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Questdog · 11-17-2019, 10:22 AM

Sunday, June 23, 2002

CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) was placed on the DL and CF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) was recalled.

Dallas Eagles (38-35 .521 15 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (34-40 .459 16.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL West)

DAL: Hal Kestler (25-R 6-8 3.16) All-Star vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 5-5 2.73)

Kestler is their #1 starter. He beat us once in 2 starts last year. The win was a CG where we only scored 1 run. In the no decision, he went 10 innings. He is 2-7 in his last 10 starts.

Johnson only went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits, but got a win anyway.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DALLAS
1: 2B Franklin Teran (24-R .256-90-2-10-.703)
2: SS Sandy Forte (26-R .258-267-3-18-.623)
3: RF Bill Wightman (34-L .255-231-12-38-.825)
4: LF Daniel Alonso (33-L .071-14-0-0-.143)
5: 1B Rick Adkins (33-R .258-244-5-29-.673)
6: CF Bart Stombaugh (28-L .240-125-2-13-.633)
7: 3B Reid Reddick (24-R .095-21-0-0-.269) Rookie
8: C Johnny Kadner (26-R .195-41-0-3-.526)
9: P Hal Kestler (25-R .190-42-0-1-.418) All-Star

PORTLAND
1: 3B Rich Cruz (30-R .197-61-1-8-.570)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .326-132-1-7-.748)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .267-90-5-12-.742) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .293-266-20-55-.954) All-Star/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .279-265-21-60-.917)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .265-272-6-23-.708)
7: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .208-130-1-8-.495)
8: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .233-43-1-3-.617)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .105-38-0-1-.276)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 16,275

Top of the First:
Franklin Teran swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to short. Bill Wightman strikes out on 3 pitches! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Rich Cruz grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center. Someone claims that I said I did not care for this young man. That is poppycock! How can you not like a fellow hitting .331? A wild pitch sends Hinckley to 2nd. He steals 3rd! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Hinckley scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano flies out to right.

Bottom of the Second:
Shannon Kuchta and Jose Rojas lead off with back to back singles. Rick Mansoor lines out to the pitcher and they double Kuchta off at 2nd.... P Bobby Johnson grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Third:
Reid Reddick and Johnny Kadner lead off with back to back singles. P Hal Kestler lays down a bunt, but 3B Rich Cruz charges and makes the play at 3rd, 5-6! Franklin Teran grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Bill Wightman grounds a hit to left. Daniel Alonso grounds a double down the right field line and Wightman scores... 2 to 1, Beavers. With 2 outs, Bart Stombaugh beats out an infield hit... P Bobby Johnson picks him off at 1st!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Rick Mansoor lines a double down the right field line. P Bobby Johns tries to bunt, but pops out to the pitcher. And the next two make outs...

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Daniel Alonso draws a walk and then Rick Adkins hits a home run to left center... 3 to 2, Eagles.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Fernando Martinez beats out an infield hit and Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs. With the infield in, Shannon Kuchta grounds his third hit of the day through the left side and Martinez scores! Tie game: 3 to 3. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at home, 4-2. Rick Mansoor pops out to short. Pinch-hit or not pinch-hit for P Bobby Johnson? Since our Bullpen is so stinky and we do not have a good hitter on the bench anyway, he is allowed to hit. He swings at the first pitch and lines one hard to center, but it is caught...

Top of the Seventh:
I knew! I knew, yet I let him hit anyway! I am a doofus! With 1 out, backup catcher Johnny Kadner doubles to right center. P Hal Kestler strikes out. We walk Franklin Teran intentionally. Why? He is 1 for 14 against us.... Sandy Forte, who was 1 for 17 against us, is now 2 for 18, since he hits a double to right center, scoring both runners.... 5 to 3, Eagles. The Bullpen is up. Bill Wightman grounds one to short and Juan Rojas throws it away for a 2 base error and another run... 6 to 3, Eagles. Daniel Alonso strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Hal Kestler still on the mound with 110 pitched to his credit. Rick Mansoor works an 8 pitch walk. PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds a hit to right. That does it for P Kestler. New Pitcher: John Farrance (40-R), their closer with a 3.31 ERA and 10 BB and 37 SO in 35.1 IP. 3B Rick Woodell (31-L) grounds a double down the right field line and Mansoor scores. 6 to 4, Eagles and the tying run is in scoring position with no outs. Jack Hinckley hits a slow roller in the direction of shortstop and gets thrown out, but Neumann scores and Woodell goes to 3rd. 6 to 5, Eagles. The tying run is 90 feet away with 1 out. The infield is in and Fernando Martinez grounds one through the right side and Woodell scores!!! Tie game: 6 to 6! Glenn Snowden pops out to center... 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and lines it into the right field seats!!!!!!! And THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!

Won - 8 to 6

Our 4th walk-off HR of the season!
2 each by Snowden and Mexicano.
We have a team record streak of 11 games in a row with a home run and 4 in a row with multiple home runs!
We have hit 20 HR in the 11 games.
7 of those by Mexicano!
5 by Snowden!

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Dallas had 11 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson went 8 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 11 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. Only 104 pitches.
RHP Greg Ayers (W 3-1) pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.

Hal Kestler went 8+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 13 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP John Farrance (L 0-5 BS 3) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run.

PH/3B Rick Woodell hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI in 2 AB. He came to my office yesterday and said that he was a starting player and not a bench player and wanted to know what I had against him. I told him "Absolutely nothing, except your .204 Batting Average and your lack of defensive prowess." LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 4 hits with his 21st home run of the season, which briefly tied him for the League lead with Fernando Mexicano until the 9th inning. Mexicano had 2 hits with his 22nd home run and had 2 RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 3 hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games, and had an RBI. C Rick Mansoor hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Don Neumann had a hit and scored a run.

For Dallas, 3B Reid Reddick had 3 hits. C Johnny Kadner had 3 hits with a double and scored a run.

Down on the Farm: The Vancouver Mounties (A) won their 10th game in a row, beating the Albuquerque Isotopes, 3 to 0. The win puts them in 1st place in the American Association West Division. Rex Williams (25-R) pitched 6 scoreless innings, but got hurt and will miss 6 weeks.

11-17-2019, 10:22 AM	#334
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	Sunday, June 23, 2002 CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) was placed on the DL and CF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) was recalled. Dallas Eagles (38-35 .521 15 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (34-40 .459 16.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) DAL: Hal Kestler (25-R 6-8 3.16) All-Star vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 5-5 2.73) Kestler is their #1 starter. He beat us once in 2 starts last year. The win was a CG where we only scored 1 run. In the no decision, he went 10 innings. He is 2-7 in his last 10 starts. Johnson only went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits, but got a win anyway. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) DALLAS 1: 2B Franklin Teran (24-R .256-90-2-10-.703) 2: SS Sandy Forte (26-R .258-267-3-18-.623) 3: RF Bill Wightman (34-L .255-231-12-38-.825) 4: LF Daniel Alonso (33-L .071-14-0-0-.143) 5: 1B Rick Adkins (33-R .258-244-5-29-.673) 6: CF Bart Stombaugh (28-L .240-125-2-13-.633) 7: 3B Reid Reddick (24-R .095-21-0-0-.269) Rookie 8: C Johnny Kadner (26-R .195-41-0-3-.526) 9: P Hal Kestler (25-R .190-42-0-1-.418) All-Star PORTLAND 1: 3B Rich Cruz (30-R .197-61-1-8-.570) 2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .326-132-1-7-.748) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .267-90-5-12-.742) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .293-266-20-55-.954) All-Star/Gold Glove 5: RF Fernando Mexicano (21-L .279-265-21-60-.917) 6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .265-272-6-23-.708) 7: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .208-130-1-8-.495) 8: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .233-43-1-3-.617) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .105-38-0-1-.276) Game Start: 1:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 16,275 Top of the First: Franklin Teran swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Sandy Forte grounds out to short. Bill Wightman strikes out on 3 pitches! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Rich Cruz grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center. Someone claims that I said I did not care for this young man. That is poppycock! How can you not like a fellow hitting .331? A wild pitch sends Hinckley to 2nd. He steals 3rd! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Hinckley scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano flies out to right. Bottom of the Second: Shannon Kuchta and Jose Rojas lead off with back to back singles. Rick Mansoor lines out to the pitcher and they double Kuchta off at 2nd.... P Bobby Johnson grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Third: Reid Reddick and Johnny Kadner lead off with back to back singles. P Hal Kestler lays down a bunt, but 3B Rich Cruz charges and makes the play at 3rd, 5-6! Franklin Teran grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!! Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Bill Wightman grounds a hit to left. Daniel Alonso grounds a double down the right field line and Wightman scores... 2 to 1, Beavers. With 2 outs, Bart Stombaugh beats out an infield hit... P Bobby Johnson picks him off at 1st! Bottom of the Fifth: Rick Mansoor lines a double down the right field line. P Bobby Johns tries to bunt, but pops out to the pitcher. And the next two make outs... Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Daniel Alonso draws a walk and then Rick Adkins hits a home run to left center... 3 to 2, Eagles. Bottom of the Sixth: Fernando Martinez beats out an infield hit and Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs. With the infield in, Shannon Kuchta grounds his third hit of the day through the left side and Martinez scores! Tie game: 3 to 3. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at home, 4-2. Rick Mansoor pops out to short. Pinch-hit or not pinch-hit for P Bobby Johnson? Since our Bullpen is so stinky and we do not have a good hitter on the bench anyway, he is allowed to hit. He swings at the first pitch and lines one hard to center, but it is caught... Top of the Seventh: I knew! I knew, yet I let him hit anyway! I am a doofus! With 1 out, backup catcher Johnny Kadner doubles to right center. P Hal Kestler strikes out. We walk Franklin Teran intentionally. Why? He is 1 for 14 against us.... Sandy Forte, who was 1 for 17 against us, is now 2 for 18, since he hits a double to right center, scoring both runners.... 5 to 3, Eagles. The Bullpen is up. Bill Wightman grounds one to short and Juan Rojas throws it away for a 2 base error and another run... 6 to 3, Eagles. Daniel Alonso strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: P Hal Kestler still on the mound with 110 pitched to his credit. Rick Mansoor works an 8 pitch walk. PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds a hit to right. That does it for P Kestler. New Pitcher: John Farrance (40-R), their closer with a 3.31 ERA and 10 BB and 37 SO in 35.1 IP. 3B Rick Woodell (31-L) grounds a double down the right field line and Mansoor scores. 6 to 4, Eagles and the tying run is in scoring position with no outs. Jack Hinckley hits a slow roller in the direction of shortstop and gets thrown out, but Neumann scores and Woodell goes to 3rd. 6 to 5, Eagles. The tying run is 90 feet away with 1 out. The infield is in and Fernando Martinez grounds one through the right side and Woodell scores!!! Tie game: 6 to 6! Glenn Snowden pops out to center... 2 outs. Fernando Mexicano swings at the first pitch and lines it into the right field seats!!!!!!! And THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!! Won - 8 to 6 Our 4th walk-off HR of the season! 2 each by Snowden and Mexicano. We have a team record streak of 11 games in a row with a home run and 4 in a row with multiple home runs! We have hit 20 HR in the 11 games. 7 of those by Mexicano! 5 by Snowden! We had 16 hits and made 1 error Dallas had 11 hits and made no errors Bobby Johnson went 8 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 11 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. Only 104 pitches. RHP Greg Ayers (W 3-1) pitched a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts. Hal Kestler went 8+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 13 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP John Farrance (L 0-5 BS 3) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run. PH/3B Rick Woodell hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI in 2 AB. He came to my office yesterday and said that he was a starting player and not a bench player and wanted to know what I had against him. I told him "Absolutely nothing, except your .204 Batting Average and your lack of defensive prowess." LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 4 hits with his 21st home run of the season, which briefly tied him for the League lead with Fernando Mexicano until the 9th inning. Mexicano had 2 hits with his 22nd home run and had 2 RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 3 hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games, and had an RBI. C Rick Mansoor hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. PH Don Neumann had a hit and scored a run. For Dallas, 3B Reid Reddick had 3 hits. C Johnny Kadner had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. Down on the Farm: The Vancouver Mounties (A) won their 10th game in a row, beating the Albuquerque Isotopes, 3 to 0. The win puts them in 1st place in the American Association West Division. Rex Williams (25-R) pitched 6 scoreless innings, but got hurt and will miss 6 weeks.