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Saturday, September 28, 2002
Portland Beavers (79-81 .494 26 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Hollywood Stars (84-76 .525 21 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)
POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 4-4 4.46 1 SV) Rookie vs. HOL: Tom Walters (26-R 7-9 3.90)
McKenzie has won 2 starts in a row. He gave up 3 runs in 6.1 IP at San Francisco in his last start and struck out 7 in a win.
Walters is their #1 starter now. He is 1-1 against us with 1 great game and 1 stinker. He is 0-4 in his last 5 starts.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .306-373-0-16-.718) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .281-406-7-46-.694)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-581-37-115-.920)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-587-38-113-.942) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .275-422-20-65-.770) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .274-424-9-55-.743)
7: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .239-155-2-13-.678) Rookie
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .238-365-1-27-.594)
9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .222-18-0-1-.433) Rookie
HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .315-596-6-50-.781)
2: 1B Bud Lisk (28-L .269-476-6-41-.718)
3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .337-632-19-102-.893) 2-time All-Star
4: C Steve Bone (27-R .314-535-23-117-.861) 2-time All-Star
5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .273-583-19-94-.769)
6: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .295-555-2-54-.734)
7: 2B Bobby Deaton (28-S .241-212-1-19-.607)
8: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .222-531-10-65-.609)
9: P Tom Walters (26-R .146-48-0-3-.327)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 19,975
Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Dave Risinger grounds out to the pitcher and Mitchell goes to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd and Mitchell scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden pops out to center.
Bottom of the First:
Fred Rambo flies out to left. Bud Lisk takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jose Naranjo grounds a hit to center and Lisk beats the throw to 3rd. With Naranjo on the move, Steve Bone swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Naranjo is safe at 2nd. Larry Church loops a hit to right and both runners score and Church ends up on 2nd. 2 to 1, Stars. Jerry Suazo lines a hit to right. Bobby Deaton swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd. 38 pitch inning...
Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, P Tom Walters grounds a hit to right. Fred Rambo grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Bud Lisk draws a walk. Jose Naranjo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. Steve Bone hits a Grand Slam to left... 6 to 1, Stars. No .500 this year....
Top of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a double to left. With 1 out, Jim Shippy grounds a hit to right and Snowden scores. 6 to 2, Stars. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas doubles to center and Shippy scores. 6 to 3, Stars.
Top of the Fifth:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano hits a home run down the right field line! 6 to 5, Stars. That does it for P Tom Walters. New Pitcher: Frank Wood (28-R) with a 6.03 ERA in 71.2 IP. He gets Snowden and Martinez out.
Top of the Eighth:
Fernando Martinez beats out an infield hit. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (35-L) with a 3.23 ERA in 47.1 IP. Jim Shippy draws a walk. PH Jose Julio (28-R) takes three swings and then goes and sits back down on the bench... Juan Rojas pops out to center... PH Rick Cruz (31-R), batting .186 and the last right-handed batter on the bench, strikes out on 3 pitches....
Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bob Deetz (40-L), their closer with a 3.25 ERA in 63.2 IP. Top of our order up. We go down 1-2-3....
Lost - 6 to 5
We had 11 hits and made no errors
Hollywood had 6 hits and made no errors
Duke McKenzie (L 4-5) went 2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 1. 74 pitches.
RHP Bill Moon pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Edwin Mares pitched 2 perfect innings.
RHP Jim Kokos went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.
Tom Walters went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Frank Wood (W 8-5) went 2.2 scoreless innings and gave us 4 hits.
LHP Bob Deetz (SV 30) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.
RF/CF Brian Mitchell had 3 hits, stole his 17th base of the season and scored 2 runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 38th home run and 3 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double and scored a run. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PH Don Neumann drew a walk.
For Hollywood, 1B Bud Lisk walked 3 times and scored 2 runs. C Steve Bone hit a Grand Slam, his 24th home run of the year.
Around the League: Detroit lost their 8th game in a row and Atlanta won at Pittsburgh, 15 to 9, to take a 1 game lead with 1 to play in the NL West. The Crackers had 28 hits.
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