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Friday, June 25, 2004

Denver Bears (40-29 .580 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (46-25 .648 1.5 GA in 1st place in the PCL West)

DEN: Jose Rosa (23-R 7-7 4.18) vs. POR: Barry Phillips (21-R 8-3 2.25) Gold Glove

Rosa is their #1 starter. He is 3-1 in his last 5 starts with a 1.91 ERA. He was 0-1 in 2 starts against us as a rookie last year. In the loss, he only gave us 3 runs in 7 IP and in the no decision, he shut us out for 3.1 IP, but had to leave with an injury.

Phillips gave up 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 IP and did not have a decision in his last start. He us 0-3 in his last 4 with a 4.37 ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS DEF)
DENVER
1: LF Bob Ellis (25-R .267-15-0-0-.533 85) Rookie
2: 1B Jim Jaeger (37-R .280-182-7-29-.803 30) 2-time All-Star(01-02), Silver Slugger(3B-01)
3: RF Tom Boyles (25-R .293-270-13-48-.842 81) Silver Slugger(CF)/All-Star
4: C Joe Taylor (23-R .338-237-18-58-1.023 57) All-Star/RoY(02)
5: CF Eric Daniels (22-L .254-287-9-36-.760 64) Rookie Sore elbow
6: 3B Johnnie Graham (29-R .265-253-11-45-.816 51) All-Star
7: 2B Colin Woodford (23-L .253-249-0-29-.700 91) Gold Glove
8: SS Carroll Morse (28-R .239-234-2-22-.648 93)
9: P Jose Rosa (23-R .083-36-0-1-.167 1)

PORTLAND
1: 2B A.J. Lee (24-R .291-141-0-14-.679 94)
2: RF Enrique Ramos (25-L .321-221-7-34-.880 72) 2-time All-Star(02-03)/Silver Slugger(CF)/RoY(01)/Gold Glove(LF-01)
3: 1B Glenn Snowden (27-R .318-245-14-53-.948 67) 2-time Silver Slugger/3-time All-Star/Gold Glove(01)
4: C Tim Higbee (21-S .315-248-15-45-.898 52)
5: SS Denny Peters (27-S .273-110-3-10-.752 86)
6: 3B Jeff Galka (35-R .215-256-8-35-.674 59)
7: LF Kim Springer (23-L .261-249-6-29-.712 66)
8: CF Jerry Suazo (29-L .247-162-2-11-.628 71)
9: P Barry Phillips (21-R .235-34-0-2-.522 56) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 23,906

Top of the First:
Bob Ellis pops out to center. Jim Jaeger grounds out to short. Tom Boyles draws a walk. He steals 2nd. Joe Taylor takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Eric Daniels grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First:
A.J. Lee walks on 4 pitches. Enrique Ramos flies out to the warning track in center. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.... No, 3rd is not a lucky spot for him....

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Bob Ellis draws a walk and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, Tom Boyles hits a home run down the left field line... 2 to 0, Bears. Only the second home run allowed by P Barry Phillips this season.

Meanwhile, we have once again sent 9 batters to the plate through 3 innings...

Bottom of the Fourth:
A.J. Lee grounds our first hit of the game to right and then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Glenn Snowden lines one to right, but Tom Boyles makes a diving catch, though Lee tags up and trots home. 2 to 1, Bears. That is an RBI by Snowden!!! His first in three weeks to the day!

Top of the Fifth:
Carroll Morse draws a walk, the fourth issued by P Barry Phillips. P Jose Rosa lays down a bunt and C Tim Higbee fields it and goes for the force at 2nd, but his throw is late... But the next three make outs, with Tom Boyles striking out to end the inning!

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Johnnie Graham swings at the first pitch and grounds their second hit of the game to right. Colin Woodford swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit. Carroll Morse grounds a hit to left and Graham heads home, but Kim Springer throws him out!!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Tim Higbee loops a hit to right center. Denny Peters grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Jeff Galka takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Kim Springer grounds one back to the mound, but P Jose Rosa boots it and the bases are loaded with 1 out for Jerry Suazo, who is 1 for his last 27, but that 1 was a home run. He lines a hit to right and Peters scores! Tie Game: 2 to 2! PH Juan Rojas (25-S) strikes out looking on 3 pitches... A.J. Lee grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (24-R). Johnnie Graham leads off with a double to center... We walk Colin Woodford intentionally.... Carroll Morse bunts the runners up. They let P Jose Rosa bat and he pops out to 1st. Bob Ellis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs... Jim Jaeger flies out to left!!

Top of the Ninth:
3-4-5 hitters up for them. Doesn't it seem like the 3-4-5 hitters are always up in the 9th for the other team? Tom Boyles strikes out on 3 pitches! Joe Taylor lines a hit to right. Eric Daniels grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. 3B Rick Hansen (25-R), a rookie who is 1 for 4 in his career, flies out to left!

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Jose Rosa is at 110 pitches. Jeff Galka grounds out to 3rd... Kim Springer pops out a mile high and about six feet in front of the the plate, but C Joe Taylor drops the ball! Jerry Suazo pops out to short... PH Greg Unser (28-R) is sent up to strike out, but he does not get the chance, because Springer gets thrown out trying to steal.... So, now I have pinch-hit for my pitcher, but still have the pitcher's spot due up next inning.... super...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Steve Stewart (24-L). They go down in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Javier Juarez (29-L), their new closer, who got the Save yesterday. PH Jack Hinckley (28-R) grounds out to short and we go down in order....

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Larry McLellan (28-R). The top of their order goes down 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
3-4-5 up for us. With 1 out, Tim Higbee draws a walk. PH Dave Risinger (28-R) pops out to right... Jeff Galka grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Twelfth:
Dave Risinger stays in to play short. They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Bob Provost (26-R) with a 4.58 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP and 3 HR in 19.2 IP. But we do not let those numbers intimidate us and we go down 1-2-3!

Top of the Thirteenth:
With 1 out, Carroll Morse takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Harry Garcia (35-L), batting .278 with 5 HR in 54 AB, swings at the first pitch and flies out to center! Bob Ellis pops out to 3rd!

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
New Pitcher: Larry Matteson (28-L) with a 4.70 ERA in 38.1 IP. Top of our order up. We go down in order... Put me out of my misery now, please...

Top of the Fourteenth:
Jim Jaeger lines a hit to right. Call to the Bullpen: Denny Jennissen (30-R). He sits their 3-4-5 hitters down, striking out Tom Boyles and Eric Daniels!

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
We go down in order....

Top of the Fifteenth:
Rookie Rick Hansen grounds his second career hit to right. Colin Woodford lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... With 1 out, they pull off a double steal... With the infield in, PH Rich Hirst (33-R), batting .185 with 1 HR in 27 AB (4 of his 5 hits are for extra bases), grounds out to short and the runners hold. Bob Ellis strikes out on 3 pitches!!

Bottom of the Fifteenth:
New Pitcher: Danny Slater (27-R) with a 5.93 ERA and an opponent's BA of .323. If we go down in order again, I am going to go on home and they can lose this one without me... We go down in order... See ya! Trudy can write up the rest of the grisly details for posterity... No, I cannot leave... It is like a gruesome accident where you cannot turn your eyes away, even though you want to....

Top of the Sixteenth:
They go down 1-2-3.

Bottom of the Sixteenth:
We have had 14 men retired in order. We have not had a hit since the 8th inning. With 1 out, Enrique Ramos lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Top of the Seventeenth:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Seventeenth:
We go down in order...

Top of the Eighteenth:
They go down in order.

Bottom of the Eighteenth:
New Pitcher: Jim Halcomb (29-R) with a 3.66 ERA in 39.1 IP. With 1 out, Jerry Suazo lines a hit to left. P Denny Jennissen bunts him to 2nd. A.J. Lee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. This is it. If Enrique Ramos can get a hit, we win the game. If not, they have the meat of their order coming up and all we have are tired pitchers left... Ramos lines out to right....

Top of the Nineteenth:
New Pitcher: Ron Marling (23-R), the rookie from our starting rotation. Their 2-3-4 hitter go down 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Nineteenth:
3-4-5 up for us. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right. Tim Higbee strikes out... Dave Risinger grounds a hit to center. Jeff Galka lines one hard to right, but Tom Boyles runs it down... Kim Springer pops out to 3rd to run his total to 0 for 8 today...

Top of the Twentieth:
Eric Daniels leads off with a triple to center... Rick Hansen flies out to left and Daniels tags up and scores... 3 to 2, Bears. With 2 outs, Carroll Morse grounds a hit to left. PH Hughie Scott (31-L), batting .111 in 18 AB and suffering from conjunctivitis, pops one foul down the right field line, but Enrique Ramos drops the ball... Given a second chance, Scott strikes out.

Bottom of the Twentieth:
A fresh new pitcher: Javy Valderrama (26-R), a rookie with a 1.80 ERA in 25 IP. Jerry Suazo pops out to center. PH Rick Mansoor (31-R), the last player left on the bench, loops a hit to left center. A.J. Lee drives one to deep right center, but once again, Tom Boyles runs one down... 2 outs. Enrique Ramos draws a walk. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left and Mansoor scores without a throw!!!!! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Tim Higbee, with a chance to be a hero, fouls out to 3rd...

Top of the Twenty-first:
New Pitcher: Ramon Andrade (29-R), who is not fresh at all, having thrown 33 pitches and taking a loss yesterday.... Top of their order up. They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twenty-first:
We go down in order....

Top of the Twenty-second:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twenty-second:
With 1 out, P Ramon Andrade doubles down the right field line!!! That is his first career hit in his 5th AB! A.J. Lee grounds out to short... Enrique Ramos grounds a hit to left, but P Andrade stops at 3rd. Glenn Snowden pops out to left...

Top of the Twenty-third:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twenty-third:
Tim Higbee swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. With 1 out, Jeff Galka grounds out slowly to short and Higbee goes to 2nd. Kim Springer, 0 for 9 today, is walked intentionally. Jerry Suazo grounds out to short...

Top of the Twenty-fourth:
Andrade is gassed, but he sits them down in order! But there is no way he can do it again....

Bottom of the Twenty-fourth:
With 2 outs, Enrique Ramos swings at an 0-1 pitch and lofts it in a seemingly slow and beautiful arc into the bleachers in left center field for a home run and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Won - 4 to 3

We broke the 3 run ceiling for the first time in 8 games!
It only took us 3 games worth of innings to do it!

We had 17 hits and made 1 error
Denver had 12 hits and made 2 errors

The only XBH we had were the double by P Ramon Andrade and the HR that won it.
Seven hours and 4 minutes to complete.
23 strikeouts by our pitchers!
Only 9 for the Bears.

Barry Phillips went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. 112 pitches.
RHP Leonardo Sanchez went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks (1 INT).
RHP Rich Larkin went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
LHP Steve Stewart pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.
RHP Larry McLellan went 3+ scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Denny Jennissen went 5 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 7. 57 pitches.
RHP Ron Marling went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, and struck out 1.
RHP Ramon Andrade (W 5-4) pitched 4 perfect innings and struck out 6. 50 pitches. At bat, he hit a double.

Jose Rosa went 9 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. 122 pitches.
RHP Javy Valderrama (L 0-1 BS 1) went 4.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home runs and 2 walks. 70 pitches.

2B A.J. Lee had 2 hits and 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run. RF Enrique Ramos had 5 hits (10 AB) and a walk and his 8th home run of the season. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits and 2 RBI, his first RBI in 3 weeks to the day. C Tim Higbee had 2 hits and a walk. CF Jerry Suazo had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Rick Mansoor had a hit and scored a run. 3B Jeff Galka and LF Kim Springer combined to go 0 for 18. Each had a walk, though Springer's was intentional.

No one on the Bears had more than 2 hits.