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Questdog · 05-11-2019, 02:27 PM

Tuesday, April 30, Year II

We are in Oakland to play a 3 game series and debut the new look Beavers! I am pretty certain that the new Beavers are not as good as the old Beavers right now, but 1) I like them more and 2) I think they will be better in the long run. The Oaks just swept Seattle in a 4 game series here over the weekend. We swept them in a 3 games at Portland, April 12-14. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.63 runs per game (Portland is down to #6 with 4.14). They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.14).

Portland Beavers (15-7 .682 tied for 1st place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (10-14 .417 6 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

POR: Larry Smith (27-R Portland debut) vs. OAK: Ray Hradek (24-R 0-4 4.44)

We beat Hradek 2 weeks ago, but he went 7 innings and only gave us 3 runs (2 earned). He beat us last year, the only time we faced him going 8 innings and giving us 2 runs.

Smith is making his Beaver debut. For Vancouver (AAA), he was 2-0 with a 3.03 ERA. He is a groundball, pitch to contact type.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R Beaver debut) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .522-23-1-4-1.360)
3: 1B Larry Sinchak (31-R .364-11-0-1-.871)
4: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .400-20-1-2-1.178) Rookie
5: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .203-79-3-8-.652) WS MVP
6: LF Tony Casarez (20-L Major League debut) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L Major League debut) Rookie
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .222-63-4-15-.714) Gold Glove
9: P Larry Smith (27-L Beaver debut)

OAKLAND
1: 2B Glenn Rodgers (37-R .291-79-0-9-.714)
2: SS Henry Rangel (28-R .259-85-0-5-.595)
3: 1B Norm Wynne (26-R .229-83-2-9-.678)
4: RF Roger Crandall (28-L .183-60-1-6-.575)
5: LF Neil Rivers (25-S .240-25-1-4-.659)
6: 3B Steve Stevenson (34-S .325-77-2-8-.857)
7: C Don Stokes (40-R .184-38-2-5-.631) All-Star
8: CF Bob Waln (34-R .158-76-1-7-.479)
9: P Ray Hradek (24-R .167-6-0-0-.333)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 22,558

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet, in his Beaver debut, hits one over the center fielder's head and ends up with a triple! Dave Benya flies out to right and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Larry Sinchak grounds a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a hit. Woody Griesbach flies out to right. Jeff Schottler grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
P Larry Smith makes his Beaver debut by walking the lead off batter, Glenn Rodgers, on 4 pitches... Henry Rangel grounds a hit to left. Norm Wynne grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Rodgers goes to 3rd. Roger Crandall flies out to shallow center and Rodgers holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Neil Rivers grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Second:
In his Major League debut, Tony Casarez lines a 1-1 pitch over the second baseman for a hit! Omar Flores, in his Major League debut, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Casarez steals 2nd! Eddie Thomas strikes out. P Larry Smith grounds a hit to center, but Casarez stops at 3rd. Paul Bouvet lines a hit to left and Casarez scores! 2 to 0, Beavers, Bouvet is never going to make an out!! Dave Benya flies out to left.

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Dave Benya hits a home run to right! 3 to 0, Beavers! I think he has to be our starting catcher everyday, even when Dennis Webb comes back, at least until he cools off! The guy's batting .500 with power and walks and steals!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Lead off hitter Bob Waln is walked and the Bullpen is activated. PH Dave Russell (27-L) lines a hit to left. Glenn Rodgers swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! Omar Flores in his first Major League game! Waln takes 3rd. Full count to Henry Rangel, who is NOT going to walk if he can help it, swings at the payoff pitch and grounds out to 2nd!

Won - 3 to 0

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Oakland had 7 hits and made no errors

Larry Smith (W 1-0), in his Beaver debut, went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits! And now he is on a train back to Vancouver (AAA). Lonny Tomski has competition for that #6 spot in the rotation!

Ray Hradek (L 0-5) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. He becomes the first opposition pitcher to pickup 2 losses from the Beavers.

2B Paul Bouvet, in his Beaver debut, had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI! C Dave Benya hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. All of our catchers combined hit 3 home runs all of last year (2 by Benya). LF Tony Casarez, in his Major League debut had a hit, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Omar Flores, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 3, but started a 5-4-3 double play.

The Oaks had 2 pitchers come up lame after the contest. Starter Ray Hradek has tendinitis in his forearm and will miss a week or two. RP Glenn Brown had to leave with a sore back, but should be fine in a few days.

05-11-2019, 02:27 PM	#320
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	Tuesday, April 30, Year II We are in Oakland to play a 3 game series and debut the new look Beavers! I am pretty certain that the new Beavers are not as good as the old Beavers right now, but 1) I like them more and 2) I think they will be better in the long run. The Oaks just swept Seattle in a 4 game series here over the weekend. We swept them in a 3 games at Portland, April 12-14. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.63 runs per game (Portland is down to #6 with 4.14). They are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Portland is #2 with 3.14). Portland Beavers (15-7 .682 tied for 1st place in the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (10-14 .417 6 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) POR: Larry Smith (27-R Portland debut) vs. OAK: Ray Hradek (24-R 0-4 4.44) We beat Hradek 2 weeks ago, but he went 7 innings and only gave us 3 runs (2 earned). He beat us last year, the only time we faced him going 8 innings and giving us 2 runs. Smith is making his Beaver debut. For Vancouver (AAA), he was 2-0 with a 3.03 ERA. He is a groundball, pitch to contact type. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R Beaver debut) NL MVP Gold Glove 2: C Dave Benya (27-S .522-23-1-4-1.360) 3: 1B Larry Sinchak (31-R .364-11-0-1-.871) 4: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .400-20-1-2-1.178) Rookie 5: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .203-79-3-8-.652) WS MVP 6: LF Tony Casarez (20-L Major League debut) Rookie 7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L Major League debut) Rookie 8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .222-63-4-15-.714) Gold Glove 9: P Larry Smith (27-L Beaver debut) OAKLAND 1: 2B Glenn Rodgers (37-R .291-79-0-9-.714) 2: SS Henry Rangel (28-R .259-85-0-5-.595) 3: 1B Norm Wynne (26-R .229-83-2-9-.678) 4: RF Roger Crandall (28-L .183-60-1-6-.575) 5: LF Neil Rivers (25-S .240-25-1-4-.659) 6: 3B Steve Stevenson (34-S .325-77-2-8-.857) 7: C Don Stokes (40-R .184-38-2-5-.631) All-Star 8: CF Bob Waln (34-R .158-76-1-7-.479) 9: P Ray Hradek (24-R .167-6-0-0-.333) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing right to left. Attendance: 22,558 Top of the First: Paul Bouvet, in his Beaver debut, hits one over the center fielder's head and ends up with a triple! Dave Benya flies out to right and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Larry Sinchak grounds a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a hit. Woody Griesbach flies out to right. Jeff Schottler grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the First: P Larry Smith makes his Beaver debut by walking the lead off batter, Glenn Rodgers, on 4 pitches... Henry Rangel grounds a hit to left. Norm Wynne grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Rodgers goes to 3rd. Roger Crandall flies out to shallow center and Rodgers holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Neil Rivers grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Second: In his Major League debut, Tony Casarez lines a 1-1 pitch over the second baseman for a hit! Omar Flores, in his Major League debut, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Casarez steals 2nd! Eddie Thomas strikes out. P Larry Smith grounds a hit to center, but Casarez stops at 3rd. Paul Bouvet lines a hit to left and Casarez scores! 2 to 0, Beavers, Bouvet is never going to make an out!! Dave Benya flies out to left. Top of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Dave Benya hits a home run to right! 3 to 0, Beavers! I think he has to be our starting catcher everyday, even when Dennis Webb comes back, at least until he cools off! The guy's batting .500 with power and walks and steals! Bottom of the Seventh: Lead off hitter Bob Waln is walked and the Bullpen is activated. PH Dave Russell (27-L) lines a hit to left. Glenn Rodgers swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! Omar Flores in his first Major League game! Waln takes 3rd. Full count to Henry Rangel, who is NOT going to walk if he can help it, swings at the payoff pitch and grounds out to 2nd! Won - 3 to 0 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Oakland had 7 hits and made no errors Larry Smith (W 1-0), in his Beaver debut, went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had 2 hits! And now he is on a train back to Vancouver (AAA). Lonny Tomski has competition for that #6 spot in the rotation! Ray Hradek (L 0-5) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 3. He becomes the first opposition pitcher to pickup 2 losses from the Beavers. 2B Paul Bouvet, in his Beaver debut, had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI! C Dave Benya hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. All of our catchers combined hit 3 home runs all of last year (2 by Benya). LF Tony Casarez, in his Major League debut had a hit, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Omar Flores, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 3, but started a 5-4-3 double play. The Oaks had 2 pitchers come up lame after the contest. Starter Ray Hradek has tendinitis in his forearm and will miss a week or two. RP Glenn Brown had to leave with a sore back, but should be fine in a few days.