The Portland Beavers, est. 2001

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Monthly Awards for April
AL Player of the Month: Ty Bridges, ss, Kansas City (28 R) .438/.462/.589 7 2B 5 3B 15 SB 23 R 18 RBI in 25 G
AL Pitcher of the Month: Jackie Denison, Cleveland (25 L) 3-0 0.84 42.2 IP 28 H 4 HR 6 BB 31 SO
AL Rookie of the Month: Jim Willard, ss, Los Angeles (A) (26 R) .316/.343/.474 8 2B 2 3B 1 HR 11 R 7 RBI in 26 G

NL Player of the Month: Arturo Guerra, 1b, Chicago (N) (34 L) .395/.459/.791 1 2B 11 HR 23 R 19 RBI in 23 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Randy Carlson, Pittsburgh (28 R) 4-0 1.35 33.1 IP 30 H 0 HR 7 BB 16 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Randy Carlson, p, Pittsburgh

Monthly Awards for May
AL Player of the Month: Phil Turpen, 1b, Seattle (31 L) .383/.439/.667 10 2B 8 HR 22 R 25 RBI in 29 G
AL Pitcher of the Month: Mike Petty, Oakland (27 R) 5-1 2.17 37.1 IP 29 H 2 HR 17 BB 24 SO
AL Rookie of the Month: Ray Ambler, lf/1b, Minnesota (25 R) .286/.309/.451 1 2B 1 3B 4 HR 5 SB 14 R 15 RBI in 24 G

NL Player of the Month: Marv Helton, 1b, Pittsburgh (25 L) .546/.598/.880 14 2B 2 3B 6 HR 13 BB 8 SO 25 R 28 RBI in 28 G 1.478 OPS!!!
NL Pitcher of the Month: Dean Dibble, Miami (29 R) 6-0 1.88 38.1 IP 27 H 2 HR 7 BB 30 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Miguel Colorado, c, Miami (23 L) .354/.417/.479 3 2B 3 HR 14 R 12 RBI in 26 G

Monthly Awards for June
AL Player of the Month: Raul Valadez, 1b, Chicago (A) (27 R) .326/.427/.632 5 2B 8 HR 16 BB 7 SO 17 R 27 RBI in 27 G
AL Pitcher of the Month: Mickey Monroe, Kansas City (26 R) 6-0 0.77 47 IP 32 H 0 HR 10 BB 43 SO
AL Rookie of the Month: Victor Guevara, 2b, Chicago (A) (26 R) .317/.349/.442 4 2B 1 3B 3 HR 4 SB 14 R 14 RBI in 27 G

NL Player of the Month: Bobby Manzano, 1b, Colorado (25 L) .404/.486/.755 10 2B 1 3B 7 HR 14 BB 19 R 30 RBI in 27 G (24 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Ron Olson, St. Louis (35 R) 4-0 0.96 37.2 IP 23 H 3 HR 6 BB 30 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Jesus Ramirez, ss, New York (N) (22 S) .343/.363/.546 11 2B 1 3B 3 HR 4 SB 16 R 14 RBI in 26 G (24 GS)

Monthly Awards for July
AL Player of the Month: Tony Davila, ss, Minnesota (22 L) .344/.422/.578 4 2B 1 3B 5 HR 12 BB 1 SB 21 R 18 RBI in 25 G
AL Pitcher of the Month: Nick Miller, Minnesota (29 R) 5-0 0.80 33.2 IP 23 H 1 HR 12 BB 35 SO
AL Rookie of the Month: Doug David, c, Seattle (26 R) .379/.432/.644 6 2B 1 3B 5 HR 14 R 15 RBI in 22 G

NL Player of the Month: Les Joyce, 1b, Miami (29 L) .398/.437/.565 6 2B 4 HR 9 BB 4 SO 17 R 22 RBI in 26 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: John Phillips, San Francisco (30 R) 5-0 1.51 35.2 IP 26 H 0 HR 10 BB 18 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Alfredo Cabrera, 1b, San Francisco (25 L) .380/.406/.560 12 2B 2 HR 5 SO 1 SB 16 R 12 RBI in 25 G

Monthly Awards for August
AL Player of the Month: Dave Maurais, ss, Washington (30 R) .411/.467/.785 9 2B 2 3B 9 HR 2 SB 26 R 32 RBI in 27 G Wow....he earned his $27.4 million this month.
AL Pitcher of the Month: Steve Preble, New York (A) (26 R) 5-0 2.19 37.0 IP 25 H 3 HR 8 BB 22 SO
AL Rookie of the Month: Dean Renken, 3b, Toronto (25 R) .382/.443/.673 5 2B 9 HR 22 R 22 RBI in 27 G

NL Player of the Month: Gary Brown, cf, New York (N) (27 L) .400/.556/.600 5 2B 1 3B 3 HR 28 BB 5 SO 14 SB 22 R 16 RBI in 25 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Victor Solis, Atlanta (29 L) 5-0 1.38 45.2 IP 27 H 3 HR 12 BB 34 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Rick Lewis, lf, Philadelphia (24 L) .327/.357/.561 7 2B 6 HR 4 SB 17 R 16 RBI in 27 G

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 1, 2001

Roster Expansion!

Only 3 games left for Indianapolis and they are not in contention for the playoffs, so we called up a bunch of their players. 11 of them. All of them have been with us before and are nothing to get excited about, but 2 have not been here yet: C Steve Jensen (24 R) and LF Dick McCay (27 R). The glut of players will at least give us more flexibility on how we lose games.....

If we can finish the season 28-0, we will make it to .500! 10-18 will keep us from 100 losses....

Portland Beavers (53-81 .396 25.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Chicago Cubs (64-70 .478 16 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 8-7 3.65 8.5-1.2-4.2-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Jose Colunga, ChN (23 R 0-5 5.04 11.2-2.2-2.9-5.0)

We have not faced Colunga before. You should have already known that, though, since he does not have a win....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .292-8-48-.826 in 404 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .239-0-6-.630 in 92 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .243-8-50-.707 in 338 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .270-2-17-.767 in 137 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .143-0-4-.343 in 28 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .206-0-11-.514 in 136 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .206-1-12-.517 in 218 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R MLB Debut .264-2-23-.667 in 174 AB in AA/AAA)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .200-0-4-.450 in 40 AB)

CHICAGO (N)
1: SS John Godfrey (28 L .292-9-67-.794 in 493 AB)
2: CF Joe Gombos (22 R .214-14-57-.610 in 458 AB)
3: C Al Soto (33 S .255-24-68-.786 in 466 AB)
4: 3B Larry Menard (34 R .261-20-70-.716 in 499 AB)
5: RF Arturo Guerra (34 L .314-28-61-.921 in 427 AB)
6: 1B Tim Elliott (26 L .250-3-15-.662 in 140 AB)
7: 2B Sergio Arriaga (26 R .237-3-29-.668 in 228 AB)
8: LF Mike Kelley (31 L .122-0-2-.380 in 41 AB)
9: P Jose Colunga (23 R .000-0-0-.000 in 6 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Clear skies with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right.

Frank Wiginton grounds out to 2nd. Don Quinney beats out an infield hit. Rich Babbin lines a hit to center. We then pull off a double steal on the 1st pitch to Ernesto Gonzelez, who plops a hit to right center and both runners score! Gonzelez moves up to 2nd on the throw to the plate. 2 to 0, Beavers! Tim DePriest grounds a double down the 3rd base line! 3 to 0, Beavers! Mike Cavallaro flies out to center. 2 down. Rick Ferrell grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the 1st: John Godfrey works the count full and then takes ball four. Joe Gombos beats out an infield hit. Al Soto grounds into a 1-6-3 double play and Godfrey goes to 3rd. Larry Menard flies out to right!

Top of the 3rd: Rich Babbin leads off with a walk and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Tim DePriest reaches when 1B Tim Elliott drops a throw from 3rd. Mike Cavallaro singles and Babbin scores and DePriest goes to 3rd! 4 to 0, Beavers! Rick Ferrell grounds a hit to right and DePriest scores and Cavallaro goes to 3rd. 5 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, P Pete Reilly doubles to right! 6 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Jose Colunga to the showers. New pitcher: LHP Jamie Nale. Frank Wiginton bounces a hit up the middle and another run scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Don Quinney tries to end the inning with a grounder to 2nd, Sergio Arriaga drops the ball as he is making his throw and P Pete Reilly scores! E-4. 8 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 3rd: With 1 out, John Godfrey singles and then scores on a triple by Joe Gombos. 8 to 1, Beavers. P Pete Reilly then strikes out Al Soto and Larry Menard!

Bottom of the 5th: With 2 outs, Joe Gombos hits a home run to center. 8 to 2, Beavers.

Top of the 7th: With 2 outs, Steve Jensen gets his first major league hit with a double to left.

Bottom of the 7th: With 1 out, John Godfrey beats out an infield hit. P Pete Reilly then strikes out Joe Gombos, but indicates he is getting gassed. He has thrown 118 pitches. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Larry Castillo. Godfrey steals 2nd and then Al Soto bloops a hit to left and Godfrey scores. 8 to 3, Beavers.

Bottom of the 9th: With 2 outs, John Godfrey, who is quickly becoming one of my least favorite players, hits a 2-2 pitch over the right field wall. 8 to 4, Beavers.

Won - 8 to 4

We had 12 hits and made no errors.
The Cubs had 9 hits and made 3 errors.

Pete Reilly (W 9-7) went 6.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP Larry Castillo went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and struck out 2.

Jose Colunga (L 0-6) went 2.2 innings, gave us 8 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

RF Don Quinney had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin had a hit and drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. 3B Tim DePriest had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. C Steve Jensen hit a double.

For the Cubs, SS John Godfrey had 3 hits with his 10th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs. CF Joe Gombos had 3 hits with a triple and his 15th home run of the year and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 2, 2001

Portland Beavers (54-81 .400 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Chicago Cubs (64-71 .474 16 GB in 6th place in the NL East)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-6 5.34 8.7-1.4-4.4-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ralph Day, ChN (35 R 8-8 5.02 10.5-0.8-2.7-5.1)

On June 24, we lost, 6 to 5, in 10 innings when Day started. In 6 IP, he gave us 3 R, 5 H, 1 HR, 3 BB and had 3 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .292-8-49-.824 in 408 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .258-0-6-.657 in 97 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.713 in 339 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .270-2-19-.764 in 141 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .182-0-5-.441 in 33 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .206-0-12-.510 in 141 AB)
7: SS Ivan Lopez (25 R .199-0-10-.540 in 141 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .200-0-0-.600 in 5 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .235-1-5-.552 in 34 AB)

CHICAGO (N)
1: SS John Godfrey (28 L .296-10-68-.807 in 497 AB)
2: 2B Jake Johnson (30 R .243-11-45-.700 in 378 AB)
3: 3B Larry Menard (34 R .258-20-70-.711 in 503 AB)
4: RF Arturo Guerra (34 L .313-28-61-.917 in 431 AB)
5: 1B Tim Elliott (26 L .246-3-15-.662 in 142 AB)
6: CF Joe Gombos (22 R .218-15-59-.627 in 463 AB)
7: C Toby Bey (25 R .269-0-0-.636 in 26 AB)
8: LF Dan Beyeler (25 L .217-6-34-.637 in 313 AB)
9: P Ralph Day (35 R .222-0-4-.456 in 45 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 72 deg. Rain with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton works the count full and takes ball four. Don Quinney swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rich Babbin works the count full and takes ball four. Ernesto Gonzelez grounds out to short.

Bottom of the 1st: John Godfrey lines a hit to center. Jake Johnson flies out to left. Larry Menard flies out to right. Arturo Guerra grounds a hit to right and Godfrey easily makes 3rd. Tim Elliott grounds one to 2nd, but Mike Cavallaro makes a bad throw and Godfrey scores. E-4. 1 to 0, Cubs. That is Cavallaro's 1st error of the season, in his 39th start, so I guess we should not complain, but did it have to come with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd? Joe Gombos pops out to the catcher.

Top of the 2nd: Tim DePriest leads off with a line drive to center for a hit and Mike Cavallaro draws a walk. A passed ball sends them to 2nd and 3rd. Ivan Lopez grounds a hit up the middle and scores them both! 2 to 1, Beavers! Steve Jensen then hits a home run to left! 4 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the 2nd: Toby Bey leads off with a single. With 1 out, P Ralph Day reaches on an error by P Angel Rodriguez. E-1. With 2 outs, Jake Johnson hits a home run to left to tie the game at 4.

Top of the 3rd: After Rich Babbin leads off with a hit up the middle, the rain gets heavy and the umpires put a stop to play. 38 minutes later, we are back at it. Ernesto Gonzelez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tim DePriest grounds a hit up the middle. Mike Cavallaro doubles to left and both runners score! 6 to 4, Beavers! P Ralph Day is relieved. New pitcher: RHP Ed Anders. Ivan Lopez grounds a hit up the middle and Cavallaro scores! 7 to 4, Beavers!

Bottom of the 7th: CF Gene Clem leads off with a grounder to left for a hit. Get the Bullpen up! John Godfrey walks from a full count. Jake Johnson singles from a full count and Clem scores. 7 to 5, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Ron Beckman. Larry Menard pops out to 1st. Full count to Arturo Guerra and he takes ball four to load the bases. Tim Elliott grounds into a force at home, 4-2, but beats the relay to 1st. 2 outs. Pinch-hitter: LHB Melvin Hernandez. .229 with 2 home runs in 129 AB. Just the sort of hitter than will beat us.... He grounds a hit to right and 2 runs score to tie the game at 7. Toby Bey grounds out to short to end the inning.

Top of the 9th: Still tied at 7. New pitcher: RHP Garland Roop, their current closer. 16 SV 4.21 ERA. 25.2 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 18 BB and 29 SO. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Jerry Alston. He walks. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Randy Penn. He lays down a good bunt and moves Alston over. They walk Frank Wiginton intentionally. Now my favorite tactic against the intentional walk is in order: the double steal. They go! Throw is hight o3rd and Alston is safe! Full count to Don Quinney and he walks to load the bases up with 1 out. Now our favorite tactic for killing innings is in order: the GDP. Rich Babbin strikes out. Ernesto Gonzelez grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Drats....

Bottom of the 9th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Jake Johnson leads off with a home run to left center. Ballgame....

Lost - 8 to 7

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors.
The Cubs had 9 hits and made no errors.

Angel Rodriguez went 6 innings, allowed 6 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Ron Beckman went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Larry Castillo (L 2-1) faced 1 batter and gave up a home run.

Ralph Day went 2.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he scored a run.
RHP Garland Roop (W 5-2) went 1 inning, gave us 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

3B Tim DePriest had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. 2B Mike Cavallaro hit a double, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. C Steve Jensen hit his first career home run and had 2 RBIs. PH Jerry Alston drew a walk and stole a base.

For the Cubs, 2B Jake Johnson had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. He now has 13 home runs on the season.

[Questdog]

September 3, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Ken Buchanan, rf, Toronto (28 R .287/.360/.546) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 R and 7 RBI in 6 G
NL Player of the Week - Ron Vayo, cf, Cincinnati (28 L .304/.390/.632) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 6 HR, 5 BB, 8 R and 9 RBI in 6 G

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

August 28: Cincinnati won at Chicago (N), 8 to 5, in 16 innings. Each team scored a run in the 11th.
August 30: CF Ron Vayo of Cincinnati hit 3 home runs at home versus San Diego. He had 4 hits and a walk and 4 RBIs. The Reds won, 6 to 5, ending the Padres' 16-game winning streak.
August 31: RF Darryl Addison of Baltimore hit 2 home runs at home versus Milwaukee. He had 4 RBIs. The Orioles lost, 6 to 5.
September 1: RHP Paul McDonald of Houston pitched a 5-hit shutout at home versus Pittsburgh. He walked 1 and struck out 2. It was his major league leading 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 15-6 with a 2.75 ERA. The Astros won, 2 to 0.
September 2: 2B Mario Ramos of Texas had 5 hits at New York (A). He hit a double and a triple, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. He was removed in a double switch in the bottom of the 9th and the Rangers lost, 6 to 5, in 14 innings.
September 2: RF Ken Buchanan of Toronto hit 2 home runs at home versus Kansas City. He drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. The Blue Jays lost, 10 to 5.
September 2: LF Dennis Pittarelli of Seattle had 5 hits at home versus Detroit. He hit a triple and scored 2 runs. Detroit RF Bob Bruce hit 2 home runs and a double, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. The Tigers won, 9 to 4.

Random Fact of the Week: After winning 16 games in a row, the San Diego Padres were swept in 4 games at Cincinnati. The Padres allowed 21 runs during the winning streak (16 G) and 32 in the series against the Reds (4 G).

[Questdog]

Monday, September 3, 2001

We are back in Portland for a short home stand. Manager Bob Cole (49) has his Reds here to play a 4-game series. They just swept the previously red hot Padres in 4 games at Cincinnati over the weekend. The first time we met them, we lost 3 of 4 in Cincinnati, May 24-27. They are 6th in runs scores with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 2nd in the league in home runs with 156 in 135 games. We are last with 62. They are 12th in runs allowed with 4.4 per game (Portland is #10 with 4.4).

Cincinnati Reds (67-68 .496 13.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-82 .397 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Ed McChesney, Cin (30 R 10-10 4.99 10.2-1.0-3.0-6.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-11 3.96 9.5-1.0-2.6-4.8)

On May 25, McChesney beat us, 3 to 2, in Cincinnati. In 7 IP, he gave us 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB and had 6 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .305-10-41-.809 in 419 AB)
2: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .252-5-30-.705 in 210 AB)
3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .304-27-62-1.021 in 296 AB)
4: C Mike Midgett (27 R .269-8-38-.816 in 227 AB)
5: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .286-0-2-.690 in 28 AB)
6: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .256-15-50-.752 in 297 AB)
7: 3B Jack Couitt (27 R .175-0-2-.487 in 57 AB)
8: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .293-8-41-.756 in 474 AB)
9: P Ed McChesney (30 R .128-1-5-.356 in 47 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .248-0-6-.639 in 101 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .281-0-11-.685 in 224 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .245-8-50-.712 in 343 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .260-2-19-.740 in 146 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .243-0-5-.552 in 37 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .208-0-14-.524 in 144 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .207-1-13-.520 in 222 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .250-1-2-1.000 in 8 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (30 R .158-0-4-.358 in 38 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Clear skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Lee Kowalski flies out to right. Full count to Howard Robertson and he beats out an infield hit. Ron Vayo absolutely crushes one to right. 500+ ft. 2 to 0, Reds. Mike Midgett hits a home run to left. 3 to 0, Reds. Keith Redlin swings out of his shoes and strikes out. Roy Harrington flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney strikes out looking. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Rich Babbin lines a hit to right. Ernesto Gonzelez hits one to deep right center that maybe, could be...IS! Home Run! 3 to 2, Reds. Tim DePriest strikes out.

Top of the 5th: Howard Robertson reaches on an error by Tim DePriest. E-5. Ron Vayo hits another home run to right. 5 to 2, Reds.

Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell bunts his way on and then Steve Jensen and PH Frank Wiginton hit back-to-back singles to load the bases up with nobody out. Don Quinney swings at the first pitch and flies out to right. Ferrell tags up and beats the throw to the plate. 5 to 3, Reds. Jerry Alston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Top of the 7th: On the Hill: RHP Bruce Byrd, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Before today Byrd had only struck out 3 batters in 14.2 IP. Even in the minors, where is was very effective, he did not strike out many. Only 12 in 26 IP at Indianapolis. Well, now he decided to strike out the side and he did it!

Lost - 6 to 3

We hit home runs in back-to-back games for the first time in a month.

We had 9 hits and made 1 error.
The Reds had 10 hits and made 3 errors.

Ron Rau (L 8-12) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 9 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Bruce Byrd went 2 perfect innings and struck out 3.
RHP Mike Meyer went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 2.
LHP Pedro Huerta faced 2 batters and retired them both.

Ed McChesney (W 11-10 went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.
RHP Don Butts (SV 26) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 3 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. PH/LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits in 2 AB.

For the Reds, CF Ron Vayo hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBIs. He now has 29 HR on the season in only 300 AB. C Mike Midgett had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the year.

We are officially eliminated from the post-season today.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 4, 2001

Now that Indianapolis has finished their schedule, we called up two more players: LHP Steve Mulder and OF Rich Doody.

Cincinnati Reds (68-68 .500 13.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (54-83 .394 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Dick LeFeber, Cin (28 R 8-11 4.85 9.8-0.8-3.0-4.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Alan Gross, Por (27 L 5-8 3.50 8.4-0.8-3.2-6.2)

On May 26, we beat LeFeber, 5 to 1, in Cincinnati. In 5 IP, he gave us 4 R, 5 H, 2 HR, 0 BB and had 4 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .302-10-41-.800 in 424 AB)
2: 2B Jack Couitt (27 R .180-0-2-.488 in 61 AB)
3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .307-29-66-1.041 in 300 AB)
4: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .313-0-2-.759 in 32 AB)
5: C Mike Midgett (27 R .273-9-39-.831 in 231 AB)
6: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .253-15-51-.744 in 300 AB)
7: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .291-8-41-.749 in 478 AB)
8: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .258-16-70-.736 in 481)
9: P Dick LeFeber (28 L .143-0-0-.327 in 49 AB)

PORTLAND
1: CF Don Quinney (27 L .243-0-7-.624 in 103 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .282-0-11-.687 in 227 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .293-8-49-.827 in 413 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .273-3-21-.779 in 150 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .220-0-5-.500 in 41 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .204-0-14-.514 in 147 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .209-1-13-.521 in 225 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .273-1-2-.909 in 11 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .275-0-5-.668 in 51 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 58 deg. Overcast with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Lee Kowalski lines a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Jack Couitt strikes out. Full count to Ron Vayo and he takes ball four. A wild pitch sends the runners up to 2nd and 3rd. Keith Redlin lines a hit up the middle and Kowalski scores. 1 to 0, Reds. Redlin tries to steal 2nd, but we have a pitch-out on and he is thrown out! Mike Midgett flies out to center.

Bottom of the 1st: Don Quinney grounds out to short. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Frank Wiginton strikes out.

Top of the 2nd: With 2 outs, Randy Casebolt bloops an 0-2 pitch into right for a hit. P Dick LeFeber doubles to left. Lee Kowalski lines a hit to center and both runners score. Kowalski goes to 2nd on the play at the plate. 3 to 0, Reds. Jack Couitt grounds a hit to right and Kowalski scores. 4 to 0, Reds.

Bottom of the 5th: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a walk. With 1 out, Mike Cavallaro gets our first hit of the game with a double to right. Rick Ferrell triples to left center! 4 to 2, Reds. Steve Jensen grounds out to 3rd and Ferrell scores. 4 to 3, Reds.

Bottom of the 6th: Don Quinney leads off with a hit. Jerry Alston bunts him over to 2nd. With 2 outs, Ernesto Gonzelez doubles to center! Quinney scores to tie the game at 4 all! That sends P Dick LeFeber to the showers. New pitcher: RHP Tony Ahern. Tim DePriest doubles! 5 to 4, Beavers!

Bottom of the 7th: Rick Ferrell and Steve Jensen start us off with back-to-back singles. 2B Randy Penn tries to bunt them over, but instead beats it out for a hit! Don Quinney lines a hit to center and Ferrell scores! 6 to 4, Beavers! Jerry Alston singles to left and Jensen scores! 7 to 4, Beavers! New pitcher: RHP Frankie Jenkinson. Frank Wiginton bloops a hit to left and 2 runs score! 9 to 4, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez walks to load the bases back up. Tim DePriest lines one to deep left, but it is caught and Alston trots home. 10 to 4, Beavers! Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He walks to load them back up. Rick Ferrell strikes out. 2 down. Steve Jensen flies out to right.

Won - 10 to 4

We had 11 hits and made no errors.
The Reds had 11 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross (W 6-8) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Ron Beckman went 1 inning, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Freddy Arana went 2 innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Dick LeFeber (L 8-12) went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He did not give us a hit until the 5th inning. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.

CF Don Quinney had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Ray Wilson drew a walk. LF Frank Wiginton had a hit and 2 RBIs. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez hit a double, drew 3 walks (ties the Beaver record), scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Tim DePriest hit a double and had 2 RBIs. 2B Mike Cavallaro hit a double and scored a run. PH Rich Doody drew a walk. SS/2B Rick Ferrell had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. 2B Randy Penn had a hit and scored a run in his only time up to bat.

For the Reds, RF Lee Kowalski had 3 hits, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. LF Keith Redlin had 3 hits and a walk and had an RBI.

We had our smallest crowd of the season: 10,336 paid.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 5, 2001

Cincinnati Reds (68-69 .496 14.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (55-83 .399 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Ron Blalack, Cin (35 R 6-14 4.10 8.7-0.7-2.8-4.6 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tony Ricketts, Por (27 R 6-15 4.04 8.9-1.1-1.9-5.3)

We have not faced Blalack before.

Today is Tony Ricketts' 27th birthday.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .305-10-43-.805 in 429 AB)
2: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .252-5-30-.701 in 214 AB)
3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .303-29-66-1.030 in 304 AB)
4: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .361-0-3-.855 in 36 AB)
5: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .253-15-51-.740 in 304 AB)
6: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .259-16-70-.740 in 483 AB)
7: C Wil Carballo (30 R .241-7-33-.671 in 307 AB)
8: SS Jack Couitt (27 R .182-0-3-.482 in 66 AB)
9: P Ron Blalack (35 R .107-0-2-.230 in 56 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .293-8-51-.824 in 417 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .283-0-12-.687 in 230 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .246-8-50-.715 in 345 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .278-3-22-.803 in 151 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .227-0-7-.528 in 44 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .207-0-14-.524 in 150 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .214-1-15-.538 in 229 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .267-1-3-.800 in 15 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (27 R .143-0-2-.348 in 42 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 63 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Lee Kowalski swings at the very first pitch and doubles down the right field line. Howard Robertson swings at the next pitch and grounds a hit to left. Ron Vayo strikes out! Keith Redlin draws a walk to load the bases up. Full count to Roy Harrington and he lines out to center and Kowalski tags up and scores without a throw. 1 to 0, Reds.Randy Casebolt flies out to right.

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton flies out to left. Jerry Alston grounds out to 1st. Rich Babbin reaches on a 2-base error by Jack Couitt. E-6. Ernesto Gonzelez, the hottest hitter on the team, grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the 2nd: The Reds load the bases up with 2 outs and Ron Vayo comes to the plate. He grounds out to 2nd!

Top of the 3rd: Keith Redlin leads off with a single to center and goes to 2nd when Rich Babbin botches the pickup. With 1 out, Randy Casebolt single to left and Redlin scores. 2 to 0, Reds. Through 3 innings, Ricketts, who averages less than 2 walks per 9 innings has walked 3. He only lasted 3 innings in his last start and walked 4. That is 7 walks in his last 6 innings. What is up with that?

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Keith Redlin singles to left and Roy Harrington homers to left. 4 to 0, Reds.

Bottom of the 5th: Rick Ferrell leads off with a hit to right, our 1st base knock of the game. Someone needs to tell these guys that you are allowed to hit int he first 4 innings.... Steve Jensen doubles to right. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He flies out to center and Ferrell tags and scores without a throw. 4 to 1, Reds. With 2 outs, Jerry Alston grounds a hit up the middle and Jensen scores. 4 to 2, Reds. Rich Babbin lines a hit to center and Ernesto Gonzelez lines a hit to left and Alston scores. 4 to 3, Reds.

Top of the 7th: New pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. He strikes out 2, but gives up 3 hits and a run. 5 to 3, Reds.

Bottom of the 8th: New pitcher: RHP Tony Ahern. Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a double and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. After Tim DePriest strikes out, Mike Cavallaro plops one down right in front of home plat, but the Wil Carballo throws the ball away for a 2-base error and Gonzelez scores! E-2. 5 to 4, Reds. Rick Ferrell draws a walk. Steve Jensen lines a hit to right and Cavallaro heads for home, but Lee Kowalski throws him out. 2 down. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rick Deveney. New pitcher: LHP Aaron Regier. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Joe Hartin. Full count and he takes ball four to load the bases up. Frank Wiginton up and he is not so good against lefties, but we let him bat. He swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher....

Lost - 11 to 4

The 9th inning was a bit of a mess....

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors.
The Reds had 17 hits and made 2 errors.

We used 8 pitchers, a new team record....
Tony Ricketts (L 6-16) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 2.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 perfect inning.
RHP Billy Rueter faced 2 batters, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.
LHP Steve Mulder faced 1 batter, allowed 1 run, 1 walk and committed a balk.
RHP Bruce Byrd faced 4 batters and got 1 out. He allowed 4 runs (2 earned) and 2 hits. That is not a typo; that is a stupid scorekeeper....
RHP Ricky Chase faced 2 batters and retired them both with 1 strikeout.

Ron Blalack (W 7-14) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 2 hits with a double and 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. Since the 1st of August, he is 33 for 101 (.327) with 9 2B and 3 HR, 23 R and 17 RBI. 21 BB. He is an excellent fielder, too. If he was not 32, I would be tickled pink with him as my first baseman. At least against righties. As is typical of all of our left-handed hitters (and switch-hitters, too), he cannot hit lefties much at all. Of course, none of our right-handed hitters can hit lefties OR righties.... SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. C Steve Jensen had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. PH Rich Doody drew a walk. PH Joe Hartin drew a walk.

For the Reds, 2B Howard Robertson had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. LF Keith Redlin had 3 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base and scored 3 runs. 1B Roy Harrington had 3 hits with his 16th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 6, 2001

Cincinnati Reds (69-69 .500 13.5 GB in 4th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (55-84 .396 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Jessie Shupp, Cin (31 R 9-11 4.22 9.5-1.1-2.9-5.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 9-7 3.67 8.6-1.2-4.1-5.3)

On July 22, Shupp beat us, 4 to 1, in Portland when he was with the Dodgers. In 6 IP, he gave us 1 R, 6 H, 0 BB and had 1 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .306-10-45-.808 in 434 AB)
2: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .260-5-31-.715 in 219 AB)
3: CF Ron Vayo (28 L .297-29-66-1.011 in 310 AB)
4: C Mike Midgett (27 R .274-9-39-.832 in 234 AB)
5: LF Keith Redlin (28 R .400-0-3-.955 in 40 AB)
6: 1B Roy Harrington (32 R .260-16-54-.759 in 308 AB)
7: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .261-16-71-.742 in 487 AB)
8: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .288-8-41-.744 in 482 AB)
9: P Jessie Shupp (31 L .114-0-1-.266 in 44 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .290-8-51-.818 in 421 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .252-0-8-.643 in 107 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .246-8-50-.711 in 350 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .286-3-23-.825 in 154 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .204-0-7-.476 in 49 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .201-0-14-.511 in 154 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .219-1-15-.549 in 233 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .316-1-3-.895 in 19 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .205-0-5-.477 in 44 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 58 deg. Clear skies with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left.

Lee Kowalski grounds out to 2nd. Howard Robertson lines out to right. Full count to Ron Vayo and he takes strike three! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton walks on 4 pitches. On the first pitch to Don Quinney, a ball low, he steals 2nd. Quinney flies out to center. On the first pitch to Rich Babbin, a ball low and outside, Wiginton steals 3rd. Babbin flies out to deep right and Wiginton trots home. 1 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez hits a home run to right! 2 to 0, Beavers! Tim DePriest flies out to center.

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Keith Redlin grounds a hit to left. P Pete Reilly has retired the first 13 men he had faced. Roy Harrington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Top of the 8th: With 1 out, Herb St. Laurent lines a hit up the middle. With 2 outs, Lee Kowalski grounds a hit to left. Howard Robertson doubles to left center and both runners score to tie the game at 2. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. Ron Vayo swings a t a 3-1 pitch and hits a little floater to short!

Bottom of the 8th: New pitcher: LHP Aaron Regier. With 1 out, Frank Wiginton, a switch-hitter, but not very good against, lefties, hits a home run to dead center! 439 ft. 3 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the 9th: New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. Mike Midgett hits a lazy fly ball to left. Pinch-hitter: LHB Dan Anderson. Only .176 in 188 AB, but 11 HR. He strikes out! 2 down. Roy Harrington, who homered yesterday, grounds out to 3rd! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 4 hits and made no errors.
The Reds had 5 hits and made no errors.

Pete Reilly went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6.
LHP Pedro Huerta (W 3-3) faced 1 batter (Ron Vayo) and retired him.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Jessie Shupp went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. At bat, he drew a walk.
LHP Aaron Regier (L 0-1) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and struck out 1.

LF Frank Wiginton hit his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez hit his 4th home run of the year. 2B Mike Cavallaro hit a double.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 7, 2001

We are in the City by the Bay to face manager George Harper (61) and his Giants in a 3-game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games here with the Expos. We are 2-9 against them on the season and split 2 games in Portland the last time we met, July 23-24. Every series we play now is the last time we will face anyone this season. They are 7th in the NL in scoring with 4.5 runs per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.6). They are 3rd in runs allowed with 3.7 per game (Portland is #12 with 4.5). Their pitchers are the stingiest in the league when it comes to free passes to first.

Portland Beavers (56-84 .400 25.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
San Francisco Giants (81-59 .579 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the NL West)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-6 5.19 8.8-1.4-4.3-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Phil Putnam, SF (28 R 7-8 3.48 7.8-0.6-2.3-4.0)

We are 1-1 against Putnam on the season. In 2 starts, he is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA. In 11.1 IP, he has given us 6 R, 9 H, 2 HR, 5 BB and has 6 SO. All 6 runs, came in one start, however. In the other start, he shut us out for 7 innings on 2 hits and 2 walks, but did not get the decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .290-9-52-.825 in 424 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .245-0-8-.627 in 110 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-51-.706 in 352 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .287-4-24-.842 in 157 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .196-0-7-.472 in 51 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .204-0-14-.520 in 157 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .216-1-15-.542 in 236 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .318-1-3-.864 in 22 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .216-1-5-.508 in 37 AB)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Scott Setta (34 R .276-3-29-.706 in 170 AB)
2: 2B Dave Guillory (25 L .274-9-68-.719 in 430 AB)
3: C Stan Brown (29 R .255-30-71-.847 in 467 AB)
4: 3B Pat Crum (34 L .251-17-57-.806 in 411 AB)
5: 1B Rick Peterson (30 R .184-5-8-.691 in 98 AB)
6: SS Curt Brown (27 R .290-4-18-.762 in 186 AB)
7: LF Tony Dominguez (28 S .248-5-29-.669 in 222 AB)
8: RF Juan Abundis (28 R .258-8-42-.712 in 399 AB)
9: P Phil Putnam (28 L .232-0-3-.549 in 56 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 67 deg. Clear skies with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton lines out to center, former Beaver Scott Setta making a nice catch. Don Quinney grounds out to short. Full count to Rich Babbin and he grounds out to short.

Bottom of the 1st: Scott Setta flies out to center. Dave Guillory grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Stan Brown lines a hit to center. This is a tough park to hit home runs in. Of his 30, only 11 of Brown's have been at home. Pat Crum walks on 4 pitches. Rick Peterson doubles down the left field line and both runners score. 2 to 0, Giants. Curt Brown grounds out to short.

Top of the 3rd: With 1 out, Steve Jensen grounds out to the pitcher. P Phil Putnam makes the play, but injures himself in the process. He strained his back and it looks like he'll be out about two weeks. New pitcher: RHP Ken Boni.

Bottom of the 6th: Stan Brown leads off with a double to right center. Pat Crum draws a walk. Get the bullpen up! After a strike out and a pop up, Tony Dominguez draws a walk from a full count to load the bases. Juan Abundis beats out an infield hit. 3 to 0, Giants. Pinch-hitter: LHB Alfredo Cabrera. He grounds out to 1st.

Lost - 4 to 0

We had 2 hits and made no errors.
The Giants had 8 hits and made 1 error.

Angel Rodriguez (L 5-7) went 6.1 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. He is 0-4 in his last 6 starts.
LHP Jim Ackley faced 1 batter and gave up a hit.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1.2 innings and retired all 5 batters he faced with 1 strikeout.

Phil Putnam went 2.1 innings, gave us no runs, 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Ken Boni (W 3-1) went 3.1 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 5.

For the Giants, C Stan Brown had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 8, 2001

Portland Beavers (56-85 .397 26 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
San Francisco Giants (82-59 .582 in 1st place in the NL West)

Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-12 4.08 9.7-1.1-2.5-4.8 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Greg Weber, SF (38 L 9-11 3.70 9.1-1.0-2.0-5.4)

On May 13, we lost, 6 to 3, in 10 innings when Weber started. In 8 IP, he gave us 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB and had 2 SO.

I think we are fielding the weakest hitting lineup in the history of major league baseball today....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Dick McCay (27 R MLB Debut .257-0-23-.663 in 191 AB in AA/AAA)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .246-0-8-.623 in 114 AB)
3: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .204-0-7-.482 in 54 AB)
4: C Ron Charles (30 R .232-6-34-.670 in 241 AB)
5: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .210-4-11-.626 in 181 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .200-0-14-.511 in 160 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .213-1-15-.536 in 239 AB)
8: CF Vicente Saavedra (27 R .151-2-11-.495 in 73 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (30 R .154-0-4-.349 in 39 AB)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF John Anderson (27 S .277-14-60-.761 in 531 AB)
2: SS Herman Taylor (28 R .308-3-55-.695 in 575 AB)
3: LF Alfredo Cabrera (25 L .269-3-19-.691 in 238 AB)
4: C Stan Brown (29 R .259-30-71-.854 in 471 AB)
5: 3B Pat Crum (34 L .252-17-58-.809 in 413 AB)
6: 1B Rick Peterson (30 R .186-5-10-.694 in 102 AB)
7: 2B Dave Guillory (25 L .275-9-68-.720 in 433 AB)
8: RF Tony Dominguez (28 S .244-5-29-.663 in 225 AB)
9: P Greg Weber (38 L .150-0-4-.331 in 60 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 61 deg. Overcast with an 11 MPH wind blowing left to right.

Dick McCay, in his first major league at bat, grounds out to short. Don Quinney grounds out to short. Tim DePriest strikes out.

Bottom of the 1st: John Anderson grounds out to 1st. Herman Taylor lines out to center. Alfredo Cabrera lines a hit to right. Stan Brown pops out to the catcher!

Top of the 3rd: P Ron Rau leads us off with a hit, but P Greg Weber strikes out the top 3 batters in our order....

Bottom of the 3rd: Tony Dominguez leads off with a home run to left center. 1 to 0, Giants and that is probably enough....

Bottom of the 7th: New Pitcher: LHP Pedro Huerta. With 2 outs, Herman Taylor reaches 2nd when RF Don Quinney drops a fly ball. Pinch-hitter: RHB Gilberto Marquez. He singles to right and Taylor scores. 2 to 0, Giants.

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Alex Andrade, their closer. Pinch-Hitter: SHB Frank Wiginton. Full count and he takes ball four. Don Quinney grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Babbin. He grounds a hit up the middle. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Ernesto Gonzelez. Full count and he flies out to right. 2 down. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Ballgame.

Lost - 2 to 0

We had 5 hits and made 2 errors.
The Giants had 7 hits and made 1 error.

Ron Rau (L 8-13) went 6 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning, allowed 1 unearned run and 1 hit.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1 inning and allowed 1 hit.

Greg Weber (W 10-11) went 8 innings, gave us no runs, 4 hits, no walks and struck out 7.
RHP Alex Andrade (SV 35) went 1 inning and gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.

For the Giants, RF Tony Dominguez hit his 6th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 9, 2001

Portland Beavers (56-86 .394 27 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
San Francisco Giants (83-59 .585 in 1st place in the NL West)

Alan Gross, Por (27 L 6-8 3.59 8.6-0.8-3.2-6.1 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs John Phillips, SF (30 R 20-5 2.33 7.4-0.4-2.5-6.0)

Phillips is 3-0 against us. In 20.1 IP, he has a 1.33 ERA and had given us 12 H, 0 HR, 5 BB and has 12 SO. He leads the majors in W's and is 2nd in the NL in ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .287-9-52-.819 in 428 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .246-0-8-.619 in 118 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .244-8-51-.704 in 356 AB)
4: 1B Eric McCornack (26 S .186-0-4-.523 in 59 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .262-3-27-.639 in 286 AB)
6: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .196-0-14-.502 in 163 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .211-1-15-.529 in 242 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .280-1-3-.760 in 25 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .264-0-5-.643 in 53 AB)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF John Anderson (27 S .275-14-60-.756 in 535 AB)
2: SS Herman Taylor (28 R .307-3-55-.696 in 579 AB)
3: 1B Jimmy Roebuck (29 R .255-6-18-.836 in 94 AB)
4: LF Tony Dominguez (28 S .246-6-30-.676 in 228 AB)
5: 3B Pat Crum (34 L .252-17-58-.807 in 417 AB)
6: C Rick Peterson (30 R .181-5-10-.681 in 105 AB)
7: RF Alfredo Cabrera (25 L .270-3-19-.691 in 241 AB)
8: 2B Curt Brown (27 R .284-4-18-.746 in 190 AB)
9: P John Phillips (30 R .180-0-4-.365 in 61 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 68 deg. Clear skies with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton doubles down into the right field corner. Don Quinney grounds out to the pitcher and Wiginton takes 3rd. Rich Babbin flies out to center and Wiginton holds his base. Eric McCornack beats out an infield hit and Wiginton scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Joe Hartin flies out to left.

Bottom of the 1st: John Anderson flies out to right. Herman Taylor sends one to deep center, but Rich Babbin makes a great running catch! Jimmy Roebuck sends one to deep left center, but the wind kills it at the warning track! 1-2-3!

Top of the 3rd: With 1 out, Don Quinney doubles to left center. Rich Babbin hits a no doubter to right center! 438 ft. 3 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 6th: With 1 out, P John Phillips doubles down the right field line. With 2 outs, Herman Taylor singles and then Jimmy Roebuck hits a home run to center to tie the game at 3. The Giants had only 1 hit in the game through 5....

Top of the 9th: Still 3 to 3. New pitcher: RHP Alex Andrade, their closer. Joe Hartin beats out an infield hit. Pinch-Runner: Dick McKay. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rick Deveney. Full count and he takes ball four. Pinch-runner for him: Ivan Lopez. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Ernesto Gonzelez. We pull off a double steal! Gonzelez makes a bid for a hit to right, but Alfredo Cabrera makes a great catch. McCay trots home with a run! 4 to 3, Beavers! Steve Jensen strikes out. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He singles to left and Lopez scores! 5 to 3, Beavers! New pitcher: LHP Micah Perrin. Frank Wiginton flies out to center.

Bottom of the 9th: New Pitcher: RHP Freddy Arana. Pat Crum lines out to right. Rick Peterson singles to left on an 0-2 pitch. Alfredo Cabrera grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! And THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 5 to 3

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

Alan Gross went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits (4 in the 6th inning), 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Ron Beckman (W 4-7) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Freddy Arana (SV 1) went 1 inning and allowed 1 hit.

John Phillips went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.
RHP Alex Andrade (L 2-6) went 2/3 of an inning, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

LF Frank Wiginton hit a double and scored a run. RF Don Quinney hit a double and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin hit his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBIs. 1B Eric McCornack had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. PR Dick McCay stole a base and scored a run. PH Rick Deveney drew a walk. PR Ivan Lopez stole a base and scored a run. PH Ernesto Gonzelez hit a SF. PH Rich Doody had a hit and an RBI.

For the Giants, 1B Jimmy Roebuck hit his 7th home run of the season and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

September 10, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Jose Vargaz, rf, Cleveland (28 L .258/.324/.428) Had 9 hits in 16 AB with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 5 R and 7 RBI in 5 G (4 GS)
NL Player of the Week - Bobby Manzano, 1b, Colorado (25 L .334/.399/.606) Had 15 hits with 5 2B, 4 HR, 9 R and 6 RBI in 7 G

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

September 4: RF Charlie Reshard of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at home versus Arizona. He drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. The Phillies won, 13 to 5.
September 4: C Howard Morrell of Houston hit 2 home runs at home versus Atlanta. He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Astros won, 9 to 3.
September 4: C Tony Rojas of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Boston. He had 3 hits. The Brewers lost, 6 to 3.
September 4: RF John Gavin of Texas hit 2 home runs at home versus Tampa Bay. He hit a double, drew a walk and had 4 RBIs. The Rangers won, 7 to 5.
September 4: RHP Jose Salcedo of Los Angeles (A) pitched a 5-hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 1 and struck out 10. He is now 9-10 with a 3.13 ERA. The Angels won, 5 to 0.
September 5: 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado hit 2 home runs at Pittsburgh. He had 3 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Rockies won, 5 to 2.
September 5: 1B Ignacio Medina of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at home versus Arizona. He had 3 RBIs. The Phillies won, 5 to 4.
September 5: SS Tadanobu Takemura of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at home versus Boston. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 3 hits and 5 RBIs. The Brewers won, 6 to 2.
September 5: C Byron Siciliano of Toronto hit 2 home runs at home versus Chicago (A). He drew 3 walks and scored 4 runs. P Aaron McGilvrey pitched 8 shutout inning, allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 9 and hit a double and a home run and drew a walk. He scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Blue Jays won, 12 to 0.
September 5: 2B Luis Castaneda of Cleveland hit 2 home runs at Minnesota. His 2nd home run came in the top of the 10th and gave Cleveland the lead. He had 3 RBIs. The Indians won, 8 to 7, in 10 innings.
September 7: 1B Ron Newberry of Atlanta had 5 hits at Cincinnati. He hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Braves won, 8 to 4.
September 9: 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado hit 2 home runs at Los Angeles (N). The Rockies lost, 6 to 3.
September 9: RF/LF Vern Deccio of New York (A) hit 2 home runs at Toronto. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBIs to tie the American League 21st century record. The Yankees won, 10 to 5.

Random Fact of the Week: We need hitters! And it does not look like there will be much to choose from in the free agent class this off-season. No point in signing old farts when we are trying to build up from the basement and none of the younger players look like the types of fellas I want on the team. The good hitters cannot field and most are not pleasant personalities. I absolutely HAVE to upgrade our infield, though, one way or another!

[Questdog]

Monday, September 10, 2001

We are in Denver to play manager John Porter (49) and his Rockies a 3-game series. They won 2 of 3 at Los Angeles (N) over the weekend. We are 7-4 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games at Portland, August 24-26. They are 2nd in the National League in scoring with 4.8 runs per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 16th (last) in runs allowed with 5.5 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4)

Portland Beavers (57-86 .399 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Colorado Rockies (71-72 .497 12.5 GB in 5th place in the NL West)

Tony Ricketts, Por (27 R 6-16 4.13 9.1-1.1-2.0-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Fran Johnson, Col (27 R 8-14 4.31 9.5-0.7-5.2-5.5)

On April 10, we beat Johnson, 2 to 1, in Portland when he was with the Braves. In 7 IP, he gave us 2 R, 9 H, 3 BB and had 4 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .286-9-52-.817 in 433 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .246-0-8-.624 in 122 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .246-9-53-.716 in 358 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .280-4-25-.820 in 161 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .262-3-27-.637 in 290 AB)
6: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .212-1-15-.531 in 245 AB)
7: 2B Randy Penn (32 L .192-0-13-.481 in 240 AB)
8: C Steve Jensen (24 R .241-1-3-.655 in 29 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (27 R .140-0-2-.341 in 43 AB)

COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .275-3-43-.649 in 501 AB)
2: 2B Mike Campbell (30 R .279-4-27-.787 in 165 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .334-34-102-1.005 in 518 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .245-22-92-.715 in 572 AB)
5: C Russ Barnes (34 R .281-5-25-.750 in 242 AB)
6: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .218-16-41-.741 in 353 AB)
7: 3B Rudy Castro (23 R .000-0-0-.000 in 1 AB 1st MLB Start .337-8-61-.851 in AA)
8: RF Javier Alvarez (32 R .250-7-31-.747 in 180 AB)
9: P Fran Johnson (27 R .173-0-1-.362 in 52 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 60 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton strikes out looking. Don Quinney lines a hit to center. Full count to Rich Babbin and he doubles over the center fielder's head and Quinney scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez walks on 4 pitches. Full count to Joe Hartin and he flies out to left. 2 down. Rick Ferrell lines out to 3rd.

Bottom of the 1st: Tony Kraft line a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit. He tries to steal 2nd, but is thrown out! Mike Campbell pops out to short. Bobby Manzano grounds a hit up the middle. He now has a 14-game hitting streak. Julio Chapa grounds a 1-2 pitch to right for a hit and Manzano beats the throw to 3rd. Chapa moves up to 2nd on the throw. He now has an 11-game hitting streak. Russ Barnes lines one to center and Rich Babbin makes a catch sliding on his knees!

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, Steve Jensen reaches on an error by Rudy Castro. E-5. P Tony Ricketts bunts him over to 2nd and Frank Wiginton strokes a 2-out hit to right and Jensen scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the 3rd: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a double off the right field wall and then Joe Hartin hits on over the left field wall! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 3rd: Tony Kraft beats out an infield hit, steals 2nd and scores on a hit by Mike Campbell. 4 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the 6th: Julio Chapa leads off with a double and with 1 out, Benton Bedard hits a home run to left. 4 to 3, Beavers. With 2 outs, Javier Alvarez hits a home run to left center to tie the game at 4.

Top of the 7th: New pitcher: RHP Jim Super. Rich Babbin leads off with a walk and Ernesto Gonzelez doubles to left center. Joe Hartin is given an intentional walk. Rick Ferrell beats out an infield hit and Babbin scores! 5 to 4, Beavers! Full count to Randy Penn and he flies out to deep center and Gonzelez trots home. 6 to 4, Beavers. New pitcher: RHP William Rojas. Steve Jensen doubles to left and Hartin scores! 7 to 4, Beavers! Pinch-Hitter: SHB Eric McCornack, who expects to get an intentional walk. He does not, so he triples to center! 9 to 4, Beavers! P William Rojas has to leave with an injury. New pitcher: RHP Bob Griffith, making his 1st appearance of the season. He is 32. The Rockies have 21 pitchers on their roster now.... Frank Wiginton grounds out to 1st and McCornack scores. 10 to 4, Beavers!

Bottom of the 7th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Tony Kraft reaches on a 2-base error by Rick Ferrell. E-6. He then steals 3rd with his team down 6 runs.... He then scores when Ferrell makes another error, putting Mike Campbell on base. 10 to 5, Beavers.

Won - 10 to 5

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

Tony Ricketts (W 7-16) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Larry Castillo (SV 2) went 3 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit and struck out 2.

Fran Johnson went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Super (L 0-1) went 1/3 of an inning, gave us 4 runs, 2 hits and 2 walk (1 INT).

LF Frank Wiginton had a hit and a walk and 2 RBIs. RF Don Quinney had 2 hits and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez hit 3 doubles to tie the Major League record, drew 2 walks (1 INT) and scored 2 runs. He is a double machine! He now has 15 in 164 AB. 3B Joe Hartin hit his 4th home run of the season and was walked intentionally. He scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI, but made back-to-back errors to allow a run to score. C Steve Jensen hit 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Eric McCornack hit a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

For the Rockies, SS Tony Kraft had 3 hits, stole 2 bases (1 CS) and scored 2 runs. LF Benton Bedard hit his 17th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBIs. RF Javier Alvarez hit his 8th home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Portland Beavers (58-86 .403 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Colorado Rockies (71-73 .493 13.5 GB in 5th place in the NL West)

Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 9-7 3.60 8.4-1.1-4.1-5.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tom Herrig, Col (32 R 9-4 3.70 9.7-0.6-2.7-4.4)

On June 17, we lost, 4 to 3, at Colorado when Herrig started, but he did not get the win. In 6 IP, he gave us 2 R, 10 H, 1 BB and had 4 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .285-9-54-.814 in 438 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .252-0-8-.630 in 127 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .249-9-54-.723 in 362 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .293-4-25-.864 in 164 AB)
5: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .212-4-11-.632 in 184 AB)
6: C Steve Jensen (24 R .265-1-4-.735 in 34 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .193-0-14-.494 in 166 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .216-1-16-.536 in 250 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .196-0-5-.457 in 46 AB)

COLORADO
1: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .331-20-75-.943 in 544 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (34 R .239-0-42-.642 in 373 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .333-34-102-1.001 in 522 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .247-22-92-.719 in 576 AB)
5: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .235-29-85-.764 in 506 AB)
6: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .219-17-43-.751 in 356 AB)
7: SS Aubry Grimes (32 R .200-0-0-.400 in 10 AB)
8: C Terry Tompkins (33 L .263-0-13-.646 in 118 AB)
9: P Tom Herrig (32 L .209-0-4-.442 in 43 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 51 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton lines out to left, Benton Bedard making a diving catch. Don Quinney grounds a hit up the middle. Rich Babbin flies out to right. Ernesto Gonzelez pops out to the catcher.

Bottom of the 1st: Jeff Johnson walks on 4 pitches. Jesus Lopez ground a hit up the middle. Bobby Manzano pops a hit to center and Johnson scores. 1 to 0, Rockies. Manzano now has a 15-game hitting streak. Julio Chapa reaches on an error by Mike Cavallaro to load the bases up with no outs. E-4. Melvin Mendoza grounds into a 5-4-3 double play and Lopez scores. 2 to 0, Rockies. Benton Bedard strikes out.

Bottom of the 5th: Julio Chapa and Melvin Mendoza both draw walks to lead off the inning. Benton Bedard bunts them up and Aubry Grimes singles them home. He goes to 2nd on the throw to the plate. 4 to 0, Rockies. Terry Tompkins singles and Grimes scores. 5 to 0, Rockies. I does not look like Reilly will get his 10th win today....

Top of the 6th: With 1 out, Frank Wiginton beats out an infield hit. Don Quinney reaches on an error by Aubry Grimes. E-6. Rich Babbin bounces one into the right center field seats for a grounds rule double and Wiginton scores. 5 to 1, Rockies. Full count to Ernesto Gonzelez and he takes ball four to load the bases up with 1 out. Full count to Jim Eighmy and he swings and misses for out #2. Steve Jensen beats out an infield hit and Quinney scores! 5 to 2, Rockies. New pitcher: RHP William Rojas. Pinch-Hitter: SHB Eric McCornack. He strikes out.

Top of the 9th: Still 5 to 2, Rockies. New pitcher: LHP Jim Enright, their current closer. Steve Jensen leads us off with a hit. Pinch-Runner: Vicente Saavedra. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Ray Wilson. He reaches on an error by Melvin Mendoza. E-5. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Tim DePriest. He lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with no outs. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Ron Charles. I am not sure if we can cover all the positions if we do tie this game up.... Full count and Charles ground a hit up the middle and a run scores! 5 to 3, Rockies. Frank Wiginton strikes out. Don Quinney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Ballgame.

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 10 hits and made 1 error.
The Rockies had 9 hits and made 2 errors.

Pete Reilly (L 9-8) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3. 110 pitches.
RHP Freddy Arana went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 perfect inning.

Tom Herrig (W 10-4) went 5.2 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
LHP Jim Enright (SV 7) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 1.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

C John McIvor (remember him?) is ready to try to play, so he was activated from the Disabled List. He has been out since May 19. He is undoubtedly our best catcher, but we will play him sparingly for a while to get the rust off. The minors are shut down, so we cannot send him on a rehab assignment. I also do not want him to get hurt again, because I plan to try to trade him this off-season. I do not have a lot of hope of anyone giving us anything, but I still want to try.

Portland Beavers (58-87 .400 26.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Colorado Rockies (72-73 .497 12.5 GB in 5th place in the NL West)

Angel Rodriguez, Por (23 R 5-7 5.22 8.9-1.3-4.4-5.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Greg Douglas, Col (26 R 3-4 6.31 10.8-1.6-3.7-5.3)

On June 16, we lost to Douglas, 10 to 4, here in Denver. In 5.1 IP, he gave us 4 R, 7 H, 2 BB and had 5 SO.

I am loathe to send poor Angel out their today at Coors, but who else can I use? Billy Rueter? He is the one who lost to Douglas last time. Ricky Chase? Steve Mulder? They all stink....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .284-9-54-.809 in 443 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .260-0-8-.645 in 131 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .249-9-55-.724 in 366 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .295-4-25-.875 in 166 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-4-29-.646 in 295 AB)
6: C Steve Jensen (24 R .289-1-5-.763 in 38 AB)
7: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .190-0-14-.488 in 168 AB)
8: SS Ivan Lopez (25 R .207-0-13-.553 in 145 AB)
9: P Angel Rodriguez (23 R .205-1-5-.482 in 39 AB)

COLORADO
1: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .329-20-75-.940 in 547 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (34 R .241-0-42-.644 in 378 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .336-34-103-1.003 in 527 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (27 R .245-22-92-.716 in 579 AB)
5: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .236-29-85-.764 in 509 AB)
6: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .279-3-43-.655 in 506 AB)
7: LF Javier Alvarez (32 R .250-8-32-.759 in 184 AB)
8: C Terry Tompkins (34 L .270-0-14-.657 in 122 AB)
9: P Greg Douglas (26 R .357-1-5-1.043 in 14 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 56 deg. Overcast with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Frank Wiginton grounds a hit to left. He gets caught stealing. Tompkins has a rifle for an arm. Don Quinney grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Rich Babbin lines a hit to center. Ernesto Gonzelez lines yet another double to left, but Babbin stops at 3rd. Joe Hartin bloops a hit to center. Babbin scores and Gonzelez is waived around. Chapa whiffs on the pickup and Gonzelez scores easily and Hartin goes to 2nd. 1B + E-8. 2 to 0, Beavers! Steve Jensen grounds a hit to right and Hartin scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Mike Cavallaro grounds out to 1st.

Bottom of the 1st: Jeff Johnson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Full count to Jesus Lopez and he grounds out to short. Bobby Manzano and his 15-game hitting streak strike out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 2nd: Julio Chapa leads off with a mammoth bomb to left. 3 to 1, Beavers. The estimator just keeps spinning numbers like a slot machine, but it was at least 500 ft. Melvin Mendoza walks and Tony Kraft singles, but Javier Alvarez bounces into a 6-4-3 double play. Angel Rodriguez waves for the trainer.... He has tweaked his hamstring and will be out a week or two.... LHP Steve Mulder is sent in. Terry Tompkins doubles down the right field line and Mendoza scores. 3 to 2, Beavers. P Greg Douglas pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 6th: New Pitcher: RHP Larry Castillo. Bobby Manzano leads off with a walk. With 1 out, Melvin Mendoza and Tony Kraft hit back-to-back singles to right and Manzano scores to tie the game at 3. Kraft steals 2nd. With the infield in, Javier Alvarez grounds out to short. 2 outs. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. Terry Tompkins swings a t a 3-1 pitch and flies out to center.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Ron Beckman. Julio Chapa takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three. Pinch-hitter: LHB Mike Morgan. He hits a home run to right. 4 to 3, Rockies.

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: LHP Jim Enright, their closer. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Ray Wilson. He swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Pinch-Runner: Vicente Saavedra. C Ron Charles bunts him over to 2nd. Full count to Frank Wiginton and he grounds out to 2nd and Saavedra moves over to 3rd. 2 outs. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Jim Eighmy. 0-2 pitch and he swings and grounds a hit up the middle! Tie game! 3 to 3. Pinch-Runner: Randy Penn. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Tim De Priest. He flies out to right.

Bottom of the 9th: Ron Beckman still on the hill. He sits the Rockies down in order!

Extras!

Top of the 10th: It starts to rain on and off. We go down in order.

Bottom of the 10th: New Pitcher: RHP Ricky Chase. After Chase makes is first pitch, the rain becomes a deluge. The umpires finally call it off and suspend it until tomorrow, since both teams have an off day scheduled.


Thursday, September 13, 2001

Resumption of yesterday's game.

Bottom of the 10th: With 1 out, P Ricky Chase plunks Bobby Manzano. Julio Chapa hits a soft single to center. Pinch-Runner: Don Mills for Manzano at 2nd. Rudy Castro lines a hit to right and Mills scores. Ballgame. That was not worth sticking around here an extra day....

Lost - 5 to 4 in 10 innings.

We had 11 hits and made no errors.
The Rockies had 8 hits and made 1 errors.

Angel Rodriguez went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Steve Mulder went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Mike Meyer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Larry Castillo went 2/3 of an inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Ron Beckman went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 1 home run and struck out 2.
RHP Ricky Chase (L 1-5) went 1/3 of an inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and 1 HBP.

Greg Douglas went 5.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he drew a walk.
LHP Jim Enright (W 5-3) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run and 2 hits. He gets the win on a day he did not even pitch!

PH Jim Eighmy had a hit and an RBI. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. C Steve Jensen had a hit, 2 walks and had an RBI. PH Ray Wilson had a hit. PR Vicente Saavedra scored a run. PH John McIvor, in his first AB since May, hit a double.

For the Rockies, CF Julio Chapa had 2 hits with his 23rd home run of the season. 7 of them have been against the Beavers. PH Mike Morgan hit his 6th home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 14, 2001

We are in St. Louis to play a 4-game series with manager Eddie Cape (59) and his Cardinals, beginning with a double header today. They just swept the Diamondback in 3 games at Phoenix. We are 6-4 against them on the season, but lost 2 games in Portland the last time we met, August 27-28. They are 6th in the league in runs scored with 4.6 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.6). They are 7th in runs allowed with 4.1 per game (Portland is #11 with 4.4).

Portland Beavers (58-88 .397 28 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
St. Louis Cardinals (79-66 .545 6.5 GB in 4th place in the NL West)

Game 1
Alan Gross, Por (27 L 6-8 3.62 8.6-0.8-3.2-6.0 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Norm Kyle, StL (40 R 4-3 3.36 8.1-0.5-1.6-6.0)

On August 4, we won, 8 to 0, in Portland when Kyle started, but he only went 1.1 scoreless innings before he had to leave with an injury. He is making $18.4 million this season and has been good when not injured.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Don Quinney (27 L .252-0-8-.628 in 135 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .278-0-13-.678 in 237 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .249-9-55-.721 in 370 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .298-4-25-.878 in 171 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .263-4-31-.648 in 300 AB)
6: C Steve Jensen (24 R .300-1-6-.808 in 40 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .213-1-16-.530 in 253 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .193-0-14-.491 in 171 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (27 L .255-0-5-.620 in 55 AB)

ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .323-7-56-.795 in 604 AB)
2: 2B Don Quinones (27 R .296-3-41-.795 in 334 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .329-24-105-.915 in 574 AB)
4: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .294-11-59-.792 in 412 AB)
5: C Rich Eden (30 L .298-14-40-.863 in 295 AB)
6: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .257-16-60-.749 in 456 AB)
7: LF Al Koets (32 L .248-8-28-.707 in 246 AB)
8: SS Hector Molina (30 R .223-4-24-.612 in 301 AB)
9: P Norm Kyle (40 R .095-0-0-.232 in 21 AB)

Game Start: 3:05 PM
Weather: 75 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Don Quinney reaches on an error by Hector Molina. E-6. Jerry Alston strikes out. Quinney gets thrown out trying to steal. Rich Babbin grounds out to 1st, 3-1.

Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell, 3rd in the NL in runs scored with 97 and 2nd with 55 SB, draws a walk. He steals 2nd. Don Quinones grounds out to 2nd and Campbell moves over to 3rd. Miguel Medina grounds out to short and Campbell scores. 1 to 0, Cardinals. Dave Strong lines out to 1st.

Bottom of the 2nd: With 1 out, Willie Cardona walks and steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Steve Jensen throws the ball into center. SB + E-2. He scores on a ground out. 2 to 0, Cardinals and they have yet to get a hit....

Bottom of the 3rd: They get their first hit when P Norm Kyle leads off with a line drive to left. Doyle Campbell grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and then steals 2nd and 3rd while Don Quinones works a walk. Miguel Medina singles to left and Campbell scores. 3 to 0, Cardinals. With 2 outs, Rich Eden draws a walk to load the bases up and then Willie Cardona draws one to force in a run. 4 to 0, Cardinals. Al Koets pops out to 2nd to end the inning.

Top of the 7th: We go down in order. He have yet to get a hit....

Top of the 8th: We go down in order....

Bottom of the 8th: Miguel Medina leads off with a single and Dave Strong follows with a home run to center. 6 to 0, Cardinals. Rich Eden singles and later scores on a grounds out. 7 to 0, Cardinals.

Top of the 9th: We still need a hit to avoid humiliation.... Well, we are already humiliated, but MORE humiliation. P Norm Kyle has thrown only 89 pitches thus far. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rick Deveney. Full count and he grounds out to 1st. Pinch-Hitter: SHB Eric McCornack. Full count and he grounds out to 1st, 3-1. 2 down. Don Quinney strikes out on 3 pitches and we are officially no-hit.... And we have to stick around and play another game! Well, maybe that is for the best.

Lost - 7 to 0

We had no hits and made 1 error.
The Cardinals had 8 hits and made 2 errors.

Alan Gross (L 6-9) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Larry Castillo went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
LHP Jim Ackley faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Mike Meyer went 2/3 of an inning and allowed 1 walk.

Norm Kyle (W 5-3) went 9 innings (CG), gave us no runs (ShO), no hits (NO-HITTER), 1 walk and struck out 7. He only faced 1 over the minimum number of batters (28). We got 3 base runners, but 2 were caught stealing. At bat, he had 2 hits and a walk. It is the first No-Hitter in the NL in the 21st century. The AL had one on June 9.

For the Cardinals, RF Doyle Campbell only drew a walk, but stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs. 3B Dave Strong hit his 12th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Ron Rau, Por (30 R 8-13 3.97 9.7-1.2-2.5-4.7 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Victor Marquez, StL (39 R 7-9 3.99 9.1-0.5-4.5-4.5)

On August 27, we lost, 10 to 3, to Marquez in Portland. In 5 IP, he gave us 2 R, 6 H, 4 BB and had 6 SO.

PORTLAND
1:LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .283-9-54-.806 in 448 AB)
2: CF Don Quinney (27 L .245-0-8-.611 in 139 AB)
3: RF Rich Doody (32 L .277-2-11-.673 in 83 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .295-4-25-.872 in 173 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .261-4-31-.642 in 303 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .237-6-35-.675 in 245 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .212-1-16-.526 in 255 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .191-0-14-.486 in 173 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (30 R .171-0-4-.380 in 41 AB)

ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .321-7-56-.790 in 608 AB)
2: 2B Don Quinones (27 R .294-3-41-.790 in 337 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .330-24-107-.916 in 578 AB)
4: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .293-12-61-.797 in 416 AB)
5: LF Al Koets (32 L .248-8-29-.704 in 250 AB)
6: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .258-16-61-.753 in 458 AB)
7: C Art Green (31 S .256-4-30-.694 in 242 AB)
8: SS Mark Andrade (28 R .240-1-21-.613 in 196 AB)
9: P Victor Marquez (39 R .074-0-3-.163 in 54 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 68 deg. Rain with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Frank Wiginton works the count full and then takes strike three. Don Quinney lines a hit to right center!!!! Rich Doody pops out to the catcher. Ernesto Gonzelez grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell grounds out to short. Don Quinones flies out to right. Miguel Medina grounds out to the pitcher! 1-2-3! Have their ever been 2 no-hitters in a double header by opposing teams? No, there has not.

Top of the 2nd: Joe Hartin and Ron Charles lead off with back-to-back walks. Rick Ferrell grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and then steals 2nd. Mike Cavallaro strikes out. With 2 outs, P Ron Rau grounds a hit to left and both runners score! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 2nd: With 1 out, our no-hit bid is ended with a hit by AL Koets. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a hit by Willie Cardona, who then steals 2nd himself. Art Green hits a deep fly ball to right center and both runners tag up and advance. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the 3rd: Don Quinney leads off with a triple. Rich Doody lines a hit to right. 3 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the 4th: With 1 out, Rick Ferrell reaches when Miguel Medina just plain drops a throw. E-3. Ferrell steals 2nd and with 2 outs, P Ron Rau does it again with a bouncing hit up the middle to scored a run! 4 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the 4th: Miguel Medina swings at a 3-0 pitch and singles to left center. Dave Strong and Al Koets follow with singles and the Cardinals have a run. 4 to 2, Beavers. With 1 out, Art Green draws a walk to load the bases up. Mark Andrade grounds a perfect double play ball to 3rd, but Joe Hartin boots it and a run scores. E-5. 4 to 3, Beavers. The Bullpen is warming up. P Victor Marquez grounds into a force at home, 6-2, but beats the relay throw to 1st to avoid ending the inning. Doyle Campbell lines a hit to center and 2 runs score. 5 to 4, Cardinals. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Freddy Arana. Don Quinones lines out to 2nd.

Top of the 6th: Rain begins to fall as Ron Charles leads off with a hit to right. New Pitcher: RHP Tony Cockran. Before he can complete his warm-up tosses, the rain becomes heavy and they stop play for 61 minutes. When we resume, Rick Ferrell bunts Charles up to 2nd. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Babbin. He walks. Pinch-Hitter: SHB Eric McCornack. He grounds a double play ball to 2nd, but Mark Andrade drops the throw and the bases are loaded with 1 out. E-6. Frank Wiginton lines out to center and Charles tags up and beats the throw to the plate to tie the game at 5! A wild pitch sends the runners up to 2nd and 3rd. Don Quinney then lines a 2-out hit up the middle and both runners score! 7 to 5, Beavers!

Bottom of the 8th: On the Hill: RHP Ron Beckman, beginning his 3rd inning of work, but it only took him 16 pitches to get through the first two. Miguel Medina and Dave Strong both hit singles. Ge the Pen up! Pinch-hitter: LHB Guy Forse. He singles and the bases are load with no out. Pinch-hitter: LHB Frank Winters. Full count and he doubles to left and 2 runs score to tie the game at 7. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Bruce Byrd. Art Green grounds out with the infield in. Pinch-hitter: LHB Rich Eden. He gets plunked to load the bases back up. Pinch-hitter: RHB Hector Molina. A .220 hitter with little power. He lines out to left and Forse tags up and scores. 8 to 7, Cardinals. Doyle Campbell lines out to left, Frank Wiginton making a diving catch.

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Billie Potts, not their closer, who is pooped. Potts is 35 and has only pitches 12.2 innings this year. Decently, but no great. 3.55 ERA. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 1st. He is cold.... .188 in September now in 48 AB. Don Quinney grounds out to 2nd. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Jerry Alston, another very cold hitter. Hitting .202 since the 1st of August (74 AB). He grounds out to 2nd. Ballgame.

Lost - 8 to 7

We had 7 hits and made 1 error.
The Cardinals had 10 hits and made 2 errors.

Ron Rau went 3.2 innings, allowed 5 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1.1 innings and retired all 4 batters he faced.
RHP Ron Beckman (L 4-8) went 2+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Bruce Byrd went 1 inning and only allowed 1 HBP.

Victor Marquez went 5 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Dennis Haan (W 9-0) went 1 inning and retired us in order.
RHP Billie Potts (SV 2) went 1 inning and retired us in order.

CF/RF Don Quinney had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. SS Rick Ferrell did not have a hit, but stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. PH/CF Rich Babbin drew a walk and scored a run. PH Eric McCornack reached on an error and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 15, 2001

Portland Beavers (58-90 .392 28.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
St. Louis Cardinals (81-66 .551 5 GB in 4th place in the NL West)

Tony Ricketts, Por (27 R 7-16 4.19 9.3-1.2-2.0-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Gary Poole, StL (35 R 10-8 3.98 9.1-1.0-1.5-4.3)

Poole is 0-2 against us with 10.80 ERA against us. In 10 IP, he has given us 17 H, 1 HR, 4 BB and has 1 SO. He is 4th in the NL in fewest BB/9. Ricketts is 7th.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .281-9-55-.799 in 452 AB)
2: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .274-0-13-.667 in 241 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .247-9-55-.717 in 373 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .290-4-25-.861 in 176 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .258-4-31-.638 in 306 AB)
6: C Steve Jensen (24 R .279-1-6-.753 in 43 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .209-1-16-.520 in 258 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .189-0-14-.481 in 175 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (27 R .133-0-2-.326 in 45 AB)

ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .320-7-58-.787 in 613 AB)
2: 2B Don Quinones (27 R .290-3-41-.781 in 341 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .332-24-107-.916 in 582 AB)
4: C Rich Eden (30 L .299-14-40-.865 in 298 AB)
5: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .295-12-61-.799 in 420 AB)
6: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .258-16-61-.752 in 461 AB)
7: LF Frank Winters (30 L .212-4-24-.655 in 146 AB)
8: SS Mark Andrade (28 R .236-1-22-.604 in 199 AB)
9: P Gary Poole (35 R .191-0-4-.404 in 47 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 75 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Frank Wiginton flies out to right. Jerry Alston strikes out. Rich Babbin flies out to deep right center.

Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell lines a hit to left. Don Quinones lines out to 2nd. Campbell tries out steal and gets thrown out! Miguel Medina strikes out looking!

Top of the 4th: With 1 out, Rich Babbin doubles to left center. Ernesto Gonzelez draws a walk. The runners move up to 2nd and 2rd on a ground out by Joe Hartin. With 2 outs, Steve Jensen hits a home run to left! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the 5th: Mike Cavallaro leads off with a double and P Tony Ricketts bunts him over to 3rd. They walk Frank Wiginton intentionally and Jerry Alston grounds out to 3rd and Cavallaro scores. 4 to 0, Beavers! Rich Babbin walks. Ernesto Gonzelez pops a little hit to left and Frank Winters muffs the pickup and Wiginton scores and the runners are at 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. 1B + E-7. 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Gary Poole packing.

Bottom of the 7th: With 1 out, Willie Cardona hits a home run to left. 5 to 1, Beavers.

Won - 5 to 1

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

Tony Ricketts (W 8-16) went 7.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1.1 innings and retired all 4 batters he faced with 2 strikeouts.

Gary Poole (L 10-9) went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He becomes the first pitcher ever to lose 3 games to the Beavers!

CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. C Steve Jensen hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. He is hitting a lot better than he SD Eddie Henderson expected him to. He did not hit for much power in the minors, either. 2B Mike Cavallaro hit a double and scored a run.

For the Cardinals, CF Willie Cardona hit his 17th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 16, 2001

Portland Beavers (59-90 .396 27.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
St. Louis Cardinals (81-67 .547 5 GB in 4th place in the NL West)

Pete Reilly, Por (28 R 9-8 3.72 8.6-1.1-4.2-5.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Olson, StL (35 R 10-6 2.87 7.1-0.4-3.1-5.2)

Olson is also 0-2 against us, believe it or not. He has a 4.09 ERA in 11 IP and has given us 13 G, 0 HR, 5 BB and had 6 SO. He is 5th in the NL in fewest H/9 and 6th in fewest HR/9.

Reilly is having his 3rd try at becoming the first Beaver pitcher to ever win in double figures.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (31 S .279-9-55-.795 in 455 AB)
2: RF Don Quinney (27 L .259-0-10-.652 in 143 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .250-9-55-.726 in 376 AB)
4: 1B Ernest Gonzelez (32 L .291-4-26-.861 in 179 AB)
5: C Steve Jensen (24 R .283-2-9-.827 in 46 AB)
6: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .258-4-31-.636 in 310 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (26 R .206-1-16-.512 in 262 AB)
8: 2B Mike Cavallaro (27 R .190-0-14-.487 in 179 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (28 R .191-0-5-.447 in 47 AB)

ST. LOUIS
1: RF Doyle Campbell (26 R .320-7-58-.788 in 616 AB)
2: CF Willie Cardona (27 R .258-17-62-.756 in 465 AB)
3: 1B Miguel Medina (25 R .331-24-107-.915 in 586 AB)
4: C Rich Eden (30 L .298-14-40-.861 in 302 AB)
5: 3B Dave Strong (31 R .293-12-61-.795 in 423 AB)
6: LF Al Koets (32 L .253-8-30-.711 in 253 AB)
7: 2B Esteban Pineda (28 R .273-0-3-.742 in 22 AB)
8: SS Mark Andrade (28 R .243-1-22-.615 in 202 AB)
9: P Ron Olson (35 R .043-0-3-.086 in 46 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 65 deg. Overcast with an 18 MPH wind blowing out to center. Uh-oh....

Frank Wiginton flies out to deep center. Don Quinney walks on 4 pitches. Rich Babbin loops a single to center. Full count to Ernesto Gonzelez and he takes ball four to load the bases up. Steve Jensen, moved up to the #5 hole, just so he could ground into a double play here.... But he does not! He grounds a double down the left field line! 2 runs score! 2 to 0, Beavers! Joe Hartin grounds out to the pitcher. 2 down. Rick Ferrell grounds a hit to left and Gonzelez scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Mike Cavallaro lines a hit to right center and Jensen scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! P Pete Reilly grounds one to 3rd and Dave Strong goes the short route, but 2B Esteban Pineda drops the throw! E-4. The bases are loaded. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the 1st: Doyle Campbell grounds out to 2nd. Willie Cardona grounds out to 3rd. Miguel Medina hits a soft blooper to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 4th: Willie Cardona leads off with a bouncer up the middle for a hit, the first of the game for the Cardinals. Miguel Medina gets their 2nd, a home run to center. 4 to 2, Beavers. With 1 out, Dave Strong draws a walk. With 2 outs, Esteban Pineda grounds a hit to left. Mark Andrade grounds a hit to right and Strong scores. 4 to 3, Beavers. Pinch-hitter: LHB Joe Evans. He walks on 4 pitches to load the bases. The Bullpen is up. Doyle Campbell lines out to center!

Bottom of the 5th: Willie Cardona leads off and he gets plunked. Miguel Medina lines a hit to right center and Cardona beats Don Quinney's throw to 3rd. Quinney hurt himself and has to come out of the game. The Meister is mum.... Jerry Alston goes out to right and the Bullpen is up. Rich Eden walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Dave Strong strikes out. Full count to Al Koets and he takes ball four to tie the game at 4 all. Full count to Esteban Pineda and he bounces a hit to left and 2 runs score. 6 to 4, Cardinals. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Freddy Arana. Mark Andrade flies out to center and Koets tags up and scores. 7 to 4, Cardinals. PH Frank Winters flies out to center.

Lost - 8 to 7

We had 12 hits and made no errors.
The Cardinals had 8 hits and made 1 error.

Pete Reilly (L 9-9) went 4.1 innings, allowed 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 HBP, 5 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1.2 innings and retired all 5 batters he faced with 1 strikeout.
LHP Jim Ackley went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and had 1 strikeout.
RHP Mike Meyer went 1/3 of an inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 2 walks.
RHP Bruce Byrd faced 2 batters and retired them both.

Ron Olson went 4 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Chuck Raysor (W 1-0) went 1 inning and gave us 1 hit and 2 walks and threw a WP. He tried hard to let us score, but we refused.
RHP Ed Johnson (SV 37) went 2/3 of an inning, gave us 1 run, 1 hit and 1 walk. He also tried to give us the win, but again, we declined.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with a double and 2 walk and had 3 RBIs. RF Don Quinney had 2 walks and scored a run. C Steve Jensen hit a double and drew 2 walks, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Ron Charles had a hit and scored a run. 2B Mike Cavallaro had 4 hits (tying the Beaver record), scored a run and had an RBI. PH/RF Rich Doody drew a walk and scored a run.

For the Cardinals, 1B Miguel Medina had 2 hits with his 25th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

September 17, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Mario Ramos, 2b, Texas (32 R .303/.384/.423) Had 12 hits with 4 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 SB, 4 R and 1 RBI in 6 G
NL Player of the Week - Dave Brown, 1b, Houston (32 R .265/.370/.425) Had 10 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 R and 9 RBI in 6 G

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

September 10: 1B Dave Brown of Houston hit 2 home runs at San Diego. He hit a Grand Slam. He had 3 hits, a walk and 7 RBIs. The Astros won, 8 to 1.
September 10: Kansas beat Minnesota at home, 1 to 0. RHP Mickey Monroe won his 20th game of the season. He went 7 innings, allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 7. He is now 20-2 with a 2.48 ERA.
September 11: LF Jerry Ford of Pittsburgh hit 2 home runs at Atlanta. He also hit 2 doubles. The Pirates won, 5 to 3.
September 11: 1B Danny Witcher of Kansas City hit 2 home runs at home versus Minnesota. He had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. The Royals won, 10 to 1.
September 12: 1B Mike Helton of Pittsburgh has 5 hits at Atlanta. He hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Pirates lost, 10 to 6.
September 12: RHP Manny Leiva of San Diego pitched a 6-hit shutout at home versus Houston. He walked 2 and struck out 6. He is now 12-9 with a 2.64 ERA. The Padres won, 5 to 0.
September 15: RHP Larry Gauthier of New York (N) pitched a 4-hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 2 and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. The Mets won, 10 to 0. He is now 4-6 with a 3.16 ERA.
September 16: RF Charlie Reshard of Philadelphia hit 2 home runs at New York (N). He drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Phillies won, 6 to 0.

Random Fact of the Week: 12 games to go. We need to go 4-8 to avoid 100 losses.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 17, 2001

No game today, but OF Lebron Williams is ready to play, so he was activated from the Disabled List. Just in time, since his replacement had just gotten hurt! The Meister is still mum on Don Quinney.