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Old 08-03-2019, 10:30 PM   #89
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Monday, June 11, 2001

We are in San Diego to play a 2 game set. The Padres won 3 of 4 in Salt Lake City over the weekend. We are 1-4 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 the last time we were here, April 13-15. They are 14th in the PCL in scoring with 3.92 runs per game (Portland is up to #15 with 3.81). We are now ahead of San Antonio! The Padres are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.79 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.44).

Portland Beavers (27-35 .435 14.5 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the PCL West) at
San Diego Padres (31-31 .500 10.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (26-L 5-4 3.49) vs. SD: Tony Vargas (27-R 4-3 4.87)

Muir has pitched 6 Quality Starts in a row.

We faced Vargas once and lost the game, but scored 4 runs in 4 innings off of him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .269-234-1-22-.691)
2: CF Franklin Felix (23-R .317-41-0-3-.715) Rookie
3: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .312-125-6-19-.885) Rookie
4: RF Don Neumann (31-S .244-160-6-22-.727)
5: 1B Tommy Thomas (30-L .240-75-1-2-.660)
6: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .256-215-6-31-.657) Rookie
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .237-152-0-9-.593)
8: C Russ Albright (29-L .000-5-0-2-.143)
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .194-31-0-1-.436)

SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (26-R .249-233-6-21-.765)
2: 3B Rick Potter (29-R .251-231-1-18-.654)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (26-L .298-245-4-23-.777)
4: LF Brian Mosca (28-L .282-227-11-50-.850)
5: SS Del Hall (29-S .210-219-2-24-.567)
6: RF Pete Reid (26-L .258-124-5-22-.741)
7: C Mark Coronato (26-R .277-101-5-17-.812)
8: 2B Norman Darcy (24-L .276-105-1-11-.768)
9: P Tony Vargas (27-R .231-26-0-0-.567)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 6 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 16,293

Top of the First:

Melvin Rodarte grounds out to the pitcher. Franklin Felix strikes out. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:

Buddy Potts grounds out to 3rd. Rick Potter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Bafaro flies out to center. Potter steals 2nd. Brian Mosca hits a home run to left center.... 2 to 0, Padres. Del Hall takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Pete Reid swings at the first pitch and flies out to right.

Bottom of the Fifth:

P Tony Vargas leads off with a hit. Buddy Potts grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. Rick Potter grounds a hit to center. Dave Bafaro doubles to left center and Vargas scores... 3 to 0, Padres. The Bullpen is up. Brian Mosca takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load them up with 1 out. Del Hall beats out an infield hit and another run scores... 4 to 0, Padres. Pete Reid lines a hit to center and 2 more runs are in.... 6 to 0, Padres. Call to the Bullpen: Wade Ellis (24-R), making his season debut. With 2 outs, Norman Darcy walks on 4 pitches to load them up. P Tony Vargas fouls out to the catcher.

Top of the Sixth:
Melvin Rodarte leads off with a double to right center. With 2 outs, Don Neumann hits a home run to right. 6 to 2, Padres.

Top of the Seventh:
Shannon Kuchta beats out an infield hit and Dave Risinger singles to center. Russ Albright grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Kuchta goes to 3rd. PH Glenn Snowden flies out to center and Kuchta is doubled off at 3rd.... Snowden will stay in to play 1st.

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Franklin Felix reaches on an error by SS Del Hall. Fernando Mexicano doubles down the right field line and Felix scores. 6 to 3, Padres. With 2 out, PH Doug Dietz (30-L) grounds a hit to center and Mexicano scores. 6 to 4, Padres.

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 9 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir (L 5-5) went 4.1 innings, allowed 6 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Wade Ellis, in his season debut, went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Jennings Sims, in his season debut, went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Kokos went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Tony Vargas (W 5-3) went 8.1 innings, gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Roy Tindale (SV 14) faced 2 batters and got them both out with 1 strikeout (Glenn Snowden).

3B Melvin Rodarte hit a double and scored a run. LF Fernando Mexicano hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Don Neumann hit his 7th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. PH Doug Dietz had a hit and an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 2 hits with a double.

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