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Thursday, May 30, 2002

SS Rich Cruz (30-R) has been sent to Vancouver (A) to make room on the roster for Fernando Martinez (27-L).

Portland Beavers (23-30 .434 12.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West) at
Milwaukee Brewers (23-28 .451 15 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 0-2 2.40) vs. MIL: Danny Cruz (23-R 3-5 6.56)

Moe has given up 2 runs in each of his 2 starts with the Beavers, but has taken a loss in each game.

We faced Cruz once last year and scored 5 runs in 4.1 IP and beat him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .224-98-2-11-.618)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .224-67-1-2-.541)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L Beaver debut) Gold Glove
4: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .266-188-11-32-.827)
5: 1B Kurt Cunning (30-R .167-12-0-1-.479)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .291-79-2-11-.817)
7: 2B Dave Risinger (26-R .196-97-0-4-.492)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .210-62-1-3-.493)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .000-5-0-0-.000)

MILWAUKEE
1: RF Kennie Masline (27-L .283-205-2-19-.712)
2: 2B Steve Hermanson (24-S .298-208-6-24-.804)
3: 1B Andres Garcia (34-R .356-194-1-23-.930)
4: 3B Antonio Flores (26-L .217-184-1-17-.538)
5: CF Bill Watson (32-R .270-185-6-24-.767)
6: C Stan Babik (23-R .250-44-2-10-.707)
7: LF Bob Wick (29-R .150-43-3-5-.619)
8: SS Rick Fountain (22-R .188-117-1-9-.521) Rookie
9: P Danny Cruz (23-R .105-19-0-1-.211)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,924

Top of the First:
Rick Woodell lines out to left. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Martinez, in his first AB as a Beaver, strikes out...

Bottom of the First:

Kenny Masline walks on 4 pitches... P Rondey Moe picks him off at 1st! Steve Hermanson flies out to center. Andres Garcia grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Sixth:

With 2 out, we get our second hit of the game when Rick Woodell doubles off the center field wall. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to left and Woodell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Antonio Flores lines a hit to left, the first hit of the game for the Brewers... We get the Bullpen going. PH Steve Quakenbush (21-L), a rookie who is 1 for 1 on his career and hit .386 in A Ball this year, doubles to right center... Stan Babik flies out to center and Flores tags up and scores... Tie game: 1 to 1. We walk Bob Wick intentionally.... I hate this crap... Rick Fountain strikes out. They let P Danny Cruz bat and he grounds out to short!

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd. They walk Rock Woodell intentionally. PH Shannon Kuchta (24-R) flies out to the warning track in center and Neumann tags up and goes to 3rd. Fernando Martinez get his first hit as a Beaver with a line drive to right and Neumann scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Woodell scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R) pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: John Cox (29-L). Kenny Masline grounds a hit to center... Cox has faced Masline twice since returning from Vancouver (A) and given up 2 hits... He'll be going back North... Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Steve Hermanson lines a hit to center... Andres Garcia grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs.... Antonio Flores flies out to deep center and Masline scores and Hermanson goes to 3rd... 3 to 2, Beavers. LF Armando Lopez (33-L) walks on 4 pitches and they are loaded up again... What is the deal with David Fuentes? No pressure and he is lights out.... Beyond lights out... But when the game is on the line, 90% of batters reach base... Stan Babik pops out to shallow right and the runners hold. 2 outs. Bob Wick, the .143 hitter, lines a hit to right and 2 runs score.... 4 to 3, Brewers. Rick Fountain, the Automatic out, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load then up again.... PH Dong-hak Shong, batting .350 with 1 HR (against the Beavers) on 20 AB, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L), who is not fresh... Shong strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Ricky Huffman (34-L), their closer with a 2.01 ERA in 22.1 IP, but 3 HR allowed. Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit! But the next three go down....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Milwaukee had 6 hits and made no errors

Rondey Moe went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. He threw a no hitter for 6 innings. But we cannot get him a win...
LHP John Cox faced 1 batter and gave up a hit and a run.
RHP David Fuentes (L 3-3 BS 3) got 2 outs, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 2 walks. 15 of 23 inherited runners have scored this season....
LHP Chuck Purnell faced 1 batter and struck him out. on 3 pitches.

Danny Cruz (W 4-5) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 4.
LHP Ricky Huffman (SV 12) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 2.

3B Rick Woodell hit a double, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. C Jim Shippy had 3 hits. PH Don Neumann had a hit, stole a base and scored a run.
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