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Friday, July 6, Year I
The Astros signed 1B Dennis Mulcahy (26-R) as a free agent today after he was released by Los Angeles on June 24. He hit .243 in 210 AB for the Angels with 12 HR and a .777 OPS. The deal was for $392,000 for 1 season, but he is a rookie. So, getting cut was about the best thing to happen for Mulcahy. He got a big raise!
Portland Beavers (52-32 .619 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (39-47 .453 10.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)
POR: Ron Wolf (27-R 10-3 2.97) vs. HOU: Dave Ross (26-R 1-1 3.18)
Ross is yet another waiver claim and he also comes from the Cardinals, the same team that gave the Astros yesterday's winning pitcher, Rick Wright. St. Louis must have pitchers to burn. This will be his 2nd start for the Astros. In the first, he gave up 1 run in 7 innings, but walked 5.
Wolf pitched a 3 hit shutout his last time out and has won 5 decisions in a row.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .304-322-4-37-.802)
2: CF Perry Templet (23-L .312-298-3-33-.777) Rookie
3: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .259-205-3-22-.720) Rookie
4: 2B Gary Long (32-R .291-306-6-31-.759)
5: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .245-310-9-39-.679)
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .262-237-3-30-.681)
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .255-110-1-11-.653)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .288-59-0-8-.724) Rookie
9: P Ron Wolf (27-R .135-37-0-1-.297)
HOUSTON
1: CF Don Mosley (29-R .228-320-11-37-.678)
2: 2B Bob Webster (22-S .268-231-5-24-.722) Rookie
3: 1B Bob Trigg (29-S .292-284-4-22-.770)
4: LF Tony Baez (32-R .249-297-13-46-.731)
5: 3B Ed Sacco (31-R .292-288-8-38-.765)
6: C Dick Becker (33-R .307-114-1-6-.831)
7: RF Dave Longman (23-R .249-173-5-16-.683) Rookie
8: SS Russ Mitchell (31-R .276-290-1-28-.683)
9: P Dave Ross (26-S .000-3-0-0-.000)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Astrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 21,429
Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds out to 2nd. Perry Templet loops a hit into right. Jeff Schottler swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Gary Long grounds out to 3rd.
Bottom of the First:
Don Mosley strikes out! Bob Webster strikes out! Bob Trigg flies out to left! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, 1B Jeff Austin makes a 2-base throwing error and P Dave Ross ends up at 2nd as their first base runner of the game. Don Mosley follows with their first hit, a double to right center, and Ross scores their first run. 1 to 0, Astros.
Top of the Sixth:
Perry Templet leads us off with a double, but has to leave the game with bruised shoulder. Howard McNeal goes in to run for him and will play left, with Jeff Schottler moving over to center. Our 3-4-5 hitters are up and they all strike out...
Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Phil DeNeui (26-R). 17 SV and a 2.95 ERA. A little wild, but otherwise pretty stout. Has 2 saves against us. Dave Lesley gets a 2-out hit, but PH Randy James grounds out to 3rd.
Lost - 1 to 0
Back-to-back shutout losses and 5 dropped in a row....
Both shutouts to pitchers claimed off waivers...
Ron Wolf's 5 game winning streak is snapped, through no fault of his own...
We had 5 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 3 hits and made no errors
Ron Wolf went 7 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 1 intentional walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Barry Chapman pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2.
Dave Ross (W 2-1) went 8 shutout innings, gave us 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 10. At bat, he scored the only run of the game.
RHP Phil DeNeui (SV 18) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.
CF Perry Templet had 2 hits with a double. The trainer says the bruise on his shoulder will be gone in 4 or 5 days and will make it difficult for him to throw, but should not affect his hitting.
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