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Questdog · 12-14-2016, 04:24 PM

Tuesday, June 19, 2001

We are in St. Louis to play manager Eddie Cape (59) and his Cardinals a short 2-game series. They beat the Diamondbacks 3 of 4 over the weekend. We are 2-2 against them on the season and split 2 games in Portland the last time we met, June 5-6. They are 5th in runs scored with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 3rd in batting average and OPS and their batters have the fewest strikeouts in the NL. They are 6th in runs allowed with 3.9 per game (Portland is #13 at 4.7). Their pitchers have the 2nd lowest OPP BA.

Portland Beavers (25-43 .368 19 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
St. Louis Cardinals (40-28 .588 4 GB in 2nd place in the NL West)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R Major League Debut 8-2 2.10 6.8-0.1-2.3-5.8 in AA and AAA H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Desmarais, StL (35 R 6-5 4.64 8.6-1.5-3.3-5.9)

Desmarais beat us, 5 to 1, here in St. Louis on April 17. In 5 innings, he gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

Angel Rodriguez makes his Major League Debut. I hope he is ready. Certainly, he should at least be better than Andy Chase or Billy Rueter. He is not a strikeout pitcher, succeeding by keeping the ball down and in the zone with four solid pitches: a cutter, a curve, a changeup and a forkball. He is from Columbia and is a pretty good hitter to boot, with 2 home runs in the minors this year. His last start was his AAA debut and he pitched a 2-hit shutout and hit a home run.

SS Ivan Lopez will also be making his Major League Debut. If he can keep from striking out every time and not make any errors, we will consider it a success.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .357-0-4-.878 in 84 AB)
2: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .188-0-7-.495 in 112 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .286-3-22-.815 in 185 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .288-7-34-.854 in 184 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .294-1-4-.745 in 51 AB)
6: 1B Rick Deveney (28 L .172-0-0-.557 in 29 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .235-2-8-.673 in 51 AB)
8: SS Ivan Lopez (25 R Major League Debut .257-0-10-.649 in 109 AB in AAA)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R Major League Debut .235-2-6-.669 in 34 AB in AA and AAA)

ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .297-2-22-.719 in 286 AB)
2: 2B Steve Cargile (30 R .257-2-22-.730 in 241 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .318-10-48-.903 in 267 AB)
4: LF Fred Keith (29 S .312-5-25-.854 in 157 AB)
5: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .282-4-17-.817 in 124 AB)
6: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .271-6-28-.804 in 199 AB)
7: C Rich Eden (30 L .298-3-7-.825 in 84 AB)
8: SS Hector Molina (30 R .220-2-10-.603 in 159 AB)
9: P Ron Desmarais (35 R .192-0-1-.385 in 26 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 77 deg. Clear Skies with a 19 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Jerry Alston swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left. Randy Penn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit past the shortstop. He steals 2nd. Frank Wiginton strikes out. 2 down. Rich Babbin strikes out on three pitches.

Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell, 2nd in the NL in stolen bases, swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Steve Cargile grounds out to short. Ivan Lopez, making the first play of his major league career, bobbles the ball momentarily, but recovers and gets the out. Miguel Medina hits a 1-0 pitch to deep center but Rich Babbin has no trouble running it down! 1-2-3!

Top of the 2nd: Rick Deveney leads off with a blast to center! Home Run! 426 ft. 1 to 0, Beavers! Bringing him back was pure genius!

Bottom of the 2nd: Willie Cardona gets their first hit with a double to the wall in right center with 2 outs. P Angel Rodriguez does not lose his composure, however, and strikes out the next hitter, Rich Eden, to end the inning!

Top of the 5th: The first time through our order, P Ron Desmarais struck out 5, including SS Ivan Lopez in his first major league at bat. His 2nd time up, he lead us off with a line drive hit to left! P Angel Rodriguez bunts him over to 2nd and then he steals 3rd and scores on a Jerry Alston ground out. 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 6th: Doyle Campbell leads off with a walk and then steals 2nd and 3rd and scores on a fly ball by Miguel Medina. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the 8th: Jerry Alston leads off with a little poke hit to left. Randy Penn bunts him up and then Frank Wiginton grounds a ball to 2nd that hits something and bounces over the second baseman for a hit and Alston scores from 2nd! 3 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the 8th: With 1 out, Steve Cargile draws a walk, because that is what he does, but P Angel Rodriguez get the dangerous Miguel Medina to bounce into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning!

Bottom of the 9th: P Angel Rodriguez is at 100 pitches. Fred Keith leads off with a walk and we make the Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. Dave String pops out to 1st. Pinch-hitter: LHB Frank Winters. He flies out to left. 2 outs. Rich Eden lines a 1-0 pitch towards 3rd and Joe Hartin makes a diving catch! ....and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors.
The Cardinals had 4 hits and made no errors.

Angel Rodriguez (W 1-0) went 8+ innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. He has better control than the 5 walks and WP would indicate, but two of them went to Steve Cargile, who already has 47 on the season. Just some butterflies, I am sure.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 8) went 1 inning and retired all 3 batters he faced. He is not a strikeout pitcher either, but so far has been out most effective reliever.

Ron Desmarais (L 6-6) went 7.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7.

1B Rick Deveney, in his triumphal return from exile and in only his 3rd start of the season, hit his first home run of the year. SS Ivan Lopez, in his Major League Debut, went 1 for 4 with a strikeout and scored a run and played good D, starting a double play.

Down on the Farm: The South Atlantic League (A) had its All-Star Game today. The following Lexington Legends were selected to play: SP Frank McGlone (26 R), RP Nelson Cintora (26 R) and that is it. Neither is a prospect. McGlone pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and 3 hits and a run. Cintora pitched 1.1 innings and struck out 3. The Northern Division (our division) won, 4 to 2.

12-14-2016, 04:24 PM	#98
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	Tuesday, June 19, 2001 We are in St. Louis to play manager Eddie Cape (59) and his Cardinals a short 2-game series. They beat the Diamondbacks 3 of 4 over the weekend. We are 2-2 against them on the season and split 2 games in Portland the last time we met, June 5-6. They are 5th in runs scored with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 3rd in batting average and OPS and their batters have the fewest strikeouts in the NL. They are 6th in runs allowed with 3.9 per game (Portland is #13 at 4.7). Their pitchers have the 2nd lowest OPP BA. Portland Beavers (25-43 .368 19 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at St. Louis Cardinals (40-28 .588 4 GB in 2nd place in the NL West) Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R Major League Debut 8-2 2.10 6.8-0.1-2.3-5.8 in AA and AAA H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Desmarais, StL (35 R 6-5 4.64 8.6-1.5-3.3-5.9) Desmarais beat us, 5 to 1, here in St. Louis on April 17. In 5 innings, he gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. Angel Rodriguez makes his Major League Debut. I hope he is ready. Certainly, he should at least be better than Andy Chase or Billy Rueter. He is not a strikeout pitcher, succeeding by keeping the ball down and in the zone with four solid pitches: a cutter, a curve, a changeup and a forkball. He is from Columbia and is a pretty good hitter to boot, with 2 home runs in the minors this year. His last start was his AAA debut and he pitched a 2-hit shutout and hit a home run. SS Ivan Lopez will also be making his Major League Debut. If he can keep from striking out every time and not make any errors, we will consider it a success. Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .357-0-4-.878 in 84 AB) 2: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .188-0-7-.495 in 112 AB) 3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .286-3-22-.815 in 185 AB) 4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .288-7-34-.854 in 184 AB) 5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .294-1-4-.745 in 51 AB) 6: 1B Rick Deveney (28 L .172-0-0-.557 in 29 AB) 7: C Ron Charles (30 R .235-2-8-.673 in 51 AB) 8: SS Ivan Lopez (25 R Major League Debut .257-0-10-.649 in 109 AB in AAA) 9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R Major League Debut .235-2-6-.669 in 34 AB in AA and AAA) ST. LOUIS 1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .297-2-22-.719 in 286 AB) 2: 2B Steve Cargile (30 R .257-2-22-.730 in 241 AB) 3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .318-10-48-.903 in 267 AB) 4: LF Fred Keith (29 S .312-5-25-.854 in 157 AB) 5: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .282-4-17-.817 in 124 AB) 6: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .271-6-28-.804 in 199 AB) 7: C Rich Eden (30 L .298-3-7-.825 in 84 AB) 8: SS Hector Molina (30 R .220-2-10-.603 in 159 AB) 9: P Ron Desmarais (35 R .192-0-1-.385 in 26 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 77 deg. Clear Skies with a 19 MPH wind blowing in from right. Jerry Alston swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to left. Randy Penn swings at the first pitch and lines a hit past the shortstop. He steals 2nd. Frank Wiginton strikes out. 2 down. Rich Babbin strikes out on three pitches. Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell, 2nd in the NL in stolen bases, swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Steve Cargile grounds out to short. Ivan Lopez, making the first play of his major league career, bobbles the ball momentarily, but recovers and gets the out. Miguel Medina hits a 1-0 pitch to deep center but Rich Babbin has no trouble running it down! 1-2-3! Top of the 2nd: Rick Deveney leads off with a blast to center! Home Run! 426 ft. 1 to 0, Beavers! Bringing him back was pure genius! Bottom of the 2nd: Willie Cardona gets their first hit with a double to the wall in right center with 2 outs. P Angel Rodriguez does not lose his composure, however, and strikes out the next hitter, Rich Eden, to end the inning! Top of the 5th: The first time through our order, P Ron Desmarais struck out 5, including SS Ivan Lopez in his first major league at bat. His 2nd time up, he lead us off with a line drive hit to left! P Angel Rodriguez bunts him over to 2nd and then he steals 3rd and scores on a Jerry Alston ground out. 2 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the 6th: Doyle Campbell leads off with a walk and then steals 2nd and 3rd and scores on a fly ball by Miguel Medina. 2 to 1, Beavers. Top of the 8th: Jerry Alston leads off with a little poke hit to left. Randy Penn bunts him up and then Frank Wiginton grounds a ball to 2nd that hits something and bounces over the second baseman for a hit and Alston scores from 2nd! 3 to 1, Beavers! Bottom of the 8th: With 1 out, Steve Cargile draws a walk, because that is what he does, but P Angel Rodriguez get the dangerous Miguel Medina to bounce into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning! Bottom of the 9th: P Angel Rodriguez is at 100 pitches. Fred Keith leads off with a walk and we make the Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. Dave String pops out to 1st. Pinch-hitter: LHB Frank Winters. He flies out to left. 2 outs. Rich Eden lines a 1-0 pitch towards 3rd and Joe Hartin makes a diving catch! ....and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 3 to 1 We had 8 hits and made no errors. The Cardinals had 4 hits and made no errors. Angel Rodriguez (W 1-0) went 8+ innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. He has better control than the 5 walks and WP would indicate, but two of them went to Steve Cargile, who already has 47 on the season. Just some butterflies, I am sure. RHP Ron Beckman (SV 8) went 1 inning and retired all 3 batters he faced. He is not a strikeout pitcher either, but so far has been out most effective reliever. Ron Desmarais (L 6-6) went 7.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7. 1B Rick Deveney, in his triumphal return from exile and in only his 3rd start of the season, hit his first home run of the year. SS Ivan Lopez, in his Major League Debut, went 1 for 4 with a strikeout and scored a run and played good D, starting a double play. Down on the Farm: The South Atlantic League (A) had its All-Star Game today. The following Lexington Legends were selected to play: SP Frank McGlone (26 R), RP Nelson Cintora (26 R) and that is it. Neither is a prospect. McGlone pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up a walk and 3 hits and a run. Cintora pitched 1.1 innings and struck out 3. The Northern Division (our division) won, 4 to 2. Last edited by Questdog; 12-14-2016 at 05:38 PM.