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Thursday, May 15, 2003
Portland Beavers (21-13 .618 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (24-10 .706 in 1st place in the PCL East)
POR: Rondey Moe (27-R 5-1 2.30) vs. DAL: Ron Wells (22-R 5-1 2.40) Rookie
Moe has won his last 2 starts, only allowing 2 runs and no walks in 14 IP with 13 SO. But it matters not, if we cannot score...
Wells has won 4 in a row, going at least 7 innings, every time out.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Suazo (28-L .205-122-2-7-.547 91)
2: CF Brian Mitchell (22-L .373-126-0-9-.864 75)
3: LF Kim Springer (22-L .235-81-0-8-.646 66)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (26-R .376-109-7-29-1.127 70) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove(01)
5: SS Dave Risinger (27-R .255-110-0-17-.723 88)
6: C Tim Higbee (20-S .211-19-1-2-.739 45) Rookie
7: 2B Juan Rojas (24-S .240-100-0-11-.560 103)
8: 3B Scott Plourde (24-S .000-7-0-0-.125 99) Rookie
9: P Rondey Moe (27-L .400-15-0-3-.838 1)
DALLAS
1: RF Kevin Ross (26-R .400-85-0-10-.904 42)
2: CF Kennie Masline (28-L .241-87-0-4-.616 52)
3: LF Gilberto Lule (24-S .282-131-7-24-.858 43)
4: 3B Mark Carlson (26-L .289-135-2-14-.741 89)
5: 2B John Pevehouse (25-L .245-102-0-10-.622 106) Gold Glove
6: 1B Rick Adkins (33-R .330-94-2-18-.877 92)
7: SS Sandy Forte (26-R .220-91-0-7-.574 83)
8: C Joe Moyers (34-R .158-19-0-3-.449 57) FA from Salt Lake City
9: P Ron Wells (22-R .111-18-0-2-.278 20) Rookie
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Overcast, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 22,880
Top of the First:
Jerry Suazo grounds a hit to center! Brian Mitchell strikes out looking on 3 pitches.... Kim Springer strikes out on 3 pitches... Glenn Snowden flies out to right.... 30 straight innings without a run...
Bottom of the First:
Kevin Ross grounds out to short. Kennie Masline lines out to 3rd, Scott Plourde making a nice play. Gilberto Lule swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out! 1-2-3!
Top of the Second:
Dave Risinger leads off and swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left!!!!!! 1 to 0, Beavers! The scoring drought is over!
Bottom of the Second:
They get a base runner and therefore a run... With 1 out, John Pevehouse doubles to center. With 2 outs, Sandy Forte bloops a hit to right and Pevehouse scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Forte is caught stealing!
Top of the Sixth:
Tim Higbee leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. Juan Rojas bunts him to 2nd. PH Fernando Mexicano (22-L) flies out to deep center and Higbee moves to 3rd. P Rondey Moe lines a hit to center and Higbee scores! 2 to 1, Beavers!
Bottom of the Sixth:
Fernando Mexicano stays in the game to play 3rd. Kevin Ross walks. We get the Bullpen up. Ross steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Mark Carlson hits a home run to right... 3 to 2, Eagles.
Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Kim Springer hits a home run to center! Tie Game: 3 to 3.
Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Sandy Forte doubles to center and then steals 3rd. The Bullpen is up. Joe Moyers grounds a hit to center and Forte scores... 4 to 3, Eagles. PH Mike Wenger (25-L), a rookie who is 1 for 5, draws a walk. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (23-R). Kevin Ross bloops a hit to right and Moyers scores... 5 to 3, Eagles. The next two make outs.
Lost - 5 to 3
Swept...
5 losses in a row...
But at least we scored!
We had 11 hits and made no errors
Dallas had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Rondey Moe (L 5-2) went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Rich Larkin got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit.
LHP Vic Kyzer pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.
Ron Wells (W 6-1) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2.
RHP John Farrance (SV 10) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.
RF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits. LF Kim Springer hit his 1st home run of the season. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits with his 1st home run. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Carlos Lopez had a hit.
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