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Saturday, July 21, 2001
Let's play two!
Los Angeles Dodgers (30-65 .316 29.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (36-59 .379 23.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)
Game 1
Alex Andrade, LAN (28 R 0-1 4.97 7.5-1.8-3.9-8.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (29 R 5-8 4.08 10.3-1.1-2.4-4.9)
There are two Alex Andrade's. One is the closer for the Giants and he has 5 saves against us. This one has spent most of the year in AAA and we will be facing him for the first time.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
LOS ANGELES (N)
1: SS Ralph Burlett (29 R .250-0-18-.599 in 224 AB)
2: C Al Decker (29 S .248-4-18-.720 in 117 AB)
3: 1B Don Russo (30 R .266-20-55-.757 in 383 AB)
4: CF Dave Leonard (31 R .252-4-27-.651 in 329 AB)
5: RF Mike Mitman (28 L .323-3-17-.801 in 158 AB)
6: LF Glenn Manzi (30 L .240-1-20-.694 in 150 AB)
7: 2B Mike Weitzel (27 R .316-0-0-.684 in 19 AB)
8: 3B Steve Gustafson (33 S .270-1-30-.656 in 344 AB)
9: P Alex Andrade (28 R .143-0-2-.393 in 7 AB)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .197-0-12-.491 in 198 AB)
2: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .248-7-36-.734 in 230 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .286-6-40-.819 in 273 AB)
4: RF Lebron Williams (32 L .324-8-32-.853 in 281 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .274-2-14-.647 in 157 AB)
6: 1B Eric McCornack (26 S .160-0-2-.352 in 25 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .241-4-19-.642 in 137 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .188-1-8-.486 in 138 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .125-0-1-.285 in 24 AB)
Game Start: 1:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Overcast with a 12 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Ralph Burlett flies out to left. Al Decker grounds out to 2nd. Don Russo pops out to short! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the 1st: Randy Penn swings at the first pitch and flies out to the warning track in center. Rich Babbin strikes out. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 2nd.
Bottom of the 4th: Lebron Williams leads off with a single and Joe Hartin draws a walk. With 1 out, Ron Charles singles to load the bases up. Rick Ferrell singles and Williams scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! P Ron Rau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the 5th: Randy Penn leads off with a triple! Rich Babbin follows with another triple, this one off the center field wall! 2 to 0, Beavers! Frank Wiginton up. Passed Ball! Babbin scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, Joe Hartin draws a walk and then Eric McCornack hits out third triple of the inning! 4 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Alex Andrade packing.
Top of the 6th: Steve Gustafson leads off with a single and Pinch-hitter Dennis Reigel draws a walk. A wild pitch moves them up to 2nd and 3rd. A single by Ralph Burlett scores a run. 4 to 1, Beavers. With 1 out, Don Russo flies out to center and Reigel scores. 4 to 2, Beavers.
Top of the 8th: Pinch-hitter: RHB Larry Dunn. He lines a hit to center. The Bullpen is alerted. With 1 out, AL Decker doubles and Dunn scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. C Rich Nolan comes in on a double switch. Don Russo grounds out to short. 2 down. Full count to Dave Leonard and he strikes out!
Top of the 9th: Mike Mitman reaches on an infield hit. Glenn Manzi tries to lay down a bunt but misses it. He then grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Mike Weitzel grounds out to 2nd! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!
Won - 4 to 3
We turned 3 double plays.
We had 9 hits and made no errors.
The Dodgers had 7 hits and made no errors.
Ron Rau (W 6-8) went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 13) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
Alex Andrade (L 0-2) went 4.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.
2B Randy Penn had 2 hits with a triple and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Frank Wiginton hit a double. 1B Eric McCornack had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and had an RBI.
Game 2
Bobby Shipley, LAN (29 R 0-6 5.15 10.1-2.7-3.7-5.2) vs Ricky Chase, Por (30 R 1-4 4.47 9.9-1.0-2.2-6.1)
Shipley is 0-6 in 7 starts. The one start he did not lose was against us on June 28 in Los Angeles. We lost, 4 to 3, in 15 innings. In 6 innings, he gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
LOS ANGELES (N)
1: SS Ralph Burlett (29 R .250-0-19-.598 in 228 AB)
2: 2B Dennis Reigel (29 R .236-9-33-.684 in 203 AB)
3: LF Larry Dunn (29 R .309-1-19-.725 in 165 AB)
4: 1B Don Russo (30 R .267-20-56-.756 in 386 AB)
5: CF Dave Leonard (31 R .249-4-27-.643 in 333 AB)
6: RF Mike Mitman (28 L .321-3-17-.794 in 162 AB)
7: C Mike Haman (28 R .245-8-30-.696 in 282 AB)
8: 3B Steve Gustafson (33 S .271-1-30-.657 in 347 AB)
9: P Bobby Shipley (29 L .100-0-1-.200 in 10 AB)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .320-0-8-.788 in 150 AB)
2: SS Ivan Lopez (25 R .198-0-7-.575 in 86 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .247-7-37-.736 in 235 AB)
4: RF Lebron Williams (32 L .324-8-32-.853 in 284 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .270-2-14-.647 in 159 AB)
6: 1B Eric McCornack (26 S .214-0-3-.552 in 28 AB)
7: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .202-0-12-.508 in 203 AB)
8: C Rich Nolan (30 L .233-0-1-.728 in 30 AB)
9: P Ricky Chase (30 S .091-0-1-.265 in 11 AB)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 62 deg. Overcast with a 12 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Ralph Burlett grounds out to short. Dennis Reigel scalds one, but lines out to 3rd. Larry Dunn strikes out! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston flies out to deep center. Ivan Lopez grounds out to short. Rich Babbin grounds out to 2nd.
Bottom of the 2nd: With 1 out, Joe Hartin beats out an infield hit. Eric McCornack reaches on an error by 3B Steve Gustafson. E-5. Randy Penn grounds out and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd. 2 outs. Rich Nolan grounds one to 2nd, but 1B Don Russo drops the throw and Hartin scores! E-3. 1 to 0, Beavers! P Ricky Chase grounds a hit up the middle and McCornack scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!
Top of the 6th: Dennis Reigel leads off with a hit. Larry Dunn reaches on an error by 2B Randy Penn. E-4. Their big bopper, Don Russo strikes out! Dave Leonard singles to right and Reigel heads for home, but Jerry Alston throws him out! 2 down. Mike Mitman doubles off the center field wall and 2 runs score to tie the game up.
Top of the 8th: On the Hill: RHP Mike Meyer, beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 1 out, Don Russo hits a single. Pinch-runner: Remi Annoni. With 2 outs, Annoni steals 2nd and then Mike Mitman singles him home. 3 to 2, Dodgers.
Top of the 9th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. He strikes out the side, 1-2-3!
Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Joe Healey, their closer. 2.91 ERA with 10 SV in 46.1 IP. 39 H, 16 BB and 42 SO. Lebron Williams lines out to short. Joe Hartin grounds out to 2nd. Eric McCornack sends one to deep center that maybe, could be?....caught on the warning track. Ballgame.
Lost - 3 to 2.
We had 4 hits and made 1 error.
The Dodgers had 11 hits and made 3 errors.
Ricky Chase went 6.1 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 9 hits, 1 HBP, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Mike Meyer (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.
RHP Larry Castillo went 1 perfect ining and struck out all 3 batters he faced.
Bobby Shipley went 6 innings, gave us 2 unearned runs, 3 hits, no walks and struck out 3.
RHP Orlando Solorio (W 1-6) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Joe Healey (SV 11) went 1 perfect inning.
For the Dodgers, RF/1B Mike Mitman had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and drove in all 3 Dodger runs.
Last edited by Questdog; 01-14-2017 at 01:49 PM.
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