The Portland Beavers, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Monday, August 13, 2001

We are in New York to play manager Jose Garcia (67) and his Mets a 4-game series. They lost 3 of 4 here to the Rockies over the weekend. The first time we met them, we split 4 games in Portland, June 7-10. They are 10th in the National League in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Portland is #15 with 3.6). They lead the league in stolen bases with 182. They are 6th in runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4). Their pitchers have walked the 2nd fewest batters in the league. They sent 5 players to the All-Star Game, the most in the National League.

Portland Beavers (47-69 .405 22 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (54-61 .470 14 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Ron Rau, Por (29 R 7-9 3.78 9.2-1.0-2.7-4.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Larry Gauthier, NYN (27 R 1-3 3.52 10.6-0.6-2.6-4.4)

We have not faced Gauthier before.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .222-0-0-.628 in 36 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .301-0-9-.732 in 186 AB)
3: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .261-1-13-.733 in 88 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .254-8-47-.744 in 283 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .271-2-21-.657 in 214 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .228-5-26-.664 in 189 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .203-0-4-.509 in 79 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .182-1-9-.476 in 159 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .156-0-1-.362 in 32 AB)

NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .311-9-43-.877 in 428 AB)
2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .286-5-29-.724 in 283 AB)
3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .279-12-37-.873 in 276 AB)
4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .272-10-44-.885 in 235 AB)
5: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .289-21-61-.846 in 394 AB)
6: C Bobby Pina (31 L .254-9-33-.744 in 355 AB)
7: 3B Richie Ward (29 R .175-0-3-.496 in 63 AB)
8: RF Bob Blair (26 L .261-3-15-.653 in 226 AB)
9: P Larry Gauthier (27 R .000-0-0-.400 in 3 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 72 deg. Clear skies with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Don Quinney works the count full and takes ball four. He steals 2nd on the first pitch to Jerry Alston. Alston then gets plunked. Ernesto Gonzelez works the count full and then rips a line drive right to 1B Manny Esquivel who catches it and steps on 1st to double off Alston. Rich Babbin flares one to right, down the line, but Bob Blair makes an unbelievable diving catch to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez gets plunked with a 2-2 pitch. I don't think any retaliation was intended. If it was, it is stupid to so it to the lead-off batter. Guillermo Valenzuela flies out to center. Ramirez steals 2nd. Full count to Larry Brown and he flies out to right. Gary Brown grounds a hit to right and Ramirez scores. 1 to 0, Mets. Gary Brown then steals 2nd. Manny Esquivel flies out to deep center.

Top of the 2nd: Joe Hartin leads off with a grounder to right for a hit. Back-to-back walks to Ron Charles and Mike Cavallaro load the bases up with no outs. Rick Ferrell grounds a double down the 3rd base line and 2 runs score! 2 to 1, Beavers! Ron Rau grounds out to short and Cavallaro scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Don Quinney grounds out to 2nd and Ferrell scores. 4 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the 2nd: Bobby Pins leads off with a single to right and Richie Ward draws a walk. They pinch-hit for P Larry Gauthier, but P Ron Rau strikes out 2 in a row. Then Jesus Ramirez hits a fly ball to right that Jerry Alston drops for a 2-base error and Pina scores. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the 3rd: Larry Brown leads off with a walk. Brother Gary Brown hits a ball that looks like a sure hit over CF Rich Babbin's head, but Babbin tracks it down and fires a strike back to 1st to double off the runner!

Bottom of the 4th: We double another runner off base when Jerry Alston catches a fly ball and nails P Nelson Taveras off 2nd!

Top of the 6th: With 1 out, Ron Charles, Mike Cavallaro and Rick Ferrell all single to load the bases up. P Ron Rau then grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score! 6 to 2, Beavers! Don Quinney singles to load the bases back up. Jerry Alston grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Ferrell scores. 7 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the 8th: With 2 outs, PH Frank Wiginton triples down the right field line and Don Quinney singles him home! 8 to 2, Beavers!

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Richie Ward leads off with an infield hit and with 1 out, PH Jesus Concha hits a home run to right. 8 to 4, Beavers.

Top of the 9th: Rich Babbin leads off with an infield hit. With 1 out, Ron Charles singles and Babbin beats the throw to 3rd. Mike Cavallaro grounds into a force a t 2nd, 4-6, but Babbin scores. 9 to 4, Beavers!

Won - 9 to 4

We had 14 hits and made 2 errors.
The Mets had 10 hits and made 1 error.

Ron Rau (W 8-9) went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out 3. 111 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and 3 RBIs.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits and 1 home run.

Larry Gauthier (L 1-4) went 2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 HBP, 3 walks and struck out no one.

LF Don Quinney had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had 2 RBIs. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits and scored a run. C Ron Charles had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Mike Cavallaro had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Rick Ferrell had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He did make his 3rd error since we sent Ivan Lopez to Indianapolis, however. PH Frank Wiginton hit a triple and scored a run. He is now tied for the NL lead with 9 triples.

For the Mets, C Bobby Pina had 3 hits and scored a run. PH Jesus Concha hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 14, 2001

Portland Beavers (48-69 .410 22 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (54-62 .466 14 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Alan Gross, Por (27 L 5-5 3.52 8.2-1.0-3.3-6.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Bryan Upchurch, NYN (28 R 8-6 3.49 8.8-0.9-2.1-4.7)

On June 8, we lost to Upchurch, 7 to 5, in Portland. In 6.2 IP, he gave us 5 R (4 ER), 8 H, 1 BB and had 3 SO. That was the final start for Edmondo Buenaventura as a Beaver.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Don Quinney (27 L .250-0-2-.675 in 40 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .295-0-10-.720 in 190 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .303-8-45-.863 in 350 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .261-1-13-.729 in 92 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .269-2-21-.651 in 219 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .233-5-26-.673 in 193 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .205-0-5-.516 in 83 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .195-1-11-.503 in 164 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .318-0-5-.771 in 44 AB)

NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .311-9-43-.881 in 431 AB)
2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .281-5-29-.712 in 288 AB)
3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .275-12-37-.864 in 280 AB)
4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .275-10-45-.884 in 240 AB)
5: C Bobby Pina (31 L .258-9-33-.750 in 360 AB)
6: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .286-21-61-.839 in 398 AB)
7: 3B Chuck Hoover (38 L .125-0-1-.426 in 16 AB)
8: RF Bob Blair (26 L .261-3-15-.651 in 230 AB)
9: P Bryan Upchurch (28 R .039-0-2-.115 in 51 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 77 deg. Clear skies with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Don Quinney lines out to center. Jerry Alston grounds out to 2nd. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez, 4th in the NL in runs scored, swings at the first pitch and lines out to 3rd. Guillermo Valenzuela strikes out. Larry Brown strikes out on 3 pitches! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 2nd: With 1 out, Bobby Pina walks. Manny Esquivel and Chick Hoover hit back-to-back singles to load the bases up. Bob Blair lines out to 2nd. 2 outs and the pitcher up. Looks good, no? No.... P Bryan Upchurch works the count full and then takes ball four to force in a run. 1 to 0, Mets. Jesus Ramirez pops out to short to end the inning.

Top of the 4th: Don Quinney leads off with a triple down the left field line. Jerry Alston strikes out. Frank Wiginton beats out an infield hit and Quinney scores to tie the game at 1!

Bottom of the 5th: Bob Blair reaches on another error by Rick Ferrell. E-6. He steals 2nd and then P Bryan Upchurch bunts him over to 3rd. Jesus Ramirez doubles to left center. 2 to 1, Mets.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: LHP Pedro Huerta. With 1 out, the Brown Brothers, Larry and Gary, hit back-to-back singles and then Bobby Pina triples them both home. 4 to 1, Mets.

Lost - 4 to 1

With the help of a pair of errors by the Mets, we loaded the bases up in the 9th with 1 out, but Ron Charles ended the game with a GDP.

We had 4 hits and made 1 error.
The Mets had 7 hits and made 2 errors.

Alan Gross (L 5-6) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs and 3 hits.

Bryan Upchurch (W 9-6) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and a walk and an RBI.
RHP Jack Ivy (SV 22) went 1 inning, gave us 1 walk and struck out 1.

CF Don Quinney hit a triple and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits and a walk, but made his 4th error in the past week.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Portland Beavers (48-70 .407 23 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (55-62 .470 13 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 5-12 4.04 9.2-1.1-1.8-5.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Harris Clay, NYN (36 R 11-4 2.69 8.3-0.6-2.0-6.2)

On June 10, we lost to Clay, 4 to 3, in Portland. In 8 IP, he gave us 3 R, 6 H, 2 HR, 1 BB and had 3 SO. He is 6th in the NL in ERA, tied for 8th in Wins and 8th in fewest BB/9.

Ricketts is 5th in fewest BB/9. He no longer leads the league in losses, but one today could vault him back into a tie for the top. He is tied for the league in shutouts with 2.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .289-0-10-.706 in 194 AB)
2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .198-0-5-.499 in 86 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .303-8-46-.863 in 353 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .256-8-47-.742 in 289 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .250-1-13-.701 in 96 AB)
6: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .265-2-21-.640 in 223 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .228-5-26-.660 in 197 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .205-1-11-.525 in 166 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .158-0-2-.384 in 38 AB)

NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .310-9-44-.880 in 435 AB)
2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .277-5-29-.702 in 292 AB)
3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .275-12-37-.859 in 284 AB)
4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .275-10-45-.878 in 244 AB)
5: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .286-21-61-.836 in 402 AB)
6: C Bobby Pina (31 L .259-9-35-.756 in 363 AB)
7: 3B Richie Ward (29 R .182-0-3-.513 in 66 AB)
8: RF Bob Blair (26 L .258-3-15-.643 in 233 AB)
9: P Harris Clay (36 R .132-0-4-.331 in 53 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 70 deg. Overcast with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Jerry Alston grounds out to short. Mike Cavallaro strikes out looking. Frank Wiginton grounds a hit to right. He gets picked off....

Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez strikes out! Guillermo Valenzuela grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Brown grounds out to 2nd. 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 2nd: Gary Brown leads off with a hit, goes to 2nd on a ground out, steals 3rd and scores on a fly ball. 1 to 0, Mets.

Bottom of the 4th: With 1 out, Gary Brown singles. With 2 outs, Bobby Pina homers to center. 3 to 0, Mets.

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 3 hits and made 1 error. We set a new team record by making an error in 7 straight games.
The Mets had 5 hits and made 1 error.

Tony Ricketts (L 5-13) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 HBP, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Harris Clay (W 12-4) went 8 innings, gave us no runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Jack Ivy (SV 23) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

For the Mets, C Bobby Pina had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season, got plunked and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 16, 2001

Portland Beavers (48-71 .403 23 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
New York Mets (56-62 .475 12.5 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 7-6 3.53 8.3-1.2-4.4-4.9 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Myron McDowell, NYN (26 L 5-5 3.20 8.6-0.3-2.0-5.4)

On June 9, we beat McDowell, 2 to 1, in Portland. In 8 IP, he gave us 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB and had 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Eddie Cabrales (31 R .130-0-2-.361 in 23 AB)
2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .189-0-5-.478 in 90 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .303-8-46-.859 in 357 AB)
4: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-2-21-.632 in 226 AB)
5: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .222-4-11-.665 in 158 AB)
6: CF Vicente Saavedra (26 R .180-2-11-.587 in 61 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .208-1-11-.534 in 168 AB)
8: C Paul Stewart (26 R .000-0-0-.000 in 4 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .171-0-4-.371 in 35 AB)

NEW YORK (N)
1: SS Jesus Ramirez (22 S .308-9-44-.872 in 439 AB)
2: 2B Guillermo Valenzuela (25 S .274-5-29-.693 in 296 AB)
3: LF Larry Brown (28 R .271-12-37-.848 in 288 AB)
4: CF Gary Brown (27 L .278-10-45-.880 in 248 AB)
5: RF Howard Ammons (24 L .305-9-39-.860 in 213 AB)
6: 1B Manny Esquivel (28 L .286-21-61-.834 in 405 AB)
7: C Diego Martinez (35 R .184-1-10-.526 in 87 AB)
8: 3B Richie Ward (29 R .179-0-4-.511 in 67 AB)
9: P Myron McDowell (26 L .323-1-4-.742 in 31 AB) Only 3 SO.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 71 deg. Clear skies with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Eddie Cabrales pops out to 2nd. He has done nothing to help us versus lefties.... Mike Cavallaro flies out to right. Frank Wiginton works the count full and then flies out to center.

Bottom of the 1st: Jesus Ramirez draws a walk. Guillermo Valenzuela pops out to 3rd. No Ramirez will still 2nd...watch. Yup.... Larry Brown grounds out to short. 2 down. Now, Gary Brown will knock Ramirez home....watch. Brown singles to right and Ramirez heads home, but Cabrales guns him down!

Top of the 4th: Eddie Cabrales leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. With 2 outs, Joe Hartin singles to left center and Cabrales scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! That was our first hit of the game.

Bottom of the 4th: Larry Brown singles to left and brother Gary doubles him home. 1 to 1. With 1 out, Manny Esquivel doubles. 2 to 1, Mets. Diego Martinez doubles. 3 to 1, Mets.

Bottom of the 7th: With 2 outs, Guillermo Valenzuela homers down the right field line. 4 to 1, Mets.

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 4 hits and made 1 error. 8 straight games with an error.
The Mets had 8 hits and made no errors.

Pete Reilly (L 7-7) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1/3 of an inning and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Ricky Chase faced 2 batters with runners on 2nd and 3rd and retired them both without allowing a run to score. He struck out 1 and go the other to pop out.

Myron McDowell (W 6-5) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

SS Rick Ferrell hit a double.

For the Mets, 2B Guillermo Valenzuela hit his 6th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 17, 2001

We are in Houston to play manager Champ Walker (39) and his Astros a 3-game series over the weekend. They just beat the Marlins 3 out of 4 here. We are 2-7 against them this season and lost 2 games here July 3rd and 4th the last time we met. They are 3rd in the National League in scoring with 4.7 runs per game (Portland is back to #16 (last) with 3.5). They lead the NL in home runs with 155 in 120 games. We are last, by far, with 58. They also lead the league in walks by their batters. The old draw a couple of walks and hit a 3-run homer method... They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 4.0 per game (Portland is #8 with 4.3).

Portland Beavers (48-72 .400 24 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Houston Astros (72-48 .600 in 1st place in the NL West)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-3 4.48 8.1-1.4-4.1-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Walt Deckman, Hou (30 R 7-9 4.15 8.8-0.9-2.5-5.8)

We are 0-3 against Deckman. He is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA. In 20 IP, he has given us 15 H, 2 HR, 3 BB and has 13 SO. He is 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA here in Houston and 1-7 with a 6.20 ERA on the road.

On paper, this looks like we are throwing Angel Rodriguez to the lions.... His weaknesses are that he walks a lot and gives up a lot of home runs, the two things the Astros are built to exploit.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Don Quinney (27 L .244-0-2-.693 in 45 AB)
2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .181-0-5-.459 in 94 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .299-8-46-.850 in 361 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .253-8-47-.735 in 292 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .253-1-13-.700 in 99 AB)
6: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-2-22-.629 in 230 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .224-5-26-.648 in 201 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-11-.542 in 171 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .250-1-5-.599 in 28 AB)

HOUSTON
1: CF Jerry Slocum (25 L .223-0-3-.585 in 112 AB)
2: 2B Jim Ellison (28 R .271-11-59-.727 in 425 AB)
3: C Howard Morrell (27 R .303-23-71-.952 in 386 AB)
4: LF Mike Cane (28 L .262-25-80-.798 in 461 AB)
5: 1B Dave Brown (31 R .271-15-58-.806 in 451 AB)
6: 3B Ron Janeiro (31 R .270-23-67-.873 in 355 AB)
7: SS Ed Larson (26 R .321-11-29-.934 in 215 AB)
8: RF David Rodriguez (26 L .231-14-48-.719 in 403 AB)
9: P Walt Deckman (30 R .213-0-2-.494 in 47 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 79 deg. Clear skies with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from center. We will need all the help we can get!

Don Quinney pops out to 2nd. Mike Cavallaro grounds a hit up the middle. On the first pitch to Frank Wiginton, Cavallaro lights out for 2nd. The throw by Howard Morrell is into center and Cavallaro ends up on 3rd! Frank Wiginton walks. Rich Babbin up. Wild pitch! Cavallaro scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Babbin doubles to right and Wiginton scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez flies out to left. 2 down. Joe Hartin lines a hit to center and Babbin scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! That covers one 2-run home run! We need more, though, I think.... Ron Charles strikes out looking on 3 pitches.

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Slocum lines out to 2nd. Jim Ellison swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Howard Morrell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, P Angel Rodriguez grounds a single to left. Don Quinney beats out an infield hit. With 2 outs, Frank Wiginton lines a hit to right and Rodriguez scores! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 3rd: David Rodriguez leads off with a walk. Uh-oh, here we go.... They pinch-hit for P Walt Deckman with RHB Doug Frain, who strikes out looking. Jerry Slocum grounds a hit to right and Rodriguez heads to 3rd and beats the throw. Slocum moves up to 2nd. Jim Ellison grounds out to 2nd and Rodriguez scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Howard Morrell flies out to center!

Bottom of the 5th: Ed Larson leads off with a triple down the right field line. David Rodriguez hits a shot to right, but the wind kills it and Don Quinney makes the catch on the warning track. Larson trots home. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the 6th: Jim Ellison leads off with a hit. Howard Morrell hits a perfect double play ball to SS Rick Ferrell, but his throw is bad to 2nd and everyone is safe. He is NOT supposed to make many errors! It has never been a problem before this past week, but now he has 5 errors in his last 7 games. Get the Bullpen up! Mike Cane draws a walk to load the bases up with nobody out. Dave Brown grounds a single to center and a run scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Full count to Ron Janeiro and he takes ball four to tie the game. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ricky Chase. Ed Larson doubles to right for 2 more runs. 6 to 4, Astros. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. David Rodriguez strikes out. An out, finally! Pinch-hitter: RHB Larry Marra. 26 years old and he is making his first plate appearance of the season in the majors. He hit .374 in 190 AB in AAA. He flies out to center and Janeiro tags up and scores. 7 to 4, Astros. Jerry Slocum lines out to left.

Top of the 8th: On the hill: RHP Dave Craig, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Joe Hartin leads off with a single to left center. With 2 outs, they make a switch and bring in RHP Elmer Vogt. PH Jerry Alston grounds a single to right and Hartin goes to 3rd. Don Quinney grounds a hit up the middle and Hartin scores. 7 to 5, Astros.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. Ed Larson leads off with a double, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a wild pitch. 8 to 5, Astros.

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 12 hits and made 1 error. 9 straight games with an error.
The Astros had 9 hits and made 2 errors.

Angel Rodriguez (L 5-4) went 5+ innings, allowed 7 runs (5 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Ricky Chase faced 1 batter and gave up a run-scoring double.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 1 inning and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Walt Deckman went 3 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Levell Garrett (W 5-1) went 3 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Gene Lynch (SV 37) went 1 inning and gave us 1 walk.

RF Don Quinney had 3 hits and an RBI. LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Jerry Alston had a hit.

For the Astros, 2B Jim Ellison had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Ed Larson hit 2 doubles and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 18, 2001

Portland Beavers (48-73 .397 25 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Houston Astros (73-48 .603 in 1st place in the NL West)

Ron Rau, Por (29 R 8-9 3.68 9.2-1.0-2.8-4.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Jessie Gomez, Hou (29 L 5-7 3.94 8.3-0.7-4.1-6.3)

We have not faced Gomez before.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Eddie Cabrales (31 R .115-0-2-.349 in 26 AB)
2: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-11-.541 in 175 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .301-8-47-.853 in 365 AB)
4: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .264-2-23-.633 in 235 AB)
5: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .224-4-11-.668 in 161 AB)
6: CF Vicente Saavedra (26 R .169-2-11-.553 in 65 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .182-0-5-.457 in 99 AB)
8: C Paul Stewart (26 R .000-0-0-.000 in 7 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .176-0-4-.399 in 34 AB)

HOUSTON
1: CF Jerry Slocum (25 L .222-0-3-.577 in 117 AB)
2: 2B Jim Ellison (28 R .275-11-60-.734 in 429 AB)
3: C Howard Morrell (27 R .303-23-71-.947 in 390 AB)
4: LF Mike Cane (28 L .261-25-80-.798 in 463 AB)
5: 1B Dave Brown (31 R .270-15-59-.804 in 455 AB)
6: 3B Ron Janeiro (31 R .269-23-68-.872 in 357 AB)
7: SS Ed Larson (26 R .329-11-31-.962 in 219 AB)
8: RF David Rodriguez (26 L .230-14-49-.716 in 405 AB)
9: P Jessie Gomez (29 L .185-0-4-.364 in 27 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 96 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right. It's a scorcher! They should have closed the roof....

Eddie Cabrales works the count full and then grounds out to 3rd. Rick Ferrell pops out to short. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Slocum grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Ellison flies out to deep center. Howard Morrell swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 3rd: P Jessie Gomez leads off with a hit to right and Jerry Slocum draws a walk. With 1 out, Howard Morrell hits a home run to left. 3 to 0, Astros. Mike Cane walks. Back-to-back singles from Dave Brown and Ron Janeiro plate another run. 4 to 0, Astros.

Bottom of the 6th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. With 1 out, David Rodriguez homers to right. 5 to 0, Astros.

Lost - 6 to 0

We had 3 hits and made no errors. We at least ended our streak of 9 straight games with an error.
The Astros had 9 hits and made no errors.

Ron Rau (L 8-10) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Freddy Arana went 2+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1 inning, but only faced 2 batters and struck out 1.

Jessie Gomez (W 6-7) went 7.1 innings, gave us no runs, 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat he had a hit and scored a run.

2B Mike Cavallaro had 2 hits with a double. PH Ron Charles drew a walk.

For the Astros, C Howard Morrell had 2 hits with his 24th home run of the season and had 3 RBIs. RF David Rodriguez hit his 15th home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 19, 2001

Portland Beavers (48-74 .393 26 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Houston Astros (74-48 .607 in 1st place in the NL West)

Alan Gross, Por (27 L 5-6 3.42 8.1-0.9-3.3-6.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Denny Willis, Hou (31 R 7-5 4.04 8.8-1.2-2.5-5.5)

We have not faced Willis before.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Don Quinney (27 L .275-0-3-.727 in 51 AB)
2: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .196-0-5-.491 in 102 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .298-8-47-.844 in 369 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .253-8-48-.733 in 297 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .264-2-23-.631 in 239 AB)
6: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .218-4-11-.653 in 165 AB)
7: C Ron Charles (30 R .220-5-26-.639 in 205 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-11-.530 in 179 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .304-0-5-.738 in 46 AB)

HOUSTON
1: CF Jerry Slocum (25 L .218-0-3-.579 in 119 AB)
2: 2B Jim Ellison (28 R .273-11-60-.727 in 433 AB)
3: C Howard Morrell (27 R .305-24-74-.955 in 394 AB)
4: 1B Dave Brown (31 R .272-15-59-.805 in 459 AB)
5: LF Mike Cane (28 L .260-25-80-.794 in 466 AB)
6: 3B Ron Janeiro (31 R .270-23-69-.875 in 359 AB)
7: SS Ed Larson (26 R .332-11-31-.963 in 223 AB)
8: RF David Rodriguez (26 L .230-15-50-.722 in 409 AB)
9: P Denny Willis (31 R .450-0-5-.976 in 40 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 77 deg. Roof Closed.

Don Quinney leads off with a walk. Mike Cavallaro works the count full and then grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Wiginton lines a hit to right. Rich Babbin lines out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Slocum flies out to left. Jim Ellison doubles to left. Howard Morrell grounds out to 3rd and Ellison moves over to 3rd. Dave Brown grounds one to 1st, but Jim Eighmy boots it and Ellison scores. 1 to 0, Astros. Mike Cane flies out to left.

Bottom of the 2nd: Ron Janeiro leads off with a walk. With 1 out, David Rodriguez doubles to right center and Janeiro scores. 2 to 0, Astros.

Top of the 3rd: With 1 out, Don Quinney walks and then steals 2nd and then scored on a hit by Mike Cavallaro! 2 to 1, Astros.

Top of the 9th: Still 2 to 1, Astros. New pitcher: RHP Gene Lynch, their closer. 37 SV an a 2.88 ERA. 59.1 IP, 51 H, 7 HR, 21 BB and 39 SO. Frank Wiginton grounds out to short. Rich Babbin works the count full and then flies out to center. Joe Hartin lines an 0-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Ernesto Gonzelez. He works the count full and then grounds out to 2nd. Ballgame.

Lost - 2 to 1

6 losses in a row. In 5 of the last 6 games, we have had 4 or fewer hits....
We grounded into 4 double plays.

We had 4 hits and made 1 error.
The Astros had 3 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross (L 5-7) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Ron Beckman pitched 1 perfect inning.

Denny Willis (W 8-5) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Gene Lynch (SV 38) went 1 inning and gave us 1 hit.

RF Don Quinney drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored out run. LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with a double. C Ron Charles drew 2 walks.

[Questdog]

August 20, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Frank Morrison, lf, Chicago (A) (28 L .300/.371/.507) Had 12 hits with 3 HR, 2 SB, 6 R and 8 RBI in 7 G
NL Player of the Week - Marv Helton, 1b, Pittsburgh (25 L .382/.437/.599) Had 16 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 R and 7 RBI in 7 G

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

August 14: CF Willie Cardona of St. Louis hit 2 home runs at Atlanta. He had 4 RBIs. The Cardinals won, 10 to 4.
August 15: C Al Soto of Chicago (N) hit 2 home runs at Arizona. He drew a walk and had 5 RBIs. The Cubs won, 10 to 3.
August 15: CF Ron Vayo of Cincinnati hit 2 home runs at Colorado. He had 3 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Reds won, 12 to 2.
August 16: 3B Ron Janeiro of Houston hit 2 home runs at home versus Miami. He was hit by a pitch and scored 3 runs. The Astros won, 5 to 2.
August 16: LF Lee Kowalski of Cincinnati hit 2 home runs at Colorado. He drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. The Reds lost, 7 to 5.
August 16: LF Frank Morrison of Chicago (A) hit 2 home runs at home versus Boston. He had 3 hits and 5 RBIs. The White Sox won, 7 to 2.
August 17: SS Dave Maurais of Washington hit 2 home runs at Boston. He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Senators won, 7 to 4.
August 18: RF Ray Barnard of Montreal hit 2 home runs at Cincinnati. He had 4 hits with a double and 2 walks, stole a base, scored 4 runs and had 5 RBIs. The Expos won, 11 to 3.
August 18: C Al Soto of Chicago (N) hit 2 home runs at home versus Pittsburgh. He drew 2 walks. The Cubs lost, 13 to 5.
August 18: 1B Antonio Vasquez of Cleveland hit 3 home runs at home versus New York (A). He drew a walk and had 5 RBIs. He is the first American League player to hit 3 home runs in a game this century and the third overall. The Indians won, 8 to 7.
August 19: SS Herman Taylor of San Francisco had 5 hits at Arizona. He hit 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. The Giants won, 10 to 4.
August 19: RF Jeff Johnson of Colorado hit 2 home runs at home versus St. Louis. The Cardinals scored a run in the top of the 10th, but Johnson's 2nd home run came in the bottom of the 10th with 1 out and a man on base to win the game. He had 5 hits, stole a base and had 3 RBIs. The Rockies won, 6 to 5.

Random Fact of the Week: John Phillips (30 R) of San Francisco Is now 19-3. He has won his last 10 starts, his last 12 decisions and is 16-1 since May 1. In his last 5 starts, he has allowed a TOTAL of 2 runs.... They are calling him 'Papa John' in San Francisco....

[Questdog]

Monday, August 20, 2001

We are back in Portland to face manager Ramiro Herrera (51) and his Diamondbacks in a 4-game series. They lost 2 of 3 in Phoenix to the Giants over the weekend. We are 4-3 against them on the season, but lost 2 of 3 the last time we met, June 29-July 1 at Arizona. They are 15th in the NL in scoring with 3.5 runs per game (Portland is 16th (last) with 3.5). They are 14th in runs allowed with 4.8 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4). They have the worst run differential in the National League (only Texas in the AL is worse). We are 2nd worst in the NL, but 45 runs better than the Diamondbacks. They are in 6th place, 3.5 games ahead of us. A sweep in this series would move us up to 6th place. However, getting 4 hits a game, we are not going to sweep anyone.

Arizona Diamondbacks (52-72 .419 23.5 GB in 6th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (48-75 .390 27 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Rich Hunter, Arz (32 R 4-8 3.37 8.9-0.6-3.1-4.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 5-13 4.03 9.1-1.1-1.8-5.3)

On June 30, we lost, 4 to 3, to Hunter in Phoenix. In 6.2 IP, he gave us 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB and had no SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ARIZONA
1: CF Don Menjivar (27 R .267-1-6-.724 in 60 AB)
2: SS Bill Anderson (31 R .240-1-18-.633 in 179 AB)
3: 1B Don Richins (34 L .301-7-27-.831 in 279 AB)
4: RF Tommy Sheehan (27 L .289-11-57-.797 in 356 AB)
5: 3B Dan White (27 R .238-3-38-.595 in 487 AB)
6: 2B Angel Montero (36 R .277-3-25-.728 in 292 AB)
7: C Harry Kloosterman (31 S .288-6-15-.825 in 125 AB)
8: LF Alex Person (27 R .254-3-22-.643 in 240 AB)
9: P Rich Hunter (32 R .154-0-0-.349 in 39 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .300-8-47-.849 in 373 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .264-0-3-.721 in 53 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .250-8-48-.728 in 300 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .240-1-13-.674 in 104 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .263-2-23-.629 in 243 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .218-5-26-.642 in 206 AB)
7: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .198-0-13-.496 in 227 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .203-1-11-.521 in 182 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .154-0-2-.375 in 39 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 74 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Don Menjivar lines out to right. Bill Anderson grounds out to 2nd. Don Richins lines a hit to center. Full count to Tommy Sheehan and he lines a hit to right and Richins, who was running on the pitch, easily makes it to 3rd. Dan White swings at the first pitch and flies out to left!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Don Quinney grounds a hit to center. He gets thrown out trying to steal. Rich Babbin flies out to right.

Top of the 3rd: With 1 out, Don Menjivar hits a home run to left. 1 to 0, Diamondbacks.

Top of the 5th: Harry Kloosterman leads off with a walk. With 1 out, P Rich Hunter bunts him over to 2nd. Don Menjivar loops a 2-out single to left and Kloosterman beats the throw to the plate. Menjivar moves up to 2nd on the throw. 2 to 0, Diamondbacks. Bill Anderson grounds a hit up the middle and Menjivar scores. 3 to 0, Diamondbacks.

Lost - 3 to 0

We loaded the bases up with 2 outs in the 9th, but Joe Hartin grounds out to short to end the game.

7 losses in a row. In 6 of the last 7 games, we have had 4 or fewer hits....

We had 4 hits and made no errors.
The Diamondbacks had 9 hits and made no errors.

Tony Ricketts (L 5-14) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4.
RHP Larry Castillo went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Rich Hunter (W 5-8) went 8.2 innings, gave us no runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Billie Zoghby (SV 33) faced 1 batter and got him out.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits. PH Jerry Alston had a hit and stole a base.

For the Diamondbacks, CF Don Menjivar had 2 hits with his 2nd home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 21, 2001

Arizona Diamondbacks (53-72 .424 23.5 GB in 6th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (48-76 .387 28 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Don Benz, Arz (34 R 4-12 5.29 12.3-0.7-3.5-4.1 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 7-7 3.63 8.4-1.2-4.4-4.8)

On April 29, we beat Benz, 4 to 0, in Phoenix. In 6 IP, he gave us 3 R, 10 H, 2 BB and had 4 SO. Can you believe we actually had 10 hits in one game?

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ARIZONA
1: CF Don Menjivar (27 R .281-2-8-.788 in 64 AB)
2: SS Bill Anderson (31 R .242-1-19-.637 in 182 AB)
3: 1B Don Richins (34 L .300-7-27-.827 in 283 AB)
4: RF Tommy Sheehan (27 L .289-11-57-.794 in 360 AB)
5: 3B Dan White (27 R .238-3-38-.595 in 491 AB)
6: C Gary Stanley (35 R .202-18-53-.699 in 371 AB)
7: 2B Angel Montero (36 R .277-3-25-.725 in 296 AB)
8: LF Alex Person (27 R .250-3-22-.633 in 244 AB)
9: P Don Benz (34 L .161-0-1-.355 in 31 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .302-8-47-.850 in 377 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .268-0-3-.727 in 56 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .247-8-48-.719 in 304 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .234-1-13-.662 in 107 AB)
5: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .213-4-11-.639 in 169 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .215-5-26-.634 in 209 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .200-0-6-.502 in 105 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .200-1-11-.513 in 185 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .189-0-4-.432 in 37 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 61 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Don Menjivar strikes out! Bill Anderson walks. Don Richins grounds out to 2nd and Anderson moves up a base. Tommy Sheehan flies out to center.

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton strikes out. Don Quinney rips one, but lines out to right. Rich Babbin works the count full, but takes strike three. If we get low-hit by this bum, I will....well, there is not much I can do....we have no hitters anywhere to be found....

Bottom of the 2nd: Back-to-back hits to lead off the inning (yes, back-to-back!) by Ernesto Gonzelez and Jim Eighmy put runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs. Ron Charles strikes out looking. Mike Cavallaro lines a hit to right center and Gonzelez scores! Eighmy tries for 3rd, but is thrown out. 2 down. 1 to 0, Beavers.

Bottom of the 4th: Rich Babbin leads off with a walk and Ernesto Gonzelez singles to right center. Jim Eighmy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Babbin is at 3rd. Ron Charles grounds a hit to right and Babbin scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! That is our 5th hit of the game!

Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell leads off with a hit and steals 2nd. P Pete Reilly bunts him to 3rd. The walk Frank Wiginton intentionally, even though he has struck out twice against Benz. Don Quinney plays into the Diamondback plans by grounding a ball to 2nd, but he can run and they only get the force at 2nd, 4-6, and Ferrell scores. 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the 6th: Don Menjivar leads off with a hit and steals 2nd and scores when Bill Anderson lines a hit to center. 3 to 1, Beavers. Bullpen in warming up. Anderson steals 2nd. Don Richins lines one to left and Frank Wiginton makes a great catch! Anderson steals 3rd. That brings the infield in. Full count to Tommy Sheehan and he swings and misses! 2 outs. That moves the infield back. Dan White lines a hit to right. 3 to 2, Beavers. Gary Stanley doubles to left. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. Angel Montero strikes out!

Top of the 7th: Alex Person leads off with a double. With 1 out, PH Scott Gormley lines a hit to right and Person heads home, but Don Quinney throws him out!

Bottom of the 8th: On the hill: RHP Scott Jefferson, beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 1 out, Ernesto Gonzelez doubles. With 2 outs, Ron Charles doubles! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the 9th: On the Hill: RHP Ricky Chase, beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 2 outs, RF John Golliday hits a home run to left. 4 to 3, Beavers. Bill Anderson strikes out! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors.
The Diamondbacks had 12 hits and made no errors.

Pete Reilly (W 8-7) went 5.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walk and struck out 6. 99 pitches.
RHP Ron Beckman went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 2/3 of an inning and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Ricky Chase (SV 1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and struck out 2.

Don Benz (L 4-13) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.

LF Frank Wiginton struck out twice and was twice walked intentionally. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 3 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs. C Ron Charles had 2 hits with a double and had 2 RBIs. 2B Mike Cavallaro had 2 hits and was walked intentionally and had an RBI.

For the Diamondbacks, CF/RF John Golliday hit his first home run of the season (164 AB). 3B Dan White had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Arizona Diamondbacks (53-73 .421 23.5 GB in 6th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (49-76 .392 27 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Steve Hall, Arz (26 R 4-7 3.93 8.1-0.9-4.8-7.0 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-4 4.77 8.1-1.3-4.4-5.1)

On July 1, we lost to Hall, 5 to 3, in Phoenix, though he did not get the win. In 7 IP, he gave us 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB and had 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ARIZONA
1: CF Don Menjivar (27 R .284-2-8-.782 in 67 AB)
2: SS Bill Anderson (31 R .242-1-20-.638 in 186 AB)
3: 1B Don Richins (34 L .300-7-27-.823 in 287 AB)
4: RF Tommy Sheehan (27 L .287-11-57-.787 in 363 AB)
5: C Gary Stanley (35 R .205-18-53-.705 in 375 AB)
6: 2B Angel Montero (36 R .277-3-25-.723 in 300 AB)
7: 3B Tom Brown (30 R .266-1-10-.656 in 109 AB)
8: LF Alex Person (27 R .251-3-22-.640 in 247 AB)
9: P Steve Hall (26 R .304-0-3-.681 in 23 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .301-8-47-.849 in 379 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .250-0-4-.684 in 60 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-48-.714 in 307 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .255-1-13-.710 in 110 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .259-2-23-.619 in 247 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .221-5-28-.645 in 213 AB)
7: SS Randy Penn (32 L .196-0-13-.489 in 230 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .213-0-7-.530 in 108 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .258-1-5-.605 in 31 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 61 deg. Overcast with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Don Menjivar swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Full count to Bill Anderson and he pops out to center. Don Richins pops out to center. Tommy Sheehan pops out to right.

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton grounds a hit to right. Don Quinney strikes out. Rich Babbin strikes out. Ernesto Gonzelez walks on four pitches. Joe Hartin flares a hit to right center and Wiginton scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Ron Charles walks to load the bases. Randy Penn swings at the 1st pitch and grounds out to short.

Top of the 2nd: A 1-out walk to Angel Montero and back-to-back hits by Tom Brown and Alex Person load the bases up for P Steve Hall, who is a good hitter. He hits a little soft floater to short for the second out. Don Menjivar grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and 2 runs score. 2 to 1, Diamondbacks. Bill Anderson lines a hit to left center and another run scores. 3 to 1, Diamondbacks. Don Richins grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 2nd: Mike Cavallaro leads off with a walk and P Angel Rodriguez bunts him over to 2nd. Frank Wiginton walks. Don Quinney strikes out. Rich Babbin doubles to right and Cavallaro scores! 3 to 2, Diamondbacks. Ernesto Gonzelez pops out to the catcher.

Top of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. With 1 out, Angel Montero beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, PH Harry Kloosterman singles to center and Montero scores. 4 to 2, Diamondbacks.

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 1 error.
The Diamondbacks had 11 hits and made 1 error.

Angel Rodriguez (L 5-5) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Ron Beckman went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1/3 of an inning and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1/3 of an inning and allowed 1 walk.

Steve Hall (W 5-7) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 4 walks and struck out 8.
RHP Billie Zoghby (SV 34) went 1 inning and gave us 2 hits.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

For the Diamondbacks, CF Don Menjivar had 3 hits and 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 23, 2001

Arizona Diamondbacks (54-73 .425 22.5 GB in 6th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (49-77 .389 27 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Agustin Ortiz, Arz (25 R 0-5 9.55 13.3-2.5-6.2-7.1 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (29 R 8-10 3.83 9.3-1.0-2.9-4.7)

We have not faced Ortiz before. He was 11-2 with a 2.63 ERA in AAA before being called up.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ARIZONA
1: CF Ward Richardson (26 R .211-3-13-.594 in 171 AB)
2: SS Bill Anderson (31 R .242-1-21-.638 in 190 AB)
3: 1B Don Richins (34 L .298-7-27-.819 in 292 AB)
4: RF Tommy Sheehan (27 L .283-11-57-.777 in 368 AB)
5: C Gary Stanley (35 R .203-18-53-.700 in 379 AB)
6: 2B Angel Montero (36 R .281-3-25-.732 in 303 AB)
7: LF John Golliday (24 R .262-1-13-.626 in 164 AB)
8: 3B Tom Brown (30 R .268-1-10-.656 in 112 AB)
9: P Augustin Ortiz (25 R .000-0-0-.000 in 5 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .246-0-4-.664 in 65 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .286-0-10-.695 in 203 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-49-.712 in 312 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .248-1-13-.697 in 113 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .263-2-24-.629 in 251 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .218-5-28-.639 in 216 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .207-0-7-.522 in 111 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .202-1-11-.516 in 188 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .176-0-4-.399 in 34 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 71 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Ward Richardson grounds out to 2nd. Bill Anderson lines out to left. Don Richins lines a hit to right center. Tommy Sheehan grounds a hit up the middle and Richins beats the throw to 3rd. Sheehan scoots up to 2nd. Gary Stanley grounds out to short.

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney grounds out to the pitcher. After a promising start in his 2nd stint with the Beavers, he has gone cold. Jerry Alston strikes out. Rich Babbin grounds out to 1st.

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, John Golliday singles and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, P Augustin Ortiz doubles to left center. 1 to 0, Diamondbacks.

Bottom of the 2nd: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a hit. With 1 out, Ron Charles beats out an infield hit. A wild pitch sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd and then Mike Cavallaro bloops a single to center and both runners score! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the 3rd: Bill Anderson leads off with an infield hit. Don Richins doubles to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. A pop out and a strike out and we think maybe we can wiggle out, but Angel Montero hits a 2-out single and both runs score. 3 to 2, Diamondbacks.

Bottom of the 3rd: With 2 outs, Rich Babbin walks and scores on a double by Ernesto Gonzelez to tie the game at 3! Joe Hartin draws a walk. Ron Charles then blasts a home run to straight away center! 6 to 3, Beavers!

Top of the 4th: Tom Brown leads off with a single. With 1 out, P Ron Rau tries to pick him off at 1st, but throws the ball away. E-1. With 2 outs, Bill Anderson lines a 1-2 pitch to right and Brown scores. 6 to 4, Beavers.

Bottom of the 4th: New pitcher: RHP Manny Rodriguez. With 2 outs, Don Quinney beats out an infield hit and steals 2nd. Jerry Alston grounds a hit to right and Quinney scores! 7 to 4, Beavers!

Top of the 5th: With 2 outs, Angel Montero double to right. John Golliday singles and Montero scores. 7 to 5, Beavers.

Top of the 7th: On the Hill: RHP Ricky Chase, beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 1 out, Tommy Sheehan gets plunked. Gary Stanley grounds a hit to left. Get the Bullpen up! Angel Montero hits a home run to left. 8 to 7, Diamondbacks.

Bottom of the 7th: On the hill: RHP Don Saylors, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Don Quinney leads off with a walk and steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a hit by Jerry Alston. Rich Babbin flies out to right and Quinney tags up and beats the throw to the plate to tie the game at 8 all!

Bottom of the 8th: We load the bases up with 1 out, but do not score....

Top of the 9th: Still 8 all. New Pitcher: LHP Pedro Huerta. He sits the Diamondbacks down in order!

Bottom of the 9th: On the hill: RHP Don Charles, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Jerry Alston beats out an infield hit. Rich Babbin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ernesto Gonzelez walks on four pitches. Joe Hartin swings at the first pitch and hits a no doubt home run to left center!! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 10 to 8

We grounded into 3 double plays.
We ended a team record streak of 15 straight games without a home run.
Though we are not much of a home run hitting team, the previous longest streak was only 4 games.

We had 12 hits and made 1 error.
The Diamondbacks had 14 hits and made no errors.

Ron Rau went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs, 11 hits, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Ricky Chase went 2.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 HBP, no walks and struck out 3.
LHP Jim Ackley faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and got 1 out. It was made on the warning track, but an out is an out.
LHP Pedro Huerta (W 2-3) went 1 perfect inning.

Augustin Ortiz went 3 innings, gave us 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.
RHP Don Charles (L 5-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

LF Don Quinney had a hit and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. RF Jerry Alston had 3 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season, drew 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Ron Charles had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. 2B Mike Cavallaro had a hit and an intentional walk and had 2 RBIs.

For the Diamondbacks, SS Bill Anderson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Angel Montero had 3 hits with a double and his 4th home run of the year, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 24, 2001

Manager John Potter (49) has his Rockies here to play a 3-game series over the weekend. They were just swept in 3 games by the Padres in San Diego. We are 4-4 against them on the season, but lost 3 of 4 in Denver June 14-17 the last time we met. They are 2nd in the National League in scoring with 4.9 runs per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 16th (last) in runs allowed with 5.4 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4).

Colorado Rockies (67-60 .528 9.5 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (50-77 .394 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Jeff Griffis, Col (27 R 9-12 4.05 9.7-0.3-3.8-4.8 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Alan Gross, Por (27 L 5-7 3.33 7.9-0.9-3.2-6.3)

On May 17, we beat Griffis, 3 to 0, here in Portland. In 5.1 IP, he gave us 3 R, 4 H, 6 BB and had 5 SO. He is 3-6 with a 3.44 ERA away from Coors Field. He is 2nd in the NL in fewest HR/9. Of course, that means little to us, since we cannot hit home runs off of anyone.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .274-3-38-.648 in 430 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (34 R .238-0-34-.653 in 323 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .321-26-87-.955 in 448 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .246-22-87-.731 in 508 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .343-19-69-.983 in 478 AB)
6: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .231-24-77-.743 in 446 AB)
7: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .227-15-39-.760 in 322 AB)
8: C Terry Tompkins (33 L .242-0-10-.586 in 99 AB)
9: P Jeff Griffis (27 R .167-0-5-.425 in 48 AB)

PORTLAND
1: CF Don Quinney (27 L .246-0-4-.663 in 69 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .293-0-11-.707 in 208 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .304-8-47-.855 in 382 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .256-1-14-.720 in 117 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .268-3-26-.654 in 254 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .224-6-31-.662 in 219 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .211-0-9-.531 in 114 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .203-1-11-.515 in 192 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .292-0-5-.708 in 48 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 63 deg. Rain with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to center.

Tony Kraft lines a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit. Full count to Jesus Lopez and he pops out to the catcher. Kraft tries to steal 2nd on the first pitch to Bobby Manzano, but we have a pitch-out called and he is gunned down! Manzano strikes out!

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney beats out an infield hit. Jerry Alston grounds out to 2nd and Quinney moves up to 2nd. Frank Wiginton lines out to short. Ernesto Gonzalez strikes out.

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, Jeff Johnson lines a hit to center and Melvin Mendoza doubles and Johnson scores. 1 to 0, Rockies.

Top of the 3rd: With 2 outs, Jesus Lopez walks and scores on a double by Bobby Manzano. 2 to 0, Rockies.

Top of the 5th: Terry Tompkins leads off with a hit. P Jeff Griffis tries to bunt him over and 3B Joe Hartin goes for the force at 2nd, but makes a bad throw and the runner is safe. E-5. Tony Kraft tries to bunt the runners up, but P Alan Gross makes the play to get the lead runner, 1-5. Jesus Lopez singles to left and Griffis scores. 3 to 0, Rockies.

Bottom of the 8th: With 1 out, PH Rich Babbin triples and scores on a ground out. 3 to 1, Rockies.

Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: LHP Jim Enright, their closer now. 3 SV with a 3.20 ERA. 70.1 IP, 65 H, 6 HR, 23 BB, 57 SO. Frank Wiginton strikes out. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Jim Eighmy. He singles to center. Joe Hartin single to right and Eighmy takes 3rd. Ron Charles grounds one to 3rd and they go around the horn, but Charles beats the relay to 1st and Eighmy scores. 3 to 2, Rockies. 2 outs. Mike Cavallaro grounds a hit to right and Charles goes to 3rd. And the rain lets loose! 66 minutes later, we resume play. Enright is still on the mound. Full count to Rick Ferrell and he takes ball four to load the bases up. Crappola..... Rich Babbin is due up and he cannot hit lefties to save his life, but none of our bench players are any good either.... Pinch-Hitter: RHB Eddie Cabrales. 3 for 29 on the season (.103). If he strikes out here, he is done as a Beaver. 1-2 pitch.... He swings and grounds a hit through the left side! Charles scores to tie the game and Cavallaro is waived around to try to win it.... He scores without a throw!! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 4 to 3

Back-to-back walk-off wins!

We had 8 hits and made 1 error.
The Rockies had 10 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Freddy Arana (W 2-0) went 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Jeff Griffis went 8 innings, and is pretty steamed right now, I bet. He had only thrown 94 pitches when he was lifted for a reliever. He gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he scored a run.
LHP Jim Enright (L 3-3) went 2/3 of an inning, gave us 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

PH Jim Eighmy had a hit and scored a run. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits. 2B Mike Cavallaro had 2 hits and scored a run. PH/CF Rich Babbin hit a triple and scored a run. PH Eddie Cabrales had a hit and 2 RBIs.

For the Rockies, RF Jeff Johnson had 3 hits and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 25, 2001

Colorado Rockies (67-61 .523 9.5 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (51-77 .398 25.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Enrique Espinoza, Col (36 R 2-6 5.37 11.8-1.3-2.7-4.0 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 5-14 4.05 9.1-1.1-1.7-5.3)

On May 20, we beat Espinoza, 4 to 1, here in Portland. In 6 IP, he gave us 3 R (1 ER), 7 H, 1 BB and had 4 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .276-3-38-.649 in 435 AB)
2: 2B Mike Campbell (30 R .311-4-25-.875 in 135 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .320-26-88-.951 in 453 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .244-22-87-.725 in 512 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .346-19-69-.987 in 482 AB)
6: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .232-24-78-.749 in 448 AB)
7: LF Javier Alvarez (32 R .283-7-29-.829 in 152 AB)
8: C Russ Barnes (34 R .270-4-20-.708 in 204 AB)
9: P Enrique Espinoza (36 R .071-0-1-.259 in 14 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .301-8-47-.847 in 386 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .288-0-11-.694 in 212 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-50-.717 in 316 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .252-1-14-.713 in 119 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .271-3-26-.659 in 258 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .220-6-32-.651 in 223 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .220-0-9-.547 in 118 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .200-1-11-.511 in 195 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .150-0-2-.365 in 40 AB)

Game Start: 2:30 PM
Weather: 72 deg. Clear skies with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left.

Tony Kraft grounds a hit into left. He tries to steal and we have a pitch-out called, but he is safe anyway. Mike Campbell grounds out to short and Kraft somehow makes it to 3rd. Did not Rick Ferrell see him? Bobby Manzano strikes out! 2 down. Julio Chapa strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton nubs one in front of the plate and gets thrown out by the catcher. Full count to Jerry Alston and he grounds one to the left side that looks like it would get through, but SS Tony Kraft reaches it and throws him out at 1st. Rich Babbin strikes out.

Top of the 2nd: Jeff Johnson, who leads the league in runs scored with 97, hits a fly ball to center, but Rich Babbin drops it and Johnson is on at 2nd. E-8. With 2 outs and Johnson at 3rd, Russ Barnes grounds a hit up the middle. 1 to 0, Rockies.

Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell leads off with a hit, gets bunted over to 2nd, steals 3rd and scores on a fly ball by Frank Wiginton to tie the game at 1!

Bottom of the 6th: Back-to-back hits to start the inning by Ernesto Gonzelez and Joe Hartin makes the Rockies dip into their bullpen: RHP Tom Bergman. Ron Charles grounds a hit up the middle and Gonzelez scores from 2nd without a throw! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the 9th: Still 2 to 1, Beavers and P Tony Ricketts still on the hill. 98 pitches thrown The Bullpen is already warmed up. Mike Campbell pops out to 2nd. Bobby Manzano strikes out! Julio Chapa swings at a 1-2 pitch and dumps a hit to right. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Jim Ackley. Rockies manager John Potter pulls down Jeff Johnson and sends up a pinch-hitter: RHB Jesus Lopez.Johnson is a lefty, but he is hitting over .300 against lefties. He had 3 hits yesterday against our lefty, Alan Gross. Lopez is hitting .277 against lefties with no home runs, but does take a LOT of walks. 2-2 pitch and he lofts an easy fly ball to right in foul ground, but Jerry Alston drops it.... That was the 2nd 2-2 pitch. The 3rd 2-2 pitch is taken for a ball Full count. The full count pitch is taken for ball four. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. Melvin Mendoza hits one to shallow center and CF Vicente Saavedra races in and snags it and does a somersault, but holds on for the 3rd out! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 1

We turned 3 double plays.

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors.
The Rockies had 6 hits and made no errors.

Tony Ricketts (W 6-14) went 8.2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Jim Ackley faced 1 batter and walked him, with an assist from RF Jerry Alston.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 16) faced 1 batter and retired him.

Enrique Espinoza (L 2-7) went 5+ innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 2 hits and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 26, 2001

Colorado Rockies (67-62 .519 10 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (52-77 .403 25 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Rob Green, Col (31 R 6-7 3.68 8.4-0.8-3.5-4.6 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 8-7 3.61 8.5-1.2-4.4-5.1)

We are 1-1 against Green this season, but he went 8 innings both games. In 16 IP, he has a 2.81 ERA and has given us 13 H, 0 HR, 3 BB and has 7 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .276-3-38-.648 in 439 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (34 R .239-0-35-.658 in 326 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .317-26-88-.944 in 457 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .244-22-87-.724 in 516 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .346-19-69-.985 in 485 AB)
6: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .232-24-78-.747 in 452 AB)
7: C Russ Barnes (34 R .271-4-21-.708 in 207 AB)
8: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .228-15-39-.761 in 325 AB)
9: P Rob Green (31 R .220-0-4-.463 in 41 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .298-8-48-.840 in 389 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .247-0-5-.655 in 73 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-50-.715 in 320 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .260-1-14-.722 in 123 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .271-3-26-.656 in 262 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .215-0-9-.534 in 121 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-11-.523 in 198 AB)
8: C Paul Stewart (26 R .000-0-0-.083 in 11 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .184-0-4-.421 in 38 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 68 deg. Clear skies with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Tony Kraft lines a 2-2 pitch into left for a hit. Jesus Lopez strikes out. Bobby Manzano pops out to 1st. On the first pitch to Julio Chapa, Kraft steals 2nd. Chapa grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton lines out to 2nd. Don Quinney strikes out. Rich Babbin grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 2nd: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a walk and Joe Hartin doubles to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Mike Cavallaro flies out to center and Gonzelez tags up and scores without a throw. 1 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, Paul Stewart grounds his first major league hit to right field and Hartin scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the 3rd: With 1 out, Tony Kraft hits a triple and Jesus Lopez follows with a single. 2 to 1, Beavers. with 2 outs, a passed ball sends Lopez to 2nd and a single by Julio Chapa sends him home to tie the game. 2 to 2.

Bottom of the 3rd: Rich Babbin leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a single by Ernesto Gonzelez. But Joe Hartin pops out to short and Mike Cavallaro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.

Bottom of the 5th: With 1 out, Don Quinney walks, goes to 2nd on a single by Rich Babbin, goes to 3rd on a wild pitch and scores on a fly ball by Ernesto Gonzelez. 3 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the 6th: With 2 outs, Melvin Mendoza hits a home run to straightaway center to tie the game at 3.

Bottom of the 6th: with 1 out, Rick Ferrell beats out an infield hit and then steals 2nd. Paul Stewart grounds one back to the pitcher, but his throw is no where near the first baseman and Ferrell scores and Stewart end up on 2nd. E-1. 4 to 3, Beavers!

Top of the 9th: Still 4 to 3, Beavers. On the Hill: RHP Ron Beckman, beginning his 3rd inning of work. The Bullpen is warmed up and ready. Jeff Johnson leads off with a double. Melvin Mendoza grounds out to short, Rick Ferrell making a nice play. Pinch-hitter: LHB Mike Morgan. .207 BA in 184 AB. He doubles to right center to tie the game at 4.... Benton Bedard strikes out. 2 down. Pinch-hitter: RHB Mike Campbell. He grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Andrew Sutherland. 2.90 ERA. 68.1 IP, 61 H, 6 HR, 22 BB and 39 SO. Paul Stewart leads off with a grounder up the middle for a hit. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Randy Penn, our 2nd best bunter on the team (after Frank Wiginton). He lays a good one down and Steward moves up to 2nd. The give Frank Wiginton an intentional walk. Full count to Don Quinney and he tales ball four to load the bases up! But the game is on the line and we have taken our #3 hitter out of the lineup and put in a defensive replacement in center. Vicente Saavedra is up instead of Rich Babbin. He works the count full and then grounds into a force at home, 4-2. 2 down. Ernesto Gonzelez grounds out to 2nd.

Extras!

Top of the 10th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Lefty Jim Ackley is ready to go, if needed. Castillo sits them down in order!

Bottom of the 10th: We go down in order.

Top of the 11th: Castillo strikes out 2 and sits them down in order again!

Bottom of the 11th: We pinch-hit for Castillo to no avail. Frank Wiginton draws a 2-out walk, but LHP Jim Enright comes in and strikes out Don Quinney.

Top of the 12th: New pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. The get a 2-out base runner on an error by 3B Joe Hartin, but Arana strikes out his 2nd batter to end the inning. The Rockies used their last bench player,

Bottom of the 12th: New pitcher: RHP Jorge Salgado. Only 13.1 IP with a 5.40 ERA. 14 H, 1 HR, 5 BB and 11 SO. He is 41 years old. He sits us down in order.

Top of the 13th: With 1 out, Arana walks Bobby Manzano and Julio Chapa. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Jim Ackley. He gets Jeff Johnson to ground into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He walks Melvin Mendoza to load the bases up. C Terry Tompkins, a lefty, pops out to 2nd!

Bottom of the 13th: With 1 out, Rick Ferrell hits a double down the left field line. Paul Stewart walks. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Eddie Cabrales, the only man left on the bench, other than C Ron Charles, who is trying to take a day off. Cabrales swings at the first pitch and doubles to left! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers! Sweep!

Won - 5 to 4 in 13 innings

Our fourth win in a row, three of them of the walk-off variety!
And two of those, ended by Eddie Cabrales. 2 of his 5 totals hits on the season have ended ballgames.

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors.
The Rockies had 8 hits and made 1 error.

Pete Reilly went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Ron Beckman went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Larry Castillo pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Jim Ackley (W 3-2) went 2/3 of an inning and allowed 1 walk.

Rob Green went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Jorge Salgado (L 2-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

LF Frank Wiginton drew 3 walks, one of them intentional. Dion Quinney drew 2 walks and scored a run, but also struck out 3 times. 3B Joe Hartin hit a double and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs. C Paul Stewart had 2 hits and a walk and had an RBI. PH Eddie Cabrales hit a double and had an RBI.

For the Rockies, 3B Melvin Mendoza had 2 hits with his 25th home run of the season and drew a walk.

[Questdog]

August 27, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Alex Tamayo, rf, Milwaukee (31 L .260/.302/.494) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 6 HR, 4 BB, 7 R and 10 RBI in 7 G
NL Player of the Week - Angel Montero, 2b, Arizona (36 R .296/.374/.393) Had 13 hits with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 R and 6 RBI in 7 G

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

August 20: 2B Tom Robinson of Minnesota had 5 hits at Chicago (A) in the first game of a double header. He hit a double, stole 2 bases, scored a run and had an RBI. The Twins won, 6 to 5, in 12 innings.
August 21: C Masanori Ishii of Pittsburgh had 3 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk and had 6 RBIs at Miami. The Pirates won, 8 to 3. Ishii was the Beavers starting catcher to open the season.
August 21: CF Joe Gombos of Chicago (N) hit 2 home runs at home versus New York (N). He had 4 RBIs. The Cubs won, 6 to 3.
August 21: RF Alex Tamayo of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Texas. He hit a double, drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Brewers won, 11 to 2.
August 21: Oakland beat Kansas City, 1 to 0, at home. Royals SP Micky Monroe took the loss, his 2nd of the season, He lost on Opening Day and had won 18 decisions in a row until losing this game.
August 22: CF Gary Brown of New York (N) had 5 hits at Chicago (N). He hit a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Mets won, 8 to 2.
August 24: RF Emilio Borja of Atlanta hit 2 home runs at Pittsburgh in the first game of a double header. He drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. The Braves won, 8 to 3.
August 24: RF William Gutierrez of Miami hit 2 home runs at Philadelphia. He had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Marlins won, 8 to 6 in 10 innings.
August 24: RHP John Phillips won his 20th game of the season at Los Angeles (N). In 8 IP, he allowed no runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. He is now 20-3 with a 2.37 ERA in 27 starts. The Giants won, 3 to 0.
August 25: Miami won at Philadelphia, 5 to 4, in 17 innings. The Marlins scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game. Both teams scored a run in the 16th.
August 26: SS Tadanobu Takemura of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Seattle. He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Brewers won, 7 to 4.

Random Fact of the Week: The San Diego Padres have won 14 games in a row and the amazing thing is that they have not played us during the stretch! They just swept the Astros in 3 games, who were in 1st place when the series started. They are doing it with pitching and defense. They have 5 shutouts during the streak and have only allowed 20 runs in the 14 games. Only 4 times have they scored more than 4 runs themselves.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 27, 2001

Happy Birthday to Frank Wiginton, who turns 31 today! Take the day off!

Manager Eddie Cape (59) has his Cardinals in town for a 2-game set. They won 2 of 3 from Arizona in St. Louis over the weekend. We are 6-2 against them on the season and we swept them in 3 games here August 2-5 the last time we met. They are 3rd in the National League in scoring with 4.6 runs per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 7th in runs allowed with 4.1 per game (Portland is #8 with 4.3).

St. Louis Cardinals (71-58 .550 5.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (53-77 .408 24 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Victor Marquez, StL (39 R 6-8 3.82 8.7-0.5-4.5-4.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-5 4.70 8.2-1.2-4.4-5.1)

We have not faced Marquez before.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .313-5-47-.770 in 537 AB)
2: 2B Don Quinones (27 R .314-3-38-.833 in 296 AB)
3: LF Fred Keith (29 S .302-11-50-.804 in 348 AB)
4: C Rich Eden (30 L .286-11-35-.838 in 238 AB)
5: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .287-10-52-.789 in 363 AB)
6: CF Al Koets (32 L .241-4-19-.659 in 199 AB)
7: 1B Joe Evans (34 L .307-5-24-.935 in 75 AB)
8: SS Mark Andrade (28 R .263-1-17-.684 in 152 AB)
9: P Victor Marquez (39 R .063-0-2-.144 in 48 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .234-0-5-.638 in 77 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .286-0-11-.687 in 217 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.716 in 323 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .260-1-15-.717 in 127 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .269-3-26-.653 in 268 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .221-6-33-.653 in 226 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .214-0-10-.527 in 126 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-11-.532 in 204 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .250-1-5-.586 in 32 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 62 deg. Overcast with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Doyle Campbell bounces out to short. Don Quinones swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Fred Keith hits a lazy fly ball to center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jerry Alston draws a walk. Rich Babbin beats out an infield hit. Ernesto Gonzelez draws a walk to load the bases up. Full count to Joe Hartin and he pokes one to shallow left center. Fred Keith hustles in and makes a great catch for the 2nd out, but has to leave the game. Frank Winters goes out to left. 2 down. Ron Charles lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Alston scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Full count to Mike Cavallaro and he takes ball four to force in another run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Rick Ferrell strikes out.

Top of the 2nd: Rich Eden leads off with a double to right. Dave Strong draws a walk. With 2 outs, Mark Andrade singles to right and Eden beats the throw to the plate. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the 3rd: With 2 outs Frank Winters singles and steals 2nd. Rich Eden then hits a home run to straightaway center. 3 to 2, Cardinals.

Top of the 4th: Al Koets leads off with a home run to right. 4 to 2, Cardinals. The home run rate against P Angel Rodriguez is more than a little alarming.... SD Eddie Hernandez claims that it should not be a problem and he is just going through an unlucky stretch, but it is EXTREMELY unlucky. That is 13 HR now in 87.1 innings. In 90 innings in the minors, he only allowed 1.

Top of the 5th: With 2 outs, Rich Eden does it again with a blast to center. 5 to 2, Cardinals.

Lost - 10 to 3

We had 8 hits and made no errors.
The Cardinals had 13 hits and made no errors.

Angel Rodriguez (L 5-6) went 5+ innings, allowed 9 runs, 9 hits, 3 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Ricky Chase went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run (a Grand Slam), 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Victor Marquez (W 7-8) went 5 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 105 pitches.

RF Jerry Alston hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez hit his 2nd home run of the season and drew 2 walks. C Ron Charles had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

For the Cardinals, RF Doyle Campbell had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season, a Grand Slam. C Rich Eden had 4 hits with a double and 2 home runs, drew a walk, stole a base (his first of the year), scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. He now has 13 home runs. CF Al Koets had 2 hits with his 5th home run and scored twice. No word on the extent of the injury to Fred Keith.

Elsewhere: The San Diego Padres won their 15th game in a row with another shutout, beating San Francisco, 2 to 0, at home. Each team only had 4 hits.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 28, 2001

St. Louis Cardinals (72-58 .554 5 GB in 4th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (53-78 .405 24.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Javier de la Rosa, StL (28 R 8-9 3.93 8.0-1.8-1.9-7.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-10 4.03 9.7-1.0-2.8-4.8)

On June 5, we lost, 5 to 3, to de la Rosa, though he did not get the win. In 6 IP, he gave us 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 HR, 1 BB and had 5 SO. He is 5th in the league in fewest BB/0 and 6 th in SO/9 and 4th in K/BB. He leads the majors with 32 HR allowed in 160.1 innings.

Today is Ron Rau's 30th birthday.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .314-6-51-.776 in 542 AB)
2: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .266-15-56-.776 in 402 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .335-23-98-.942 in 510 AB)
4: LF Al Koets (32 L .245-5-20-.677 in 204 AB)
5: C Rich Eden (30 L .298-13-38-.887 in 242 AB)
6: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .283-10-52-.782 in 367 AB)
7: 2B Hector Molina (30 R .229-3-19-.617 in 280 AB)
8: SS Mark Andrade (28 R .268-1-19-.687 in 157 AB)
9: P Javier de la Rosa (28 S .132-0-4-.318 in 53 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .295-8-48-.836 in 393 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .235-0-5-.639 in 81 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.715 in 327 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .262-2-16-.747 in 130 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .264-3-26-.642 in 273 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .219-0-11-.539 in 128 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-11-.522 in 208 AB)
8: C Paul Stewart (26 R .125-0-1-.347 in 16 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (30 R .167-0-4-.377 in 36 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 70 deg. Overcast with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left.

Doyle Campbell, 3rd in the league in runs scored with 90 and 2nd in steals with 47, lines a hit to right. Willie Cardona strikes out looking. On the first pitch to Miguel Medina, Campbell takes off for 2nd, but we have a pitch-out called and he is a dead duck! Medina, 4th in the NL in BA at .335 and 3rd in RBIs with 98, flies out to right.

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton grounds out to 1st. Don Quinney grounds out to short. Rich Babbin flies out to center.

Top of the 2nd: Al Koets leads off with a home run to right, his 2nd straight game with a long ball. 1 to 0, Cardinals.

Top of the 3rd: Mark Andrade leads off with a double and with 1 out, Doyle Campbell hits a double. 2 to 0, Cardinals. Campbell steals 3rd and scores on a fly ball. 3 to 0, Cardinals.

Bottom of the 5th: With 1 out, Joe Hartin grounds a hit to right. He is our first base runner of the game. Mike Cavallaro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Bottom of the 8th: We get our 2nd base runner of the game when Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a little flare to left for a hit. We then get our 2nd GDP of the game when Joe Hartin bounces out, 4-6-3.....

Lost - 3 to 0

We had 2 hits and made 1 error.
The Cardinals had 7 hits and made no errors.

Ron Rau (L 8-11) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 HBP, no walks and struck out 5.

Javier de la Rosa (W 9-9) went 9 innings (CG), gave us no runs (ShO), 2 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He faced the minimum 27 batters and threw 91 pitches.

For the Cardinals, LF Al Koets hit his 6th home run of the season and then got plunked the next time up.

Elsewhere: San Diego beat San Francisco, 2 to 1, in 10 innings at home for their 16th straight win. The Giants only had 2 hits, one a PH RBI single by ex-Beaver Scott Setta. The Padres swept the Astros out of 1st place over the weekend, putting the Giants on top and now have swept the Giants out of 1st place in 2 games, putting the Astros back on top. It won't be long before they are putting themselves on top.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 30, 2001

We are in the Windy City to face manager Bill Reichel (61) and his Cubs a 4-game series through the weekend. They just split 2 games with the Reds here in Wrigley Field. The first time we faced them, we split 4 games in Portland, June 21-24. They are 8th in the National League in scoring with 4.4 runs per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 15th in runs allowed with 5.1 per game (Portland is #9 with 4.4). Only a few runs separate spots 9 through 12.

Portland Beavers (53-79 .402 25.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Chicago Cubs (62-70 .470 17 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Alan Gross, Por (27 L 5-7 3.34 8.1-0.8-3.2-6.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Salvador Lueras, ChN (30 R 7-12 5.91 9.6-1.6-3.8-6.7)

We have not faced Lueras before. He is 1 inning short of qualifying for the ERA title. Unless we knock him from the box before the 2nd inning is over, he will qualify after this game. He will then have the highest ERA in baseball for a qualifier (even if he shuts us out, though if someone else allows 20 or 30 runs in a game, he might wiggle out of the honor).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .293-8-48-.830 in 396 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .226-0-5-.618 in 84 AB)
3: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .264-3-26-.642 in 276 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .242-8-50-.709 in 330 AB)
5: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .216-4-11-.636 in 176 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .229-6-34-.669 in 231 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .214-0-11-.527 in 131 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .204-1-11-.515 in 211 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .280-0-5-.681 in 50 AB)

CHICAGO (N)
1: SS John Godfrey (28 L .291-9-66-.793 in 485 AB)
2: 2B Jake Johnson (30 R .244-10-43-.690 in 369 AB)
3: C Al Soto (33 S .256-24-67-.788 in 457 AB)
4: 3B Larry Menard (34 R .255-19-67-.700 in 491 AB)
5: RF Arturo Guerra (34 L .314-27-57-.918 in 420 AB)
6: 1B Tim Elliott (26 L .254-3-15-.666 in 134 AB)
7: CF Joe Gombos (22 R .215-14-56-.611 in 451 AB)
8: LF Dan Beyeler (25 L .213-6-32-.634 in 305 AB)
9: P Salvador Lueras (30 L .162-0-2-.324 in 37 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Clear skies with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center.

Frank Wiginton leads off with a hit to center. Don Quinney grounds a hit to left. Joe Hartin strikes out looking. Rich Babbin strikes out looking. Jim Eighmy works the count full and then takes a big cut and hits nothing but air....

Bottom of the 1st: John Godfrey lines one deep to center, but Rich Babbin runs it down on the warning track. Jake Johnson walks. Al Soto sends one deep to left center, but Frank Wiginton runs it down and holds on to the ball as he crashes into the ivy! 2 down. Larry Menard grounds a hit past the diving shortstop. Arturo Guerra grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the 2nd: Ron Charles leads off with a double and Mike Cavallaro draws a walk. A wild pitch outs them at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Rick Ferrell grounds out to 3rd and Charles scores. 1 to 0, Beavers.

Bottom of the 3rd: John Godfrey leads off with a hit to center and then steals his 35th base of the year. With 2 outs, Larry Menard lines a hit to center and Godfrey scores to tie the game at 1 all.

Top of the 5th: Rock Ferrell leads off and beats out an infield hit. He goes to 2nd on a bunt, 3rd on a ground out and scores on a 2-out hit by Don Quinney. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the 5th: With 1 out, Jake Johnson triples into the right field corner. Al Soto doubles to left center. 2 to 2. Larry Menard grounds a hit up the middle and Soto scores. Menard goes to 2nd on the throw to the plate. 3 to 2, Cubs. Bullpen is up. Arturo Guerra grounds a hit to right and Menard scores. 4 to 2, Cubs. With 2 outs, Joe Gombos doubles and Guerra scores from 1st. 5 to 2, Cubs. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Jim Ackley. Dan Beyeler grounds out to 2nd to end the inning, finally.

Lost - 5 to 2

We had 8 hits and made no errors.
The Cubs had 14 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross (L 5-8) went 4.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1+ inning, allowed 3 hits and a walk, but no runs.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1 inning and retired all 3 batters he faced.

Salvador Lueras (W 8-12) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
RHP Hal Colquitt (SV 3) went 1 inning, gave us a hit and struck out 1.

RF Don Quinney had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits with a double. C Ron Charles hit a double and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 infield hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Cubs, SS John Godfrey had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Larry Menard had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

Elsewhere: The Padres lost, 6 to 5, at Cincinnati to snap their winning streak at 16 games. CF Ron Vayo of the Reds hit 3 home runs. He will be a free agent after the season, the only decent center fielder projected to do so, but he is not a good fielder at all and will not play anywhere else, by all reports. Plus, he seems to be injury prone. Our own Rich Babbin will be a free agent and we will likely not re-sign him, since he will be 37 next year and is asking for $6 million for one year. However, if we cannot work out a trade for an acceptable replacement shortly after the season is over, we may consider it. But if we do, he is sure to hit under .200....

[Questdog]

Friday, August 31, 2001

Portland Beavers (53-80 .398 25.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Chicago Cubs (63-70 .474 17 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 6-14 3.84 8.9-1.1-1.7-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Rick O'Brien, ChN (27 R 4-4 4.52 9.2-1.0-3.5-4.8)

On June 23, we lost, 3 to 2, in 12 innings in a game that O'Brien started on the 22nd. In 5.1 IP, he gave us 1 run, 5 H, 7 BB and had 3 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .292-8-48-.827 in 400 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .239-0-6-.635 in 88 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .246-8-50-.715 in 334 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .261-2-16-.741 in 134 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-3-26-.633 in 280 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .230-6-34-.670 in 235 AB)
7: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .191-0-13-.482 in 235 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .209-1-12-.524 in 215 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .146-0-2-.357 in 41 AB)

CHICAGO (N)
1: SS John Godfrey (28 L .294-9-66-.798 in 490 AB)
2: 2B Jake Johnson (30 R .244-10-43-.695 in 373 AB)
3: C Al Soto (33 S .255-24-68-.786 in 462 AB)
4: 3B Larry Menard (34 R .259-19-69-.708 in 495 AB)
5: RF Arturo Guerra (34 L .314-27-58-.914 in 424 AB)
6: 1B Tim Elliott (26 L .254-3-15-.662 in 138 AB)
7: CF Joe Gombos (22 R .215-14-57-.613 in 455 AB)
8: LF Dan Beyeler (25 L .217-6-32-.639 in 309 AB)
9: P Rick O'Brien (27 R .050-0-1-.145 in 20 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 58 deg. Overcast with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Frank Wiginton reaches base on an error by Larry Menard. E-5. But Menard rectifies his error immediately when Don Quinney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rich Babbin grounds out to short.

Bottom of the 1st: John Godfrey grounds out to short, Rick Ferrell making a nice play. Jake Johnson strikes out. Al Soto flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Top of the 2nd: We load the bases up with 1 out on hits by Joe Hartin and Ron Charles and an error on Jake Johnson. E -4. But Rick Ferrell strikes out and P Tony Ricketts grounds out to short.

Bottom of the 2nd: Larry Menard leads off with a single and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Arturo Guerra draws a walk. With 2 outs and runners at 1st and 3rd, Joe Gombos steals 2nd and then Dan Beyeler grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score. 2 to 0, Cubs.

Bottom of the 3rd: The first two batters of the inning, John Godfrey and Jake Johnson draw walks and then with 2 outs, Arturo Guerra hits a home run to right center. 5 to 0, Cubs.

Top of the 4th: Ernesto Gonzelez and Joe Hartin start us off with back-to-back doubles. 5 to 1, Cubs.

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Don Quinney grounds a hit to left. With 2 outs, Ernesto Gonzelez doubles to left and Quinney scores from 1st. 5 to 2, Cubs.

Lost - 9 to 2

We out-hit the Cubs!

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors.
The Cubs had 6 hits and made 2 errors.

Tony Ricketts (L 6-15) went 3 innings, allowed 5 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. He threw a WP.
LHP Jim Ackley went 2.2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Freddy Arana went 2.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 home runs, 1 HBP and struck out 2.

Rock O'Brien (W 5-4) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he scored a run.

LF Fred Wiginton hit a double. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez hit 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. C Ron Charles had 2 hits.

For the Cubs, RF Arturo Guerra hit his 28th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. 2B Jake Johnson hit his 11th home run of the year, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 3B Larry Menard had 2 hits with his 20th home run and scored 2 runs.