo stops at 3rd... With 2 outs, you take a chance! 6 to 5, Seals. Tim Higbee grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Rich Larkin (24-R), after a scoreless 8th. He strikes out the side in order! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Tim Perry (30-R), the All-Star(02) closer they got from San Antonio in a trade in June 14. 2.14 ERA in 59 IP with 16 BB and 62 SO. 7-8-9 up for us... He strikes them all out... Lost - 6 to 5 Why did Suazo stop at 3rd?? We are now 17-23 in 1 run games.... We had 10 hits and made 4 errors San Francisco had 10 hits and made no errors Bruce Ancona (L 3-5) went 3.1 innings, allowed 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Roy Huls went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2. RHP Rich Larkin went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 3. Ron Hipps (W 6-2) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Tim Perry (SV 29) pitched a perfect 9th with 3 strikeouts. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit a double and his 12th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee hit his 12th home run. SS Reid Reddick hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Oscar Trejo drew a walk. |
Thursday, September 4, 2003
Today is Denny Jennissen's 30th birthday! We are in the Mile High City to play the Bears a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games in Minneapolis. We lost 3 of 4 games to them in Portland, June 26-29. They are currently 3rd in the PCL in scoring with 4.77 runs per game (Portland is #2 with 4.82). We have scored 4 more runs than they have. They lead the PCL in home runs with 152. We are 10th with 90. They lead in doubles (232). We are 4th (204). The Bears are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.53 per game (Portland is still #2 with 3.47, but Dallas is closing on us fast with only 4 more runs than us). Denver's run differential is +31 and ours is +178. Portland Beavers (77-55 .583 0.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Denver Bears (72-60 .545 7 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 17-5 3.20) Gold Glove(01) vs. DEN: Monte Woodie (22-L 1-1 1.90) Rookie Muir pitched a 4 hit CG last time out at the Kingdome, allowing a 2 out HR to spoil the shutout. This will be Woodie's 4th start of his career. 2 of his 2 starts have been here in Denver and he has only allowed 3 runs in 16.1 IP. He missed most of this season because of surgery on his elbow in August of last year. We have never faced him. His first start of his Major League career was here in Denver against the League leading offense of the Seals and he shut them out for 8.1 innings.... He was named the #37 prospect in the Majors by Baseball America this Spring. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .317-230-3-26-.779 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .239-301-4-30-.617 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .294-320-2-29-.730 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .375-477-29-114-1.078 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-389-12-74-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .272-349-12-48-.742 47) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-302-2-25-.701 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .250-284-5-33-.645 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .318-66-0-11-.707 1) Gold Glove(01) DENVER 1: LF Eric Daniels (21-L Major League debut 84) Rookie #13 prospect 2: SS Carroll Morse (27-R .251-431-1-36-.648 92) 3: CF Tom Boyles (24-R .302-493-28-84-.928 63) All-Star 87 R/27 2B/28 SB 4: C Joe Taylor (22-R .338-417-18-70-.947 53) All-Star/RoY 25 2B 5: 3B Johnnie Graham (28-R .297-535-36-92-.920 51) All-Star 89 R/41 2B 6: 2B Colin Woodford (22-L .267-516-5-41-.717 90) 25 SB 7: RF Hughie Scott (30-S .254-276-7-39-.682 59) 12 SB 8: 1B Rich Aycock (25-L .201-358-16-58-.676 89) 103 SO 9: P Monte Woodie (22-L .143-7-1-1-.714 1) Rookie #37 prospect Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Coors Field Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 16,798 Top of the First: Jose Julio grounds out to short. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and plunks one down in front of the plate and is out, 2-3... Bottom of the First: Eric Daniels, in his first Major League appearance, gets beaned... Carroll Morse drives one to deep center, but Jack Hinckley makes a leaping catch! Daniels takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Tom Boyles grounds out to short! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Johnnie Graham hits home run #37 to left... 1 to 0, Bears. With 1 out, Colin Woodford lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. With 2 outs, we do NOT walk Rich Aycock to pitch to the pitcher and Aycock grounds a hit to right and Woodford scores... 2 to 0, Bears. Why am I surrounded by such morons? They only issue intentional walks when I do not want them to and do not issue them when I wish they would... Top of the Fourth: A.J. Lee leads off with a double to left center. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep right and Lee tags up and moves to 3rd without a throw. With the infield in, Fernando Mexicano grounds out to short and Lee holds... Tim Higbee flies out to deep center... Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits in Coors.... Top of the Sixth: Juan Rojas beats out and infield hit and A.J. Lee whacks out his second double of the game. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short and Rojas scores and Lee goes to 3rd... 2 to 1, Bears. Snowden was scheduled to have the day off today, but we could not resist having him face a lefty in Denver... He is 0 for 3... Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches... Tim Higbee makes it to 4 before he is sent back to put on his catching gear.... Top of the Eighth: With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Bob Provost (25-R). their rookie closer with a 6.27 ERA in 47.1 IP with 62 H and 30 BB good for a 1.94 WHIP. Literally every pitcher in their Bullpen has better stats than him. I have no idea why he has been chosen to be the closer. With 1 out, PH Jerry Suazo (28-L) grounds a hit to center. Reid Reddick walks on 4 pitches. PH Kim Springer (23-L) pops out to short. 2 down. PH Brian Mitchell (22-L) pops out to right.... I am livid... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). All those guys who pinch-hit last inning stayed in the game to play the outfield. A.J. Lee moves to 2nd and Juan Rojas moves to short. 3-4-5 up for them.... Tom Boyles swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Joe Taylor grounds out to short. Johnnie Graham and his 37 home runs are up next and I would issue a walk... But, of course, we do not and he lines a hit to left. Colin Woodford swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out!! Extras! We are 3-7 in extra innings this season... And lost the last two. Top of the Tenth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee bloops a hit to right center. He tries to steal, but they have a pitchout on and he is out... Glenn Snowden pops out to center... That was our last shot at the crappy closer.... If we get another at bat, it will be against a better reliever... Bottom of the Tenth: 7-8-9 up for them and they go down in order! Top of the Eleventh: New Pitcher: Tom Santacroce (22-R), a rookie with a 2.91 ERA in 34 IP with 36 SO, but 18 BB and 8 HR. Not sure how he has kept his ERA so low... With 1 out, Tim Higbee grounds a hit to center. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) strikes out... 0 for his last 18.... 2 outs. Kim Springer swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!!! 5 to 2, Beavers! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Dave Risinger stays in to play 3rd and Fernando Mexicano moves to left. Top of their order is up. Eric Daniels hits a home run to left center... 5 to 3, Beavers. Carroll Mores triples to left center... Tom Boyles grounds out to 2nd and Morse scores. 5 to 4, Beavers. Joe Taylor flies out to right. 2 outs. Johnnie Graham and his 37 homers are up again. I would not walk him this time, though, because that would bring the winning run to the plate. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one into the hole on the left side, but SS Juan Rojas scoops it and throws him out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! 3 more to play at this Bouncy House... Won - 5 to 4 We had 10 hits and made no errors Denver had 7 hits and made 1 error Steve Muir went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Denny Jennissen pitched a perfect inning. LHP Vic Kyzer went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. RHP Roy Huls (W 3-5) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 8) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 home run. Monte Woodie went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. He looks like the real deal. RHP Tom Santacroce (L 4-5) went 1 inning, gave us 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. RF/2B A.J. Lee had 3 hits with 2 doubles, but no runs or RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 30th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. PH/CF jerry Suazo had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH/LF Kim Springer hit a 3 run home run, his 6th of the season. |
Friday, September 5, 2003
Portland Beavers (78-55 .586 1.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Denver Bears (72-61 .541 8 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-7 2.39) vs. DEN: Jim Cortese (30-R 11-10 4.33) Johnson won his last start with 1 run allowed in 7 IP, with 5 H and 1 BB and 4 SO. Cortese gave up 6 runs in 2.2 IP in a loss last time out. He was acquired in a trade with Montreal on June 11. We have never faced him. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .324-216-0-14-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .278-424-5-36-.707 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .273-205-6-41-.772 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .373-482-30-116-1.077 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .317-394-12-74-.861 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .271-354-12-48-.737 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .294-325-2-29-.743 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .248-286-5-33-.643 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .209-67-0-6-.501 1) DENVER 1: LF Eric Daniels (21-L .333-3-1-1-1.933 85) Rookie 2: SS Carroll Morse (27-R .250-436-1-36-.650 92) 3: CF Tom Boyles (24-R .299-498-28-85-.919 63) All-Star 4: 3B Johnnie Graham (28-R .298-540-37-93-.924 51) All-Star 5: 1B Rich Aycock (25-L .202-362-16-59-.674 89) 6: RF Hughie Scott (30-S .254-280-7-39-.680 59) 7: 2B Dave Coffey (29-R .254-138-0-13-.633 82) 8: C Mike Holguin (28-R .239-92-4-8-.706 69) 9: P Jim Cortese (30-R .218-55-0-7-.482 30) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Coors Field Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 16,432 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo grounds out to the pitcher. Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: Eric Daniels grounds out to short. Carroll Morse strikes out. Tom Boyles strikes out! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: We have runners at the corners with no outs when Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee flies out to left and Snowden tags up and beats the throw. 1 to 0, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds a hit up the middle. But the next two make outs. Bottom of the Second: With 2 outs, Hughie Scott loops a hit to right center. Dave Coffey lines a double to left and Scott scores from 1st... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Fourth: Once again Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead us off with back to back hits, but this time Mexicano hits a double and runners are at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. With the infield in, Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold... A.J. Lee draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Reid Reddick grounds into a 3-2-3 double play.... Big, BIG Phooey.... Bottom of the Fourth: Tom Boyles leads off with a home run to right center... 2 to 1, Bears. That is his 4th home run against the Beavers this season, tops among our opponents. Top of the Fifth: P Bobby Johnson grounds one to 3rd, but Johnnie Graham boots it. Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center! Jerry Suazo walks to load them up with no outs. Kim Springer grounds into a 1-2-3 double play... Are you kidding me? Twice in one game? Not fair! Glenn Snowden flies out to center and my phone flies out the window.... 'Tis NOT the season to be jolly... Top of the Sixth: Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. With 1 out, A.J. Lee bloops a hit to left. Reid Reddick tries to ground into a double play, but SS Carroll Morse boots the ball and the bases are loaded with 1 out. If we ground into another bases loaded double play, you had better duck... I can't throw my phone again, but I'll find something... Trudy the Trainer is within reach... P Bobby Johnson flies out to center and Mexicano tags up and beats the throw home! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Brian Mitchell, to put is in the lead, takes a mighty cut at the first pitch and hits it two and half feet and is out, 2-3. Bottom of the Sixth: Eric Daniels doubles to center... What did I tell you about letting pitchers hit? Every time I stop to consider whether to pinch-hit for one and decide to let them hit, they end up giving up runs in the next inning... The Bullpen is up. Carroll Morse grounds a hit to center and Daniels beats the throw home... 3 to 2, Bears. I hate when I am right. Although, why I continue to think that the NEXT time will be the inning to buck the trend, I cannot tell you.... The next three make outs! Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Kim Springer lines a hit to right center. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Springer beats the throw to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit up the middle and Springer scores and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd! Tie Game: 3 to 3. Tim Higbee lines a hit to right center and Snowden scores! 4 to 3, Beavers! That does it for P Jim Cortese. New Pitcher: Lloyd Schmidtke (27-R), with a 5.71 ERA in 52 IP. He had a 1.79 ERA last year in 90.1 IP. A.J. Lee grounds into a 1-6-3 double play.... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd. Rich Aycock grounds out to 2nd. Hughie Scott grounds out to short. PH Joe Taylor (22-R) their All-Star catcher, batting .334, strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 4 to 3 Back to back 1 run wins! We had 13 hits and made no errors Denver had 7 hits and made 2 errors We grounded into 4 double plays.... And Rick Mansoor did not even play this game! Bobby Johnson (W 13-7) went 8 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. 110 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, but thought it was a triple and had a SF. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 9) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. Jim Cortese (L 7-6) went 6.1 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 11 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. 120 pitches. RF Bobby Mitchell hit a double. CF Jerry Suazo drew 2 walks. 1B Glenn Snowden had 4 hits and scored 2 runs. 2B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee had a hit and 2 RBI. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits and a walk. Down on the Farm: Rex Williams (26-R) pitched a 2 hit shutout for Vancouver (A) at Omaha. He walked 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. The Mounties won, 8 to 0. |
Saturday, September 6, 2003
Portland Beavers (79-55 .590 2.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Denver Bears (72-62 .537 8.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Frank Flores (24-R 16-6 3.31) vs. DEN: Tom Beck (27-R 4-8 5.72) Flores has won his last 4 starts. He pitched a CG 4 hitter last time out, allowing only an unearned run against the mighty Seals. Beck is 0-1 in his last 6 starts. He has allowed at least 4 runs in every one, but the Bears' hitters have gotten him off most of the hooks. We faced him once last year and he held is to 1 run in 7 IP in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .321-221-0-14-.739 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .276-427-5-36-.705 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .271-210-6-41-.763 67) 4: 1B Oscar Trejo (30-R .268-112-5-17-.797 67) 5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .272-357-12-50-.736 47) Rookie 6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .245-290-5-33-.634 92) 7: 3B Dave Risinger (27-R .228-303-3-32-.627 100) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .239-306-4-30-.614 104) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .206-63-0-6-.460 36) DENVER 1: LF Eric Daniels (21-L .286-7-1-1-1.302 85) Rookie 2: SS Carroll Morse (27-R .250-440-1-37-.649 92) 3: CF Tom Boyles (24-R .301-502-29-86-.926 63) All-Star 4: C Joe Taylor (22-R .333-423-18-70-.934 53) All-Star/RoY 5: 3B Johnnie Graham (28-R .296-544-37-93-.918 51) All-Star 6: 2B Colin Woodford (22-L .267-520-5-41-.715 90) 7: 1B Rich Aycock (25-L .199-366-16-59-.667 89) 8: RF Gary Thomas (31-R .252-111-0-10-.657 88) 9: P Tom Beck (27-S .158-38-1-7-.447 12) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Coors Field Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 16 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 19,486 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell flies out to center. Jerry Suazo flies out to center. Kim Springer flies out to center... A little variety, boys! Bottom of the First: Eric Daniels strikes out! Carroll Morse lines out to center. Tom Boyles swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Joe Taylor flies out to left! Top of the Third: With 1 out, P Frank Flores pokes a hit to left center. Brian Mitchell draws a walk. Jerry Suazo hits a slow roller to short, but Carroll Morse cannot find the handle for an error and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Kim Springer takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... A wild pitch scores P Flores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Oscar Trejo swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left. Top of the Fourth: Tim Higbee and Reid Reddick lead off with back to back hits. Dave Risinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Higbee goes to 3rd. 2 AB for Risinger = 2 GDP.... They walk Juan Rojas intentionally. P Frank Flores grounds out to short. Risinger has become useless as a hitter... Top of the Fifth: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to right and then steals 2nd. He now has 20 steals on the year. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd and Mitchell goes to 3rd. Kim Springer grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Mitchell stays put... We have been reduced to hoping for wild pitches when we have a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs... Or balks! Which P Tom Beck obliges us with right now! Thanks, Tom! 2 to 0, Beavers. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Brian Mitchell loops a hit to left. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer bounces one nice and easy back to the mound, but P Tom Beck makes a bum throw to 2nd and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Oscar Trejo grounds into a force at home, 4-2... 2 outs. We need another balk, Mr, Beck! Tim Higbee bounces another easy one right back to the mound, but P Beck throws it away for a 2 base error and 2 runs score!! 4 to 0, Beavers. Mr. Beck has been awfully kind to us this inning with 2 errors and a balk! I think he should treat himself to a nice shower and he does. New pitcher: Danny Slater (26-R) with a 3.27 ERA in 11 IP. Reid Reddick grounds out to short. Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 90 pitches. Carroll Morse grounds a hit to right and Brian Mitchell overruns the ball for his first error of the year... Morse is on 2nd. Tom Boyles grounds one to 1st and Oscar Trejo boots it.... WTF?! Joe Taylor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, but Morse scores, spoiling the shutout... 4 to 1, Beavers. Johnie Graham grounds a hit to center. Colin Woodford grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 4 to 1 We had 11 hits and made 2 errors (both in the 9th) Denver had 6 hits and made 3 errors Frank Flores (W 17-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 unearned run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 2. 103 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. Tom Beck (L 4-9) went 6.2 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He threw a WP and balked and made 2 errors. 122 pitches. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run, but spoiled the shutout with his 1st error of the season. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits. |
Sunday, September 7, 2003
Portland Beavers (80-55 .593 3.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Denver Bears (72-63 .533 10 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 3-5 3.12) Rookie vs. DEN: Jose Rosa (23-R 13-3 3.14) Rookie Ancona was roughed up by the Seals last time out. He allowed 5 runs (3 earned) in 3.1 IP. We fully expect for him to get roughed up again today, but it has just been his bad luck to draw assignments ill-suited to his talents of late. Rosa is their #1 starter. He lost last time out, giving up 5 runs in 4.1 IP at Minneapolis. We faced him in Portland and beat him, but only scored 3 runs in 7 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .324-225-0-14-.746 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .274-431-5-36-.700 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .270-215-6-41-.755 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .378-487-30-116-1.082 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-398-12-75-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Juan Rojas (24-S .236-309-4-30-.610 89) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .302-328-2-29-.750 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .183-115-0-14-.505 77) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .130-23-0-4-.341 31) Rookie DENVER 1: LF Eric Daniels (21-L .182-11-1-1-.853 85) Rookie 2: SS Carroll Morse (27-R .250-444-1-37-.647 92) 3: CF Tom Boyles (24-R .300-506-29-86-.923 63) All-Star 4: C Joe Taylor (22-R .330-427-18-70-.926 53) All-Star/RoY 5: 3B Johnnie Graham (28-R .297-548-37-93-.920 51) All-Star 6: 2B Colin Woodford (22-L .265-524-5-41-.710 90) 7: RF Hughie Scott (30-S .254-284-7-39-.677 59) 8: 1B Norm Jennings (29-R .282-124-1-13-.762 93) 9: P Jose Rosa (23-R .153-59-0-4-.356 1) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Coors Field Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 16,419 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell jerks a home run down the right field line! 1 to 0, Beavers! His first career home run in 658 AB!!! Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to center. Kim Springer lines one hard to left, but Eric Daniels makes a diving catch... Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Bottom of the First: Eric Daniels leads off with a walk... Carroll Morse grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Tom Boyles, grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Joe Taylor, batting .405 against lefties with an 1.165 OPS, swings at 3-2 pitch and drives one to right center, but Jerry Suazo makes a running catch! Bottom of the Second: Johnnie Graham grounds a hit to center. With 1out, Hughie Scott grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Norm Jennings doubles to right center and Scott scores from 1st... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Third: Eric Daniels leads off with a double down the left field line. Carroll Morse doubles off the wall in center and Daniels scores. 2 to 1, Bears. The Bullpen is roused from its slumber. Tom Boyles lines out to 1st and Glenn Snowden doubles Morse off at 2nd! Joe Taylor lines a hit to left. Johnnie Graham grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Taylor, who is not fast, scores from 1st.... 3 to 1, Bears. Colin Woodford lines a hit to left and Graham scores... 4 to 1, Bears. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Hughie Scott walks... Norm Jennings strikes out. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano hit back to back singles. P Jose Rosa is hurt and has to leave the game. New Pitcher: Dave James (37-R) with a 4.81 ERA in 78.2 IP. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. 2 outs. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd... The Bears sent 3 really crappy reliever against us after P Jose Rosa was hurt and we could not even hit the ball out of the infield off of any of them.... I think they treated the baseballs somehow... Maybe dipped them in lead or something... Lost - 4 to 1 We had 8 hits and made no errors Denver had 12 hits and made 1 error Bruce Ancona (L 3-6) went 2.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Roy Huls went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 4. :HP Victor Alvarez went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Jose Rosa went 3.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Dave James (W 4-3) went 2.2 scoreless innings and gave us 2 hits. He threw a WP. His 2nd win against the Beavers... RHP Bob Provost (SV 11) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1. RF Brian Mitchell hit his 1st career home run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. 3B Fernando Mexicano and 2 hits and a walk. The Bears announced that Jose Rosa had a dead arm and should be fine by his next start. Around the League: Minnesota swept Hollywood in 4 games at home! We need to send the Twins nice Christmas cards this year! |
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September 8, 2003
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Willie Gonzalez, RF, Miami (25-R .287/.331/.444) Had 10 hits with 1 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO, 4 R and 10 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW) PCL Player of the Week - Steve Oaks, LF, Kansas City (27-L .263/.333/.365) Had 13 hits with 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 SO, 6 R and 3 RBI in 6 G (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 2 - 1B Jim Jaeger (36-R) of Salt Lake City had 3 hits with a double and a home run and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Milwaukee. The Bees won, 13 to 4. September 3 - George Mitchell (23-L) of Brooklyn pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 13-6 with a 3.02 ERA in 29 starts. The Dodgers won, 6 to 0. September 3 - Raul Alvarado (27-L) of Montreal pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 1 and struck out 14. It is his Major League leading 8th shutout of the season. He is now 14-12 with a 2.35 ERA in 30 starts. The 8 shutouts ties the Major League record for a season, set by Hal Kestler of Dallas in 2001. September 4 - Dallas won at home versus Los Angeles, 2 to 1, in 21 innings. It is he 2nd 21 inning game the Angels have played in a week. They won the firs tone, 1 to 0, at home versus Oakland. September 4 - Rookie Jack Hill (22-L) of Salt Lake City pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Sacramento. He walked 1 and struck out 10. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-9 with a 4.51 ERA in 21 starts. The Bees won, 3 to 0. September 4 - CF Larry Laramie (29-L) of Kansas City hit a triple and 2 home runs, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at San Francisco. The Royals won, 8 to 6. They game featured 9 home runs, 5 for KC and 4 for SF. September 4 - Philadelphia lost at home to Chicago, 6 to 2, for their 10th loss in a row. They are 2-23 in their last 25 games with 2 10 game losing streaks. September 5 - Rookie Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-R) of Salt Lake City pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Sacramento. He walked 3 and struck out 7. 158 pitched thrown. He is now 3-4 with a 4.15 ERA in 8 starts. The Bees won, 6 to 0. September 6 - Glen Hebert (25-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 2 and struck out 8. He retired the first 13 batters of the game before giving up the lone hit with 1 out in the 5th, It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 7-8 with a 3.18 ERA in 25 starts. The Dodgers won, 10 to 0. September 6 - Philadelphia won at home versus Chicago, 6 to 5, in 11 innings, to end their 11 game losing streak. September 7 - 3B Dave Balkan (27-R) of Los Angeles had 2 hits with a home run and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Dallas. The Angels won, 9 to 6. September 7 - Jerry Sullivan (29-L) of Washington pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Atlanta. He walked 1 and struck out 2. 88 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 19-9 with a 2.85 ERA in 31 starts. He is the 1st 19 game winner in Baseball this year. The Nationals won, 2 to 0. |
Monday, September 8, 2003
We are in Kansas City to play the defending PCL champion Royals a 4 game series. They just split 4 games in San Francisco. We split 4 games with them in Portland, May 29-June 1. They are 8th in the PCL in scoring with 4.19 runs per game (Portland is #2 with 4.78). The Royals are #1 in fewest runs allowed with 3.32 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.46). Their run differential is +119 and ours is +180. Portland Beavers (80-56 .588 3.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Kansas City Royals (78-58 .574 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Don Marshall (23-L 0-1 40.50) Rookie vs. KC: Eduardo Ortega (23-R 7-7 5.18) Rookie Marshall was pummeled for 6 runs in 1.1 IP in his debut. Another pummeling and he will go back to Vancouver (A). Ortega is the only struggling starter they have. He gave up 5 runs in 3 IP at Houston last time out, but had a no decision. We beat him in Portland, scoring 6 runs in 4.2 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .323-229-1-15-.755 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .274-435-5-36-.698 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .265-219-6-41-.742 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .379-491-30-116-1.082 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .324-401-12-75-.876 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .275-363-12-50-.740 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .301-332-2-29-.747 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .254-311-5-34-.649 92) 9: P Don Marshall (23-L .000-1-0-0-.000 1) Rookie KANSAS CITY 1: 2B Steve Hermanson (26-S .261-510-6-47-.741 58) 35 2B/71 BB/19 SB/18 CS 2: SS Dick Ohrn (27-R .260-481-10-49-.681 51) PCLCS MVP 3: 3B Rick Woodell (32-L .247-465-13-49-.716 44) ex-Beaver 21 SB 4: CF Larry Laramie (29-L .261-540-26-74-.732 76) 15 BB 5: 1B Ron Sather (36-R .333-48-3-9-.938 32) 6: LF Steve Oaks (27-L .263-414-4-58-.698 98) 24 2B 7: C Joel Brobston (31-R .247-275-5-34-.692 68) 15 2B 8: RF Sergio de Santiago (28-L .276-370-2-41-.668 100) 9: P Eduardo Ortega (23-R .146-48-0-0-.313 71) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Royals Stadium Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 20,407 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Kim Springer strikes out. Glenn Snowden bloops a hit to right and Suazo goes to 3rd without a throw. Fernando Mexicano grounds one to 2nd, but Steve Hermanson boots it and Suazo scores! 1 to 0, Beavers. This is a pretty lousy infield, defensively. Tim Higbee grounds another one to 2nd, but Hermanson makes the play this time, 4-3. Bottom of the First: Steve Hermanson flies out to left. Dick Ohrn pops out to right. Rick Woodell, the ex-Beaver, doubles down the right field line. Larry Laramie drives one to deep left, but Kim Springer is able to run it down! The first scoreless inning ever for Marshall! Top of the Second: With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a double down the left field line. With 2 outs, Brian Mitchell grounds a triple down the left field line and Reddick scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jerry Suazo strikes out looking... Top of the Third: Kim Springer and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back hits. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Springer goes to 3rd. Tim Higbee strikes out looking... A.J. Lee swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and Springer scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Steve Hermanson hits a home run to left... 3 to 1, Beavers. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Brian Mitchell pokes a little hit to left. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right and Mitchell beats the throw to 3rd. Kim Springer lines out to center and Mitchell tags up and scores without a throw. 4 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Suazo scores! 5 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Eduardo Ortega. New Pitcher: Steve Stewart (24-L), a rookie with a 3.43 ERA in 21 IP. A.J. Lee strikes out looking... Bottom of the Fourth: Rick Woodell grounds a hit to right. With 2 outs, Steve Oaks swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Joel Brobston takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Sergio de Santiago clears the bases with a double grounded over the 1st base bag and ends up on 3rd... 5 to 4, Beavers. The Bullpen is up. And a minion has been dispatched to buy a train ticket.... P Steve Stewart is allowed to hit and hr bloops a hit to left and de Santiago scores... Tie Game: 5 to 5. Steve Hermanson flies out to right. Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Ruben Misquez (35-R) with a 2.62 ERA in 34.1 IP. With 1 out, Jerry Suazo doubles to right center. Kim Springer lines a triple down the right field line and Suazo scores! 6 to 5, Beavers! With the infield in, Glenn Snowden grounds a hit through the right side and Springer scores! 7 to 5, Beavers! The next two make outs. Won - 7 to 5 We had 15 hits and made no errors Kansas City had 7 hits and made 1 error Don Marshall went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 perfect innings and struck out 2. LHP Victor Alvarez (W 6-1) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. Eduardo Ortega went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 11 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. RHP Ruben Misquez (L 2-3) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs and 3 hits. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jerry Suazo had 4 hits with a double and scored 3 runs. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 4 hits and an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 2 walks (1 INT). SS Reid Reddick hit s double and scored a run. For Kansas City, RF Sergio de Santiago had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. |
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
We sent P Don Marshall (23-L) back to Vancouver (A) and recalled P Bill Woodward (23-R). Woodward has done nothing to improve his standing in my eyes; everyone else is just looking a lot worse... Portland Beavers (81-56 .591 4.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Kansas City Royals (78-59 .569 5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 17-5 3.19) Gold Glove(01) vs. KC: Graham Pethel (26-R 12-12 2.68) All-Star Muir only gave up 3 hits and 2 runs in 6 IP at Denver last time out, but got a no decision. Pethel is their #1 starter, despite the fact that they have 2-time Cy Young Award winner Al Johnson... Pethel gave up 5 runs in 4.2 IP at San Francisco last time out, but got a no decision. We beat him in Portland, but he only gave us 1 unearned run in 4.1 IP. He was born and raised in Portland. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .325-234-1-16-.764 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .280-440-5-36-.710 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .269-223-6-43-.754 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .383-496-30-117-1.086 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-404-12-75-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .274-368-12-51-.735 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .300-337-2-30-.743 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .247-300-5-33-.636 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .324-68-0-11-.716 1) Gold Glove(01) KANSAS CITY 1: 2B Steve Hermanson (26-S .261-514-7-48-.745 58) 2: SS Dick Ohrn (27-R .258-485-10-49-.675 51) PCLCS MVP 3: 3B Rick Woodell (32-L .249-469-13-49-.720 44) 4: CF Larry Laramie (29-L .259-544-26-74-.727 76) 5: 1B Mickey Woods (36-R .212-349-3-28-.591 67) 6: LF Steve Oaks (27-L .263-418-4-58-.696 98) 7: RF Bobby Salazar (33-L .282-85-4-12-.902 37) Minor League FA 6/09 8: C Steve Pierce (26-R .253-186-3-16-.704 68) 9: P Graham Pethel (26-S .264-72-0-2-.569 64) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Royals Stadium Weather: 80 F, Clear Skies, with a 20 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 20,464 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd. Kim Springer strikes out looking... Bottom of the First: Steve Hermanson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Dick Ohrn grounds out slowly to short and Hermanson goes to 2nd. Rick Woodell skies one to right and Brian Mitchell has the ball hit off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Hermanson scores... 1 to 0, Royals. Larry Laramie lines out to center. Mickey Woods swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Third: A.J. Lee and Reid Reddick lead off with back to back singles. P Steve Muir bunts them up. With the infield in, Brian Mitchell grounds a hit up the middle and Lee scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Mitchell gets caught stealing 2nd... 2 outs. Jerry Suazo grounds one to short, but Dick Ohrn throws the ball in the dirt for an error and Reddick scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Dick Ohrn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Rick Woodell, the ex-Beaver, triples down the right field line and Ohrn scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Larry Laramie grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Sixth: Brian Mitchell raps a hit to left and then steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo tries to bunt, but fails to get one down and, with 2 strikes on him, beats out an infield hit. Kim Springer, who struck out looking his first two times up, hits a home run to right!!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That is it for P Graham Pethel. New Pitcher: Dave Carpender (26-R), with a 2.78 ERA in 32.1 IP with 8 BB and 39 SO. He gets the next three out on ground outs. Bottom of the Sixth: Dick Ohrn leads off by swinging at the first pitch and hitting a double to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Rick Woodell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry Laramie strikes out on 3 pitches! Mickey Woods draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Call to the Bullpen: Vic Kyzer (24-L). Steve Oaks lines a hit to left and Ohrn scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. Bobby Salazar grounds into a force at home, 6-2. 2 down. Call to the Bullpen: Sandy Bastianelli (27-R). I am going to regret putting him into a meaningful situation.... Steve Pierce grounds out to 1st, unassisted!!!! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Ron Sather (36-R) and Steve Hermanson lead off with back to back hits. The Bullpen gets up again... But the next three all make outs! Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Ruben Misquez (35-R), who took the loss yesterday. With 2 outs, Kim Springer doubles to left. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left center!! 7 to 3, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee doubles to left center. A.J. Lee strikes out looking... Bottom of the Ninth: Steve Pierce leads off with a home run to left center... 7 to 4, Beavers. The Bullpen gets back up, but the next three make outs and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 7 to 4 82 wins! We are guaranteed to have our first winning season ever! We had 11 hits and made 1 error Kansas City had 7 hits and made 1 error Steve Muir (W 18-5) went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. He is now tied for lead in wins in the PCL. LHP Vic Kyzer (H 5) faced 2 batters and got 1 out and allowed a hit. RHP Sandy Bastianelli (H 2) faced 1 batter and got him out. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 10) went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1. Graham Pethel (L 12-13) went 5+ innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Kim Springer hit a double and his 7th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 31st home run and had 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee hit a double. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits and scored a run. |
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Portland Beavers (82-56 .594 5.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Kansas City Royals (78-60 .565 5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-7 2.42) vs. KC: Sergio Peralta (28-R 18-10 2.46) 2-time All-Star(01,03) Johnson gave up 3 runs in 8 IP at Denver last time out and picked up a win. Peralta gave up 4 runs (3 earned) at San Francisco in 8 IP last time out and took a loss. We have never faced him before. He is tied with our Steve Muir for the most wins in the PCL. Let's keep them tied! Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .326-239-1-17-.765 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .279-445-5-36-.707 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .273-227-7-46-.776 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .382-500-31-119-1.088 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-408-12-75-.869 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (25-R .250-304-5-33-.641 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .299-341-2-30-.740 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .186-118-0-14-.509 77) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .214-70-0-7-.519 1) KANSAS CITY 1: 2B Steve Hermanson (26-S .262-519-7-48-.746 58) 2: SS Dick Ohrn (27-R .258-489-10-49-.677 51) PCLCS MVP 3: CF Larry Laramie (29-L .257-548-26-74-.722 76) 4: 1B Mickey Woods (36-R .210-352-3-28-.588 67) 5: 3B Steve Oaks (27-L .263-422-4-59-.694 97) 6: LF Ricky Zurek (32-R .224-58-0-6-.620 80) 7: C Joel Brobston (31-R .245-278-5-34-.687 68) 8: RF Sergio de Santiago (28-L .279-373-2-44-.678 100) 9: P Sergio Peralta (28-S .122-74-0-3-.243 1) 2-time All-Star(01,03) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Royals Stadium Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 22,060 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit up the middle. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Suazo takes 3rd without a throw. Glenn Snowden pops out to 2nd... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to short... Phooey.... Bottom of the First: Steve Hermanson strikes out! Dick Ohrn grounds a hit to center... Larry Laramie flies out to the warning track in center. Ohrn steals 2nd. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd... Mickey Woods lines one to right side and Glenn Snowden makes a nice catch! Bottom of the Seventh: Steve Oaks draws a walk and gets our Bullpen busy. Ricky Zurek flies one to right, but Brian Mitchell drops the ball for the second day in a row... Joel Brobston lines a 3-2 pitch to right center and Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch! Sergio de Santiago lines a hit to right and Oaks scores... 1 to 0, Royals. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). P Sergio Peralta bunts the runners up. 2 down. We walk Steve Hermanson intentionally. Dick Ohrn lines one to the right side and 1B Glenn Snowden makes another nice catch! Top of the Eighth: Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center! Glenn Snowden lines one to left and Ricky Zurek makes a great running catch at knee high level, but Suazo tags up and scores without a throw! Tie Game: 1 to 1. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Reid Reddick swings at an 0-2 pitch and clears the bases with a triple to right!! 3 to 1, Beavers! With the infield in, A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd. Rick Mansoor flies out to right. Won - 3 to 1 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Kansas City had 5 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson went 6.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. 98 pitches. RHP Denny Jennissen (W 4-1) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. RHP Roy Huls (SV 11) pitched a perfect 9th with 2 strikeouts. Sergio Peralta (L 18-11) went 8.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 127 pitches. CF Jerry Suazo had 3 hits with a walk and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick hit a triple and had 2 RBI. |
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Today is Reid Reddick's 26th birthday! Portland Beavers (83-56 .597 6.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Kansas City Royals (78-61 .561 5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Frank Flores (24-R 17-6 3.15) vs. KC: Al Johnson (23-R 16-8 2.74) 2-time CY/3-time All-Star/RoY(01) Flores had won his last 5 starts and has not allowed an earned run in his last two, both CG. The 7ft. tall Johnson gave up 3 runs in 8 IP at San Francisco last time out, good enough for the win. We got 5 hits and 2 runs off him in 8 IP at Portland in a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .320-244-1-17-.750 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .283-449-5-36-.715 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .281-231-7-46-.794 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .381-504-31-120-1.083 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-411-12-75-.864 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .274-372-12-51-.736 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .299-345-2-30-.737 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .250-308-5-35-.646 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .224-67-0-6-.507 36) KANSAS CITY 1: RF Sergio de Santiago (28-L .279-376-2-45-.679 100) 2: SS Dick Ohrn (27-R .258-493-10-49-.676 51) PCLCS MVP 3: 3B Rick Woodell (32-L .250-472-13-50-.725 44) 4: CF Larry Laramie (29-L .257-552-26-74-.720 76) 5: 1B Mickey Woods (36-R .208-356-3-28-.581 67) 6: 2B Steve Oaks (27-L .262-424-4-59-.694 93) 7: LF Ricky Zurek (32-R .226-62-0-6-.629 80) 8: C Steve Pierce (26-R .253-190-4-17-.716 68) 9: P Al Johnson (23-R .215-65-0-8-.470 1) 2-time CY/3-time All-Star/RoY(01) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Royals Stadium Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 19,697 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 3rd. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Kim Springer flies out to deep left. P Al Johnson picks Suazo off at 1st... Bottom of the First: Sergio de Santiago grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Dick Ohrn strikes out on 3 pitches. Rick Woodell swings at a 3-2 pitch and lofts a little hit to right. He tries to steal 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Top of the Second: Glenn Snowden leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and drives one to the gap in left center, but LF Ricky Zurek runs it down.... Snowden tags up and moves to 3rd. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center and Snowden tags up and scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit. Reid Reddick grounds a hit to center. P Frank Flores bunts them up. With 2 outs, Brian Mitchell doubles over the center fielder's head and both runners score!! 3 to 0, Beavers! Won - 3 to 0 Sweep! Flores with 3 straight CG and no earned runs allowed in any of them! We had 7 hits and made no errors Kansas City had 5 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (W 18-6) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 123 pitches. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now tied with teammate Steve Muir and Kansas City's Sergio Peralta for most wins in the PCL. Al Johnson (L 16-9) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. RF Brian Mitchell hit a double and had 2 RBI. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and scored a run. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. |
Friday, September 12, 2003
From here on out, we are only playing teams from the West and every series will be our final meeting with the team. We are in Los Angeles to play the Angels a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 here to the Brewers. We are 6-5 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time we were here, June 30-July 1. They are 13th in scoring in the PCL with 3.85 runs per game (Portland is #2 with 4.79). The Angels are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 3.94 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.36). Their pitchers are 2nd in strikeouts (913) to Dallas (918). Ours are 7th (805). Their run differential is -12 and ours is +190. Portland Beavers (84-56 .600 6.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Los Angeles Angels (70-70 .500 14 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 3-6 3.50) Rookie vs. LA: Tom Sayers (27-R 5-14 5.70) Ancona has lost his last 3 starts. He gave up 4 runs and 8 hits in 2.2 IP at Denver last time out. Sayers won his last start, but gave up 4 runs and 8 hits in 6 IP at Dallas. We are 1-1 against him this season. He had one great game and one stinker. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .319-248-1-19-.750 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .285-453-5-36-.717 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .277-235-7-46-.781 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .380-508-31-120-1.080 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .316-415-12-75-.856 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .272-375-12-52-.729 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .301-349-2-30-.743 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .251-311-5-35-.646 92) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .125-24-0-4-.327 31) Rookie LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (28-R .246-568-13-49-.673 77) 15 2B/38 SB 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .263-357-3-26-.663 70) 22 2B 3: 1B Irv Hill (30-R .311-425-12-65-.781 52) 21 BB 4: C Charlie Allen (32-S .252-441-19-72-.778 74) 2-time All-Star(01,03)/Gold Glove 5: LF Clay David (29-S .224-147-4-18-.614 43) 3 2B 6: SS Jorge Prado (32-R .195-451-7-41-.578 56) 116 SO 7: RF Don Brockett (22-L .225-169-1-15-.584 71) Rookie 8: 3B Dale Schafer (30-R .215-135-1-11-.549 100) 9: P Tom Sayers (27-R .270-37-0-3-.597 40) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Angel Stadium Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 19,163 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer nubs one in front of the plate and Gold Glove C Charlie Allen pounces on it and fires to 2nd to start a double play, but throws the ball into center field for a 2 base error and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd, and Suazo scores and Springer goes to 3rd. 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center and Springer tags up and beats the throw home! 3 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Bottom of the First: Britt Snyder strikes out! Rodolfo Rosado pokes a hit to center. Irv Hill pops out to right. Charlie Allen strikes out! Bottom of the Second: Clay David draws a walk and Jorge Prado pokes a hit to center. With 1 out, Dale Schafer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Rodolfo Rosado beats out an infield hit. Irv Hill lines one just over the fence in left center for a home run... 3 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Jorge Prado grounds one to 2nd and A.J. Lee boots it... Don Brockett grounds a hit to right and Prado beats the throw to 3rd. Dale Schafer grounds into another 6-4-3 double play!! Thanks, Dale! Through 5 innings, we are up, 3 to 2, but are getting outhit, 6 to 2. Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, A.J. Lee draws a walk on 4 pitches. Reid Reddick lines a hit to right. P Bruce Ancona clears the bases with a double to left!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Tom Sayers. New Pitcher: Fran Hart (24-R), a rookie with 1 inning under his belt and 2 runs allowed on a home run. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to center and P Ancona scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! A wild pitch sends Mitchell to 2nd. Jerry Suazo gets beaned. Kim Springer lines one hard to right, but Don Brockett makes a great running, lunging catch... Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Ken Powell (31-R), the ex-Beaver, after a scoreless 8th. With 1 out, Kim Springer doubles to right. With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to left and Clay David overruns the ball for an error and Springer scores! 7 to 2, Beavers. P Powell is hurt. New Pitcher: Duane Burton (22-L), a rookie with a 2.54 ERA in 60.1 IP. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Won - 7 to 2 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Los Angeles had 7 hits and made 3 errors Bruce Ancona (W 4-6) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3, facing the minimum 6 batters. Tom Sayers (L 5-15) went 5.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (3 earned), 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Kim Springer hit a double and drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 RBI. 2B A.J. Lee drew 2 walks and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits and scored a run. For Los Angeles, CF Rodolfo Rosado had 3 hits and scored a run. The Angels announced that Ken Powell had a mild hamstring strain and would be fine in a few days. |
Saturday, September 13, 2003
Portland Beavers (85-56 .603 7.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Los Angeles Angels (70-71 .496 15 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodard (23-R 7-8 4.62) Rookie vs. LA: Pete Herrick (28-R 8-8 5.30 1 SV) Woodward was 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA in 4 starts in his exile to Vancouver (A). Not very good, but who else can we try? Herrick gave up 6 runs in 7 IP last time out, but got a no decision. The time before he gave up 5 runs and 13 hits in 7.1 IP and got a win. We have not faced him this season. Last year, we beat him with 5 runs and 12 hits and 4 walks and no strikeouts in 4.2 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .321-252-1-19-.756 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .284-455-5-36-.717 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .276-239-7-46-.784 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .376-513-31-121-1.070 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .315-419-12-77-.852 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .268-380-12-52-.720 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .299-351-2-30-.742 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .254-315-5-35-.650 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .325-40-1-10-.775 44) Rookie LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (28-R .247-572-13-49-.672 77) 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .269-361-3-26-.672 70) 3: 1B Irv Hill (30-R .310-429-13-67-.785 52) 4: LF Vinny Negrete (23-L .237-334-2-38-.625 73) Rookie 5: RF Don Brockett (22-L .227-172-1-15-.586 71) Rookie 6: SS Jorge Prado (32-R .196-455-7-41-.577 56) 7: 3B Dave Balkan (27-R .202-382-4-29-.543 60) 8: C Tony Hewitt (30-R .253-99-1-5-.658 57) 9: P Pete Herrick (28-L .116-43-0-1-.272 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Angel Stadium Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 21,551 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Jerry Suazo lines a hit to center. Kim Springer grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Britt Snyder makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... He has been passed by Clay Laurence of San Francisco for the OPS lead in the PCL. Bottom of the First: Britt Snyder swings at the first pitch and doubles to left center... Rodolfo Rosado pops out to center. Snyder steals 3rd. Irv Hill grounds out to 3rd and Snyder stays put. Vinny Negrete grounds out to the pitcher! 2 innings, 2 GDP for us.... In the 3rd, we did NOT get a GDP! But we lined into one... In the 4th, we avoided a DP by getting caught stealing... Bottom of the Fourth: Rodolfo Rosado swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Irv Hill grounds one up the middle, but SS Reid Reddick makes a diving stop and throws him out at 1st! Rosado goes to 2nd. Vinny Negrete swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Rosado beats the throw home... 1 to 0, Angels. Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee grounds a hit to right. A.J. Lee grounds a hit up the middle and Higbee beats the throw to 3rd. With Lee on the move, Reid Reddick strikes out, but Lee is safe with a steal of 2nd. P Bill Woodward grounds out to 2nd... Top of the Sixth: Brian Mitchell grounds a double over the 1st base bag. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to center and Mitchell scores without a throw! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Kim Springer lines a hit to left. Glenn Snowden doubles over the head of the center fielder and Suazo scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and flies out to the warning track in center and Springer trots home. 3 to 1, Beavers! A wild pitch moves the runners up. A.J. Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load them back up with 1 out. Reid Reddick lines a hit to center and 2 runs score!! 5 to 1, Beavers! P Bill Woodward, who may not be such a good pitcher, but certainly can hit, grounds a hit to right and the bases are loaded back up with 1 out. That does it for P Pete Herrick. New Pitcher: Fran Hart (24-R), the rookie who went a scoreless 1.1 innings yesterday (though he allowed an inherited runner to score). Brian Mitchell beats out an infield hit and Lee scores! 6 to 1, Beavers! Jerry Suazo lines out to center and Reddick tags up and scores and P Woodward takes 3rd. 7 to 1, Beavers. 2 outs. Kim Springer lines a hit to left and P Woodward scores and Mitchell beats the throw to 3rd! 8 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden strikes out... Top of the Seventh: Rookie P Frank Hart strikes out the side in order... Won - 8 to 1 We had 14 hits and made no errors Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 2 errors Bill Woodward (W 8-8) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. 117 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Pete Herrick (L 8-9) went 5.1 innings, gave us 8 runs, 11 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He threw a WP. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk (INT) and scored a run. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. For Los Angeles, LF Vinny Negrete had 2 hits with a double and their RBI. |
Sunday, September 14, 2003
Portland Beavers (86-56 .606 7.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at Los Angeles Angels (70-72 .493 16 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 18-5 3.19) Gold Glove(01) vs. LA: Mitch Hall (33-L 3-3 3.39 1 SV) Muir won his last start, but only went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 run (2 earned). This will be Hall's 4th start of the season. He pitched 29 games in relief. He lost his last start with 4 runs allowed off of 9 hits and 4 walks in 5.2 IP. We have only faced him as a reliever where we scored 16 runs in 9 IP with 16 H and 8 BB. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .312-234-3-26-.768 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .233-313-4-30-.603 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .299-354-2-30-.743 80) 4: 1B Oscar Trejo (30-R .254-122-5-17-.750 67) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .314-423-12-77-.850 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .257-319-5-37-.654 92) 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-305-2-25-.700 72) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .182-121-0-14-.502 77) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .319-69-0-11-.706 1) Gold Glove(01) LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (28-R .248-576-13-49-.675 77) 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .269-364-3-26-.674 70) 3: 1B Irv Hill (30-R .309-433-13-67-.783 52) 4: C Charlie Allen (32-S .249-445-19-72-.772 74) 2-time All-Star(01,03)/Gold Glove 5: RF Don Brockett (22-L .222-176-1-15-.573 71) Rookie 6: SS Jorge Prado (32-R .194-458-7-41-.575 56) 7: LF Dave Stewart (27-R .218-179-3-22-.625 57) 8: 3B Dave Balkan (27-R .202-386-4-29-.543 60) 9: P Mitch Hall (33-L .133-15-0-1-.369 47) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Angel Stadium Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 18,312 Top of the First: Jose Julio flies out to center. Juan Rojas lines out to 3rd. A.J. Lee grounds a hit to right. Oscar Trejo tags one to deep left, but Dave Stewart makes a running, leaping catch on the warning track... Bottom of the First: Britt Snyder grounds out to short. Rodolfo Rosado swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Irv Hill hits a home run to center... 1 to 0, Angels. Charlie Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Don Brockett grounds out to short. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Irv Hill hits another home run to center... 2 to 0, Angels. Top of the Eighth: A.J. Lee leads off with a double to left center. 2B Dave Risinger (27-R), who has not had a hit in over a month (8/8 - 0 for 22 since), grounds out to 2nd and Lee goes to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano tags one to left, but Dave Stewart makes another running catch at the warning track and Lee trots home. 2 to 1, Angels. At least we are not getting shut out... Reid Reddick and Jack Hinckley get back to back hits and P Mitch Hall hits the showers to a round of applause. New Pitcher: Hal Ockey (27-R), their 3-time All-Star closer. Rick Mansoor draws a walk!! The base are loaded with 2 outs for Glenn Snowden. He draws a walk to force in the tying run! Tie Game: 2 to 2. PH Kin Springer (23-L) pops out to 2nd... Top of the Ninth: PH Brian Mitchell (22-L) squibs one and is out, 2-3. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Dave Risinger strikes out on 3 pitches... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Brian Mitchell stays in the game to play right and A.J. Lee moves to 2nd. Cleanup hitter Charlie Allen strikes out! PH Clay David (29-S), batting .220 with 4 HR in 150 AB, grounds out to the pitcher! Jorge Prado strikes out! Extras! We are 4-7 in extra innings this year... Top of the Tenth: Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. With 2 outs, Rick Mansoor swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to left and Mexicano goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Bottom of the Tenth: They should pinch-hit for P Hal Ockey this inning... They do and P Victor Alvarez strikes out the side in order!! Top of the Eleventh: New Pitcher: Tony Armendariz (24-R) with a 1.94 ERA in 55.2 IP with 15 BB and 67 SO. Well, his numbers are as good as Ockey's! That stinks... But Kim Springer does not care, as he leads off with a double to left! They walk Brian Mitchell intentionally. Double steal, anyone? No... A.J. Lee strikes out... PH Tim Higbee (20-S) is sent up. And now we pull off a double steal! Higbee flies out to right and Springer tags up and scores without a throw! 3 to 2, Beavers! They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Reid Reddick swings at a 3-2 pitch and bounces one back to the box, but P Tony Armendariz boots it and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. PH Jerry Suazo (28-L), the last man on the bench, bounces one back to the box and P Armendariz makes the play this time... Bottom of the Eleventh: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). Jerry Suazo stays in to play center. PH Vinny Negrete (23-L), a rookie batting .243 with 2 HR in 338 AB, grounds out to short. Rodolfo Rosado flies out to center. Irv Hill, who has been their whole offense today with 2 home runs, lines a hit to right. Charlie Allen draws a walk... Clay David grounds one to 1st and Glenn Snowden taps his toe on the bag and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 3 to 2 Sweep! 7 wins in a row! We had 11 hits and made no errors Los Angeles had 6 hits and made 2 errors Steve Muir went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. 101 pitches. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2 perfect innings and truck out 3. LHP Victor Alvarez (W 7-1) went 2 perfect inning and struck out 5. RHP Roy Huls (SV 12) went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. Mitch Hall went 7.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. 124 pitches. RHP Tony Armendariz (L 1-2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. Both of his losses are to the Beavers. LF Jose Julio had 2 hits with a double and stole a base. PH/LF Kim Springer his a double, stole a base and scored a run. PH/RF Brian Mitchell drew a walk (INT) and stole a base. RF/2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. PH Tim Higbee had a SF to drive in the go ahead run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and a walk (INT) and an RBI. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits. C Rick Mansoor had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT). PH/1B Glenn Snowden drew a bases loaded walk to tie the game. For Los Angeles, 1B Irv Hill had 3 hits with 2 home runs to give him 15 on the season, 5 of which are against the Beavers, the most HR by any opponent this season so far. |
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September 15, 2003
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Bill Commisso, 3B, Pittsburgh (25-R .308/.391/.554) Had 11 hits with 3 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 4 SO, 8 R and 8 RBI in 7 G (3rd PoW this season; 4th career) (Will not be a repeat winner as he is injured for the next two weeks) PCL Player of the Week - Joe Taylor, C, Denver (22-R .340/.414/.544) Had 10 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 6 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (5 GS) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 8 - Rookie LF Bob Goemaat (22-L) of Milwaukee had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Los Angeles, but the Brewers lost, 8 to 7. September 8 - Rookie Javier Meneses (21-R) of Washington pitched a 3 hit shutout at Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he scored a run. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 11-12 with a 2.86 ERA in 30 starts. The Nationals won, 3 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves, all by 2 players: CF Jesse Collado (24-S) (3) and C Mal Rycroft (27-R) (2). September 9 - Carl Jones (29-R) of Sacramento pitched a 5 hit shutout at San Antonio. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is his 3rd shutout of the season and his 1st with Sacramento since being claimed off waivers from Minnesota on August 28. He is now 11-12 with a 3.85 ERA in 29 starts. The Solons won, 4 to 0. September 9 - 2B Miguel Castro (28-L) of Atlanta, an ex-Beaver, had 4 hits with a double and 2 home runs and 4 RBI at Boston. The Crackers won, 7 to 6. Castro's 2 out, 9th inning solo home run broke a 6-6 tie. The 2 home runs today give him 3 for his career in 811 AB. September 10 - Rookie Ernesto Maduro (24-L) of Washington pitched a 1 hit shutout at Cleveland. He walked 5 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 13-10 with a 2.91 ERA in 27 starts. The Nationals won, 8 to 0. September 11 - 3B Jeff Galka (34-R) of Oakland had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus Houston. The Oaks won, 7 to 6. September 12 - Rookie 3B Harvey Sanberg (24-R) of Boston had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 6 RBI at home versus Brooklyn. The Braves won, 7 to 5. September 14 - 1B Jim Jaeger (36-R) of Salt Lake City had 3 hits with a double and a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at home versus Dallas. The Bees won, 10 to 6. September 14 - New York won at Baltimore, 2 to 1, in 16 innings. There were only 14 total hits by both teams. September 14 - CF Steve Koenig (28-R) of Detroit went 5 for 5 at Chicago, but did not score a run or have an RBI. The Tigers won, anyway, 4 to 1. |
Monday, September 15, 2003
Today is Jerry Suazo's 29th birthday! We are back home for a few days to play the Seattle Rainiers a 3 game series. They won 2 of 3 in Oakland over the weekend. We are 7-4 against them on the season, but split 4 games the last time they were here, June 19-22. They are 7th in the PCL in scoring with 4.27 runs per game (Portland is #1 now with 4.81!). The Rainiers are last in fewest runs allowed with 4.88 per game (Portland is still #2 with 3.39). Thanks to the Kingdome, their pitchers have allowed the most HR (138). We are 3rd best with 86. Their run differential is -88 and ours is +203! Seattle Rainiers (66-77 .462 21 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (87-56 .608 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) SEA: Bill Foley (28-R 16-8 3.58) Silver Slugger(01) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-7 2.39) Foley won his last start, snapping a personal 3 game losing streak, with 1 run allowed in 8 IP. He is 1-1 against us in 3 starts this season, with a CG win and 2 clunkers. Johnson only gave up 1 run in 6.1 innings last time out, bu had a no decision. He has not lost a game since the 4th of July and only gave up 1 run in 8.2 IP in that loss. He has not had a loss all season in which he has allowed more than 3 runs. 3 times he has allowed 4 or more runs and had a no decision each time. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (26-R .280-275-1-21-.700 75) Gold Glove 2: 2B Adam Carter (27-R .285-445-2-41-.673 84) 12 2B/36 SB 3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (32-R .288-538-40-114-.933 66) 3-time All-Star 81 R/36 2B 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (34-R .266-518-32-83-.828 10) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) ex-Beaver 5: RF Bob Tebeau (33-R .212-118-2-8-.587 41) 3 2B/31 SO 6: LF Juan Garza (26-S .262-462-10-52-.692 91) 12 2B/17 2B 7: C Juan Rosa (34-R .265-113-1-9-.698 59) 10 2B 8: SS John Dailey (23-R .000-1-0-0-.000 77) Rookie 1st Major League start 9: P Bill Foley (28-L .333-75-1-9-.778 1) Silver Slugger(01) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .322-258-1-21-.760 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .285-459-5-38-.720 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .285-246-7-47-.797 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .373-520-31-123-1.063 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .316-427-12-78-.852 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .268-384-12-54-.716 47) Rookie 7: 2B Dave Risinger (27-R .223-309-3-32-.616 105) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .256-324-5-37-.653 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .208-72-0-7-.505 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 23,497 Top of the First: Dan McKee lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit. Adam Carter lines one down the right field line, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch! Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds a hit to left. Luis Hernandez whack a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and McKee scores... 1 to 0, Rainiers. Bob Tebeau grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell lines out to center. Jerry Suazo pops out to 3rd. Kim Springer grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Top of the Second: Juan Garza takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Juan Rosa grounds a hit to left and Garza scores... 2 to 0, Rainiers. With 1 out, P Bill Foley bunts Rosa to 2nd. Dan McKee bloops a hit to right and Rosa beats the throw home... 3 to 0, Rainiers. Thanks to a pair of GDP, we send up 9 batters to the plate in the first 3 innings.... Top of the Fourth: Juan Garza lines a hit to left and then steals 2nd. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, John Dailey draws a walk... P Bill Foley bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Dan McKee draws a walk to load the bases up... Adam Carter grounds out to short! 4 innings = 12 batters for us... 5 innings = 15 batters.... Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, Adan Carter singles to left. Ronaldo Entrevinhas doubles to right center and Carter scores.... 4 to 0, Rainiers. The Bullpen is back up. But the next two make outs. Bottom of the Seventh: Kim Springer grounds our third hit of the game to right and goes to 2nd on a ground out by Glenn Snowden. Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 2, Rainiers. Bottom of the Eighth: Reid Reddick lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. With 1 out, he goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Jerry Suazo doubles to center and Reddick scores! 4 to 3, Rainiers. Kim Springer lines one into the gap in right center, but Dan McKee runs it down... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (24-R), their closer with a 3.90 ERA and 8 HR in 60 IP. 7 losses on the year, but none against us. 2 SV against us. Our 3 best home run hitters are due up.... Glenn Snowden grounds out tamely to short.... Fernando Mexicano pops out tamely to right.... Tim Higbee tamely strikes out.... Lost - 4 to 3 Another 1 run loss. Our 24th, tied for the 2nd most in the PCL San Francisco has 25. We had 6 hits and made no errors Seattle had 9 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 13-8) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 104 pitches. RHP Rich Larkin went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 2. RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit. He now has a 1.10 ERA, the lowest on the team! SD Oscar Cervantes rates him as a 2 star reliever, of which there are very few in the Major Leagues.... 13 actually, according to Cervantes, out of 186 relievers currently employed.... Bill Foley (W 17-8) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. RHP Tadayoshi Date (SV 34) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. RF Brian Mitchell hit a double. CF Jerry Suazo hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit his 13th home run of the season (he had 38 last year), drew a walk and had 2 RBI. 2B Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk. |
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Seattle Rainiers (67-77 .465 20 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (87-57 .604 8 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) SEA: Ellison Anderson (31-R 3-7 4.44) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 18-6 3.00) Anderson has not won a game since June 24. He missed 6 weeks with an injury and is 0-5 in his last 7 starts. In his last start, he only allowed 4 hits and 1 run in 7.1 IP, but took the loss anyway. We have not faced him this season. He was 1-0 in 2 starts against us last season when he was with Hollywood. We scored 5 runs in 11.1 IP (3.97 ERA). He is pitching with a strained hamstring today, but they do not think it will affect his motion, just his running. Flores has won his last 6 starts and has pitched 3 straight CG without allowing an earned run in any of them. He is trying to become the first 19 game winner in the PCL this season. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (26-R .283-279-1-22-.706 75) Gold Glove 2: 2B Adam Carter (27-R .287-450-2-41-.677 84) 3: C Terry Mohlman (23-L .237-417-5-45-.630 56) 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (34-R .266-522-32-84-.825 10) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 5: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (32-R .290-542-40-115-.937 66) 3-time All-Star 6: RF Dave Mitchell (23-S .218-293-3-15-.584 91) Rookie 7: LF Bob Tebeau (33-R .207-121-2-8-.578 48) 8: SS Don Kelly (29-R .236-484-1-51-.608 100) 9: P Ellison Anderson (31-R .304-23-0-9-.699 37) Strained hamstring PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .321-262-1-21-.760 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .285-463-5-39-.720 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .284-250-7-47-.793 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .370-524-31-123-1.055 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: C Tim Higbee (20-S .265-388-12-54-.709 47) Rookie 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .257-327-5-37-.653 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .301-359-2-30-.748 95) 8: 3B Dave Risinger (27-R .225-311-3-32-.620 100) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .217-69-0-6-.493 36) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 22,703 Top of the First: Dan McKee strikes out! Adam Carter swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center. Terry Mohlman grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jerry Suazo grounds one to the hole on the right side, but Adam Carter makes a great stop and off-balance throw to nip Suazo at 1st and Mitchell goes to 2nd. Mitchell gets caught trying to steal 3rd... Kim Springer grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Second: Glenn Snowden pops one up to shallow center, but the Rainiers play "I got it; you take it." and he is on with a hit! Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Reid Reddick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Snowden goes to 3rd.... We are hitting into a LOT of double plays lately... A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches. Dave Risinger loops a little hit to left center and Snowden scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Top of the the Third: Bob Tebeau, the man with the lowest batting average in their lineup, gets their first hit with a grounder up the middle. P Ellison Anderson lays down a bunt, but P Frank Flores throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error... Dan McKee swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right and the runners hold. Adam Carter grounds out to 2nd!! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Jerry Suazo walks on 4 pitches. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fourth: Terry Mohlman grounds a double over the 1st base bag. Luis Hernandez, the ex-Beaver, lines a hit to center. Ronaldo Entrevinhas flies out to center and Mohlman tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Dave Mitchell beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Don Kelly grounds a hit to center and Hernandez scores and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd. 3 to 2, Beavers. P Ellison Anderson, a career .300+ hitter, flies out to left! Bottom of the Fourth: Reid Reddick lines a hit to left. A.J. Lee triples to left and Reddick scores! 4 to 2, Beavers! Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and pops out to left and Lee holds. With the infield in, P Frank Flores grounds out to 2nd and Lee holds... A wild pitch scores Lee! 5 to 2, Beavers! Bottom of the Fifth: New Pitcher: Danny Morales (39-L) with a 3.36 ERA in 64.1 IP. With 1 out, PH Jose Julio (29-R) beats out and infield hit. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd without a throw. Tim Higbee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Bottom of the Eighth: On the Hill: Tom Cunningham (34-L), after getting 2 outs in the 7th. Jose Julio and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. Reid Reddick flies out to center and Julio tags up and scores. 6 to 2, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded back up. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at home, 6-2. 2 outs. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to deep center... Won - 6 to 2 We had 11 hits and made 1 error Seattle had 6 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 19-6) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 113 pitches. He now leads the PCL in wins! RHP Roy Huls (H 2) went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Sandy Bastianelli pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 2. He was aided in his endeavor by an absolutely amazing catch by RF Brian Mitchell. Ellison Anderson (L 3-8) went 4 innings, gave us 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. LF Kim Springer hit his 8th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. PH/LF Jose Julio was 2 for 2 with a run scored. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits and scored a run. C Tim Higbee had a hit and a walk. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a SF and scored a run. 2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits with a triple and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. The Rainiers announced that P Danny Cantonwine, injured during the game, had a tired arm and would be put on the 15 fay Disabled List and they hoped he would be fine by the time he was eligible to return. |
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Seattle Rainiers (67-78 .462 21 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (88-57 .607 8 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) SEA: Marty Becker (38-L 9-11 5.83) vs. POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 4-6 3.42) Rookie Becker won his last start, but gave up 5 runs in 7 IP. Only 4 hits, but 3 walks an 2 HR. He is 0-2 against us on the season and we scored 13 runs in 9.1 IP. Ancona ended a 3 game losing streak with a a win last time out. 7 IP and 2 runs allowed at Los Angeles. Facing Luis Hernandez and Ronaldo Entrevinhas is not ideal for him as he is a lefty that is prone to home runs.... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (26-R .280-282-1-22-.701 75) Gold Glove 2: 2B Adam Carter (27-R .284-454-2-41-.671 84) 3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (32-R .298-545-40-116-.931 66) 3-time All-Star 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (34-R .268-526-32-84-.827 10) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01) 5: C Terry Mohlman (23-L .238-421-5-45-.632 56) 6: RF Dave Mitchell (23-S .219-297-3-15-.583 91) Rookie 7: SS Don Kelly (29-R .236-488-1-52-.607 100) 8: LF Juan Garza (26-S .262-465-10-52-.693 91) 9: P Marty Becker (38-L .250-40-0-11-.604 28) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .320-241-3-26-.783 92) 2: SS Juan Rojas (24-S .230-317-4-30-.595 89) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .304-362-2-31-.760 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .373-528-31-123-1.058 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .316-431-13-80-.857 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .266-391-12-54-.710 47) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .263-312-2-25-.698 72) 8: 2B Dave Risinger (27-R .225-315-3-33-.619 105) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .154-26-0-6-.416 31) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 22,596 Top of the First: Dan McKee grounds a hit to left. Adam Carter swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Jose Julio grounds a hit to left. This is a tough battery to run on. Juan Rojas grounds a hit to left. A.J. Lee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Julio goes to 3rd... Glenn Snowden flies out to center... Bottom of the Second: Fernando Mexicano grounds a double down the right field line. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to right and Mexicano beats the throw to the plate! 1 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples to right center and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Bruce Ancona swings at the first pitch and pops out to right and Risinger holds. 2 outs. Jose Julio grounds a hit to right and Risinger scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Fifth: A.J. Lee squibs one in front of the plate and beats it out for a hit. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano clears the bases with a triple to the right field corner!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That does it for P Marty Becker. New Pitcher: Mark Spooner (36-R) with a 3.16 ERA in 77 IP. Tim Higbee strikes out looking... PH Jerry Suazo (29-L) strikes out... They walk Dave Risinger intentionally. P Bruce Ancona grounds out to short. Top of the Ninth: P Bruce Ancona at 80 pitches. Brian Mitchell is in to play center and Reid Reddick is in to play short. Juan Rojas moves to 2nd, Dave Risinger moves to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano moves to left. Adam Carter swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 3rd and Risinger boots it... The Bullpen is up. Ronaldo Entrevinhas flies out to the warning track in center. Luis Hernandez swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left... 5 to 2, Beavers. With 2 outs, Dave Mitchell flies out to deep left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers. Won - 5 to 2 We turned 4 double plays today! We had 11 hits and made 1 error Seattle had 7 hits and made no errors Bruce Ancona (W 5-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. 97 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. Marty Becker (L 9-12) went 4+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. LF Jose Julio had 2 hits and a walk and an RBI. RF A.J. Lee had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B/3B Dave Risinger had 2 hits with a triple and a walk (INT), scored a run and had an RBI. |
Friday, September 19, 2003
We are in San Francisco to play the Seals a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 in Sacramento. We are 7-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time we were in Candlestick Park, June 9-10. They are 2nd in the PCL in scoring with 4.74 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.81). We have scored 10 more runs than they have. We have scored 702 runs this season, which is already a Beaver record! The Seals are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.42 per game (Portland is now tied for 1st with Kansas City with 3.38!) Their run differential is +46 and ours is +209. Portland Beavers (89-57 .610 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (77-69 .527 12 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 18-5 3.19) Gold Glove(01) vs. SF: John Miner (31-R 12-6 3.97) Muir had a no decision last time out with 2 runs allowed in 6 IP at Los Angeles. Miner's last two starts were against Dallas and Hollywood and he won them both and only allowed 1 total run in 15.2 IP. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against us this season with 2 Quality Starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .317-265-1-21-.754 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .284-465-5-39-.718 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .286-252-8-49-.806 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-531-31-123-1.053 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .317-435-13-82-.865 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-395-12-54-.703 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .306-366-2-31-.763 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .258-330-5-38-.652 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .310-71-0-11-.686 1) Gold Glove(01) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .267-546-2-35-.644 78) 2: CF Jerry Serrano (29-R .276-584-7-53-.686 68) Gold Glove(RF) 19 SB 3: LF Clay Laurence (24-R .349-565-36-108-1.055 91) 2-time Silver Slugger(CF-02,RF-01)/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(RF-01) 116 R/31 2B/16 3B/32 SB 4: SS Bill Webber (26-S .314-548-25-109-.877 65) All-Star/Silver Slugger(2B-01) 5: 3B Brian Dube (29-R .288-520-20-86-.806 73) 6: 1B Bobbie Duvall (36-R .253-399-7-40-.700 50) 7: RF Steve Hart (37-L .224-49-0-6-.593 78) 8: C Bruce Jump (35-R .240-412-13-51-.713 47) 9: P John Miner (31-L .109-55-1-5-.351 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 25,609 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: George Cowles lines one down the right field line and Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch! Jerry Serrano grounds out to the pitcher. Clay Laurence grounds out to 1st, 3-1! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Glenn Snowden doubles to left center! But the next three make outs... Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, three straight hits from Glenn Snowden, Fernando Mexicano and Tim Higbee load up the bases. A.J. Lee gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to force in a run! 1 to 0, Beavers! But Lee is on the ground in pain and Trudy the Trainer goes out... Juan Rojas (24-S) goes in to run for him and will stay in the game to play 2nd. Reid Reddick swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center and Mexicano scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Steve Muir fouls out to the catcher... 2 outs. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Clay Laurence grounds a hit up the middle and then steals 2nd. Bill Webber lines a hit to center and Laurence scores without a throw. 2 to 1, Beavers. With 2 outs, Bobbie Duvall grounds one to short, but Reid Reddick boots it... Steve Hart grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Fifth: Jerry Suazo gets beaned, the second batter P John Miner has plunked this game. With 1 out, P Miner sends an 0-2 pitch into the ribs of Glenn Snowden... This guy is a menace! A passed ball sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Fernando Mexicano doubles to right and both runners score!! 4 to 1, Beavers! The next two make outs. Won - 4 to 1 We had 9 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 6 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (W 19-5) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 2. 121 pitches. He is now tied with teammate Frank Flores for the lead in wins in the PCL! John Miner (L 12-7) went 5+ innings, gave us 4 hits, 6 hits, 1 walk, 3 HBP and struck out 1. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and walk and stole a base. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch and scored 2 runs. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Trudy's report on A.J. Lee is bruised thumb that will probably bother him for 4 or 5 days. |
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Portland Beavers (90-57 .612 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (77-70 .524 13 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-8 2.45) vs. SF: Mike Evans (27-R 16-11 3.38) Johnson gave up 3 runs in 6 IP last time out and took a loss. He walked 5. Evans is their #1 starter. He only gave up 1 run in 7 IP last time out, but took a loss, snapping a personal 5 game winning streak. We have only faced him once and beat him, scoring 3 runs ins 3.1 IP. He beaned Carlos Lopez and was ejected from the game after the ensuing brouhaha. Lopez is not with Portland right now, so hopefully there will be no issues today. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .320-269-1-21-.760 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .281-469-5-39-.714 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .284-257-8-49-.798 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-535-31-123-1.056 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-439-13-84-.869 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-399-12-54-.701 47) Rookie 7: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .229-323-4-30-.591 104) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .257-334-5-39-.650 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .205-73-0-7-.498 1) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .267-550-2-35-.643 78) 2: LF Vic Bahl (32-R .200-20-0-1-.450 80) 3: CF Clay Laurence (24-R .350-569-36-108-1.054 57) 2-time Silver Slugger(CF-02,RF-01)/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(RF-01) 4: SS Bill Webber (26-S .313-552-25-110-.874 65) All-Star/Silver Slugger(2B-01) 5: 3B Brian Dube (29-R .288-524-20-86-.804 73) 6: 1B Jim Robbins (28-R .313-16-0-3-.826 79) 7: RF Steve Hart (37-L .212-52-0-6-.561 78) 8: C Dalton Steele (29-L .274-117-3-18-.765 70) 9: P Mike Evans (27-R .206-68-0-2-.485 38) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 20 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 25,114 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and plunks one in front of the plate and is out, 2-3. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer fouls out to 3rd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the First: George Cowles beats out an infield hit... Vic Bahl? There really is someone named Bahl? When did his family replace the a with an h? He grounds a hit to right and Cowles beats the throw to 3rd... Bahl steals 2nd... Clay Laurence grounds a hit to right and Cowles scores... 1 to 0, Seals. Are we going to get any outs this inning? Laurence steals 2nd... Bill Webber lines one to deep right center, but Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch! But both runners tag up and advance. 2 to 0, Seals. Brian Dube grounds a hit to center and Laurence scores... 3 to 0, Seals. Who us this guy on the mound? Where is Bobby Johnson? Jim Robbins swings at a 3-2 pitch and bloops a hit to right and Dube goes to 3rd... The Bullpen is up. Steve Hart grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Dube scores. 4 to 0, Seals. Dalton Steele flies out to deep center. Top of the Third: p Bobby Johnson leads off with a home run to left center! 4 to 1, Beavers! 1st home run of his career! Bottom of the Third: Clay Laurence leads off with a double off the wall in left center. The Bullpen is back up. Laurence goes to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Bill Webber. Brian Dube takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jim Robbins pops out to 3rd. Steve Hart pops out to left! Top of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden leads off with a double to left center. The next three all strike out.... Lost - 4 to 1 We had 4 whole hits and made no errors San Francisco had 11 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 13-9) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. It is only the 2nd time in his career that he has failed to strike out anyone. At bat, he hit a home run. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 1. LHP Vic Kyzer faced 2 batters and got them both out. Mike Evans (W 17-11) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 7. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and drew a walk. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with a double. For San Francisco , 2B George Cowles had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. |
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Portland Beavers (90-58 .608 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Francisco Seals (78-70 .527 12 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) POR: Frank Flores (24-R 19-6 2.99) vs. SF: Gordy Albrecht (26-R 8-13 4.85) Flores has won his last 7 starts. He allowed 2 runs in 7 IP last time out. He can become the first 20 game winner in the Majors this season with a win. Albrecht is only 2-8 in his last 12 starts, but won his last one with 7.2 scoreless inning at Sacramento. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against us this season, but only gave us 2 runs in 7 IP in the no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .316-272-1-21-.754 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .280-472-5-39-.711 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .280-261-8-49-.787 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-538-31-123-1.056 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .316-443-13-84-.861 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .266-403-12-54-.706 47) Rookie 7: 2B Dave Risinger (27-R .230-318-3-34-.633 105) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .255-337-5-39-.645 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .211-71-0-6-.479 36) SAN FRANCISCO 1: 2B George Cowles (30-R .271-554-2-35-.648 78) 2: CF Jerry Serrano (29-R .276-588-7-53-.684 68) Gold Glove(RF) 3: CF Clay Laurence (24-R .351-573-36-109-1.055 57) 2-time Silver Slugger(CF-02,RF-01)/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(RF-01) 4: SS Bill Webber (26-S .312-555-25-111-.869 65) All-Star/Silver Slugger(2B-01) 5: 3B Brian Dube (29-R .290-527-20-87-.808 73) 6: 1B Bobbie Duvall (36-R .251-403-7-40-.693 50) 7: RF Steve Hart (37-L .196-56-0-7-.524 78) 8: C Bruce Jump (35-R .239-415-13-51-.708 47) 9: P Gordy Albrecht (26-S .160-50-0-3-.464 1) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Candlestick Park Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 24,000 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Jerry Suazo lines out to center. Kim Springer pops out to right... Bottom of the First: George Cowles grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Serrano swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. Clay Laurence grounds one to 2nd, but Dave Risinger throws the ball away for a 2 base error... We have a hard enough time getting Laurence out; we do not need to be gifting him bases... Bill Webber fouls out to 3rd! Bottom of the Second: With one out, Bobbie Duvall loops a hit over the shortstop. Steve Hart doubles to center and Duvall heads home, but gets thrown out, 8-6-2! We do NOT walk Bruce Jump and he grounds out to short! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, George Cowles hits one high and deep to right and the wind carries it over the fence... 1 to 0, Seals. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Jerry Suazo draws a walk. Kim Springer doubles to left. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and 2 runs score!! 2 to 1, Beavers! Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded back up. Dave Risinger doubles over the center fielder's head and 2 runs score!! 4 to 1, Beavers! They walk Reid Reddick intentionally to load the bases back up with still 1 out. P Frank Flores lines a hit to left and Higbee scores! 5 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Gordy Albrecht. New Pitcher: Arnold Burns (27-R), a rookie with a 3.78 ERA in 69 IP. All his numbers are pretty, except for 9 HR allowed. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit through the right side and Risinger scores! 6 to 1, Beavers! Jerry Suazo lines out to 2nd and they double Reddick off at 3rd... Top of the Sixth: Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Frank Flores swings away and doubles down the left field line! Brian Mitchell strikes out. Jerry Suazo strikes out... C'mon, guys! The pitcher could hit this fella! Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to left and Reddick scores! 7 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and P Flores scores! 8 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right!!! 11 to 1, Beavers! Won - 11 to 1 We had 14 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 8 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 20-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. 117 pitches. At bat, he had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. He is the first 20 game winner of 2003 in the Majors! Gordy Albrecht (L 8-14) went 3.1 innings, gave us 6 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out no one. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B/1B Fernando Mexicano went 4 for 4 with a double and his 14th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. 2B/3B Dave Risinger hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. |
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September 22, 2003
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Alex Urias, 1B, Atlanta (38-L .270/.355/.507) Had 14 hits with 1 2B, 5 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO, 7 R and 12 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (2nd PoW this season) PCL Player of the Week - Luis Hernandez, 1B, Seattle (34-R .276/.331/.526) Had 12 hits with 3 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 7 R and 7 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) (3rd PoW this season; 4th career) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 15 - RF Harry Garcia (34-L) of Salt Lake City hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Minnesota. The Bees won, 8 to 5. It is the 2nd straight game that Garcia has hit 2 home runs. He now has 10 in 87 AB. Last year, he only had 6 hits in 72 AB (.083) with 2 HR for Cleveland. September 15 - Darrell Williams (26-R) of Sacramento pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus San Francisco. He walked 1 and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk. He is now 5-17 with a 5.46 ERA in 30 starts. He was 12-10 with a 3.16 ERA last year in 33 starts. The Solons won, 4 to 0. September 16 - Los Angeles won at Oakland, 6 to 3, in 19 innings. September 16 - Rookie Larry Ryan (21-R) of Toronto pitched a 3 hit shutout at Philadelphia. Hr did not walk a batter, but beaned 1 and struck out 5. 91 pitches thrown. At bat, he hit a SF. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 12-4 with a Major League best 1.66 ERA in 21 starts. The Blue Jays won, 7 to 0. September 16 - Brian Nordmann (28-R) of New York pitched a 5 hit shutout at Brooklyn. He walked 2 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 16-8 with a 2.33 ERA in 32 starts. The Giants won, 7 to 0. September 16 - Rookie Jose Palacios (26-R) of Montreal pitched a 2 hit shutout at Washington. He walked 5 and struck out 5. At bat, he was 2 for 2 with 2 SH. He is now 4-10 with a 4.97 ERA in 22 starts. He was claimed off waivers from Baltimore on June 30. The Expos won, 2 to 0. September 18 - Raul Alvarado (27-L) of Montreal pitched a 4 hit shutout at Washington. He did not walk a batter and struck out 7. At bat he hit a bases loaded double good for 3 RBI. It is his Major League record 9th shutout of the season. He is now 17-12 with a 2.32 ERA in 33 starts. The Expos won, 6 to 0. September 19 - Graham Pethel (26-R) of Kansas City pitched a 2 hit shutout at Houston. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is his 6th shutout of the season. He is now 13-14 with a 2.66 ERA in 33 starts. The Royals won, 2 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves. September 20 - 1B Andres Garcia (35-R) of Toronto had 4 hits with a double and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at New York, but the Blue Jays lost, 12 to 11, in 12 innings. Each team scored a run in the 11th. September 20 - Gary Trader (32-R) of Cincinnati pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. at bat, he matched the Tigers with 3 hits and a double and scored 2 runs. It is the firs shutout of his career in 89 starts. He is now 8-12 with a 4.25 ERA in 32 starts this season. The Reds won, 8 to 0. September 20 - 1B Alex Urias (38-L) of Atlanta had 3 hits with 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, and had 6 RBI at home versus Miami. The Crackers won, 9 to 3. September 21 - Dawson Winslow (27-L) of Dallas pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Antonio. He walked 2 and struck out 8. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 11-10 with a 2.79 ERA in 26 starts. The Eagles won, 3 to 0. September 21 - Reggie Tieken (27-R) of St. Louis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Chicago. He walked 2 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. He is now 10-15 with a 3.81 ERA in 31 starts. The Cardinals won, 3 to 0. |
Monday, September 22, 2003
We are in sunny San Diego to play the Padres the final two games of our season series. They won 2 of 3 here versus Seattle over the weekend. We are 8-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time we were here, May 5-6. They are 16th (last) in scoring in the PCL with 3.56 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.82). They are last in the League with 63 HR, but tied for 1st with 520 BB. We are down to 11th in HR with 99 and are tied for 10th in walks with 445. The Padres are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 (Portland is still tied for 1st with 3.35). Their run differential is -34 and ours is +219. Portland Beavers (91-58 .611 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Diego Padres (74-75 .497 17 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 5-6 3.17) Rookie vs. SD: Mike Bennett (32-L 9-11 3.97) Ancona has won his last 2 starts. He pitched a CG last time with 2 runs allowed. Bennett is 6-0 in his last 7 starts, including a 3 hit shutout against us in Portland. In the no decision, he did not allow a run in 4 innings and only allowed 1 hit, but had to leave with an injury. His ERA in his last 7 starts is 0.94. We beat him up twice back when he was a mortal earlier in the season, so he is 1-2 against us this year. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .322-245-3-27-.789 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .227-326-4-30-.586 104) 3: 3B Dave Risinger (27-R .229-323-3-36-.633 100) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .373-542-31-124-1.057 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-447-14-89-.881 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .253-340-5-39-.643 92) 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .264-314-2-26-.699 72) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .185-124-0-14-.516 77) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .167-30-0-6-.427 31) Rookie SAN DIEGO 1: CF Dick Berube (22-R .231-584-4-41-.622 77) Rookie 119 SO/41 SB 2: 3B Howie Anspaugh (24-R .150-20-0-0-.300 91) 3: RF Brian Mosca (30-L .264-435-18-65-.788 76) 4: 1B Buddy Potts (28-R .235-405-3-41-.618 86) Gold Glove 24 2B/17 SB 5: C Barry Solomon (25-L .232-302-7-40-.695 59) Rookie 16 2B/45 BB/64 SO 6: LF Bob Scarinci (30-R .251-491-7-35-.645 81) Strained Achilles 7: 2B Norman Darcy (27-L .256-504-2-40-.661 91) 20 SB 8: SS Del Hall (31-S .308-338-2-31-.782 99) 2-time Gold Glove 43 R/19 2B/40 BB 9: P Mike Bennett (32-L .245-53-0-9-.625 1) 5 2B/5 SO Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 13,188 Top of the First: Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Juan Rojas strikes out. Julio gets caught stealing... Dave Risinger grounds out to short... Bottom of the First: Dick Berube lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit... Howie Anspaugh swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. Berube steals 2nd. He takes off for 3rd on the next pitch, but C Rick Mansoor throws him out! Brian Mosca swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 1 to 0, Padres. Buddy Potts swings at a 3-2 pitch and bloops a hit to right... Barry Solomon swings at the first pitch and lines a double down the right field line... Potts heads home, but Fernando Mexicano get the ball quickly to 2B Juan Rojas who throws Potts out, 9-4-2!! 25 pitch inning... Top of the Fourth: Jose Julio lines a hit to left and then steals 2nd. Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center and Julio scores without a throw! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to right. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Mexicano lines out to left. Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Fifth: Jack Hinckley lines a hit to left. He needs to steal, because Rick Mansoor grounds into a double play every time he has an opportunity. Hinckley does NOT steal and Mansoor swings and does NOT hit into a double play! He hits a fly ball to deep left and it carries over the fence!! 3 to 1, Beavers! Before that blast, Mansoor had as many GDP as hits against lefties (4). P Bruce Ancona lines a hit to right. With 1 out, we get our GDP from Juan Rojas, 6-4-3.... Top of the Sixth: Dave Risinger leads off with a double to left center. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. The next three all make outs... Bottom of the Sixth: Brian Mosca leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. Buddy Potts lines out to deep right and Mosca moves to 3rd, from where he scores on a wild pitch... 3 to 2, Beavers. Barry Solomon walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen is up. Bob Scarinci grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). 4-5-6 up for them. Buddy Potts swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Barry Solomon, who we have not retired yet today, strikes out! Bob Scarinci strikes out looking and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!! Won - 3 to 2 We had 8 hits and made no errors San Diego had 8 hits and made no errors Bruce Ancona (W 6-6) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. Victor Alvarez (H 8) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Roy Huls (SV 13) pitched a perfect 9th with 3 strikeouts, Mike Bennett (L 9-12) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. LF Jose Julio had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Dave Risinger had 2 hits with a double. RF Fernando Mexicano went 0 for 4, but had 2 assists from the outfield. C Rick Mansoor hit his 1st home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. PH Tim Higbee drew a walk. |
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Today is Vic Kyzer's 25th birthday! Portland Beavers (92-58 .613 9.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) at San Diego Padres (74-76 .493 18 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 8-8 4.36) Rookie vs. SD: Ken Baltz (27-R 0-0 8.53) Woodward won his last start with a CG game with 1 run allowed. This will be the first start for Baltz in his career. He has a 4.13 ERA in 81 games in relief in he past three seasons. We faced him in relief once this year and scored 7 runs (6 earned) in 4.1 IP in a laugher where he was left in the game to save the Bullpen. That was the game where Frank Flores pitched a no-hitter. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .314-277-1-22-.748 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .277-476-5-39-.706 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .286-266-8-50-.798 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-545-31-124-1.052 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-451-14-89-.873 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-407-12-54-.703 47) Rookie 7: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .227-330-4-31-.585 104) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .250-344-5-39-.636 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .326-43-1-10-.767 44) Rookie SAN DIEGO 1: CF Dick Berube (22-R .231-588-4-41-.621 77) Rookie 2: 3B Rick Potter (31-R .227-352-1-28-.588 89) 2-time Gold Glove 3: 1B Buddy Potts (28-R .235-409-3-41-.617 86) Gold Glove 4: RF Brian Mosca (30-L .267-438-19-66-.802 76) 5: SS Del Hall (31-S .305-341-2-31-.776 99) 2-time Gold Glove 6: LF Bob Scarinci (30-R .248-495-7-35-.640 81) Strained Achilles 7: C Mark Coronato (28-R .191-204-4-29-.568 68) 8: 2B Denny Peters (26-S .251-187-3-23-.685 103) 9: P Ken Baltz (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000 1) First Major League start Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 10,862 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Suazo draws a walk, the seventh issued by P Ken Baltz in 7 IP this season. Kim Springer doubles to center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short and Suazo scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Where has Snowden's bat gone? Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee loops a hit to center and Springer scores without a throw! 2 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bottom of the First: Dick Berube grounds out to short. Rick Potter swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Buddy Potts lines out to center! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Reid Reddick grounds one back to the mound, but p Ken Baltz makes a bad throw to 1st for an error. P Bill Woodward bunts Reddick to 2nd. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd, for his 25th theft this season. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Reddick scores and Mitchell goes to 3rd. 3 to 0, Beavers! Kim Springer strikes out... Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Kim Springer lines a hit to left. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That does it for P Ken Baltz. New Pitcher: Glenn Hunt (24-L) with a 4.20 ERA in 55..2 IP. He gets the next two out. Bottom of the Fifth: Bob Scarinci leads off with a home run to left. 5 to 1, Beavers. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Kim Springer grounds a hit to right. Glenn Snowden hits another home run to center!! 7 to 1, Beavers. I guess he found his bat! Bottom of the Seventh: Brian Mosca leads off with a home run to right. 7 to 2, Beavers. That is his 5th home run against the Beavers, tying him with Irv Hill of Los Angeles for the most by an opponent. Top of the Eighth: P Glenn Hunt, in his 4th inning of work, strikes out the side in order... Bottom of the Ninth: With 2 outs, Bob Scarinci loops a hit just over the shortstop's outstretched glove... Mark Coronato hits a home run to left center... 7 to 4, Beavers. Won - 7 to 4 We had 8 hits and made no errors San Diego had 7 hits and made 1 error Bill Woodward (W 9-8) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. 123 pitches. Ken Baltz (L 0-1) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits with a double and scored 3 runs. 1B Glenn Snowden hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI. He now has 33 HR on the season. It is the 3rd time this season he has hit 2 home runs in a game and the 7th time in his career. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk. |
Thursday, September 25, 2003
We are back home to play our final series of the year in Metropolitan Stadium. The visitors will be the 2nd place Hollywood Stars. He had been looking forward to this series for a long time, expecting it to be the showdown fight for the division title. But the drama has fizzled somewhat in recent weeks and now we will clinch the division this weekend unless the Stars mange to sweep us in all 4 games. And even if they do manage to sweep us, they will still have an uphill fight to catch us. Hollywood split a pair of games at home versus Oakland to start the week. We are 7-3 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the first time they were here, June 6-8. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.94 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.82). The Stars are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.90 per game (Portland is back to 2nd with 3.34). We have allowed 5 more runs than Kansas City. Their run differential is +6 and ours is +223. Hollywood Stars (84-68 .553 9.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (93-58 .616 9.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) HOL: Tom Walters (27-R 9-11 3.70) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-9 2.54) Walters is 0-3 in his last 5 starts, but got a no decision last time out, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) in 8.1 IP. We faced him once and beat him, but only scored 2 runs in 6 IP. Johnson has lost his last 2 starts, allowing 7 runs in 12 IP (5.25 ERA). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) HOLLYWOOD 1: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .311-566-3-50-.742 63) 24 SO/28 SB 2: 1B Bobby Deaton (29-S .257-416-7-45-.683 74) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (29-R .303-578-21-78-.850 76) 3-time All-Star 48 SO/27 SB 4: C Steve Bone (28-R .293-492-19-86-.819 45) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(01-02) 5: 3B Larry Church (28-L .243-489-11-63-.700 57) 6: RF John Burkey (28-L .225-200-4-18-.641 35) 42 SO/10 SB 7: CF Danny Hill (30-R .148-135-2-12-.388 69) 5 BB 8: SS Jerry Hatcher (26-R .250-428-7-47-.658 99) 12 2B 9: P Tom Walters (27-R .143-63-0-1-.302 1) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .312-282-1-22-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .275-480-5-40-.702 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .292-271-8-50-.808 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-549-33-129-1.063 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-454-14-89-.873 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-411-12-55-.701 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .305-367-2-32-.762 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .248-347-5-39-.632 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .213-75-1-8-.551 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 15 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 21,363 Top of the First: Gus McCollum pops out to right. Bobby Deaton doubles to center... Jose Naranjo takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Steve Bone doubles to left center and Deaton scores... 1 to 0, Stars. Larry Church hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Stars. Three straight dud starts from P Bobby Johnson... John Burkey takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Danny Hill grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell lines out to 1st. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 2nd. Kim Springer lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Bobby Deaton hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Stars. Bottom of the Fifth: With 2 outs, PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) beats out an infield hit. Brain Mitchell triples to center and Trejo scores! 4 to 1, Stars. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... Bottom of the Sixth: Kim Springer grounds a double over the 1st base bag. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano flies out to right and Springer tags up and beats the throw home. 4 to 2, Stars. And that is all we get... Lost - 4 to 2 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Hollywood had 6 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 13-10) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 3. 99 pitches. He had only allowed 5 HR all year before this game and never 2 in 1 start. He is the only starting pitcher for us who has lost in the last 16 games and he has done it 3 times... RHP Rich Larkin pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. Tom Walters (W 10-11) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 123 pitches. RHP Javier Fernandez (SV 37) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk. RF Bobby Mitchell hit a triple, drew a walk and had an RBI. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit and scored a run. For Hollywood, C Steve Bone had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. |
Friday, September 26, 2003
Hollywood Stars (85-68 .556 8.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (93-59 .612 8.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) HOL: Sam Henderson (29-R 17-9 2.87) 2-time All-Star(01-02) vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 19-5 3.10) Gold Glove(01) Henderson is their #1 starter. He did not make the All-Star team this year for the first time, but has set a new career high in wins. He has a 2.73 ERA in his last 4 starts, but is 0-1. He is 1-1 against us this season with a great game and a clunker. Muir pitched a CG 6 hitter last time out, allowing 1 run at San Francisco. He is trying to become the 2nd 20 game winner in the Majors this season and the 2nd Beaver to do it. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) HOLLYWOOD 1: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .309-570-3-50-.737 63) 2: 1B Bobby Deaton (29-S .260-420-8-46-.695 74) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (29-R .301-582-21-78-.844 76) 3-time All-Star 4: C Steve Bone (28-R .296-496-19-87-.826 45) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(01-02) 5: 3B Larry Church (28-L .243-493-12-65-.704 57) 6: RF John Burkey (28-L .222-203-4-18-.635 35) 7: CF Danny Hill (30-R .145-138-2-12-.385 69) 8: SS Jerry Hatcher (26-R .248-431-7-47-.655 99) 9: P Sam Henderson (29-L .160-75-0-3-.371 48) 2-time All-Star(01-02) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .311-286-1-23-.748 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .272-485-5-40-.695 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .296-274-8-50-.820 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-553-33-129-1.059 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-457-14-90-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .260-415-12-55-.694 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .303-370-2-32-.758 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .245-351-5-39-.625 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .293-75-0-11-.649 1) Gold Glove(01) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 19 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 26,701 A new record crowd! Top of the First: Gus McCollum grounds out to 2nd. Bobby Deaton takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Jose Naranjo swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center... 2 to 0, Stars. Steve Bone grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Church loops a hit to center. John Burkey pops out to right. Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo hits a liner that P Sam Henderson somehow snares and the he fires to 1st to double off Mitchell.... Maybe we will clinch the division tomorrow... Kim Springer beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden loops a hit to right center and Springer heads home, he scores, but Snowden is thrown out trying to take 2nd by RF John Burkey... 2 to 1, Stars. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, John Burkey hits a home run to right center... 3 to 1, Stars. Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee grounds a hit to center and then steals 2nd. Reid Reddick swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and Lee scores without a throw! 3 to 2, Stars. P Steve Muir bunts Reddick to 2nd. 2 down. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Top of the Sixth: Jose Naranjo leads off with a double to right center. The Bullpen is up. We walk Steve Bone intentionally. Larry Church grounds into a 3-6-3 double play and Naranjo goes to 3rd. The walk actually worked! I think that is twice this season in about 400 tries.... We walk John Burkey intentionally. Danny Hill, the .140 hitter, loops a hit to right and Naranjo scores and Burkey goes to 3rd... 4 to 2, Stars. Jerry Hatcher pops out to 3rd. Bottom of the Sixth: Jerry Suazo lines a hit to right. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden doubles to left center. Fernando Mexicano, the hottest hitter on the team, pops out to 2nd... Tim Higbee grounds out to the pitcher.... Lost - 4 to 2 We had 10 hits and made no errors Hollywood had 8 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (L 19-6) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (2 INT) and struck out no one. RHP Sandy Bastianelli faced 1 batter and retired him (Bone). LHP Vic Kyzer went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Roy Hulls faced 1 batter and struck him out (McCollum - only the 25th SP for him on the year) Sam Henderson (W 18-9) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 10 hits, no walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. RHP Javier Fernandez (SV 38) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 walk and struck out 2. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and an RBI, #130. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. |
Saturday, September 27, 2003
Hollywood Stars (86-68 .558 7.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (93-60 .608 7.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West) HOL: Gerry Sullivan (27-R 15-10 3.23) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 20-6 2.90) Sullivan is 1-5 in his last 6 starts. He had a no decision last time out with 4 runs allowed in 6 IP. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against us this season with 2 great starts and one horrendous one. Flores has won his last 8 starts and it would be fitting to clinch the division with him on the mound. His ERA in his last 6 starts is 0.72. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) HOLLYWOOD 1: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .308-575-3-50-.734 63) 2: 1B Bobby Deaton (29-S .258-423-8-46-.692 74) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (29-R .302-586-22-80-.852 76) 3-time All-Star 4: C Steve Bone (28-R .295-499-19-87-.823 45) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(01-02) 5: 3B Larry Church (28-L .243-497-12-65-.703 57) 6: RF John Burkey (28-L .223-206-5-19-.653 35) 7: CF Danny Hill (30-R .148-142-2-13-.388 69) 8: SS Jerry Hatcher (26-R .248-435-7-47-.654 99) 9: P Gerry Sullivan (27-R .230-61-0-4-.492 1) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .310-290-1-23-.744 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .272-489-5-40-.694 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .295-278-8-50-.815 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-557-33-130-1.060 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-461-14-90-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .258-419-12-55-.688 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .303-373-2-32-.759 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .248-355-5-40-.629 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .240-75-0-7-.547 36) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 25,991 Top of the First: Gus McCollum pops out to center. Bobby Deaton strikes out. Jose Naranjo grounds out to the pitcher! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo draws a walk. Kim Springer strikes out looking... Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Mitchell heads home. Danny Hill throws the ball over the catcher for an error and Mitchell scores and the runners go to 2nd and 3rd! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Suazo scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Second: A.J. Lee and Reid Reddick lead off with back to back hits. With 2 strikes, P Frank Flores bunts one foul. With 2 outs, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right and Lee heads home, but John Burkey throws him out... Phooey... Bottom of the Fourth: Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Reid Reddick hits a home run to left!! 4 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: Danny Hill, the .140 hitter, hits a home run to right... 4 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Jerry Foley (34-R) with a 3.34 ERA in 67.1 IP. Kim Springer grounds a hit to center and Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and whiffs... Tim Higbee walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. A.J. Lee grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Reid Reddick absolutely crushes one to left field for a Grand Slam!!!! It only went 383 ft, but it got there in about half a second! 8 to 1, Beavers! 2 home runs in the game by Reid Reddick! I love this kid! Won - 8 to 1 We are the Champions of the PCL West! We had 8 hits and made 1 error Hollywood had 6 hits and made 2 errors Frank Flores (W 21-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 114 pitches. He now has 5 CG in his last 6 starts. Gerry Sullivan (L 15-11) went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. CF Jerry Suazo had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. C Tim Higbee drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. SS Reid Reddick went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 6 RBI. He now has 7 HR on the season. |
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Fan Appreciation Day! (and my birthday). The final home game of the regular season, but NOT the final home game of the year! Hollywood Stars (86-69 .555 8.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (94-60 .610 Champions of the PCL West) HOL: Craig Raposo (25-R 6-2 2.91) vs. POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 6-6 3.16) Rookie Raposo missed 2.5 months with an injury. He won his last start with 1 run allowed in 6 IP. We only faced him once this season and beat him, but only scored 3 runs in 7 IP. Ancona has won his last 3 starts with a 2.05 ERA in those starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) HOLLYWOOD 1: 2B Gus McCollum (32-R .307-579-3-50-.734 63) 2: 1B Bobby Deaton (29-S .255-427-8-46-.686 74) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (29-R .300-590-22-80-.847 76) 3-time All-Star 4: 3B Larry Church (28-L .244-501-12-65-.701 57) 5: SS Jerry Hatcher (26-R .247-438-7-47-.650 99) 6: CF Danny Hill (30-R .151-146-3-14-.412 69) 7: RF John Burkey (28-L .230-209-5-19-.665 35) 8: C Karl Weber (35-R .247-97-1-8-.654 78) 9: P Craig Raposo (25-R .087-23-0-1-.174 30) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .310-294-1-23-.741 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .272-492-5-40-.695 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-282-8-50-.811 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-560-33-131-1.059 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-465-14-91-.865 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .257-421-12-55-.688 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .302-377-2-32-.756 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .254-358-7-46-.659 92) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .188-32-0-6-.462 31) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 64 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 24,385 We finish 2003 with 1,555,923 in attendance for the regular season! 2001: 838,130 2002: 1,167,996 Top of the First: Gus McCollum grounds a hit to center. He tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and he is out! Bobby Deaton doubles down the right field line. Jose Naranjo flies out to left. Larry Church swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell pops out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo gets beaned. Kim Springer lines out to right. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Top of the Second: Jerry Hatcher and Danny Hill lead off with back to back hits. John Burkey grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Hatcher goes to 3rd. Karl Weber lines a hit to left and Hatcher scores. 1 to 0, Stars. Burkey steals 3rd. P Craig Raposo strikes out looking. Gus McCollum grounds a hit to center and Burkey scores and Weber heads to 3rd. CF Jerry Suazo throws the ball into the dugout for an error and Weber scores... 3 to 0, Stars. Top of the Fourth: Danny Hill and John Burkey lead off with back to back infield hits. We get the Bullpen up. Karl Weber grounds out slowly to 2nd and the runners move up. P Craig Raposo flies out to left and both runners advance. 4 to 0, Stars. Gus McCollum grounds a hit to right and Burkey scores.. 5 to 0, Stars. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Bobby Deaton flies out to center. Bottom of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run to right center! 5 to 1, Stars. Top of the Seventh: On the Hill: Roy Huls (22-R), after a scoreless 5th and 6th. Gus McCollum line his 4th hit of the day to center. P Huls tries to pick him off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error. But the next three all strike out! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Daryl Bradley (27-L), a rookie with a 4.91 ERA in 36.2 IP. Reid Reddick leads off with a home run to center! 5 to 2, Stars. His 3rd home run in 2 days! With 1 out, PH Jose Julio (29-R) doubles to left center. With 2 outs, PH Dave Risinger (27-R) beats out an infield hit. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left and Julio scores! 5 to 3, Stars. Fernando Mexicano flies out to center... Lost - 5 to 3 We had 10 hits and made 2 errors Hollywood had 13 hits and made 1 error Bruce Ancona (L 6-7) went 3.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2. LHP Victor Alvarez faced 1 batter and got him out. RHP Roy Huls went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 7. RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 HBP and struck out 1. He threw a WP. RHP Rich Larkin faced 1 batter and struck him out on 3 pitches. LHP Vic Kyzer faced 1 batter and got him out. Craig Raposo (W 7-2) went 6 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4. RHP Javier Fernandez (SV 29) pitched a scoreless 9th and struck out 1. His 3rd Save of this series. PH/LF Jose Julio hit a double and scored a run. CF Jerry Suazo had a hit and was hit by a pitch. PH/3B Dave Risinger had a hit. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 34th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. 2B/RF A.J. Lee had 2 hits with a double. SS Reid Reddick hit his 8th home run of the season. For Hollywood, 2B Gus McCollum went 5 for 5 and had 2 RBI. |
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September 29, 2003
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Roberto Perez, 1B, St. Louis (32-L .320/.387/.556) Had 12 hits with 3 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 8 R and 8 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW) PCL Player of the Week - Jeff Galka, 3B, Oakland (34-R .237/.307/.414) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 4 SO, 6 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 22 - Mike Price (26-L) of Washington pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Brooklyn. He walked 3 and struck out 6. The lone hit was a 1 out single in the 4th. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI. He is now 5-13 with a 5.07 ERA in 22 starts (25 G). The Nationals won, 3 to 0. September 23 - Dennis Rollo (23-L) of Toronto pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Brooklyn, He walked 2 and struck out 4. At bat, he drew a walk and scored the only run of the game. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 9-10 with a 3.66 ERA in 24 starts. The Blue Jays won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves. September 23 - 3B Esteban Arango (27-R) of St. Louis went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Miami. The Cardinals won, 8 to 1. September 24 - SS Jim Sager (24-R) of Houston had 2 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Salt Lake City. The Astros won, 11 to 2. September 25 - 3B Dave Macnaughton (30-R) of Minnesota had 3 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Houston. The Twins won, 10 to 7. September 25 - 1B Tim Metts (27-L) of Oakland had 3 hits with a home run, score scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus San Diego. The Oaks won, 13 to 2. September 25 - Jeff Klooster (29-R) of Chicago pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cincinnati. He walked 2 and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 12-9 with a 3.96 ERA in 32 starts. The Cubs won, 2 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. September 26 - Rookie Chuck Packard (21-R) of San Antonio pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Salt Lake City. He did not walk a batter, but hit one and struck out 3. 98 pitches thrown. At bat, he had 2 hits. He is now 3-12 with a 5.27 ERA in 19 starts. The Missions won, 1 to 0. September 26 - Rookie Willie Lucero (23-L) of Miami pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Pittsburgh. He walked 1 and struck out 3. 99 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 16-6 with a 2.74 ERA in 30 starts. The Marlins won, 5 to 0. September 26 - C Mario Regalado (29-R) of St. Louis went 5 for 5 and scored a run at Detroit. The Cardinals won, 6 to 3. September 26 - 1B Burt McTyre (30-R) of Cleveland hit 3 home runs, drew 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Atlanta. The Indians won, 18 to 0. He is only the 2nd player to ever hit 3 HR in a game in the NL. Alex Urias Did it last year while with Boston. He was watching McTyre duplicate his feat as the 1B for Atlanta. September 27 - C Ivan Borrero (30-R) of Houston went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Minnesota. The Astros won, 9 to 6. September 28 - 2B Dave Macnaughton (30-R) of Minnesota had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI at home versus Houston. The Twins won, 6 to 5. |
Monday, September 29, 2003
We are in Sacramento to play the Solons a 4 game series. They lost 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. We are 6-4 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the first time we were here, August 26-28. They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 3.90 runs per game (Portland is still #1 with 4.79). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.77 per game (Portland is now #1 with 3.35!). We have allowed 3 fewer runs than Kansas City. Oh! I would love to finish the season with the best offense and the best defense in the League! Sacramento's run differential is -134 and ours is +224. Portland Beavers (94-61 .606 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-94 .394 33 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.33) Rookie vs. SAC: Carl Jones (29-R 11-15 4.37) Rookie Woodward has won his last 2 starts, pitching a CG both times. He gave up 3 HR and 4 runs last time out. Jones was claimed off waivers from Minnesota on August 28. Since joining the Solons, he is 1-5 with an 8.07 ERA in 6 starts with 48 H in 29 IP. We faced him twice this season when he was with the Twins and he beat us both times, including a 7 hit shutout last time. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .306-297-1-23-.734 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .273-494-5-40-.697 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .291-285-8-50-.802 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-564-34-133-1.065 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-469-14-91-.862 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .256-425-12-55-.686 47) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-381-2-32-.761 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .254-362-8-47-.666 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .304-46-1-10-.717 44) Rookie SACRAMENTO 1: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .254-71-0-6-.570 79) Rookie 2 BB/14 SO/3 SB 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .239-230-5-24-.685 66) Rookie ex-Beaver traded for Tim Higbee 13 1B/56 SO 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .262-535-11-68-.675 46) 16 2B/25 SB 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-525-16-88-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B/9 3B 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-590-13-74-.640 63) 6: 1B Bob Swanson (32-L .244-250-5-23-.667 76) 7 2B 7: RF Brent Ray (26-L .273-161-3-16-.759 73) Rookie 8: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .242-462-13-65-.686 46) 9: P Carl Jones (29-R .054-56-0-2-.124 24) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 66 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 9,462 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Kim Springer grounds out to the pitcher... Bottom of the First: Jose de Haro grounds out to 2nd. Paul Moreland triples to left center... Dennis Rayner strikes out! Jim Holberton swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies out to center!! Top of the Second: Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Tim Higbee swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners advance. A.J. Lee grounds out to short and Snowden scores and Mexicano stays at 2nd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to short. Bottom of the Seventh: Larry Pierce loops a hit to center. We get the Bullpen up. Bob Swanson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Brent Ray grounds a hit up the middle. Mario Vasquez walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. PH Frank White (33-L), batting .266 with 5 HR in 79 AB, flies out to deep center and Swanson trots home. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Jose de Haro grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Duane Rokita (29-R), with a 4.07 ERA in 59.2 IP. He strikes out the side in order... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (29-L). With 1 out, Dennis Rayner singles and then steals 2nd. Jim Holberton lines a hit to right and Rayner beats the throw home.. 2 to 1, Solons. Larry Pierce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, with a 2.19 ERA in 74 IP, with 20 BB and 83 SO. He had only allowed 1 HR all season until his last game, when he gave up 2 and lost the game. 3-4-5 up for us. Kim Springer swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right!!!! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Tim Higbee swings at a 1-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center!!!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! That is 4 HR allowed in his last 1.1 IP for Fuentes! THAT's the David we traded away! A.J. Lee strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: With 1 out, Brent Ray draws a walk. PH Alfredo Vasquez (26-R), a rookie who is 3 for 13 (.231) with 2 triples, grounds a hit to center... LF Eddie Dyer (28-L), batting .256 with 0 HR in 199 AB, strikes out! 2 down. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (24-R). They send up a pinch-hitter for Jose de Haro: Ralph McKinney (24-L), batting .275 with 0 HR in 375 AB. He strikes out on 3 pitches and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!! Won - 3 to 2 Beating Fuentes feels just jolly! We had 7 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 8 hits and made 1 error Bill Woodward went 7 innings, gave up 1 run, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. LHP Victor Alvarez (W 8-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 11) faced 1 batter and struck him out on 3 pitches. Carl Jones went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. RHP David Fuentes (L 5-10 BS 5) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 home runs and struck out 2. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and with his 15th home run of the season. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits with his 13th home run. Around the League: Atlanta won the first game of their 4 game series at home with division leading Detroit, 7 to 4, to pull with 1 game with 6 to play. In the NL West there are 5 teams within 2 games of 1st place. |
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Portland Beavers (95-61 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-95 .391 34 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 13-10 2.64) vs. SAC: Darrell Williams (26-R 6-17 5.29) Johnson has lost his last 3 starts and has not looked pretty doing it. 5.82 ERA. We need him to get back in line for the postseason. Williams is 2-0 in his last 3 starts with a no decision last time, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in 8 IP. We has 12-10 with a 3.16 ERA last year. We faced him once this season and beat him, scoring 5 runs (4 earned) in 1.2 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .302-301-1-23-.725 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .271-498-5-40-.692 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .287-289-8-50-.792 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .374-567-34-133-1.067 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .319-473-15-92-.870 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-365-8-47-.660 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .304-385-2-32-.758 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .189-127-1-16-.547 77) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .211-76-1-8-.544 1) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .274-376-0-35-.684 87) 2: CF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .286-14-0-3-.857 75) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-539-11-68-.677 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .280-528-16-89-.792 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-594-13-74-.639 63) 6: RF Brent Ray (26-L .276-163-3-16-.769 73) Rookie 7: SS Larry Carlson (30-R .000-2-0-0-.000 70) 8: C Darryl Swaney (28-L .189-111-2-13-.568 74) Rookie 9: P Darrell Williams (26-R .204-54-0-3-.445 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 8,609 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Those two are a combined 10 for 81 (.123) over the last two weeks... Kim Springer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Alfredo Vasquez grounds a hit to center. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 2nd and Vasquez goes to 3rd. Jim Holberton grounds out to the pitcher! Through 5 innings, the #1 offense in Baseball has 1 hit off a pitcher with an ERA over 5.... Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson hits a fly ball to left, but Dennis Rayner drops it for an error. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Kim Springer flies out to right and P Johnson tags up and beats the throw home and Mitchell goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden fouls out to 3rd.... Top of the Seventh: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right center! 2 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: Brian Mitchell leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 0, Beavers! Won - 3 to 0 We had 5 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 6 hits and made 2 errors Bobby Johnson (W 14-10) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. 117 pitches. At bat, re reached on an error and scored a run. Darrell Williams (L 6-18) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season (and career). 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 16th home run. |
Monthly Awards for September, 2003
NL Player of the Month: Alex Urias, 1b, Atlanta (38-L) .376/.425/.723 101 AB, 8 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 10 BB, 22 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 26 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Raul Alvarado, lhp, Montreal (27-L) 5-0 1.39 ERA 6 GS, 51.2 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 20 BB, 53 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Larry Ryan, rhp, Toronto (21-R) 3-2 1.60 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 38 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 25 SO PCL Player of the Month: Dave Macnaughton, 2b, Minnesota (30-R) .396/.420/.642 106 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 4 BB, 5 SO, 6 SB, 0 CS, 27 R, 24 RBI in 28 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (24-R) 6-0 0.69 ERA 6 GS, 52 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 4-0 1.89 ERA 5 GS, 38 IP, 34 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 12 SO (2nd straight RoM) Monthly Awards for August, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (33-R) .409/.484/.691 110 AB, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 24 R, 29 RBI in 30 G (28 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff Gleason, rhp, Baltimore (26-R) 5-1 2.04 ERA 5 SV, 13 G, 17.2 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 15 BB, 15 SO (ex-Beaver; lame pick) NL Rookie of the Month: Mario Orozco, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 2-0 1.13 ERA 7 SV, 13 G, 16 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 23 SO (2nd straight Pittsburgh winner) PCL Player of the Month: Clay Laurence, lf, San Francisco (24-R) .389/.455/.731 108 AB, 6 2b, 5 3b, 7 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 24 R, 23 RBI in 27 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.49 ERA 6 GS, 48.1 IP, 32 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 22 SO (2nd PoM in a row) PCL Rookie of the Month: Ron Wells, rhp, Dallas (22-R) 3-0 0.97 ERA 5 GS, 37 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for July, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Bill Tovar, lf, Montreal (32-R) .361/.429/.691 97 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 16 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 17 R, 22 RBI in 25 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Pete Kinser, lhp, St. Louis (30-L) 4-0 0.91 ERA 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 19 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Ozzie Sanchez, rhp, Pittsburgh (24-R) 3-0 2.58 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 34 H, 5 HR, 14 BB, 37 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .380/.446/.670 100 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 7 HR, 11 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 24 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd PoM in a row; 3rd career) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Jeff McKeeman, rhp, San Diego (32-R) 5-1 1.36 ERA 6 GS, 46.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 26 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mitch Bagley, rhp, San Antonio (22-R) 4-2 2.20 ERA 6 GS, 45 IP, 40 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 27 SO Monthly Awards for June, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Chicago (32-L) .333/.438/.696 102 AB, 7 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 30 R, 31 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (3rd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (29-R) 4-0 1.50 ERA 6 GS, 48 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO (2nd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Carlos de Santiago, lhp, Brooklyn (22-L) 4-0 1.80 ERA 5 GS, 40 IP, 37 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 19 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (26-R) .469/.505/.750 96 AB, 9 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 24 RBI in 25 G (24 GS) (2nd career PoM) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Sam Henderson, rhp, Hollywood (29-R) 5-1 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 40 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 37 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Mike Sims, rhp, Denver (21-R) 3-0 2.02 ERA 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 24 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO Monthly Awards for May, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Buddy Jacobson, cf, Philadelphia (26-L) .372/.405/.611 113 AB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 6 BB, 8 SO, 8 SB, 5 CS, 21 R, 21 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) 3-0 1.76 ERA 9 SV 14 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Mark Baransky, rhp, Brooklyn (26-R) PCL Player of the Month: Bill Webber, ss, San Francisco (26-S) .407/.421/.676 108 AB, 8 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 4 BB, 12 SO, 5 SB, 3 CS, 19 R, 26 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Los Angeles (32-R) 5-0 1.84 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 15 SO (4th career PoM) PCL Rookie of the Month: Javier Fernandez, rhp, Hollywood (23-R) 2-0 2.70 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO Monthly Awards for April, 2003 NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (24-L) .377/.484/.714 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 16 R, 17 RBI in 21 G (2nd career PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) 4-1 0.92 ERA 5 GS, 39 IP, 23 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO (Rookie) NL Rookie of the Month: Javier Meneses, rhp, Washington (21-R) PCL Player of the Month: Dennis Allen, c, Dallas (28-R) .384/.412/.671 73 AB, 3 2b, 0 3b, 6 HR, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 27 RBI in 20 G (18 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Foley, rhp, Seattle (28-R) 4-1 2.63 ERA 5 GS, 41 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 18 BB, 31 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Jose Rosa, rhp, Denver (22-R) 3-0 2.79 ERA 5 GS, 38.2 IP, 30 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 21 SO We will wait and post the Beavers' stats at the end of the season. |
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Portland Beavers (96-61 .611 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-96 .379 35 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Steve Muir (28-R 19-6 3.16) Gold Glove(01) vs. SAC: Jorge Vela (33-L 5-10 5.12) Muir takes his 2nd shot at becoming a 20 game winner. This will be his last chance. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost to Hollywood. Vela gave up 10 hits and 3 walks in 7 IP at Seattle last time out, but only 3 runs, though the Solons were shut out and he lost. He only started against us once this season and had a no decision with 3 runs allowed in 6 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .324-253-3-27-.791 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .223-336-4-31-.575 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .302-388-2-33-.753 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .372-570-34-133-1.062 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .321-477-16-93-.877 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-429-13-56-.696 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-321-2-26-.691 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-369-8-47-.659 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .289-76-0-11-.641 1) Gold Glove(01) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-379-0-35-.680 86) 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .243-235-5-24-.700 66) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .263-543-11-68-.676 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .278-532-16-89-.787 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .239-598-13-74-.638 63) 6: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-464-13-65-.684 46) 7: RF Eddie Dyer (28-L .255-200-0-12-.645 60) 8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .240-75-0-6-.540 78) Rookie 9: P Jorge Vela (33-L .027-37-0-0-.080 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 71 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,603 Top of the First: Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas lines a hit to center. A.J. Lee, who has become quite adept at it, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play... Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney pops out to 3rd. Paul Moreland beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner pops out to left. Jim Holberton lines out to left! Two innings, two double plays.... Top of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a triple to center! Reid Reddick flies out to deep right and Hinckley trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: P Jorge Vela, 1 for 37 on the season, is now 2 for 38... Ralph McKinney doubles to right. With the infield in, Paul Moreland grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners hold... Jim Holberton flies out to deep center!!! Bottom of the Fourth: Larry Pierce leads of with a triple grounded down the left field line... His 1st of the season... Mario Vasquez lines out to center and Pierce tags up and gets himself thrown out at the plate by Jack Hinckley!!! Top of the Fifth: Tin Higbee leads off with a double to left center. But the next three make outs... 1 run off a pitcher with an ERA on the wrong side of 5.... Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a ball over the 1st base bag for a double. With 2 outs, they walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Tim Higbee draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Sixth: Paul Moreland leads off with yet another double to center... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Rayner smokes a liner back to the box and P Steve Muir snares it while just trying to protect his face!! He is so happy that his mug is not broken that he does no think to look to 2nd base.... Jim Holberton lines one to deep left, but Jose Julio makes a leaping catch at the warning track!! Larry Pierce grounds out to short!! After retiring us in order in the 7th, P Jorge Vela's ERA is no longer on the wrong side of 5.... Bottom of the Ninth: P Steve Muir is a 96 pitches. With 1 out, Larry Pierce loops a hit to right. Mario Vasquez doubles to right... Eddie Dyer grounds out to 3rd and Pierce scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. 2 outs. PH Bob Swanson (32-L), batting .244 with 5 HR in 254 is sent up. Now, I could go to the Pen here, but then if that fella gives up a hit and the tying tun scores, P Muir will lose his chance at 20 wins and blame that pitcher for the rest of his life... So, since this game means nothing to anybody but P Steve Muir, we will let him lose it himself.... Swanson sends one to deep left center, but not deep enough and Jose Julio catches it and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 2 to 1 We had 7 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 9 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (W 20-6) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 1. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. Jorge Vela (L 5-11) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had his 2nd hit of the season... 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double. 1B Glenn Snowden drew a walk (INT) and was hit by a pitch. 2B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits. C Tim Higbee hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley hit a triple and scored a run and threw out a runner at the plate. |
Thursday, October 2, 2003
Portland Beavers (97-61 .614 Champions of the PCL West) at Sacramento Solons (61-97 .386 36 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) POR: Frank Flores (24-R 21-6 2.82) vs. SAC: Hayato Kubota (21-R 2-7 6.50) Rookie Flores has won his last 9 starts. He has 5 CG wins in his last 6. Kubota did not make it out of the 3rd inning in either of his last two starts, giving up 5 runs each time, but did not get a loss in either one and the Solons ended up winning both games by the score of 7 to 5 in each. We beat him the only time we faced him, but he went 7 innings and gave us 4 runs (3 earned). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .305-305-2-24-.738 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .269-502-5-40-.688 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .286-290-8-51-.790 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .371-572-34-133-1.061 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .322-481-16-93-.878 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .259-432-13-57-.700 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .298-392-2-33-.745 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .250-372-8-48-.653 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .228-79-0-7-.519 36) SACRAMENTO 1: 1B Ralph McKinney (24-L .272-383-0-35-.681 86) 2: CF Paul Moreland (22-L .247-239-5-24-.709 66) Rookie 3: LF Dennis Rayner (29-R .261-547-11-68-.671 46) 4: 2B Jim Holberton (25-L .276-536-16-89-.781 84) All-Star(01)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Larry Pierce (31-L .241-602-13-74-.644 63) 6: RF Alfredo Vasquez (26-R .278-18-0-3-.778 102) Rookie 7: C Mario Vasquez (27-L .241-468-13-65-.685 46) Not related to Alfredo 8: SS Jose de Haro (26-R .244-78-0-6-.545 78) Rookie 9: P Hayato Kubota (21-R .133-15-0-1-.369 48) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Comiskey Park Weather: 81 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 8,586 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. This battery is prime to run on. Mitchell takes off and they have a pitchout on, but he is safe anyway! Jerry Suazo flies out to deep right, but Mitchell holds at 2nd because Alfredo Vasquez has a Howitzer even stronger than hos own. Kim Springer beats out an infield hit. Glenn Snowden, who has once again gone quiet, pops out to the pitcher.... Fernando Mexicano lines out to center... Big Phooey... Why have we quit scoring runs? And against stinky pitchers, no less! Bottom of the First: Ralph McKinney grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Moreland flies out to deep center. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 1st, unassisted! 1-2-3! Top of the Third: With 1 out, Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. He takes off for 2nd and again they have a pitchout on, but again he is safe! Jerry Suazo grounds one to 2nd, but Jim Holberton boots it! Kim Springer beats out his 2nd infield hit and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden lines out to center... This is his 3rd game in a row without a hit... He will not be the MVP unless he finishes strong... Clay Laurence of San Francisco will take it away from him.... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking.... Didn't they get the memo that this kid sucks? Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Dennis Rayner swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd and Larry Pierce singles him home... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee hits a home run to right center! 2 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: Kim Springer leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd when Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right. Fernando Mexicano lines one to right and Alfredo Vasquez makes a diving catch and then pops up and fires a pea to home to nail Springer, who thought he was scoring easily.... Snowden alertly takes 2nd. They walk Tim Higbee intentionally. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Dave Huntley (27-L), a rookie with a 2.64 ERA in 58 IP. A.J. Lee grounds out to short... Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 112 pitches. The Bullpen is primed and ready and will come in after Flores faces 1 batter. Dennis Rayner hits a home run to left... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Cruds... We will leave him in... The next three make outs! Extras! Top of the Tenth: On the Hill: David Fuentes (27-R), their All-Star closer and the ex-Beaver, after a perfect 9th. He already has 2 losses to us this season. Let's make it 3 and let's make it now so Frank Flores can get win #22! 2-3-4 up for us. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Jose Julio (29-R). He takes off for 2nd and for the third time today they have caught us with a pitchout but have not caught the runner! Kim Springer lines a hit to center and Julio heads home and the ball and he arrive at about the same time and we all look to the umpire who spreads his arms wide!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer took 2nd on the throw. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano is walked intentionally. Tim Higbee strikes out looking... A.J. Lee strikes out looking... Bottom of the Tenth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (24-L). Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Fernando Mexicano moves to left. Jose Julio stays in the game to play right and Brian Mitchell moves to center. Mario Vasquez grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). PH Brent Ray (26-L), a rookie batting .281 with 3 HR in 167 AB, grounds out to 2nd. 2 down. P Huls calls out Trudy the Trainer... Really?! C'mon! New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Larry Carlson (30-R), 0 for 6 on the season, grounds out to 3rd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 3 to 2 Our 3rd 1 run win this series, which evens our season record at 24-24 in 1 run games! But what happened to our offense? We had 11 hits and made 1 error Sacramento had 4 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (W 22-6) went 9 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7, tying his season high. 125 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. 10 wins in 10 starts to finish the season! LHP Vic Kyzer (H 6) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Roy Huls (H 3) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 12) faced 1 batter and retired him. Hayato Kubota went 7.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. 125 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RHP David Fuentes (L 5-11) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 5. His 3rd loss to his old team! RF/CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk, stole 3 bases, tying the Beaver record set by Jose Julio, and scored a run. PR/RF Jose Julio stole a base and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 3 hits and a walk and 2 RBI. C Tim Higbee had 3 hits with his 14th home run of the season and drew a walk (INT). Trudy's report on Roy Huls is a mild calf strain that should be fine in a few days. I hope he can make it through the postseason in one piece so we can trade him when he is healthy and not when he is hurt. Around the League: Detroit won at Atlanta, 5 to 2, to earn a split in their series. With the Indians idle, Detroit and Cleveland are now tied for the NL West division lead with 3 games to play. Atlanta and Chicago are 2 games out and Pittsburgh is 2.5 back. Detroit will finish the season at Miami. Cleveland will play at Chicago. Atlanta will play St. Louis at home. Pittsburgh will play at home against Cincinnati and then has a makeup game to play at Miami. In the NL East, Brooklyn has a 3 game lead over Toronto with 3 to play. |
Friday, October 3, 2003
We are in Oakland to play a 3 game series over the weekend and finish out the regular season. They just split 4 games here with San Francisco, though they outscored the Seals, 24 to 8. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won 2 games the last time we were here, August 11-12. There were 4 totals runs scored in those 2 games by both teams in 21 innings. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.99 runs per game (Portland is #1 with 4.74). We have scored 3 more runs than Denver, but the Bears are finishing the season in Coors, the easiest place to score in Baseball and we are finishing up in the Coliseum, on of the toughest places to score, so it looks like our dream of finishing 1st in both runs and fewest runs allowed is not going to come to fruition. The Oaks are also 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.24 per game (Portland is #1 with 3.30). Their pitchers have allowed the fewest HR in the PCL (79). Ours have allowed the 3rd fewest (98). Their run differential is -40 and ours is +230. We are not slouching in this series; we want home field advantage in the PCL Championship Series and are right now 1 game up on the Eagles. Portland Beavers (98-61 .616 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (76-83 .478 22 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bruce Ancona (23-L 6-7 3.50) Rookie vs. OAK: Emilio de la Torre (26-R 3-13 6.90) Ancona got lit up by Hollywood for 5 runs and 9 hits in 3.2 IP last time out and took the loss. He had won his previous 3 starts before that. He has 1 shutout this season and that came right here in Oakland. De la Torre is 0-6 in his last 7 starts. He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP last time out and lost. He is 0-2 in 3 starts versus the Beavers this season and has not had a good game yet. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (22-L .307-309-2-24-.743 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .268-507-5-40-.685 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .293-294-8-53-.801 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .369-577-34-133-1.055 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-485-16-93-.872 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .247-376-8-48-.646 92) 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .295-397-2-33-.737 95) 8: C Rick Mansoor (30-R .183-131-1-16-.532 77) 9: P Bruce Ancona (23-S .182-33-0-6-.448 31) Rookie OAKLAND 1: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .246-175-2-20-.666 87) Rookie Waiver claim from Toronto 8/15 9 SB 2: SS Mike West (24-R .229-577-7-49-.605 88) Rookie Sore elbow 124 SO 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-608-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: RF Kenny Giachino (26-L .263-167-5-20-.733 46) 5: 1B Gregg Buckner (25-L .244-279-5-29-.660 100) Rookie 6: 3B Mario Rodriguez (30-R .219-485-4-37-.571 71) 7: CF Gerry Elliott (30-L .264-367-4-26-.742 37) 36 SB 8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .276-243-1-27-.714 53) Rookie 16 2B 9: P Emilio de la Torre (26-R .195-41-0-3-.415 1) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 17,180 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch. Jerry Suazo pops out to short. Kim Springer doubles off the wall in right center and Mitchell scampers around from 1st, but gets thrown out by Kenny Giachino, 9-4-2.... Springer goes to 3rd. The first pitch to Glenn Snowden hits him in the bicep.... C'mon, Ump! My players' safety is at risk with this guy! Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the First: Charlie Kimmell grounds out to 2nd. Mike West grounds out to 3rd. Now, we should bean Javy Puente... But we do not and he lines out to deep right! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: Kenny Giachino bloops a hit to left. Gregg Buckner doubles to right center... Mario Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Gerry Elliott flies out to left and Giachino tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Oaks. Bob Rudy grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden draws a walk and Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches to force in a run! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Rick Mansoor strikes out... A passed ball scores Mexicano! 2 to 1, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bruce Ancona grounds out to short and the runners hold. 2 outs. Brian Mitchell flies out to center... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, P Emilio de la Torre grounds a hit to left. Charlie Kimmell pokes a hit to center. A wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd... Mike West flies out to left and P de la Torre tags up and I am thinking Kim Springer has a good chance to nail him, but he throws the ball over the catcher's head and gets an error because Kimmell goes to 3rd... Tie Game: 2 to 2. NOW, we bean Javy Puente!! Brilliant!! Kenny Giachino grounds out to short! 3 hits through 6 innings against a pitcher with a 6.90 ERA and tons of hits allowed this year.... Top of the Seventh: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Kim Springer grounds a hit to right and Mitchell scores without a throw! 3 to 2, Beavers! Springer steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Bob Ruby makes a bad throw! Glenn Snowden pops out to left and Springer holds... 2 outs. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle. PH Jeff Galka (34-R) grounds a hit to right and Puente goes to 3rd without a throw... Gregg Buckner clears the bases with a triple to center... 4 to 3, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Mario Rodriguez pops out to left and Buckner stays put. We walk Gerry Elliott intentionally. Bob Rudy lines a hit to center and Buckner scores... 5 to 3, Oaks. PH Tim Metts (27-L), batting .291 with 39 HR in 578 AB is sent up. With both runners on the move, he swings and misses a 3-2 pitch and C Rock Mansoor throws to 2nd to nail Bob Ruby for an inning ending strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (25-R), their All-Star(02) closer with a 1.32 ERA in 68.1 IP. Top of our order is up. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo strikes out.... Kim Springer grounds out to 2nd.... Lost - 5 to 3 We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors Oakland had 10 hits and made 1 error Why can we not hit crappy pitchers??? Of course, lately, we cannot hit good ones either... #1 offense in the League and that is our 6th straight game with 3 or fewer runs. Bruce Ancona went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. He threw a WP. LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. LHP Vic Kyzer (L 1-3 BS 2) faced 3 batters and gave up 3 hits and they all scored. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1. Emilio de la Torre went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 6 walks (1 INT), 2 HBP and struck out 4. 120 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. RHP Dave Payne (W 8-1) pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1. RHP Larry Johnson (SV 35) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 walks (1 INT) and scored a run. C Rick Mansoor had a hit and a walk. Around the League: Brooklyn won at Baltimore, 6 to 1, to clinch the NL East. Detroit won at Miami, 4 to 3, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 7 to 5, so the Tigers have a 1 game lead in the NL West with 2 to play. Atlanta and Chicago are still alive, 2 games behind. Dallas got shutout at Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we still have a 1 game edge for home field advantage. Denver won at home versus Milwaukee, 6 to 5, in 10 innings and have tied us for the most runs scored in the PCL. |
Saturday, October 3, 2003
Portland Beavers (98-62 .613 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (77-83 .481 21 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.18) Rookie vs. OAK: Scotti Barden (26-L 0-2 6.07) Rookie Woodward went 7 innings last time out and only allowed 1 run, but got a no decision. This will be Barden's 3rd start of his career. He has pitched 23 games in relief. In his last start he went 7 innings against the Seals and only gave them 3 runs, but 11 hits and 3 walks. We have only faced him as a reliever and scored 6 runs in 7.1 IP. He did start a game against us in Spring Training and shut us out for 4 innings... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .319-257-3-27-.779 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .226-340-4-31-.582 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .292-400-2-34-.733 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .368-579-34-133-1.053 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-487-16-93-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-437-14-58-.713 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-324-2-26-.697 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .245-379-8-48-.643 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .292-48-1-10-.688 42) Rookie OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .263-369-4-27-.739 74) 2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-580-7-50-.601 88) Rookie Sore elbow 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .303-611-36-104-.897 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-579-39-100-.932 26) All-Star 5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .236-590-22-79-.719 60) 6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-319-9-37-.694 59) 7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-179-2-20-.673 87) Rookie 8: C Al Burrell (39-R .232-314-6-21-.626 16) 9: P Scotti Barden (26-R .143-14-0-1-.343 38) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 20,449 That wind is not good for P Bill Woodward... Top of the First: Jose Julio flies out to right. Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd. A.J. Lee strikes out on 3 pitches... Here we go again.... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott triples off the wall in left center... Mike West rips a liner down the left field liner and 3B Fernando Mexicano spears it on the fly and taps his toe on the bag to double off Elliott!! Javy Puente grounds a hit up the middle... Anytime one of their 3-4-5 hitters does something other than hit a home run, I am happy... Puente steals 2nd. Tim Metts grounds a hit to center and Puente scores without a throw... 1 to 0, Oaks. Okay. Well, that did not tickle me... Jeff Galka swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Bottom of the Third: Gerry Elliott hits a pop foul behind they plate, but C Tim Higbee drops the ball... Given a second chance, Elliott grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Javy Puente grounds a hit to right and Elliott beat the throw to the plate... 2 to 0, Oaks. Puente took 2nd on the throw. The next two ground out. Top of the Fifth: Finally, someone is able to hit the ball! With 1 out, Reid Reddick hits a home run to left! 2 to 1, Oaks. Since the beginning of September, he has hit as many home runs as Snowden or Mexicano (5)! This pitcher gave up 91 hits in 59.1 IP coming into this game and we have 3 through 6 innings.... Top of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left. Reid Reddick lines a hit to right and Hinckley beats the throw to 3rd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) doubles to left and Hinckley scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Jose Julio grounds out to 2nd...... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, Gerry Elliott grounds one to short, but Reid Reddick boots it... Elliott steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Tim Higbee throws the ball into center... Mike West hits a home run to left... 4 to 2, Oaks. Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee triples to left center. With the infield in, Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd and Lee holds... Just pitiful... Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to right and Lee scores. 4 to 3, Oaks. Tim Higbee grounds out to short... Bottom of the Eighth: Alex Uriegas doubles to left. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 1 out, Al Burrell hits a home run to left center... 6 to 3, Oaks. We suck... Lost - 6 to 3 Seven straight games of 3 runs or fewer... We had 8 hits and made 3 errors Oakland had 11 hits and made no errors Bill Woodward went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 97 pitches. RHP Roy Huls faced 1 batter and got 2 outs. RHP Rich Larkin (L 2-4) went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs (2 earned). 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Denny Jennissen went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1. Scotti Barden (W 1-2) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 112 pitches. At bat, he had a hit. RF A.J. Lee hit a triple, drew a walk and scored a run. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with his 9th home run and drew a walk. PH Oscar Trejo hit a double and had an RBI. For Oakland, LF Javy Puente had 3 hits, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. Around the League: Detroit lost at Miami, 9 to 0, and Cleveland won at Chicago, 3 to 2, in 10 innings, so the Indians and Tigers are tied atop the NL West with 1 game to play. The Cubs are eliminated with the loss. Atlanta won at home versus St. Louis, 5 to 2, so they are still alive, 1 game back. Dallas shutout Minnesota, 2 to 0, so we are tied with them now, but they hold he tiebreaker with a better record against us. Denver scored 4 runs, so they are now 1 run ahead of us in scoring... Also, Clay Laurence of San Francisco hit hitting in the last week of the season and Glenn Snowden is not, so Laurence will be the MVP, I am pretty certain.... |
Sunday, October 4, 2003
Final game of the regular season. Portland Beavers (98-63 .609 Champions of the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (78-83 .484 20 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-10 2.55) vs. OAK: Greg Ware (27-L 17-13 2.33) 2-time All-Star(02-03) We are pitching Johnson, instead of holding him back for the postseason, because we want home field advantage and we want him to get 15 wins and 250+ innings. He pitched a 6 hit shutout last time out, snapping a personal 3 game losing streak. Ware is their #1 starter. He is probably the favorite for the Cy Young Award, since voters don't care much about won-loss records anymore (much to my chagrin). We need to pummel him today to give Frank Flores a chance, but the way we are hitting, there seems to be little chance of that. He has won his last 3 starts, pitching a 4 hit CG against the Seals last time out, allowing just 1 run. We faced him once and he beat us, giving us 3 runs in 6 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .318-261-3-27-.775 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .224-344-4-31-.576 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .293-403-2-34-.739 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .365-583-34-133-1.047 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .320-491-16-94-.875 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .263-441-14-58-.712 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .262-328-2-26-.694 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .249-382-9-49-.658 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (30-L .265-374-4-27-.745 74) 2: SS Mike West (24-R .228-584-8-52-.606 88) Rookie Sore elbow 3: LF Javy Puente (32-S .306-615-36-105-.901 57) 3-time All-Star/Silver Slugger(01) 4: 1B Tim Metts (27-L .290-582-39-101-.931 26) All-Star 5: 3B Jeff Galka (34-R .234-593-22-79-.717 60) 6: CF Alex Uriegas (31-L .229-323-9-37-.695 59) 7: 2B Charlie Kimmell (23-R .251-183-2-20-.669 87) Rookie 8: C Bob Rudy (27-L .275-247-1-28-.710 53) Rookie 9: P Greg Ware (27-L .167-84-1-7-.387 1) 2-time All-Star(02-03) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 22 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 23,236 Top of the First: Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... 3 pitch inning... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott beats out an infield hit... He steals 2nd. Mike West grounds a hit to center and Elliott beats the throw home and West takes 2nd... 1 to 0, Oaks. Javy Puente grounds out to the pitcher and West goes to 3rd. Tim Metts flies out to the warning track in center and West trots home. 2 to 0, Oaks. That is probably all they need... Jeff Galka lines out to 3rd. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Charlie Kimmell doubles to left center, but comes up lame. Pinch-runner: Gregg Buckner (25-L). Bob Rudy grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Buckner goes to 2nd. P Greg Ware grounds one to 1st, but P Bobby Johnson drops the toss for an error and Buckner scores... 3 to 0, Oaks. Lost - 6 to 0 Sweep... We had 3 whole hits (all singles) and made 1 error Oakland had 6 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 14-11) went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, no walks and struck out no one. LHP Vic Kyzer went 3 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. LHP Victor Alvarez went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Roy Huls pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1. Greg Ware (W 18-13) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 8. 112 pitches. 1B Glenn Snowden was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. He finishes the season with 1 hit in his last 6 games (.053). 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 2 walks. SS Reid Reddick had 2 of our 3 hits. RF Jose Julio (29-R) had an infield hit for the other one. For Oakland, 1B Tim Metts (27-L) hit his 40th home run of the season and had 2 SF Around the League: Detroit won at Miami, 5 to 0, and Cleveland lost at Chicago, 5 to 1, so the Tigers win the NL West by 1 game. |
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October 7, 2003
Tuesday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Dick Panos, RF, Atlanta (27-R .275/.331/.472) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 7 R and 10 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW) PCL Player of the Week - Greg Ware, SP, Oakland (27-L 18-13 2.25) Pitched 2 CG wins. 18 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 14 SO. (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) September 29 - RF Gene Garman (31-L) of Baltimore had 4 hits with a Grand Slam, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Washington. The Orioles won, 11 to 4. September 29 - Manny Lopez (30-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus St. Louis. He walk 2 and struck out 5. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 17-12 with a 3.50 ERA in 35 starts. The Indians won, 3 to 0. September 30 - 3B Jeff Galka (34-R) of Oakland hit a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at home versus San Francisco. The Oaks won, 14 to 1. September 30 - CF Jim Sanders (26-R) of Brooklyn had 5 hits, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Montreal. The Dodgers won, 10 to 1. September 30 - Eliezer Sanchez (28-L) of Toronto pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-14 with a 4.13 ERA in 33 starts. The Blue Jays won, 4 to 0. September 30 - Rookie Mike Howard (22-R) of Philadelphia pitched a 3 hit shutout at New York. He walked 4 and struck out 5. 133 pitches thrown. At bat, he hit a double. He is now 3-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 11 starts. The Phillies won, 2 to 0. October 1 - San Antonio won at Kansas City, 8 to 1, in 19 innings. Each team scored in the 13th. Sergio Peralta (28-R) of Kansas City ended August with 18 wins and led the PCL. He finishes the season 0-4 in his last 6 starts. He pitched 10 shutout innings in this one, allowing only 2 hits. Mark Riegel (33-R) of San Antonio pitched 10.2 shutout innings, allowing 6 hits. Kent Blizzard (33-R) earned the win with 5 shutout innings of relief. he allowed 2 hits and 3 walks and struck out 2. October 1 - 3B Ruben Campos (30-R) of Toronto went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and a walk and a SF and had 5 RBI at home versus Boston. The Blue Jays won, 9 to 3. The Braves are eliminated from the post season after going 2-11 in their last 13 games. October 2 - C Larry McNeil (28-R) of Milwaukee went 4 for 4 with a walk and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at Minnesota. The Brewers won, 12 to 3. October 2 - Rookie 2B Roger Gandy (24-R) of Salt Lake City had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI at Denver. The Bees won, 15 to 6, and had 19 hits. October 3 - Ricky Villa (35-R) of San Diego pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Francisco, his old team. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he scored a run. He is now 6-12 with a 4.65 ERA in 20 starts. The Padres won, 4 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. October 3 - 2B Xuan-ling Pei (28-L) of Montreal had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Expos won, 9 to 2. October 3 - CF Steve Fisher (28-R) of Atlanta had 3 hits with a home run and a walk and 5 RBI at home versus St. Louis. RF Dick Panos (27-R) had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. The Crackers won, 12 to 5. October 4 - Rookie Alonzo Benedettini (21-R) of Miami pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 19 starts (21 G). The Marlins won, 9 to 0. October 4 - Chicago lost SP Dave Kushion (31-L) for all of next season with a torn ligament in his elbow. We was 16-9 with a 3.07 ERA in 34 starts. October 5 - Rookie Rodrigo Pyrrait (24-R) of Salt Lake City pitched a 4 hit shutout at Kansas City. He did not walk a batter and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 6-7 with a 3.89 ERA in 14 starts. The Bees won, 1 to 0. October 5 - Bill Foley (28-R) of Seattle pitched a 3 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. 98 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 21-8 with a 3.32 ERA in 36 starts. He led the League in losses with 19 last season. The Rainiers won, 11 to 0. October 5 - LF Enrique Ramos (24-L) of New York hit a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Boston. The Giants won, 8 to 3. |
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
We are in Dallas to play the first two games of the PCL Championship Series. They finished they season winning 2 of 3 in Minnesota while we were being swept in Oakland and took the home field advantage away from us. We were only 2-6 against them on the season and lost all 4 games played in Texas. They were 6th in the PCL in scoring with 713 runs (Portland ended up 2nd with 760). Our offensive numbers are very similar with the main difference being that we batted 10 points higher, but they walked more often, so that our OBP was only 2 points better than theirs. The Eagles were 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 552 (Portland was #1 with 541). Their pitchers led the League in ERA (2.99); ours were 3rd (3.07). Our fielding was much better. They made the 2nd most errors in the League (151); we had the 3rd fewest (123) and our DEF and ZR were much better than theirs. Their run differential was +161 (2nd best in Baseball) and ours was +219. I think they are the clear favorite given the head to head record and the way each team finished the season. Whichever of these teams makes it to the World Series should be the favorite to win it all. Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (98-64 .605 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (99-63 .611 Champions of the PCL East) Game 1 POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79) vs. DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01) Flores ended the season with 10 straight wins in 10 starts and pitched 6 CG in his last 7. He did not allow more than 2 runs in any of his last 8. Kestler is their #1 starter. He was 2-0 against us this season, with a 4 hit shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 94 R/30 2B/74 BB 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 40,773 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to right. Jerry Suazo flies out to right. Kim Springer lines out to center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! John Trent beats out an infield hit. Gilberto Lule flies out to right. Dennis Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Second: We go down in order on three ground outs. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte lines one to the right side and 2B A.J. Lee makes a great catch and then doubles Adkins off at 2nd!! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Third: With 1 out, P Frank Flores doubles to center! But Mitchell and Suazo make outs. Bottom of the Third: P Hal Kestler grounds a hit to left... Jose Gonzales grounds one back to the mound and P Frank Flores scoops it and fires to 2nd, but his throw bounces in the dirt for an error... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and P Kestler goes to 3rd. Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Fourth: We go down in order with Snowden and Mexicano striking out... Bottom of the Fourth: They go down in order! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Reid Reddick beats out an infield hit. P Frank Flores strikes out... Bottom of the Fifth: They go down in order on three ground outs! Portland 0; Dallas 0 Top of the Sixth: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. Mitchell steals 3rd! Kim Springer lines out deep down the left field line and Mitchell trots home! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right. Tim Higbee grounds out to the pitcher... Bottom of the Sixth: The top of their order goes down 1-2-3! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Seventh: A.J. Lee lines a hit to center. Reid Reddick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... P Frank Flores strikes out. Bottom of the Seventh: They go down in order! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Eighth: We go down in order with 2 strikeouts... Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds one to 2nd, but A.J. Lee boots it... Did I mention that they made a lot more errors than we did on the season? That is 2 for us in this game and they have none... PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), batting .276 with 4 HR in 127 AB, pops out to 3rd. 2 down. Jose Gonzales grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Portland 1; Dallas 0 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer now. He has taken over from 41 year old John Farrance, but not because Farrance's performance has slipped; he still has a 1.92 ERA. Sanchez has a 2.47 ERA in 65.2 IP with 60 H, 1 HR, 28 BB and 52 SO. Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run down the right field line!! 2 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, A.J. Lee draws a walk. Reid Reddick flies out to deep right. Bottom of the Ninth: P Frank Flores is at 97 pitches. 2-3-4 up for them and our Bullpen is primed and ready to fire. John Trent flies out to deep center. Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dennis Allen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 2 to 0 We had 8 hits and made 2 errors Dallas had 3 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. 112 pitches. At bat, he hit a double. Hal Kestler (L 0-1) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a home run. 2B A.J. Lee had a hit and a walk. |
Thursday, October 9, 2003
Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (1-0 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (0-1 Champions of the PCL East) Game 2 POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12) Johnson ended the season losing 4 of his last 5 starts, but I still think he is our best pitcher, even though Flores and Muir ended up with 20 wins apiece. Harrison has been a tough luck pitcher down the stretch. He finished 2-7 in his last 9 starts, but his ERA went down during the stretch. We faced him once and won, but he went 8 innings and gave us 4 runs (1 earned). Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 40,628 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Jerry Suazo strikes out... He started the season very slow and then got hot for a long time, but he has turned cold again... 4 for his last 52 (.077), says Stacy the Statistician. Wow! I did not know it was THAT cold! Why did you not tell me sooner, like when it was 4 for 30 or so? "Specific mention of his cold streak was in the report I compiled for you on Tuesday and in the one compiled the Tuesday before that." What report? "The report on all of our stats that I have put on your desk every Tuesday morning since Spring Training. It's in a blue binder with our team Logo on the cover." Oh, that report. I saw those, but I just had Felicity the Filer file them..... Kim Springer grounds one to 2nd and Franklin Teran boots it! Runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Mitchell trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales lines a 1-2 pitch to center for a hit. John Trent hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Eagles. Well, Johnson is not on a hot streak. "That was in the report, too, if you would have read it." Did you put anything in there about how to fix him? "No, I am a statistician, not a coach." You wanna be a coach? 'Cause none of the coaches we got know what to do.... "Do not patronize me." I'm sorry, I was not patronizing you; just taking out my frustration over our best pitcher losing all these games... The Bullpen is up. Dennis Allen strikes out. Mark Carlson doubles off the wall in left center and Lule scores... 3 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Rick Adkins lines a hit to left... Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Second: With 2 outs and the bases empty, we let P Denny Jennissen bat and he grounds a hit to left. He was 0 for 2 with a strikeout during the season. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Jose Gonzales lines a hit to right. John Trent doubles to right center. The Bullpen is up again. With the infield in, Gilberto Lule grounds out to 2nd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Dennis Allen grounds out to 3rd! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Third: With 1 out, Kim Springer grounds a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out. Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. Tim Higbee strikes out... Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran draws a walk. Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. P Tommy Harrison strikes out. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a 3-2 pitch to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) is sent up. P Tommy Harrison picks Reddick off at 1st... Trejo swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Bottom of the Fourth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). With 1 out, John Trent walks on 4 pitches... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Fifth: Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to left. Jerry Suazo bunts him to 2nd. But Kim Springer and Glenn Snowden both make outs... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Mark Carlson doubles to left. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center. The Bullpen is up again. Franklin Teran pops out to center and Jerry Suazo fires to 3rd to double off Carlson!! Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Tim Higbee beats out an infield hit. A.J. Lee lines one to right, but Gilberto Lule, not known for his defense, makes a diving catch... Reid Reddick grounds out to short. Bottom of the Sixth: They go down in order for the first time today. Portland 1; Dallas 3 Top of the Seventh: PH Jose Julio (29-R) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. After a couple of force outs at 2nd, Jerry Suazo is now the runner at first. Kim Springer muscles a hit to center. Glenn Snowden strikes out.... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (22-R). With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up. A passed ball moves the runners up... With the infield in, Mark Carlson grounds a hit to left and Lule scores... 4 to 1, Eagles. Rick Adkins grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but A.J. Lee makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error and Allen scores... 5 to 1, Eagles. Franklin Teran strikes out. 2 down. P Huls balks the runners up...Sandy Forte doubles to center and both runners score... 7 to 1, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). P Pommy Harrison grounds out to 3rd. Portland 1; Dallas 7 Top of the Eighth: Fernando Mexicano walks on 4 pitches. But the next three make outs. Bottom of the Eighth: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. John Trent walks. The Bullpen is up again... Gilberto Lule grounds into a 1-4-3 double play and Gonzales goes to 3rd. Dennis Allen hits a home run to center... 9 to 1, Eagles. Mark Carlson lines out to deep left. Portland 1; Dallas 9 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Dave Madrid (31-R) with a 2.93 ERA in 61.1 IP. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Mitchell and Suazo both strike out... Lost - 9 to 1 Series is tied at 1 game all 10 games in a row now that we have scored 3 or fewer runs.... We had 7 hits (all singles) and made 1 error Dallas had 13 hits (only 6 singles) and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 0-1) got 1 out, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1. RHP Denny Jennissen went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Rich Larkin went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk. RHP Roy Huls got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. RHP Sandy Bastianelli went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run and 2 walks. Tommy Harrison (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 144 pitches. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Kim Springer had 2 hits. 3B Fernando Mexicano drew 3 walks. For Dallas, 3B Mark Carlson had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI. National League Championship Series Game 1 Detroit Tigers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (90-72 .556 Champions of the NL East) All-Stars DETROIT SP Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) C Terry Mann (26-L .282-507-17-62-.758 74) RoY 3B Joe Dunn (26-R .287-550-22-74-.815 53) RF Bob Stout (31-R .303-637-13-88-.797 45) The Tigers only have 2 relievers on the DL BROOKLYN 2B Jim Markham (26-R .266-543-21-103-.746 60) Silver Slugger The Dodgers have 2 SP and 3 RP on the DL DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82) vs. BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29) The Dodgers won, 9 to 4 The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 1st, once in the 2nd and 3 times in the 3rd and coasted to victory. CF Jim Sanders (26-R) had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 3 hits with a double and a home run and scored 3 runs. RF Ron Warehime (30-L) went 4 for 4 with a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Jesse Duncan (26-L) hit a home run and had 2 RBI. For the Tigers, 1B Lou Crain (32-R) hit a 3 run home run. W - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-0) L - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (0-1) |
Friday, October 10, 2003
National League Championship Series Game 2 Detroit Tigers (0-1 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0 Champions of the NL East) DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie The Dodgers won, 3 to 2 They lead the series, 2 games to none The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 5th, they big blast being a 2 run double by 2B Jim Markham (26-R). For the Tigers, C Terry Mann (26-L) had 3 hits and scored a run and threw out Markham trying to steal. W - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-0) SV - RP Mark Baransky (26-R) (1) L - SP Kevin Houde (29-R) (0-1) |
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (1-1 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (1-1 Champions of the PCL West) Game 3 DAL: Dawson Winslow (27-L 13-10 2.65) Gold Glove vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 20-6 3.08) Winslow ended the season winning his last 4 starts and went at lease 8 innings in each game and only allowed 4 total runs. He was 1-1 against us during the season and pitched a 3 hit shutout. Muir was 5-1 in his last 9 starts and pitched a CG win, allowing 1 run in his final start to earn his 20th victory. These two pitchers faced off during the regular season and we won, 3-2, but Muir only went 2 innings because he got hurt hitting a double. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Dawson Winslow (27-L .175-57-0-2-.429 1) Gold Glove PORTLAND 1: LF Jose Julio (29-R .317-265-3-27-.771 92) 2: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .221-348-4-31-.570 104) 3: RF A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 80) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (27-R .260-331-2-26-.688 72) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Steve Muir (28-R .291-79-0-11-.642 1) Gold Glove(01) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 49 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 45,916 Biggest crowd ever in Portland! Top of the First: Jose Gonzales flies out to left. John Trent strikes out. Gilberto Lule flies out to left! 1-2-3 Bottom of the First: Jose Julio grounds out to 3rd. Juan Rojas grounds out to the pitcher. A.J. Lee grounds out to short... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Second: Dennis Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Steve Muir balks him to 2nd... Mark Carlson grounds out to the pitcher and Allen goes to 3rd. Rick Adkins lines a hit to center and Allen scores... 1 to 0, Eagles. Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners advance. P Dawson Winslow grounds a hit to left and Adkins scores, but Teran gets thrown out at home by Jose Julio! 2 to 0, Eagles. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. But the next two make outs. Dallas 2; Portland 0 Top of the Third: Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... He steals 2nd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule lines a hit to center and Gonzales scores... 3 to 0, Eagles. With 2 outs, Mark Carlson lines a hit to center... Rick Adkins flies out to center. Bottom of the Third: We go down in order. Dallas 3; Portland 0 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Sandy Forte grounds a hit to left. P Darren Winslow bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Jose Gonzales flies out to deep left. Bottom of the Fourth: Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches. A.J. Lee bloops a hit to right center. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Rojas goes to 3rd... Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Dallas 3; Portland 0 Top of the Fifth: John Trent reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Fernando Mexicano... The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir balks Trent to 3rd... Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Trent scores... 4 to 0, Eagles. Call to the Bullpen: Victor Alvarez (29-L). Rick Adkins strikes out looking. Bottom of the Fifth: Tim Higbee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Higbee goes to 2nd. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds out to short... Dallas 4; Portland 0 Top of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Sandy Bastianelli (28-R). Franklin Teran draws a walk. The Bullpen is back up... Sandy Forte grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. P Dawson Winslow bunts him to 2nd. Jose Gonzales lines a hit to center... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent triples down the left field line and both runners score... 6 to 0, Eagles... Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Bottom of the Sixth: Jose Julio doubles off the wall in right center. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio goes to 3rd. A.J. Lee grounds out to the pitcher and Julio holds... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Seventh: Dennis Allen teaches when 3B Fernando Mexicano boots his ground ball....Mark Carlson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Rick Adkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bottom of the Seventh: Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center. The next three all make outs... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Eighth: They go down in order for the first time since the 1st inning. Bottom of the Eighth: PH Dave Risinger (27-R) grounds a hit to center. Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Julio moves up. A.J. Lee grounds out to 2nd... Dallas 6; Portland 0 Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). With 1 out, John Trent lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. Mark Carlson strikes out looking. Bottom of the Ninth: Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted. 0 for 4 on the day against a lefty... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Tim Higbee grounds out to short... Lost - 6 to 0 Dallas leads the series 2 games to 1. 11 games in a row now our 2nd best offense in the PCL has scored 2 or fewer runs... In the 3 games of this series we have scores a whopping 3 runs total.... We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors Dallas had 12 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (L 0-1) went 4.2 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He balked twice. LHP Victor Alvarez faced 1 batter and struck him out. RHP Sandy Bastianelli got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit and 1 walk. RHP Roy Huls went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. LHP Vic Kyzer went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hit and struck out 2. Dawson Winslow (W 1-0) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 101 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. LF Jose Julio hit a double. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, but also made 2 errors. PH Dave Risinger had a hit. |
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (2-1 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (1-2 Champions of the PCL West) Game 4 DAL: Ron Wells (22-R 16-3 2.22) Rookie vs. POR: Bill Woodward (23-R 9-8 4.09) Rookie Wells ended the season 8-0 in his last 11 starts. We faced him once and he beat us, but we got 9 hits and 2 home runs in 7 IP, but only scored 3 runs. Woodward was 2-0 in his last 4 starts and they were all decent outings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Ron Wells (22-R .143-56-0-5-.372 1) Rookie PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bill Woodward (23-R .280-50-1-10-.660 42) Rookie Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 49 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 45,588 Top of the First: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Gilberto Lule strikes out. Dennis Allen grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Jerry Suazo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer flies out to center. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right and Suazo heads home....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tim Higbee strikes out looking... Dallas 0; Portland 1 Top of the Second: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to short! Bottom of the Second: A.J. Lee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Reid Reddick doubles to right center and Lee scores and Reddick ends up on 3rd! 2 to 0, Beavers! With the infield in, P Bill Woodward grounds a hit through the right side and Reddick scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! We have reached our 3 run ceiling; can we break through? Brian Mitchell strikes out looking... Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 2-4. Kim Springer doubles down the right field line, but once again, with 2 outs, Suazo stops at 3rd rather than taking a risk... Take the risk with 2 outs! Glenn Snowden grounds one to the hole on the left side and Sandy Forte makes a diving stop, leaps up and throws the ball over the head of the 1st baseman for a 2 base error and both runners score!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That does it for rookie P Ron Wells. New Pitcher: Bruce Croft (29-R), a starter during the regular season who was 10-11 with a 3.96 ERA. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right. Tim Higbee strikes out... Dallas 0; Portland 5 Top of the Third: They let P Brice Croft bat and he grounds a hit to left... He is a career .224 hitter. A wild pitch moves him to 2nd. With 1 out, John Trent doubles off the wall in center and Croft scores. 5 to 1, Beavers. The #3 and #4 hitters make outs! Bottom of the Third: We go down in order... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran lines a hit to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right, his 1st of the series. Kim Springer lines out to 2nd and they double Suazo off at 1st... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Fifth: They let P Bruce Croft bat again and he hits a line drive, but 1B Glenn Snowden makes a nice spear! With 2 outs, John Trent grounds a hit to right. Gilberto Lule swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! Bottom of the Fifth: We go down in order... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Sixth: Dennis Allen grounds a hit to left. We get the Bullpen up. Mark Carlson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Carlson goes to 3rd unmolested. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). Franklin Teran strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Sandy Forte lines one hard to deep right, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) flies out to center. Brian Mitchell grounds a double down the left field line. Jerry Suazo strikes out... Dallas 1; Portland 5 Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). PH Javy Chavez (30-R), who was 4 for 23 (.174) with a HR during the regular season, lines out to right. Jose Gonzales draws a walk... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short. Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), a rookie with a 3.38 ERA in 45.1 IP with 58 SO. PH Jose Julio (29-R) walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd without a throw. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Julio scores! 6 to 1, Beavers! Tim Higbee lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs. A.J. Lee flies out to right and the runners hold... A wild pitch scores Snowden! 7 to 1, Beavers! Reid Reddick grounds out to 3rd and Mexicano scores. 8 to 1, Beavers! PH Juan Rojas (24-S) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Dallas 1; Portland 8 Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Vic Kyzer (25-L). Jose Julio stays in the game to play left. Dennis Allen grounds a hit to center. With 1 out, Rick Adkins draws a walk. Franklin Teran grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Allen goes to 3rd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano throws it away for a 2 base error and Allen scores... 8 to 2, Beavers. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), who hit .276 with 4 HR in 12 AB, lines a hit to center and both runners score and he ends up on 2nd... 8 to 4, Beavers. Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Angelo Quintero (30-R) with a 2.05 ERA in 48.1 IP. With 1 out, Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Jose Julio grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Suazo takes 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Dallas 4; Portland 8 Top of the Ninth: Dave Risinger is in to play 3rd. With 1 out, Gilberto Lule draws a walk. Dennis Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 8 to 4 The series is tied at 2 games apiece. Finally some runs! We had 13 hits and made 1 error Dallas had 9 hits and made 1 error Bill Woodward (W 1-0) went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Denny Jennissen (H 1) faced 1 batter and got 2 outs with 1 strikeout. RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 walk. LHP Vic Kyzer went 2 innings, allowed 3 unearned runs, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. Ron Wells (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. RF Brian Mitchell hit a double. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Kim Springer hit a double and scored a run. PH/LF Jose Julio drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Reid Reddick had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. National League Championship Series Game 3 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (0-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: Danny Amaya (32-L 9-14 3.49) vs. DET: Chuck Pitre (35-R 16-7 3.53) The Tigers won, 9 to 3 The Dodgers lead the series, 2 games to 1 The Tigers scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning. 1B Lou Crain (32-R) had 2 hits with a home run and a walk and scored 2 runs. LF Melvin Navarro (26-L) hit a double and a home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. Chuck Pitre (35-R) pitched a CG, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. W - SP Chuck Pitre (35-R) (1-0) L - SP Danny Amaya (32-L) (0-1) |
Monday, October 13, 2003
Pacific Coast League Championship Series Dallas Eagles (2-2 Champions of the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (2-2 Champions of the PCL West) Game 5 DAL: Hal Kestler (26-R 18-9 3.04) All-Star(01) vs. POR: Frank Flores (24-R 22-6 2.79) We won this matchup in Game 1 at Dallas, 2 to 0, with Flores pitching a 3 hit shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Hal Kestler (26-R .148-88-0-5-.337 12) All-Star(01) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Frank Flores (24-R .229-83-0-7-.530 36) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium Weather: 52 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 45,720 Top of the First: Jose Gonzales takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right. Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out! Gilberto Lule walks on 4 pitches... Dennis Allen grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jerry Suazo lines out to left. Kim Springer draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Glenn Snowden lines out to deep left... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Second: With 2 outs, Franklin Teran grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Tim Higbee bloops a hit to left. With 2 outs, Reid Reddick lines a hit to left. P Frank Flores grounds out to the pitcher... Dallas 0; Portland 0 Top of the Third: They go down in order! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Kim Springer doubles to right. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Springer heads home.....Safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano pops out to short. Dallas 0; Portland 1 Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Dennis Allen grounds a hit up the middle. Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center and Allen beats the throw to 3rd. Rick Adkins strikes out! Franklin Teran lines out to short!! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, A.J. Lee hits a home run to center! 2 to 0, Beavers! 431 ft.! Reid Reddick grounds a hit to right. P Frank Flores bunts him to 2nd. Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Dallas 0; Portland 2 Top of the Fifth: Sandy Forte lines one to right and Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch, but cannot hold on to the ball and it is a hit... P Hal Kestler bunts the runner up. The next two make outs! Bottom of the Fifth: We go down in order... Dallas 0; Portland 2 Top of the Sixth: Gilberto Lule doubles over the center fielder's head... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Marl Carlson lines a hit to center and Lule scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Rick Adkins takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Franklin Teran grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Sixth: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Beavers! With 2 outs, Reid Reddick doubles down the right field line. P Frank Flores strikes out. Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Seventh: Sandy Forte grounds a hit to center. The Bullpen is back up. PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 2 in the series, skies one to right, but Brian Mitchell drops the ball... Jose Gonzales grounds out slowly to 3rd and the runners move up. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (22-R). John Trent squibs one in front of the plate and he is out, 2-3, and the runners hold. 2 outs. Gilberto Lule, the All-Star, strikes out!!! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Larry Lauer (24-L), the rookie we scored 3 runs off of yesterday. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. PH Jack Hinckley (27-R) swings at the first pitch and lines out to left. PH Dave Risinger (27-R) flies out to left... Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Eighth: Jose Julio stays in the game to play right, Jack Hinckley stays in to play center, Dave Risinger stays in to play 3rd and Fernando Mexicano moves to left. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts! Bottom of the Eighth: Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. The next three make outs... Dallas 1; Portland 3 Top of the Ninth: Franklin Teran grounds out to short. Sandy Forte swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left... PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 1 in the series, grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 3 to 1 Portland leads the series, 3 games to 2 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Dallas had 8 hits and made no errors Frank Flores (W 2-0) went 6.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 112 pitches. That is 12 straight starts he has won! RHP Roy Huls (SV 1) went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. Hal Kestler (0-2) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 5. LF Kim Springer hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit a home run. 2B A.J. Lee hit a home run. SS Reid Reddick was 3 for 3 with a double. For Dallas, SS Sandy Forte had 3 hits. National League Championship Series Game 4 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-1 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (1-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: Dennis DeStefano (25-R 5-6 4.52) Rookie vs. DET: Willie Jankowski (26-R 14-11 3.62) The Tigers won, 4 to 3 The series is tied at 2 games apiece. The Tigers scored 3 runs on the 7th inning. SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. For Brooklyn, LF Pete Hudson (22-L) had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Jack Hemenway (27-R) had 2 hits and 3 RBI, but made a run scoring error in that 7th inning. W - SP Willie Jankowski (26-R) (1-0) SV - RP Rafael Pina (22-L) (1) L - SP Dennis DeStefano (25-R) (0-1) |
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
National League Championship Series Game 5 Brooklyn Dodgers (2-2 Champions of the NL East) at Detroit Tigers (2-2 Champions of the NL West) BRO: George Mitchell (23-L 14-7 3.29) vs. DET: Jeff Kintz (26-R 16-10 2.82) The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 1, 9 to 4. The Tigers won, 1 to 0 They lead the series 3 game to 2. Jeff Kintz (26-R) pitched a 4 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 8. 121 pitches thrown. At bat, he was 2 for 2. W - SP Jeff Kintz (26-R) (1-1) L - SP George Mitchell (23-L) (1-1) |
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Today is Sandy Bastianelli's 29th birthday! Pacific Coast League Championship Series Portland Beavers (3-2 Champions of the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (2-3 Champions of the PCL East) Game 6 POR: Bobby Johnson (24-R 14-11 2.60) vs. DAL: Tommy Harrison (24-R 14-15 3.12) We lost this matchup in Game 2 at Dallas, 9 to 1, with Johnson only getting 1 out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (24-L .307-313-2-24-.742 100) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .266-511-5-40-.680 73) 3: LF Kim Springer (23-L .294-299-8-54-.805 67) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .363-586-34-133-1.042 68) Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star(MVP-02)/Gold Glove(01) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (23-L .318-493-16-94-.871 54) Silver Slugger/All-Star 6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .261-444-14-58-.707 48) Rookie 7: 2B A.J. Lee (23-R .290-407-2-34-.732 95) 8: SS Reid Reddick (26-R .252-385-9-49-.663 92) 9: P Bobby Johnson (24-R .203-79-1-8-.524 1) DALLAS 1: CF Jose Gonzales (28-R .260-227-2-18-.663 31) 2: LF John Trent (31-R .281-445-10-57-.771 96) 3: RF Gilberto Lule (25-S .287-581-24-90-.833 42) All-Star 4: C Dennis Allen (28-R .324-531-31-114-.944 60) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(01)/Gold Glove(01) 34 2B 5: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .277-639-12-62-.730 89) 19 SB/19 CS 6: 1B Rick Adkins (34-R .263-528-11-78-.708 86) 7: 2B Franklin Teran (25-R .273-352-2-30-.677 70) 8: SS Sandy Forte (27-R .208-442-0-37-.522 81) 11 2B 9: P Tommy Harrison (24-R .250-64-0-7-.558 50) Game Start: 8:05 PM Ballpark: Arlington Stadium Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 40,816 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Jerry Suazo swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Kim Springer doubles to left center. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the First: Jose Gonzales loops a hit to center... Here we go again... Gonzales steals 2nd. John Trent lines one hard to deep right center, but Brian Mitchell makes a running catch and Gonzales tags up and trots to 3rd. Gilberto Lule hits a home run to right... 2 to 0, Eagles. What is the friggin' problem with P Bobby Johnson?!?! The Bullpen is alerted... Dennis Allen grounds out to short. Well, at least P Johnson has doubled the number of outs he got in the first game... Mark Carlson grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Second: We go down in order with 2 strikeouts... Bottom of the Second: They go down in order!! Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Third: With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson doubles to center. Brian Mitchell swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short and they double P Johnson off at 2nd... Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Jose Gonzales grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Gonzales takes off for 2nd, but C Tim Higbee throws him out!! Portland 0; Dallas 2 Top of the Fourth: Jerry Suazo beats out an infield hit. Kim Springer doubles to right! Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking... What is the point of even trying to put good hitters in the lineup? Tim Higbee, who has struck out about 74 times this series, swings at the first pitch and drills a home run to center!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Fourth: Gilberto Lule takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Dennis Allen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Mark Carlson gets beaned... He steals 2nd. Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to center! Portland 3; Dallas 2 Top of the Fifth: We go down in order... Bottom of the Fifth: Franklin Teran leads off with a double to left. The Bullpen is back up. But the next three make outs!!! Portland 3; Dallas 2 Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Tim Higbee grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Dennis Allen doubles to left center. Mark Carlson lines a hit to left and Allen heads home and beats the throw and Carlson goes to 2nd. Tie Game: 3 to 3. Rick Adkins flies out to right. Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Reid Reddick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) grounds a hit to left. Brian Mitchell pokes a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jerry Suazo, that drain on our offense, strikes out... Kim Springer fouls out to 3rd... Big, BIG phooey.... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Denny Jennissen (30-R). With 2 outs, PH Javy Chavez (30-R), 0 for 2 in the series, strikes out! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Leonardo Sanchez (24-R), their closer, who has given us 1 run in 1 IP this series. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short. P Sanchez is hurt. New Pitcher: John Farrance (41-R), their old closer with a 1.92 ERA and 29 SV in 70.1 IP. This is his first appearance in the series. The Eagles just signed him to a 2 year extension. He gets Mexicano and Higbee out... Bottom of the Eighth: Top of their lineup. P Denny Jennissen strikes out the side in order! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Top of the Ninth: A.J. Lee fouls out to the catcher... Reid Reddick swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center. PH Jose Julio (29-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Reddick goes to 2nd. Brian Mitchell pops out to 2nd... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Dennis Allen doubles down the left field line... Mark Carlson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With the runners on the move, Rick Adkins swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses and C Tim Higbee throws to 3rd to nail Allen!!! Carlson moves to 2nd. We walk Franklin Teran intentionally. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd!!! Portland 3; Dallas 3 Extras! Top of the Tenth: With 1 out, Kim Springer hits a home run to right! 4 to 3, Beavers! Snowden and Mexicano make outs... Bottom of the Tenth: PH Bart Stombaugh (29-L), 1 for 3 in the series with 2 RBI, strikes out! Jose Gonzales grounds out to 2nd!! John Trent pops out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!! Won - 4 to 3 We are the Pacific Coast League Champions for 2003! We won the series, 4 games to 2. We had 11 hits and made no errors Dallas had 7 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double. RHP Denny Jennissen pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 4. RHP Rich Larkin (W 1-0) went scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. Tommy Harrison went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. RHP John Farrance (L 0-1) went 2.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2. RF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits . LF Kim Springer hit 2 doubles and a home run and scored 2 runs. C Tim Higbee hit a 3 run home run. SS Reid Reddick had a hit and a walk. PH Oscar Trejo had a hit. P Frank Flores was named the PCL Championship Series MVP. He was 2-0 and allowed only 1 run in 15.1 IP. |
Thursday, October 16, 2003
National League Championship Series Game 6 Detroit Tigers (3-2 Champions of the NL West) at Brooklyn Dodgers (2-3 Champions of the NL East) DET: Kevin Houde (29-R 14-7 2.42) 3-time All-Star/MVP(01)/CY(01) vs. BRO: Carlos de Santiago (23-L 16-8 2.41) Rookie The Dodgers won this matchup in Game 2, 3 to 2. The Tigers won, 7 to 0 They win the series 4 game to 2. Kevin Houde (26-R) pitched a 3 hit shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 96 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. C Terry Mann had 3 hits and scored a run. W - SP Kevin Houde (26-R) (1-1) L - SP Carlos de Santiago (23-L) (1-1) 2B Jose Parada (28-R) was named the NLCS MVP. He had 8 hits (.381) and 4 RBI and stole 3 bases and scored 5 runs. |
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