The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB 2001)
 

Welcome back to the Saga of the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League, which is a Major League alongside the National League.

You can read about how this came to be in my previous dynasty here: The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB)

Now we are 50 years on from the beginning of the World Series Era and it is 2001. The Major Leagues have expanded to 32 teams, with each League now consisting of two 8 team divisions.

This incarnation of the universe is radically different from its predecessor and will, hopefully, bring me more challenge and enjoyment.

Gone are the 7 levels of minor leagues. In their place are only 2 levels: A Ball and B Ball. A Ball is equivalent to AAA in the real modern Baseball world. Each Major League team has one A Ball affiliate and every A Ball team is an affiliate of a Major League team. B Ball is equivalent to AA in modern Baseball. There are 32 B Ball teams and they are not affiliated with any major league teams. Each January the Major Leagues have a 6 round draft to select players from the B Leagues. The B Leagues replenish their supply of players exclusively through scouting discoveries.

Gone also is free agency. Some may believe that this will make the game easier because I will never lose a player that I want to keep. We can be over budget and still re-sign all of our players and run in the red as long as we want. However, It seems to me to be a lot tougher to build a team because there are no players to sign to fill holes. If you have a hole at second base, for instance, with free agency enabled, there will almost always be a player you can get for free to plug the gap at the least, and usually someone pretty decent that can be an asset to the team. Without free agency, there are no free players; everyone must be drafted or traded for. And running in the red will severely limit your trading options. If we ever build our team up to perennial powerhouse status, we can consider enabling free agency.

Along with the abolition of free agency, I have removed waivers and any restrictions to moving players from the majors to the minors. Once a player belongs to a team, he is theirs until they release him. This is more to help the A.I. teams than me, as I got tired of seeing all the good players (especially pitchers) they routinely lost trying to navigate the option and waiver rules.

Also booted from our universe are all the scouts. We are now a stats only league with "Other Ratings" shown on a 1-10 scale with show higher ratings than 10 enabled. Overall Ratings are turned off as are batting and pitching current and potential ratings.

A.I. player evaluation settings have been restored to the defaults, as have the trading settings (Average/Neutral). However, a new House Rule is that all trades I initiate must strictly be one player for one player. The way I built the old Beavers from a 95 loss team to a 95 win team overnight was by alternately trading quality for quantity and vice versa. Making only one for one trades should eliminate any possibility of creating an instant contender (I hope). However, I cannot abide by the recommendation that I make NO trades in the first season. I cannot see the point of keeping any players around that have zero chance of ever worming their way into my heart. Players that have low work ethic, iron gloves and lead cleats cannot be tolerated....

One other change is that the Injury setting has been lowered to Normal (OOTP Classic). This is because 1) the pool of replacement players to sign to the minor leagues is very limited and 2) it became a little ridiculous the way so many pitchers were turned into automatic injury victims every time they took the mound. Drafting players from the B Leagues will greatly help us avoid injury prone players, because all the players will have at least a season or two of injury history to peruse. Drafting players in the Amateur Draft with the Injury Rating not shown was just a shot in the dark and bit us pretty hard with the one high draft pick we ever had.

Here are all the teams and their park factors. Giant Stadium is a clone of Yankee Stadium and Derks Field in Salt Lake City is a clone of New Comiskey Park in Chicago. All Factors were based on an average of what the park showed from 2001 to 2018, except for Coors Field, which is based only on 2006 to 2008, because that period was the least drastic in its history, and Multnomah County Stadium, which is a retractable roof stadium, who's factors are based on Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium, 1987-96. We had to give the Skydome back to Toronto since they are now in the League. Since I usually have teams that are good at pitching and defense and struggle to score runs, I wanted a hitter friendly park to mask that somewhat (though it will probably be a while before we have any good pitching in Portland). During the period we have modeled, it is a good hitter's park, but not the Launching Pad it was in the 1970's and early 80's.

Sunday, October 22, 2000

It has been 50 years since my grandfather led the Portland Beavers to victory in the first ever World Series and built them into the first dynasty of the Era. Since his retirement, the team has established a record of futility even more remarkable than his triumphs. They have a current streak of 15 straight seasons with 90 of more losses and have lost 100 or more in 5 of the last 6. Their last campaign ended with exactly 100 defeats, but they ended a string of 5 straight last place finishes because the Sacramento Solons lost 102 games.

Editor's Note: I pre-simmed 1970-2000 and insured Portland's status as a loser by forcing them to pick last in each draft and then releasing their first pick. So, in essence, every team got two picks before Portland got one. I also set their budget to a meager number to inhibit their ability to trade for any decent players.

The Beavers finished 2000 10th in scoring in the 16 team Pacific Coast League (682) and dead last in runs allowed (866). The offense was led by a pair of hitters that combined for 84 HR and 261 RBI! Unfortunately, they are both first baseman, so one of them had to play 3rd, where he was not very good and the one who played 1st is a horrific fielder. Luis Hernandez (31-R) was the horrific fielder at 1st (-26.8 ZR), but he hit .287 with 42 HR and 121 RBI. He will be dangled on the trade market. Glenn Snowden (23-R) was the one who played 3rd (-14.9 ZR), but he is much better at 1st. And he is young and a budding superstar. He hit .338 with 42 HR and 140 RBI! 1.012 OPS! However, there are no other hitters worth much. Only one other player managed to reach double figures in HR and he hit 11 and had a .693 OPS playing the outfield.

The pitching staff was led by no one. Only two pitchers managed to start a game for the Beavers and have an ERA under 5.00 and they had ERA's of 4.43 and 4.53. The lowest ERA in the Bullpen was 3.59 and he only pitched 47.2 innings. The closer had an ERA of 3.94 and gave up 11 HR in 61.2 IP. The youngest pitcher in the minors will be 30 by the time next season starts....

We have 54 players under contract and almost 1/3 of them are slackers (17).

I decided to wait until after the B League Draft in January before making any trades.

Monday, January 8, 2001

Here are the results of the first round of the B Leagues Draft and all 6 picks made by the Portland Beavers.

Pitching is the #1 need for the Beavers, but I could not pass up Fernando Mexicano. Bobby Johnson, who Seattle picked 12th, would have been my pick if I had gone for pitching.

This will be real interesting to see how the concept of drafting from the “B” league each year will work. Looking forward to see how it goes and how quickly you can get rid of the 17 slackers

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

I decided to see if Seattle would take a player who hit 42 HR and had 121 RBI for their first pick of the draft, P Bobby Johnson. They would! So, we made our first trade.

Trade #1:
1B Luis Hernandez (31-R) to Seattle for P Bobby Johnson (21-R).

I toyed with with idea of enjoying a season with 2 40+ HR hitters in the lineup, but Hernandez will be 32 by the time the season starts and would not be part of the long term rebuilding process anyway. Plus, he is a horrendous defender.

Johnson throws a 91 MPH fastball plus 4 other pitches. He spent 3 seasons in the B Leagues without a single injury, not even a blister. Hopefully, he will anchor our pitching staff for the next 15 seasons.

Trade #2:
RF Bill Cunningham (34-R) to San Francisco for C Marcell Amici (30-R)

Cunningham had 1 AB for Vancouver last year and Amici had 20 AB for Phoenix (A), only getting 3 hits (.150). But we only have 3 catchers under contract and they are all slackers and 2 of them are slow as molasses.

Trade #3:
1B Raul Fachinetti (28-R) to Montreal for C Craig Petitto (26-R).

Fachinetti is a career .250 hitter in 4 Major League seasons, but he is too slow to be a Beaver. Petitto hit .280 in A Ball and drew some walks and is a good defender and we need catchers desperately. This trade gives us 5 under contract and we will have to keep the 3 slackers around at least for a season.

Thursday, January 11, 2001

Trade #4:
SP Guy Boeck (29-R) to Boston for SP John Cox (28-L).

A stinky slacker for a stinky stand up guy. Boeck was 5-16 with a 5.54 ERA in 33 starts for the Beavers. Cox had a 5.56 ERA in 2 starts for the Braves. He was 13-10 with a 3.71 ERA in A Ball.

Trade #5:
SP Steve Gonzalez (31-R) to Sacramento for RP Bobby Weatherford (30-R).

Another stinky slacker for a humble stinker. Gonzalez led the PCL in walks (117) and went 11-15 with a 5.33 ERA. Weatherford had a 3.94 ERA in relief.

Friday, January 12, 2001

Trade #6:
RP John Neal (27-L) to Los Angeles for RP Dave Unterbrink (30-R).

An injured slacker for an injured hard worker. Neal will be out until at least May and Unterbrink will be out until June. Both had talent before getting hurt.

Trade #7:
3B Miguel Castro (25-L) to Atlanta for SS Franklin Felix (23-R).

Another slacker hits the road. Castro hit .275 in 432 AB, but with no power and no walks (.655 OPS). Felix was drafted in the 3rd round of this year's B League Draft. He hit .298 with no power. He's a hard worker.

Trade #8:
3B Danny Gomez (30-R) to Boston for 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R).

Gomez is yet another slacker. He has been the Beaver's 2nd baseman for the last 7 years, batting .243 with a .649 OPS. Kuchta was drafted in the 2nd round of this year's Draft. He hit .274 with 19 HR and is a hard worker.

Trade #9:
RF Jorge Flores (34-R) to Sacramento for LF Jerry Grant (30-L).

Another slacker gone. Flores hit .270 with 20 HR in Vancouver (A). Grant is the only player anyone would give us who was not slow as molasses. Only 3 players were offered when Flores was shopped. Grant is a career .236 hitter in 7 Big League seasons.

Saturday, January 13, 2001

Trade #10:
SP Steve Schroeder (33-R) to Dallas for 2B Doug Dietz (29-L).

Schroeder is a slacker that has never pitched in the Majors. 'Nuff said. Dietz is a career .260 hitter in 7 seasons in the Majors. He's selfish, but not a slacker.

Trade #11:
RF Cal McClure (26-R) to Pittsburgh for LF Don Neumann (30-S).

McClure hit .311 at Vancouver (A), but is a slacker. Neumann is a career .274 hitter in 7 seasons for Denver.

And that will do it for trades this off season. We have more slackers on the roster, but none that anyone will give us anything for. So they will either be cut or kept around for one more season. We have quite a few minor league offers out for free agents that were booted off rosters after the Draft.

Monday, February 26, 2001

We began our schedule of 30 Spring Training games today with a 5 to 4 loss in 13 innings at Seattle's Training Complex. Fernando Mexicano (20-L), our first round draft pick, hit a home run. He is playing 3rd base. We have a lot of things to figure out this Spring, especially in regard to our pitching staff. Hopefully, it will not be injuries that determine who makes the team....

Thursday, March 29, 2001

We ended or Spring Training schedule today with a 5 to 1 win against Los Angeles at our Training Complex in Glendale, Arizona. We finished with 14 wins and 16 losses. If we can duplicate that in the regular season, I will be very pleased. Dallas and Boston had the best Spring records at 20-10. Salt Lake City brought up the rear at 10-20.

Next up: Meet the Beavers!

Meet the Beavers!

Opening Day starters are highlighted in blue.

Editor's Note: Since we are now in the 21st century, pitching speeds will be reported as they are in game and not 5 MPH slower. I did some research and one reason pitch speeds are generally higher today than they seemed to be 30 years ago is that they are now measured at release, when they were measured at the plate back in the day. We will report the low end of the velocity spread. Also, since pitch ratings are turned off, I cannot report on the quality of the pitches, only what the repertoire is.

Opening Day Roster
Pitchers
Starting Rotation
Steve Muir
26 year old right-hander from Ooltewah, Tennessee (a suburb of Chattanooga). 6' 3" 199 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. 90 MPH fastball with a curve and slider. Average bunter. Solid move to first and a decent fielder. 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA this Spring.
2000 (MLB): 10-17 4.43 ERA 35 GS 215.1 IP 228 H 24 HR 71 BB 102 SO 3.0/4.3 BB/SO per 9 for Portland
MLB (2 yrs): 20-27 3.89 ERA 66 GS 435 IP 431 H 48 HR 141 BB 193 SO 2.9/4.0 BB/SO per 9 for Portland

Bobby Johnson
21 year old (22 on April 20) right-hander from St. Petersburg, Florida. 6' 2" 189 lbs. Rookie. Acquired in a trade with Seattle in January. 94 MPH over-the-top fastball with a curve, changeup, splitter and circle change. Not a good move to first. Decent bunter. Average fielder. Was the 12th pick in this year's B League Draft. We wanted to take him with our first pick, the 2nd of the draft, but could not pass up Fernando Mexicano. Was 2-1 with a 5.85 ERA this Spring, but his numbers were not that bad. He struck out 19 in 20 IP.
2000 (B): 19-7 2.51 ERA 33 GS 251.1 IP 203 H 6 HR 67 BB 193 SO 2.4/6.9 BB/SO per 9 for Elmira

Ricardo Gil
22 year old right-hander from Punto Fijo, Venezuela. 6' 0" 186 lbs. Rookie. Drafted in the 2nd round of this year's B Leagues Draft. 93 MPH fastball with a curve and changeup. A very good bunter. Has an excellent move to 1st, but is not a good fielder. Was 2-1 with a 5.12 ERA this Spring, but his numbers also did not look that bad.
2000 (B): 13-12 2.64 ERA 33 GS 225 IP 181 H 8 HR 69 BB 193 SO 2.8/7.7 BB/SO per 9 for Modesto

Roger Lerer
27 year old left-hander from New Milford, Connecticut (near the border with New York). 6' 0" 182 lbs. $50,000. An Original Beaver. 92 MPH sidearm fastball with a slider, changeup and splitter. A very good bunter. Has a good move to first and is an average fielder. Was 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA this Spring, but walked 8 in 16 IP.
2000 (MLB): 5-7 4.53 ERA 17 GS 97.1 IP 113 H 6 HR 47 BB 59 SO 4.3/5.5 BB/SO per 9 as a rookie for Portland.
2000 (A): 4-5 3.02 ERA 11 GS 80.1 IP 68 H 5 HR 40 BB 54 SO 4.5/6.0 BB/S) per 9 for Vancouver

Duane Howard
29 year old right-hander from Chicago, Illinois. 6' 4" 215 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. 92 MPH fastball with a slider, changeup and forkball. Has a superior move to 1st and is a greet bunter, but not a good fielder. 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA this Spring.
2000 (MLB): 0-1 5.25 ERA 2 GS 12 IP 18 H 1 HR 4 BB 3 SO 3.0/2.3 BB/SO per 9 for Portland
2000 (A): 8-14 3.65 ERA 28 GS 185 IP 174 H 12 HR 62 BB 92 SO 3.0/4.5 BB/SO per 9 for Vancouver
MLB (2 yrs): 2-1 5.63 ERA 10 G 7 GS 46.1 IP 68 H 3 HR 19 BB 19 SO 3.7/3.7 BB/SO per 9 for Portland

Bullpen
Garry Ayers
28 year old right-hander from Broomfield, Colorado (a suburb of Denver). 6' 0" 190 lbs. $52,500. An Original Beaver. 97 MPH fastball which he also throws with 2 seams and a changeup. Not a good move to 1st and is not a good fielder. He was in the Beaver rotation last year, but that is a role for which he is ill suited. As a reliever, I think he cam flourish. Was 0-3 with 6 SV and a 2.87 ERA this Spring. Struck out 18 in 15.2 IP.
2000 (MLB): 8-16 5.09 ERA 33 GS 189.1 IP 221 H 18 HR 87 BB 137 SO 4.1/6.5 BB/SO per 9 for Portland
MLB (6 yrs): 32-56 4.23 ERA 5 SV 175 G 109 GS 741 IP 749 H 71 HR 338 BB 586 SO 4.1/7.1 per 9 for Portland

Bobby Weatherford
30 year old right-hander from Murrieta, California (an inland city midway between Los Angeles and San Diego). 6' 2" 193 lbs. $160,000. Acquired in a trade with Sacramento in January. 94 MPH over-the-top fastball with a curve. Superior move to 1st, but not a good fielder. Had a 2.12 ERA this Spring. Only allowed 7 H and 5 BB in 17 IP with 19 SO. 2 HR, though.
2000 (MLB): 6-3 3.94 ERA 35 G 77.2 IP 74 H 7 HR 21 BB 75 SO 2.4/8.7 BB/SO per 9 for Sacramento
MLB (6 yrs): 19-28 3.26 ERA 45 SV 285 G 417.1 IP 341 H 40 HR 185 BB 499 SO 4.0/10.8 BB/SO per 9 for Philadelphia (1.4) and Sacramento (4.6)

David Fuentes
24 year old right-hander from Fairmont, Minnesota (a very small town 130 miles southwest of Minneapolis). 6' 3" 187 lbs. Rookie. Drafted in the 5th round of this year's B Leagues Draft. 93 MPH over-the-top cut fastball with a curve and changeup. Average move to 1st and a good fielder. 1 SV and a 3.00 ERA this Spring with 18 SO in 15 IP.
2000 (B): 4-3 1.17 ERA 29 SV 60 G 61.2 IP 32 H 2 HR 11 BB 69 SO 1.6/10.1 BB/SO per 9 for Montgomery

Jim Krueger
27 year old right-hander from Woodway, Texas (a suburb of Waco). 5' 10" 175 lbs. Rookie. Signed as a minor league free agent in March. Was a 5th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft. 91 MPH fastball with a slider. Good move to 1st, but not a good fielder. Very smart. Only pitched 4 innings this Spring, but struck out 8.
2000 (B): 4-3 1.20 ERA 35 SV 65 G 75 IP 46 H 1 HR 34 BB 117 SO 4.1/14.0 BB/SO per 9 for Orlando

Dick Register
27 year old left-hander from Miami, Florida. 6' 0" 187 lbs. Rookie. Signed as a minor league free agent in January. He was a 6th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft. 87 MPH fastball with a curve and slider. Very good move to first and an average fielder. Made the team because he was the only left-hander to pitch decently this Spring. Did not allow a run in 11 IP and only gave up 4 hits.
2000 (B): 5-4 2.40 ERA 1 SV 48 G 82.2 IP 61 H 2 HR 32 BB 83 SO 3.5/9.0 BB/SO per 9 for Orlando

Jeff Gleason
24 year old right-hander from Newark, New Jersey. 6' 4" 204 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. 91 MPH fastball with a curve and changeup. Good move to 1st and an average fielder. 3.09 ERA this Spring.
2000 (MLB): 3-5 3.59 ERA 5 SV 46 G 47.2 IP 54 H 4 HR 23 BB 41 SO 4.3/7.7 BB/SO per 9 for in his rookie season for Portland

Fielders
Catchers
Craig Petitto
26 year old who bats and throws right-handed from Frankfort, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). Acquired in a trade with Montreal in January. 6' 1" 213 lbs. Rookie. A good receiver with an average arm. Not fast, but faster than most catchers. Hit .218 with a .532 OPS this Spring, but won the starting job for his defense and the fact that no other catcher hit any better.
2000 (MLB): .250/.357/.250 in 12 AB with 0 HR and 2 RBI and 0 SB for Montreal
2000 (A): .280/.376/.375 in 232 AB with 3 HR and 27 RBI and 0 SB for Ottawa

Glenn Oswell
33 year old who bats and throws right-handed from Woodstock, Georgia (a small town 30 miles north of Atlanta). An original Beaver. 6' 5" 225 lbs. $50,000. A solid receiver with an average arm. Stupid and Lazy. Very fast for a catcher and will steal a base. Last year's starter. Hit .194 with a .497 OPS this Spring and hopefully will not be with the team next Spring.
2000 (MLB): .202/.300/.298 in 450 AB with 4 HR and 45 RBI and 2 SB for Portland
MLB (10 yrs): .226/.312/.329 in 4429 AB with 70 HR and 489 RBI and 109 SB for Boston (1) and Portland (9)

Infielders
Glenn Snowden
24 year old first baseman who bats and throws right-handed from Prestonsburg, Kentucky (a very small coal mining town in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky). 6' 3" 203 lbs. $825,000. An Original Beaver. A good fielder at 1st, but not at 3rd, where he played last season. A below average runner. A very hard worker and a fan favorite. Hit .375 with an 1.100 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .338/.417/.595 in 612 AB with 42 HR and 140 RBI and 0 SB for Portland
MLB (4 yrs): .307/.368/.511 in 2158 AB with 99 HR and 374 RBI and 1 SB for Portland

Melvin Rodarte
31 year old second baseman who bats left-handed and throws right-handed from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. 6' 0" 198 lbs. $70,000. An original Beaver. Average range, but a good arm and very good hands. Can play anywhere on the diamond, except behind the plate. Good runner and will steal bases. Very smart on the base paths, but not so smart anywhere else. Hit .345 with a .928 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .273/.313/.381 in 512 AB with 11 HR and 57 RBI and 23 SB for Portland
MLB (10 yrs): .257/.311/.359 in 5090 AB with 90 HR and 517 RBI and 286 SB for Portland

Shannon Kuchta
23 year old second baseman who bats and throws right-handed from Mt. Rainier, Maryland (a suburb of Washington, DC). 6' 2" 191 lbs. Rookie. Acquired in a trade with Boston in January. He was drafted in the 2nd round of this year's B Leagues Draft. Below average range and an arm that excludes him from playing on the left side of the diamond. Can also play 1st and left field. Decent runner, but not a base stealer and not very good on the base paths. A very hard worker. Hit .314 with an .891 OPS and 3 HR in 51 AB this Spring.
2000 (B): .274/.326/.402 in 639 AB with 19 HR and 76 RBI and 1 SB for Modesto

Fernando Mexicano
20 year old third baseman who bats left-handed and throws right-handed from Culebra, Puerto Rico. 6' 1" 176 lbs. Rookie. Drafted in the first round (2nd overall pick) in this year's B Leagues Draft. An average fielding third baseman with a good arm. Can play First and anywhere in the outfield. Slow runner and not aggressive on the bases. Hit .220 with a .693 OPS this Spring with 14 SO in 50 AB. He will be a superstar eventually, but he is very young and we can live through some growing pains.
2000 (B): .334/.397/.542 in 613 AB with 27 HR and 95 RBI and 2 SB for Binghamton

Doug Dietz
30 year old third baseman who bats left-handed and throws right-handed from Atlanta, Georgia. 6' 0" 186 lbs. $150,000. Acquired in a trade with Dallas in January. Below average range and an average arm, but a very quick release. Can play first and left field. Very fast and will steal bases. Bit of a selfish player who likes to toot his own horn. Hit .273 with a .657 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .375/.483/.708 in 24 AB with 2 HR and 6 RBI and 0 SB for Dallas
MLB (7 yrs): .260/.327/.357 in 1248 AB with 22 HR and 145 RBI and 70 SB for Hollywood (5) and Dallas (2)

Dave Risinger
25 year old shortstop who bats and throws right-handed from Hayesville, Oregon (a suburb of Salem, just 45 miles south of Portland on the I-5). 6' 2" 190 lbs. $180,000. An original Beaver. Average range, but a very strong arm with a super quick release and very good hands. Can play anywhere but catcher. Very fast and a good base stealer and very aggressive base runner. Hit .236 with a .632 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .270/.334/.366 in 407 AB with 6 HR and 37 RBI and 13 SB in his rookie season for Portland

Juan Rojas
22 year old bats from both sides of the plate and throws right-handed from Torreon, Mexico. 6' 0" 169 lbs. Rookie. Drafted in the 3rd round of this year's B Leagues Draft. Great range with an average arm, but a very quick release. Average hands. Can play anywhere but catcher. Decent runner, but not a base stealer and not very good on the base paths. Hit .316 with a .764 OPS this Spring and was a surprise addition to the roster.
2000 (B): .277/.343/.328 in 585 AB with 1 HR and 56 RBI and 2 SB for Elmira

Outfielders
Jerry Grant
30 year old left fielder who bats and throws left-handed from Atlantic City, New Jersey. 6' 1" 202 lbs. $55,000. Acquired in a trade with San Francisco in January. Average range and arm. Can play anywhere in the outfield. Decent runner and will steal a base and is aggressive on the base oaths. Hit .289 with an .852 OPS this Spring. Will start against right-handers.
2000 (MLB): .256/.306/.333 in 90 AB with 1 HR and 6 RBI and 2 SB for Sacramento
MLB (7 yrs): .236/.310/.349 in 1489 AB with 29 HR and 146 RBI and 46 SB for Sacramento

Don Neumann
31 year old outfielder who bats from both sides of the plate and throws right-handed from Brooklyn, New York. 6' 3" 218 lbs. $110,000. Acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh in January. Slightly below average range and an average arm. Can play anywhere in the outfield. Decent runner and will steal bases and is aggressive on the base paths. Hit .295 with an .840 OPS this Spring. He will start in left versus left-handers.
2000 (MLB): .282/.352/.450 in 209 AB with 9 HR and 41 RBI and 2 SB for Denver
MLB (7 yrs): .274/.335/.425 in 2314 AB with 66 HR and 294 RBI and 67 SB for Denver

Jack Hinckley
25 year old center fielder who bats right-handed and throws left-handed from White Lake Township, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit). 6' 4" 200 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. Good Range and a very good arm. Very hard worker. Very fast and will steal a base. A good bunter. Hit .317 with a .745 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .246/.297/.315 in 642 AB with 3 HR and 49 RBI and 26 SB for Portland
MLB (2 yrs): .254/.300/.325 in 905 AB with 5 HR and 78 RBI and 31 SB for Portland

Gene Dougherty
29 year old center fielder who bats from both sides of the plate and throws right-handed from Spring, Texas (a suburb of Houston). 6' 2" 202 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. Good range and an average arm. An average runner and not a base stealer. A very good bunter. Hit .353 with an .830 OPS this Spring.
2000 (MLB): .235/.316/.235 in 17 AB with 0 HR and 1 RBI and 0 SB for Portland
2000 (A): .285/.357/.337 in 249 AB with 1 HR and 30 RBI and 1 SB for Vancouver
MLB (2 yrs): .236/.309/.327 in 309 AB with 4 HR and 37 RBI and 0 SB for Portland

Bill Wilson
28 year old right fielder who bats and throws right-handed from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 6' 2" 213 lbs. $50,000. An original Beaver. Below average range, but a good arm. Very smart. Fast and will steal bases and is very good at it. Aggressive base runner. Solid bunter. Hit .255 with a .637 OPS this Spring.
Year II (MLB): .280/.373/.439 in 132 AB with 4 HR and 24 RBI and 2 SB for Portland
MLB (2 yrs): .269/.351/.365 in 271 AB with 4 HR and 40 RBI and 6 SB for Portland

Disabled List
Dave Unterbrink
30 year old right-handed relief pitcher from Sandy, Utah (a suburb of Salt lake City). 6' 1" 198 lbs. $200,000. Acquired in a trade with Los Angeles in June. 89 MPH fastball and a curve. A superb move to first and an average bunter, but not a good fielder. Will likely be out until the end of June. Did not pitch this Spring.
2000 (MLB): 1-0 1.11 ERA 11 G 24.1 IP 14 H 3 HR 5 BB 26 SO 1.8/9.6 BB/SO per 9 for Los Angeles
MLB (6 yrs): 16-14 2.90 ERA 19 SV 184 G 248.2 IP 224 H 30 HR 98 BB 269 SO 3.5/9.7 BB/SO per 9 for Los Angeles

Prospects ranked by Baseball America in the top 200:
3B Fernando Mexicano (#3)
See the Opening Day Roster above.

SP Bobby Johnson (#4)
See the Opening Day Roster above.

SP Ricardo Gil (#34)
Down from #21
See the Opening Day Roster above.

SS Juan Rojas (#49)
See the Opening Day Roster above.

RP David Fuentes (#62)
See the Opening Day Roster above.

CF Brian Mitchell (#80)
19 year old (20 on April 9) center fielder who bats and throws left-handed from Detroit, Michigan. 5' 10" 167 lbs. Drafted in the 4th round of this year's B Leagues draft. Good range and a superior arm. Very hard worker and a leader in the clubhouse. Very fast and will steal bases. Good bunter. Hit .207 with a .440 OPS this Spring as a teenager.
2000 (B): .297/.327/.343 in 676 AB with 0 HR and 63 RBI and 23 SB for Asheville

2B Franklin Felix (#128)
23 year old second baseman who bats and throws right-handed from Isabela, Puerto Rico. 6' 3" 194 lbs. Acquired in a trade with Atlanta in January. Slightly below average range and arm, but a very quick release. Average hands. Very fast, but not a good base stealer. Very hard worker and very smart and a leader in the clubhouse. Good bunter. Hit .125 with a .401 OPS this Spring.
2000 (B): .298/.355/.382 in 642 AB with 6 HR and 58 RBI and 23 SB for Evansville

2B Shannon Kuchta (#154)
See the Opening Day Roster above.

Our Group of Prospects is rated #2 of the 32 teams by Baseball America, behind only the Giants. Los Angeles is at the bottom of the list.

Top 25 prospects according to Baseball America:
1: Mike McLane, SP, Sacramento (23-R) (A)
2: Kevin McKinney, CF, Denver (20-R) (A)
3: Fernando Mexicano, 3B, Portland (20-L) (MLB)
4: Bobby Johnson, SP, Portland (21-R) (MLB)
5: Al Johnson, SP, Kansas City (20-R) (MLB)
6: Pedro Castaneda, LF, Hollywood (22-L) (A)
7: Mark Montana, CF, Baltimore (23-R) (A)
8: George Mitchell, SP, Brooklyn (21-L) (MLB)
9: Enrique Ramos, LF, New York (22-L) (MLB)
10: Ron Gallant, SP, Dallas (25-L) (A)
11: Gerry Hawkins, CF, Chicago (21-L) (A)
12: Stan Babik, C, Milwaukee (22-R) (A)
13: John Yakubov, SP, New York (24-R) (A)
14: Willie Gonzalez, RF, Miami (22-R) (MLB)
15: Dave Metcalf, 2B, Minnesota (25-R) (MLB)
16: Chris Johnson, SS, Montreal (21-L) (A)
17: Jim Nicoson, SP, New York (22-L) (A)
18: Don Lose, 1B, Denver (21-R) (MLB)
19: John Sasko, 3B, New York (24-R) (MLB)
20: Don Gerik, SP, Pittsburgh (23-L) (MLB)
21: Colin Woodford, 2B, Denver (20-L) (A)
22: Phil Olynick, SS, Chicago (21-R) (A)
23: Rich Parris, CF, Miami (22-L) (MLB)
24: Sid Rasho, SS, Detroit (21-R) (A)
25: Doug Ramage, SP, Washington (23-R) (A)


Next up: Opening Day!

Tuesday, April 3, 2001

Opening Day!

We start the season on the road with a 2 game series at Los Angeles. They finished 3rd in the PCL West last year with 91 wins. We had 4 teams win 90 games or more in the PCL West and 2, including us, who lost 100. They were 12th in the PCL with 661 runs scored and 1st in fewest runs allowed with only 499! 2nd best was San Diego with 620.

Portland Beavers at Los Angeles Angels

POR: Steve Muir (26-R) vs. LA: Sam Henderson (26-R)

Lineups: Pos Name
PORTLAND
1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R)
3: LF Jerry Grant (30-L)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L) Major League debut
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R)

LOS ANGELES
1: 1B Estevan Lopez (27-L)
2: LF Eli Henderson (32-R)
3: RF Bruce Lundvall (34-L)
4: C Charlie Allen (29-S)
5: 3B Jorge Prado (30-R)
6: CF Fernando Vargas (24-L) Major League debut
7: 2B Britt Snyder (25-R)
8: SS Javier Rodriguez (27-R)
9: P Sam Henderson (26-L)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 41,185

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch of the season and lines out to deep left. Dave Risinger swings at the second pitch of the season and grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Grant takes a pitch before grounding out to 2nd. 4 pitch inning...

Bottom of the First:
Estevan Lopez grounds a hit to right. Eli Henderson grounds one down to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano, in his first chance in the Major Leagues starts a 5-4-3 double play! Bruce Lundvall strikes out on 3 pitches!

Top of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a liner to left for a hit. With 1 out, he steals 2nd and then goes to 3rd when P Steve Muir grounds out to 2nd. With 2 outs, Melvin Rodarte lines a double to right center and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds out to the pitcher for the second time today...

Bottom of the Third:
Britt Snyder leads off by dropping a bunt down the 3rd base line for a hit. Javier Rodriguez then doubles to right center and Snyder tries to score from 1st. The throw home is cut off and we nail Rodriguez trying to advance to 3rd, but the game is tied at 1 all. Rodriguez is hurt and has to leave the game. P Sam Henderson doubles to center... With 2 outs, Eli Henderson swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
Still tied at 1. New Pitcher: Hal Ockey (25-R), their closer. Jerry Grant strikes out. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out for the third time today...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Garry Ayers (28-R), beginning his second inning of work. Brice Lundvall lines a hit to left center. Charlie Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Lundvall moves into scoring position. Jorge Prado strikes out! We walk Fernando Vargas intentionally. Britt Snyder strikes out looking!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley lines a hit to right, his third hit of the day. He gets caught stealing for the second time... Craig Petitto strikes out looking.

Bottom of the Tenth:
3B Dale Schafer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Rod Acosta (24-L), making his Major League debut, is announced and we make a Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L), making his Major League debut. Acosta tries to bunt, but pops out to the pitcher. PH Oscar Trejo (28-R) is sent up and we make another Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Trejo flies out to left. 2 outs. Eli Henderson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bruce Lundvall grounds a hit to right and Schafer scores easily...

Lost - 2 to 1 in 10 innings

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Los Angeles had 8 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.
RHP Garry Ayers (L 0-1) went 2+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
LHP Dick Register faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Bobby Weatherford got 1 out and allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Sam Henderson went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Hal Ockey (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 3.

2B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits with a double and our RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts. CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits, stole a base and scored our only run, but was caught stealing twice.

For the Angels, RF Bruce Lundvall had 3 hits and knocked in the winning run.

The Angels announced that SS Javier Rodriguez had a sprained ankle that would give him a limp for the next 5 days or so.

Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Portland Beavers (0-1 .000 1 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (1-0 1.000 0.5 GB tied for 1st place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (21-R Major League debut) Rookie vs. LA: Hal Gleason (27-L season debut)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .750-4-0-0-1.500)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .000-4-0-0-.000)
3: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .000-4-0-0-.000) Rookie
6: LF Don Neumann (31-S Season debut)
7: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .500-4-0-1-1.250)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .000-4-0-0-.000) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (21-R Major League debut) Rookie

LOS ANGELES
1: 1B Estevan Lopez (27-L .250-4-0-0-.500)
2: LF Eli Henderson (32-R .000-4-0-0-.200)
3: RF Bruce Lundvall (34-L .600-5-0-1-1.200)
4: C Charlie Allen (29-S .000-4-0-0-.000)
5: SS Jorge Prado (30-R .000-3-0-0-.250)
6: CF Fernando Vargas (24-L .000-3-0-0-.250) Rookie
7: 2B Britt Snyder (25-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
8: 3B Dale Schafer (2-R .000-2-0-0-.333)
9: P Hal Gleason (27-L Season debut)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 60 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 21,433

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley strikes out... Dave Risinger flies out to right. Bill Wilson grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Bobby Johnson's first pitch in the Major Leagues hits Estevan Lopez... Eli Henderson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Bruce Lundvall flies out to right. Charlie Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right, the first of his career! Don Neumann takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to center and Mexicano scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! A passed ball moves the runners up to 2nd and 3rd. Craig Petitto draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out for P Bobby Johnson. He grounds into a force at home, 1-2. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Second:
Jorge Prado leads off with a 4 pitch walk. Fernando Vargas beats out an infield hit for his first Major League safety. Britt Snyder grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Prado goes to 3rd. Dale Schafer grounds one to the right side and Melvin Rodarte makes an amazing diving stop and throws him out at 1st, but Prado scores to tie the game at 1 all. P Hal Gleason walks on 4 pitches.... Estevan Lopez grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Bruce Lundvall grounds a double to right, but gets hurt sliding into 2nd. Pinch-Runner: Rod Acosta (24-R). Charlie Allen grounds a hit to left and Acosta scores without a throw. 2 to 1, Angels.

Top of the Fourth:
Fernando Mexican and Don Neumann lead off with back-to-back singles. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. They walk Craig Petitto intentionally. P Bobby Johnson repeats his performance from earlier and grounds into a force at home, 1-2. 2 outs. Jack Hinckley does not repeat his performance, though, and lines a hit to left to tie the game at 2! Dave Risinger pops out to 2nd...

Top of the Seventh:
P Bobby Johnson leads off by grounding out to 3rd, but P Hal Gleason is hurt and has to leave the game... New Pitcher: Glenn Carroll (32-R). He gets the next two out.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out PH Oscar Trejo (28-R) doubles to left. With 2 outs, Eli Henderson singles him home. 3 to 2, Angels.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Hal Ockey (25-R), their closer, who got the win yesterday. With 2 outs, PH Jerry Grant (30-L) draws a walk. PH Doug Dietz (30-L), in his season debut, lines a hit to right and Grant beats the throw to 3rd! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 5 hits and made no errors

I took over a team that was not too bad at scoring runs, but could not keep anyone else from scoring, but so far they look just like every team I have ever managed and have been pretty good at stopping the other team, but cannot score themselves.... I am beginning to think that it does not matter what I do and the results are predestined....

Bobby Johnson (L 0-1), in his Major League debut, went 8 innings (CG), allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HB and struck out 4. 111 pitches.

Hal Gleason went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Glenn Carroll (W 1-0) faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout.
RHP Hal Ockey (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.

3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Doug Dietz had a hit.

The Angels announced that P Hal Gleason had tendinitis in his shoulder and should be fine in about 5 days. RF Bruce Lundvall had a bruised thigh that would bother him for a few days.

Thursday, April 5, 2001

We are in Kansas City to play a 4 game series through the weekend before we get to have our Home Opener on Monday. This is the Royals Home Opener. They split a pair of games in Denver to start the season. After 2 games, they are tied for 4th in scoring with 5.00 runs per game (Portland is 15th with 1.50). The Royals drew 10 walks in the 2 games in Denver. They are tied for 11th in fewest runs allowed with 5.00 per game (Portland is tied for 3rd with 2.50).

Portland Beavers (0-2 .000 2 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (1-1 .500 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R Major League debut) Rookie vs. KC: Andy Jester (32-R Season debut)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .375-8-0-2-.875)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .000-8-0-0-.000)
3: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .000-4-0-0-.200)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .125-8-0-0-.250)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .250-8-0-0-.500) Rookie 5 SO
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .125-8-0-0-.250)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .444-9-0-1-.889)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .000-5-0-0-.286) Rookie
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L Major League debut) Rookie

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Dennis Sabin (29-R .222-9-0-1-.444)
2: 3B Gilberto Perez (30-L .500-8-0-2-1.181)
3: LF Ken Manning (22-R .375-8-1-3-1.194)
4: CF Larry Laramie (27-L .000-8-0-0-.111)
5: 2B Dick Ohrn (24-R .250-8-0-1-.583)
6: 1B Glenn Seyler (28-R .000-8-0-0-.111)
7: RF Sergio de Santiago (26-L .286-7-0-0-.873) Rookie
8: C Joel Brobston (29-R .286-7-1-2-1.089)
9: P Andy Jester (32-R Season debut)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: 51 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 15 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 24,278

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 3rd. Dave Risinger pops one out to shallow center that the Royals let fall for a hit. A wild pitch sends Risinger to 2nd. Jerry Grant grounds out to 2nd and Risinger moves to 3rd. Glenn Snowden draws a walk. Fernando Mexicano pops out to shallow center.

Bottom of the First:
Ricardo Gil walks the first batter he ever faces in the Major Leagues, Dennis Sabin. Gilberto Perez flies out to center. Sabin steals 2nd. Ken Manning lines out to right. Larry Laramie lines out to center!

Top of the Second:
Bill Wilson pops one out to shallow left center, just out of the reach of SS Dennis Sabin and he ends up at 2nd with a double! With 1 out, he steals 3rd. Craig Petitto strikes out... And so does P Ricardo Gil.

Bottom of the Second:
Dick Ohrn leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. 2 Major League innings for P Ricardo Gil and 2 lead off walks... With 1 out, Sergio de Santiago grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Let's see if the Royals do better than we did with a runner at 3rd and less than 2 outs. C Joel Brobston swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! 2 outs. P Andy Jester grounds one to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano decides this is a good time for his first career error and throws the ball over the head of 1B Glenn Snowden and both runners score and Jester ends up on 2nd... 2 to 0, Royals. Another wild pitch sends Jester to 3rd... Dennis Sabin grounds one down to 3rd and Mexicano makes a good throw this time.

Top of the Fourth:
Bill Wilson leads off by popping out to short, but P Andy Jester has to leave the game with an injury. New Pitcher: Rick Iverson (34-L). Chong-chin Kym (33-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left, but that is all we get.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dave Risinger pops a hit to left and ends up on 2nd when LF Ken Manning overruns the ball. He goes to 3rd on a ground out to short by PH Don Neumann (31-S). Glenn Snowden, who I thought they would walk, but they did not, lines a hit to center and Risinger scores! 2 to 1, Royals. Fernando Mexicano loops a hit to right center and Snowden takes 3rd without a throw. Bill Wilson grounds out to 2nd. Neumann will stay in the game to play left.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Chong-chin Kym, in his first AB of the season, leads off with a home run to center... 3 to 1, Royals.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R), making his season debut. With 1 out, Larry Laramie lines a hit to right. Dick Ohrn grounds a hit to right and Laramie takes 3rd. Glenn Seyler grounds out to 2nd, Melvin Rodarte making a great play, but Laramie scores. 4 to 1, Royals.

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Kansas City had 7 hits and made 1 error

Ricardo Gil (L 0-1), in his Major League debut, went 4.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw 2 WP.
LHP Dick Register faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout.
RHP David Fuentes, in his Major League debut, went 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason, in his season debut, went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.

Andy Jester went 3.1 scoreless innings, gave us 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
LHP Rick Iverson (W 1-0) went 3 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Jon Weekley (SV 1) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.

SS Dave Risinger had 3 hits and scored our run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and a walk and had our RBI. RF Bill Wilson hit a double and stole a base. PH Doug Dietz had a hit.

The Royals announced that P Andy Jester had a torn meniscus in his knee and would be out until at least August.

Friday, April 6, 2001

Portland Beavers (0-3 .000 3 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (2-1 .667 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Roger Lerer (27-L Season debut) vs. KC: Reggie Tieken (25-R Major League debut) Rookie

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .231-13-0-2-.538)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .231-13-0-0-.462)
3: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .167-6-0-0-.452)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .273-11-0-1-.697)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .250-12-0-0-.500) Rookie
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .182-11-0-0-.523)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .385-13-0-1-.769)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .000-8-0-0-.200) Rookie
9: P Roger Lerer (27-L Season debut)

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Dennis Sabin (29-R .250-12-0-1-.558)
2: 3B Gilberto Perez (30-L .400-10-0-2-.955)
3: LF Ken Manning (22-R .333-12-1-3-.968)
4: CF Larry Laramie (27-L .167-12-0-0-.397)
5: 1B Tom Cockerel (30-R Season debut)
6: 2B Dick Ohrn (24-R .273-11-0-1-.657)
7: RF Sergio de Santiago (26-L .273-11-0-0-.748) Rookie
8: C Joel Brobston (29-R .200-10-1-2-.773)
9: P Reggie Tieken (25-R Major League debut) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: 62 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 13,448

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to right. Dave Risinger grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Jerry Grant grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit and Grant scores without a throw! 1 to 0, Beavers! Bill Wilson strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Dennis Sabin grounds out to short. Gilberto Perez grounds out to short. Ken Manning lines a hit to left center. Larry Laramie swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the Second:
Lead off hitter Tom Cockerel takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and P Roger Lerer calls Trudy the Trainer out....

Editor's Note: I thought dropping the injury rating down would curb this crap.... But we have had 3 pitchers (I think) have to leave with injuries in our 4 games.... This is the first one that was ours, though...

New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R), making his Major League debut. With 1 out, Sergio de Santiago beats out an infield hit. Joel Brobston lines out to center and Jack Hinckley throws to 2nd to double off Cockerel!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Larry Laramie leads off with a home run to right center to tie the game at 1 apiece.

Top of the Fifth:
Craig Petitto leads off with his first hit of the season. PH Gene Dougherty bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Dave Risinger lines a hit to left and Petitto scores without a throw! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fifth:
New Pitcher: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Joel Brobston leads off with a hit and P Reggie Tieken bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Gilberto Perez lines a hit to left and Brobston stops at 3rd. A passed ball scores the runner and ties the game at 2 all... Ken Manning pops out to shallow center.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-1 pitch and jerks a home run down the right field line! 3 to 2, Beavers! His fist Major League home run and the first of the season for the Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Dick Ohrn swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines an opposite field home run down the right field line to tie the game at 3...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Lead off hitter Joel Brobston grounds one to 3rd, but Fernando Mexicano throws it away for a 2 base error... P Reggie Tieken lays down a bunt and P Gleason pounces on it and fires to 3rd to get the lead runner! Dennis Sabin grounds out to 3rd and Tieken goes to 2nd. 2 outs. Gilberto Perez walks on 4 pitches. Ken Manning strikes out looking!

Top of the Ninth:
PH Don Neumann (31-S) swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. PH Juan Rojas (22-S), making his Major League debut, grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to center. That ends P Reggie Tieken's Major League debut. New Pitcher: Danny Mathies (27-R), their closer, in his season debut. Glenn Seyler is in to play 2nd in a double switch. Dave Risinger lines out to center.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). Glenn Oswell (33-R) is in to catch. Sergio de Santiago leads off with a walk... Joel Brobston swings away and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Glenn Seyler strikes out!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano doubles over the center fielder's head! Bill Wilson lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and the ball bounces off Ken Manning's glove for an error and Mexicano scores and Wilson is at 2nd! 4 to 3, Beavers! Mexicano would have scored without the error, so Wilson gets an RBI. They walk Jack Hinckley to pitch to Glenn Oswell and we cannot pinch hit for him. He bloops a hit to right and Wilson heads home.....safe! 5 to 3, Beavers! P Garry Ayers is allowed to hit and he strikes out.

Bottom of the Tenth:
Dennis Sabin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Gilberto Perez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Ken Manning strikes out! 2 down. Larry Laramie grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 3 in 10 innings

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
Kansas City had 8 hits and made 1 error

Roger Lerer went 1+ scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Jim Krueger, in his Major League debut, went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Bobby Weatherford (BS 1) went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits and 1 home run.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers (W 1-1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walk and struck out 2.

Reggie Tieken, in his Major League debut, went 8.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 11 hits, 1 home run, no walk and struck out 6. 144 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Danny Mathies (L 0-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

2B Melvin Rodarte had 3 hits, but no runs or RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits with a double and his first home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Bill Wilson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. C Glenn Oswell had a hit and an RBI in his only AB.

Trudy the Trainer reports that P Roger Lerer just has some back tightness, but should be fine after a good night's sleep.

Saturday, April 7, 2001

Portland Beavers (1-3 .250 3 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (2-2 .500 1 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Duane Howard (29-R Season debut) vs. KC: Graham Pethel (24-R Season debut)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .333-18-0-2-.722)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .222-18-0-1-.444)
3: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .091-11-0-0-.258)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .250-16-0-1-.607)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .353-17-1-2-.941) Rookie
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .313-16-0-1-.728)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .353-17-0-1-.742)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .091-11-0-0-.322) Rookie
9: P Duane Howard (29-R Season debut)

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Dennis Sabin (29-R .176-17-0-1-.399)
2: 3B Gilberto Perez (30-L .385-13-0-2-.962)
3: LF Ken Manning (22-R .294-17-1-3-.804)
4: CF Larry Laramie (27-L .176-17-1-1-.575)
5: 1B Mickey Woods (34-R Season debut)
6: RF Sergio de Santiago (26-L .286-14-0-0-.769) Rookie
7: 2B Dick Ohrn (24-R .267-15-1-2-.820)
8: C Steve Pierce (23-R Major League debut) Rookie
9: P Graham Pethel (24-S Season debut)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: 57 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 15,129

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte lines a double to left. Dave Risinger grounds out to short and Rodarte takes 3rd. Jerry Grant lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Rodarte scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch over the center fielder's head for a double and Grant scores from 1st without a throw! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano pops out to shallow center. 2 outs. Bill Wilson grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Dennis Sabin grounds out to the pitcher. Gilberto Perez lines out to left. Ken Manning strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Larry Laramie draws a walk and Mickey Woods, in his first AB of the season, lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. But the next 3 all make outs!

Bottom of the Third:
P Graham Pethel leads off with a double to center. Dennis Sabin beats out an infield hit. Gilberto Perez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, but Pethel scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Ken Manning doubles down the left field line. Larry Laramie pops out to shallow center!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Sergio de Santiago lays down a bunt and P Duane Howard throws the ball away for a 2 base error... Dick Ohrn follows with a double to left and the game is tied at 2 all. The next 2 make outs.

Top of the Sixth:
We go down in order for the fourth straight inning....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (24-R). With 1 out, Dennis Sabin doubles to right center. Gilberto Perez grounds one back to the box, but Fuentes cannot find the handle and runners are at 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Ken Manning flies out to right and Sabin beats the throw to the plate. 3 to 2, Royals.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Dick Ohrn doubles to center. Steve Pierce takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Dennis Sabin lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Ohrn scores. 4 to 2, Royals. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Gilberto Perez flies out to center.

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 2 errors
Kansas City had 9 hits and made no errors

Duane Howard went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP David Fuentes (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Dick Register faced 1 batter and retired him.

Graham Pethel (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.
RHP Danny Mathies (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. LF Jerry Grant had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and had an RBI.

For the Royals, SS Dennis Sabin had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI.

Sunday, April 8, 2001

Portland Beavers (1-4 .200 4 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (3-2 .600 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Steve Muir (26-R 0-0 1.29) vs. KC: Al Johnson (20-R 1-0 3.38) Rookie

Muir allowed 5 hits, 1 walk and 1 run in his first start of the season.

Johnson had to make his Major League debut in Coors Field. He acquitted himself well with 8 IP and only 5 hits and no walks allowed, but 4 runs. He's their #1 starter as a rookie.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .364-22-0-2-.818)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .182-22-0-1-.364)
3: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .200-15-0-1-.450)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .250-20-0-2-.636)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .286-21-1-2-.762) Rookie
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .300-20-0-1-.683)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .300-20-0-1-.633)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .071-14-0-0-.259) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000)

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Dennis Sabin (29-R .273-22-0-2-.623)
2: 3B Gilberto Perez (30-L .278-18-0-2-.714)
3: LF Ken Manning (22-R .300-20-1-4-.818)
4: CF Larry Laramie (27-L .158-19-1-1-.589)
5: 1B Mickey Woods (34-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
6: RF Sergio de Santiago (26-L .278-18-0-0-.825) Rookie
7: 2B Dick Ohrn (24-R .333-18-1-3-1.040)
8: C Joel Brobston (29-R .200-15-1-2-.650)
9: P Al Johnson (20-R .500-2-0-0-1.667) Rookie

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: 51 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 16 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 14,544

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 2nd. Dave Risinger grounds out to 3rd. Jerry Grant grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Bottom of the First:
Dennis Sabin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Gilberto Perez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Ken Manning swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to center and Perez beats the throw to 3rd. Larry Laramie fouls out to 3rd. 2 outs. Mickey Woods flies out to the warning track in center!

Bottom of the Third:
P Al Johnson and Dennis Sabin lead off with back-to-back hits. Gilberto Perez grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs... Ken Manning grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Larry Laramie lines a hit to center and 2 runs score... 2 to 0, Royals. Mickey Woods strikes out. 2 down. Sergio de Santiago grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Fourth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a triple to right! Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit and Rodarte scores! 2 to 1, Royals. Jerry Grant strikes out. Risinger gets caught stealing... Why are we stealing with a 40+ HR hitter at the plate??? Snowden, who actually has no homers yet this year, doubles to right. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Snowden scores to tie the game at 2 all! Bill Wilson grounds a hit to center and Mexicano takes 3rd. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to left and Mexicano scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Craig Petitto doubles to center and Wilson scores! 4 to 2, Beavers! P Steve Muir strikes out. Why did we try to steal a base???

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Jon Weekley (25-R), beginning his second inning of work. Fernando Mexicano leads off with a liner to center for a hit. Bill Wilson draws a walk. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 2-5, and Mexicano goes to 3rd. PH Doug Dietz (30-L) pops out to shallow center and Mexicano has to hold up. 2 outs. PH Don Neumann (31-S) strikes out looking on 3 pitches....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Glenn Oswell is in to catch. PH Ron Sather (34-R) grounds a hit to center. So does Dennis Sabin.... Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). They send up a Pinch-Hitter: Glenn Seyler (28-R). 0 for 13 on the season. He grounds into a 3-6-1 double play! Sather takes 3rd. Ken Manning is not walked... He doubles to center and Sather scores... 4 to 3, Beavers. Pinch-Hitter: Chong-chin Kym (33-R), who already has a home run against us. Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Kym strikes out on 3 pitches and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Kansas City had 12 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (W 1-0) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Garry Ayers (H 1) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Jeff Gleason faced 2 batters, threw 2 pitches and gave up 2 hits and a run.
LHP Dick Register (H 1) got 2 outs and gave up a hit.
RHP Bobby Weatherford (SV 1) faced 1 batter and struck him out on 3 pitches.

Al Johnson (L 1-1) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Melvin Rodarte hit a triple and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits and an RBI. C Craig Petitto hit a double and had an RBI.

Monday, April 9, 2001

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Bill Commisso, 3B, Pittsburgh (23-R .519/.567/.815) Had 14 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 5 R and 7 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Jerry Suazo, CF, Hollywood (26-L .550/.625/.900) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 7 R and 6 RBI in 6 G

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

April 2 - LF Bart Stombaugh (27-L) of Dallas had 5 hits and scored a run at home versus Houston. The Eagles won, 4 to 3.
April 3 - Sergio Peralta (26-R) of Boston pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Montreal. He walked 3 and struck out 5. The Braves won, 1 to 0.
April 3 - Manny Aponte (29-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 5 hit shutout at Baltimore. He walked 2 and struck out no one. The Dodgers won, 2 to 0.
April 5 - Tony Gonzales (26-L) of San Antonio pitched a 5 hit shutout at Seattle. He walked 1 and struck out 10. At bat, he had 2 hits. The Missions won, 3 to 0.
April 5 - Ricky Villa (32-R) of San Francisco pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Salt Lake City. He walked 4 and struck out 4.
April 6 - Keith White (25-R) of Atlanta pitched a 3 hit shutout at Baltimore. He walked 3 and struck out 7. The Crackers won, 7 to 0.
April 6 - Bob Showalter (27-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cincinnati. He walked 2 and struck out 8. The Dodgers won, 4 to 0.
April 6 - Don Mack (35-R) of New York pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. The Giants won, 3 to 0.
April 7 - C Gene Franklin (34-R) of Chicago hit a double and a home run and had 5 RBI at Boston in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Cubs lost, 11 to 9.
April 7 - Rookie George Mitchell (21-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Cincinnati. He walked 1 and struck out 8.
April 7 - Pete Kinser (27-L) of St. Louis pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 2 and struck out 4. The Cardinals won, 1 to 0.
April 8 - 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R) of Seattle, the ex-Beaver, had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus San Antonio. The Rainiers won, 12 to 2.
April 8 - CF Steve Rizkallah (30-R) of Salt Lake City went 6 for 6, hitting for the Cycle and collecting 5 RBI at San Francisco. His bases loaded triple was the big blow in a 5 run 10th inning that gave the Bees an 8 to 4 win.
April 8 - 2B Xuan-ling Pei (25-L) of Miami, the only Chinese player in the Major Leagues right now, went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Philadelphia. The Marlins won, 12 to 4.
April 8 - Doug Etkin (29-R) of St. Louis pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 2 and struck out 7. The Cardinals won, 4 to 0.

Monday, April 9, 2001

Home Opener!

The San Antonio Mission are here to open our home season in a 4 game series and then we have to hit the road again for the weekend. The Missions won their 1st 3 games of the season, but have lost their last 3, losing 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. They do not get to have their Home Opener until this Friday. They are tied for 13th in scoring in the PCL with 3.17 runs per game (Portland is dead last (16th) with 2.50). They are tied with us for the fewest HR (1). The Missions are tied for 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.67 per game (Portland is tied for 3rd with 3.17). We have the lowest ERA in the PCL at 2.39.

San Antonio Missions (3-3 .500 2 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (2-4 .333 4 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West)

SA: Cal Ferguson (31-R Season debut) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (21-R 0-1 3.38) Rookie

Johnson pitched a CG in his Major League debut, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN ANTONIO
1: 2B Lee Cole (30-L .238-21-0-4-.638)
2: CF Ken Shepherd (25-R .176-17-0-1-.402)
3: 3B Jim Jaeger (33-R .357-28-1-5-.893)
4: RF Al Lawson (32-R .200-25-0-1-.550)
5: LF Paulin Paruzzi (35-L .375-16-0-2-.750)
6: C Jeff Parrish (27-S .278-18-0-3-.628)
7: 1B Carlos Valle (26-R .333-3-0-0-.667) Rookie
8: SS Jerry Portela (22-R .750-4-0-0-1.500) Rookie
9: P Cal Ferguson (31-S Season debut)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .333-24-0-2-.693)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .304-23-0-1-.708)
3: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .346-26-0-2-.846)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .250-24-0-2-.655)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .320-25-1-3-.800) Rookie
6: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .158-19-0-1-.358)
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .192-26-0-2-.385)
8: C Glenn Oswell (33-R 1.000-1-0-1-2.000) 1st start
9: P Bobby Johnson (21-R .000-3-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 50 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 18,854

Top of the First:
Lee Cole grounds a hit to right. He tries to steal 2nd, but we have a pitchout on and C Glenn Oswell throws him out! Ken Shepherd grounds a hit to center. He tries to steal and Oswell throws the ball into center and Shepherd goes to 3rd... Jim Jaeger flies out to center and Shepherd tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Missions. Al Lawson grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley lines out to 2nd. Bill Wilson lines a hit to right. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Wilson moves to 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd... Our young superstar is off to a slow start...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit. Bill Wilson lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left and Hinckley beats the throw to the plate to tie the game at 1 all! Wilson and Snowden move up to 2nd and 3rd on the throw. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Fourth:
Ken Shepherd leads off by reaching on an error by P Bobby Johnson. With 1 out, he steals 2nd and then scores on a hit by Al Lawson. 2 to 1, Missions.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jerry Grant leads off with a home run to right! Tie game: 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Jack Hinckley leads off by swinging at a 3-2 pitch and beating out an infield hit. Bill Wilson bunts him to 2nd. Melvin Rodarte and Glenn Snowden both walk to load the bases up with 1 out. Fernando Mexicano pops out to 2nd... Jerry Grant grounds out to 1st, 3-1....

Bottom of the Sixth:
Dave Risinger leads off with a triple off the left center field wall! Glenn Oswell draws a walk. P Bobby Johnson bunts Oswell to 2nd and Risinger stays put at 3rd. Jack Hinckley doubles down the right field line and both runners score! 4 to 2, Beavers! Hinckley steals 3rd. With the infield in, Bill Wilson grounds out to short and Hinckley holds. 2 outs. Melvin Rodarte swings at a 3-2 pitch and fouls out to 3rd...

Won - 4 to 2

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors
San Antonio had 7 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (W 1-1) went 8 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 7 hits, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 6.
RHP Bobby Weatherford (SV 2) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Cal Ferguson (L 0-1) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1.

CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Bill Wilson had 2 hits. LF Jerry Grant hit his 1st home run of the season. SS Dave Risinger hit a double and a triple and scored a run.

Tuesday, April 10, 2001

San Antonio Missions (3-4 .429 2 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (3-4 .429 4 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West)

SA: Tony Gonzales (26-L 1-0 0.00) vs. POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 0-1 2.08) Rookie

Gonzales pitched a 5 hit shutout in his first start of the season, only walking 1 and striking out 10.

Gil did not make it through 5 innings in his Major League debut.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN ANTONIO
1: CF Gwang-sam Jean (29-L .200-30-0-1-.606)
2: 1B Salvatore Flores (26-L .192-26-0-1-.481)
3: 3B Jim Jaeger (33-R .323-31-1-6-.796)
4: RF Al Lawson (32-R .207-29-0-2-.544)
5: LF Paulin Paruzzi (35-L .350-20-0-2-.700)
6: C Jeff Parrish (27-S .273-22-0-3-.652)
7: 2B Lee Cole (30-L .261-23-0-4-.718)
8: SS Andy Pineda (26-R .125-24-0-1-.352)
9: P Tony Gonzales (26-L .500-4-0-0-1.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .379-29-0-4-.814)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .233-30-0-2-.567)
3: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .346-26-0-1-.777)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .259-27-0-3-.681)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .310-29-1-3-.759) Rookie
6: LF Don Neumann (31-S .143-7-0-0-.476)
7: 2B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .310-29-0-2-.782)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .118-17-0-1-.387) Rookie
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 50 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 9,136

Top of the First:
Gwang-sam Jean grounds out to 2nd. Salvatore Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Jaeger grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left. Bill Wilson draws a walk to load the bases up for Glenn Snowden with no outs! Now would be a good time for his first home run of the season... The first pitch to him is wild and past the catcher and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Snowden grounds out to 3rd and Risinger scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano flies out to center. Don Neumann grounds out to the pitcher.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Paulin Paruzzi bloops a hit to left. Jeff Parrish grounds one to 3rd and Fernando Mexicano makes his 3rd throwing error already of the season... Lee Cole lines a hit to left and Paruzzi scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Andy Pineda takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. P Tony Gonzales swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Gwang-sam Jean grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Third:
Salvatore Flores leads off with a hit and Jim Jaeger draws a walk. Al Lawson flies out to right and Flores tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Paulin Paruzzi flies out to left and Flores scores. 2 all.

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a walk. Dave Risinger nubs one in front of the plate, but C Jeff Parrish cannot find the handle and Risinger is safe at 1st on the error. Bill Wilson and Glenn Snowden both fly out, but Fernando Mexicano crushes one 442 feet to right for a 3 run home run!!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Tony Gonzales. New Pitcher: Oscar Williams (30-R) with an 0.90 ERA in 10 IP already. Tommy Robison (28-R) is in to catch in a double switch. Don Neumann grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Sixth:
Paulin Paruzzi leads off with a walk and we get the Bullpen up. PH Ken Shepherd doubles to left center. Lee Cole swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Andy Pineda grounds out to short and Paruzzi scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Tommy Robison walks on 4 pitches... Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Gwang-sam Jean takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs... Salvatore Flores grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Jeff Gleason (24-R), beginning his 3rd inning of work, but he has only thrown 18 pitches. Tommy Robison and Gwang-sam Jean lead off with back-to-back groundball singles. Salvatore Flores flies out to right and RF Bill Wilson doubles Robison off of 2nd base!! Jim Jaeger strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 3 whole hits and made 2 errors
San Antonio had 8 hits and made 1 error

We scored 5 runs off 7 base runners.
We turned 4 double plays: 3 GDP's and the one by RF Bill Wilson in the 9th.

Roberto Gil (W 1-1) went 5.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. 115 pitches.
LHP Dick Register (H 2) got 1 out and walked 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason (SV 1) went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits and struck out 1.

Tony Gonzales went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. He struck out 10 in his 1st start. He threw a WP.

CF Jack Hinckley had a hit and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and scored 2 runs. 3B/LF Fernando Mexicano hit his 2nd home run and had 3 RBI.

Wednesday, April 11, 2001

San Antonio Missions (3-5 .375 3 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (4-4 .500 3 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SA: Jim Castles (26-R 0-1 9.53) vs. POR: Roger Lerer (27-L 0-0 0.00)

Castles gave up 6 runs in 5.2 IP at Seattle in his first start.

Lerer only made it to the 2nd inning of his 1st start before leaving with back tightness.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN ANTONIO
1: CF Gwang-sam Jean (29-L .206-34-0-1-.613)
2: 1B Salvatore Flores (26-L .194-31-0-1-.468)
3: 3B Jim Jaeger (33-R .286-35-1-6-.726)
4: RF Al Lawson (32-R .212-33-0-2-.540)
5: C Jeff Parrish (27-S .250-24-0-3-.599)
6: LF Ken Shepherd (25-R .227-22-0-1-.536)
7: 2B Lee Cole (30-L .296-27-0-5-.757)
8: SS Andy Pineda (26-R .115-26-0-2-.354)
9: P Jim Castles (26-R .500-2-0-0-1.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .387-31-0-4-.861)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .310-29-0-1-.720)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .281-32-0-2-.709)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .233-30-0-4-.615)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .313-32-2-6-.844) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .000-1-0-0-.000) Rookie 1st ML Start
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .235-34-0-2-.559)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .100-20-0-1-.332) Rookie
9: P Roger Lerer (27-L Season debut at bat)

We are making a permanent change in the lineup. Fernando Mexicano does not appear to be up to playing 3rd base, so he is being moved to left and Melvin Rodarte is moved over to 3rd and rookie Shannon Kuchta will be given an opportunity to win the 2nd base job. Our previous left field platoon was hitting .151 combined, so they can both take seats on the bench.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof closed
Attendance: 8,187

Top of the First:
Gwang-sam Jean strikes out! Salvatore Flores strikes out! Jim Jaeger lines out to left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley strikes out... Bill Wilson flies out to center. Melvin Rodarte lines out to the pitcher...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Andy Pineda lines a hit to right. Jim Castles grounds one to 1st, but P Roger Lerer drops the throw from Glenn Snowden for an error. That is the 5th error by our pitchers already this season.... Gwang-sam Jean takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Salvatore Flores grounds a hit to right and 2 runs score... 2 to 0, Missions. They pull off a double steal... But the next 2 make outs and no more runs score.

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Parrish leads off with a home run to left... 3 to 0, San Antonio.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to right and Fernando Mexicano draws a 4 pitch walk, his first free pass of the season. Shannon Kuchta bloops a hit to right center and Snowden beats the throw to the plate! 3 to 1, Missions. Dave Risinger gets plunked to load the bases up with 1 out. A wild pitch scores Mexicano! 3 to 2, Missions. They walk Craig Petitto, who is batting under .100, intentionally, to load the bases back up for P Roger Lerer. He flies out to center and Kuchta tags up and heads home, but CF Gwang-sam Jean throws him out to end the inning...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Ken Shepherd singles and scores on a double to left by Lee Cole. 4 to 2, Missions. The Bullpen is scrambled, but the next 2 batters make outs.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a hit to right by Glenn Snowden. Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Shannon Kuchta hits a 3-run home run to left!!! 5 to 4, Beavers! That sends P Jim Castles to the showers. New Pitcher: Herb Roetter (27-R). He gives up a 2 out hit to C Glenn Oswell, but that is all.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). Gene Dougherty (29-S) is in to play right. With 1 out, PH Victor Maldonado (26-L) lines a hit to left. PH Paulin Paruzzi (35-L) grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Maldonado moves to scoring position with 2 outs. Gwang-sam Jean pops out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
San Antonio had 8 hits and made 1 error

Roger Lerer went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned - his error though), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.
LHP Dick Register pitched 1 perfect inning with a strikeout.
RHP Jim Krueger (W 1-0) went 1 perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
RHP Garry Ayers (SV 1) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 1 hit.

Jim Castles (L 0-2) went 7.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (1 INT), 1 HB and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he scored a run.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 2B Shannon Kuchta, in his first Major League start, had 3 hits with a home run and 4 RBI!!! C Glenn Oswell had a hit in his only AB. He is now 2 for 5 and starting C Craig Petitto is 2 for 21... But Oswell is a slacker and he will NOT be my every day catcher as long as I can help it.

Thursday, April 12, 2001

San Antonio Missions (3-6 .333 3 GB tied for 6th (last) place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (5-4 .556 3 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SA: Oscar Navarro (26-R 0-0 1.08) vs. POR: Duane Howard (29-R 0-0 1.50) Rookie

Navarro is their #1 starter. He had to leave his 1st start in the 2nd inning with an injury and allowed 1 run in 7.1 IP in his 2nd, but his Bullpen blew the save.

Howard allowed 2 runs (1 earned) in 6 IP in his first start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN ANTONIO
1: CF Gwang-sam Jean (29-L .211-38-0-1-.618)
2: 1B Salvatore Flores (26-L .200-35-0-3-.472)
3: 3B Jim Jaeger (33-R .282-39-1-6-.703)
4: RF Al Lawson (32-R .189-37-0-2-.485)
5: LF Paulin Paruzzi (35-L .348-23-0-3-.708)
6: C Jeff Parrish (27-S .250-28-1-4-.693)
7: 2B Lee Cole (30-L .290-31-0-6-.759)
8: SS Andy Pineda (26-R .138-29-0-2-.385)
9: P Oscar Navarro (26-S .000-3-0-0-.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .371-35-0-4-.821)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .273-33-0-1-.636)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .257-35-0-2-.669)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .273-33-0-4-.697)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .286-35-2-6-.791) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .600-5-1-4-1.800) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .243-37-0-2-.587)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .095-21-0-1-.351) Rookie
9: P Duane Howard (29-R .000-1-0-0-.500) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof closed
Attendance: 9,815

Top of the First:
Gwang-sam Jean strikes out looking! Salvatore Flores doubles down the left field line. He goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. Jim Jaeger grounds a hit to left and Flores scores. 1 to 0, Missions. Al Lawson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Bill Wilson grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd. Melvin Rodarte takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Wilson goes to 3rd. Has their ever been a hitter who hit 40+ home runs one season and 0 the next?... Fernando Mexicano sends one deep down the right field line, but not deep enough and it is caught.

Bottom of the Third:
P Duane Howard leads off and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Bill Wilson grounds a hit to right a Howard beats the throw to 3rd. Melvin Rodarte flies out to left and Howard is sent home. He would have been out by a mile, except LF Paulin Paruzzi's throw was closer to 1st base than home plate. Wilson takes 2nd on the error. Tie game: 1 to 1. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches. Fernando Mexicano flies out to center.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Bill Wilson and Melvin Rodarte hit back-to-back singles and then pull off a double steal. Glenn Snowden flies out to left and Wilson tags up and beats the throw to the plate. 2 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Rodarte scores without a throw! 3 to 1, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta grounds a hit to left. A passed ball moves the runners up. Dave Risinger walks to load them up with 2 outs. Craig Petitto flies out to center.

Top of the Sixth:
Gwang-sam Jean leads off with a home run to right... 3 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Bob Williams (31-L). With 1 out, Glenn Snowden hits one 430 feet to straight away center for his first home run of the season! 4 to 2, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano and Shannon Kuchta then hit back-to-back singles and Dave Risinger walks to load the bases up with 1 out. Craig Petitto clears the bases with a double down the right field line! 7 to 2, Beavers! New season high in runs scored! New pitcher: Hugo Morales (23-L). PH Gene Dougherty (29-S) strikes out looking. He'll stay in the game to play right. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd.

Won - 7 to 2

4 game Sweep!

We had 12 hits and made no errors
San Antonio had 8 hits and made 1 error

Duane Howard (W 1-0) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP David Fuentes (H 1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 5!
RHP Jim Krueger went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Oscar Navarro (L 0-1) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1.

RF Bill Wilson had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his first home, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits and scored a run. C Craig Petitto hit a double, drew a walk and had 3 RBI.

Friday, April 13, 2001

I am not superstitious, but my Grandpa was, even though he said he wasn't, so I am taking some precautions in his honor. I have a rabbit's foot in one pocket and a 4-leaf clover in the other, but only to honor my grandfather, not because I believe in any of that nonsense.

Hey! Trudy! What's this? Just one cold compress prepared for the game?

"We have never used more than one in any game, ever."

Yeah, that's because we have had 8 of them ready. With just one, we will for certain need a second. Make up 8 just like usual!

We are in sunny San Diego to play a 3 game series over the weekend. The Padres are off to a rough start, losing their first 8 games of the season. Today is their Home Opener. They just lost 3 of 4 in Denver even though they outscored the Bears in the series, 22 to 21. The Padres are 11th in the PCL in scoring with 3.80 runs per game (Portland is 13th with 3.60). They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 5.20 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.00).

Portland Beavers (6-4 .600 2 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
San Diego Padres (1-9 .100 7 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (26-R 1-0 1.98) vs. SD: John Riley (25-R 0-1 4.63)

Muir gave up 2 runs in 6.2 IP in his last start, notching his first win. Hew walked 1 and struck out 7.

Riley is their #1 starter. In his first outing, he gave up 5 runs in 3.2 IP, but his last time out, he only allowed 1 run in 8 innings, but his Bullpen blew the save.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .325-40-0-4-.722)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .324-37-0-1-.726)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .263-38-0-3-.678)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .306-36-1-6-.838)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .300-40-2-7-.792) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .500-10-1-4-1.300) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .231-39-0-2-.593)
8: C Glenn Oswell (33-R .400-5-0-1-.900)
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .200-5-0-0-.400)

SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .182-44-1-3-.555)
2: 2B Rick Potter (29-R .186-43-0-1-.503)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .233-43-0-2-.547)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .359-39-5-15-1.246)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .231-39-0-3-.604)
6: 2B Norman Darcy (24-L .250-32-0-3-.697) Sprained knee
7: C Joe Moyers (32-R .258-31-1-3-.660)
8: RF Pete Reid (26-L .231-13-0-1-.615)
9: P John Riley (25-S .200-5-0-0-.400)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right.
Attendance: 28,115

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left. Bill Wilson grounds out to short. Melvin Rodarte pops out to 1st...

Bottom of the First:
Buddy Potts grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Potter flies out to left. Dave Bafaro flies out to right! 1-2-3!

Through seven innings, we have outhit them 4 to 2, but no one has scored...

Top of the Eighth:
P Steve Muir leads off with an infield hit. With 1 out, Bill Wilson walks on 4 pitches. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally to load the bases up with 2 outs for Fernando Mexicano. He takes a mighty cut and dribbles one back to the pitcher...

Top of the 9th:
With 2 outs, Glenn Oswell bloops a hit to right, but that is all.

Bottom of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Dave Bafaro gets a hit to bring up Brian Mosca.... He strikes out looking!!!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
Starting Pitcher John Riley still on the mound. With 1 out, Bill Wilson draws a 4 pitch walk. Melvin Rodarte grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Glenn Snowden doubles to the wall in left center and Rodarte heads home, but is cut down, 8-6-2, to end the inning....

Bottom of the Tenth:
They go down in order!

Top of the Eleventh:
Fernando Mexicano leads off by lining a hit to center. Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. That does it for P John Riley. New Pitcher: Roy Tindale (24-R), their closer. Mark Coronato is in to catch in a double switch. Dave Risinger strikes out... Glenn Oswell flies out to right.

Bottom of the Eleventh:
With 1 out, Mark Coronato lines a hit to left center, but that is all!

Top of the Twelfth:
P Steve Muir is at 151 pitches and we have to pull him... PH Jerry Grant (30-L) grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bill Wilson grounds a hit to right and Hinckley takes 3rd without a throw! Melvin Rodarte bounces one back to the mound and P Roy Tindale looks Hinckley back to 3rd before getting the force at 2nd, 1-6. Glenn Snowden strikes out...

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Dick Register (27-L). 3-4-5 hitter up for them and they gown down 1-2-3!

Top of the Thirteenth:
P Roy Tindale strikes out the side in order...

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
PH Dan Baker (23-R) grounds a hit to left. PH Jim Tepper (23-R) is announced. Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Tepper bunts Baker over to scoring position. We walk Pete Reid intentionally. They send a pinch-runner in for Baker: Clay Bourgeois (28-L). With the runners on the move, Mark Coronato swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out, but both runners are safe on a double steal. 2 outs. We walk Buddy Potts intentionally. I do not like that one, because now a walk or HBP will end the game... Rick Potter grounds out to 2nd!!!

Top of the Fourteenth:
New Pitcher: Ken Baltz (25-R), who made his Major League debut yesterday by giving up a run in an inning of work. Jim Tepper stays in the game to play 2nd. Glenn Oswell and PH Doug Dietz (30-L) both strike out and we go down in order.

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). With 1 out, Brian Mosca draws a walk. Worse things could have happened... SS Milt White (26-R) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Top of the Fifteenth:
Bill Wilson lines a hit to right. Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to right and Wilson takes 3rd without a throw! Rodarte steals 2nd, taking the bat out of our best hitter's hands.... They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 to pitch for ball 4 and forces in the first run of this game! 1 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta flies out to deep right and Rodarte trots home. 2 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Snowden goes to 3rd. Glenn Oswell lines out to center.

Bottom of the Fifteenth:
P Ken Baltz has to lead off the inning, because the San Diego bench is empty! He strikes out looking! Jim Tepper strikes out swinging! Pete Reid grounds a hit to right... Mark Coronato pops out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 0 in 15 innings

6 wins in a row!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 7 hits and made no errors.

Our team ERA is now 1.91 on the season!!

Steve Muir went 11 shutout innings, allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 151 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Dick Register pitched 1+ scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Bobby Weatherford pitched 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 walks (both INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers (W 2-1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.

John Riley went 10.1 scoreless innings, gave us 8 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. 132 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Ken Baltz (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and a walk. RF Bill Wilson had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and drew 2 walks (both INT). LF Fernando Mexicano had hits and drew a walk that forced in the first run of the game.

Saturday, April 14, 2001

Portland Beavers (7-4 .636 2 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL West) at
San Diego Padres (1-10 .091 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (21-R 1-1 1.69) Rookie vs. SD: Jose Preciado (34-L 0-0 1.08)

Johnson got his first Major League win last time out with 8 innings, only allowing 2 unearned runs.

This will be the 2nd start for Preciado. In his 1st, he allowed only 1 run in 8 innings at Coors Field, but his Bullpen blew the save.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .326-46-0-4-.728)
2: RF Gene Dougherty (29-S .000-3-0-0-.000) 3 SO
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .313-16-1-5-.794) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .293-41-1-6-.838)
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (20-L .304-46-2-8-.790) Rookie
6: C Craig Petitto (26-R .125-24-0-4-.458) Rookie
7: LF Don Neumann (31-S .091-11-0-0-.377)
8: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie 1st ML start
9: P Bobby Johnson (21-R .000-5-0-0-.000) Rookie

SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .163-49-1-3-.515)
2: 2B Rick Potter (29-R .163-49-0-1-.445)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .229-48-0-2-.547)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .318-44-5-15-1.123)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .214-42-0-3-.578)
6: 2B Jim Tepper (23-R .444-9-0-0-.944) Rookie
7: C Joe Moyers (32-R .229-35-1-3-.586)
8: RF Milt White (26-R .200-35-0-1-.463)
9: P Jose Preciado (34-L .000-3-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 6 MPH wind blowing out to right.
Attendance: 14,333

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley strokes a hit to left. Gene Dougherty grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Shannon Kuchta draws a walk. Glenn Snowden gets jammed but fists a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Craig Petitto swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Buddy Potts walks on 4 pitches... Rick Potter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Dave Bafaro doubles to right. Brian Mosca doubles to right and Bafaro scores... 1 to 0, Padres. Dell Hall swings at the first pitch and sends one deep to center that Jack Hinckley catches at the wall!

Top of the Ninth:
Nothing much has happened since the first inning... Starting Pitcher Jose Preciado is still on the mound and has held us to 5 hits... Glenn Snowden leads off by swinging at a 3-2 pitch and flying out to center. Fernando Mexicano lines a double to left center. Craig Petitto grounds a hit to center and Mexicano heads home....safe! Tie game! 1 to 1. Petitto takes 2nd on the throw. They walk Don Neumann intentionally. Juan Rojas grounds into a 1-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Jeff Gleason (24-R), beginning his second inning of work. Brian Mosca leads off.... He grounds a hit to left. Gleason balks him to scoring position... We walk Del Hall intentionally. Jim Tepper grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs... PH Pete Reid (26-L) is announced. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Reid grounds one up the middle and 2B Shannon Kuchta makes a diving stop, but cannot make a play at home in time...

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 7 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 7 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Jeff Gleason (L 0-1) went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 3 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. He balked.
LHP Dick Register faced 1 batter and gave up a hit.

Jose Preciado (W 1-0) pitched 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. 121 pitches.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. 3B Francisco Mexicano hit a double and scored our only run. C Craig Petitto had 2 hits and our RBI.

Sunday, April 15, 2001

Portland Beavers (7-5 .583 3 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL West) at
San Diego Padres (2-10 .167 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 1-1 3.60) Rookie vs. SD: Gordy Albrecht (24-R 0-2 12.86) Rookie

So far, Gil has walked more than he has struck out, 7 to 6, in 10 IP.

Albrecht allowed 4 runs in 6 IP in his last start, which was at Coors Field.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .326-43-0-1-.745)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .222-45-0-2-.575)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .244-45-0-3-.619)
4: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .300-50-2-8-.787) Rookie
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .263-19-1-5-.707) Rookie
6: RF Gene Dougherty (29-S .143-7-0-0-.286)
7: 1B Doug Dietz (30-L .250-8-0-0-.500)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .179-28-0-5-.531) Rookie
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-4-0-0-.000) Rookie

SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .157-51-1-3-.522)
2: 2B Rick Potter (29-R .151-53-0-1-.413)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .250-52-0-2-.600)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .333-48-5-16-1.133)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .200-45-0-3-.556)
6: 2B Norman Darcy (24-L .250-36-0-3-.678) Sprained knee
7: C Joe Moyers (32-R .211-38-1-3-.541)
8: RF Clay Bourgeois (28-L .200-5-0-0-.400)
9: P Gordy Albrecht (24-S .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 12,020

Top of the First:
Bill Wilson fouls out to 1st. Dave Risinger works the count full and then grounds out to short. Melvin Rodarte flies out to right.

Bottom of the First:
Buddy Potts pops out to 1st. Rick Potter swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Dave Bafaro swings at the first pitch and triples to right... Brian Mosca grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Top of the Fourth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a 4 pitch walk. With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta gets our first hit of the game, a home run to left!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Rick Potter leads off with a walk and Dave Bafaro gets beaned and we get the Bullpen up. Brian Mosca doubles to right and Potter scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Del Hall beats out an infield hit and Bafaro scores to tie the game at 2 apiece. Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Norman Darcy doubles to right and Mosca scores... 3 to 2, Padres. Joe Moyers strikes out. We walk Clay Bourgeois intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. They pull down P Gordy Albrecht and send up a Pinch-Hitter: Jim Tepper (23-R), who is 6 for 13 on the season (.462). He grounds into a force at home, 6-2. 2 outs. Buddy Potts grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tommy Jacobs (34-R), who has pitched 1 scoreless inning this season. Gene Dougherty leads off with a double to center, but hurts himself sliding into 2nd... Pinch-Runner: Jack Hinckley (25-R0, who will also stay in to play center. Doug Dietz takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Craig Petitto strikes out... PH Glenn Snowden (24-R) grounds one up the middle, but SS Del Hall makes an amazing stop and throws him out at 1st. The runners move up. Bill Wilson flies out to right...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). Glenn Snowden stays in the game to play 1st. Rick Potter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bafaro also draws a walk and we get the Bullpen back up. Brian Mosca flies out to right and Potter tags up, but gets thrown out at 3rd by RF Bill Wilson! Dell Hall lines out to center!

Bottom of the Eighth:
Norman Darcy leads off with a home run to left center... 4 to 2, Padres.

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 3 whole hits and made no errors
San Diego had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Ricardo Gil (L 1-2) went 5+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 4.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Krueger went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.

Gordy Albrecht (W 1-2) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Roy Tindale (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th.

2B Shannon Kuchta accounted for all of our offense with his 2nd home run and 2 RBI. CF Gene Dougherty hit a double.

For the Padres, 2B Norman Darcy hit 2 doubles and his first home run of the season and had 2 RBI.

Trudy the Trainer's report on CF Gene Dougherty is a strained oblique that should bother him for about a week, but he can play with it.

Monday, April 16, 2001

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Mike Kernen, SS, Philadelphia (25-S .488/.512/.610) Had 14 hits with 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 BB, 0 SO, 3 R and 6 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Bill Wightman, RF, Dallas (33-L .340/.404/.596) Had 11 hits with 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 4 RBI in 6 G (5 GS)

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

April 9 - 2B Jim Holberton (23-L) of Sacramento hit 2 3-run home runs at home versus Dallas. The Solons won, 8 to 6.
April 11 - LF Brian Mosca (28-L) of San Diego hit 2 home runs at Denver, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. The Padres won, 7 to 2, their first win of the season after dropping their first 8 games.
April 11 - Keith White (25-R) of Atlanta pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus New York. He walked 2 and struck out 8. It is his 2nd straight shutout to start the season, His 1st was a 3 hitter.
April 11 - Carlos Sandoval (25-L) of Detroit pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 4 and struck out 7.
April 12 - 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R) of Seattle, the ex-Beaver, went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Kansas City. The Rainiers won, 11 to 9. Hernandez now has 5 HR on the season in 10 games. 1B Mickey Woods (34-R) of Kansas City had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 5 RBI.
April 12 - Hal Kestler (24-R) of Dallas pitched a 2 hit shutout at Sacramento. He walked 1 and struck out 6. The Eagles won, 7 to 0.
April 13 - 3B Johnnie Graham (26-R) of Denver hit a double and a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at San Antonio. The Bears won, 6 to 3.
April 13 - Bud Fields (25-R) of Los Angeles pitched a 3 hit shutout at Seattle. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. It was his 1st start of the season. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. The Angels won, 6 to 0.
April 13 - Sacramento lost C Terry Bass (28-R) for the season with a broken elbow. He was hitting .321/.406/.536 in 28 AB with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
April 13 - Raul Alvarado (25-L) of Montreal pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 2 and struck out 14. 141 pitches. At bat, he hit a double and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. The Expos won, 8 to 0.
April 13 - Pete Kettner (34-L) of Pittsburgh pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Atlanta. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. The Pirates won, 2 to 0.
April 14 - Randy Bergman (34-R) of Minnesota pitched a 4 hit shutout at Kansas City. He walked 1 and struck out 3. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. The Twins won, 10 to 0.
April 15 - 3B Johnnie Graham (26-R) of Denver hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at San Antonio. The Bears scored 6 times in the 9th to win, 8 to 4.

Tuesday, April 17, 2001

We are back home for the shortest scheduled home stand in history, a mere 2 games with the Hollywood Stars before heading back out on the road for the weekend. Will we ever get to play any weekend games at home? The Stars, who started the season 7-0, have lost 4 of their last 6, including 2 of 3 in San Francisco over the weekend. They lead the PCL in scoring with 5.69 runs per game (Portland is #15 with 3.15). They are hitting .300 as a team... We are hitting .235. They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 5.08 per game (Portland is #2 with 2.77).

Hollywood Stars (9-4 .692 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (7-6 .538 3.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Denny Myers (35-R 1-0 6.75) vs. POR: Roger Lerer (27-L 0-0 3.86)

Myers was shelled in his 1st start, but the Stars won, 17 to 11. In his 2nd start, he went 8 innings and only allowed 2 runs. He has given up 4 HR in 10.2 IP.

Lerer went 6 innings and gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: 2B Gus McCollum (29-R .353-51-0-8-.892)
2: RF Bud Lisk (26-L .333-39-0-7-.806)
3: LF Jose Naranjo (27-R .255-47-2-7-.875)
4: C Steve Bone (26-R .277-47-1-11-.757)
5: 1B Bobby Deaton (26-S .293-41-1-4-.871)
6: 3B Larry Church (26-L .265-49-2-8-.806)
7: CF Jerry Suazo (26-L .512-43-2-8-1.304) Mild hamstring strain
8: SS Jerry Hatcher (24-R .240-50-1-3-.663)
9: P Denny Myers (35-R .000-4-0-0-.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .314-51-0-4-.697)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .298-47-0-1-.685)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .229-48-0-3-.596)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .304-46-1-6-.834)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .278-54-2-8-.729) Rookie
6: 2B Juan Rojas (22-S .000-6-0-0-.000) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .224-49-0-2-.569)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .161-31-0-5-.483) Rookie
9: P Roger Lerer (27-L .000-2-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,512

Top of the First:
Gus McCollum swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Bud Lisk lines a hit to left. Jose Naranjo lines out to left. Steve Bone grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Bill Wilson flies out to center and Hinckley tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Melvin Rodarte takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds one to 2nd, but Gus McCollum boots it and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left and Rodarte tags up and beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas draws a walk. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and pops out to short.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano doubles to left and Snowden scores without a throw! 3 to 0, Beavers! But that is all we get.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Steve Bone lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, Larry Church hits a home run to right... 3 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Melvin Rodarte singles to right and goes to 2nd when Bud Lisk overruns the ball for an error. With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano doubles to left and Rodarte scores! 4 to 2, Beavers! Juan Rojas lines a hit to right center, but Mexicano stops at 3rd. Dave Risinger grounds out to short.

Top of the Seventh:
Bobby Deaton grounds a hit to center. We get the Bullpen up. Larry Church hits a 435 foot home run to center... Tie game: 4 to 4. Juan Suazo grounds a hit past the shortstop. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Jerry Hatcher bunts the runner to 2nd. PH Eduardo Galo (33-L) is intentionally walked. Gus McCollum lines out to short and we double Suazo off at 2nd!

Top of the Eighth:
Bud Lisk leads off with a line drive single to center. Jose Naranjo strikes out. A passed ball sends Lisk into scoring position.... That is 3 already this season for C Craig Petitto.... We intentionally walk Steve Bone. Bobby Deaton swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line and both runners score and Deaton ends up on 3rd... 6 to 4, Stars. Larry Church takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jerry Suazo strikes out. Jerry Hatcher grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Eddie Campbell (40-R), beginning his second inning of work after retiring us in order in the Seventh. Dave Risinger leads off with a ground ball triple over the 3rd base bag! PH Jerry Grant (30-L) grounds out to short and Risinger holds. PH Don Neumann (31-S) lines a hit to right center and Risinger scores! 6 to 5, Stars. That does it for P Campbell. New Pitcher: Eli Acosta (36-R). Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Neumann moves to 2nd. 2 outs. Bill Wilson doubles to right center and Neumann scores to tie the game at 6 all! Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). Don Neumann stays in to play right and Glenn Oswell is into catch. PH Jim Reyes (29-L), 5 for 8 (.625) on the season makes it 6 for 9 (.667) with a ground ball through the right side. Gus McCollum bunts the runner to 2nd. Bud Lisk grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Reyes moves to 3rd. We walk Jose Naranjo, who has struck out 3 times in this game, intentionally to get to their cleanup hitter... Steve Bone swings at the first pitch and lines out to center!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dick Murrow (29-R). Glenn Snowden strikes out and we go down in order....

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
Bobby Deaton leads off with a walk... Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Larry Church, who has 2 home runs today, bunts the runner to 2nd. Jerry Suazo flies out to left. Jerry Hatcher takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... They send in a pinch-hitter and we are about to make a pitching change when I notice the pinch-hitter is a lefty: Fred Rambo (24-L). No pitching change. Rambo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Bob Deetz (39-L), their closer. We go down in order...

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Top of their order is up. Gus McCollum grounds one to 1st, but Glenn Snowden boots it... McCollum tries to steal, but Glenn Oswell throws him out! The next two batters make outs!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
With 1 out, PH Shannon Kuchta (23-R) singles to left and takes 2nd when Jose Naranjo muffs the scoop! Melvin Rodarte strikes out... They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Fernando Mexicano strikes out...

Top of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Shannon Kuchta stays in to play 2nd. Juan Rojas moves to short and Dave Risinger moves to 3rd. They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Frank Woods (27-R). Jim Owens (33-R) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Juan Rojas takes the count full and fouls off 3 pitches before hitting a double to left! Dave Risinger flies out to right and Rojas tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Glenn Oswell swings at the first pitch and pops out to short... Don Neumann swings at the first pitch and flies out to center....

Top of the Thirteenth:
Jerry Suazo leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. Jerry Hatcher bunts him to 2nd. Jim Owens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gus McCollum flies out to center and Suazo tags up and moves to 3rd. 2 outs. Bud Lisk pops out to 1st!

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta draws a 4 pitch walk. PH Doug Dietz (30-L) grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Kuchta moves to 2nd. 2 outs. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally again, but Fernando Mexicano is not facing a lefty this time! He strikes out all the same, though....

Top of the Fourteenth:
New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). Jose Naranjo grounds one to short and Juan Rojas makes the first error of his career... Naranjo steals 2nd. We walk Steve Bone intentionally. Bobby Deaton strikes out looking! PH Rick Gorges (24-R), a rookie who has begun his Major League career by going 6 for 13 (.462) with a double and 3 (!!!) home runs. He grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!!!!

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (34-L). He has been moved into their rotation, but has yet to start a game. In 10 innings of relief this season, he has allowed 1 hit... With 2 outs, Glenn Oswell reaches on a 2 base throwing error by P Dennis, but Don Neumann grounds out to short.

Top of the Fifteenth:
Jerry Suazo and Jerry Hatcher both strike out!! Jim Owens lines a hit to center and then steals 2nd. Gus McCollum, swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to left and Owens scores... 7 to 6, Stars. Bud Lisk swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center and McCollum scores... 8 to 6, Stars. Jose Naranjo lines out to center.

Bottom of the Fifteenth:
With 2 outs, PH Gene Dougherty (29-S) and his strained oblique line a hit to center. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and lines out to center...

Lost - 8 to 6 in 15 innings

We had 15 hits and made 2 errors
Hollywood had 14 hits and made 4 errors

Roger Lerer went 6+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 8.
RHP David Fuentes went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 walks (2 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Garry Ayers went 1+ scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks (1 INT).
LHP Dick Register went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 1 perfect inning.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Krueger (L 1-1) went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3.

Seven pitchers used is a new team record.

Denny Myers went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw 2 WP.
LHP Bud Dennis (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings and gave us 1 hit.

CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Bill Wilson had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. 3B Melvin Rodarte had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. PH Gene Dougherty had a hit. LF Fernando Mexicano hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI. 2B/SS Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and a walk. SS/3B Dave Risinger hit a triple and scored a run. PH/RF Don Neumann had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Stars, RF Bud Lisk had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Larry Church hit 2 home runs, drew a walk and had 4 RBI.

Wednesday, April 18, 2001

Hollywood Stars (10-4 .714 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (7-7 .500 3.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Oscar Rios (30-L 1-1 3.14) vs. POR: Duan Howard (29-R 1-0 2.25) Rookie

Rios has gone at least 7 innings in each of his two starts and allowed exactly 4 runs in each, but only 1 was earned in his last outing.

Howard has gone 6 innings in each of his two starts and allowed exactly 2 runs in each, though only 3 of the 4 have been earned. We are not skipping him with with the day off on Monday, because Steve Muir, our #1 starter, threw 151 pitches his last time out and could use an extra day of rest.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: 2B Gus McCollum (29-R .345-58-0-9-.855)
2: RF Fred Rambo (24-L .154-13-0-0-.308)
3: LF Jose Naranjo (27-R .222-54-2-7-.780)
4: C Steve Bone (26-R .269-52-1-11-.747)
5: 3B Larry Church (26-L .283-53-4-12-.943)
6: 1B Bobby Deaton (26-S .298-47-1-6-.878)
7: CF Jerry Suazo (26-L .480-50-2-8-1.206) Mild hamstring strain
8: SS Jerry Hatcher (24-R .222-54-1-3-.628)
9: P Oscar Rios (30-L .333-6-0-1-.667)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .322-59-0-4-.704)
2: 3B Dave Risinger (25-R .214-56-0-2-.570)
3: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .308-52-0-2-.715)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .288-52-1-7-.800)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .283-60-2-11-.752) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .280-25-2-7-.841) Rookie
7: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .167-12-0-0-.481) Rookie
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .147-34-0-5-.443) Rookie
9: P Duane Howard (29-R .333-3-0-0-.833) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 9,410

Top of the First:
Gus McCollum lines a hit to center. Fred Rambo grounds a hit to left. They pull off a double steal... Jose Naranjo grounds a hit to left and both runners score... 2 to 0, Stars. Naranjo takes off for 2nd and we have a pitchout on, but C Craig Petitto throws the ball into center field and Naranjo is at 3rd... Steve Bone lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Naranjo scores... 3 to 0, Stars. The Bullpen is up, even though we had to use everyone yesterday in the 15 inning game... Larry Church grounds a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit.... 5 straight hits to start the game... Bobby Deaton flies out to center!!! We have an out! Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to left and Bone scores without a throw... 4 to 0, Stars. Jerry Hatcher hits a home run to left for 3 more runs... 7 to 0, Stars. Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R), the freshest arm out there and a former starter. P Oscar Rios lines a hit to left... 8 hits in the inning... Gus McCollum back up and he grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. 2 outs. Fred Rambo flies out to left.

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley flies out to center. Dave Risinger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bill Wilson grounds one to short, but Jerry Hatcher boots it. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to right! 7 to 3, Stars. Fernando Mexicano lines out to center. Shannon Kuchta flies out to center.

Bottom of the Second:
Juan Rojas grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, P Garry Ayers grounds a hit to left. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Rojas takes 3rd. Dave Risinger grounds a hit up the middle and Rojas scores! 7 to 4, Stars. Bill Wilson grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Sixth:
On the Hill: Bobby Weatherford (30-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work. PH Jim Reyes (29-L) gets a hit and he is now 6 for 9 (.667) on the season. Gus McCollum bunts him to 2nd. Fred Rambo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Steve Bone lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Larry Church clears them with a double to left... 10 to 4, Stars.

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Dick Murrow (29-R). He strikes out the side in order...

Lost - 11 to 6

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Hollywood had 15 hits and made 2 errors

Duane Howard (L 1-1) got 1 out, allowed 7 runs, 7 hits and 1 home run.
RHP Garry Ayers went 3.2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 3 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Dick Register went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.

Oscar Rios (W 2-1) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out no one. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Frank Wood (SV 1) went 3 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 2nd home run and 3 RBI. SS Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. PH Don Neumann had a SF.

For the Stars, 3B Larry Church had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. SS Jerry Hatcher hit a double and his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Thursday, April 19, 2001

We are in Oakland to play the Oaks a 4 game series through the weekend. They beat the Angels in 2 games here on Monday and Tuesday. They are 10th in scoring in the PCL with 4.20 runs per game (Portland is up to #14 with 3.53). Their BA (.275) and OPS (.718) suggest that they should have scored more runs than they have. They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.27 per game (Portland, after getting hammered by Hollywood's hitters in the last two games, has dropped into a tie for 2nd with 3.67). We are tied for the 2nd fewest HR allowed (9) with LA, but Oakland leads with only 7.

Portland Beavers (7-8 .467 4 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (6-9 .400 5 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (26-R 1-0 1.09) vs. OAK: Cary Cornman (34-R 2-1 4.82)

Muir pitched 11 shutout innings last time out, but it was not enough to get him a win. He only allowed 5 hits and 2 walks.

Cornman gave up 4 runs in 5 IP last time out, but it was good enough for him to get a win... He has not allowed a HR yet this season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .297-64-0-4-.651)
2: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .250-16-0-0-.669) Rookie
3: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .286-56-0-2-.666)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .304-56-2-10-.867)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .266-64-2-11-.705) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .276-29-2-7-.795) Rookie
7: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .222-54-0-3-.580)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .162-37-0-5-.460) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (29-R .222-9-0-0-.444)

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (28-L .328-58-1-10-.763)
2: CF John Trent (29-R .276-58-1-9-.812)
3: LF Javy Puente (30-S .286-56-3-9-.812)
4: 1B Tim Metts (24-L .259-54-1-5-.662)
5: C Al Burrell (36-R .240-50-2-7-.696)
6: 2B Mario Rodriguez (28-R .265-49-0-5-.660)
7: SS Alexis Montoy (34-S .343-35-0-1-.818)
8: 3B Charlie Giusti (28-L .286-7-0-1-.804) Rookie
9: P Cary Cornman (34-L .222-9-0-2-.556)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 58 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 14,432

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Bill Wilson takes a pitch and then 3 more for a walk. Glenn Snowden grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott grounds out to 2nd. John Trent strikes out! Javy Puente doubles down the left field line. Tom Metts grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Second:
Fernando Mexicano doubles to center. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and doubles to center! Mexicano scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Melvin Rodarte grounds out to the pitcher and Kuchta goes to 3rd. Craig Petitto grounds out to short and Kuchta scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! P Steve Muir and Jack Hinckley both reach on errors on ground balls, but Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Second:
With 2 outs, Alexis Montoy takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Charlie Giusti doubles over the 1st base bag and Montoy heads home... RF Bill Wilson makes a bad throw that gets him an error and Montoy scores and Giusti takes 2nd. 2 to 1, Beavers. P Cary Cornman flies out to center.

Top of the Third:
Bill Wilson leads off with a chance to atone for his error and he strikes out... Glenn Snowden grounds a hit up the middle. Fernando Mexicano doubles to right and Snowden rounds 3rd and heads home....safe! Mexicano goes to 3rd on the throw. 3 to 1, Beavers! With the infield in, Shannon Kuchta grounds out to short and Mexicano has to hold at 3rd. 2 outs. Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Craig Petitto lines a hit to center and Rodarte beats the throw to 3rd. P Steve Muir grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Third:
Gerry Elliott lines a hit to left and John Trent lines a hit to right. Javy Puente grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Shannon Kuchta makes a bad throw to 2nd and everyone is safe and the bases are loaded with no outs... Tom Metts beats out an infield hit and Elliott scores... 4 to 2, Beavers. Al Burrell doubles to right and 2 runs score... Tie game: 4 to 4. The Bullpen is up... With the infield in, Mario Rodriguez grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold and we finally have an out. Alexis Montoy grounds a hit to right and both runners score... 6 to 4, Oaks. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Charlie Giusti makes a bid for another ground ball hit to right, but Shannon Kuchta makes a great stop and throws him out! 2 down. P Cary Cornman grounds out to short.

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta bounces one over the center field wall for a ground rule double. Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to left and Kuchta scores without a throw! 6 to 5, Oaks. That does it for P Cary Cornman. New Pitcher: Gerry Slate (29-R) He has pitched 1 inning since being called up from Fresno (A) and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits. But he did not face Craig Petitto in that inning... Petitto strikes out.

Top of the Sixth:
PH Doug Dietz (30-L) strikes outs. Jack Hinckley strikes out. Juan Rojas grounds a hit over the 1st base bag. Bill Wilson grounds a hit up the middle and Rojas beats the throw to 3rd. Glenn Snowden up and a wild pitch scores Rojas! Tie Game: 6 to 6. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally. Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking....

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Steve Van Gorder (26-R). Shannon Kuchta leads off with a home run to left center! 7 to 6, Beavers! I'd say the experiment with him at 2nd is no longer an experiment! He leads the team in home runs but has started less than half of our games!

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: David Fuentes (24-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work. John Trent grounds out to short. Javy Puente strikes out looking! Tim Metts draws a walk... Al Burrell bloops a hit to center... 2B Jim Byrum (28-S) flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 7 to 6

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
Oakland had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Steve Muir went 2.1 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk. He threw a WP.
RHP Jim Krueger (W 2-1) went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 4.
David Fuentes (SV 1) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Cary Cornman went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Steve Van Gorder (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

SS/2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and a walk (INT) and scored a run. He;s been walked 5 times intentionally already this season. LF Fernando Mexicano hit 2 doubles and drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit 2 doubles and a home run, his 3rd of the year, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits and 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger drew a walk in his only PA.

Friday, April 20, 2001

Portland Beavers (8-8 .500 4 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (6-10 .375 6 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 1-1 1.57) Rookie vs. OAK: Vic Harrington (33-R 1-2 1.71)

Today is Johnson's Birthday! He only allowed 4 hits and 1 run in 7 IP in his last start, but that was not good enough to get a win. 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R), who we traded to get Johnson, leads the Majors with 9 HR and has 22 RBI in 16 games... No regrets, though, so far.

Harrington pitched a shutout in his first start for his 1 win. In the two starts since, he allowed 2 runs in 6 IP in each one and got a loss in both.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .271-70-0-4-.597)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .283-60-0-2-.665)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .237-59-0-5-.597)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .317-60-2-10-.883)
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .324-34-3-9-.998) Rookie
6: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .138-29-1-2-.408)
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .220-59-0-3-.597)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .167-42-0-6-.453) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .000-7-0-0-.000) Rookie

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (28-L .323-62-1-10-.756)
2: CF John Trent (29-R .270-63-1-9-.781)
3: LF Javy Puente (30-S .295-61-3-9-.827)
4: 1B Tim Metts (24-L .263-57-1-6-.684)
5: C Al Burrell (36-R .255-55-2-9-.723)
6: 2B Mario Rodriguez (28-R .250-52-0-5-.623)
7: SS Alexis Montoy (34-S .342-38-0-3-.822)
8: 3B Jack Reynolds (26-R .235-51-0-3-.608)
9: P Vic Harrington (33-R .000-6-0-0-.143)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 54 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 15,908

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Bill Wilson beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 2nd and Wilson moves to 3rd. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... John Trent strikes out! Javy Puente flies out to deep left. Tim Metts flies out to left!

Bottom of the Second:
Al Burrell and Mario Rodriguez lead off with back-to-back hits. Alex Montoy swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Burrell goes to 3rd. Jack Reynolds fouls out to the catcher! P Vic Harrington strikes out!

Top of the Third:
P Bobby Johnson and Jack Hinckley lead off with back-to-back singles. Bill Wilson grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and P Johnson moves to 3rd. Deja Vu all over again... If Melvin Rodarte fouls out to the catcher, I think the time-space continuum may be in jeopardy... Rodarte grounds one back to the mound and we are all safe from the universe imploding and the base runners are safe, too, because P Vic Harrington made a bad throw to 2nd for and error and P Johnson scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Wilson steals 3rd. Rodarte then steals 2nd on the next pitch and C Al Burrell throws the ball into center field and Rodarte goes to 3rd and Wilson scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden flies out to center and Rodarte tags up and scores! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a double to center. Glenn Snowden lines out to center. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to 3rd... Jerry Grant flies out to the warning track in center...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Gerry Elliott and John Trent both hit singles. Javy Puente grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Elliott goes to 3rd. Tim Metts swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep left and Elliott tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Our Bullpen is pretty worn out right now, so we will stick with P Bobby Johnson, who is at 112 pitches. Only lefty Dick Register (27-L) is fresh. Al Burrell strikes out!!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 8 hits and made 3 errors

Bobby Johnson went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run.
LHP Dick Register (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th.

Vic Harrington (L 1-3) went 7 innings, gave us 3 unearned runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a double. 3B Melvin Rodarte hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.

Saturday, April 21, 2001

Portland Beavers (9-8 .529 3 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (6-11 .353 6 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 1-2 4.20) Rookie vs. OAK: Tom Parris (28-R 0-2 2.33)

Gil gave up 3 runs in 5 IP last time out and took the loss.

Parris has had a Quality Start in each of his 3 outings, but is winless. Control has been an issue early on with 13 BB in 19.1 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .280-75-0-4-.623)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .281-64-0-2-.655)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .238-63-0-6-.607)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .302-63-2-11-.839)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .275-69-2-12-.751) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .324-37-3-9-.987) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .226-62-0-3-.611)
8: C Glenn Oswell (33-R .200-15-0-1-.450)
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-6-0-0-.000) Rookie

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (28-L .323-65-1-10-.761)
2: CF John Trent (29-R .277-65-1-9-.804)
3: LF Javy Puente (30-S .277-65-3-9-.778)
4: 1B Tim Metts (24-L .267-60-1-7-.678)
5: C Al Burrell (36-R .254-59-2-9-.708)
6: 2B Mario Rodriguez (28-R .268-56-0-5-.649)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (26-R .236-55-0-3-.601)
8: SS Jim Byrum (28-S .167-12-0-0-.397) Rookie
9: P Tom Parris (28-R .500-4-0-0-1.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 62 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 15,366

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley strikes out. Bill Wilson swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Melvin Rodarte takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Glenn Snowden lines out to right.

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott flies out to center. John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line. Javy Puente doubles to center and Trent scores. 1 to 0, Oaks. Tim Metts swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Puente beats the throw home. 2 to 0, Oaks. Al Burrell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mario Rodriguez swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Jack Reynolds strikes out. Jim Byrum beats out an infield hit and another run scores... 3 to 0, Oaks. P Tom Parris strikes out.

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Jim Byrum takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Tom Parris swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Byrum beats the throw to 3rd. Gerry Elliott swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and Byrum scores. 4 to 0, Oaks. John Trent swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. 9 hits and 2 walks and 75 pitches through 3 innings...

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Jeff Gleason (24-R), beginning his second inning of work. With 2 outs, John Trent lines a 2-2 pitch to left center for a hit. Javy Puente grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Trent goes to 3rd. Tim Metts hits a home run to right... 7 to 0, Oaks.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Willie Perry (32-L) 6 hits and no runs allowed in 15.1 IP. Glenn Oswell and PH Juan Rojas (22-S) lead off with back-to-back hits. Jack Hinckley flies out to center and Oswell tags up and moves to 3rd. Bill Wilson grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, and Oswell holds at 3rd. 2 outs and facing our first shutout of the year... Melvin Rodarte strikes out looking....

Lost - 7 to 0

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 15 hits and made 1 error

Ricardo Gil (L 1-3) went 4 innings, allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Tom Parris (W 1-2) went 6.1 scoreless innings, gave us 4 hits, 5 walks, 1 HB and struck out 7. 104 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and a walk. PH Jerry Grant had a hit. PH Juan Rojas had a hit.

For the Oaks, #3 hitter Javy Puente had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. #4 hitter Tim Metts had 4 hits with his 2nd home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI.

Sunday, April 22, 2001

Portland Beavers (9-9 .500 4 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (7-11 .389 6 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

POR: Roger Lerer (27-L 0-0 4.85) vs. OAK: John Bremseth (31-R 0-1 6.91)

Lerer has allowed 4 runs in 6 IP in each of his last 2 starts.

Bremseth had his best start of the season last time out, with 4 runs allowed in 5 IP. 21 H in 14.1 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Grant (30-L .147-34-1-2-.407)
2: CF Gene Dougherty (29-S .273-11-0-0-.636)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .231-65-0-6-.619)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .284-67-2-11-.792)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .278-72-2-12-.756) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .293-41-3-9-.894) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .215-65-0-3-.594)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .156-45-0-6-.424) Rookie
9: P Roger Lerer (27-L .000-5-0-0-.000)

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (28-L .314-70-1-11-.736)
2: CF John Trent (29-R .286-70-1-9-.818)
3: LF Javy Puente (30-S .314-70-3-10-.848)
4: 1B Bobbie Duvall (33-R .250-16-0-2-.638)
5: 3B Jack Reynolds (26-R .224-58-0-3-.582)
6: 2B Mario Rodriguez (28-R .267-60-0-5-.640)
7: SS Alexis Montoy (34-S .333-42-0-3-.792)
8: C Juan Rosa (31-R .231-13-1-1-.824)
9: P John Bremseth (31-R .250-4-0-1-.500)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 59 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 15,790

Top of the First:
Jerry Grant grounds an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Gene Dougherty grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Melvin Rodarte swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1... When will he start hitting? Will he ever start hitting like the Beast he was last year at only 23 years old?

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott grounds out to short and P Roger Lerer calls out Trudy the Trainer and has to leave the game.... New Pitcher: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). John Trent grounds one to the left side and SS Dave Risinger makes an amazing stop and throws him out! Javy Puente lines out to deep right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta draws a walk. Dave Risinger lines a hit to right center. Craig Petitto grounds a hit up the middle and Kuchta scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! No shutout today! With P Bobby Weatherford at the plate, we pull off a double steal and then he strikes out... Seems less risky just to bunt... Jerry Grant swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out...

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Jack Reynolds gets plunked with an 0-2 pitch... With 2 outs, Alexis Montoy doubles to left center and Reynolds scores from 1st, but Montoy gets thrown out trying to take 3rd, 8-6-5. Tie game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Eighth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a walk and Glenn Snowden doubles down the left field line. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left and Rodarte scores and Snowden heads home....safe! 3 to 1, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Mexicano goes to 3rd. Craig Petitto draws a walk and that does it for P John Bremseth. New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (22-R), who has not allowed a run in 7.1 IP. CF Jack Hinckley (25-R), who came in on a double switch earlier, grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dick Register (27-L). Don Neumann (31-S) stays in the game to play right after pinch-hitting last inning. Jack Reynolds leads off with a walk. There is no one else in the Pen, so Register has to finish it out, come what may... Mario Rodriguez walks on 4 pitches... Actually, we could use SP Duane Howard, so he gets up in the Pen. Alexis Montoy swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!! Reynolds goes to 3rd. Juan Rosa swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 4 hits and made no errors

Roger Lerer faces 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 HB and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Krueger went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP David Fuentes (W 1-1) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 walks and struck out 1.
LHP Dick Register (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and allowed 2 walks.

John Bremseth (L 0-2) went 7.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4.

1B Gene Snowden hit a double and scored a run. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and stole a base. C Craig Petitto went 2 for 2 with 2 walks, stole a base and had an RBI.

Trudy the Trainer says P Roger Lerer is at the hospital and I need to call the Oaks' team doctor, Dr. Frank... I could not get a hold of Dr. Frank, but I talked to his partner, Dr. Stein, and he told me that Lerer has torn his rotator cuff and is likely out for the season, but might be able to return at the end of September....

Monday, April 23, 2001

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Hilton Delaney, 1B, New York (39-R .338/.400/.718) Had 13 hits with 5 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 7 R and 8 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Luis Hernandez, 1B, Seattle (32-R .284/.357/.730) Had 8 hits with 1 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 3 SO, 8 R and 10 RBI in 6 G

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

April 17 - 1B Hilton Delaney (39-R) of New York went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus Washington. The Giants won, 8 to 2.
April 18 - LF Enrique Ramos (22-L) of New York had 3 hits with a triple and a home run and 5 RBI at home versus Washington. The Giants won, 12 to 4.
April 19 - LF Phil Brown (27-R) of Minnesota went 5 for 6 with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Milwaukee. The Twins won, 11 to 2.
April 19 - John Riley (25-R) of San Diego pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Sacramento. He walked 2 and struck out 6. The Padres won, 7 to 0.
April 20 - Paul Jasper (29-R) of Minnesota pitched an 11 inning, 5 hit shutout at Milwaukee. He walked 1 and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double. The Twins won, 1 to 0.
April 20 - Dick Chisholm (36-R) of Sacramento pitched a 4 hit shutout at San Diego. He walked 1 and struck out 3. The Solons won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
April 20 - CF Clyde Lawrence (29-L) of Pittsburgh hit for the Cycle, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI at St. Louis. He led off the top of the 11th with a double, but failed to score, so he hit a 2 out, 3 run home run in the top of the 12th. The Pirates won, 6 to 4, in 12 innings.
April 22 - Jerry Cunningham (30-L) of Atlanta pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Chicago. He did not walk a batter and struck out 3. The Crackers won, 1 to 0.

Monday, April 23, 2001

We have the day off, but we put P Roger Lerer on the Disabled List and called up P John Cox (28-L) from Vancouver (A). We was 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA there...

Tuesday, April 24, 2001

We are back home to begin a 7 game home stand that will last 10 days with 2 games against the Sacramento Solons. They won 3 out of 4 in San Diego over the weekend. They are 13th in the PCL in scoring so far with 3.84 runs per game (Portland is dead last with 3.47). That's what happens when you trade one 40+ HR hitter away and the other quits hitting home runs.... The Solons have only hit 9 HR on the season, but we have only hit 8, the fewest in Baseball. Sacramento is also 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.95 per game (Portland is down to #3 with 3.68). We are going to drop a lot further before the season is over...

Sacramento Solons (9-10 .474 4.5 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (10-9 .526 3.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SAC: Juan Sanchez (26-R 1-3 8.84) vs. POR: Steve Muir (26-R 1-0 2.67)

Sanchez pitched a CG win in his first start, allowing 6 hits and 3 runs. Since then he is 0-3 with 18 runs allowed in 10.1 IP.

Muir had 3 excellent starts to begin the season, including an 11 inning outing where he did not allow a run, But in his last start, he gave up 6 runs in 2.1 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SACRAMENTO
1: LF Eddie Dyer (25-L .297-74-0-4-.674)
2: 1B Dale Cave (28-R .224-58-1-6-.619)
3: RF Dennis Rayner (26-R .282-71-1-10-.724)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (23-L .286-70-5-15-.910)
5: CF Les Olds (28-R .217-69-1-5-.641)
6: 3B Larry Pierce (28-L .290-69-0-3-.653)
7: SS Angel Arana (25-R .262-65-0-9-.623)
8: C Mario Vasquez (25-L .241-29-0-2-.579)
9: P Juan Sanchez (26-R .143-7-0-0-.429)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .287-80-0-4-.642)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .257-70-0-2-.602)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .232-69-0-6-.621)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .282-71-2-11-.790)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .267-75-2-12-.735) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .295-44-3-11-.892) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .232-69-0-3-.616)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .191-47-0-7-.517) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .182-11-0-0-.364)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 53 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 10,316

Top of the First:
Eddie Dyer grounds a hit to right. Dale Cave grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Dennis Rayner grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Bill Wilson pops out to shallow left. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, P Juan Sanchez tales a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... With 2 outs, Dale Cave lines a single to right. Dennis Rayner clears the bases with a double to left... 2 to 0, Solons.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Bill Wilson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. He goes to 2nd on a ground out and then steals 3rd. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Wilson trots home. 2 to 1, Solons.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. With 1 out, he steals the first base of his career. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir grounds a hit to left and Kuchta scores to tie the game at 2 all!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Bill Wilson bloops a hit to right. Melvin Rodarte lines a soft one to center for a hit, but Les Olds boots the ball trying to pick it up and runner are at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. They walk Glenn Snowden intentionally to load them up. Fernando Mexicano works the count full and then grounds one through the right side against the drawn in infield for a hit and Wilson scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta also works the count to full and then takes ball 4 to force in another run! 4 to 2, Beavers! Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit and another runner crosses the plate! 5 to 2, Beavers! That sends P Juan Sanchez to the showers. New Pitcher: Freddie Kirkendall (25-R). 3.09 ERA in 11.2 IP. Jose de Haro (23-R) is in to play short in a double switch and is making his Major League debut. Craig Petitto fouls out to the right side, 2B Jim Holberton making the catch. 1 out. P Steve Muir grounds into a 6-2-3 double play...

Top of the Ninth:
Jim Holberton leads off with a walk and Lee Olds grounds a hit to center. PH Mike Gausman (38-L) is announced. 3 for 8 (.375) with a walk. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Gausman strikes out looking! Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Pinch-Hitter: Eddie Dawson (36-L). 1 for 6 (.167) on the season. He strikes out! 2 down. Mario Vasquez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Pinch-Hitter: Harvey Turner (23-L), a rookie hitting .269. He grounds a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and a run scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. Eddie Dyer flies out to left and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 3

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

Steve Muir (W 2-0) went 8+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Dick Register (H 3) faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Garry Ayers (SV 2) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 1.

Juan Sanchez (L 1-4) went 5+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.
RHP Freddie Kirkendall went 3 innings and only faced 8 batters, retiring everyone he faced.

RF Bill Wilson had 2 hits, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and an RBI.

Wednesday, April 25, 2001

Sacramento Solons (9-11 .450 4.5 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (11-9 .550 2.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SAC: David Jimenes (35-R 1-0 4.50) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 2-1 1.45) Rookie

Jimenes went 8 innings and only allowed 2 runs in his last start for his first win of the season, though he did walk 6 in the game. He had only walked 1 total in his first 2 starts.

Johnson has allowed only 2 earned runs combined in his last 3 starts. He is now 3rd in the PCL in ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SACRAMENTO
1: CF Harvey Turner (23-L .296-27-0-2-.663) Rookie
2: 1B Dale Cave (28-R .226-62-1-6-.611)
3: RF Dennis Rayner (26-R .280-75-1-12-.726)
4: 2B Jim Holberton (23-L .274-73-5-15-.882)
5: LF Les Olds (28-R .222-72-1-5-.650)
6: 3B Larry Pierce (28-L .292-72-0-3-.668)
7: SS Jose de Haro (23-R .000-1-0-0-.000) 1st ML Start
8: C Bill Ambrose (32-R .273-11-0-2-.636)
9: P David Jimenes (35-R .600-5-0-1-1.267)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .274-84-0-4-.612)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .270-74-0-2-.622)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .233-73-0-6-.615)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .274-73-2-12-.773)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .278-79-2-13-.748) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .298-47-3-12-.890) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .236-72-0-4-.618)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .180-50-0-7-.488) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .200-10-0-0-.400) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 9,647

Top of the First:
Harvey Turner tries to bunt his way on, but 3B Melvin Rodarte makes the play! Dale Cave grounds out to the pitcher. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd. Bill Wilson grounds out to 3rd. Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left center. He steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden draws a walk. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and flies out to center.

Top of the Fourth:
Harvey Turner again tries to bunt his way on and this time he succeeds and has the first hit of the game for the Solons... He steals 2nd. Dale Cave grounds their second hit up the middle and Turner scores... 1 to 0, Solons. Cave steals 2nd. Dennis Rayner grounds out to 2nd, and Cave goes to 3rd. With the infield in, Jim Holberton grounds a hit to right and Cave scores. 2 to 0, Solons.

Top of the Fifth:
Bill Ambrose leads off with a hit. P David Jimenes lays down a bunt, but 1B Glenn Snowden makes a bad throw to the pitcher covering for an error... But the next three make outs!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a walk and Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs, but our only 3 hitters are on the bases... Dave Risinger strikes out... PH Jerry Grant (30-L) swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left and Snowden tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Solons. PH Doug Dietz (30-L) flies out to right...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Glenn Oswell is in to catch. Dave Cave and Dennis Rayner lead off with back-to-back hits... Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Jim Holberton grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Cave goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Holberton steals 2nd. Les Olds lines out to center and Cave tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Solons. Larry Pierce grounds a hit to right and Holberton stops at 3rd. Jose de Haro grounds out to 2nd.

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 9 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (L 2-2) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 7.
RHP Bobby Weatherford faced 2 batters and gave up 1 run and 2 hits.
LHP Dick Register faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP David Fuentes went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.

David Jimenes (W 2-0) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Duane Rokita (SV 6) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

1B Glenn Snowden drew 2 walks and scored our only run. He is on pace to hit .267 with 16 HR after hitting .338 with 42 HR last year as a 23 year old... 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits. PH Jerry Grant had a SF.

For the Solons, 3B Larry Pierce had 3 hits.

Friday, April 27, 2001

The Seattle Rainiers are in town to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 2 in Oakland and have lost their last 5 games. They are 8th in the PCL in scoring with 4.48 runs per game (Portland is still last (16th) with 3.43). Seattle is dead last in fewest runs allowed with 5.38 per game (Portland is #3 with 3.62). The Rainiers play in one of the best pitchers parks in Baseball, Safeco Field.

Seattle Rainiers (9-12 .429 5.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (11-10 .524 3.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SEA: Earl Rogers (26-R 1-2 5.58) vs. POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 1-3 5.21) Rookie

Rogers is their #1 starter. He has not made it out of the 4th inning in his last 2 starts, allowing 12 runs in 6.2 innings.

Gil has had 4 starts and not a good one in the bunch. He gave up 4 runs on 10 hits in 4 innings last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .244-86-0-7-.549) Rookie
2: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .244-82-0-5-.580)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .195-82-2-8-.621)
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .275-80-10-26-1.035) ex-Beaver
5: LF Chris Simpson (26-L .226-53-1-5-.603)
6: RF Juan Garza (24-S .240-25-1-3-.699) Rookie
7: C John Roberts (27-L .193-57-3-8-.702)
8: SS Don Kelly (27-R .180-61-0-6-.500)
9: P Earl Rogers (26-R .125-8-0-1-.347)

Luis Hernandez leads the team with 26 RBI; no one else on the team has more than 8. He has driven in 28% of their runs.

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .273-88-0-4-.607)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .256-78-0-2-.592)
3: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .234-77-0-6-.609)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .267-75-2-12-.769)
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .277-83-2-13-.736) Rookie
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .314-51-3-12-.898) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .237-76-0-4-.612)
8: C Glenn Oswell (33-R .211-19-0-1-.461)
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-7-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 13,202

Top of the First:
Dan McKee swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines one down the right field line, but 1B Glenn Snowden makes a diving catch! Adam Carter beats out an infield hit. Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. We can never trade for him, because his name is too tough to type.... Entrevinhas tries to steal 2nd in front of their home run hitter and gets thrown out by C Glenn Oswell!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Bill Wilson grounds out softly to short and Hinckley goes to 3rd. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to short and Hinckley scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden draws a walk. Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking...

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Luis Hernandez, the ex-Beaver, doubles to right. Chris Simpson grounds a hit to right and Hernandez moves to 3rd. Juan Garza grounds out to 3rd and Hernandez stays put and Simpson moves to 2nd. 2 outs. John Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Don Kelly grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a hit and steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden doubles to right and Rodarte scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano lines a hit over the shortstop and Snowden stops at 3rd. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Snowden scores. 3 to 0, Beavers! But Mexicano is limping back to the dugout...

Top of the Fifth:
Jerry Grant (30-L) is in to play left. P Earl Rogers leads off with a hit... Dan McKee grounds a double play ball to short, but Dave Risinger makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error... Adam Carter bunts the runners up. Ronaldo Entrevinhas flies out to left and the runners hold. 2 outs. Luis Hernandez is NOT walked and pops out to shallow left!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Melvin Rodarte doubles over the center fielder's head. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Earl Rogers packing. New Pitcher: Ray Kozlowski (26-R). 4.82 ERA in 9.1 IP. 8 BB and 16 SO. Jerry Grant lines a hit to center. Shannon Kuchta flies out to center.

Bottom of the Sixth:
P Ray Kozlowski strikes out the side in order...

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Dan McKee lines out to center and P Ricardo Gil calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). Adam Carter strikes out.

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Ricky Johnson (35-R), beginning his second inning of work after retiring us in order in the Seventh. With 1 out, Jerry Grant swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. With 2 outs, Dave Risinger grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Grant takes 3rd. A wild pitch scores Grant! 6 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Oswell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Ninth:
P Jim Krueger, in his 3rd inning of work, strikes out the side in order!! He faced 7 batters in the game and struck out 5 of them!

Won - 6 to 0

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Seattle had 5 hits and made no errors

Roberto Gil (W 2-3) went 6.2 scoreless innings, allowed 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Jim Krueger went 2.1 innings and retired all 7 batters he faced with 5 strikeouts.

Earl Rogers (L 1-3) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

3B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and a home run, his 3rd of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Jeff Grant went 2 for 2 and scored a run.

Trudy the Trainer had too many reports to make... P Roberto Gil just had a mild back strain, she says, and should be fine for his next start. LF Fernando Mexicano, however, has a high ankle sprain and will be out about 5 weeks...

Saturday, April 28, 2001

We put LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L) on the Disabled List and called up C Marcell Amici (31-R). He was batting .313/.389/.344 at Vancouver (A). With no catchers who can hit, having 3 on the active roster will let us pinch-hit for them more often. However, finding someone who can hit for them may be problematic....

Seattle Rainiers (9-13 .409 5.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (12-10 .545 2.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SEA: Marty Becker (35-L 2-2 3.90) vs. POR: Duane Howard (29-R 1-1 7.30) Rookie

Becker started the year with 3 good starts, capped by a CG win where he allowed 7 hits and 1 run. But his last time out, he gave up 5 runs in 3 innings.

Howard started his season with two 6 inning outings where he allowed 2 runs in each, but then was shelled for 7 runs in the 1st inning, only retiring 1 batter last time. That was 10 day ago.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .233-90-0-7-.525) Rookie
2: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .247-85-0-5-.583)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .186-86-2-8-.594)
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .274-84-10-26-1.022)
5: LF Chris Simpson (26-L .246-57-1-5-.630)
6: RF Juan Garza (24-S .214-28-1-3-.651) Rookie
7: C John Roberts (27-L .186-59-3-8-.698)
8: SS Don Kelly (27-R .169-65-0-6-.470)
9: P Marty Becker (35-L .111-9-0-0-.222)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .272-92-0-4-.603)
2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .237-80-0-4-.607)
3: LF Don Neumann (31-S .100-20-0-2-.340)
4: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .291-55-3-13-.835) Rookie
5: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .244-82-0-2-.564)
6: 2B Juan Rojas (22-S .304-23-0-0-.725) Rookie
7: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .247-81-0-7-.640)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .173-52-0-7-.470) Rookie
9: P Duane Howard (29-R .333-3-0-0-.833) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 59 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 17,147

Top of the First:
Dan McKee flies out to left. Adam Carter grounds out to short. Ronaldo Entrevinhas strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley lines out to deep center. Dave Risinger flies out to right. Don Neumann, who has started the season 2 for 20 (.100) doubles to center! Shannon Kuchta flies out to right.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bill Wilson grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. Juan Rojas grounds a hit to right and Kuchta heads home....safe! 1 to 0, Beavers! Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Pinch-Hitter: Glenn Snowden (24-R). He grounds into a force at home, 6-2.... Well, that bright idea did not work... P Duane Howard swings at the first pitch and flies out to center.

Top of the Fifth:
Marcell Amici (31-R) goes in to catch and make his Beaver debut. Glenn Snowden stays in the game to play 1st and Shannon Kuchta moves over to 2nd and Juan Rojas is on the bench. Juan Garza leads off with a home run to right and the game is tied at 1...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Adam Carter grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd and C Marcell Amici throws the ball into center field and Carter is at 3rd... Ronaldo Entrevinhas strikes out! Luis Hernandez is walked intentionally. Chris Simpson flies out to left!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Bill Wilson lines a hit to right and steals 2nd. Marcell Amici grounds a hit to left and Wilson heads home....safe! 2 to 1, Beavers! Melvin Rodarte doubles to the wall in left center. Amici stops at 3rd. Glenn Snowden is walked intentionally. P Duane Howard strikes out looking. 2 outs. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Seventh:
Juan Garza and John Roberts lead off with back-to-back singles and runners are at the corners with no outs. I knew I should not have let Howard hit last inning.... But he was only at 69 pitches and doing well... PH Larry Courson (30-L) is announced and we make a Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Courson plunks one down in front of the plate and we get the force at 2nd, 2-6, and Garza stays put at 3rd. PH Roger Downing (34-R) is announced and we make another Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Downing strikes out! 2 down. 0-2 pitch to Dan McKee and he grounds a hit to right and Garza scores and Courson beats the throw to 3rd... Tie game: 2 to 2. 0-2 pitch to Adam Carter and he flies out to right.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Kent Collins (33-R). With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta doubles to left. They walk Bill Wilson intentionally to get to Marcell Amici, but he is pulled down and PH Jerry Grant (30-L) is sent up. He triples to left and both runners score!! 4 to 2, Beavers! Melvin Rodarte draws a walk. Glenn Snowden lines out to right.

Top of the Eighth:
Ronaldo Entrevinhas leads off with a double down the left field line. Luis Hernandez is NOT walked and swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left to tie the game at 4 all.... with 2 outs, John Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry Courson swings at the first pitch he sees and hits a home run to right... 6 to 4, Rainiers.

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Seattle had 11 hits and made no errors

Duan Howard went 6+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 4.
LHP Dick Register (H 4) faced 1 batter and threw 1 pitch and got the out.
RHP Garry Ayers (L 2-2 BS 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason faced 1 batter and got him out.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Marty Becker went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Kent Collins (W 1-0) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Jesse Borley (SV 6) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

SS Dave Risinger hit a double. 1B/2B Shannon Kuchta hit a double, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Bill Wilson went 3 for 3 with a walk (INT), stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Marcell Amici, in his Beaver debut, went 1 for 1 with an RBI. PH/RF Jerry Grant hit and triple and had 2 RBI. 3B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits with a double and a walk. C Craig Petitto went 1 for 1.

Sunday, April 29, 2001

Seattle Rainiers (10-13 .435 4.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (12-11 .522 2.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SEA: Bill Foley (26-R 3-2 5.40) vs. POR: Steve Muir (26-R 2-0 2.83)

Foley, who I tried to trade for in the off-season, gave up 11 hits and 6 runs on 5.1 innings in his last start. He has allowed 8 HR in 36.2 IP.

Muir got the win with 2 runs and 5 hits allowed in 8 IP in his last start, but was shelled the one before that.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .242-95-0-8-.539) Rookie
2: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .256-90-0-5-.595)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .187-91-2-8-.594)
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .273-88-11-28-1.040)
5: LF Larry Courson (30-L .341-44-3-6-.943)
6: RF Juan Garza (24-S .250-32-2-4-.786) Rookie
7: C John Roberts (27-L .194-62-3-8-.705)
8: SS Don Kelly (27-R .164-67-0-6-.457)
9: P Bill Foley (26-L .154-13-0-1-.368)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .268-97-0-4-.593)
2: 3B Melvin Rodarte (31-L .262-84-0-7-.682)
3: LF Don Neumann (31-S .120-25-0-2-.393)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .275-80-3-15-.834)
5: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .271-85-0-2-.620)
6: 2B Juan Rojas (22-S .320-25-0-1-.746) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .235-85-0-4-.607)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .189-53-0-7-.498) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .214-14-0-1-.429)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 56 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 15,290

Top of the First:
Dan McKee swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Adam Carter grounds a hit past the shortstop. Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded for the man who leads the Majors in HR.... Luis Hernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and McKee scores and Carter goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Rainiers. Larry Courson strikes out! Could have been a LOT worse...

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Don Neumann strikes out looking...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Dan McKee grounds a hit up the middle. Adam Carter grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. 2 outs. Ronaldo Entrevinhas swings at a 3-0 pitch and hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Rainiers. That is the first home run that P Steve Muir has allowed this year. Luis Hernandez sends one to the same spot in right, but it is caught at the wall.

Top of the Fourth:
Larry Courson lines a hit to right and steals 2nd. With 1 out, John Roberts grounds a hit up the middle and Courson scores. 4 to 0, Rainiers.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out Ronaldo Entrevinhas doubles down the left field line. The Bullpen is alerted. Luis Hernandez flies out to center. 2 outs, Larry Courson lines a hit to center and Entrevinhas stops at 3rd. Juan Garza lines a hit to left and Entrevinhas scores. 5 to 0, Rainiers. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). John Roberts grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bill Wilson leads off with a home run to left. 5 to 1, Rainiers.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Bill Wilson grounds out to 3rd and P Bill Foley is hurt. New Pitcher: Danny Colon (31-L) with a 6.92 ERA. He gets the next two out...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Kent Collins (33-R), who got the win yesterday. PH Jerry Grant (30-L) triples to right. PH Shannon Kuchta (23-R) flies out to deep center and Grant trots home. 5 to 2, Rainiers.

Lost - 5 to 2

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 12 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir (L 2-1) went 4.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 11 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Jim Krueger went 1 perfect inning and struck out 2.

Bill Foley (W 4-2) went 6.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

RF Bill Wilson had 2 hits with his 1st home run of the season. PH/LF Jeff Grant hit a triple and scored a run. PH Shannon Kuchta had a SF, though, when you are down 4 runs in the 8th, should you really get credit for a SF?

For the Rainiers, 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas had 3 hits with a double and his 3rd home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

The Rainiers announced P Bill Foley had a sore shoulder that will keep him out about 3 weeks.

Monday, April 30, 2001

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Steve Potters, 3B, Chicago (22-S .314/.352/.578) Had 11 hits with 4 HR, 2 BB, 3 SO, 6 R and 9 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Jim Sager, SS, Houston (22-R .304/.366/.511) Had 10 hits with 3 2B, 3 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO, 6 R and 9 RBI in 6 G

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

April 23 - 3B Brian Dube (27-R) of San Francisco had 4 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at Los Angeles. The Seals won, 6 to 1.
April 23 - Bob Showalter (27-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He did not walk a batter and struck out 10. It is his 2ns shutout of the season. The Dodgers won, 1 to 0.
April 24 - LF Fran Sawaya (23-R) of San Antonio, in his 1st Major League start, went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Houston. The Missions won, 13 to 4.
April 26 - LF Phil Brown (27-R) of Minnesota had 4 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 4 runs at Denver. The Twins won, 8 to 1.
April 26 - 2B Danny Paul (29-R) of New York hit 2 doubles and a home run with 5 RBI at Baltimore. The Giants won, 8 to 6.
April 26 - Baltimore lost to New York, 8 to 6, at home to end their winning streak at 12 games.
April 27 - RF Harvey Turner (23-L) of Sacramento went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run and 3 RBI at Hollywood. The Solons won lost, though, 9 to 7.
April 27 - 1B Alex Urias (35-L) of Boston hit a double and a home run and had 6 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Braves won, 9 to 2.
April 28 - C Larry McNeil (26-R) of Milwaukee hit 4 doubles, but did not score a run or have an RBI. The Brewers lost, 4 to 3.
April 29 - C Ed Przbylski (29-R) of New York went 6 for 6, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Baltimore. The Giants won, 11 to 8, in 11 innings.

Monthly Awards for April, 2001

NL Player of the Month: Don Long, lf/1b, Miami (29-R) .392/.483/.539 102 AB, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 18 BB, 9 SO, 10 SB, 6 CS, 21 R, 12 RBI in 25 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, New York (26-L) 5-1 3.02 ERA 6 GS, 47.2 IP, 44 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 45 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Willie Jankowski, rhp, Detroit (24-R) 3-1 2.86 ERA 6 GS 44 IP 42 H 3 HR 11 BB 27 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Phil Brown, lf, Minnesota (27-R) .400/.451/.690 100 AB, 2 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 10 BB, 5 SO, 7 SB, 1 CS, 24 R, 19 RBI in 24 G
PCL Pitcher of the Month: John Riley, rhp, Portland (25-R) 3-1 1.52 ERA 6 GS, 47.1 IP, 36 H, 2 HR, 13 BB, 30 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Bobby Johnson, rhp, Portland (22-R) 2-2 1.66 ERA 5 GS 38 IP 30 H 0 HR 8 BB 24 SO

Tuesday, May 1, 2001

Yesterday was 3B Melvin Rodarte's 32nd birthday.

The San Diego Padres are here to finish up our home stand with a 2 game set. They won 3 of 4 in Los Angeles over the weekend and 5 of their last 6. We lost 2 of 3 to them in San Diego, April 13-15. They are 15th in the PCL in scoring with 3.52 runs per game (Portland is 16th (last) with 3.50). They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 4.12 per game (Portland is #3 with 3.63). For April, the PCL scored a lot more runs than the NL. The PCL averaged 4.45 runs per game while the NL only averaged 3.79. Together they averaged 4.13, which is close to normal.

San Diego Padres (9-16 .360 6.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (12-12 .500 3 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

SD: Gordy Albrecht (24-R 1-4 5.67) Rookie vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 2-2 1.66) Rookie

Albrecht held us to 2 runs and 2 hits and a walk in 6 IP when we faced him in San Diego. He got his only win of the season so far.

Johnson only gave up 1 run in 7 IP at San Diego on April 14, but that was not good enough to get a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .200-95-2-8-.647)
2: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .158-95-1-3-.474)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .245-98-0-5-.595)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .286-91-7-21-.933)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .227-88-0-8-.578)
6: RF Pete Reid (26-L .263-38-2-7-.791)
7: C Joe Moyers (32-R .200-65-1-6-.515)
8: 2B Norman Darcy (24-L .295-78-1-11-.811) Sprained knee
9: P Gordy Albrecht (24-R .000-7-0-0-.000) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .267-101-0-4-.589)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .281-89-1-3-.670)
3: LF Don Neumann (31-S .138-29-0-2-.408)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .274-84-3-15-.819)
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .288-59-3-14-.835)
6: 3B Doug Dietz (30-L .125-16-0-0-.301)
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .225-89-0-4-.581)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .182-55-0-7-.480) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .167-12-0-0-.333) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 54 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 11,758

Top of the First:
Bobby Potts grounds out to short. Rick Potter grounds out to 2nd. Dave Bafaro lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd. Brian Mosca grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley flies out to left. Bill Wilson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Don Neumann walks on 4 pitches. Glenn Snowden lines out to right...

Top of the Third:
P Bobby Johnson strikes out the side in order!

Top of the Fourth:
Dave Bafaro leads off with a double to left center. Brian Mosca strikes out! Del Hall swings at the first pitch and homers to center... 2 to 0, Padres. Hall's first home run of the season and the first that P Bobby Johnson has allowed in his Major League career...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dave Risinger singles, but gets caught stealing. PH Jerry Grant (30-L) lines a hit to center. And then I think the Padres were feeling sorry for our lack of hitting ability and made back-to-back 2 base errors to give us a couple of runs and tie the game at 2 all! First, P Bobby Johnson hit a fly ball to right that Pete Reid had bounce off the heel of his glove to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Then SS Del Hall threw away a ground ball off the bat of Jack Hinckley and both runners scored!

Top of the Sixth:
Rick Potter leads off with a hit and steals 2nd. Then we walk Dave Bafaro intentionally in front of their cleanup hitter.... Insanity! A wild pitch moves the runners up, so we walk Brian Mosca, too. Now the bases are loaded with no outs and two of them were put there on purpose... Utter nonsense! Dell Hall grounds into a force at home, 3-2, for the first out. But Pete Reid lines a hit to right and two runs score... 4 to 2, Padres and the Pen is up. But the next two make outs.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dick Register (27-L). Dave Bafaro grounds a hit to left. Brian Mosca doubles over the 1st base bag. Del Hall strikes out looking. Pete Reid flies out to left and Bafaro scores without a throw. 5 to 2, Padres. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Joe Moyers grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Bill Wilson grounds a hit to right. P Gordy Albrecht's day is done. New Pitcher: Ken Baltz (25-R). Don Neumann lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches to load them up with no outs. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Doug Dietz fouls out to the left side, the shortstop making the catch... 2 outs. Dave Risinger flies out to left.... We are pitiful...

Top of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Buddy Potts lines a ball into the left field seats... 6 to 2, Padres.

Lost - 6 to 2

We had 8 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Bobby Johnson (L 2-3) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 9. He threw a WP. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run.
LHP Dick Register got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

Gordy Albrecht (W 2-4) went 7+ innings, gave us 2 unearned runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He is 2-0 against us and 0-4 against the rest of the League.

LF Don Neumann had 2 hits and a walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits. PH Jerry Grant had a hit and scored a run.

For the Padres, CF Dave Bafaro went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk (INT), stole a base and scored 3 runs. RF Pete Reid had a hit and 3 RBI.

The Padres announced that 2B Norman Darcy had sprained his thumb. Combined with his already sprained knee, he was place on the DL.

Wednesday, May 2, 2001

San Diego Padres (10-16 .385 6.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (12-13 .480 4 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

SD: Tony Vargas (27-R 1-2 4.85) vs. POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 2-3 3.86) Rookie

We have not faced Vargas before, but I am sure he has be looking forward to the opportunity... He got his 1st win of the season last time out, beating front runner Los Angeles with 3 runs allowed in 8 IP.

Gil had his first decent start of the season last time out, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings, but then had to leave with an injury.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: RF Pete Reid (26-L .268-41-2-10-.775)
2: 2B Jim Tepper (23-R .294-34-0-0-.645) Rookie
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .267-101-0-5-.652)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .287-94-7-21-.941)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .239-92-1-10-.628)
6: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .160-100-1-3-.471)
7: 1B Milt White (26-R .194-62-0-4-.465)
8: C Mark Coronato (26-R .306-36-2-7-.842)
9: P Tony Vargas (27-R .364-11-0-0-.871)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .250-88-0-7-.660)
2: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .276-29-0-1-.645) Rookie
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .302-63-3-14-.844) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .264-87-3-15-.799)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .188-32-0-2-.508)
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .280-93-1-3-.663)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .255-106-0-4-.562)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .179-56-0-7-.472) Rookie
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-10-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 9,742

Top of the First:
Pete Reid lines out to 1st. Jim Tepper grounds out to 3rd. Dave Bafaro lines a hit to left. We have not retired him yet, this series... A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Brian Mosca strikes out!

Bottom of the First:
Melvin Rodarte walks on 4 pitches. He steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he steals 3rd. Juan Rojas grounds out to short and Rodarte scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta flies out to deep right. Glenn Snowden lines out to short.

Bottom of the Second:
Don Neumann leads off with a home run to right! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Shannon Kuchta and Glenn Snowden lead off with back-to-back singles. Don Neumann grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. With the infield in, Bill Wilson grounds a hit to left and both runners score! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
Rick Potter reaches when P Ricardo Gil boots his bouncer. With 1 out, Mark Coronato lines a hit to center and Potter goes to 3rd. PH Clay Bourgeois (28-L) grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Potter holds at 3rd and Coronato takes 2nd. 2 outs. Pete Reid doubles to right center and both runners score. 4 to 2, Beavers. Jim Tepper grounds out to the catcher.

Top of the Sixth:
Dave Bafaro lines a hit to right and Brian Mosca lines a hit to left. The Bullpen is up. Del Hall grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Bafaro goes to 3rd. Rick Potter, the .160 hitter, lines a hit to right and Bafaro scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Milt White grounds a hit up the middle and Potter scores to tie the game at 4 apiece... Mark Coronato strikes out. 2 down. PH Buddy Potts (26-R) grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Jim Tepper singles to right and goes to 2nd when Bill Wilson makes an error trying to scoop the ball... We walk Dave Bafaro intentionally... Brian Mosca lines a hit to left and Tepper scores... 5 to 4, Padres. They try to pull off a double steal, but C Craig Petitto throws out his 2nd base runner of the season, nailing Bafaro at 3rd! 2 outs. We walk Del Hall intentionally.... I hate all these derned intentional walks, but this one makes some sense.... Rick Potter grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Ernesto Avalos (29-L) beginning his 2nd inning of work after retiring the side in order with 2 strikeouts in the Sixth. He walks Jack Hinckley and Craig Petitto with 1 out. PH Dave Risinger (25-R) fouls out to 1st. Melvin Rodarte walks to load the bases up for Juan Rojas, who strikes out looking....

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Ken Baltz (25-R). Shannon Kuchta leads off with a hit, but Glenn Snowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roy Tindale (24-R), their closer with a 5.40 ERA. Bill Wilson flies out to left, Brian Mosca making a diving catch.... Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and gets nothing but air... PH Jerry Grant (30-L) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short....

Lost - 5 to 4

4 losses in a row...

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
San Diego had 11 hits and made no errors

Ricardo Gil went 5.1 innings, allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP David Fuentes (L 1-2 BS 1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

Tony Vargas went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Ernesto Avalos (W 1-2) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 3 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Roy Tindale (SV 6) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

3B Melvin Rodarte drew 2 walks, stole 2 bases and scored a run. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Don Neumann hit his 1st home run. RF Bill Wilson had a hit and 2 RBI.

For the Padres, CF Dave Bafaro had 3 hits with a double and a walk (INT) for the 2nd day in a row. He had an RBI.

Thursday, May 3, 2001

We begin a two week road trip with 4 games through the weekend in Salt Lake City against the 1st place Bees. They just split a pair of games here against Dallas. They lead the PCL in scoring with 5.35 runs per game (Portland is still last with 3.46). They are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.58 per game (Portland is still #3 with 3.77).

1B Glenn Snowden:
2000: .338 BA 612 AB 106 R 207 H 27 2B 2 3B 42 HR 140 RBI 83 BB 71 SO .417 OBP .595 SLG 1.012 OPS 177 OPS+ 7.6 WAR
2001 (Projected): .264 567 AB 81 R 150 H 37 2B 0 3B 19 HR 93 RBI 93 BB 50 SO .358 OBP .430 SLG .788 OPS 115 OPS+ 3.2 WAR

Portland Beavers (12-14 .462 4.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (18-8 .692 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Duane Howard (29-R 1-1 5.89) Rookie vs. SLC: Bill Wertz (30-R 4-1 5.21)

3 of Howard's 4 starts, including his last one, have ended with him pitching 6 innings and allowing only 2 runs. In the other he gave up 7 runs and only got 1 out.

Wertz is their #1 starter. He gave up 9 hits and 5 runs in 3.1 IP in his last start, getting his first loss of the year.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .244-90-0-7-.659)
2: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .278-97-1-5-.657)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .313-67-3-14-.853) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .264-91-3-15-.786)
5: LF Jerry Grant (30-L .244-45-1-5-.655)
6: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .223-94-0-4-.572)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .248-109-0-4-.553)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .172-58-0-7-.468) Rookie
9: P Duane Howard (29-R .200-5-0-0-.533) Rookie

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 2B Frankie Clontz (26-L .286-91-1-7-.793) Rookie
2: CF Steve Rizkallah (30-R .322-118-8-28-.967)
3: RF John Polanski (30-L .333-84-2-14-.867)
4: 3B Jeff Galka (32-R .291-103-6-24-.881)
5: LF Dennis Jensen (35-L .200-85-3-11-.671)
6: 1B Manny Vigil (31-R .356-73-1-9-.847)
7: SS Ernie Brush (32-S .217-92-1-7-.638)
8: C Ken Owens (30-L .171-41-0-7-.578)
9: P Bill Wertz (30-R .273-11-0-0-.697)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 63 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 19,750

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte swings at a 3-2 pitch and bids for a base hit with a grounder to the right side, but 2B Frankie Clontz makes a diving stop and throws him out... Bill Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit past the shortstop to left. Steve Rizkallah swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit past the shortstop into left center... John Polanski grounds into a force at 2nd, 6 unassisted, and Clontz goes to 3rd. Jeff Galka grounds a hit past the shortstop into left center and Clontz scores... 1 to 0, Bees. Dennis Jensen flies out to center. 2 outs. Manny Vigil lines a hit to center and Polanski scores without a throw... 2 to 0, Bees. A passed ball sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd... Ernie Brush swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. 33 pitch inning...

Top of the Fifth:
Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit and then steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to right and Risinger stops at 3rd. PH Don Neumann (31-S) grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Risinger scores... 2 to 1, Bees.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Frankie Clontz grounds a hit past the shortstop to left and Steve Rizkallah draws a walk. The Bullpen is up. John Polanski lines a hit to center and Clontz scores without a throw... 3 to 1, Bees. With 2 outs, and Rizkallah on 3rd, a wild pitch plates another run... 4 to 1, Bees. A Manny Vigil line drive to center plates another... 5 to 1, Bees. Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Ernie Brush pops a hit over the shortstop to left... Ken Owens takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs for P Bill Wertz. Mercifully, he pops out to 2nd.

Top of the Sixth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a walk and Bill Wilson reaches base when 3B Jeff Galka boots his ground ball. Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Rodarte moves to 3rd... Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch into right for a hit and Rodarte scores. 5 to 2, Bees.

Lost - 5 to 2

We had 5 whole hits and made no errors
Salt Lake City had 10 hits and made 1 error

Duane Howard (L 1-2) went 4.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 3 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.

Bill Wertz (W 5-1) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. 124 pitches.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Jeff Grant hit a double.

Friday, May 4, 2001

SP Duane Howard (29-R) and his 6.65 ERA and .330 BA against were sent to Vancouver (A) and SP Roy Hammond (26-R) was called up. He was 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA for the Mounties.

3B Doug Dietz (30-L), 3 for 21 (.143), CF Gene Dougherty (29-S), 3 for 17 (.176) and C Glenn Oswell (33-R) and his lazy behind were also sent down. 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L), hitting .346 (all singles, but with a .469 OBP), RF Ricky Duarte (28-R), batting .365 with a .996 OPS and LF Sergio Vallejo (26-R), batting .400 with a HR in only 15 AB were called up.

Portland Beavers (12-15 .444 5.5 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (19-8 .704 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Steve Muir (26-R 2-1 3.63) vs. SLC: Devlyn Evoy (31-R 1-1 6.69)

Muir was shelled last time out for 11 hits and 5 runs in 4.2 IP. That's two shellings in his last 3 starts. He is now officially our #2 starter, being demoted behind rookie Bobby Johnson.

Evoy has a 2.03 WHIP and has a .959 OPS against him... We might get 3 runs today!

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .237-93-0-7-.645)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L Season debut)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .296-71-3-14-.807) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .274-95-3-16-.794)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .189-37-1-3-.576)
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .267-101-1-5-.632)
7: CF Sergio Vallejo (26-R Major League debut) Rookie
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .169-59-0-7-.461) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .200-15-0-1-.400)

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 2B Frankie Clontz (26-L .295-95-1-7-.806) Rookie
2: CF Steve Rizkallah (30-R .322-121-8-28-.964)
3: RF John Polanski (30-L .341-88-2-15-.872)
4: 3B Jeff Galka (32-R .290-107-6-25-.868)
5: LF Dennis Jensen (35-L .205-88-3-11-.689)
6: C Ken Owens (30-L .159-44-0-7-.555)
7: SS Ernie Brush (32-S .219-96-1-7-.632)
8: 1B Hipolito Alonzo (34-L .167-30-0-5-.472)
9: P Devlyn Evoy (31-R .357-14-1-1-1.071)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 19 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 24,856

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte lines out to center. Tommy Thomas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Shannon Kuchta strikes out... Maybe we won't score 3 runs today...

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the catcher. Steve Rizkallah lines out to left. John Polanski grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and to 3rd on a ground out to 1st, unassisted, by Don Neumann. Bill Wilson doubles to left center and Snowden scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Sergio Vallejo, in his first Major League AB, strikes out looking. He is not taking over the starting job at center; just giving the slumping Jack Hinckley a day off. Craig Petitto grounds out to short.

Top of the Third:
P Steve Muir gets plunked and Melvin Rodarte draws a walk. With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta loops a hit to left and the bases are loaded. Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitched and Muir scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! Don Neumann strikes out... Bill Wilson grounds out to 3rd... Pathetic...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Hipolito Alonzo gets plunked and P Devlyn Envoy bunts him to 2nd. Frankie Clontz lines a 2 out single to center and Alonzo scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Steve Rizkallah walks and John Polanski beats out an infield hit to load the base up with 2 outs for their cleanup hitter... Jeff Galka swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Dennis Jensen leads off with a hit. With 1 out, Ernie Brush takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, P Devlyn Evoy hits a home run to left center... 4 to 2, Bees. That is his 2nd home run of the season.

Top of the Fifth:
Melvin Rodarte takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tommy Thomas grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left. Glenn Snowden gets plunked to load the bases up with 1 out. Don Neumann pops out to short... Bill Wilson pops out to 3rd... Excuse me while I retch...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Steve Rizkallah leads off with a walk and then John Polanski hits a home run to left... 6 to 2, Bees. The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, Ken Owens doubles to right center.... Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Ricky Duarte is in to play right in a double switch. It is his Major League debut. Ernie Brush strikes out.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Steve Rizkallah leads off with a walk and scores on a 2 out hit by Dennis Jensen. 7 to 2, Bees.

Through 8 innings, we have 3 hits off the fella with the .959 OPS against...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). With 1 out, Hipolito Alonzo hits a home run to right... 8 to 2, Bees.

Lost - 8 to 2

We did NOT score 3 runs...
6 losses in a row...

We had 3 whole hits and made no errors
Salt Lake City had 10 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (L 2-2) went 4.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks, 1 HB and struck out 2. At bat, he got hit by a pitch and scored a run. 3rd bad game in his last 4 starts...
RHP Garry Ayers went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Jim Krueger went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

Devlyn Evoy (W 2-1) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 5 walks, 2 HB and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he hit a 3 run home run...

SS Melvin Rodarte drew 2 walks. 3B Tommy Thomas, in his season debut, went 0 for 2 with a walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden drew 2 walks and was hit by a pitch, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Bill Wilson hit a double and had an RBI. CF Sergio Vallejo, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 4 with 1 strikeout. RF Ricky Duarte, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 2.

For the Bees, CF Steve Rizkallah had a hit and 3 walks and scored 2 run.

Saturday, May 5, 2001

Portland Beavers (12-16 .429 6.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (20-8 .714 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Roy Hammond (26-R Major League debut) Rookie vs. SLC: Jim Roland (30-R 3-1 3.40)

Hammond was 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA in 5 starts for Vancouver (A).

Roland is 3-0 in his last 5 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .229-96-0-7-.638)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .000-3-0-0-.250)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .307-75-3-14-.816) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .271-96-3-16-.803)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .171-41-1-3-.524)
6: RF Ricky Duarte (28-R .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie 1st ML start
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .250-112-0-4-.556)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .161-62-0-7-.440) Rookie
9: P Roy Hammond (26-R Major League debut) Rookie

SALT LAKE CITY
1: 2B Frankie Clontz (26-L .300-100-1-8-.806) Rookie
2: CF Steve Rizkallah (30-R .325-123-8-28-.979)
3: LF Dennis Jensen (35-L .217-92-3-12-.701)
4: 3B Jeff Galka (32-R .279-111-6-25-.838)
5: RF Gus Becerra (24-L .160-25-2-7-.641)
6: 1B Manny Vigil (31-R .364-77-1-11-.855)
7: SS Ernie Brush (32-S .212-99-1-7-.621)
8: C Ken Owens (30-L .167-48-0-7-.573)
9: P Jim Roland (30-R .091-11-0-1-.174)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 53 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 24,957

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte flies out to deep center. Tommy Thomas bloops a hit to left. Shannon Kuchta flies out to left. Glenn Snowden flies out to left.

Bottom of the First:
Frankie Clontz pops out to center. Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Dennis Jensen flies out to right. Jeff Galka hits a home run to left... 2 to 0, Bees. Gus Becerra strikes out looking.

Top of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden and Don Neumann lead off with back-to-back singles, but Ricky Duarte grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Jack Hinckley strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jeff Galka and Gus Becerra lead off with back-to-back singles. Manny Vigil grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Galka goes to 3rd. Ernie Brush grounds a hit to left and Galka scores and Vigil beats the throw to 3rd. 3 to 0, Bees. Ken Owens grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Vigil scores. 4 to 0, Bees.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Frankie Clontz lines a hit to center and Steve Rizkallah gets an infield hit. We get the Bullpen up, but the next 3 all make outs.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (24-R). Steve Rizkallah lines a hit to right. Fuentes tries to pick him off at 1st and throws the ball away for an error. Dennis Jensen flies out to right and Rizkallah tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Jeff Galka strikes out! Gus Becerra draws a walk. Manny Vigil doubles to right and Rizkallah scores. 5 to 0, Bees. Ernie Brush grounds out to 3rd.

Lost - 5 to 0

7 losses in a row...
I remember when we won 6 in a row and were 7-4 and I thought maybe we might have a pretty good team....

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Salt Lake City had 12 hits and made 1 error

Roy Hammond (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP David Fuentes went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Jim Roland (W 4-1) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 108 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.

3B Tommy Thomas had 2 hits. PH Bill Wilson had a hit.

For the Bees, 2B Frankie Clontz had 3 hits with a triple. CF Steve Rizkallah had 3 hits and scored 2 runs.

Sunday, May 6, 2001

Portland Beavers (12-17 .414 7.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Salt Lake City Bees (21-8 .724 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 2-3 2.20) Rookie vs. SLC: Micky Thierry (33-L 2-1 4.46)

Johnson had the worst start of his Major League career last time out with 4 runs allowed in 7 IP, the first time he has not had a Quality Start.

Thierry had an 8 innings no decision last time, allowed 2 runs and 5 hits at home versus Dallas. No walks or strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .250-116-0-4-.554)
2: 3B Dave Risinger (25-R .224-98-0-4-.569)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .291-79-3-14-.776) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .270-100-3-16-.792)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .182-44-1-3-.547)
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .276-105-1-6-.655)
7: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .220-100-0-7-.615)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .159-63-0-7-.444) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .143-14-0-0-.286) Rookie

SALT LAKE CITY
1: CF Steve Rizkallah (30-R .336-128-8-28-.987)
2: SS Ernie Brush (32-S .216-102-1-8-.627)
3: RF John Polanski (30-L .344-93-3-17-.901)
4: 3B Jeff Galka (32-R .287-115-7-27-.869)
5: LF Gus Becerra (24-L .179-28-2-7-.666)
6: 1B Manny Vigil (31-R .358-81-1-12-.850)
7: C Ken Owens (30-L .157-51-0-8-.554)
8: 2B Hipolito Alonzo (34-L .182-33-1-6-.598)
9: P Mickey Thierry (33-L .214-14-0-2-.429)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Derks Field
Weather: 57 F, Overcast, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 27,143

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Shannon Kuchta flies out to right and they nearly double off Hinckley at 1st, but he is safe. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! No shutout today! Don Neumann grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the First:
Steve Rizkallah pops out to 1st. Ernie Brush strikes out! John Polanski strikes out!! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Bill Wilson leads off with a walk and Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit up the middle. Craig Petitto grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs! P Bobby Johnson grounds into a force at home, 1-2, but no double play! Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and HE grounds into a double play, 6-4-3.... We are so brutally horrible on offense...

Top of the Fourth:
Don Neumann leads off with a triple off the center field wall! Bill Wilson lines a hit to left and Neumann scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! 3 runs!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley doubles to right center. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left and Hinckley scores! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
Don Neumann leads off with a home run to left! 5 to 0, Beavers. First time we have scored 5 runs in 8 games! That sends P Mickey Thierry to the clubhouse. New Pitcher: Bob Campbell (32-R). He gets the next 3 out.

Bottom of the Sixth:
The Bees only have 1 hit, but with 2 outs they get 3 more by Steve Rizkallah, Ernie Brush and John Polanski and they get a run. 5 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, rain begins to fall and P Bobby Johnson walks the bases full. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). PH Miguel Aguilar (31-L) flies out to center and Manny Vigil tags up and scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Steve Rizkallah lines out to center!

Bottom of the Eighth:
Ernie Brush leads off with a walk and with 1 out, Jeff Galka homers to left... 5 to 4, Beavers.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jim Nash (36-L). Bill Wilson leads off with a walk and Melvin Rodarte doubles to right. Craig Petitto takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs. PH Ricky Duarte (28-R) grounds into a force at home, 4-2... Jack Hinckley loops a hit to center and Rodarte scores! 6 to 4, Beavers! Dave Risinger lines a hit to center and Petitto scores! 7 to 4, Beavers! We have tied our season high in runs! Shannon Kuchta takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds a double down the left field line and two more runs are in!! 9 to 4, Beavers! PH Sergio Vallejo (26-R) grounds a hit to left and both runners score!! 11 to 4, Beavers! Vallejo's first Major League hit! That does it, finally, for P Nash. New Pitcher: Wayne Lane (34-R). Bill Wilson strikes out looking.

After a 27 minute rain delay in the bottom of the Ninth, we finally

Won - 11 to 4

New season high in runs scored!
7 game losing streak is over!

We had 14 hits and made no errors
Salt Lake City had 6 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (W 3-3) went 6.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks (all in a row; the last 3 batters he faced) and struck out 5.
LHP Dick Register (H 5) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Jeff Gleason (H 1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Krueger (H 1) got 1 out and walked 1.
RHP Bobby Weatherford pitched a perfect 9th.

Mickey Thierry (L 2-2) went 5+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1.

CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits with a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and his 4th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. LF Don Neumann hit a triple and his 2nd home run and scored 2 runs. PH/LF Sergio Vallejo had his first Major League hit and 2 RBI. RF Bill Wilson had a hit and 2 walks and an RBI. SS Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

Monday, May 7, 2001

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Salvador Oceguera, LF, Philadelphia (34-R .434/.451/.535) Had 14 hits with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 5 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Gus McCollum, 2B, Hollywood (29-R .366/.435/.481) Had 13 hits with 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 0 SO, 4 R and 7 RBI in 6 G

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

April 30 - Jim Cortese (27-R) of Baltimore pitches a 4 hit shutout at Toronto. He walked 1 and struck out 4. The Orioles won, 9 to 0.
May 2 - Don Mack (36-R) of New York pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Brooklyn in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 3-2 with a 1.48 ERA in 5 starts. The Giants won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
May 2 - Rookie Lou Anderson (23-R) of Miami pitched a 12 inning shutout at Cleveland. He allowed 10 hits, 5 walks and struck out 6. 171 pitches. He is now 5-2 with a 4.04 ERA in 7 starts. The Marlins won, 3 to 0.
May 4 - John Riley (25-R) of San Diego pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Dallas. He walked 1 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 4-1 with a Major League best 1.28 ERA in 7 starts. The Padres won, 5 to 0.
May 4 - Raul Alvarado (25-L) of Montreal pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Atlanta. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 3-3 with a 1.95 ERA in 7 starts. He has 71 SO in 50.2 IP (12.6 per 9). The Expos won, 4 to 0. Atlanta lost SP Keith White (25-R) for the season with an elbow injury. He was 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA in 6 starts.
May 4 - Bob Jangula (32-R) of Miami pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 3 and struck out 9. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 2-3 with a 3.53 ERA in 7 starts. The Marlins won, 2 to 0, even though they only had 2 hits.
May 4 - Jeff Kintz (23-R) of Detroit pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 1 and struck out 3. He is now 2-2 with a 4.47 ERA in 7 starts. The Tigers won, 5 to 0.
May 4 - Doug Etkin (29-R) of St. Louis pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Brooklyn. He walked 1 and struck out 6. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 3-3 with a 2.88 ERA in 7 starts. The Cardinal won, 2 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves.
May 5 - C Bill Ambrose (32-R) of Sacramento had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at home versus San Antonio. The Solons won, 8 to 6.

Monday, May 7, 2001

We are in Houston to play a 4 game series with the Astros. They lost 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 4.10 runs per game (Portland is still last, even after the 11 run outburst, with 3.50). The Astros are tied for 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.90 per game (Portland is down to #5 with 4.00).

Portland Beavers (13-17 .433 6.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (10-20 .333 11 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East)

POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 2-3 3.77) Rookie vs. HOU: Jim Adler (30-L 2-4 4.72)

Gil allowed 4 runs (2 earned) and 7 hits in 5.1 IP last time out. He has 1 Quality Start in 6 tries.

Adler only made it 2.2 innings last time out and allowed 7 hits and 5 runs (4 earned).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .264-121-0-5-.588)
2: 3B Dave Risinger (25-R .223-103-0-5-.561)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .286-84-3-15-.755) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .276-105-4-21-.830)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .208-48-2-4-.687)
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .278-108-1-7-.667)
7: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .231-104-0-7-.638)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .167-66-0-7-.464) Rookie
9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .000-12-0-0-.000) Rookie

HOUSTON
1: LF Ken Esh (28-L .545-11-0-2-1.182)
2: SS Jim Sager (22-R .288-118-4-17-.801)
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (30-R .307-114-2-15-.805)
4: RF Mike Oakley (27-L .237-97-3-17-.660)
5: 3B Bob Alsip (27-R .268-112-2-19-.735)
6: CF Greg Wertz (29-R .214-117-4-15-.616)
7: C Dalton Steele (26-L .286-77-0-7-.710)
8: 1B Juan Garcia (29-L .200-5-0-0-.533)
9: P Jim Adler (30-L .333-12-0-1-.667)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: 76 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 16,042

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley doubles over the center fielder's head! Dave Risinger flies out to left. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Glenn Snowden hits one 438 feet to center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Don Neumann pops out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Ken Esh swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out! Jim Sager doubles down the right field line. Russ Jimenez grounds out to the pitcher and Sager goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Mike Oakley lines a hit to right center and Sager scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Bob Alsip grounds a hit to center and Oakley beats the throw to 3rd. Greg Wertz beats out an infield hit and Oakley scores to tie the game at 2 apiece... Dalton Steele grounds a hit to right and Alsip heads home, but Bill Wilson throws him out!!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, P Jim Adler grounds out to short and P Ricardo Gil calls for Trudy the Trainer... New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Ken Esh grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Russ Jimenez singles and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Bob Alsip lines a hit to right and Jimenez scores. 3 to 2, Astros.

Top of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. With 2 outs, Melvin Rodarte doubles to right and Snowden scores from 1st without a throw! Tie game: 3 to 3.

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Jim Krueger (27-R), beginning his 3rd inning of work. Ken Esh leads off with a walk and then steals 2nd. Jim Sager lines a hit to right and Esh stops at 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). Russ Jimenez grounds a hit to left and Esh scores... 4 to 3, Astros. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (27-L). Mike Oakley swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Sager heads home, but Bill Wilson throws him out! 2 gunned down at home today! Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Juan Rojas is in to play short in a double switch. Bob Alsip lines a hit to left and Jimenez heads home...safe. 5 to 3, Astros. Greg Wertz doubles to right center and Oakley scores... 6 to 3, Astros. Dalton Steels grounds a hit to right and both runners score... 8 to 3, Astros. That is the end of the carnage, however...

Top of the Ninth:
Glenn Snowden and Don Neumann lead off with back-to-back singles. Bill Wilson, the Hero of the Defense, grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Snowden goes to 3rd. PH Ricky Duarte (28-R), Still looking for his first Major League hit (0 for 7), triples to the wall in center and both runners score! 8 to 5, Astros. That does it for P Jim Adler. New Pitcher: Tommy Trainum (34-R), their closer with a 5.56 ERA and 9 BB in 11.1 IP. PH Tommy Thomas (30-L), known for his ability to draw a walk, is sent up and he draws a walk. Juan Rojas nails one, but lines out to 1st and they double Duarte off at 3rd to end the game...

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Houston had 16 hits and made no errors

Ricardo Gil went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Krueger (L 2-2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Bobby Weatherford faced 1 batter and gave up a run and a hit.
LHP Dick Register got 1 out, allowed 1 run and 1 hit and only threw 1 pitch.
RHP Garry Ayers went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

6 pitchers used and every one of them gave up a run....

Jim Adler (W 3-4) went 8.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5.
RHP Tommy Trainum (SV 4) got 2 outs and gave us a walk, but only faced 2 batters.

CF Jack Hinckley hit a double and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 5th home run of the year, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. SS Melvin Rodarte hit a double and had an RBI. PH Ricky Duarte hit a triple and had 2 RBI. It was his first Major League hit.

For the Astros, SS Jim Sager had 4 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Bob Alsip had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Greg Wertz had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

Trudy the Trainer's report on P Ricardo Gil was not good: Pulled hamstring that will sideline him for about 2 months... We are down now to 2 Major League pitchers in our rotation.... We will NOT finish in the top half of teams in fewest runs allowed...

Tuesday, May 8, 2001

SP Ricardo Gil was placed on the Disabled List and SP Jeff Frith (24-R) was called up from Vancouver (A). He was 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 7 starts for the Mounties.

We also made a trade.

Trade #12:
3B Rick Roeger (24-L) to Cincinnati for C Jim Shippy (30-R).

Roeger is a decent fielder at several positions, but not much of a hitter. He was batting .233/.278/.256 in 90 AB with 0 HR and 12 RBI and 3 SB for Vancouver (A). Shippy is nothing much, but he is probably an upgrade over Craig Petitto....probably. He hit .214/.279/.250 in 56 AB with 0 HR and 7 RBI for Cincinnati. He at least has not allowed a passed ball and Petitto already has 4.

C Marcell Amici (31-R) has been sent back to Vancouver (A).

By the way, we are now in last place...

Portland Beavers (13-18 .419 7.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (11-20 .355 10 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East)

POR: John Cox (28-L Season debut) vs. HOU: Tommy Kessell (32-R 3-3 2.06)

Cox was 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA in 4 starts for Vancouver (A).

Kessell is their #1 starter. He has lost 2 in a row, but only allowed 2 runs in 7 IP in his last one.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .234-107-0-8-.648)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .286-7-0-0-.730)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .273-88-3-15-.722) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .294-109-5-23-.880)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .212-52-2-4-.673)
6: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .268-112-1-7-.644)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .264-125-0-5-.594)
8: C Jim Shippy (30-R Beaver debut)
9: P John Cox (28-L Season debut)

HOUSTON
1: CF Greg Wertz (29-R .231-121-4-17-.660)
2: LF Ed Holle (27-L .231-91-0-2-.597)
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (30-R .311-119-2-16-.805)
4: 3B Bob Alsip (27-R .282-117-2-21-.754)
5: RF Mike Oakley (27-L .248-101-3-18-.678)
6: 1B Tony Norris (28-R .288-59-1-5-.711)
7: C Dalton Steele (26-L .296-81-0-9-.724)
8: SS Jim Sager (22-R .309-123-4-17-.841)
9: P Tommy Kessell (32-R .154-13-0-2-.308)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 18,253

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to right. Tommy Thomas strikes out. Rodarte gets caught stealing... Shannon Kuchta pops out to the catcher in fair territory...

Bottom of the First:
Greg Wertz grounds out to short. Ed Holle grounds out to short. Russ Jimenez lines a hit to center. Bob Alsip swings at a 3-0 pitch and bloops a hit to center and Jimenez makes it to 3rd without a throw. Mike Oakley grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a home run to left! 1 to 0, Beavers! His 3rd straight game with a home run!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Tony Norris hits a home run to left. Tie game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta homers to left! 2 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden singles to left and then Don Neumann homers to center!! 4 to 1, Beavers! Bill Wilson grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd. They walk Jack Hinckley intentionally. Double steal anyone? Yes! Wilson and Hinckley pull off a double steal! With the infield in, Jim Shippy grounds a hit to right and both runners score!! 6 to 1, Beavers! P Johnny Cox swings away for some reason and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Juan Rojas is in to play 2nd and Sergio Vallejo is in to play right. With 1 out, Russ Jimenez and Bob Alsip both take 3-2 pitches for ball 4. Mike Oakley swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center and Jimenez scores. 6 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Jerry Grant goes in to play left in a double switch. Tony Norris walks to load the bases up with 1 out and bring the tying run to the plate... Dalton Steele grounds into a force at home, 5-2. Jim Sager grounds out to 2nd!

Won - 6 to 2

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

Jim Cox (W 1-0) went 7.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 6 walks and struck out 1. 124 pitches. No the best strikeout to walk ratio ever, but he got the job done.
RHP David Fuentes (SV 2) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.

Tommy Kessell (L 3-4) went 6 innings, gave us 6 runs, 8 hits, 3 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 8. A good strikeout to walk ration, but a crappy game!

2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the year. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 6th home run and scored 2 runs. He has hit a home run in 3 straight games! LF Don Neumann hit his 3rd home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy, in his Beaver debut in his hometown of Houston, had a hit and 2 RBI.