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Old 12-03-2019, 07:37 PM   #499
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Wednesday, April 9, 2003

Today is Brian Mitchell's 22nd birthday!

Los Angeles Angels (1-0 1.000 tied for 1st place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (0-1 .000 1 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the PCL West)

We start out in last place, but at least we have good company in the defending division champion San Francisco Seals.

LA: Bill Wertz (32-R 15-13 2.55 last year) 2-time All-Star vs. POR: Steve Muir (28-R 12-13 3.42 last year)

We only faced Wertz once last year when he was with Salt Lake City and he pitched a 3 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .250-4-0-0-.650)
2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (26-R .200-5-0-0-.400)
3: 1B Irv Hill (29-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
4: C Charlie Allen (31-S .667-3-1-1-2.750) Gold Glove/All-Star(01)
5: RF Dan Hamel (24-R .333-3-0-1-.833)
6: LF Fernando Vargas (26-L .333-3-0-2-.833)
7: 3B Jorge Prado (32-R .000-4-0-0-.000)
8: SS Javier Rodriguez (29-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
9: P Bill Wertz (32-S Season debut) 2-time All-Star

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Suazo (28-L .250-4-0-0-.500)
2: CF Brian Mitchell (22-L .500-2-0-0-1.167)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .250-4-0-0-.750) Silver Slugger
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .250-4-0-1-.500) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove(01)
5: C Jim Shippy (32-R .000-4-0-0-.000)
6: LF Kim Springer (22-L .250-4-0-0-.500)
7: SS Dave Risinger (27-R .000-4-0-0-.000)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .250-4-0-0-.500)
9: P Steve Muir (28-R Season debut)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 51 F, Rain, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 12,808

Top of the First:

Britt Snyder grounds out to 2nd. Rodolfo Rosado pops out to center. Irv Hill grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Brian Mitchell strikes out... Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left! Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Kim Springer grounds a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and to 3rd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas lines a hit to left and Springer scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! P Steve Muir doubles to center and Rojas scores from 1st, just ahead of the throw! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses another one...

Rain begins to fall in the top of the 3rd and in the bottom of the inning there is a 30 minute rain delay.

Top of the Fourth:

Rodolfo Rosado reaches on an error by 3B Fernando Mexicano and Irv Hill reaches when CF Brian Mitchell drops his fly ball.... But the next three make outs!

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Javier Rodriguez grounds a hit to left, the first of the game for the Angels...

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Rodolfo Rosado draws a walk. Irv Hill hits a home run to left center... Tie game: 2 to 2. Two hits, two runs...

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Frank Henderson (23-L), a rookie beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 7th. He pitched 1.2 scoreless innings yesterday in his Major League debut. PH Oscar Trejo (30-R) hits a home run to center!! 3 to 2, Beavers! Welcome to the Beavers, Mr. Trejo!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). A.J. Lee is in to play 3rd and Carlos Lopez is in to play left. With 2 outs, PH Clay David (29-S), who hit .361 last year, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 3 errors
Los Angeles had 3 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (W 1-0) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.
RHP Roy Huls (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 2 strikeouts.

Bill Wertz, in his Angel debut, went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.
LHP Frank Henderson (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 2.

3B Fernando Mexicano hit a double. PH Oscar Trejo hit a home run, his 1st as a Beaver.

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