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Thursday, May 10, 2001
Portland Beavers (14-19 .424 8.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Houston Astros (12-21 .364 10 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL East)
POR: Roy Hammond (26-R 0-1 6.00) Rookie vs. HOU: Alex Merlo (28-R 1-2 6.38)
Hammond gave up 4 runs on 9 hits in 6 IP in his Major League debut. We do not expect to ever get much better than that...
Merlo only allowed 1 run in 8 IP in his last start and got his first win.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .226-115-0-8-.623)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .182-11-0-0-.490)
3: RF Bill Wilson (28-R .261-119-1-7-.629)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .298-114-6-24-.903)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .203-59-3-6-.690)
6: 2B Juan Rojas (22-S .231-39-0-2-.532) Rookie
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .258-132-0-5-.583)
8: C Jim Shippy (30-R .143-7-0-2-.286)
9: P Roy Hammond (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie
HOUSTON
1: LF Ed Holle (27-L .222-99-0-2-.576)
2: SS Jim Sager (22-R .298-131-4-17-.806)
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (30-R .323-124-2-16-.832)
4: RF Mike Oakley (27-L .257-109-3-19-.692)
5: 3B Bob Alsip (27-R .290-124-2-22-.764)
6: CF Greg Wertz (29-R .227-128-4-18-.644)
7: C Dalton Steele (26-L .279-86-0-9-.704)
8: 1B Tony Norris (28-R .295-61-2-6-.789)
9: P Alex Merlo (28-S .125-8-0-0-.375)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 16,329
Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte lines an 0-2 pitch to right for an hit. Tommy Thomas loops a hit to center. Bill Wilson flies out to left and Rodarte tags up and beats the throw to 3rd. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd and Rodarte scores. 1 to 0, Beavers! Don Neumann hits one 447 feet to straight away center!! 3 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.
Bottom of the First:
Ed Holle triples to center. Jim Sager grounds out to short and Holle scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Russ Jimenez fouls out to 1st. Mike Oakley swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center. Bob Alsip flies out to center!
Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Bill Wilson hits a home run to left! 4 to 1, Beavers!
Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Mike Oakley takes a 3-2 pitch and draws a walk. Bob Alsip lines a hit to right. Greg Wertz swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... Tie game: 4 to 4. Dalton Steele hits a home run to right... 5 to 4, Astros.
Bottom of the Fifth:
New Pitcher: Bobby Weatherford (30-R). With 1 out, Mike Oakley doubles to right. With 2 outs, Greg Wertz triples to left center... 6 to 4, Astros. Dalton Steele strikes out.
Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Ed Holle draws a 4 pitch walk. Jim Sager grounds a hit to left. Russ Jimenez doubles to right and Holle scores... 7 to 4, Astros. Mike Oakley lines out to deep left.
Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Jeff Gleason (24-R), starting his second inning of work. With 2 outs, Ed Holle lines a hit to center. Jim Sager triples to left center... 8 to 4, Astros. Russ Jimenez grounds one to 2nd and Juan Rojas boots it and Sager scores... 9 to 4, Astros.
Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tommy Trainum (34-R), their closer. He strikes out the side in order...
Lost - 9 to 4
We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 12 hits and made no errors
Roy Hammond (L 0-2) went 4 innings, allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Bobby Weatherford went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits and struck out 1.
Alex Merlo went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 2.
RHP Dean Cotton (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits and 1 HB.
3B Tommy Thomas had 2 hits and scored a run. RF Bill Wilson hit his 2nd home run of the year. LF Don Neumann had 2 hits with his 4th home run and had 2 RBI.
For the Astros, LF Ed Holle had 2 hits with a triple and a walk and scored 3 runs. CF Greg Wertz hit a triple and his 5th home run and had 4 RBI.
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