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Old 05-14-2019, 10:10 PM   #351
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Wednesday, May 22, Year II

Portland Beavers (25-18 .581 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (18-25 .419 10 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Martin (27-R 5-2 2.80) vs. MIN: Dave Bishman (27-L 2-2 6.03) Rookie

Bishman is 2-0 with an ERA of 3.05 in his last 3 starts. He was claimed off waivers in December from San Diego.

Martin is 3-0 in his last 4 starts with a 2.10 ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .189-111-4-20-.551) Gold Glove
2: CF Rollie Ferree (28-R .500-4-0-1-1.350) Rookie
3: C Dave Benya (27-S .363-91-2-18-.924)
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .211-152-5-17-.647)
5: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .295-44-0-3-.667)
6: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .186-86-2-6-.559) Rookie
7: 2B Tony Socorro )29-R .000-1-0-0-.000) First Major League start
8: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .242-66-0-2-.571) Rookie
9: P Frank Martin (27-S .000-17-0-0-.056)

MINNESOTA
1: CF Mike Francoeur (26-L .267-180-4-22-.732) All-Star Gold Glove
2: 2B Gary Olson (27-R .345-168-2-24-.848)
3: 1B Ray Calandra (32-L .265-132-4-17-.742)
4: RF Rick Ingledue (31-L .204-162-2-21-.604) All-Star
5: LF Jamie Cutshall (29-L .318-129-4-18-.890)
6: 3B Aubrey Roy (29-S .091-11-0-1-.182) Rookie
7: C Miguel Cintora (26-S .333-30-2-4-.982)
8: SS Jerry Walker (28-R .286-126-0-10-.722)
9: P Dave Bishman (27-L .385-13-0-0-.846) Rookie Waiver claim from San Diego

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: The Metrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 22,723

Top of the First:
Eddie Thomas grounds out to 2nd. Rollie Ferree lines a hit to left. Dave Benya grounds out to short and Ferree goes to 2nd. Jeff Austin flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the First:
Mike Francoeur flies out to deep left. Gary Olson fouls out to 3rd. Ray Calandra swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Rick Ingledue leads off with a liner to center for a hit. With 1 out, Aubrey Roy and Miguel Cintora both single to load the bases up. Jerry Walker grounds out to 3rd and a run scores. 1 to 0, Twins. P Dave Bishman strikes out.

Top of the Third:
Tony Casarez leads off with his first extra base hit of his career, a 433 foot home run to center! Off a lefty! Tie game, 1 to 1. With 1 out, Eddie Thomas draws a walk and then Rollie Ferree triples to left! 2 to 1, Beavers! Of course, Dave Benya, our best hitter this year, who hardly has struck out at all, strikes out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs.... Jeff Austin pops out to 3rd.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Frank Martin draws a walk and Eddie Thomas doubles to right center. Rollie Ferree grounds out to short and Martin scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Dave Benya strikes out again... He had 5 in 92 AB coming into this game.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Dave Bishman reached on a 2 base throwing error by 2B Tony Socorro. 1 game, 1 error is not a good ratio... Mike Francoeur takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Gary Olson clears the bases with a double to left... Tie game: 3 to 3. Tony Socorro makes a highlight reel stop next and that is all they get.

Top of the Sixth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a hit, steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a deep fly to right by Larry Sinchak. They walk Woody Griesbach intentionally. Tony Socorro beats out an infield hit and Austin scores! 4 to 3, Beavers! That's Socorro's first Major League hit. That is all we get.

Top of the Seventh:
Eddie Thomas works the count full and then draws a walk. Rollie Ferree bunts him over to 2nd. Dave Benya singles to center and Thomas beats the throw to the plate! 5 to 3, Beavers! P Dave Bishman exits stage left. New Pitcher: Lyle DeLeo (31-L). 2.17 ERA in 37.1 IP. Jeff Austin beats out an infield hit, but the next two go down.

Bottom of the Ninth:

On the Hill: Don Schmidt (27-R), beginning his second inning of work after a 1-2-3 Eighth. Aubrey Roy, who had 1 hit on the season coming into the game, belts out his third of the day, a double to left center. The Bullpen is alerted. PH John Ponterio (33-L), batting .333 with a HR in 18 AB, grounds out to 2nd and Roy takes 3rd. PH Juan Rodriguez (34-L), batting .212 in 33 AB, is sent up. He had a hit and scored a run on Monday. He strikes out! 2 down. PH Steve Church (28-R), their normal starting catcher, batting .254 with 5 HR in 134 AB, is next up. He puts a charge into one deep to left....to the wall and Tony Casarez makes the catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 3

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

Frank Martin has had 3 wins since May 4. No other starting pitcher has had any....

Frank Martin (W 6-2) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 116 pitches. At bat, he drew a walk and scored a run.
RHP Don Schmidt (SV 6) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Dave Bishman (L 2-3) went 6.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4. At bat, he reached on an error and scored a run.

SS Eddie Thomas hit a double, drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. CF Rollie Ferree had 2 hits with a triple and 2 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 2B Tony Socorro, in his first Major League start, had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his first career home run.

For the Twins, 3B Aubrey Roy had 3 hits with a double.
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