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Questdog · 01-18-2017, 01:39 PM

Monday, August 13, 2001

We are in New York to play manager Jose Garcia (67) and his Mets a 4-game series. They lost 3 of 4 here to the Rockies over the weekend. The first time we met them, we split 4 games in Portland, June 7-10. They are 10th in the National League in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Portland is #15 with 3.6). They lead the league in stolen bases with 182. They are 6th in runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4). Their pitchers have walked the 2nd fewest batters in the league. They sent 5 players to the All-Star Game, the most in the National League.

Portland Beavers (47-69 .405 22 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (54-61 .470 14 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Ron Rau, Por (29 R 7-9 3.78 9.2-1.0-2.7-4.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Larry Gauthier, NYN (27 R 1-3 3.52 10.6-0.6-2.6-4.4)

We have not faced Gauthier before.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .222-0-0-.628 in 36 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .301-0-9-.732 in 186 AB)
3: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .261-1-13-.733 in 88 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .254-8-47-.744 in 283 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .271-2-21-.657 in 214 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .228-5-26-.664 in 189 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .203-0-4-.509 in 79 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .182-1-9-.476 in 159 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .156-0-1-.362 in 32 AB)

NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .311-9-43-.877 in 428 AB)
2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .286-5-29-.724 in 283 AB)
3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .279-12-37-.873 in 276 AB)
4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .272-10-44-.885 in 235 AB)
5: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .289-21-61-.846 in 394 AB)
6: C Bobby Pina (31 L .254-9-33-.744 in 355 AB)
7: 3B Richie Ward (29 R .175-0-3-.496 in 63 AB)
8: RF Bob Blair (26 L .261-3-15-.653 in 226 AB)
9: P Larry Gauthier (27 R .000-0-0-.400 in 3 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 72 deg. Clear skies with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Don Quinney works the count full and takes ball four. He steals 2nd on the first pitch to Jerry Alston. Alston then gets plunked. Ernesto Gonzelez works the count full and then rips a line drive right to 1B Manny Esquivel who catches it and steps on 1st to double off Alston. Rich Babbin flares one to right, down the line, but Bob Blair makes an unbelievable diving catch to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez gets plunked with a 2-2 pitch. I don't think any retaliation was intended. If it was, it is stupid to so it to the lead-off batter. Guillermo Valenzuela flies out to center. Ramirez steals 2nd. Full count to Larry Brown and he flies out to right. Gary Brown grounds a hit to right and Ramirez scores. 1 to 0, Mets. Gary Brown then steals 2nd. Manny Esquivel flies out to deep center.

Top of the 2nd: Joe Hartin leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. Back-to-back walks to Ron Charles and Mike Cavallaro load the bases up with no outs. Rick Ferrell grounds a double down the 3rd base line and 2 runs score! 2 to 1, Beavers! Ron Rau grounds out to short and Cavallaro scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Don Quinney grounds out to 2nd and Ferrell scores. 4 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the 2nd: Bobby Pins leads off with a single to right and Richie Ward draws a walk. They pinch-hit for P Larry Gauthier, but P Ron Rau strikes out 2 in a row. Then Jesus Ramirez hits a fly ball to right that Jerry Alston drops for a 2-base error and Pina scores. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the 3rd: Larry Brown leads off with a walk. Brother Gary Brown hits a ball that looks like a sure hit over CF Rich Babbin's head, but Babbin tracks it down and fires a strike back to 1st to double off the runner!

Bottom of the 4th: We double another runner off base when Jerry Alston catches a fly ball and nails P Nelson Taveras off 2nd!

Top of the 6th: With 1 out, Ron Charles, Mike Cavallaro and Rick Ferrell all single to load the bases up. P Ron Rau then grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score! 6 to 2, Beavers! Don Quinney singles to load the bases back up. Jerry Alston grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Ferrell scores. 7 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the 8th: With 2 outs, PH Frank Wiginton triples down the right field line and Don Quinney singles him home! 8 to 2, Beavers!

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Richie Ward leads off with an infield hit and with 1 out, PH Jesus Concha hits a home run to right. 8 to 4, Beavers.

Top of the 9th: Rich Babbin leads off with an infield hit. With 1 out, Ron Charles singles and Babbin beats the throw to 3rd. Mike Cavallaro grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Babbin scores. 9 to 4, Beavers!

Won - 9 to 4

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors.
The Mets had 10 hits and made 1 error.

Ron Rau (W 8-9) went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out 3. 111 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and 3 RBIs.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run.

Larry Gauthier (L 1-4) went 2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out no one.

LF Don Quinney had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits and scored a run. C Ron Charles had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Mike Cavallaro had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Rick Ferrell had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He did make his 3rd error since we sent Ivan Lopez to Indianapolis, however. PH Frank Wiginton hit a triple and scored a run. He is now tied for the NL lead with 9 triples.

For the Mets, C Bobby Pina had 3 hits and scored a run. PH Jesus Concha hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs.

01-18-2017, 01:39 PM	#161
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	Monday, August 13, 2001 We are in New York to play manager Jose Garcia (67) and his Mets a 4-game series. They lost 3 of 4 here to the Rockies over the weekend. The first time we met them, we split 4 games in Portland, June 7-10. They are 10th in the National League in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Portland is #15 with 3.6). They lead the league in stolen bases with 182. They are 6th in runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4). Their pitchers have walked the 2nd fewest batters in the league. They sent 5 players to the All-Star Game, the most in the National League. Portland Beavers (47-69 .405 22 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at New York Mets (54-61 .470 14 GB in 6th place in the NL East) Ron Rau, Por (29 R 7-9 3.78 9.2-1.0-2.7-4.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Larry Gauthier, NYN (27 R 1-3 3.52 10.6-0.6-2.6-4.4) We have not faced Gauthier before. Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .222-0-0-.628 in 36 AB) 2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .301-0-9-.732 in 186 AB) 3: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .261-1-13-.733 in 88 AB) 4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .254-8-47-.744 in 283 AB) 5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .271-2-21-.657 in 214 AB) 6: C Ron Charles (30 R .228-5-26-.664 in 189 AB) 7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .203-0-4-.509 in 79 AB) 8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .182-1-9-.476 in 159 AB) 9: P Ron Rau (29 R .156-0-1-.362 in 32 AB) NEW YORK (N) 1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .311-9-43-.877 in 428 AB) 2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .286-5-29-.724 in 283 AB) 3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .279-12-37-.873 in 276 AB) 4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .272-10-44-.885 in 235 AB) 5: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .289-21-61-.846 in 394 AB) 6: C Bobby Pina (31 L .254-9-33-.744 in 355 AB) 7: 3B Richie Ward (29 R .175-0-3-.496 in 63 AB) 8: RF Bob Blair (26 L .261-3-15-.653 in 226 AB) 9: P Larry Gauthier (27 R .000-0-0-.400 in 3 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 72 deg. Clear skies with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from right. Don Quinney works the count full and takes ball four. He steals 2nd on the first pitch to Jerry Alston. Alston then gets plunked. Ernesto Gonzelez works the count full and then rips a line drive right to 1B Manny Esquivel who catches it and steps on 1st to double off Alston. Rich Babbin flares one to right, down the line, but Bob Blair makes an unbelievable diving catch to end the inning. Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez gets plunked with a 2-2 pitch. I don't think any retaliation was intended. If it was, it is stupid to so it to the lead-off batter. Guillermo Valenzuela flies out to center. Ramirez steals 2nd. Full count to Larry Brown and he flies out to right. Gary Brown grounds a hit to right and Ramirez scores. 1 to 0, Mets. Gary Brown then steals 2nd. Manny Esquivel flies out to deep center. Top of the 2nd: Joe Hartin leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. Back-to-back walks to Ron Charles and Mike Cavallaro load the bases up with no outs. Rick Ferrell grounds a double down the 3rd base line and 2 runs score! 2 to 1, Beavers! Ron Rau grounds out to short and Cavallaro scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Don Quinney grounds out to 2nd and Ferrell scores. 4 to 1, Beavers! Bottom of the 2nd: Bobby Pins leads off with a single to right and Richie Ward draws a walk. They pinch-hit for P Larry Gauthier, but P Ron Rau strikes out 2 in a row. Then Jesus Ramirez hits a fly ball to right that Jerry Alston drops for a 2-base error and Pina scores. 4 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the 3rd: Larry Brown leads off with a walk. Brother Gary Brown hits a ball that looks like a sure hit over CF Rich Babbin's head, but Babbin tracks it down and fires a strike back to 1st to double off the runner! Bottom of the 4th: We double another runner off base when Jerry Alston catches a fly ball and nails P Nelson Taveras off 2nd! Top of the 6th: With 1 out, Ron Charles, Mike Cavallaro and Rick Ferrell all single to load the bases up. P Ron Rau then grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score! 6 to 2, Beavers! Don Quinney singles to load the bases back up. Jerry Alston grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Ferrell scores. 7 to 2, Beavers! Top of the 8th: With 2 outs, PH Frank Wiginton triples down the right field line and Don Quinney singles him home! 8 to 2, Beavers! Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Richie Ward leads off with an infield hit and with 1 out, PH Jesus Concha hits a home run to right. 8 to 4, Beavers. Top of the 9th: Rich Babbin leads off with an infield hit. With 1 out, Ron Charles singles and Babbin beats the throw to 3rd. Mike Cavallaro grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Babbin scores. 9 to 4, Beavers! Won - 9 to 4 We had 14 hits and made 2 errors. The Mets had 10 hits and made 1 error. Ron Rau (W 8-9) went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out 3. 111 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and 3 RBIs. LHP Jim Ackley went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Larry Castillo went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run. Larry Gauthier (L 1-4) went 2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out no one. LF Don Quinney had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits and scored a run. C Ron Charles had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Mike Cavallaro had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Rick Ferrell had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He did make his 3rd error since we sent Ivan Lopez to Indianapolis, however. PH Frank Wiginton hit a triple and scored a run. He is now tied for the NL lead with 9 triples. For the Mets, C Bobby Pina had 3 hits and scored a run. PH Jesus Concha hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs.