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Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Portland Beavers (16-22 .421 10 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (20-19 .513 6.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West)
POR: Bobby Johnson (22-R 3-3 3.27) Rookie vs. SAC: Ellis Collier (27-R 4-4 4.58)
Johnson was shelled for the first time in his Major League career last time out, giving up 7 runs in 3.2 IP. He escaped the loss, however, since we scored 9 runs and won the game.
Collier is their #1 starter. We have not faced him before. He has 3 straight starts with at least 8 IP, but he lost last time out, only allowing 2 runs and 5 hits and striking out a season high 9.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: SS Melvin Rodarte (32-L .227-132-0-10-.612)
2: 3B Tommy Thomas (30-L .250-24-1-2-.724)
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .254-114-6-20-.725) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .306-134-8-27-.937)
5: LF Don Neumann (31-S .227-75-4-8-.746)
6: RF Jerry Grant (30-L .197-61-1-5-.559)
7: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .265-147-0-8-.603)
8: C Marcell Amici (31-R .222-9-0-1-.522)
9: P Bobby Johnson (22-R .105-19-0-0-.211) Rookie
SACRAMENTO
1: LF Eddie Dyer (25-L .262-145-0-8-.599)
2: CF Harvey Turner (23-L .311-90-1-7-.756) Rookie
3: 1B Dale Cave (28-R .290-124-1-12-.704)
4: 3B Larry Pierce (28-L .331-139-2-14-.800)
5: 2B Jim Holberton (23-L .296-142-10-35-.940)
6: RF Les Olds (28-R .242-132-2-18-.700)
7: SS Angel Arana (25-R .200-120-0-14-.508)
8: C Bill Ambrose (32-R .259-58-1-8-.697)
9: P Ellis Collier (27-S .200-15-1-3-.600)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right.
Attendance: 17,090
Top of the First:
Melvin Rodarte flies out to right. Tommy Thomas grounds out to 2nd. Shannon Kuchta lines out to left...
Bottom of the First:
Eddie Dyer strikes out! Harvey Turner lays down a bunt and beats it out... Dale Cave grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!
Once again, we are 9 up, 9 down the first time through our order...
12 up, 12 down...
15 up, 15 down...
Top of the Sixth:
P Ellis Collier, who retired all 15 Beavers he faced, is hurt... New Pitcher: Tom Cunningham (32-L) with a 1.35 ERA. With 1 out, Marcell Amici grounds a hit up the middle! P Bobby Johnson bunts him to 2nd. They walk Melvin Rodarte intentionally to get to Tommy Thomas, but Thomas does not bat against lefties. Pinch-Hitter: Dave Risinger (25-R). He grounds out to 3rd and will stay in to play 3rd.
Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, PH Mike Gausman (38-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Eddie Dyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Marcell Amici throws the ball into center field... Harvey Turner swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Dyer scores... 1 to 0, Solons.
Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Duane Rokita (27-R), their closer. 13 SV and a 2.16 ERA and only 9 H in 16.2 IP. 22 SO. PH Juan Rojas (22-S) draws a 4 pitch walk. Pinch-Runner: Sergio Vallejo (26-R). Melvin Rodarte flies out to center. Dave Risinger flares a hit to right and Vallejo goes to 3rd without a throw. Only our second hit of the game. Shannon Kuchta grounds one to 2nd and they go for the double play, but Kuchta beats the relay throw to 1st and Vallejo scores to tie the game!!! 1 to 1. 2 outs. Kuchta gets caught stealing..... Why?????? Glenn Snowden could have scored you from 1st!!! And you SUCK at stealing!!!
Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (24-R). With 1 out, Jim Holberton hits a home run just over the right field fence....
Lost - 2 to 1
We had 2 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 6 hits and made no errors
Bobby Johnson went 8 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP David Fuentes (L 2-3) got 1 out, allowed 1 run and 1 hit, a home run.
Ellis Collier went 5 perfect innings and struck out 3.
RHP Duane Rokita (W 1-1 BS 2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk.
PH Juan Rojas drew a walk.
The Solons announced that P Ellis Collier, their #1 starter, would likely miss 3 months with a partially torn labrum.
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