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Thursday, May 24, 2001

We are in Denver to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They are coming off a pair of losses in Kansas City. This is our first meeting with them this season. The Bears are 8th in the PCL in scoring with 4.57 runs per game (Portland is 15th with 3.76). Being 8th in the League in scoring when you play your home games at Coors is nothing to be proud of. Of course, neither is being 15th when playing in Multnomah County Stadium.... The Bears are 16th (last) in fewest runs allowed with 5.20 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.38).

Portland Beavers (18-27 .400 12.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (21-25 .457 7.5 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL East)

POR: John Cox (28-L 1-1 4.12) vs. DEN: San Scott (34-R 3-4 6.28)

I do not like to start lefties in Coors, since it favors right-handed hitters so much, but with 2 lefties in a 5 man rotation and a 4 game series, there is not an easy way to avoid it. Sorry, John. But you'd probably get shelled no matter what stadium we were playing in....

In 9 starts, Scott has only made it past the 5th inning three times, but two of those were here at Coors. He is 2-1 with a 5.54 ERA at home and 1-3 with a 7.41 ERA on the road. Hopefully, today will help correct that split...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .275-40-1-2-.726)
2: SS Juan Rojas (22-S .192-52-0-2-.467) Rookie
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .253-146-6-24-.695) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .325-157-8-34-.947)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .250-104-5-12-.775)
6: RF Franklin Felix (23-R .444-9-0-1-.889) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .251-175-0-10-.579)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .182-88-0-7-.492) Rookie
9: P John Cox (28-L .000-5-0-0-.000)

DENVER
1: LF Kevin McKinney (20-R .298-131-3-22-.829) Rookie
2: 2B Dave Coffey (27-R .278-162-6-21-.786)
3: RF Gene Garman (28-L .275-171-8-28-.841)
4: 3B Johnnie Graham (26-R .301-173-11-36-.878)
5: CF Tom Boyles (22-R .283-187-6-25-.807)
6: C Darrell Milewski (30-R .325-117-2-14-.828)
7: 1B Nick Stanton (27-L .222-18-0-1-.697)
8: SS Carroll Morse (25-R .268-149-1-14-.709)
9: P Dan Scott (34-L .000-13-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 13,120

Top of the First:
Tommy Thomas lines a 3-2 pitch into right for a hit. He steals 2nd. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd and Thomas goes to 3rd. Shannon Kuchta just needs to make contact, but he strikes out... Glenn Snowden launches a 3-2 pitch into the right field seats!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Don Neumann swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Kevin McKinney flies out to left. Dave Coffey lines a hit to center. Gene Garman hits a home run to right... It did not go as far as Glenn Snowden's did, so we still lead, 2 to 2. Johnnie Graham flies out to the warning track in center. Tom Boyles lines a hit to left. Darrell Milewski swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Second:
Franklin Felix beats out an infield hit, but gets hurt... Pinch-Runner: Ricky Duarte (28-R), who will stay in to play right.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas gets hit by a pitch. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden hits one 441 feet to left center!! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
Dave Coffey leads off with a double to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Johnnie Graham lines a hit to center and Coffey scores. 4 to 3, Beavers.Tom Boyles grounds a hit to right and Graham heads to 3rd, but RF Ricky Duarte throws him out!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Nick Stanton takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Carroll Morse doubles to left center and we get the Bullpen active. PH German Benites (31-R) grounds out to short and the runners hold. Kevin McKinney triples to left center and both runners score. 5 to 4, Bears. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Dave Coffey grounds a hit to center and McKinney scores. 6 to 4, Bears. The next two strike out. Why could you not have done that in the first place?

Bottom of the Sixth:

P David Fuentes strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Jeff Gleason (24-R), beginning his second inning of work. Darrell Milewski lines a hit to right center and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Carroll Morse doubles to left center and Milewski scores. 7 to 4, Bears. PH Hughie Scott (28-S) strikes out. 2 down. Kevin McKinney doubles to right center and Morse scores. 8 to 4, Bears.

Lost - 8 to 4

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Denver had 13 hits and made no errors

John Cox (L 1-2) went 3.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out no one.
RHP David Fuentes went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 6 (!).
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and struck out 2.

Dan Scott went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, no walks, 1 HB and struck out 2.
LHP Bob Ross (W 4-3) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1.

3B Tommy Thomas had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. He now has 10 HR on the season, half of how many his former teammate Luis Hernandez now has for Seattle (20 - in 46 G!!). RF Franklin Felix had a hit in his only AB. PH Doug Dietz had a hit.

For the Bears, LF Kevin McKinney hit a double and a triple, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 2B Dave Coffey had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Carroll Morse had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.

Trudy the Trainer says RF Franklin Felix has a pulled muscled that should keep him out about a week.
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