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Tuesday, May 21, Year II
Portland Beavers (25-17 .595 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (17-25 .405 10 GB in 5th place in the PCL East)26-14
POR: Lonny Tomski (28-R 0-1 5.06) vs. MIN: Rick Rice (30-R 3-3 4.13)
Rice has won his last 2 starts, allowing only 1 run each time and 7 total hits. He was acquired through a trade with New York in March, only a few days before Opening Day. We have never faced him.
Tomski gave up 3 runs in 6 innings in his last start, but only 4 hits and a walk.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Barry Tucker (29-L .211-19-0-1-.581)
2: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .300-70-1-3-.752)
3: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .304-56-1-6-.837) Rookie
4: C Dave Benya (27-S .364-88-2-18-.933)
5: 1B Larry Sinchak (31-R .317-41-0-3-.715)
6: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .254-63-0-2-.596) Rookie All hits are singles
7: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .193-83-2-6-.578) Rookie
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .194-108-4-20-.565) Gold Glove
9: P Lonny Tomski (28-R .250-4-0-0-.500)
MINNESOTA
1: CF Mike Francoeur (26-L .261-176-4-22-.709) All-Star Gold Glove
2: 2B Gary Olson (27-R .341-164-2-22-.844)
3: 1B Ray Calandra (32-L .258-128-4-17-.734)
4: RF Rick Ingledue (31-L .196-158-2-21-.588) All-Star
5: C Steve Church (28-R .262-130-5-16-.743)
6: LF Jamie Cutshall (29-L .320-125-4-18-.902)
7: 3B Billy Allen (30-R .218-147-0-13-.552)
8: SS Jerry Walker (28-R .285-123-0-9-.718)
9: P Rick Rice (30-R .235-17-0-1-.588) Trade with New York
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Metrodome
Weather: Indoors
Attendance: 22,304
Top of the First:
Barry Tucker grounds out to short. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Omar Flores grounds out to 2nd.
Bottom of the First:
Mike Francoeur works the count full and then triples to center... Gary Olson grounds out to 2nd and Francoeur scores. 1 to 0, Twins. Ray Calandra lines a hit to center. Rick Ingledue swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Steve Church flies out down the line in deep right.
9 up, 9 down for us...
Top of the Fourth:
Barry Tucker leads off with a home run to right center!! Tie game: 1 to 1.
Bottom of the Fourth:
Rick Ingledue lines a hit to left and goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Billy Allen singles him home. 2 to 1, Twins.
Top of the Fifth:
After getting the 2nd out of the inning, P Rick Rice leaves with an injury. New Pitcher: Gustavo Tavarez (33-R). 1.36 ERA in 33 IP. Signed as a free agent from Los Angeles. He gets the 3rd out. We have 2 hits in the game...
Bottom of the Fifth:
Mike Francoeur leads off with a double and Rick Olson singles him home. 3 to 1, Twins. They have 9 hits off Tomski....
Lost - 4 to 1
We had 4 whole hits and made 1 error
Minnesota had 12 hits and made no errors
Lonny Tomski (L 0-2) went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, no walks and struck out 2.
LHP Mitch Dowdell went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
Rick Rice went 4.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.
RHP Gustavo Tavarez (W 2-1) went 1.1 scoreless innings, gave us 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Art William (SV 4) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.
CF Barry Tucker hit a home run. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit.
The Twins announced that P Rick Rice had a stiff foreman and should not miss his next start.
The Beavers announced that their hitters stink, but everyone already knew this....
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