[Questdog]

Thursday, May 31, 2001

Doubleheader!

Portland Beavers (21-30 .412 13 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (28-24 .538 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

Game One
POR: Steve Muir (26-R 4-3 3.82) vs. MIN: Jeff McKeeman (29-R 4-2 4.80)

Muir has had 4 good starts in a row. He's due for a clunker...

On May 9, McKeeman pitched a 5 hit shutout against San Francisco. He has not won in 3 starts since.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .274-186-1-20-.704)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .255-55-1-2-.702)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .251-171-6-29-.666) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .330-182-11-43-.988)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .234-124-5-14-.711)
6: RF Franklin Felix (23-R .500-10-0-1-1.000) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .255-196-0-11-.579)
8: C Craig Petitto (26-R .186-102-0-10-.514) Rookie
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .231-26-0-1-.516)

MINNESOTA
1: 3B Larry Murphy (21-R .256-203-1-23-.738)
2: 2B Dave Macnaughton (28-R .270-226-5-27-.702)
3: LF Phil Brown (27-R .332-205-13-35-.983)
4: CF Marco Manga (21-L .263-209-7-25-.821)
5: 1B Rick Woodell (30-L .261-157-5-23-.782)
6: RF Bobby Salazar (30-L .167-30-2-6-.619)
7: SS Dick Henry (23-S .244-193-1-15-.580)
8: C Mark Rudick (26-R .000-3-0-0-.000) Rookie
9: P Jeff McKeeman (29-R .182-22-0-2-.364)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right.
Attendance: 20,463

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Tommy Thomas pops out to 3rd. Shannon Kuchta grounds a hit to left. Glenn Snowden flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Larry Murphy flies out to right. Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Phil Brown grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Marco Manga and Rick Woodell lead off with back-to-back walks... Bobby Salazar swings at the first pitch and flies out to the warning track in right and Manga tags up and moves to 3rd. Dick Henry loops a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Manga scores and Woodell goes to 3rd. 1 to 0, Twins. Mark Rudick lines a hit to center and Woodell scores. 2 to 0, Twins.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Jim Kokos (27-R). Bobby Salazar hits a home run down the right field line... 3 to 0, Twins. Dick Henry grounds a hit up the middle and Mark Rudick draws a walk. P Jeff McKeeman bunts them up. Larry Murphy walks to load them up with 1 out. Dave Macnaughton strikes out. Phil Brown grounds a hit to left and a run scores... 4 to 0, Twins. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (24-R). Marco Manga loops a hit to left center and 2 more runs are in... 6 to 0, Twins.

Lost - 6 to 0

We had 3 whole hits and made no errors
Minnesota had 11 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (L 4-4) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks (1 INT), 1 HB and struck out 3.
LHP Dick Register faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Jim Kokos got 2 outs, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason got 1 out, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

RHP Jeff McKeeman (W 5-2) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. 86 pitches.

CF Jack Hinckley hit a double.

Game Two:
POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 4-4 3.27) Rookie vs. MIN: Ben Blachford (25-R 2-3 4.38)

Johnson pitched a CG 5 hitter at Coors Field last time out.

Blachford went 8 innings last time and gave up only 1 run in a win. They time before, though, he gave up 7 runs without retiring a batter.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .274-190-1-20-.700)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .237-59-1-2-.657)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .251-175-6-29-.662) Rookie
4: LF Don Neumann (31-S .230-126-5-14-.705)
5: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .268-127-2-10-.662)
6: 1B Franklin Felix (23-R .385-13-0-1-.769) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .256-199-0-11-.585)
8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .143-21-0-3-.327)
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .080-25-0-0-.160) Rookie

MINNESOTA
1: 3B Larry Murphy (21-R .252-206-1-23-.733)
2: 2B Dave Macnaughton (28-R .264-231-5-27-.687)
3: LF Phil Brown (27-R .333-210-13-36-.979)
4: CF Marco Manga (21-L .268-213-7-27-.827)
5: 1B Rick Woodell (30-L .261-161-5-23-.785)
6: RF Larry Kelm (26-R .194-160-1-15-.521)
7: SS Dick Henry (23-S .250-196-1-16-.595)
8: C Kevin Browning (30-R .208-48-0-5-.533)
9: P Ben Blachford (25-R .000-12-0-0-.077)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 19,172

Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte flies out to center. Tommy Thomas grounds out to 3rd. Shannon Kuchta grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Don Neumann grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Larry Murphy grounds out to 3rd. Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Phil Brown doubles to right center. Marco Manga lines a hit to right and Brown stops at 3rd. Rick Woodell pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Third:
P Bobby Johnson lines a hit to left center. Melvin Rodarte grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and then steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta doubles to right center and Rodarte scores! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
P Ben Blachford leads off with a double to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Larry Murphy... Dave Macnaughton pops out to 2nd! Phil Brown grounds out to short!!

Top of the Seventh:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a hit and then goes to 3rd on a couple of ground outs. Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit up the middle and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Larry Murphy grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. With 2 outs, Phil Brown lines a 1-2 pitch to right for a double. Murphy stops at 3rd. Marco Manga grounds a hit to left and both runners score.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Manga steals 2nd. Rick Woodell hits a fly ball to right, but Bill Wilson drops the ball for a 2 base error and Manga scores... 3 to 2, Twins. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (24-R). Larry Kelm strikes out looking.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Joe Sarette (28-E), their closer. Franklin Felix lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Jack Hinckley triples off the wall in right center and Felix scores to tie the game at 3!!! PH Doug Dietz (30-L) strikes out... I thought they would walk him... PH Juan Rojas (22-S) is sent up, because I think they will walk him. They do not and he strikes out looking.... Outsmarted me there... Melvin Rodarte grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jim Krueger (27-R). Craig Petitto is in to catch and Juan Rojas stays in to play short. Dick Henry grounds a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit... With 1 out, 2B Dave Metcalf (25-R) beats out an infield hit... Krueger balks.... We bring the infield in. Larry Murphy grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. 2 outs. Dave Macnaughton strikes out!!!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
Tommy Thomas leads off with a double to right! Shannon Kuchta grounds out to 2nd and Thomas goes to 3rd. Don Neumann beats out an infield hit and Thomas scores! 4 to 3, Beavers! PH Glenn Snowden (24-R), who they tricked me out of using in the 9th, flies out to deep center. Franklin Felix flies out to right.

Bottom of the Tenth:
Glenn Snowden stays in to play 1st and Franklin Felix moves to right. Phil Brown lines a hit to center. Marco Manga swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right....

Lost - 5 to 4 in 10 innings

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Minnesota had 11 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 7.2 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP David Fuentes faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Jim Krueger (L 3-3) went 1+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2. He balked.

Ben Blachford went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double.
Joe Sarette (W 2-1 BS 1) went 2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits and struck out 2.

3B Tommy Thomas hit a double and scored a run. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. 1B/RF Franklin Felix had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Twins, LF Phil Brown had 3 hits with 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. CF Marco Manga had 3 hits with his 8th home run of the season, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI.