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Thursday, May 9, 2002
Portland Beavers (19-14 .576 2.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (16-18 .471 3 GB tied for 4th place in the NL East)
Tony Ricketts, Por (27 R 1-1 5.30 9.6-0.0-1.9-6.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Rich Davison, NYN (28 R 1-4 5.82 10.3-2.1-1.6-7.9)
We have not faced Davison before. He was 8-13 with a 4.20 ERA last year for the Mets in 31 starts.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS) Stats are for last season.
PORTLAND
1: LF Dave Priestly (28 R .267-1-7-.762 in 45 AB)
2: CF Javy Fernandez (27 L .321-1-14-.838 in 131 AB)
3: RF Lebron Williams (33 L .319-1-6-.778 in 47 AB)
4: C Mark Parker (28 R .277-3-12-.805 in 112 AB)
5: 1B Danny Hernandez (23 L .250-1-2-.833 in 12 AB)
6: 3B Jim Eighmy (28 R .161-0-3-.451 in 31 AB)
7: SS Stu Redman (30 R .252-0-15-.593 in 119 AB)
8: 2B Rick Ferrell (26 R .250-0-3-.500 in 20 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (27 R .000-0-0-.000 in 6 AB)
NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (23 S .271-3-10-.781 in 107 AB) 2001 All-Star and Gold Glove
2: 2B Cary Gilreath (27 R .298-3-12-.817 in 104 AB)
3: RF Howard Ammons (25 L .220-6-15-.651 in 132 AB)
4: CF Larry Brown (29 R .286-5-21-.872 in 133 AB)
5: 1B Manny Esquivel (29 L .216-5-24-.650 in 125 AB)
6: LF Tom Wilson (29 R .283-2-5-.854 in 53 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (31 R .212-1-4-.631 in 33 AB) Ex-Beaver
8: 3B David Millan (29 S .209-2-4-.636 in 86 AB)
9: P Rich Davison (28 R .167-0-1-.333 in 12 AB)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 56 deg. Clear skies with an 18 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 12,930
Dave Priestly lines a hit to left. Javy Fernandez grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Lebron Williams grounds out to short and Fernandez moves up to 2nd. Mark Parker grounds out to short.
Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez grounds out to 2nd. Cary Gilreath flies out to center. Howard Ammons hits a home run to right. 1 to 0, Mets. Larry Brown walks on four pitches. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when Mark Parker throws the ball into center. Are we ever going to have another error-free game? Manny Esquivel grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom of the 3rd: With 1 out, Jesus Ramirez singles and with 2 outs, Howard Ammons singles. Larry Brown doubles and both runners score. 3 to 0, Mets.
Top of the 4th: Javy Fernandez leads off with a grounder up the middle for a hit. Lebron Williams singles and Fernandez takes 3rd. After Mark parker strikes out, Danny Hernandez grounds one to 1st and they go for the 3-6-3 double play, but he beats the relay throw to the bag and Fernandez scores. 3 to 1, Mets.
Top of the 5th: With 2 outs, Dave Priestly triples to right center. Javy Fernandez follows with a hit up the middle. 3 to 2, Mets.
Top of the 6th: Mark Parker leads off with a walk. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on the catcher's error. Stu Redman comes through with a base knock to tie the game at 3!
Top of the 8th: Mark Parker leads off and swings at the first pitch and drills one to left center for a home run! 420 ft. 4 to 3, Beavers!
Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: LHP Max Burgess. He gives up a hit to Larry Brown, but gets the two left-handers out. New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. Tom Wilson singles to left. Ron Charles lines a hit to left and Brown scores to tie the game at 4.
Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Jack Ivy, their All-Star closer. Javy Fernandez leads off with a double to right center! RF Jerry Alston, who came in last inning as a defensive replacement for Lebron Williams, grounds out to the pitcher, but Fernandez moves over to 3rd. Mark Parker lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Fernandez scores! 5 to 3, Beavers! That is all we get, though.
Bottom of the 9th: Pinch-hitter: LHB Bob Blair. He draws a walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Cary Gilreath flies out to right. Howard Ammons flies out to center and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers! Sweep!
Won- 5 to 4
We had 13 hits and made 1 error.
The Mets had 8 hits and made 2 errors.
Tony Ricketts went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 1.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Max Burgess went 2/3 of and inning, allowed 1 run and 1 hit.
RHP Ron Beckman (W 4-1 Vultured) went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
Rich Davison went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.
RHP Jack Ivy (L 0-2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run and 3 hits.
LF Dave Priestly had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run. CF Javy Fernandez had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Mark Park had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Stu Redman had 2 hits and an RBI.
For the Mets, RF Howard Ammons had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the year and scored 2 runs. We did not get CF Larry Brown out. He had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.
Last edited by Questdog; 03-27-2017 at 03:29 PM.
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