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Questdog · 01-23-2017, 12:27 PM

Monday, September 3, 2001

We are back in Portland for a short home stand. Manager Bob Cole (49) has his Reds here to play a 4-game series. They just swept the previously red hot Padres in 4 games at Cincinnati over the weekend. The first time we met them, we lost 3 of 4 in Cincinnati, May 24-27. They are 6th in runs scores with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 2nd in the league in home runs with 156 in 135 games. We are last with 62. They are 12th in runs allowed with 4.4 per game (Portland is #10 with 4.4).

Cincinnati Reds (67-68 .496 13.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-82 .397 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Ed McChesney, Cin (30 R 10-10 4.99 10.2-1.0-3.0-6.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-11 3.96 9.5-1.0-2.6-4.8)

On May 25, McChesney beat us, 3 to 2, in Cincinnati. In 7 IP, he gave us 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB and had 6 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .305-10-41-.809 in 419 AB)
2: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .252-5-30-.705 in 210 AB)
3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .304-27-62-1.021 in 296 AB)
4: C Mike Midgett (27 R .269-8-38-.816 in 227 AB)
5: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .286-0-2-.690 in 28 AB)
6: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .256-15-50-.752 in 297 AB)
7: 3B Jack Couitt (27 R .175-0-2-.487 in 57 AB)
8: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .293-8-41-.756 in 474 AB)
9: P Ed McChesney (30 R .128-1-5-.356 in 47 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .248-0-6-.639 in 101 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .281-0-11-.685 in 224 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.712 in 343 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .260-2-19-.740 in 146 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .243-0-5-.552 in 37 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .208-0-14-.524 in 144 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-13-.520 in 222 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .250-1-2-1.000 in 8 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (30 R .158-0-4-.358 in 38 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Lee Kowalski flies out to right. Full count to Howard Robertson and he beats out an infield hit. Ron Vayo absolutely crushes one to right. 500+ ft. 2 to 0, Reds. Mike Midgett hits a home run to left. 3 to 0, Reds. Keith Redlin swings out of his shoes and strikes out. Roy Harrington flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney strikes out looking. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Rich Babbin lines a hit to right. Ernesto Gonzelez hits one to deep right center that maybe, could be...IS! Home Run! 3 to 2, Reds. Tim DePriest strikes out.

Top of the 5th: Howard Robertson reaches on an error by Tim DePriest. E-5. Ron Vayo hits another home run to right. 5 to 2, Reds.

Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell bunts his way on and then Steve Jensen and PH Frank Wiginton hit back-to-back singles to load the bases up with nobody out. Don Quinney swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Ferrell tags up and beats the throw to the plate. 5 to 3, Reds. Jerry Alston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the 7th: On the Hill: RHP Bruce Byrd, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Before today Byrd had only struck out 3 batters in 14.2 IP. Even in the minors, where is was very effective, he did not strike out many. Only 12 in 26 IP at Indianapolis. Well, now he decided to strike out the side and he did it!

Lost - 6 to 3

We hit home runs in back-to-back games for the first time in a month.

We had 9 hits and made 1 error.
The Reds had 10 hits and made 3 errors.

Ron Rau (L 8-12) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 9 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Bruce Byrd went 2 perfect innings and struck out 3.
RHP Mike Meyer went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 2.
LHP Pedro Huerta faced 2 batters and retired them both.

Ed McChesney (W 11-10 went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.
RHP Don Butts (SV 26) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. PH/LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits in 2 AB.

For the Reds, CF Ron Vayo hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBIs. He now has 29 HR on the season in only 300 AB. C Mike Midgett had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the year.

We are officially eliminated from the post-season today.

01-23-2017, 12:27 PM	#185
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, September 3, 2001 We are back in Portland for a short home stand. Manager Bob Cole (49) has his Reds here to play a 4-game series. They just swept the previously red hot Padres in 4 games at Cincinnati over the weekend. The first time we met them, we lost 3 of 4 in Cincinnati, May 24-27. They are 6th in runs scores with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 2nd in the league in home runs with 156 in 135 games. We are last with 62. They are 12th in runs allowed with 4.4 per game (Portland is #10 with 4.4). Cincinnati Reds (67-68 .496 13.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at Portland Beavers (54-82 .397 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) Ed McChesney, Cin (30 R 10-10 4.99 10.2-1.0-3.0-6.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-11 3.96 9.5-1.0-2.6-4.8) On May 25, McChesney beat us, 3 to 2, in Cincinnati. In 7 IP, he gave us 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB and had 6 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) CINCINNATI 1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .305-10-41-.809 in 419 AB) 2: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .252-5-30-.705 in 210 AB) 3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .304-27-62-1.021 in 296 AB) 4: C Mike Midgett (27 R .269-8-38-.816 in 227 AB) 5: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .286-0-2-.690 in 28 AB) 6: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .256-15-50-.752 in 297 AB) 7: 3B Jack Couitt (27 R .175-0-2-.487 in 57 AB) 8: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .293-8-41-.756 in 474 AB) 9: P Ed McChesney (30 R .128-1-5-.356 in 47 AB) PORTLAND 1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .248-0-6-.639 in 101 AB) 2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .281-0-11-.685 in 224 AB) 3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.712 in 343 AB) 4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .260-2-19-.740 in 146 AB) 5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .243-0-5-.552 in 37 AB) 6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .208-0-14-.524 in 144 AB) 7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-13-.520 in 222 AB) 8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .250-1-2-1.000 in 8 AB) 9: P Ron Rau (30 R .158-0-4-.358 in 38 AB) Game Start: 7:05 PM Weather: 64 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left. Lee Kowalski flies out to right. Full count to Howard Robertson and he beats out an infield hit. Ron Vayo absolutely crushes one to right. 500+ ft. 2 to 0, Reds. Mike Midgett hits a home run to left. 3 to 0, Reds. Keith Redlin swings out of his shoes and strikes out. Roy Harrington flies out to deep center. Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney strikes out looking. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Rich Babbin lines a hit to right. Ernesto Gonzelez hits one to deep right center that maybe, could be...IS! Home Run! 3 to 2, Reds. Tim DePriest strikes out. Top of the 5th: Howard Robertson reaches on an error by Tim DePriest. E-5. Ron Vayo hits another home run to right. 5 to 2, Reds. Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell bunts his way on and then Steve Jensen and PH Frank Wiginton hit back-to-back singles to load the bases up with nobody out. Don Quinney swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Ferrell tags up and beats the throw to the plate. 5 to 3, Reds. Jerry Alston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Top of the 7th: On the Hill: RHP Bruce Byrd, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Before today Byrd had only struck out 3 batters in 14.2 IP. Even in the minors, where is was very effective, he did not strike out many. Only 12 in 26 IP at Indianapolis. Well, now he decided to strike out the side and he did it! Lost - 6 to 3 We hit home runs in back-to-back games for the first time in a month. We had 9 hits and made 1 error. The Reds had 10 hits and made 3 errors. Ron Rau (L 8-12) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 9 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. RHP Bruce Byrd went 2 perfect innings and struck out 3. RHP Mike Meyer went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 2. LHP Pedro Huerta faced 2 batters and retired them both. Ed McChesney (W 11-10 went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5. RHP Don Butts (SV 26) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. PH/LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits in 2 AB. For the Reds, CF Ron Vayo hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBIs. He now has 29 HR on the season in only 300 AB. C Mike Midgett had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the year. We are officially eliminated from the post-season today. Last edited by Questdog; 01-24-2017 at 11:01 AM.