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Old 06-12-2019, 10:23 PM   #485
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Friday, September 13, Year II

I am not superstitious, but...

The San Francisco Seals are in town to play a 3 game series over the weekend. The just beat the Padres 2 games at home to move into 2nd place in the PCL West. We are 10-5 against them this season, but lost 2 of 3 the last time they were in the Skydome. They are 9th in the PCL in scoring with 3.82 runs per game (Portland is 5th with 4.22). They are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.58 per game (Portland is #1 with 3.12).

San Francisco Seals (82-64 .562 10 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (92-54 .630 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Bill Dixon (35-R 10-6 2.78) All-Star vs. POR: Don Panighetti (26-L 12-8 2.74) 2 time All-Star

These two pitchers are 2nd and 3rd in the PCL in ERA. Dixon is their #1 starter. His last start was against us, but he only made it to the 2nd inning before having to leave with an injury. In 4 starts against us, he does not have a decision, but has not had a bad game. We are 2-2 in the games, 3 of which went to extra innings.

Panighetti pitched a shutout against these Seals in San Francisco in his last start, allowing 7 hits and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Dan Fortino (25-R .270-389-5-35-.703) Rookie
2: SS Javy Vasquez (23-R .242-500-7-49-.666)
3: 3B Chris Greenwald (29-S .324-413-14-60-.891) All-Star
4: 1B Sandy Mojica (26-R .244-156-10-21-.790) Rookie
5: RF Gary Halbert (29-R .226-499-15-64-.692)
6: LF Stan Ward (31-R .257-288-4-22-.663)
7: C Chip Carpenter (30-R .206-403-10-43-.660)
8: 2B Bill Giffin (24-S .258-395-7-48-.710) Rookie
9: P Bill Dixon (35-R .179-56-0-3-.386) All-Star

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .289-426-8-60-.774) NL MVP Gold Glove 2 time All-Star
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .284-303-10-40-.772)
3: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .245-404-6-38-.652) WS MVP
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .267-546-22-85-.777)
5: RF Gordon Saunderson (27-L .287-108-4-20-.856)
6: LF Bob Draper (23-L .281-263-8-41-.758) Rookie
7: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .253-308-5-21-.676) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .264-387-5-37-.708)
9: P Don Panighetti (26-R .190-58-0-6-.424) 2 time All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 26,606

Top of the First:

Dan Fortino swings at the first pitch and hits a lazy fly ball to center. Javy Vasquez strikes out. He runs to first, but C Dave Benya did not drop the ball... Chris Greenwald bloops a hit to center. Sandy Mojica strikes out!

Bottom of the First:

Paul Bouvet lines a hit to center. He gets caught stealing on a pitchout... Dave Benya lines a hit to left. Jeff Schottler grounds one to short, but they only get the force at 2nd, 6-4, because Dave Benya slid in hard, but he is hurt... Schottler steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Chip Carpenter throws the ball into center. Jeff Austin grounds out to short. Dennis Webb (26-L) will go in to catch.

Bottom of the Third:
Dave Lesley leads off with a 4 pitch walk. P Don Panighetti bunts him to 2nd. Paul Bouvet drives one to right, but Gary Halbert makes a great running catch near the warning track. 2 outs. Dennis Webb lines a hit to left and Lesley beats the throw to the plate! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Schottler grounds a hit up the middle. Jeff Austin flies out to center.

Top of the Fourth:

Sandy Mojica leads off with a double to left. Gary Halbert lines a hit to center, too hard for Mojica to score. Halbert steals 2nd. Stan Ward grounds out to 2nd and Mojica scores to tie the game at 1 all. Chip Carpenter grounds a hit to left and Halbert scores. 2 to 1, Seals. Bill Giffin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. P Bill Dixon takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Dan Fortino walks on 4 pitches to load the bases. We get the Bullpen up. Javy Vasquez grounds out to short!

Top of the Fifth:

With 1 out, Sandy Mojica homers to left... 3 to 1, Seals.

Bottom of the Sixth:

Dennis Webb leads off with a liner to right for a hit. Jeff Schottler doubles down the left field line and Webb scores from 1st! 3 to 2, Seals. Jeff Austin doubles down the right field line to tie the game at 3! That gives him 86 RBI on the year, a new Beaver record! Gordon Saunderson flies out to the wall in left center and Austin tags up and goes to 3rd. They walk Bob Draper intentionally. He steals 2nd! So they walk Omar Flores intentionally. Dave Lesley flies out to right and Austin scores without a throw. 4 to 3, Beavers! PH Woody Griesbach (24-R) strikes out...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). Larry Sinchak is in to play 3rd, Eddie Thomas is in to play short, Rollie Ferree is in to play left and Bob Draper moves to right. With 1 out, PH Marcos Barron (33-R) lines a hit to right. Dan Fortino walks... Javy Vasquez doubles to center and Barron scores to tie the game... 4 to 4. Chris Greenwald strikes out! Sandy Mojica pops out to 1st!

Bottom of the Ninth:

New Pitcher: Jesse Adcock (29-L), their closer. Domingo Santay is in to play 2nd. 38 SV and a 2.99 ERA. With 1 out, Jeff Schottler takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jeff Austin swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd. 2 outs. Schottler gets caught stealing...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
Rollie Ferree, who needs a hit to keep his average from dropping below .400, grounds a single to right! Bob Draper lays down a sacrifice bunt, but beats it out for a hit! Eddie Thomas, does not bunt, but swings away and pops out to shallow center. Why? PH Phil Parker (28-S) the last bat on the bench, squibs one in front of the plate and they get a force at 2nd, 2-4. Ferree goes to 3rd. Larry Sinchak swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to left...

Top of the Eleventh:

New Pitcher: Mitch Dowdell (26-L). They go down in order!

Bottom of the Eleventh:

New Pitcher: Gus Hanauer (29-R) with a 1.27 ERA in 71 IP. 46 H and 19 BB for an 0.92 WHIP and only 1 HR allowed. Batters are hitting .182 against him. In 4 innings against him, we have 1 hit, no walks and 4 SO. Paul Bouvet leads off with a line drive over the left field fence and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!!

Won - 5 to 4 in 11 innings

We had 10 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 9 hits and made 1 error

Don Panighetti went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Jorge Reyna pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.
RHP Don Schmidt (H 3) went 2 perfect innings and struck out 3.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (BS 2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (W 5-3) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Bill Dixon went 6.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Gus Hanauer (L 6-2) faced 1 batter, who hit a home run.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with his 9th home run as a Beaver. It ended the game. C Dave Benya went 1 for 1 before getting hurt. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had a double, scored a run and had his 86th RBI of the season, setting a new Beaver high for a season. LF Rollie Ferree had a hit in his only trip to the plate.

Pepe's report on Dave Benya is not good. A sore back that will likely keep him out of action about 3 weeks, which will cut into the post season.

I am not superstitious, but...
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