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Questdog · 04-08-2019, 12:38 PM

Monday, April 9, Year I

Home Opener!

The Seattle Rainiers are in town to begin a 3 game series today. They took 2 of 3 from Oakland over the weekend at home. Through the first week of the season, they are tied for 4th in scoring with 4.3 runs per game (Portland is tied for 7th with 3.8). They are last in BA (.228), walks (9) and OBP (.259), but are 2nd in HR (7). The Beavers are 2nd in BA (.294), but last in SLG (.332) because we only have 6 extra base hits. The second lowest total is 13... The Rainiers are last in runs allowed with 6.3 per game (Portland is tied for 6th at 4.0). Opposing hitters are batting .325 against Seattle pitchers so far, the worst mark in the PCL and they have tied for the most HR allowed (7). Portland is also tied for the most HR allowed and have the fewest strikeouts, but, on the bright side, have the second fewest walks (11).

Seattle Rainiers (2-4 .333 2 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (2-4 .333 2 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West)

SEA: Bill Nuckolls (28-L 0-1 9.00 ERA) vs. POR: Terry Melton (26-R 0-1 3.86 ERA)

Nuckolls has the stuff to be one of the best pitchers in the League, but he is unmotivated. He gave up 6 runs and 2 HR in 6 IP in his season debut. He is the first left-hander we will face this season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: CF Randy Hobson (25-L .429-21-2-4-1.407)
2: 2B Joe Wasserman (28-R 1.000-1-0-0-2.000) 1st Start of Season
3: RF Mark Fenik (26-R .174-23-2-6-.601)
4: LF Steve Cranford (31-L .000-1-0-0-.000) 1st Start of Season
5: 3B Terry Singer (31-R .286-21-0-3-.729)
6: 1B Randy Dengler (29-L .200-5-0-0-.400)
7: SS Paul Blaine (23-R .286-21-0-3-.667) Rookie
8: C Harold McMillan (31-R .091-11-0-0-.182)
9: P Bill Nuckolls (28-R .000-2-0-0-.000)

PORTLAND
1: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R) Major League debut
2: 3B Glenn Pearce (38-R .333-21-0-2-.733)
3: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .400-25-0-3-.844)
4: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .200-25-1-4-.579)
5: LF Howard McNeal (30-R .269-26-0-2-.538)
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .375-24-0-2-.775)
7: C Dave Benya (26-S .000-1-0-0-.000) 1st Start of Season
8: SS Dave Lesley (26-R .227-22-0-3-.610)
9: P Terry Melton (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 4:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof closed
Attendance: 28,487

Top of the First:
Randy Hobson grounds a hit into left. Joe Wasserman hits a slow roller to the mound and we get a force at 2nd, 1-6. Terry Melton tries to pick off Wasserman at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Wasserman goes to 2nd. Mark Fenik strikes out! Steve Cranford swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the First:
Jeff Schottler, in his first Major League at bat, grounds out to 3rd. Glenn Pearce flies out to right. Dale Ainsworth strikes out.

Bottom of the Second:
Jeff Austin leads off by grounding a 1-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. With 1 out, Gary Long unloads on a 2-1 pitch and knocks it 427 feet into the second level of seats in left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
P Terry Melton leads off with a hit. Jeff Schottler grounds into a force at 2nd, but then 2 straight singles by Glenn Pearce and Dale Ainsworth load the bases up. Jeff Austin grounds a 2-2 pitch into center and Schottler scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Howard McNeal flies out to shallow left and the runners have to hold. 2 out. Gary Long fouls out to the catcher....

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth singles and Jeff Austin follows with a triple into the right field corner! 4 to 0, Beavers! Howard McNeal then blasts a home run over the right field fence! 6 to 0, Beavers! That sends Nuckolls to the showers.

Bottom of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Jose Esquivel (33-L), beginning his 3rd inning of work. With 1 out, Dale Ainsworth singles and with 2 outs, Howard McNeal triples to right center! 7 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 7 to 0

We had 12 hits and made 1 error
Seattle and 3 hits and made no errors

Terry Melton (W 1-1) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 81 pitches! At bat, he had a hit.

Bill Nuckolls (L 0-2) went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs (in 1 game!!), no walks and struck out 4.

CF Jeff Schottler, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts. He scored a run. RF Dale Ainsworth had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Howard McNeal hit a triple and a home run and had 3 RBI. 2B Gary Long hit a home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

04-08-2019, 12:38 PM	#32
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, April 9, Year I Home Opener! The Seattle Rainiers are in town to begin a 3 game series today. They took 2 of 3 from Oakland over the weekend at home. Through the first week of the season, they are tied for 4th in scoring with 4.3 runs per game (Portland is tied for 7th with 3.8). They are last in BA (.228), walks (9) and OBP (.259), but are 2nd in HR (7). The Beavers are 2nd in BA (.294), but last in SLG (.332) because we only have 6 extra base hits. The second lowest total is 13... The Rainiers are last in runs allowed with 6.3 per game (Portland is tied for 6th at 4.0). Opposing hitters are batting .325 against Seattle pitchers so far, the worst mark in the PCL and they have tied for the most HR allowed (7). Portland is also tied for the most HR allowed and have the fewest strikeouts, but, on the bright side, have the second fewest walks (11). Seattle Rainiers (2-4 .333 2 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (2-4 .333 2 GB tied for 5th (last) place in the PCL West) SEA: Bill Nuckolls (28-L 0-1 9.00 ERA) vs. POR: Terry Melton (26-R 0-1 3.86 ERA) Nuckolls has the stuff to be one of the best pitchers in the League, but he is unmotivated. He gave up 6 runs and 2 HR in 6 IP in his season debut. He is the first left-hander we will face this season. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Randy Hobson (25-L .429-21-2-4-1.407) 2: 2B Joe Wasserman (28-R 1.000-1-0-0-2.000) 1st Start of Season 3: RF Mark Fenik (26-R .174-23-2-6-.601) 4: LF Steve Cranford (31-L .000-1-0-0-.000) 1st Start of Season 5: 3B Terry Singer (31-R .286-21-0-3-.729) 6: 1B Randy Dengler (29-L .200-5-0-0-.400) 7: SS Paul Blaine (23-R .286-21-0-3-.667) Rookie 8: C Harold McMillan (31-R .091-11-0-0-.182) 9: P Bill Nuckolls (28-R .000-2-0-0-.000) PORTLAND 1: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R) Major League debut 2: 3B Glenn Pearce (38-R .333-21-0-2-.733) 3: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .400-25-0-3-.844) 4: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .200-25-1-4-.579) 5: LF Howard McNeal (30-R .269-26-0-2-.538) 6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .375-24-0-2-.775) 7: C Dave Benya (26-S .000-1-0-0-.000) 1st Start of Season 8: SS Dave Lesley (26-R .227-22-0-3-.610) 9: P Terry Melton (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000) Game Start: 4:05 PM Ballpark: The Skydome Weather: Roof closed Attendance: 28,487 Top of the First: Randy Hobson grounds a hit into left. Joe Wasserman hits a slow roller to the mound and we get a force at 2nd, 1-6. Terry Melton tries to pick off Wasserman at 1st and throws the ball away for an error and Wasserman goes to 2nd. Mark Fenik strikes out! Steve Cranford swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted! Bottom of the First: Jeff Schottler, in his first Major League at bat, grounds out to 3rd. Glenn Pearce flies out to right. Dale Ainsworth strikes out. Bottom of the Second: Jeff Austin leads off by grounding a 1-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. With 1 out, Gary Long unloads on a 2-1 pitch and knocks it 427 feet into the second level of seats in left center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: P Terry Melton leads off with a hit. Jeff Schottler grounds into a force at 2nd, but then 2 straight singles by Glenn Pearce and Dale Ainsworth load the bases up. Jeff Austin grounds a 2-2 pitch into center and Schottler scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Howard McNeal flies out to shallow left and the runners have to hold. 2 out. Gary Long fouls out to the catcher.... Bottom of the Fifth: With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth singles and Jeff Austin follows with a triple into the right field corner! 4 to 0, Beavers! Howard McNeal then blasts a home run over the right field fence! 6 to 0, Beavers! That sends Nuckolls to the showers. Bottom of the Seventh: On the Hill: Jose Esquivel (33-L), beginning his 3rd inning of work. With 1 out, Dale Ainsworth singles and with 2 outs, Howard McNeal triples to right center! 7 to 0, Beavers! Won - 7 to 0 We had 12 hits and made 1 error Seattle and 3 hits and made no errors Terry Melton (W 1-1) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out 4. 81 pitches! At bat, he had a hit. Bill Nuckolls (L 0-2) went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs (in 1 game!!), no walks and struck out 4. CF Jeff Schottler, in his Major League debut, went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts. He scored a run. RF Dale Ainsworth had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Howard McNeal hit a triple and a home run and had 3 RBI. 2B Gary Long hit a home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.