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Questdog · 11-11-2019, 08:48 PM

Monday, May 13, 2002

The Hollywood Stars are in town for a short two game series. They have played the two hottest teams in Baseball in their last two series, Kansas City and San Diego, and have lost 7 in a row. They did not score a run at San Diego in three games over the weekend. We lost a pair of games to them when they were here on April 22 and 23. After the three straight shutouts, they are down to 5th in scoring in the PCL with 4.03 runs per game (Portland is still last and dropping with 3.29). We are now hitting .229 as a team, the worst in Baseball. If we do not hit a home run, we do not score... The Stars are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 3.97 per game (Portland is up to 7th with 3.87). Their run differential is +2 and outs is -22.

Hollywood Stars (20-18 .526 7 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (17-21 .447 10 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Gerry Sullivan (25-R 1-1 1.89 8 SV) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 2-3 2.18)

Sullivan is making only his 2nd start of the year. He was their closer earlier in the season and had a save against us in the first series we played. In his first start, he went 5 innings and gave up 4 runs at Kansas City and lost.

Johnson semi-snapped a 3 game losing streak with a no decision last time out. He allowed 1 run in 6 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .260-104-0-13-.623)
2: 2B Gus McCollum (30-R .262-149-0-12-.666)
3: LF Eduardo Galo (34-L .300-20-0-3-.862)
4: 3B Larry Church (27-L .303-132-7-26-.895)
5: 1B Bobby Deaton (27-S .225-102-0-6-.571)
6: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .326-135-0-16-.750)
7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .262-126-1-15-.662)
8: C Eduardo Maria (32-R .208-24-1-6-.644)
9: P Gerry Sullivan (25-R .500-2-0-0-1.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .269-130-0-4-.637) Rookie
2: LF Kim Springer (21-L .240-104-1-5-.615) Rookie
3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .254-142-4-15-.742)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .252-131-10-19-.860) All-Star Gold Glove
5: 3B Rick Woodell (30-L .215-65-1-8-.581)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .270-37-2-7-.835)
7: RF Jose Julio (28-R .234-145-1-9-.555)
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .211-38-0-1-.436)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .105-19-0-0-.296)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 11,752

Top of the First:
Fred Rambo grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gus McCollum grounds out to 1st, unassisted. It seems that the Stars have seen tapes of 1B Glenn Snowden's defense of late and their strategy is to hit the ball at him.... Eduardo Galo grounds out to 1st, unassisted!!! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Kim Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Second:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a triple to center! Oh, please let him get hot! It is so sad to see him hitting .252... Rick Woodell grounds out to 1st, unassisted and Snowden holds at 3rd. Jim Shippy doubles down the left field line and Snowden scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Shippy is the one and only batter on the team hitting better than he did last season... Jose Julio grounds a hit to center and Shippy scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Glenn Snowden reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Larry Church. He goes to 3rd, on a ground out by Rick Woodell, 1-3. Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit and Snowden scores! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Jerry Hatcher singles and steals 2nd. Eduardo Mario grounds a single to center. P Gerry Sullivan swings away and pops out to shallow right and the runners hold. Fred Rambo grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the Sixth:
Gus McCollum lines a hit to left center and steals 2nd. Eduardo Galo grounds one to 1st and, sure enough, Snowden boots another one. May 12 and he has already matched his error total from a season ago (9)... The Bullpen is up. Larry Church strikes out looking! Bobby Deaton grounds a double play ball to short and Juan Rojas makes a bad throw to 2nd and McCollum scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. That will do it for Rojas... Buy him a ticket to Vancouver (A), please. He is only in there for his glove, but that is his 4th error in 11 games.... Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Galo goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Jerry Hatcher lines a hit to center and Galo scores... Suazo tries to go to 3rd, but Brian Mitchell throws him out! 3 to 2, Beavers.

Top of the Seventh:
Eduardo Maria lines a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... PH Jose Naranjo (28-R), their All-Star LF, grounds out to the catcher, 2-3, and Maria goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (28-L). With the infield in, Fred Rambo grounds out to short and Maria holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kokos (28-R). Gus McCollum takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Eduardo Galo grounds a hit to right and Maria scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. McCollum goes to 3rd. Larry Church hits a home run to right.... 6 to 3, Stars...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Frank Wood (28-R) with a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 IP. Only 14 H and 22 SO, but 15 BB. Jose Julio draws a walk. PH Fernando Mexicano grounds a double down the right field line and Julio heads home.... He is safe and Mexicano takes 3rd! 6 to 4, Stars. 4 runs in one game! We scored 4 runs in the whole series against the Angels... PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) is sent up. So far, he has failed to match the magic of 2001 when he hit .425 for the Beavers. He is 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts... He lines out hard to left and Mexicano tags up and beats the throw home! 6 to 5, Stars. Brian Mitchell draws a walk. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta doubles to the right field corner, but Mitchell stops at 3rd... Why? Glenn Snowden grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Jim Shippy grounds a hit to right. New Pitcher: Bob Deetz (40-L) with a 4.91 ERA. He was their closer last year and had 31 SV. Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano grounds a single to left center and Shippy scores!! Tie game: 6 to 6! SS Rich Cruz (30-R) hits a home run to right!!!! 9 to 6, Beavers!!! He is our new starting shortstop!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (25-R). PH Steve Bone (27-R), their All-Star catcher, lines a hit to right center. Fred Rambo lines a hit to left... There are no other pitchers in the Bullpen. We have used them all already, except for David Fuentes, who pitched 3 innings yesterday. Gus McCollum beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs.... Our relievers either get 10 guys out in a row or give up 10 walks and hits in a row.... I have a feeling I am going to get another nickel soon.... Eduardo Galo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Bones scores and Rambo goes to 3rd. 9 to 7, Beavers! 2 outs! Larry Church, who hit a home run last time up, swings at the first pitch and grounds one down to 1st and Glenn Snowden does NOT boot it! He tosses to P Gleason covering 1st and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 9 to 7

We had 11 hits and made 3 errors
Hollywood had 12 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.
LHP Dick Register (H 1) faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Jim Kokos faced 1 batter and walked him and he scored.
LHP Chuck Purnell (BS 1) got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and a home run.
RHP Garry Ayers (W 1-0) pitched a perfect inning.
RHP Jeff Gleason (SV 2) pitched the 9th and gave up 1 run and 3 hits.

Gerry Sullivan went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, no walks and struck out 5.
LHP Bob Deetz (L 1-1 BS 1) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.

CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and a walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit a double. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a triple and scored 2 run. C Jim Shippy had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Jose Julio had a hit and 2 walks, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH/LF Fernando Mexicano went 2 for 2 with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Kurt Cunning hit a SF. SS Rich Cruz hit a 3 run home run in his only AB. I told you during the game that he would be our new starting shortstop and lo and behold, he approached me after the game and told me that he thinks he ought to be starting! I hemmed and hawed a bit and then said that I would give him a couple of games to impress me.....

For Hollywood, 3B Larry Church had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and 3 RBI.

11-11-2019, 08:48 PM	#290
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, May 13, 2002 The Hollywood Stars are in town for a short two game series. They have played the two hottest teams in Baseball in their last two series, Kansas City and San Diego, and have lost 7 in a row. They did not score a run at San Diego in three games over the weekend. We lost a pair of games to them when they were here on April 22 and 23. After the three straight shutouts, they are down to 5th in scoring in the PCL with 4.03 runs per game (Portland is still last and dropping with 3.29). We are now hitting .229 as a team, the worst in Baseball. If we do not hit a home run, we do not score... The Stars are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 3.97 per game (Portland is up to 7th with 3.87). Their run differential is +2 and outs is -22. Hollywood Stars (20-18 .526 7 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (17-21 .447 10 GB tied for 6th place in the PCL West) HOL: Gerry Sullivan (25-R 1-1 1.89 8 SV) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 2-3 2.18) Sullivan is making only his 2nd start of the year. He was their closer earlier in the season and had a save against us in the first series we played. In his first start, he went 5 innings and gave up 4 runs at Kansas City and lost. Johnson semi-snapped a 3 game losing streak with a no decision last time out. He allowed 1 run in 6 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .260-104-0-13-.623) 2: 2B Gus McCollum (30-R .262-149-0-12-.666) 3: LF Eduardo Galo (34-L .300-20-0-3-.862) 4: 3B Larry Church (27-L .303-132-7-26-.895) 5: 1B Bobby Deaton (27-S .225-102-0-6-.571) 6: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .326-135-0-16-.750) 7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .262-126-1-15-.662) 8: C Eduardo Maria (32-R .208-24-1-6-.644) 9: P Gerry Sullivan (25-R .500-2-0-0-1.000) PORTLAND 1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .269-130-0-4-.637) Rookie 2: LF Kim Springer (21-L .240-104-1-5-.615) Rookie 3: 2B Shannon Kuchta (24-R .254-142-4-15-.742) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .252-131-10-19-.860) All-Star Gold Glove 5: 3B Rick Woodell (30-L .215-65-1-8-.581) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .270-37-2-7-.835) 7: RF Jose Julio (28-R .234-145-1-9-.555) 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .211-38-0-1-.436) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .105-19-0-0-.296) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 11,752 Top of the First: Fred Rambo grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gus McCollum grounds out to 1st, unassisted. It seems that the Stars have seen tapes of 1B Glenn Snowden's defense of late and their strategy is to hit the ball at him.... Eduardo Galo grounds out to 1st, unassisted!!! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd. Kim Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Shannon Kuchta grounds out to short... Bottom of the Second: Glenn Snowden leads off with a triple to center! Oh, please let him get hot! It is so sad to see him hitting .252... Rick Woodell grounds out to 1st, unassisted and Snowden holds at 3rd. Jim Shippy doubles down the left field line and Snowden scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Shippy is the one and only batter on the team hitting better than he did last season... Jose Julio grounds a hit to center and Shippy scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Fourth: Glenn Snowden reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Larry Church. He goes to 3rd, on a ground out by Rick Woodell, 1-3. Jim Shippy beats out an infield hit and Snowden scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Jerry Hatcher singles and steals 2nd. Eduardo Mario grounds a single to center. P Gerry Sullivan swings away and pops out to shallow right and the runners hold. Fred Rambo grounds out to 2nd! Top of the Sixth: Gus McCollum lines a hit to left center and steals 2nd. Eduardo Galo grounds one to 1st and, sure enough, Snowden boots another one. May 12 and he has already matched his error total from a season ago (9)... The Bullpen is up. Larry Church strikes out looking! Bobby Deaton grounds a double play ball to short and Juan Rojas makes a bad throw to 2nd and McCollum scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. That will do it for Rojas... Buy him a ticket to Vancouver (A), please. He is only in there for his glove, but that is his 4th error in 11 games.... Jerry Suazo grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Galo goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Jerry Hatcher lines a hit to center and Galo scores... Suazo tries to go to 3rd, but Brian Mitchell throws him out! 3 to 2, Beavers. Top of the Seventh: Eduardo Maria lines a hit to right and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch... PH Jose Naranjo (28-R), their All-Star LF, grounds out to the catcher, 2-3, and Maria goes to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: Dick Register (28-L). With the infield in, Fred Rambo grounds out to short and Maria holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kokos (28-R). Gus McCollum takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Eduardo Galo grounds a hit to right and Maria scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. McCollum goes to 3rd. Larry Church hits a home run to right.... 6 to 3, Stars... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Frank Wood (28-R) with a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 IP. Only 14 H and 22 SO, but 15 BB. Jose Julio draws a walk. PH Fernando Mexicano grounds a double down the right field line and Julio heads home.... He is safe and Mexicano takes 3rd! 6 to 4, Stars. 4 runs in one game! We scored 4 runs in the whole series against the Angels... PH Kurt Cunning (30-R) is sent up. So far, he has failed to match the magic of 2001 when he hit .425 for the Beavers. He is 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts... He lines out hard to left and Mexicano tags up and beats the throw home! 6 to 5, Stars. Brian Mitchell draws a walk. With 2 outs, Shannon Kuchta doubles to the right field corner, but Mitchell stops at 3rd... Why? Glenn Snowden grounds out to short... Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Jim Shippy grounds a hit to right. New Pitcher: Bob Deetz (40-L) with a 4.91 ERA. He was their closer last year and had 31 SV. Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano grounds a single to left center and Shippy scores!! Tie game: 6 to 6! SS Rich Cruz (30-R) hits a home run to right!!!! 9 to 6, Beavers!!! He is our new starting shortstop! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (25-R). PH Steve Bone (27-R), their All-Star catcher, lines a hit to right center. Fred Rambo lines a hit to left... There are no other pitchers in the Bullpen. We have used them all already, except for David Fuentes, who pitched 3 innings yesterday. Gus McCollum beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs.... Our relievers either get 10 guys out in a row or give up 10 walks and hits in a row.... I have a feeling I am going to get another nickel soon.... Eduardo Galo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Bones scores and Rambo goes to 3rd. 9 to 7, Beavers! 2 outs! Larry Church, who hit a home run last time up, swings at the first pitch and grounds one down to 1st and Glenn Snowden does NOT boot it! He tosses to P Gleason covering 1st and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 9 to 7 We had 11 hits and made 3 errors Hollywood had 12 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP. LHP Dick Register (H 1) faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Jim Kokos faced 1 batter and walked him and he scored. LHP Chuck Purnell (BS 1) got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and a home run. RHP Garry Ayers (W 1-0) pitched a perfect inning. RHP Jeff Gleason (SV 2) pitched the 9th and gave up 1 run and 3 hits. Gerry Sullivan went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, no walks and struck out 5. LHP Bob Deetz (L 1-1 BS 1) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk. CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and a walk. 2B Shannon Kuchta hit a double. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a triple and scored 2 run. C Jim Shippy had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Jose Julio had a hit and 2 walks, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH/LF Fernando Mexicano went 2 for 2 with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Kurt Cunning hit a SF. SS Rich Cruz hit a 3 run home run in his only AB. I told you during the game that he would be our new starting shortstop and lo and behold, he approached me after the game and told me that he thinks he ought to be starting! I hemmed and hawed a bit and then said that I would give him a couple of games to impress me..... For Hollywood, 3B Larry Church had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the season and 3 RBI.