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Questdog · 12-13-2016, 03:24 PM

Thursday, June 14, 2001

We are in Denver to play manager John Potter (49) and his Rockies a 4-game series through the weekend. They just split a 2-game set here with the Cardinals. The first time we met them, we took 3 of 4 in Portland, May 17-20. They are 2nd in the NL in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 2nd in batting average and 3rd in home runs. They are dead last (316) in runs allowed with 6.1 per game (that's a LOT, even for a team that plays half of its games in Coors - Portland is tied for #10 with 4.4). Their pitchers have a 5.68 ERA (Bullpen - 6.78) and the league is hitting .298 against them. If George Hopkins does not have a decent series here, he will be shipped out and not only him....

Portland Beavers (24-40 .375 17 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Colorado Rockies (35-30 .538 6.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West)

Pete Reilly, Por (27 R 4-1 2.54 7.8-1.4-3.5-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Armando Blancas, Col (29 R 4-6 5.69 12.7-1.5-3.8-5.5)

Blancas has actually done better at here than on the road. He is 3-2 with a 4.42 ERA in Coors, but 1-4 with a 7.83 ERA away from home. When we faced him in Portland, we won 16 to 12!

I think we will wait and let P Angel Rodriguez make his Major League Debut in St. Louis on Tuesday. When I told him this, he said "I can pitch here. No one can hit me!" When I mentioned that he had allowed some hits in the minor leagues, he said,"They were lucky to hit what they could not see." I said, "Well, luck is all on the side of the batters here in Denver and they hit doubles and home runs on balls they cannot see."

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .364-0-3-.896 in 66 AB)
2: 3B Ray Wilson (37 R .254-0-3-.655 in 63 AB)
3: LF Lebron Williams (32 L .301-5-20-.805 in 163 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .287-7-31-.847 in 174 AB)
5: C Ron Charles (30 R .306-2-6-.878 in 36 AB)
6: 1B George Hopkins (29 S .219-2-10-.614 in 137 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .202-1-7-.478 in 94 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .091-0-0-.182 in 11 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (27 R .250-0-2-.500 in 16 AB)

COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .273-2-29-.648 in 289 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .268-0-19-.648 in 142 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .312-16-48-.965 in 221 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .262-13-47-.780 in 260 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .360-8-32-.975 in 242 AB)
6: C Max Espinal (28 R .304-7-36-.838 in 204 AB)
7: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .242-12-26-.829 in 194 AB)
8: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .229-11-34-.730 in 214 AB)
9: P Armando Blancas (29 R .133-0-2-.333 in 15 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 63 deg. Raining with a 15 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Jerry Alston leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Ray Wilson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lebron Williams lines a hit to right. Rich Babbin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Ron Charles pops out to short.

Bottom of the 1st: Tony Kraft grounds out to short. Jesus Lopez grounds out to 3rd. Bobby Manzano walks on four pitches. Julio Chapa, 5th in the NL in RBIs, grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the 2nd: 2 innings and we have grounded into 2 double plays....SS Rick Ferrell gave us this one.

Bottom of the 3rd: In a scenario handed down from the baseball gods, P Pete Reilly gets the first two batter out and then walks the bases loaded and then Julio Chapa gets their first hit of the game, a Grand Slam. 4 to 0, Rockies.

Bottom of the 4th: Melvin Mendoza leads off with a home run to left. 5 to 0, Rockies.

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Rick Ferrell triples and scores on a fly ball. 5 to 1, Rockies.

Bottom of the 5th: On the Hill: RHP Larry Castillo, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Julio Chapa leads off with another home run. 6 to 1, Rockies. Chapa has now hit 2 home runs in a game for the 2nd day in a row.

Top of the 6th: Jerry Alston leads off with a triple and scores on a fly ball. 6 to 2, Rockies. Lebron Williams singles and then Rich Babbin hits a triple! 6 to 3, Rockies. He scores on a fly ball. 6 to 4, Rockies.

Top of the 7th: With 1 out, Mike Cavallaro singles, PH Frank Wiginton gets plunked and Jerry Alston beats out an infield hit to load the bases up, but Ray Wilson grounds into his 2nd double play of the day, 4-6-3.

Bottom of the 7th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. The Rockies load the bases up with nobody out on a double and 2 walks. Melvin Mendoza then singles to score a run. 7 to 4, Rockies. A Wild Pitch makes it 8 to 4, Rockies. A fly ball makes it 9 to 4.... where is my Sudoku book? Oh, look, Julio Chapa has hit his 3rd home run of the game. Here it is....

Lost - 17 to 5

New team record for runs allowed by the Beavers.

We had 9 hits and made 1 error.
The Rockies had 14 hits and made 1 error.

Pete Reilly (L 4-2) went 3.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 3 hits, 2 home runs, 7 walks and struck out 1. If you want to win in Coors, you cannot walk 7 batters in 3.1 innings....
RHP Larry Castillo went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Freddy Arana went 2/3 of an inning, allowed 5 runs, 2 hits and 3 walks. He threw a WP.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.

Armando Blancas (W 5-6) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 2.

RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and scored a run. LF Lebron Williams had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. CF Rich Babbin hit a triple, drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Rick Ferrell hit a triple and scored a run. PH Frank Wiginton and PH Rich Nolan were both hit by pitches.

For the Rockies, 2B Jesus Lopez drew 4 walks, one with the bases loaded, and scored 2 runs. The 4 walks ties the 21st century major league record. C Max Espinal had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Melvin Mendoza had 2 hits with his 12th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. CF Julio Chapa had 4 hits with 3 home runs, including a Grand Slam, and had 10 RBIs. He is the 1st major league player to hit 3 home runs in a game in the 21st century and his 10 RBIs are a new record, surpassing the old record of 7. He hit 2 home runs yesterday here against St. Louis, but only had 3 RBIs.

Elsewhere: RHP Edmondo Buenaventura won his first start for the Pirates, allowing no runs and 2 hits in 7 innings at Atlanta. So he has now won as many games for them as he did for us in 9 starts. C Masanori Ishii hit a home run in the game. He is the starting catcher for the first place Pirates. Buenaventura is their #5 starter, RHP Greg Richey is their #2 setup man and RHP Neville Carter is their #1 middle reliever. 2B Fred Pariseau is their backup infielder.

12-13-2016, 03:24 PM	#92
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, June 14, 2001 We are in Denver to play manager John Potter (49) and his Rockies a 4-game series through the weekend. They just split a 2-game set here with the Cardinals. The first time we met them, we took 3 of 4 in Portland, May 17-20. They are 2nd in the NL in runs scored with 5.2 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 2nd in batting average and 3rd in home runs. They are dead last (316) in runs allowed with 6.1 per game (that's a LOT, even for a team that plays half of its games in Coors - Portland is tied for #10 with 4.4). Their pitchers have a 5.68 ERA (Bullpen - 6.78) and the league is hitting .298 against them. If George Hopkins does not have a decent series here, he will be shipped out and not only him.... Portland Beavers (24-40 .375 17 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at Colorado Rockies (35-30 .538 6.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West) Pete Reilly, Por (27 R 4-1 2.54 7.8-1.4-3.5-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Armando Blancas, Col (29 R 4-6 5.69 12.7-1.5-3.8-5.5) Blancas has actually done better at here than on the road. He is 3-2 with a 4.42 ERA in Coors, but 1-4 with a 7.83 ERA away from home. When we faced him in Portland, we won 16 to 12! I think we will wait and let P Angel Rodriguez make his Major League Debut in St. Louis on Tuesday. When I told him this, he said "I can pitch here. No one can hit me!" When I mentioned that he had allowed some hits in the minor leagues, he said,"They were lucky to hit what they could not see." I said, "Well, luck is all on the side of the batters here in Denver and they hit doubles and home runs on balls they cannot see." Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .364-0-3-.896 in 66 AB) 2: 3B Ray Wilson (37 R .254-0-3-.655 in 63 AB) 3: LF Lebron Williams (32 L .301-5-20-.805 in 163 AB) 4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .287-7-31-.847 in 174 AB) 5: C Ron Charles (30 R .306-2-6-.878 in 36 AB) 6: 1B George Hopkins (29 S .219-2-10-.614 in 137 AB) 7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .202-1-7-.478 in 94 AB) 8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .091-0-0-.182 in 11 AB) 9: P Pete Reilly (27 R .250-0-2-.500 in 16 AB) COLORADO 1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .273-2-29-.648 in 289 AB) 2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .268-0-19-.648 in 142 AB) 3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .312-16-48-.965 in 221 AB) 4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .262-13-47-.780 in 260 AB) 5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .360-8-32-.975 in 242 AB) 6: C Max Espinal (28 R .304-7-36-.838 in 204 AB) 7: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .242-12-26-.829 in 194 AB) 8: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .229-11-34-.730 in 214 AB) 9: P Armando Blancas (29 R .133-0-2-.333 in 15 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 63 deg. Raining with a 15 MPH wind blowing in from center. Jerry Alston leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Ray Wilson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lebron Williams lines a hit to right. Rich Babbin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Ron Charles pops out to short. Bottom of the 1st: Tony Kraft grounds out to short. Jesus Lopez grounds out to 3rd. Bobby Manzano walks on four pitches. Julio Chapa, 5th in the NL in RBIs, grounds out to 3rd. Top of the 2nd: 2 innings and we have grounded into 2 double plays....SS Rick Ferrell gave us this one. Bottom of the 3rd: In a scenario handed down from the baseball gods, P Pete Reilly gets the first two batter out and then walks the bases loaded and then Julio Chapa gets their first hit of the game, a Grand Slam. 4 to 0, Rockies. Bottom of the 4th: Melvin Mendoza leads off with a home run to left. 5 to 0, Rockies. Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Rick Ferrell triples and scores on a fly ball. 5 to 1, Rockies. Bottom of the 5th: On the Hill: RHP Larry Castillo, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Julio Chapa leads off with another home run. 6 to 1, Rockies. Chapa has now hit 2 home runs in a game for the 2nd day in a row. Top of the 6th: Jerry Alston leads off with a triple and scores on a fly ball. 6 to 2, Rockies. Lebron Williams singles and then Rich Babbin hits a triple! 6 to 3, Rockies. He scores on a fly ball. 6 to 4, Rockies. Top of the 7th: With 1 out, Mike Cavallaro singles, PH Frank Wiginton gets plunked and Jerry Alston beats out an infield hit to load the bases up, but Ray Wilson grounds into his 2nd double play of the day, 4-6-3. Bottom of the 7th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. The Rockies load the bases up with nobody out on a double and 2 walks. Melvin Mendoza then singles to score a run. 7 to 4, Rockies. A Wild Pitch makes it 8 to 4, Rockies. A fly ball makes it 9 to 4.... where is my Sudoku book? Oh, look, Julio Chapa has hit his 3rd home run of the game. Here it is.... Lost - 17 to 5 New team record for runs allowed by the Beavers. We had 9 hits and made 1 error. The Rockies had 14 hits and made 1 error. Pete Reilly (L 4-2) went 3.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 3 hits, 2 home runs, 7 walks and struck out 1. If you want to win in Coors, you cannot walk 7 batters in 3.1 innings.... RHP Larry Castillo went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1. RHP Freddy Arana went 2/3 of an inning, allowed 5 runs, 2 hits and 3 walks. He threw a WP. LHP Jim Ackley went 1.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1. Armando Blancas (W 5-6) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 2. RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and scored a run. LF Lebron Williams had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. CF Rich Babbin hit a triple, drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Rick Ferrell hit a triple and scored a run. PH Frank Wiginton and PH Rich Nolan were both hit by pitches. For the Rockies, 2B Jesus Lopez drew 4 walks, one with the bases loaded, and scored 2 runs. The 4 walks ties the 21st century major league record. C Max Espinal had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. 3B Melvin Mendoza had 2 hits with his 12th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs. CF Julio Chapa had 4 hits with 3 home runs, including a Grand Slam, and had 10 RBIs. He is the 1st major league player to hit 3 home runs in a game in the 21st century and his 10 RBIs are a new record, surpassing the old record of 7. He hit 2 home runs yesterday here against St. Louis, but only had 3 RBIs. Elsewhere: RHP Edmondo Buenaventura won his first start for the Pirates, allowing no runs and 2 hits in 7 innings at Atlanta. So he has now won as many games for them as he did for us in 9 starts. C Masanori Ishii hit a home run in the game. He is the starting catcher for the first place Pirates. Buenaventura is their #5 starter, RHP Greg Richey is their #2 setup man and RHP Neville Carter is their #1 middle reliever. 2B Fred Pariseau is their backup infielder. Last edited by Questdog; 12-13-2016 at 03:31 PM.