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Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Portland Beavers (21-24 .467 8.5 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (26-18 .591 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)
POR: Steve Muir (27-R 4-2 1.99) vs. LA: Sam Henderson (28-R 5-3 3.03) All-Star
Muir has been our best pitcher so far this season. He is 3-0 in his last 4 starts and has 7 starts in a row where he has allowed 2 runs or fewer.
Henderson beat us the last time we faced him this season, holding us to 3 and a run in 8 IP. He held us to 2 runs in 7 IP on Opening Day, but we won the game in extra innings.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .272-151-0-5-.650) Rookie
2: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .209-86-1-9-.550)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .259-166-4-17-.741)
4: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .280-161-10-30-.871)
5: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .261-157-10-24-.863) All-Star/Gold Glove
6: LF Don Neumann (32-S .186-43-0-3-.457)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .207-82-0-4-.514)
8: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .280-25-0-2-.616)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .095-21-0-0-.190)
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (26-R .269-167-3-11-.705)
2: CF Dan Hamel (23-R .316-158-2-22-.773) Rookie
3: 1B Irv Hill (28-R .289-159-7-25-.804)
4: C Charlie Allen (30-S .206-131-6-14-.718) All-Star
5: RF Bruce Lundvall (35-L .291-110-8-19-.973)
6: SS Jorge Prado (31-R .215-135-5-17-.714)
7: LF Fernando Vargas (25-L .182-77-0-5-.471)
8: 3B Dale Schafer (28-R .212-113-0-16-.537) Sore back
9: P Sam Henderson (28-L .185-27-0-1-.399) All-Star
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 61 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 28,726
Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Rick Woodell swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Shannon Kuchta grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left.
Bottom of the First:
Britt Snyder beats out a bunt for a hit. Dan Hamel fouls out to 1st. Irv Hill strikes out. Charlie Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short!
Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, another sub .200 hitter, Fernando Vargas, lines a hit to right. P Steve Muir balks him to 2nd. Dale Schafer, a .212 hitter, grounds a hit to center and Vargas scores. 1 to 0, Angels. That is probably the ball game, right there....
Bottom of the Fifth:
Dale Schafer lines a hit to right. P Sam Henderson tries to bunt him over, but we get the force at 2nd, 5-6. Britt Snyder grounds a double play ball to 3rd, but Rick Woodell boots it... With 2 outs, Irv Hill hits a 3 run home run to left... 4 to 0, Angels. That is for sure the ball game, now...
Lost - 4 to 2
We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Los Angeles had 6 hits and made no errors
Steve Muir (L 4-3) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. He balked.
RHP Garry Ayers went pitched 2 scoreless innings, walked 1, beaned 1 and struck out 3.
Sam Henderson (W 6-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 3. At bat, he scored a run.
RF Fernando Mexicano hit a double. C Rick Mansoor had 2 hits with his 1st home run of the season.
For Los Angeles, 1B Irv Hill hit a 3 run home run.
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