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Questdog · 01-18-2017, 06:17 PM

Friday, August 17, 2001

We are in Houston to play manager Champ Walker (39) and his Astros a 3-game series over the weekend. They just beat the Marlins 3 out of 4 here. We are 2-7 against them this season and lost 2 games here July 3rd and 4th the last time we met. They are 3rd in the National League in scoring with 4.7 runs per game (Portland is back to #16 (last) with 3.5). They lead the NL in home runs with 155 in 120 games. We are last, by far, with 58. They also lead the league in walks by their batters. The old draw a couple of walks and hit a 3-run homer method... They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #8 with 4.3).

Portland Beavers (48-72 .400 24 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Houston Astros (72-48 .600 in 1st place in the NL West)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-3 4.48 8.1-1.4-4.1-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Walt Deckman, Hou (30 R 7-9 4.15 8.8-0.9-2.5-5.8)

We are 0-3 against Deckman. He is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA. In 20 IP, he has given us 15 H, 2 HR, 3 BB and has 13 SO. He is 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA here in Houston and 1-7 with a 6.20 ERA on the road.

On paper, this looks like we are throwing Angel Rodriguez to the lions.... His weaknesses are that he walks a lot and gives up a lot of home runs, the two things the Astros are built to exploit.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Don Quinney (27 L .244-0-2-.693 in 45 AB)
2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .181-0-5-.459 in 94 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .299-8-46-.850 in 361 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .253-8-47-.735 in 292 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .253-1-13-.700 in 99 AB)
6: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-2-22-.629 in 230 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .224-5-26-.648 in 201 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-11-.542 in 171 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .250-1-5-.599 in 28 AB)

HOUSTON
1: CF Jerry Slocum (25 L .223-0-3-.585 in 112 AB)
2: 2B Jim Ellison (28 R .271-11-59-.727 in 425 AB)
3: C Howard Morrell (27 R .303-23-71-.952 in 386 AB)
4: LF Mike Cane (28 L .262-25-80-.798 in 461 AB)
5: 1B Dave Brown (31 R .271-15-58-.806 in 451 AB)
6: 3B Ron Janeiro (31 R .270-23-67-.873 in 355 AB)
7: SS Ed Larson (26 R .321-11-29-.934 in 215 AB)
8: RF David Rodriguez (26 L .231-14-48-.719 in 403 AB)
9: P Walt Deckman (30 R .213-0-2-.494 in 47 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 79 deg. Clear skies with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from center. We will need all the help we can get!

Don Quinney pops out to 2nd. Mike Cavallaro grounds a hit up the middle. On the first pitch to Frank Wiginton, Cavallaro lights out for 2nd. The throw by Howard Morrell is into center and Cavallaro ends up on 3rd! Frank Wiginton walks. Rich Babbin up. Wild pitch! Cavallaro scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Babbin doubles to right and Wiginton scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez flies out to left. 2 down. Joe Hartin lines a hit to center and Babbin scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! That covers one 2-run home run! We need more, though, I think.... Ron Charles strikes out looking on 3 pitches.

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Slocum lines out to 2nd. Jim Ellison swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Howard Morrell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, P Angel Rodriguez grounds a single to left. Don Quinney beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Frank Wiginton lines a hit to right and Rodriguez scores! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 3rd: David Rodriguez leads off with a walk. Uh-oh, here we go.... They pinch-hit for P Walt Deckman with RHB Doug Frain, who strikes out looking. Jerry Slocum grounds a hit to right and Rodriguez heads to 3rd and beats the throw. Slocum moves up to 2nd. Jim Ellison grounds out to 2nd and Rodriguez scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Howard Morrell flies out to center!

Bottom of the 5th: Ed Larson leads off with a triple down the right field line. David Rodriguez hits a shot to right, but the wind kills it and Don Quinney makes the catch on the warning track. Larson trots home. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the 6th: Jim Ellison leads off with a hit. Howard Morrell hits a perfect double play ball to SS Rick Ferrell, but his throw is bad to 2nd and everyone is safe. He is NOT supposed to make many errors! It has never been a problem before this past week, but now he has 5 errors in his last 7 games. Get the Bullpen up! Mike Cane draws a walk to load the bases up with nobody out. Dave Brown grounds a single to center and a run scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Full count to Ron Janeiro and he takes ball four to tie the game. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ricky Chase. Ed Larson doubles to right for 2 more runs. 6 to 4, Astros. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. David Rodriguez strikes out. An out, finally! Pinch-hitter: RHB Larry Marra. 26 years old and he is making his first plate appearance of the season in the majors. He hit .374 in 190 AB in AAA. He flies out to center and Janeiro tags up and scores. 7 to 4, Astros. Jerry Slocum lines out to left.

Top of the 8th: On the hill: RHP Dave Craig, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Joe Hartin leads off with a single to left center. With 2 outs, they make a switch and bring in RHP Elmer Vogt. PH Jerry Alston grounds a single to right and Hartin goes to 3rd. Don Quinney grounds a hit up the middle and Hartin scores. 7 to 5, Astros.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. Ed Larson leads off with a double, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a wild pitch. 8 to 5, Astros.

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 12 hits and made 1 error. 9 straight games with an error.
The Astros had 9 hits and made 2 errors.

Angel Rodriguez (L 5-4) went 5+ innings, allowed 7 runs (5 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Ricky Chase faced 1 batter and gave up a run-scoring double.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 1 inning and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Walt Deckman went 3 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Levell Garrett (W 5-1) went 3 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Gene Lynch (SV 37) went 1 inning and gave us 1 walk.

RF Don Quinney had 3 hits and an RBI. LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Jerry Alston had a hit.

For the Astros, 2B Jim Ellison had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Ed Larson hit 2 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

01-18-2017, 06:17 PM	#165
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	Friday, August 17, 2001 We are in Houston to play manager Champ Walker (39) and his Astros a 3-game series over the weekend. They just beat the Marlins 3 out of 4 here. We are 2-7 against them this season and lost 2 games here July 3rd and 4th the last time we met. They are 3rd in the National League in scoring with 4.7 runs per game (Portland is back to #16 (last) with 3.5). They lead the NL in home runs with 155 in 120 games. We are last, by far, with 58. They also lead the league in walks by their batters. The old draw a couple of walks and hit a 3-run homer method... They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #8 with 4.3). Portland Beavers (48-72 .400 24 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at Houston Astros (72-48 .600 in 1st place in the NL West) Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-3 4.48 8.1-1.4-4.1-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Walt Deckman, Hou (30 R 7-9 4.15 8.8-0.9-2.5-5.8) We are 0-3 against Deckman. He is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA. In 20 IP, he has given us 15 H, 2 HR, 3 BB and has 13 SO. He is 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA here in Houston and 1-7 with a 6.20 ERA on the road. On paper, this looks like we are throwing Angel Rodriguez to the lions.... His weaknesses are that he walks a lot and gives up a lot of home runs, the two things the Astros are built to exploit. Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Don Quinney (27 L .244-0-2-.693 in 45 AB) 2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .181-0-5-.459 in 94 AB) 3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .299-8-46-.850 in 361 AB) 4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .253-8-47-.735 in 292 AB) 5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .253-1-13-.700 in 99 AB) 6: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-2-22-.629 in 230 AB) 7: C Ron Charles (30 R .224-5-26-.648 in 201 AB) 8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-11-.542 in 171 AB) 9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .250-1-5-.599 in 28 AB) HOUSTON 1: CF Jerry Slocum (25 L .223-0-3-.585 in 112 AB) 2: 2B Jim Ellison (28 R .271-11-59-.727 in 425 AB) 3: C Howard Morrell (27 R .303-23-71-.952 in 386 AB) 4: LF Mike Cane (28 L .262-25-80-.798 in 461 AB) 5: 1B Dave Brown (31 R .271-15-58-.806 in 451 AB) 6: 3B Ron Janeiro (31 R .270-23-67-.873 in 355 AB) 7: SS Ed Larson (26 R .321-11-29-.934 in 215 AB) 8: RF David Rodriguez (26 L .231-14-48-.719 in 403 AB) 9: P Walt Deckman (30 R .213-0-2-.494 in 47 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 79 deg. Clear skies with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from center. We will need all the help we can get! Don Quinney pops out to 2nd. Mike Cavallaro grounds a hit up the middle. On the first pitch to Frank Wiginton, Cavallaro lights out for 2nd. The throw by Howard Morrell is into center and Cavallaro ends up on 3rd! Frank Wiginton walks. Rich Babbin up. Wild pitch! Cavallaro scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Babbin doubles to right and Wiginton scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez flies out to left. 2 down. Joe Hartin lines a hit to center and Babbin scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! That covers one 2-run home run! We need more, though, I think.... Ron Charles strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Slocum lines out to 2nd. Jim Ellison swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Howard Morrell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, P Angel Rodriguez grounds a single to left. Don Quinney beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Frank Wiginton lines a hit to right and Rodriguez scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the 3rd: David Rodriguez leads off with a walk. Uh-oh, here we go.... They pinch-hit for P Walt Deckman with RHB Doug Frain, who strikes out looking. Jerry Slocum grounds a hit to right and Rodriguez heads to 3rd and beats the throw. Slocum moves up to 2nd. Jim Ellison grounds out to 2nd and Rodriguez scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Howard Morrell flies out to center! Bottom of the 5th: Ed Larson leads off with a triple down the right field line. David Rodriguez hits a shot to right, but the wind kills it and Don Quinney makes the catch on the warning track. Larson trots home. 4 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the 6th: Jim Ellison leads off with a hit. Howard Morrell hits a perfect double play ball to SS Rick Ferrell, but his throw is bad to 2nd and everyone is safe. He is NOT supposed to make many errors! It has never been a problem before this past week, but now he has 5 errors in his last 7 games. Get the Bullpen up! Mike Cane draws a walk to load the bases up with nobody out. Dave Brown grounds a single to center and a run scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Full count to Ron Janeiro and he takes ball four to tie the game. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ricky Chase. Ed Larson doubles to right for 2 more runs. 6 to 4, Astros. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. David Rodriguez strikes out. An out, finally! Pinch-hitter: RHB Larry Marra. 26 years old and he is making his first plate appearance of the season in the majors. He hit .374 in 190 AB in AAA. He flies out to center and Janeiro tags up and scores. 7 to 4, Astros. Jerry Slocum lines out to left. Top of the 8th: On the hill: RHP Dave Craig, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Joe Hartin leads off with a single to left center. With 2 outs, they make a switch and bring in RHP Elmer Vogt. PH Jerry Alston grounds a single to right and Hartin goes to 3rd. Don Quinney grounds a hit up the middle and Hartin scores. 7 to 5, Astros. Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. Ed Larson leads off with a double, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a wild pitch. 8 to 5, Astros. Lost - 8 to 5 We had 12 hits and made 1 error. 9 straight games with an error. The Astros had 9 hits and made 2 errors. Angel Rodriguez (L 5-4) went 5+ innings, allowed 7 runs (5 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. RHP Ricky Chase faced 1 batter and gave up a run-scoring double. LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning and struck out 1. RHP Larry Castillo went 1 inning and allowed 2 hits. RHP Freddy Arana went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 1. He threw a WP. Walt Deckman went 3 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP Levell Garrett (W 5-1) went 3 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 3. RHP Gene Lynch (SV 37) went 1 inning and gave us 1 walk. RF Don Quinney had 3 hits and an RBI. LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Jerry Alston had a hit. For the Astros, 2B Jim Ellison had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Ed Larson hit 2 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. Last edited by Questdog; 01-19-2017 at 11:25 AM.