[Questdog]

Thursday, June 21, 2001

Don Neumann (31-S) has pink eye and will miss a few games, so we will postpone the Fernando Mexicano trial at 3rd until Neumann can play.

We are back home for the next 8 days. First up, is a 4 game series through the weekend with the Dallas Eagles. They just lost 2 at home against Kansas City and have lost 10 of their last 13 games. This is our first meeting with them this season. They are 6th in the PCL in scoring with 4.49 runs per game (Portland is still #15 with 3.96). The Eagles are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.55 per game (Portland is down to #10 with 4.66).

Dallas Eagles (33-38 .465 7.5 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (30-40 .429 15.5 GB tied for 7th (last) place in the PCL West)

DAL: Hal Kestler (24-R 8-3 2.50) vs. POR: Steve Muir (26-R 5-5 4.24)

Kestler is their #1 starter. He had one stretch where he pitched 4 shutouts in 5 starts. He gave up 5 runs in 4 IP last time out.

Muir has been beat up in his last 2 starts, allowing 12 runs in 10 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DALLAS
1: SS Sandy Forte (25-R .284-88-2-6-.724)
2: 3B Mark Carlson (24-L .278-299-9-37-.776)
3: C Dennis Allen (26-R .253-237-9-34-.718)
4: RF Bill Wightman (33-L .286-238-16-41-.909)
5: LF Dave Winchester (27-L .338-148-8-19-.965)
6: 2B John Pevehouse (23-L .260-231-4-30-.724)
7: CF Danny Hill (28-R .247-85-4-15-.745)
8: 1B Bart Stombaugh (27-L .299-194-3-20-.805)
9: P Hal Kestler (24-R .209-43-0-5-.460)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Melvin Rodarte (32-L .259-266-1-24-.671)
2: RF Franklin Felix (23-R .299-67-0-4-.702) Rookie
3: LF Fernando Mexicano (20-L .303-152-8-24-.909) Rookie
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (24-R .340-253-15-60-1.016)
5: 2B Shannon Kuchta (23-R .265-245-6-32-.666) Rookie
6: CF Jack Hinckley (25-R .263-240-0-13-.596)
7: SS Dave Risinger (25-R .230-174-0-11-.578)
8: C Russ Albright (29-L .188-32-0-5-.500)
9: P Steve Muir (26-R .194-36-0-3-.431)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 10,947

Top of the First:
Sandy Forte grounds a hit up the middle. Mark Carlson swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Dennis Allen flies out to the warning track in left. Forte steals 2nd. Bill Wightman pops out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Melvin Rodarte lines a hit to right. Franklin Felix grounds out to short and Rodarte goes to 2nd. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to the pitcher and Rodarte goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Rodarte scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Shannon Kuchta strikes out.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, John Pevehouse draws a walk. Danny Hill bloops a hit to right and Pevehouse goes to 3rd without a throw. Hill tries to steal and C Russ Albright throws him out! 2 down. Bart Stombaugh flies out to right!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit and then Russ Albright hits a home run to right!! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Third:
With 2 outs, Mark Carlson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dennis Allen grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Bill Wightman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load them up. Dave Winchester swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and 2 runs score... 3 to 2, Beavers. Yet another 3-2 count to John Pevehouse, but he grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Third:
Franklin Felix leads off with an infield hit. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden loops a 3-2 pitch into left center and Felix takes 3rd. Shannon Kuchta flies out to left and Felix tags up and beats the throw home! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Fourth:
(We are not reporting every half inning, but something has happened in every half-inning, so far.) Danny Hill leads off with a 4 pitch walk... With 1 out, P Hal Kestler bunts him to 2nd. Sandy Forte grounds a hit up the middle and Hill scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Mark Carlson doubles to left center and Forte scores... Tie Game: 4 to 4.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Franklin Felix reaches on a 2 base error by 2B John Pevehouse. Our 3-4-5 hitters all make outs, though...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Dave Risinger leads off with a double to left! Russ Albright lines out to short and they double Risinger off 2nd...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (24-R). P Hal Kestler is allowed to bat and he strikes out. PH Gilberto Lule (22-S) grounds a hit to right. Pinch-Runner: Kevin Ross (24-R), who is very fast. 11 SB this year. Mark Carlson gets beaned... Dennis Allen grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Ross goes to 3rd. Bill Wightman grounds out to short! Fuentes has generally gotten the job done, but never, it seems, easily....

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Hal Kestler is at 121 pitches. We go down in order...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
P David Fuentes strikes out the side in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
P Hal Kestler still in there at 133 pitches. With 1 out, Shannon Kuchta loops a hit to left. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to left center. Dave Risinger and Russ Albright both make outs...

Top of the Eleventh:
The first two batters strike out and then SS Kevin Ross grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Dawson Winslow (25-L), their closer with a 2.86 ERA in 34.2 IP, but a 1.64 WHIP. PH Bill Wilson (28-R) lines a hit to right. Melvin Rodarte grounds into a 4-6-3 double play... Franklin Felix takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano grounds out to short.

Top of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Garry Ayers (28-R). They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
Glenn Snowden against a lefty can end it right here.... He strikes out looking... With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley draws a 4 pitch walk. Dave Risinger grounds out to short.

Top of the Thirteenth:
With 1 out, John Pevehouse draws a walk, but the next two make outs!

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
New Pitcher: John Farrance (39-R), with a 2.18 ERA in 20.2 IP. Franklin Teran (23-R) is in to play 1st in a double switch. PH Jerry Grant (30-L) grounds out to Teran, unassisted. With 2 outs, Melvin Rodarte gets hit by a pitch. He steals 2nd! Franklin Felix flies out to left.

Top of the Fourteenth:
New Pitcher: Wade Ellis (24-R). With 1 out, Kevin Ross grounds a hit to left. Mark Carlson grounds a hit to center. Dennis Allen lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Bill Wightman nubs one in front of the plate and C Russ Albright nabs it, steps on the plate for an out and throws to 1st to complete the double play!!

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
3-4-5 hitters up for us. Let's end this now! Fernando Mexicano lines out to center... Glenn Snowden strikes out... P John Farrance is hurt. New Pitcher: Bruce Croft (26-R) with a 6.91 ERA. Shannon Kuchta lines a hit to left center. Jack Hinckley draws a walk. We have no pinch-hitters available anymore, except C Craig Petitto, who is worst than most of the pitchers against right-handers. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and flies out to center...

Top of the Fifteenth:
With 1 out, John Pevehouse singles to right and goes to 2nd when RF Franklin Felix makes an error trying to scoop the ball... Danny Hill loops a hit to left center and Pevehouse stops at 3rd. PH Steve Faulkner (32-R) grounds one to short and we get the out and 2nd, but Faulkner beats the throw to 1st and Pevehouse scores... 5 to 4, Eagles. Franklin Teran grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Fifteenth:
New Pitcher: Dick Funicello (34-R) with a 6.04 ERA and 4 HR in 22.1 IP. With 2 outs, Melvin Rodarte grounds a hit to right. Franklin Felix lines a hit to right and Rodarte beats the throw to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out......

Lost - 5 to 4 in 15 innings

The 4th straight time we have lost when we went to extra innings.

We had 15 hits and made 1 error
Dallas had 15 hits and made 2 errors

Steve Muir went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Woody Claar pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP David Fuentes pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HB and struck out 6 (!).
RHP Gary Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Wade Ellis (L 0-1) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run and 5 hits.

Hal Kestler went 10 innings, gave us 4 runs, 11 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. 159 pitches.
RHP Bruce Croft (W 3-1) got 1 out and gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Dick Funicello (SV 2) went 1 scoreless inning, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1.

3B Melvin Rodarte had 2 hits and a walk (INT), was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run. RF Franklin Felix has 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. LF Fernando Mexicano was 0 for 8. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B Shannon Kuchta had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. C Russ Albright hit his 1st home run of the year, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. He also threw out 2 of 3 base stealers. PH Bill Wilson had a hit.

For the Eagles, CF Danny Hill had 3 hits and a walk and scored a run.

The Eagles announced the P John Farrance has a sore shoulder that they expected to bother him for about 6 days.