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Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Portland Beavers (50-68 .424 23.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Milwaukee Brewers (56-63 .471 11.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East) POR: Dick Register (27-L 1-4 3.05) Rookie vs. MIL: Tom Van Zanten (28-L 6-7 4.85) Register gave up 3 runs in 6 IP in his last start and had a no decision. We beat Van Zanten back in June, but he only gave us 2 runs in 7 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: LF Don Neumann (31-S .221-244-7-27-.672) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .228-290-2-23-.595) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .280-425-12-57-.726) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .318-428-25-86-.948) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .310-326-18-50-.928) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .251-406-2-33-.629) 7: C Marcell Amici (31-R .220-41-0-2-.500) 8: RF Bob Beaver (25-L .295-139-6-11-.852) Rookie 9: P Dick Register (27-L .438-16-0-6-1.063) Rookie MILWAUKEE 1: 1B Andres Garcia (33-R .297-454-0-31-.772) 2: CF Kennie Masline (26-L .261-468-0-38-.612) Mild shoulder strain 3: SS Greg Hobbs (27-R .311-469-37-115-.979) All-Star 4: C Larry McNeil (26-R .234-406-11-44-.639) Sore elbow 5: LF Fernando Martinez (26-L .290-469-21-77-.807) 6: RF Mike Auletta (36-S .180-111-2-11-.559) 7: 2B Carlos Rice (23-R .240-129-1-13-.615) Rookie 8: 3B Antonio Flores (25-L .302-275-6-30-.827) Bruised knee 9: P Tom Van Zanten (28-L .220-41-0-5-.533) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Miller Park Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 16,506 Top of the First: Don Neumann strikes out... Dave Risinger strikes out looking... Shannon Kuchta doubles to left. A wild pitch sends him to 3rd. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the First: Andres Garcia lines out to 3rd. Kennie Masline grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Greg Hobbs flies out to the warning track in right! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Larry McNeil leads off with a home run down the left field line. 1 to 0, Brewers. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley triples to right and Snowden scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Marcell Amici strikes out looking, the 8th strikeout for P Tom Van Zanten... Our pitcher, Dick Register, has none... Bottom of the Fifth: Carlos Rice leads off with a 4 pitch walk. Antonio Flores grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. P Tom Van Zanten bunts him to 2nd. 2 outs. Andres Garcia fouls of three 3-2 pitches and then takes ball 4. Kennie Masline grounds a hit to center and Flores scores. 2 to 1, Brewers. Greg Hobbs lines a hit to right and Garcia scores. 3 to 1, Brewers. Larry McNeil flies out to center. Top of the Sixth: Dave Risinger leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden does the same. Fernando Mexicano also takes a 3-2 pitch, but his is a strike... 2 outs. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to left center and Risinger scores! 3 to 2, Brewers. Marcell Amici lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded. Bob Beaver swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Carlos Rice hits a home run to right center... 4 to 2, Brewers. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Charlie Woods (29-R), their closer. Only a 3.48 ERA, but 13 saves in 14 chances. PH Melvin Rodarte (32-L) lines one hard to left, but Fernando Martinez runs it down. Bob Beaver swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. PH Gilberto Valdez (23-L) strikes out. Don Neumann grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Lost - 4 to 2 We had 7 hits and made no errors Milwaukee had 8 hits and made no errors Dick Register (L 1-5) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out no one. RHP Jeff Gleason pitched 2 perfect innings with a strikeout. Tom Van Zanten (W 7-7) went 6.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 10. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Charlie Woods (SV 14) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a double. 1B Glenn Snowden drew 2 walks and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano did not hit a home run to extend his streak. He did not hit anything, going 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a triple and both of our RBI. C Marcell Amici had 2 hits with a double. |
Thursday, August 16, 2001
Portland Beavers (50-69 .420 24.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Milwaukee Brewers (57-63 .475 11.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 12-8 3.18) Rookie vs. MIL: Ron Burian (32-L 5-10 5.43) Rookie Johnson gave up 5 runs and 10 hits in 5 IP in his last start and had a no decision after we staked him to a big lead. This will be the first time that the 32 year old rookie, Burian, will start a game against us. He pitched in 2 games in relief and took a loss and gave us 4 runs in 4 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: LF Don Neumann (31-S .217-249-7-27-.659) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .225-293-2-23-.591) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .282-429-12-57-.731) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .316-430-25-86-.947) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .306-330-18-50-.917) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .254-410-2-35-.637) 7: C Marcell Amici (31-R .250-44-0-2-.578) 8: RF Bob Beaver (25-L .294-143-6-11-.842) Rookie 9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .159-63-0-2-.317) Rookie MILWAUKEE 1: 1B Andres Garcia (33-R .295-457-0-31-.768) 2: CF Kennie Masline (26-L .261-472-0-39-.611) Mild shoulder strain 3: SS Greg Hobbs (27-R .311-473-37-116-.975) All-Star 4: LF Fernando Martinez (26-L .290-473-21-77-.805) 5: C Larry McNeil (26-R .234-410-12-45-.645) Sore elbow 6: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .294-388-10-58-.800) 7: 3B Antonio Flores (25-L .299-278-6-30-.819) Bruised knee 8: RF Dong-hak Shong (22-L .167-24-0-1-.522) Rookie 9: P Ron Burian (32-L .200-30-0-2-.500) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Miller Park Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 15,332 Top of the First: Don Neumann flies out to deep center. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and lines out to short. Shannon Kuchta flies out to center. Bottom of the First: Andres Garcia lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit. Kennie Masline grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Greg Hobbs lines out to center. Fernando Martinez flies out to center! Bottom of the Third: Dong-hak Shong takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Ron Burian bunts him to 2nd. Andres Garcia lines a hit to left and Shong scores. 1 to 0, Brewers. Kennie Masline triples to left and Garcia scores. 2 to 0, Brewers. Greg Hobbs walks on 4 pitches. Do you remember when Bobby Johnson was a good pitcher? Hobbs steals 2nd and C Marcell Amici throws the ball into center and Masline scores... 3 to 0, Brewers. Fernando Martinez beats out an infield hit and Hobbs scores. 4 to 0, Brewers. The Bullpen is up. With 2 outs, Steve Hermanson beats out an infield hit, but has to leave the game with an injury. Pinch-runner: Dean Powers (32-R). Antonio Flores strikes out. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta hits a home run to left center. 4 to 1, Brewers. Lost - 4 to 1 We had 3 whole hits and made 2 errors Milwaukee had 12 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson (L 12-9) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. LHP Ivan Sanchez got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. RHP Jim Krueger went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 4. RHP Garry Ayers faced 1 batter and got him out. Ron Burian (W 6-10) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit his 13th home run of the season. For the Brewers, 1B Andres Garcia had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Kennie Masline had 3 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. The Brewers announced that Steve Hermanson had sprained his knee and should be fine in 3 or 4 days. |
Friday, August 17, 2001
We are back home to play the San Diego Padres a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 at home against Salt lake City. They have won 7 of their last 8 games. We are 2-7 against them on the season and lost 2 games the last time they were in Portland at the beginning of May. They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 4.12 runs per game (Portland is back to last with 3.84). Their hitters are 1st in SB (114) but 2nd to last in HR (69). They are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.69 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.33). San Diego Padres (67-53 .558 8.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (50-70 .417 25.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SD: Bobby Wolfe (24-R 10-8 4.11) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (26-R 8-10 3.67) We faced Wolfe once and knocked him out of the box in the 3rd inning. Muir has won his last two starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN DIEGO 1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .247-434-9-42-.730) 68 BB 2: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .247-450-3-44-.663) 65 BB 3: CF Dave Bafaro (27-L .354-480-9-67-.898) All-Star 9 3B 41 SB 4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .273-308-14-66-.823) 47 BB 14 SB 5: SS Del Hall (29-S .249-437-5-54-.637) 6: RF Pete Reid (26-L .265-287-8-43-.718) 7: C Mark Coronato (26-R .236-276-7-37-.662) 8: 2B Jim Tepper (24-R .231-195-4-21-.633) 9: P Bobby Wolfe (24-R .205-44-0-6-.466) Rookie PORTLAND 1: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .288-146-6-11-.825) Rookie 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .225-40-1-5-.676) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .282-432-13-58-.737) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .314-433-25-86-.940) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .303-333-18-50-.909) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .254-413-2-35-.637) 7: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .167-96-0-4-.429) Rookie 8: C Russ Albright (29-L .179-156-2-18-.540) 9: P Steve Muir (26-R .206-63-0-5-.437) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 12,045 Top of the First: Buddy Potts swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Rick Potter strikes out. Dave Bafaro, who I covet greatly, swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Brian Mosca lines a hit to left and Bafaro beats the throw to the plate. 1 to 0, Padres. Del Hall grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the First: Bob Beaver hits a home run to right!!!!! Beavermania!!!!!! Tie game: 1 to 1. Just to remind everyone: this young man never showed any signs of having any hitting prowess at all before this season! Gilberto Valdez grounds one to 1st, but Buddy Potts boots it. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Top of the Second: Pete Reid doubles to center. But the next three make outs! Top of the Third: Buddy Potts draws a walk. Rick Potter beats out an infield hit. Dave Bafaro swings at the first pitch and doubles down the left field line and Potts scores. 2 to 1, Padres. A wild pitch scores Potter... 3 to 1, Padres. The Bullpen is stirring. With the infield in, Brian Mosca grounds a hit to center and Bafaro scores. 4 to 1, Padres. Mosca gets caught stealing. Del Hall lines a hit to right. Pate Reid grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, the first batter to get retired this inning... 2 outs. Mark Coronato lines out hard to right. Bottom of the Fourth: Shannon Kuchta leads off with a home run to left! 4 to 2, Padres. Top of the Fifth: Dave Bafaro leads off with a double to center. The Bullpen is up again. Brian Mosca doubles to left and Bafaro scores. 5 to 2, Padres. Dell Hall takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Call to the Bullpen: Ivan Sanchez (28-L). Pete Reid flies out to center. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Melvin Rodarte comes in to play short in a double switch. Mark Coronato lines out hard to 3rd. Jim Tepper flies out to deep left. Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Buddy Potts grounds a hit up the middle. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Dave Bafaro raps out his third double of the day and Potts scores. 6 to 2, Padres. Brian Mosca strikes out looking. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center. Jack Hinckley doubles to right center and Snowden scores. 6 to 3, Padres. PH Don Neumann (31-S) grounds out to short and Mexicano scores and Hinckley goes to 3rd. 6 to 4, Padres. Russ Albright grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Seventh: Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and ground a double down the right field line. Bob Beaver floats a little hit to center and Rodarte stops at 3rd. Gilberto Valdez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4, and Rodarte holds at 3rd. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and flies out to right and Rodarte tags up and scores. 6 to 5, Padres. 2 outs. They pull P Bobby Wolfe and bring in a lefty to face Glenn Snowden! That seems like idiocy, but, of course, it will work... New Pitcher: Lynn Cooper (32-L) with a 2.91 ERA in 58.2 IP with 59 SO. Snowden swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to center and Valdez goes to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Eighth: Jim Tepper grounds a hit to center. With 1 out, Buddy Potts lines a hit to right. Rick Potter grounds a hit to center and Tepper scores... 7 to 5, Padres. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Dave Bafaro grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Potts goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Brian Mosca doubles off the wall in center and both runners score... 9 to 5, Padres. Lost - 9 to 5 We had 9 hits and made no errors San Diego had 16 hits (7 doubles) and made 1 error Steve Muir (L 8-11) went 4+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. LHP Ivan Sanchez faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP David Fuentes went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 3. He threw a WP. RHP Jennings Sims went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits and struck out 2. RHP Jeff Gleason got 2 outs and gave up a hit. RHP Garry Ayers pitched a scoreless inning and walked 1 and struck out 1. Bobby Wolfe (W 11-8) went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double. LF Bob Beaver had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season and drew a walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit his 14th home run and had 2 RBI. 1B Glen Snowden was 3 for 3 with a walk and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley hit a double and had an RBI. PH Don Neumann had a SF. SS Melvin Rodarte hit a double and scored a run. For the Padres, 1B Buddy Potts had 2 hits and a walk and scored 3 runs. CF Dave Bafaro had 4 hits with 3 doubles, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Brian Mosca had 4 hits with 2 doubles and 5 RBI. |
Saturday, August 18, 2001
San Diego Padres (68-53 .562 7.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (50-71 .413 25.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SD: Bob Gordon (32-R 3-5 4.43) vs. POR: Warren Robilliard (27-R 1-2 4.45) Rookie We have not faced Gordon before. He has only allowed 4 total runs in his last 2 starts (15 IP), but lost both games. Robilliard gave up 4 runs in 6 IP in his last start for a no decision. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN DIEGO 1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .249-438-9-42-.734) 2: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .248-455-3-45-.664) 3: CF Dave Bafaro (27-L .359-485-9-69-.911) All-Star 4: RF Brian Mosca (28-L .281-313-14-71-.841) 5: SS Del Hall (29-S .249-441-5-54-.637) 6: LF Clay Bourgeois (29-L .333-147-1-17-.872) 7: 2B Denny Peters (24-S .276-29-1-3-.814) Rookie 8: C Mark Coronato (26-R .232-280-7-37-.655) 9: P Bob Gordon (32-R .083-24-0-0-.167) PORTLAND 1: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .293-150-7-12-.854) Rookie 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .205-44-1-5-.618) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .283-435-14-60-.743) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .319-436-25-86-.948) 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .303-337-18-50-.904) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .254-417-2-36-.638) 7: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .163-98-0-4-.420) Rookie 8: C Russ Albright (29-L .175-160-2-18-.528) 9: P Warren Robilliard (27-R .200-10-1-2-.800) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 12,755 Top of the First: Buddy Potts pops out to center. Rick Potter flies out to deep right. Dave Bafaro makes a bid for a hit with a grounder up the middle, but Juan Rojas makes a diving stop and throws him out! He cannot hit, but he can pick it! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Bob Beaver grounds out to 2nd. Gilberto Valdez draws a walk. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden flies out to center. Top of the Second: Brian Mosca draws a walk an Del Hall doubles down the right field line. Clay Bourgeois grounds out to short and Mosca scores and Hall goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Padres. Denny Peters hits one just over the right field fence for a 2 run home run... 3 to 0, Padres. Mark Coronato lines a hit to center. P Bob Gordon tries to bunt him over. 1B Glenn Snowden pounces on the ball and fires to 2nd, but makes a bad throw and the runner is safe... Buddy Potts grounds a hit to center and Coronato scores. 4 to 0, Padres. The Bullpen is up... Rick Potter grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Gordon goes to 3rd. Dave Bafaro triples to right and both runners score... 6 to 0, Padres. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Jeff Gleason (24-R). Brian Mosca strikes out. Bottom of the Third: We let P Jeff Gleason bat, because our Bullpen is not very fresh, and he grounds a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Glenn Snowden hits a 3 run home run to left center!!! 6 to 3, Padres. Bottom of the Fifth: PH Melvin Rodarte (32-L) beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, he steals 2nd for his 30th theft of the year. Gilberto Valdez grounds a hit to right and Rodarte scores without a throw. 6 to 4, Padres. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano hits a 3 run home run to right!!! 7 to 6, Beavers!!! That does it for P Bob Gordon. New Pitcher: Lew Reddin (31-R) with a 5.40 ERA in 40 IP. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Sixth: Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center. Russ Albright grounds a hit to right and Rojas goes to 3rd. P David Fuentes is allowed to bat and he bunts Albright to 2nd and Rojas holds at 3rd. They walk Bob Beaver intentionally to load them up. With the infield in, Gilberto Valdez grounds a hit to right and Rojas scores! 8 to 6, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta flies out to deep center and Albright tags up and scores. 9 to 6, Beavers. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Top of the Seventh: Buddy Potts leads off with a grounder down the left field line for a double. But the next three, including Dave Bafaro and Brian Mosca, all make outs! Bottom of the Seventh: Fernando Mexicano grounds a double down the right field line. They walk Jack Hinckley intentionally. Juan Rojas lines out to short and they double Mexicano off at 2nd... Russ Albright strikes out... Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, Clay Bourgeois doubles to left center. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Krueger (27-R), the last fresh arm in the Pen. Dave Risinger is in to play short in a double switch. Denny Peters strikes out! 2 down. Mark Coronato grounds a hit to left and Bourgeois scores. 9 to 7, Beavers. 2B Norman Darcy (25-L) strikes out looking on 3 pitches without ever taking the bat off his shoulder! Top of the Ninth: Top of their order up. Buddy Potts strikes out! Rick Potter pops out to left. Dave Bafaro swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. A passed ball sends him to 2nd. Brian Mosca takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... PH Jim Tepper (24-R), batting .230 with 4 HR in 200 AB, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 9 to 7 We had 11 hits and made 1 error San Diego had 11 hits and made no errors Warren Robilliard went 1.2 innings, allowed 6 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, walked 1 and struck out nobody. RHP Jeff Gleason (W 2-2) went 3.1 shutout innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit. RHP David Fuentes (H 3) went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 runs, 3 hits and struck out 5. RHP Jim Krueger (SV 1) went 1.2 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Bob Gordon (L 3-6) went 4.2 innings, gave us 7 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 1. RF Gilberto Valdez had 2 hits and a walk and had 2 RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. He has an 11 game hitting streak going. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 26th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit a double and his 19th home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. PH Melvin Rodarte had a hit, stole a base and scored a run. For San Diego, C Mark Coronato went 4 for 4, scored a run and had an RBI. |
Sunday, August 19, 2001
Down at Vancouver (A), C Craig Petitto (26-R) pulled a hamstring and is expected to miss 5 weeks. That leaves the Mounties with only 1 catcher, so we shipped them C Jim Shippy (30-R) and called up 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R). San Diego Padres (68-54 .557 7.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (51-71 .418 24.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SD: John Riley (25-R 10-9 2.36) All-Star vs. POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 7-3 2.44) Rookie Riley is 1-0 in 2 starts against us this year. In the one he did not win, he shut us out for 10.1 innings, but we won in 15. Gil is 5-0 in his 7 starts since returning from the Disabled List and only once did he give up more than 1 run. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN DIEGO 1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .251-443-9-43-.737) 2: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .246-460-3-45-.658) 3: CF Dave Bafaro (27-L .359-490-9-71-.914) All-Star 4: RF Brian Mosca (28-L .278-316-14-71-.837) 5: SS Del Hall (29-S .250-444-5-54-.639) 6: 2B Norman Darcy (25-L .240-263-1-21-.661) 7: C Mark Coronato (26-R .243-284-7-38-.673) 8: LF Clay Bourgeois (29-L .331-151-1-18-.869) 9: P John Riley (25-S .145-69-0-1-.317) All-Star PORTLAND 1: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .286-154-7-12-.836) Rookie 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .229-48-1-7-.661) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .282-439-14-61-.740) Rookie 4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .306-340-19-53-.921) Rookie 5: 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R Season debut) 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .252-420-2-36-.635) 7: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .167-102-0-4-.423) Rookie 8: C Russ Albright (29-L .177-164-2-18-.527) 9: P Ricardo Gil (22-R .033-30-0-0-.067) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 11,513 Top of the First: Buddy Potts swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Rick Potter strikes out. Dave Bafaro lines a hit to center. We cannot get this guy out... He is now hitting .542 with 26 hits in his 12th game against us... He steals 2nd. Brian Mosca flies out to center! Bottom of the First: Bob Beaver pops out to 2nd. Gilberto Valdez grounds out to 2nd. Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Fernando Mexicano flies out to left. Top of the Third: Buddy Potts leads off with a walk. He steals 2nd as Rick Potter strikes out. Dave Bafaro lines a hit to center and Potts scores. 1 to 0, Padres. Bafaro tries to steal, but C Russ Albright throws him out! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano jerks a home run down the right field line! Tie game: 1 to 1. Top of the Ninth: P Ricardo Gil is at 118 pitches. Del Hall strikes out on 3 pitches. Norman Darcy swings at the first pitch and triples to right center... Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Mark Coronato strikes out looking! 2 outs. Clay Bourgeois swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the Ninth: P John Riley is at 111 pitches. Kurt Cunning swings at the first one and flies out to left. Jack Hinckley strikes out. PH Glenn Snowden (24-R) swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to left. That does it for Riley. New Pitcher: Roy Tindale (25-R), their closer with a 3.86 ERA. 55 SO in 56 IP, but also 7 HR. Russ Albright strikes out... Extras! Top of the Tenth: Glenn Snowden stays in to play 1st and Melvin Rodarte (32-L) is in to play short. LF Denny Peters (24-S) doubles to left center. We walk Buddy Potts intentionally.... Rick Potter swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to right and Peters tags up and makes it to 3rd. Potts steals 2nd, so we walk Dave Bafaro intentionally. Call to the Bullpen: Jennings Sims (28-R). Marcell Amici (31-R) is in to catch in a double switch. Brian Mosca draws a walk to force in a run.... Hate those derned intentional passes.... 2 to 1, Padres. Dell Hall grounds into a force at home, 1-2. 2 outs. Norman Darcy strikes out looking. Bottom of the Tenth: Marcell Amici strikes out looking... Bob Beaver grounds out to short. Gilberto Valdez strikes out.... Lost - 2 to 1 We had 7 hits and made no errors San Diego had 9 hits and made no errors Ricardo Gil went 8.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 8. RHP Garry Ayers (L 2-4) went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. RHP Jennings Sims got 2 outs and walked a batter and struck out 1. John Riley went 8.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Roy Tindale (W 8-7) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 3 strikeouts. LF Bob Beaver had 2 hits with a double. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit and a walk to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit his 20th home run of the season. 1B Kurt Cunning, in his Beaver debut, had 2 hits. PH/1B Glenn Snowden had a hit. |
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August 20, 2001
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Dave Pass, LF, Montreal (27-L .302/.385/.469) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 5 HR, 6 BB, 3 SO, 8 R and 12 RBI in 7 G (5 GS) PCL Player of the Week - Bill Webber, 2B, San Francisco (24-S .337/.373/.535) Had 20 hits (!!) with 4 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 9 R and 12 RBI in 7 G (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) August 13 - LF Dave McDowell (30-R) of San Francisco hit 2 home runs and drew 3 walks and had 5 RBI at San Antonio. The Seals won, 10 to 7. August 13 - SS Sandy Forte (25-R) of Dallas had 4 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Seattle. The Eagles won, 17 to 4. August 13 - LF Javy Puente (30-S) of Oakland hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam at home versus Kansas City. The Oaks won, 7 to 6. August 14 - CF Tom Boyles (22-R) of Denver had 3 hits with a home run and walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Hollywood. The Bears won, 8 to 4. August 14 - RF Mike Oakley (28-L) of Houston had 4 hits with 3 doubles and 4 RBI at Los Angeles, but the Oaks lost, 6 to 5. The Angels lost SP Bud Fields (25-R) for more than a full calendar year when he tore his flex tendon in his elbow. He was 12-5 with a 2.42 ERA in 25 starts. and leads the PCL in strikeouts. August 14 - 2B Jim Winkler (32-R) of Atlanta had 4 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Boston. The Crackers won, 9 to 2. RF George Strain had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 25 games. August 14 - LF Dave Pass (27-L) of Montreal had 4 hits with a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Cincinnati. The Expos won, 9 to 8. For the Reds, LF Jesus Castaneda (25-L) had 4 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. August 15 - RF Les Olds (28-R) of Sacramento had 5 hits , scored a run and had 2 RBI at Minnesota. The Solons won, 7 to 3. August 15 - LF Kevin McKinney (21-R) of Denver had 4 hits with a Grand Slam at Hollywood, but the Bears lost, 7 to 5. August 15 - Billy Fritts (27-L) of New York pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 9. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 16-4 with a 2.39 ERA in 25 starts. The Giants won, 6 to 0. August 16 - Juan Sanchez (26-R) of Sacramento pitched a 4 hit shutout at Minnesota. He did not walk a batter and struck out 2. It is his 6th shutout of the season. He is now 13-12 with a 3.38 ERA. The Solons won, 2 to 0. August 16 - San Diego lost P Gordy Albrecht (24-R) for the season with a herniated disc. He was 13-7 with a 3.26 ERA in 26 starts. August 16 - Steve Meyers (25-R) of Hollywood struck out 14 batters in 8 innings at home versus Denver to set a new PCL record. The Stars won, 4 to 2. Meyers is now 13-7 with a 4.57 ERA in 27 starts. August 16 - LF Dick Panos (25-R) of Atlanta had 5 hits with a double and a home run and 3 RBI at home versus Boston. The Crackers won, 6 to 5, in 13 innings. Panos' double ended the game. August 17 - Minnesota lost P Paul Jasper (29-R) for the rest of the season with a swollen elbow. He was 12-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 27 starts. August 17 - RF George Strange (27-L) went 0 for for at home versus Pittsburgh, snapping his hitting streak after 27 games, the second longest of the season. The Crackers won, 4 to 2. August 18 - 2B/1B Bill Webber hit for a Super Cycle at Hollywood (Cycle plus a walk). He scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. The Seals won, 8 to 6. It is the 4th cycle this season in the Majors. August 18 - C Danilo Cebalos (25-S) of Brooklyn had 3 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus New York. The Dodgers won, 10 to 3. August 18 - 3B Steve Potters (23-S) of Chicago had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at home versus St. Louis. The Cubs won, 7 to 1. August 19 - Danny Cruz (23-R) of Milwaukee pitched a 5 hit shutout at Houston. He walked 3 and struck out 5. At bat, he was 2 for 3 and scored the only run of the game. He is now 3-5 with a 5.25 ERA in 8 starts. The Brewers won, 1 to 0. August 19 - RF Clay Laurence (22-R) of San Francisco went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Hollywood, but the Seals lost, 11 to 5. August 19 - SS Jose Collado (22-S) of Washington hit for the Cycle, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at Boston. The Nationals won, 8 to 2. He is the 5th player to hit for the Cycle this season in the Majors and the 2nd in two days. August 19 - Kevin Houde (27-R) of Detroit pitched a 4 hit shutout at Cincinnati. He walked 2 and struck out 7. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 15-8 with a 1.68 ERA in 28 starts. The Tigers won, 2 to 0. |
Monday, August 20, 2001
We have sent SS Juan Rojas (22-S) back to Vancouver (A) and recalled 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L). The Seattle Rainiers are in town to play a 4 game series. They swept the Angels in 3 games in Los Angeles over the weekend. We are 3-3 against them on the year and lost 2 of 3 to them the last time they were in Portland at the end of April. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 4.21 runs per game (Portland is still last with 3.87). They are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.60 per game (Portland is down to 8th with 4.37). Seattle Rainiers (58-65 .472 17.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (51-72 .415 24.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SEA: Jamie Ladnier (32-L 4-14 4.32) vs. POR: Dick Register (27-L 1-5 3.27) Rookie We have not faced Ladnier before. He has lost his last 7 decisions. Register has lost his last 3 decisions. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .283-456-2-36-.696) Hamstring cramp 2: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .249-370-1-19-.588) 3: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .302-467-32-100-.938) All-Star 30 2B 4: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .301-471-23-77-.913) All-Star 30 2B 60 BB 5: SS Don Kelly (27-R .192-365-1-31-.511) 6: LF Juan Garza (24-S .240-325-4-37-.618) Rookie 7: RF Lary Courson (30-L .280-250-16-38-.843) 8: C John Roberts (28-L .190-364-12-45-.611) 86 SO 9: P Jamie Ladnier (32-R .220-50-0-4-.480) 4 SO PORTLAND 1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .249-370-1-33-.633) 2: 2B Franklin Felix (23-R .248-230-1-10-.602) Rookie 3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .305-344-20-54-.925) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .322-441-26-89-.958) All-Star 5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .217-254-7-28-.654) 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .250-424-2-36-.630) 7: C Marcel Amici (31-R .229-48-0-2-.531) 8: RF Bob Beaver (25-L .289-159-7-12-.841) Rookie 9: P Dick Register (27-L .389-18-0-6-.944) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 10,527 Top of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to short. Adam Carter lines a hit to right. Luis Hernandez, the ex-Beaver, swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center. Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First: Melvin Rodarte grounds out to short. Franklin Felix swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches... Top of the Third: P Jamie Ladnier grounds a hit to center. San McKee grounds one up the middle and SS Melvin Rodarte makes a diving stop and throws him out at 1st! Ladnier moves to 2nd. Adam Carter grounds a 3-2 pitch into left center and Ladnier scores. 1 to 0, Rainiers. Luis Hernandez hits a home run to left... 3 to 0, Rainiers. Ronaldo Entrevinhas swings at the first pitch and grounds a double down the left field line. Don Kelly flies out to deep left. 2 outs. Juan Garza flies out to the warning track in left. Top of the Fifth: 2B Franklin Felix gets taken out on a force play at 2nd and has to leave the game. Shannon Kuchta goes in to take his place. Top of the Seventh: On the Hill: Jennings Sims (28-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 2 outs, Don Kelly grounds a hit up the middle. Juan Garza grounds a hit to right and Kelly goes to 3rd. A wild pitch scores Kelly. 4 to 0, Rainiers. Larry Courson walks. John Roberts singles and the bases are loaded. P Jamie Lanier swings at the first pitch and lines out to center. Bottom of the Eighth: Melvin Rodarte strikes out. They pull P Jamie Ladnier. New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (27-L) with a 2.83 ERA and 57 SO in 41.1 IP. Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, but comes up lame... Tommy Thomas goes in to run for him and will stay in the game to play 2nd. Fernando Mexicano strikes out. Glenn Snowden beats out an infield hit. Don Neumann flies out to deep center... Lost - 4 to 0 We had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors Seattle had 13 hits and made no errors Dick Register (L 1-6) went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Jennings Sims went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. RHP Jim Krueger went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. Jamie Ladnier (W 5-14) went 7.1 shutout innings, gave us 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. He balked. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. CF Jack Hinckley had a hit and a walk and stole a base. C Marcell Amici had a hit and a walk. Trudy's report on Franklin Felix is shoulder tendinitis that will bother him for a week or two. She says Shannon Kuchta just has a mild calf strain that will be gone in a day or two. |
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
We put Franklin Felix (23-R) on the 15 day Disabled List and called up OF Sergio Vallejo (27-R). Seattle Rainiers (59-65 .476 17 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (51-73 .411 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SEA: Earl Rogers (26-R 11-8 4.19) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 12-9 3.28) Rookie We are 1-1 against Rogers, their #1 starter. Johnson has been hit hard in each of his last two starts, giving up 9 runs and 18 hits in 10 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .280-460-2-36-.691) Hamstring cramp 2: RF Willie Bethune (34-R .219-247-8-26-.646) 3: LF Lary Courson (30-L .283-254-16-38-.848) 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .301-472-33-102-.939) All-Star 5: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .300-476-23-77-.910) All-Star 6: 2B Juan Garza (24-S .242-330-4-37-.620) Rookie 7: SS Don Kelly (27-R .195-369-1-31-.518) 8: C Gerard Coyle (35-R .200-60-0-2-.561) 9: P Earl Rogers (26-R .177-62-0-7-.400) PORTLAND 1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .246-374-1-33-.627) 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .204-54-1-7-.591) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .284-444-14-61-.742) Rookie Mild calf strain 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .324-445-26-89-.958) All-Star 5: RF Bob Beaver (25-L .282-163-7-12-.821) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .251-427-2-36-.631) 7: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .213-108-1-2-.597) 8: C Marcell Amici (31-R .240-50-0-2-.563) 9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .156-64-0-2-.313) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 10,190 Top of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to short. Willie Bethune lines out to right. Larry Courson loops a hit to right center. Luis Hernandez is up and C Marcell Amici picks off Courson at 1st!! Bottom of the First: Melvin Rodarte draws a walk. Gilberto Valdez grounds into a force at 2nd. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play... Bottom of the Second: With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left and then steals 2nd. Tommy Thomas doubles down the left field line and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Marcell Amici strikes out. Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Melvin Rodarte beats out an infield hit. Gilberto Valdez pokes a hit to right and Rodarte goes to 3rd. Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left and Rodarte scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Kuchta extends his hitting streak to 14 games. With 2 outs, Bob Beaver doubles down the left field line and Valdez scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley nubs one in front of the plate and C Gerard Coyle throws it away for a 2 base error and both runners score! 5 to 0, Beavers! Tommy Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the Fourth: Marcell Amici lines a hit to center and P Bobby Johnson bunts him to 2nd. Melvin Rodarte beats out another infield hit. That does it for P Earl Rogers. New Pitcher: Ray Kozlowski (27-R) with a 4.08 ERA in 52.2 IP. Gilberto Valdez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center and Amici tags up and scores. 6 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta bloops a hit to right. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Bob Beaver lines a hit to center and Rodarte scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley fouls out to 1st. Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. We send in Dave Risinger to run for him because of his calf strain. Risinger will stay in to play 2nd. Glenn Snowden gets beaned. Bob Beaver grounds a hit up the middle and Risinger scores! 8 to 0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley flies out to center. Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Gilberto Valdez draws a walk. Dave Risinger hits a home run to left! 10 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden draws a walk. With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Tommy Thomas grounds a hit to left and Snowden scores. 11 to 0, Beavers! PH Fernando Mexicano draws a walk to load the bases with 2 outs for P Bobby Johnson. He flies out to center. Won - 11 to 0 Bobby Johnson is back! We had 16 hits and made no errors Seattle had 5 hits and made 1 error We tied our season high for hits in a 9 inning game. We had 19 in a 10 inning game that we lost. Bobby Johnson (W 13-9) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 5 hits, no walks and struck out 5. 96 pitches. Earl Rogers (L 11-9) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. SS Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. RF Gilberto Valdez had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. He now has a 14 game hitting streak going. PR/2B Dave Risinger hit his 3rd home run of the year in his only plat appearance, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 walks and was hit by a pitch and scored a run. LF Bob Beaver had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits, stole his 20th base of the season and scored a run. 3B Tommy Thomas had 3 hits with a double and 2 RBI. C Marcell Amici only had hit and scored a run, but also picked a runner off at 1st. PH Fernando Mexicano drew a walk. C Russ Albright caught the 9th inning. We mention that because he is the only player who played in the game who had not been mentioned and it did not seem fair... For Seattle, CF Dan McKee had 3 of their 5 hits with a double. RF Larry Courson had the other 2. |
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
We sent C Russ Albright (29-L) to Vancouver (A) and called up C Jim Shippy (30-R). Seattle Rainiers (59-66 .472 17 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (52-73 .416 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SEA: Marty Becker (36-L 8-9 4.57) vs. POR: Steve Muir (26-R 8-11 3.85) We are 1-1 against Becker, though he only took the loss and did not get the win. We have had 16 hits and 2 HR against him in 9.1 IP. Muir gave up 5 runs and 10 H in 4 IP in his last start. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (23-R .284-464-2-36-.700) Hamstring cramp 2: RF Willie Bethune (34-R .215-251-8-26-.636) 3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .299-479-23-77-.905) All-Star 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .299-475-33-102-.933) All-Star 5: LF Chris Simpson (26-L .253-229-7-34-.695) 6: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .251-374-1-20-.594) 7: C John Roberts (28-L .192-369-12-45-.615) 8: SS Don Kelly (27-R .194-372-1-31-.514) 9: P Marty Becker (36-L .255-47-0-3-.541) PORTLAND 1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .252-432-2-36-.633) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .224-299-3-25-.601) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .288-448-14-62-.749) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .322-447-26-89-.957) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .305-348-20-54-.922) Rookie 6: LF Don Neumann (31-S .213-258-7-28-.645) 7: RF Sergio Vallejo (27-R .194-31-2-6-.662) Rookie 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .154-26-0-3-.371) 9: P Steve Muir (26-R .203-64-0-5-.430) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 9,702 Top of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to short. Willie Bethune grounds out to the pitcher. Ronaldo Entrevinhas lines out to center! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Dave Risinger lines a double down the right field line. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch (what's new?) and grounds out slowly to short and Risinger goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Glenn Snowden gets beaned for the second day in a row. Fernando Mexicano strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Bottom of the Second: Don Neumann leads off with a full count walk. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir doubles to the right field corner and Neumann scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! A passed ball sends Muir to 3rd. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Fourth: Fernando Mexicano leads off by lining a 2-2 pitch into the left center field seats! 2 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: John Roberts leads off with a walk. Don Kelly grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Shannon Kuchta boots it... P Marty Becker bunts the runners up. San McKee grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Willie Bethune grounds another one to 2nd and Shannon Kuchta makes the play this time! Top of the Seventh: Adam Carter grounds an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit. The Bullpen is stirring. John Roberts grounds a hit to center and Carter goes to 3rd. PH Larry Courson (31-L), batting .287 with 16 HR in 259 AB, grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Carter holds at 3rd. PH Nick Sibble (30-L), batting .192 with 2 HR in 26 AB, strikes out! 2 down. Dan McKee grounds out to short!! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Ricky Johnson (36-R) with a 4.00 ERA and 83 H in 63 IP. PH Bob Beaver (25-L) hits a home run to left!!! Beavermania!!! 3 to 0, Beavers! P Steve Muir grounds a hit to left. Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Melvin Rodarte (32-L) grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs. With the infield in, Shannon Kuchta grounds one through the left side for a hit and 2 runs score! 5 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.... Rodarte goes to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to the pitcher... Top of the Seventh: Melvin Rodarte stays in the game to play short and Marcell Amici is in to catch. P Steve Muir strikes out the side in order, including Ronaldo Entrevinhas and Luis Hernandez!!!! Top of the Ninth: Chris Simpson leads off with a 4 pitch walk. The Bullpen is up. Adam Carter grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Simpson goes to 2nd. John Roberts grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Simpson goes to 3rd. SS Juan Garza (24-S) is up and Muir's 1-2 pitch is missed by C Marcell Amici for a passed ball and Simpson scores.... 1 pitch short of a shutout! 5 to 1, Beavers. Garza grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 5 to 1 We had 8 hits and made 1 error Seattle had 5 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (W 9-11) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. 130 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. Marty Becker (L 8-10) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. CF Jack Hinckley drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run. SS Dave Risinger hit a double. PH/SS Melvin Rodarte had a hit in his only appearance. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit and 2 RBI to extend hit hitting streak to 15 games. 3B Fernando Mexicano hit his 21st home run of the season. PH Bob Beaver hit a home run, his 8th of the year. C Marcell Amici had a hit in his only AB, but had a passed ball that blew the shutout. |
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Seattle Rainiers (59-67 .468 18 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (53-73 .421 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SEA: Doug Carter (34-L 0-4 4.08) vs. POR: Warren Robilliard (27-R 1-2 5.40) Rookie We have not faced Carter before. He has not started a game in the Majors since July 7, due to an injury. Robilliard did not make it through the 2nd inning last time out. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (24-R .282-468-2-36-.694) Hamstring cramp 2: RF Willie Bethune (34-R .212-255-8-26-.627) 3: LF Larry Courson (31-L .286-259-16-38-.847) 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (32-R .296-479-33-102-.926) All-Star 5: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (29-R .298-483-23-77-.901) All-Star 6: 2B Adam Carter (24-R .254-378-1-20-.598) 7: C John Roberts (28-L .194-372-12-45-.617) 8: SS Juan Garza (24-S .240-334-4-37-.613) Rookie 9: P Doug Carter (34-L .000-10-0-0-.000) PORTLAND 1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .251-434-2-36-.633) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .225-302-3-25-.605) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .288-452-14-64-.747) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .321-449-26-89-.956) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .304-352-21-55-.926) Rookie 6: LF Don Neumann (31-S .211-261-7-28-.640) 7: RF Sergio Vallejo (27-R .171-35-2-6-.588) Rookie 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .143-28-0-3-.345) 9: P Warren Robilliard (27-R .200-10-1-2-.800) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 11,556 Top of the First: Dan McKee grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Willie Bethune swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Larry Courson strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Jack Hinckley strikes out. Dave Risinger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He gets caught stealing... Shannon Kuchta swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left. He extends his hitting streak to 16 games! Glenn Snowden grounds out to short. Top of the Second: Luis Hernandez leads off with a home run to left... 1 to 0, Rainiers. Bottom of the Second: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to right center! Tie Game:: 1 to 1. That is the first home run that P Doug Carter has allowed this season. Top of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Ronaldo Entrevinhas homers to right... 2 to 1, Seattle. Top of the Sixth: Dan McKee lines a hit to right. We get the Bullpen up. Willie Bethune doubles to center. Larry Courson beats out an infield hit and McKee scores. 3 to 1, Rainiers. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Krueger (27-R). His first pitch is in the dirt for a wild one and Bethune scores... 4 to 1, Rainiers. His second pitch is in the dirt for another wild one and Courson goes to 3rd... Luis Hernandez draws a walk. Ronaldo Entrevinhas doubles to center and Courson scores. 5 to 1, Rainiers. Adam Carter pops out to shallow right and the runners hold. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). John Roberts flies out to left and the runners hold. 2 outs. We walk Juan Garza intentionally to load the bases up for P Doug Carter, who seems to be a pretty good hitter... He strikes out looking. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Dave Risinger grounds a double over the 3rd base bag. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to 3rd. P Doug Carter is hurt and has to leave the game. New Pitcher: Edwin Vidal (26-R) with a 2.50 ERA in 18 IP. Glenn Snowden swings at his first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Risinger scores. 5 to 2, Rainiers. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Lost - 5 to 2 We had 7 hits and made no errors Seattle had 7 hits and made no errors Warren Robilliard (L 1-3) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Jim Krueger got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. He threw 2 WP. RHP Jeff Gleason went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk (INTI and struck out 4. LHP Ivan Sanchez pitched a perfect inning. Doug Carter (W 1-4) went 5.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Jesse Borley (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout. SS Dave Risinger hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 22nd home run of the season. PH Tommy Thomas had a hit. The Rainiers announced that P Doug Carter had a sprained ankle that should take about a week to heal. |
Friday, August 24, 2001
The mighty San Francisco Seals are in town to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 2 of 3 at home to Oakland. We are 4-4 against them on the season and split 4 games with them the last time they were in Portland in the middle of May. They lead the PCL in scoring with 4.93 runs per game (Portland is still last with 3.89). The Seals lead in almost every offensive category, except steals and they are last in walks. They play in a very tough park for hitters. They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 4.27 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.31). They have allowed 6 fewer runs than us. San Francisco Seals (68-59 .535 9 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (53-74 .417 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SF: Dave Batts (34-R 6-13 5.54) vs. POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 7-3 2.32) Rookie Batts has beat us and beat us good both times we faced him We only had 10 hits and 4 walks and no HR in 16 IP. Gil still has not lost since coming off the DL on July 14. He is 5-0 in 8 starts and only once allowed more than 1 run. He gave up 1 run in 8 IP last time out, but we could not get him a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN FRANCISCO 1: CF Jerry Serrano (27-R .288-521-13-57-.754) 2: 2B Bill Webber (24-S .338-518-18-78-.910) 31 2B 9 3B 3: RF Clay Laurence (22-R .337-519-19-86-.921) All-Star 36 2B 8 3B 4: LF Dave McDowell (30-R .326-472-33-95-1.034) All-Star MVP 9 3B 5: 1B Mike Sorrel (25-L .288-306-12-56-.833) 16 2B 42 BB 6: 3B Brian Dube (27-R .269-416-9-55-.712) 7: C Bruce Jump (32-R .259-386-11-52-.712) 8: SS George Cowles (28-R .266-391-3-29-.653) 9: P Dave Batts (34-L .182-44-0-3-.364) 6 SO PORTLAND 1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .250-380-1-33-.634) 2: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .292-171-8-16-.852) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .287-456-14-64-.745) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .320-453-26-90-.952) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .306-356-22-56-.935) Rookie 6: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .207-58-1-8-.592) Rookie 7: CF Sergio Vallejo (27-R .162-37-2-6-.556) Rookie 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .129-31-0-3-.313) 9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .030-33-0-0-.061) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 13,265 Top of the First: Jerry Serrano draws a walk... Bill Webber lines out to center. Clay Laurence swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left... 2 to 0, Seals. Well, that's more than 1 run already... Dave McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Seals. Mike Sorrel flies out to right. Brian Dube grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the First: Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bob Beaver lines a hit to left. Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Gilberto Valdez strikes out... Top of the Second: With 1 out, George Cowles grounds one to 1st, but P Ricardo Gill drops the throw from Glenn Snowden for an error. P Dave Batts bunts the runner to 2nd. With 2 outs, Jerry Serrano lines a hit to center and Cowles scores. 4 to 0, Seals. Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta draws a 4 pitch walk. Stop the presses! He walked! He now has 14 HR and 18 BB.... Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 4 to 2, Seals. Top of the Fifth: Jerry Serrano draws another walk and Bill Webber loops a hit to right. The Bullpen is up. Clay Laurence doubles to center and Serrano scores. 5 to 2, Seals. Dave McDowell hits a home run to center, good for 3 more runs... 8 to 2, Seals. Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Mike Sorrel grounds a hit to right. But the next three all make outs. Bottom of the Fifth: Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left and Glenn Snowden flares one to right. With 1 out, Gilberto Valdez lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded. Sergio Vallejo lines a hit to right and Kuchta scores. 8 to 3, Seals. PH Tommy Thomas (30-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and forces in a run. 8 to 4, Seals. PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit and Valdez scores! 8 to 5, Seals. That does it for P Dave Batts. New Pitcher: Jim Steele (36-R) with a 2.22 ERA in 73 IP. Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to right and Vallejo scores! 8 to 6, Seals. Bob Beaver swings at the first pitch and beats out another infield hit and Thomas scores! 8 to 7, Seals. Shannon Kuchta strikes out on 3 pitches... 2 outs. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd... Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Gilberto Valdez draws a walk. Sergio Vallejo grounds a hit to right and Valdez goes to 3rd. Marcell Amici grounds into a 6-4-3 double play... Top of the Seventh: On the Hill: Jennings Sims (28-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work. Clay Laurence loops a hit to right center. Dave McDowell beats out an infield hit. The Bullpen is up... Laurence tries to steal 3rd and C Marcell Amici throws him out! With 2 outs, Brian Dube lines one hard to deep left, but Bob Beaver runs it down! Bottom of the Seventh: PH Don Neumann (31-S) leads off with a home run to right!! Tie Game: 8 to 8! Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Bob Gallucci (27-R) with a 3.74 ERA in 67.1 IP. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center, but Snowden gets thrown out at 3rd by CF Jerry Serrano... Gilberto Valdez grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Bill Webber makes a bad throw to 2nd and all hands are safe! Sergio Vallejo swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 9 to 8, Beavers! Marcell Amici puts a charge into one to left, but Dave McDowell makes a leaping catch... 2 outs. PH Jack Hinckley (25-R) strikes out on 3 pitches... Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). Jack Hinckley stays in to play center. Their 3 best hitters are up: 2-3-4. Bill Webber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Clay Laurence strikes out! A wild pitch sends Webber to 2nd. Dave McDowell draws a walk. Mike Sorrel gets jammed but still flares a hit to left and Webber scores and McDowell goes to 3rd... Tie Game: 9 to 9. Brian Dube flies out to left and McDowell tags up and beats the throw home... 10 to 9, Seals. Bruce Jump strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Duane Paxton (28-R), their closer with a 4.29 ERA. Top of our order up. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bob Beaver grounds out to the pitcher... Shannon Kuchta grounds out to short.... Lost - 10 to 9 We had 17 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 11 hits and made 1 error We set a new team record for hits in a 9 inning game....and lost. Our record for an extra inning game is 19 and we lost that one, too....to these same Seals. Ricardo Gil went 4+ innings, allowed 8 runs (7 earned), 6 hits, 3 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 2. He still managed to not get a loss. RHP Garry Ayers pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Jennings Sims went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP David Fuentes pitched 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Jim Krueger (L 3-4 BS 1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. Dave Batts went 4.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. RHP Bob Gallucci (W 5-6) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 1. RHP Duane Paxton (SV 27) pitched a perfect 9th. SS Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Bob Beaver had 2 hits and a walk and an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a walk and scored 2 runs. His hitting streak is now at 17 games. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 27th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk and scored a run. RF Gilberto Valdez had a hit and a walk and scored a run. CF Sergio Vallejo had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy hit a double and drew a walk in 2 PA. PH Tommy Thomas drew a bases loaded walk and scored a run. PH Ken Cunning had a hit and an RBI. PH Don Neumann hit his 8th home run. For San Francisco, CF Jerry Serrano had a hit and 3 walks, scored 2 runs and had an RBI and threw out a runner at 3rd. RF Clay Laurence had 3 hits with a double and his 20th home run, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Dave McDowell had 2 hits with 2 home runs (#34 and #35), drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. He has hit 5 HR and has 15 RBI in 9 games against us. He ties Larry Church of Hollywood for the most home runs against the Beavers. |
Saturday, August 25, 2001
San Francisco Seals (69-59 .539 8 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (53-75 .414 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SF: Ricky Villa (33-R 9-9 4.80) vs. POR: Dick Register (27-L 1-6 3.39) Rookie We are 2-0 against Villa on the year, though he only took 1 loss. But he gave us 14 hits in the no decision. Register is 0-4 is his last 5 starts, but we scored 6 total runs in his 4 losses. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN FRANCISCO 1: CF Jerry Serrano (27-R .289-523-13-58-.758) 2: 3B Brian Dube (27-R .267-420-9-56-.705) 3: RF Clay Laurence (22-R .340-523-20-89-.934) All-Star 4: LF Dave McDowell (30-R .330-476-35-99-1.051) All-Star MVP 5: 2B Bill Webber (24-S .337-522-18-78-.908) 6: 1B Irv Hill (28-R .337-205-3-20-.831) 7: C Bruce Jump (32-R .258-391-11-52-.709) 8: SS George Cowles (28-R .264-394-3-29-.648) 9: P Ricky Villa (33-R .157-51-0-4-.353) PORTLAND 1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .251-386-1-34-.635) 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .210-62-1-8-.596) Rookie 3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .306-360-22-56-.932) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .323-458-27-92-.961) All-Star 5: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .295-176-8-17-.854) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .248-439-2-36-.626) 7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .227-304-3-25-.613) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .156-32-0-3-.419) 9: P Dick Register (27-L .421-19-0-6-1.000) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 12,137 Top of the First: Jerry Serrano grounds out to 2nd. Brian Dube strikes out. Clay Laurence grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. Dave McDowell grounds out to 3rd! Bottom of the First: Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 2nd. Gilberto Valdez pops out to short. Fernando Mexicano lines out to center. Top of the Fifth: Bruce Jump grounds one to 2nd, but 1B Glenn Snowden drops the throw... George Cowles grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. P Ricky Villa bunts the runner up. 2 outs. Jerry Serrano triples to right center and Cowles scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Brian Dube swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, Dave McDowell beats out an infield hit. Bill Webber draws a walk. Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (28-R). Irv Hill strikes out. Bruce Jump lines a hit to right and McDowell scores. 2 to 0, Seals. George Cowles swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Bottom of the Eighth: PH Tommy Thomas (30-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) grounds a hit up the middle. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and the runners move up. Gilberto Valdez strikes out... Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... This is a bum shutting us out.... Bottom of the Ninth: P Ricky Villa at 107 pitches. Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd. Bob Beaver doubles down the left field line. Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher and Beaver takes 3rd. 2 outs. Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and loops a hit to right and Beaver scores. 2 to 1, Seals. That does it for P Ricky Villa. New Pitcher: Duane Paxton (28-R), their closer with a 4.21 ERA, but we have only 2 hits off him in 6 IP and no runs. Marcell Amici grounds out to short. Lost - 2 to 1 We had 7 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 8 hits and made no errors Dick Register (L 1-7) went 7.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. We just cannot score when he pitches... Even though he, himself, is hitting .381. RHP Garry Ayers got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. RHP Jeff Gleason pitched 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Ricky Villa (W 10-9) went 8.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 5. RHP Duane Paxton (SV 28) faced 1 batter and retired him. LF Bob Beaver hit a double and scored our only run. PH Tommy Thomas drew a walk. PH Kurt Cunning had a hit. |
Sunday, August 26, 2001
San Francisco Seals (70-59 .543 7 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (53-76 .411 24 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) SF: Mike Evans (25-R 6-4 3.68) Rookie vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 13-9 3.14) Rookie We faced Evans once this year and scored 6 runs in 3 innings wit 8 hits and 2 walks, but lost the game anyway. Johnson pitched a 5 hit shutout in his last start. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SAN FRANCISCO 1: CF Jerry Serrano (27-R .290-528-13-59-.762) 2: 2B Bill Webber (24-S .336-524-18-78-.907) 3: RF Clay Laurence (22-R .339-528-20-89-.929) All-Star 4: LF Dave McDowell (30-R .331-480-35-99-1.050) All-Star MVP 5: 1B Mike Sorrel (25-L .289-311-12-57-.832) 6: 3B Brian Dube (27-R .266-425-9-56-.701) 7: C Bruce Jump (32-R .261-394-11-53-.715) 8: SS George Cowles (28-R .261-398-3-29-.642) 9: P Mike Evans (25-R .133-30-0-2-.295) Rookie PORTLAND 1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .251-390-1-34-.633) 2: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .294-180-8-17-.852) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .289-461-14-64-.747) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .321-461-27-92-.956) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .302-364-22-56-.922) Rookie 6: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .212-66-1-8-.591) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .248-443-2-36-.625) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .176-34-0-3-.452) 9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .147-68-0-2-.294) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 14 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 12,367 Top of the First: Jerry Serrano swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Bill Webber grounds out to 2nd. Clay Laurence swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd. Dave McDowell strikes out!! Bottom of the First: Melvin Rodarte swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle past the second baseman. Bob Beaver grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Deja vu all over again... Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Second: Mike Sorrel leads off with a double down the left field line. Brian Dube lines a hit to right center and Sorrel stops at 3rd. Bruce Jump strikes out. Dube steals 2nd. George Cowles swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Sorrel scores and Dube goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Seals. P Mike Evans up and C Jim Shippy lets a ball by him for a passed ball and Dube scores... 2 to 0. P Mike Evans strikes out. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano doubles to right and then goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. Gilberto Valdez swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines one to left, but Dave McDowell makes a diving catch. Mexicano trots home. 2 to 1, Seals. Bottom of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to center to extend his hitting streak to 18 games. A wild pitch moves him to 2nd. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit up the middle and Kuchta stops at 3rd. Fernando Mexicano lines a very hard single to right and Kuchta scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Gilberto Valdez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right. Top of the Ninth: P Bobby Johnson is at 107 pitches. With 1 out, Brian Dube strikes out, but P Bobby Johnson calls Trudy the Trainer out to the mound.... Oh, please, no.... New Pitcher: Jennings Sims (28-R). Bruce Jump strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: On the Hill: Roy Colburn (29-R), beginning his 3rd inning of work after 2 perfect ones. PH Tommy Thomas (30-L) grounds out to the pitcher. PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) grounds out to short. Melvin Rodarte strikes out... Extras! Top of the Tenth: New Pitcher: David Fuentes (25-R). Marcell Amici is in to catch. With 1 out, PH Irv Hill (28-R) grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd. Jerry Serrano grounds out to 3rd. Bill Webber swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the Tenth: New Pitcher: Duane Paxton (28-R), their closer with the 4.19 ERA, but lights out against us this year. 2-3-4 hitters up for us. This is our best chance. We go down in order with Glenn Snowden striking out looking... Top of the Eleventh: Clay Laurence leads off with a double off the center field wall. We walk Dave McDowell intentionally. Mike Sorrel strikes out. Laurence steals 3rd without a throw... Brian Dube strikes out! Time for a wild pitch, now... Bruce Jump flies out to center!! Bottom of the Eleventh: Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gilberto Valdez tries to bunt him over, but they get the force out, 2-6. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left. Marcell Amici strikes out. 2 down. PH Don Neumann (31-S), who homered the last time he pinch hit, puts a charge in one to center and it could be...caught on the warning track.... Top of the Twelfth: New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (24-R). With 2 outs, Jerry Serrano swings at a 2-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center.... 3 to 2, Seals. Bill Webber flies out to center. Bottom of the Twelfth: New Pitcher: Bob Gallucci (27-R) with a 3.82 ERA. Top of our order is up. With 1 out, Bob Beaver grounds a hit to right. Shannon Kuchta draws a walk! Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to right and Beaver heads home......safe! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Fernando Mexicano fouls out to 1st... 2 outs. Gilberto Valdez strikes out.... Top of the Thirteenth: Clay Laurence leads off with a walk. Dave McDowell doubles down the left field line and Laurence stops at 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Ivan Sanchez (28-L). 2B Ricardo Jimenez (30-L), batting .214 with 1 HR in 112 AB, swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to center.... 6 to 3, Seals. The next three make outs... Bottom of the Thirteenth: New Pitcher: Ray Quinn (31-R) with a 0.00 ERA in 5 IP with 2 H allowed. Jack Hinckley draws a 4 pitch walk. Marcell Amici grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Hinckley goes to 2nd. PH Sergio Vallejo (27-R) grounds out to 2nd and Hinckley takes 3rd. Melvin Rodarte flies out to left. Lost - 6 to 3 We had 11 hits and made 1 error San Francisco had 12 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson went 8.2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 9. RHP Jennings Sims faced 1 batter and struck him out. RHP David Fuentes went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 2. RHP Jeff Gleason (L 2-3) went 1+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. LHP Ivan Sanchez went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run. Mike Evans went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. He threw 3 WP. RHP Bob Gallucci (W 6-6 BS 3) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. RHP Ray Quinn (SV 1) went 1 scoreless inning and gave us 1 walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta had a hit and a walk and scored a run. He extends his hitting streak to 18 games. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits with a double and a walk. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk. For San Francisco, CF Jerry Serrano had 3 hits with his 14th home run of the season and stole a base. RF Clay Laurence had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. 1B/2B Ricardo Jimenez hit a 3 run home run, his 2nd of the season, in his only AB. Here's the moment I have been dreading: Trudy's report on Bobby Johnson. She says it is a herniated disc in his back and expects him to take two weeks to recover. Could have been worse.... |
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August 27, 2001
Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Steve Koenig, CF, Detroit (26-R .296/.358/.416) Had 12 hits with 1 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 4 R and 7 RBI in 7 G (6 GS) PCL Player of the Week - Dave Macnaughton, 2B, Minnesota (28-R .299/.327/.461) Had 19 hits (!) with 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 BB, 1 SO, 4 SB, 0 CS, 6 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (2nd PoW this year) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) August 20 - Jim Castles (26-R) of San Antonio pitched a 5 hit shutout at Kansas City. He walked 2 and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 12-8 with a 3.79 ERA in 24 starts. The Missions won, 8 to 0. August 20 - Carl Jones (27-R) of Minnesota pitched a 2 hit shutout at Denver. He walked 3 and struck out 3. He is now 9-13 with a 5.19 ERA in 27 starts. The Twins won, 6 to 0. August 20 - C Orlando Selva (31-R) of Boston had 5 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs, and had 3 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. 1B Ed Paul (27-S) of the Phillies also had 5 hits. He hit 2 doubles, drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. The Braves won, 10 to 9, in 14 innings. August 21 - Bill Wertz of Salt Lake City won his 20th game of the year at home versus Houston. He allowed 3 run in 7.2 IP, with 7 H, 2 BB and 7 SO. He is now 20-3 with a 2.34 ERA in 27 starts. The Bees won, 5 to 3. August 21 - 2B Dave Macnaughton (28-R) of Minnesota had hit with and 5 RBI and stole 2 bases at Denver. The Twins won, 10 to 2, and had 19 hits. August 21 - RF Brian Mosca (28-L) of San Diego had 4 hits with a home run, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Los Angeles. The Padres won, 10 to 2. August 21 - SS Mike Kernen (26-S) of Philadelphia had 2 hits with a Grand Slam, drew a walk and had 5 RBI at Boston. The Phillies won, 11 to 1. August 21 - RF Bob Stout (29-R) of Detroit had 5 hits with a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at home versus Atlanta. The Tigers won, 5 to 3. August 21 - Bobby Brown (27-R) of New York pitched a 3 hit shutout at Baltimore. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. He is now 16-7 with a 3.15 ERA in 25 starts. The Giants won, 1 to 0. August 22 - RF Alex Paduani (30-L) of Cincinnati had 4 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 5 RBI at Pittsburgh. The Reds won, 11 to 1. August 22 - Brian Nordmann (26-R) of New York pitched a 5 hits shutout at Baltimore. He walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. He is now 10-10 with a 2.68 ERA in 28 starts. The Giants won, 7 to 0. August 23 - Leon Avendano (31-L) of Montreal pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 1 and struck out 6. He is now 9-6 with a 3.57 ERA in 21 starts. The Expos won, 7 to 0. August 23 - 2B Rick Coleman (26-R) of Brooklyn had 5 hits with a triple and an RBI at Toronto. The Dodgers won, 5 to 1. August 24 - SS Jesus Muniz (27-R) of San Antonio hit 2 doubles and 2 triples, scored a run and had 4 RBI at home versus Dallas. The Missions won, 7 to 2. August 24 - 2B Rick Coleman (26-R) of Brooklyn had 3 hits with a double and 5 RBI at Philadelphia. The Dodgers won, 7 to 6. The game was tied at 3 all going into the 9th. August 24 - After starting his Major League career 0-13, Jerry Sleeper (24-R) of Toronto won his first game at home versus Montreal. He allowed 3 runs in 7.1 IP with 5 hits, 6 walks and 2 SO. He is now 1-13 with a 6.10 ERA in 19 starts. The Blue Jays won, 7 to 3. August 25 - Jeff McKeeman (30-R) of Minnesota pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Houston. He walked 4 and struck out 5. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with 2 RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 12-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 27 starts. The Twins won, 2 to 0. August 25 - Hal Kestler (24-R) of Dallas pitched a 2 hit shutout at San Antonio. He walked 3 and struck out 7. It is his Major League leading 8th shutout of the season. He is now 17-5 with a 2.19 ERA in 29 starts. The Eagles won, 1 to 0. August 26 - LF Steve Ward (31-R) of Toronto went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew a walk, scored 4 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Montreal. The Blue Jays won, 11 to 7. August 26 - Jeff Kintz (23-R) of Detroit pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Chicago. He walked 2 and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. It is his 5th shutout of the season. He is now 13-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 29 starts. The Tigers won, 2 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. |
Monday, August 27, 2001
We placed P Bobby Johnson (22-R) on the 15 day Disabled List and recalled P John Cox (28-L) from Vancouver (A). We are in Tinseltown to play a 2 game series with the Hollywood Stars. They just got swept 3 games in Seattle over the weekend after sweeping 4 games in Sacramento. We are 1-8 against them on the season and lost 2 games the last time we visited them back in June. Over the weekend, Dave McDowell of San Francisco hit his 5th home run against us tying Larry Church for the most against us on the season. Now, Mr. Church will get a chance to break the tie... The Stars are 3rd in scoring in the PCL with 4.79 runs per game (Portland is up to 15th with 3.90!). Their hitters lead the League in OBP at .350. Portland is last at .306. They are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.73 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.35). The Stars' Park, Chase Field, is a great place to be a hitter. Portland Beavers (53-77 .408 25 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Hollywood Stars (69-62 .527 9.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Steve Muir (26-R 9-11 3.71) vs. HOL: Larry Finn (29-R 1-3 4.79) Muir pitched a CG 5 hitter the last time out and has won 3 of his last 4. We have not faced Finn before. His first start for the Stars was a shutout on June 27. Since then, he is 0-3 in 8 starts with a 6.27 ERA. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .249-397-1-34-.627) 2: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .290-186-8-17-.836) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .288-466-14-64-.744) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .321-467-27-93-.952) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .304-369-22-57-.924) Rookie 6: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .200-70-1-9-.564) Rookie 7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .252-448-2-36-.635) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .194-36-0-3-.500) 9: P Steve Muir (26-R .221-68-0-6-.478) HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (24-L .265-215-4-22-.713) 30 BB 2: CF Jerry Suazo (26-L .291-477-6-51-.755) 60 BB 3: LF Jose Naranjo (27-R .351-539-23-94-.955) All-Star 32 2B 21 SB 4: 2B Gus McCollum (30-R .356-340-2-43-.877) 20 SB 5: 3B Larry Church (26-L .279-487-22-85-.814) 60 BB 6: 1B Rick Gorges (25-R .294-221-7-33-.765) Rookie 7: SS Jerry Hatcher (24-R .251-466-11-49-.708) 8: C Larry Bullington (33-R .253-87-0-8-.652) 14 BB 9: P Larry Finn (29-R .333-15-0-1-.667) 1 SO Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Chase Field Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with a 15 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 20,150 Top of the First: Melvin Rodarte grounds out to short. Bob Beaver swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Shannon Kuchta doubles off the wall in center to extend his hitting streak to 19 straight. Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and pops out to 1st... Bottom of the First: Fred Rambo swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up with nothing but air! Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to right. Jose Naranjo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! Bottom of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Gus McCollum grounds a hit up the middle. Larry Church loops a hit to right and McCollum goes to 3rd. Rick Gorges grounds a hit to left and McCollum scores. 1 to 0, Stars. Jerry Hatcher grounds a hit to center and Church scores. 2 to 0, Stars. Larry Bullington grounds out to short. Through 5 innings, we got 1 hit off their bum pitcher... Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Gus McCollum grounds a hit to center. Larry Church grounds one to right and McCollum goes to 3rd. The Bullpen is up. Rick Gorges grounds out to 3rd and McCollum holds and Church moves to 2nd. 2 outs. Jerry Hatcher hits a home run to straight away center... 5 to 0, Stars. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Krueger (27-R). Larry Bullington grounds out to short. Lost - 7 to 0 We had 3 whole hits and made no errors Hollywood had 13 hits and made 1 error Steve Muir (L 9-12) went 5.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. RHP Jim Krueger got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits and struck out 1. LHP Ivan Sanchez faced 2 batters and struck them both out. RHP Jennings Sims pitched a scoreless inning, walked 1 and struck out 1. Larry Finn (W 2-3) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8. At bat, he had a hit. Both of his wins were shutouts. Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a double, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. The rest of the lineup went 1 for 25... For Hollywood, 2B Gus McCollum had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Jerry Hatcher had 2 hits with his 12th home run of the season and had 4 RBI. |
Tuesday, August 28, 2001
Portland Beavers (53-78 .405 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Hollywood Stars (70-62 .530 9.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) POR: Warren Robilliard (27-R 1-3 5.91) Rookie vs. HOL: Franklin Serrano (28-L 6-4 4.32) Robilliard gave up 5 runs in 5 IP in his last start. We have only faced Serrano in one game in relief where he gave Fernando Mexicano a home run in 0.1 of an inning. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .252-449-2-36-.635) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .228-307-3-26-.613) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .289-470-14-64-.749) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .318-471-27-93-.945) All-Star 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .300-373-22-57-.915) Rookie 6: LF Don Neumann (31-S .215-265-8-29-.657) 7: RF Sergio Vallejo (27-R .209-43-2-8-.617) Rookie 8: C Marcell Amici (31-R .233-60-0-2-.537) 9: P Warren Robilliard (27-R .167-12-1-2-.667) Rookie HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (24-L .264-220-4-22-.707) 2: CF Jerry Suazo (26-L .293-481-6-51-.757) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (27-R .350-543-23-95-.952) All-Star 4: 3B Larry Church (26-L .281-491-22-85-.816) 5: 1B Bobby Deaton (27-S .269-464-9-48-.733) 6: 2B Rick Gorges (25-R .293-225-7-34-.761) Rookie 7: C Eduardo Maria (32-R .187-155-4-10-.581) 8: SS Jerry Hatcher (24-R .253-470-12-53-.716) 9: P Franklin Serrano (28-R .208-24-0-3-.458) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Chase Field Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 22,279 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley flies out to right. Dave Risinger draws a walk. Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left to extend his hitting streak to 20 games, tying the streak that Melvin Rodarte had early in the season. We try a double steal. Why, with Glenn Snowden at the plate, I dunno, but C Eduardo Maria throws the ball into left field and Risinger scores and Kuchta ends up on 3rd. 1 to 0, Beavers. Snowden draws a walk. Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches. 2 outs. Don Neumann swings at the first pitch and pops one up to shallow left center that drops for a hit and Kuchta scores! 2 to 0, Beavers. Sergio Vallejo grounds out to short. Bottom of the First: Fred Rambo grounds out to short. Jerry Suazo grounds a hit up the middle. Jose Naranjo lines a hit to right, too hard for Suazo to go to 3rd. Larry Church grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Top of the Third: Shannon Kuchta leads off with a double to left center. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches again... Don Neumann lines out hard to right. Sergio Vallejo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short... Bottom of the Third: With 2 out, Fred Rambo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jerry Suazo beats out an infield hit. Jose Naranjo lines a hit to left and Rambo scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. That's all they get. Bottom of the Fifth: With 2 outs, three straight singles by Jerry Suazo, Jose Naranjo and Larry Church tie the game at 2 all. Bobby Deaton makes it 5 to 2, Stars, with a home run to right... Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). They load the bases up with 2 outs and Larry Church clears them with a double to left. 8 to 2, Stars. Bottom of the Seventh: After getting rocked in the Sixth, P Garry Ayers strikes out the side in order. Lost - 8 to 2 6 losses in a row... We had 6 hits and made no errors Hollywood had 11 hits and made 1 error Warren Robilliard (L 1-4) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. RHP Garry Ayers went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. RHP David Fuentes pitched a scoreless inning and allowed 1 walk and struck out 1. Franklin Serrano (W 7-4) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. He extends his hitting streak to 20 games. 1B Glenn Snowden walked twice. C Marcell Amici had 2 hits. PH Gilberto Valdez had a hit. For Hollywood, CF Jerry Suazo had 4 hits and scored 2 run. LF Jose Naranjo had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Larry Church had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 4 RBI. 1B Bobby Deaton hit his 10th home run of the season and had 3 RBI. |
Thursday, August 30, 2001
We are in Dallas to play the Eagles a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair with Kansas City here. We are 0-4 against them on the season and this is our first trip to their place. They are 3rd in the PCL in scoring with 4.80 runs per game (Portland is last with 3.86). The Eagles are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.27 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.40). The Ballpark at Arlington is a great place to hit. Portland Beavers (53-79 .402 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (72-60 .545 4 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Ricardo Gil (22-R 7-3 2.85) Rookie vs. DAL: Hal Kestler (24-R 17-5 2.19) All-Star Gil gave up 8 runs and 3 HR in 4 IP in his last start, but he still managed to stay undefeated since his return from the DL. Kestler is their #1 starter. He went 10 innings in the only start he has had against us, but did not get the win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .248-403-1-34-.623) 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .205-73-1-9-.576) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .291-475-14-64-.751) Rookie 4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .298-376-22-57-.909) Rookie 5: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .284-190-8-17-.822) Rookie 6: 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R .444-9-0-1-.889) 7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .249-453-2-36-.631) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .179-39-0-3-.463) 9: P Ricardo Gil (22-L .029-34-0-0-.059) Rookie DALLAS 1: 1B Franklin Teran (23-R .285-158-3-21-.739) 2: 3B Mark Carlson (24-L .289-539-11-65-.777) 25 SB 3: C Dennis Allen (26-R .274-452-19-77-.772) 4: RF Bill Wightman (34-L .281-327-18-56-.871) 20 2B 41 BB 5: CF Danny Hill (28-R .289-232-11-35-.835) 1 2B 5 3B 6: 2B John Pevehouse (23-L .251-438-6-53-.695) 30 2B 7: LF Bart Stombaugh (27-L .291-344-8-48-.808) 45 BB 8: SS Sandy Forte (25-R .302-331-6-34-.737) 20 SB 9: P Hal Kestler (24-R .200-80-0-9-.457) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with a 20 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 28,415 Top of the First: Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to left. Gilberto Valdez pops out to center. Rodarte steals 2nd. Shannon Kuchta pops out to 2nd. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 3rd, but Mark Carlson makes a bad throw for his 23rd error of the year. Bob Beaver pops out to center. Bottom of the First: Franklin Teran swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left. Mark Carlson pokes a hit to right. Dennis Allen draws a walk. Bill Wightman grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. Danny Hill pops out to 2nd! Bottom of the Second: John Pevehouse grounds a double down the right field line. Bart Stombaugh grounds out to 2nd and Pevehouse goes to 3rd. Sandy Forte grounds out to 2nd and Pevehouse scores. 1 to 0, Eagles. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Danny Hill walks on 4 pitches. John Pevehouse grounds a hit up the middle and Hill goes to 3rd, but gets hurt. Pinch-runner: Dave Winchester (28-L) Bart Stombaugh lines a hit to left center and Winchester scores. 2 to 0, Eagles. The next two make outs. Top of the Fifth: John Hinckley lines a single to left and Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit. P Ricardo Gil bunts the runners up. Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to center and Hinckley scores. 2 to 1, Eagles. Gilberto Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... Bottom of the Sixth: Bill Wightman swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left. 3 to 1, Eagles. Bottom of the Seventh: Sandy Forte leads off with a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. The Bullpen is up. P Hal Kestler bunts Forte to 3rd. With the infield in, Franklin Teran grounds out to short. Mark Carlson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Top of the Ninth: Shannon Kuchta grounds out to 3rd. He has not had a hit to today and unless there is a miracle, his hitting streak will end at 20 games. Fernando Mexicano strikes out on 3 pitches. Bob Beaver grounds out to 3rd. Lost - 3 to 1 7 losses in a row... We had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors Dallas had 6 hits and made 1 error Ricardo Gil (L 7-4) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. RHP Jeff Gleason pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout. Hal Kestler (W 18-5) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. SS Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits and our RBI. 1B Kurt Cunning had 2 hits. The Eagles announced that CF Danny Hill had torn quadriceps that would likely end his season. He could be back if the Eagles make the postseason. |
Friday, August 31, 2001
Portland Beavers (53-80 .398 26 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (73-60 .549 3 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) POR: Dick Register (27-L 1-7 3.22) Rookie vs. DAL: Rich Banks (27-R 4-5 5.14) Register is 0-5 in his last 6 starts. We scored 7 total runs is those losses. He went 7.1 innings last time and only gave up 2 runs (1 earned), but still took a loss. We have never faced Banks before. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: 2B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .251-407-1-35-.627) 2: RF Gilberto Valdez (23-L .208-77-1-9-.573) Rookie 3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (21-L .295-380-22-57-.900) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .316-474-27-93-.941) All-Star 5: LF Bob Beaver (25-L .278-194-8-17-.806) Rookie 6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .250-456-2-36-.631) 7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .227-309-3-26-.611) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .195-41-0-3-.488) 9: P Dick Register (27-L .381-21-0-6-.905) Rookie DALLAS 1: SS Sandy Forte (25-R .302-334-6-35-.737) 2: 3B Mark Carlson (24-L .290-542-11-65-.778) 3: RF Bill Wightman (34-L .281-331-19-57-.875) 4: C Dennis Allen (26-R .273-455-19-77-.769) 5: LF Dave Winchester (28-L .284-275-13-42-.821) 6: 2B John Pevehouse (23-L .254-441-6-53-.702) 7: 1B Javy Chavez (28-R .276-58-1-6-.804) 8: CF Bart Stombaugh (27-L .291-347-8-49-.807) 9: P Rich Banks (27-R .182-22-0-1-.445) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 29,374 Top of the First: Melvin Rodarte strikes out... Gilberto Valdez strikes out... Another bum pitcher is going to shut us out with 27 strikeouts.... Fernando Mexicano lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Bottom of the First: Sandy Forte grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Mark Carlson swings at the first pitch and lines out to center. Bill Wightman flies out to left! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Bob Beaver leads off with a 4 pitch walk and then gets thrown out stealing... He is now 1 for 11 trying to steal. Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches. He steals 2nd and ends up on 3rd when C Dennis Allen throws the ball into the outfield. Dave Risinger swings at a 3 -2 pitch and strikes out... Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Third: With 2 outs, Fernando Mexicano singles. Glenn Snowden walks and Bob Beaver lines a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, the Eagles get their first hit of the game, a home run to right by Bill Wightman. 2 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Fifth: With 2 outs, the Eagles get their second hit of the game, a home run to right by Bart Stombaugh. Tie game: 2 to 2. Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Dennis Allen homers to left... 3 to 2, Eagles. Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Dawson Winslow (25-L), their closer with a 1.99 ERA. With 1 out, PH Don Neumann (31-S) grounds a hit to center. PH Shannon Kuchta (23-R) flies out to left. Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Lost - 3 to 2 8 losses in a row... We had 5 hits (all singles) and made no errors Dallas had 7 hits and made 3 errors Dick Register (L 1-8) went 6.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 2. RHP Jennings Sims faced 1 batter and gave up a hit. LHP Ivan Sanchez pitched a scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. RHP David Fuentes faced 1 batter and retired him. Rich Banks went 5 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 109 pitched. At bat, he had a hit. RHP John Farrance (39-R) pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 3. LHP Dawson Winslow (SV 29) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and scored a run. LF Bob Beaver had a hit, a walk and an RBI. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk and an RBI. PH Don Neumann had a hit. Down on the Farm: RP Dave Unterbrink (30-R) blew out his elbow and is expected to miss a full calendar year. |
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Monthly Awards for August, 2001
NL Player of the Month: Dave Pass, lf, Montreal (27-L) .333/.448/.608 102 AB, 4 2B, 0 3B, 8 HR, 20 BB, 16 SO, 4 SB, 2 CS, 23 R, 27 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Jerry Sullivan, lhp, Washington (27-L) 5-1 2.65 ERA 7 GS, 51 IP, 39 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 33 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Lou Anderson, rhp, Miami (23-R) 4-2 1.76 ERA 7 GS 56.1 IP 48 H 2 HR 15 BB 36 SO PCL Player of the Month: Javy Puente, lf, Oakland (30-S) .389/.432/.796 108 AB, 3 2b, 1 3b, 13 HR, 9 BB, 6 SO, 5 SB, 1 CS, 22 R, 32 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Hal Kestler, rhp, Dallas (24-R) 5-1 1.52 ERA 6 GS, 53.1 IP, 36 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 33 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 4-1 1.16 ERA 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 28 H, 2 HR, 6 BB, 23 SO (3rd straight RoM) Monthly Awards for July, 2001 NL Player of the Month: Johnny Leger, ss, Washington (26-R) .372/.417/.617 94 AB, 6 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 8 BB, 11 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 17 R, 20 RBI in 26 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Julian Navarro, rhp, Chicago (26-R) 5-1 1.14 ERA 6 GS, 47.1 IP, 32 H, 0 HR, 15 BB, 33 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Dan Wilcox, rhp, Atlanta (24-R) 4-2 2.74 ERA 6 GS 46 IP 34 H 4 HR 9 BB 33 SO (3rd straight RoM) PCL Player of the Month: Dave Bafaro, cf, San Diego (27-L) .434/.451/.660 106 AB, 9 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 5 BB, 4 SO, 9 SB, 2 CS, 17 R, 24 RBI in 26 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Wertz, rhp, Salt Lake City (30-R) 5-0 1.24 ERA 5 GS, 43.2 IP, 25 H, 2 HR, 14 BB, 24 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 5-1 1.52 ERA 6 GS, 47.1 IP, 41 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 33 SO (2nd straight RoM) Monthly Awards for June, 2001 NL Player of the Month: Michael Guerrero, lf, Detroit (30-L) .371/.432/.686 105 AB, 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 12 BB, 6 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 25 RBI in 26 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, New York (27-L) 5-1 1.12 ERA 6 GS, 48.1 IP, 32 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 42 SO (2nd PoM this year) NL Rookie of the Month: Dan Wilcox, rhp, Atlanta (24-R) 3-1 2.15 ERA 6 GS 46 IP 30 H 3 HR 5 BB 33 SO (2nd straight RoM) PCL Player of the Month: Gregg Hobbs, ss, Milwaukee (27-R) .355/.415/.710 107 AB, 5 2b, 0 3b, 11 HR, 12 BB, 13 SO, 9 SB, 0 CS, 22 R, 36 RBI in 26 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (20-R) 5-0 1.23 ERA 6 GS, 51.1 IP, 44 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 18 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (20-R) 7 ft. tall. Monthly Awards for May, 2001 NL Player of the Month: Hilton Delaney, 1b, New York (39-R) .380/.432/.704 108 AB, 2 2B, 0 3B, 11 HR, 8 BB, 18 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 18 R, 28 RBI in 28 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Kevin Houde, rhp, Detroit (27-R) 5-0 1.02 ERA 6 GS, 44.1 IP, 32 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 43 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Dan Wilcox, rhp, Atlanta (24-R) 5-1 2.25 ERA 6 GS 48 IP 36 H 3 HR 13 BB 43 SO PCL Player of the Month: Ronaldo Entrevinhas, 3b, Seattle (29-R) .400/.462/.704 115 AB, 9 2b, 1 3b, 8 HR, 14 BB, 16 SO, 6 SB, 0 CS, 27 R, 34 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Duane Rokita, rhp, Sacramento (27-R) 4-0 1.23 ERA 6 SV, 14 G, 14.2 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 15 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Dan McKee, cf, Seattle (23-R) .377/.454/.439 114 AB, 3 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 15 BB, 14 SO, 6 SB, 1 CS, 20 R, 9 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) 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 |
Saturday, September 1, 2001
Portland Beavers (53-81 .396 27 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Dallas Eagles (74-60 .552 3 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL East) POR: Steve Muir (26-R 9-12 3.84) vs. DAL: Ron Gallant (26-L 1-2 4.18) Rookie Muir lost his last start, allowing 5 runs and 9 hits in 5.2 IP. We have not faced Gallant before. He has lost his last 2 starts, allowing 8 runs and 14 H in 12 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .248-459-2-36-.629) 2: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .224-312-3-26-.606) 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .287-480-14-64-.744) Rookie 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .314-477-27-93-.937) All-Star 5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .219-270-8-30-.659) 6: RF Sergio Vallejo (27-R .196-46-2-8-.577) Rookie 7: 3B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .248-412-1-35-.620) 8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .209-43-0-4-.527) 9: P Steve Muir (26-R .214-70-0-6-.465) DALLAS 1: 1B Kevin Ross (24-R .251-406-1-38-.617) 2: 3B Mark Carlson (24-L .288-546-11-65-.772) 3: C Dennis Allen (26-R .273-458-20-78-.776) 4: RF Bill Wightman (34-L .281-335-20-58-.880) 5: LF Gilberto Lule (22-S .275-167-7-22-.775) Rookie 6: 2B John Pevehouse (23-L .254-445-6-53-.700) 7: SS Sandy Forte (25-R .302-338-6-35-.734) 8: CF Van Chester (31-R Season debut) 9: P Ron Gallant (26-L .000-5-0-0-.000) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington Weather: 86 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 29,291 Top of the First: Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Dave Risinger also grounds out to short, but Sandy Forte made an amazing play on his ball. Shannon Kuchta swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. Glenn Snowden grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the First: Kevin Ross strikes out! Mark Carlson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Dennis Allen takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bill Wightman strikes out looking! Bottom of the Second: Gilberto Lule leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. John Pevehouse doubles down the left field line. Sandy Forte swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and Lule scores. 1 to 0, Eagles. That is all they get. Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Van Chester reaches when 3B Melvin Rodarte boots his ground ball. P Ron Gallant bunts him to 2nd and Kevin Ross knocks out the Eagles' second hit of the game and Chester scores. 2 to 0, Eagles. 2 hits, 2 runs... Bottom of the Sixth: Bill Wightman lines a hit to left. The Bullpen is up. Gilberto Lule hits a home run to left... 4 to 0, Eagles. John Pevehouse hits a home run to right... 5 to 0, Eagles... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Krueger (27-R). Sandy Forte grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Kevin Ross doubles down the right field line and Forte scores... 6 to 0, Eagles. Lost - 14 to 0 9 losses in a row... We had 6 hits (3 in the 9th with no runs) and made 1 error Dallas had 13 hits and made no errors Our pitchers walked 9 in the game... Steve Muir (L 9-13) went 5+ innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he hit a double. RHP Jim Krueger went 1.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. RHP Jennings Sims went 1.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 4 hits and 4 walks. Ron Gallant (W 2-2) went 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3 (Glenn Snowden twice). At bat, he hit a bases loaded double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits. RF Sergio Vallejo had a hit and a walk. PH Bob Beaver had a hit. PH Kurt Cunning had a hit. 3B Fernando Mexicano drew a walk in his only PA. For Dallas, C Dick Allen had 2 hits with a double, drew a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. LF Gilberto Lule hit his 8th home run of the season, drew 3 walks, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. |
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