The Portland Beavers, est. 2001

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 19, 2001

Colorado Rockies (25-17 .595 tied for 1st place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (17-24 .415 7.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Rob Green, Col (31 R 0-0 11.25 11.3-2.3-6.8-4.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Steve Mulder, Por (28 L 0-0 0.00 1 SV 8.6-0.0-4.3-5.4)

Green has only had 1 start. He was 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA in AAA.

This will be Mulder's first start this season. Something tells me his ERA will not be 0.00 after this game....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .295-2-25-.709 in 190 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .254-0-13-.677 in 59 AB)
3: 1B Bobby Manzano (25 L .319-12-31-.970 in 160 AB)
4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .269-6-28-.769 in 171 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .358-7-27-1.008 in 162 AB)
6: C Max Espinal (28 R .298-5-24-.843 in 124 AB)
7: 3B Melvin Mendoza (31 R .201-6-23-.645 in 139 AB)
8: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .265-7-17-.870 in 132 AB)
9: P Rob Green (31 R 1.000-0-0-3.000 in 1 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .279-2-14-.782 in 104 AB)
2: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .304-5-16-.868 in 115 AB)
3: RF Lebron Williams (32 L .280-4-18-.761 in 150 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .200-0-5-.685 in 10 AB)
5: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .281-0-2-.753 in 32 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .242-3-18-.644 in 153 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .063-0-1-.121 in 16 AB)
8: C John McIvor (30 R .250-0-3-.618 in 32 AB)
9: P Steve Mulder (28 L Has not batted this season)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 58 deg. Clear Skies with a 13 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Tony Kraft grounds out to short. Jesus Lopez beats out an infield hit. Bobby Manzano walks. Julio Chapa flies out to deep left center. 2 outs. Jeff Johnson grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton grounds out to 2nd. Rich Babbin grounds out to 1st. Lebron Williams grounds a 3-2 pitch into center for a hit. Full count to Ernesto Gonzelez and he takes ball four. Jim Eighmy rewards us for promoting him to the #5 hole by striking out on three pitches....

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, Melvin Mendoza grounds a hit to left and then Benton Bedard draws a four-pitch walk. P Rob Green disdains the bunt and grounds a hit into right and Mendoza scores. 1 to 0, Rockies. Tony Kraft grounds one to 2nd and Fred Pariseau makes a bum throw. E-4. Bases loaded with 1 out. Jesus Lopes grounds a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and 2 runs score and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd on the throw to the plate. 3 to 0, Rockies. The Bullpen is activated. Bobby Manzano grounds out to 2nd an a run scores. 4 to 0, Rockies. Julio Chapa flies out to left to end the inning.

Top of the 3rd: Jeff Johnson leads off with a double and scored on a hit by Benton Bedard. 5 to 0, Rockies.

Bottom of the 3rd: P Steve Mulder leads us off with a hit up the middle and then scores on a triple by Frank Wiginton! 5 to 1, Rockies. That is Frank's 5th triple of the season. Wiginton scores on a fly ball by Rich Babbin. 5 to 2, Rockies.

Top of the 4th: After the first three Rockies reach on hits to load the bases up, the Call to the Bullpen is made: RHP Greg Richey. He ALWAYS seems to give up a hit to the first batter he faces and give runs to the pitcher preceding him, but hardly ever any to himself.... Julio Chapa grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score, but we throw Bobby Manzano out at 3rd and he is hurt and has to leave the game. 7 to 2, Rockies. It seems it is a pulled rib cage muscle that will keep him on the sidelines fro about a week.

Bottom of the 4th: Jim Eighmy walks and is erased on a fielder's choice by Rick Ferrell. We are tickled pink it was not another double play! With two outs, John McIvor doubles to left center and Ferrell scores from 1st. 7 to 3, Rockies.

Top of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Neville Carter. I thought he would get through an appearance without a run allowed when He struck out Jesus Lopez for the 2nd out after giving up a 1-out hit to Tony Kraft. But 1B Ron Newberry doubles down the right field line and Kraft scores from 1st. 8 to 3, Rockies.

Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Tom Bergman, their current closer. 8.76 ERA in 12.1 IP, but he is 2-0. Must be vultured victories. 7-1 in save opportunities, if you can believe it. Rick Ferrell leads off with a walk and John McIvor doubles, but comes up lame and has to come out of the game. No word from The Meister on what it could be, which is never a good sign. Joe Hartin goes in to run for him. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Masanori Ishii. He strikes out on three pitches. Frank Wiginton strikes out.... Rich Babbin up and a Wild Pitch! Ferrell scores. 8 to 4, Rockies. Babbin doubles down the left field line and Hartin scores. 8 to 5, Rockies. New pitcher: RHP William Rojas. 9.39 ERA in 23 IP. 36 hits. Wanna bet that he ends the game right here? Passed Ball. Lebron Williams strikes out.... You just lost that bet....

Lost - 8 to 5

We had 10 hits and made 1 error.
The Rockies had 15 hits and made no errors.

Steve Mulder (L 0-1) went 3+ innings, allowed 7 runs (6 earned), 9 hits, 3 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Okay, he is back to being a situational lefty in the pen.
RHP Greg Richey pitched 1 inning, allowed 2 hits, scoring runs against Mulder, but allowed none against himself.
RHP Edmondo Buenaventura went 3 innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. No runs!
RHP Neville Carter went 2 innings, allowed 1 runs, 2 hits and struck out 2.

Rob Green (W 1-0) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP William Rojas (SV 3) faced 1 batter and struck him out. He has a 9.26 ERA now, but is 3 for 4 in save opportunities. Not awesome, but better than you'd expect from a 9.26 ERA.

LF Frank Wiginton hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin hit a double and had 2 RBIs. RF Lebron Williams had 3 hits, but no runs or RBIs. 3B Jim Eighmy hit a double and drew a walk. SS Rick Ferrell did little again, but did draw a walk and scored 2 runs. C John McIvor had 3 hits with 2 doubles and an RBI, but who knows when he will play again?

For the Rockies, 2B Jesus Lopez had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 20, 2001

Colorado Rockies (26-17 .605 in 1st place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (17-25 .405 8.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Enrique Espinoza, Col (36 R 1-0 4.08 12.7-0.5-1.5-1.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 1-5 4.34 9.7-1.0-2.0-5.5)

Espinoza was released by the Mets in April and signed to a $750K contract by the Rockies two weeks ago.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
COLORADO
1: SS Tony Kraft (29 R .297-2-25-.711 in 195 AB)
2: 2B Jesus Lopez (33 R .281-0-15-.716 in 64 AB)
3: 3B Mark Bode (27 R First Start .318-1-13-.809 in 110 AB in AAA)
4: CF Julio Chapa (26 R .267-6-30-.759 in 176 AB)
5: RF Jeff Johnson (26 L .359-7-27-1.008 in 167 AB)
6: C Max Espinal (28 R .287-5-24-.812 in 129 AB)
7: 1B Ron Newberry (24 L .270-1-5-.819 in 37 AB)
8: LF Benton Bedard (31 R .274-7-18-.882 in 135 AB)
9: P Enrique Espinoza (36 R .000-0-0-.250 in 3 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .275-2-14-.784 in 109 AB)
2: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .303-5-18-.861 in 119 AB)
3: RF Lebron Williams (32 L .290-4-18-.775 in 155 AB)
4: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .293-4-16-.783 in 140 AB)
5: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .286-0-2-.790 in 35 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .236-3-18-.628 in 157 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .053-0-1-.148 in 19 AB)
8: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .154-0-1-.368 in 13 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .231-0-1-.516 in 13 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 53 deg. Cloudy with an 11 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Tony Kraft strikes out on three pitches! Jesus Lopez grounds out to 3rd. Mark Bode strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton starts us off the opposite of how the Rockies started by walking on four pitches. Rich Babbin taps on towards 1st and 1B Ron Newberry fields it cleanly and flips the ball to P Enrique Espinoza who is covering the bag, but Espinoza drops the ball! E-1. Lebron Williams to the plate. Wild Pitch! 2nd and 3rd with no outs! Williams flies out to left and Wiginton tags up and beats the throw to the plate. 1 to 0, Beavers! Full count to Masanori Ishii and he grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Jim Eighmy grounds an 0-2 pitch into left for a hit and Babbin scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Full count to Fred Pariseau and with Eighmy running on the pitch, Pariseau dumps a hit to right and Eighmy easily goes to 3rd. Rick Ferrell grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and P Espinoza catches the toss this time to end the inning.

Top of 2nd: Julio Chapa leads off by lining out to right and Lebron Williams sits down in the grass and motions for the trainer.... They exit the field together and disappear into the locker room and never say a word.....Rich Doody heads out to right.

Bottom of the 4th: Fred Pariseau leads off by smashing a 2-2 pitch on the grounds just inside the 3rd base bag for a double. Rick Ferrell hits a soft single to center and Pariseau stops at 3rd. Joe Hartin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and Pariseau scores. 3 to 0, Beavers.

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Benton Bedard hits a home run to left center. 3 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the 7th: New pitcher: LHP Clinton Marean. With 1 out, Frank Wiginton singles, Rich Babbin walks and with 2 outs, Masanori Ishii grounds a hit into right and Wiginton scores! 4 to 1, Beavers!

Won - 4 to 1

We had 11 hits and made 1 error.
The Rockies had 7 hits and made 1 error.

Tony Ricketts (W 2-5) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 HBP, no walks and struck out 8, to tie the Beaver record!
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 4) went 2 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Enrique Espinoza went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs (1 earned, but the error was his own), 7 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP.

LF Frank Wiginton had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. CF Rich Babbin had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Fred Pariseau had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits and stole a base. 3B Joe Hartin hit a double.

For the Rockies, RF Jeff Johnson had 3 hits. LF Benton Bedard hit his 8th home run of the season. He must be the best #8 hitter in baseball....

[Questdog]

May 21, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Steve Carrillo, 3b, Detroit (27 L .398/.422/.620) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 R and 6 RBI in 5 G
NL Player of the Week - Jeff Johnson, rf, Colorado (26 L .368/.428/.591) Had 14 hits with 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 R, and 2 RBI in 6 G

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

May 14: RHP Ron Griffin of Texas pitched a 6-hit shutout at Los Angeles (A). He walked 1 and struck out 5. He is now 1-5 with a 4.59 ERA. The Rangers won, 7 to 0.
May 15: RHP Luis Chavez of Oakland pitched a 6-hit shutout at Chicago (A). He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. He is now 2-4 with a 3.37 ERA. Both games he has won were shutouts, though this is the first one he has completed. The A's won, 7 to 0.
May 17: St. Louis scored 3 runs in the 8th and 3 more in the bottom of the 9th to beat Arizona, 7 to 6. The final blow was a 1-out, 2-run double by 1B Miguel Medina, his only hit of the game.
May 17: RHP Jasper Adams of Boston pitched a 3-hit shutout at New York (A). He walked 1 and struck out 8. He is now 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA. The Red Sox won, 5 to 0.
May 17: Tampa Bay beat Cleveland at home, 3 to 2, in 20 innings. There was no scoring between the 7th and final frames. The Rays' bullpen pitched 14 scoreless innings. Starter Israel Renteria of Cleveland pitched until he got 1 out in the 11th inning. 119 pitches. 2B John Klemin ended the game by leading off the bottom of the 20th with his 2nd home run of the year.
May 18: Pittsburgh scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Atlanta, 7 to 6. 4 walks in the inning. The final blow was a 2-out single by RF Jim Ness.
May 18: 3B Steve Carrillo of Detroit had 5 hits at home versus Toronto. He hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs. The Tigers won, 9 to 3.
May 19: C Dwight Smith of Montreal hit 2 home runs at home versus Chicago (N). The Expos won, 6 to 2.
May 19: Los Angeles (N) beat San Francisco at home, 4 to 3, in 18 innings. Once again, the 7th inning was the last inning for either team to score until the bottom of the 18th, when 3B Steve Gustafson singled with the bases loaded an 1 out o end the game. The Dodger bullpen pitched 11.2 scoreless innings. RHP Mike Ellison pitched 5 scoreless innings of relief.
May 19: 1B Mark Keyes of Boston hit 2 home runs at New York (A). He also drew a walk. The Red Sox lost, 11 to 5.
May 20: 1B Miguel Medina of St. Louis hit 2 home runs at home versus Arizona. He had 3 hits and a walk and 4 RBIs. The Cardinals won, 5 to 2.
May 20: C Gary Howard of Chicago (A) hit for the Cycle at Texas. He also drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. 4B Tony Guerra had 5 hits with 2 doubles, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Whit Sox won, 14 to 3. Their 5-6-7 hitters went 13 for 15 with 2 walks.
May 20: RHP Nick Couto of Minnesota pitched a 2-hit shutout at home versus Kansas City. He walks 1 and struck out 6. The Royals did not get their first hit until their was 1 out in the 9th and then got 2 in a row before the final two batters flew out. He is now 4-0 with a 1.34 ERA. The Twins won, 7 to 0.

Random Fact of the Week: Frank Wiginton leads the National League with 5 triples, the only player we have in the top 10 in any significant offensive statistic. SS Ty Bridges (28 R) of Kansas City leads the American League with 9 triples!

[Questdog]

Monday, May 21, 2001

An off day, but The Meister finally opened his mouth about C John McIvor and gave me the scoop on Lebron Williams. McIvor tore his calf muscle. Tore it. He is out until the middle of September at least. Williams messed up his thumb and will be out about three weeks. Both players were put on the Disabled List and C Ron Charles (30 R) and RF Jerry Alston (28 L) were called up from Indianapolis (AAA).

Also, the first results from the All-Star balloting have been released and no Beavers are anywhere to be seen.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 22, 2001

We are in San Francisco to play a short 2-game series with manager George Harper (61) and his Giants. They split a 4-game series at Los Angeles (N) over the weekend. We are 1-4 against them so far this season and they beat us 2 of 3 in Portland the weekend before last. They are 4th in the National League in scoring with 4.9 runs per game (Portland is up to #15 with 3.7!). They are 2nd in runs allowed with 3.8 per game (Portland is #13 with 4.8). Their pitchers have walked the fewest batters and have the 3rd lowest batting average in the league.

Portland Beavers (18-25 .419 8.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
San Francisco Giants (26-18 .591 1 GB in 3rd place in the NL West)

Billy Rueter, Por (28 R Major League Debut 3-0 2.25 7.9-0.4-4.1-6.6 in AAA H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs John Chase, SF (32 R 3-3 3.13 8.6-0.8-1.2-6.4)

Chase leads the NL in fewest walks per 9 innings. We have not faced him yet. He is no relation to our own Ricky Chase. John is from Florida and Ricky is from San Diego.

When you are 28 and making your Major League Debut, as Billy Rueter is today, you probably are not on the fast track to the Hall of Fame....

Newcomer Jerry Alston gets the nod in right field to replace Lebron Williams over Rich Doody for two reasons: 1) he is much the better fielder. Doody is not really a right fielder and is not all that great in left, either. 2) Doody has been awesome off the bench as a pinch-hitter (7 for 12 - .583), and I like having him there as a security blanket. Also, Alston has speed and can lead off and allow Frank Wiginton and Rich Babbin move down to spots where they can maybe drive in more runs, assuming Alston gets on base to give them something to drive in.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L First Game .374-1-18-.901 in 99 AB in AAA)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .274-2-15-.779 in 113 AB)
3: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .292-4-17-.775 in 144 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .311-5-18-.877 in 122 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .200-0-5-.635 in 15 AB)
6: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .282-0-3-.762 in 39 AB)
7: 2B Rickey Clayton (31 R .232-0-3-.581 in 56 AB)
8: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .130-0-1-.290 in 23 AB)
9: P Billy Rueter (28 R Major League Debut .118-0-0-.235 in 17 AB in AAA)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF John Anderson (27 S .242-4-10-.711 in 153 AB)
2: SS Herman Taylor (27 R .324-1-12-.736 in 182 AB)
3: LF Billy Griffin (34 L .261-3-15-.750 in 138 AB)
4: C Stan Brown (29 R .298-10-27-.978 in 151 AB)
5: 3B Pat Crum (34 L .280-5-19-.842 in 118 AB)
6: RF Juan Abundis (28 R .302-3-14-.875 in 86 AB)
7: 2B Dave Guillory (25 L .313-6-36-.834 in 144 AB)
8: 1B Duane McCann (28 L .258-2-6-.843 in 31 AB)
9: P John Chase (32 R .176-0-0-.458 in 17 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 52 deg. Clear Skies with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Jerry Alston shows his speed right off the bat by legging out an infield hit! Frank Wiginton lines a hit to left. Masanori Ishii mashes one to left center that looked like a sure homer off the bat, but the wind kills it and it is caught on the warning track. Alston tags up and moves to 3rd. Rich Babbin flies out to right and Alston tags and scores without a throw. 1 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez flies out to center.

Bottom of the 1st: John Anderson lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Herman Taylor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! #9 on the season for him. He'd fit right in on the Beavers! Billy Griffin blasts a 2-2 pitch down the right field line for a double. 3-2 pitch to Stan Brown, their most dangerous hitter, and he pops out to short!

Bottom of the 4th: So far, Rueter has been in command, but his questionable control rears its ugly head this inning. He walks Billy Griffin and Stan Brown to lead things off. A wild pitch send them up to 2nd and 3rd. Full count delivery to Pat Crum and it misses to load the bases up and the Giants did not need to hit the ball at all. Warm the pen up! 3-1 pitch to Juan Abundis and it misses for the 4th walk in a row to force in a run.... Tie game: 1 to 1. But not for long.... Dave Guillory hits a 2-2 pitch on the ground right to Ernesto Gonzelez at 1st and he fires the ball to C Masanori Ishii to get the force at home and Ishii fires it right back to get the double play! Duane McCann swings at the 1st pitch and flies out to left!! Still tied up after all!

Bottom of the 6th: Billy Griffin leads off by swatting an 0-2 pitch into the right field seats. 2 to 1, Giants.

Top of the 7th: Rich Babbin leads off with a hit and goes to 3rd on a single by Ernesto Gonzelez. But the next three record two strikeouts and a fly out to keep to put a big fat zero up on the scoreboard.

Bottom of the 8th: New Pitcher: LHP Alan Gross. His first relief appearance after 8 starts. The Giants have a pair of lefties around righty Stan Brown, so we are hoping Gross can get luck and get Brown out and deal with the lefties. He strikes out Billy Griffin, but the plan does not work as Stan Brown launches a home run to left on a 3-2 pitch. 3 to 1, Giants. Pat Crum, the other lefty strikes out. So, we made it 2/3 of the way to our objective....

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 5 hits and made no errors.
The Giants had 8 hits and made 1 error.

We turned 3 double plays.

Billy Rueter (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 4 walks in a row to start the 4th inning, but no other walks in the game.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning and allowed a hit.
LHP Alan Gross went 1 inning and allowed a run and a hit, a home run, and struck out 2.

John Chase (W 4-3) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he went 2 for 2.
RHP Alex Andrade (SV 14) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Nothing much worth reporting on offense. 3B Jim Eighmy was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts.

For the Giants, LF Billy Griffin hit a double and his 4th home run of the season, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. C Stan Brown, an early MVP candidate, drew a walk and hit his 11th home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

Portland Beavers (18-26 .409 9.5 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
San Francisco Giants (27-18 .600 1 GB in 2nd place in the NL West)

Ron Rau, Por (29 R 4-4 3.71 9.7-0.7-2.3-5.3 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs John Phillips, SF (30 R 6-2 3.49 7.9-0.5-2.5-6.5)

Phillips is tied for 2nd in the NL in wins. We are 0-2 against him this year with only 2 earned runs in 14 innings. He pitched a 3-hit CG against us last time out.

Ron Rau has emerged as the clear ace of our staff, though he would have a hard time finding employment in San Francisco....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .250-0-0-.500 in 4 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .276-2-15-.782 in 116 AB)
3: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .284-4-17-.755 in 148 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .312-5-19-.869 in 125 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .211-0-5-.611 in 19 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .242-3-18-.643 in 161 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .154-0-1-.332 in 26 AB)
8: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .176-0-1-.458 in 17 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .071-0-0-.205 in 14 AB)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF John Anderson (27 S .244-4-10-.710 in 156 AB)
2: SS Herman Taylor (27 R .319-1-12-.724 in 185 AB)
3: LF Billy Griffin (34 L .270-4-16-.794 in 141 AB)
4: C Stan Brown (29 R .299-11-28-.995 in 154 AB)
5: 3B Pat Crum (34 L .273-5-19-.827 in 121 AB)
6: RF Juan Abundis (28 R .303-3-15-.886 in 89 AB)
7: 2B Curt Brown (27 R .297-2-7-.817 in 64 AB)
8: 1B Duane McCann (28 L .265-2-6-.827 in 34 AB)
9: P John Phillips (30 R .350-0-1-.731 in 20 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 52 deg. Clear Skies with a 12 MPH wind blowing out center. They hit two home runs with the wind blowing in yesterday....

Jerry Alston slaps a single past the shortstop. Frank Wiginton grounds a hit to right and Alston goes to 3rd. Masanori Ishii strikes out. He has been very streaky this year and he is now on a cold streak. Rich Babbin up and Wiginton steals 2nd. Rich Babbin flies out to shallow left and Alston holds.... Ernesto Gonzelez walks on four pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Fred Pariseau sends one to deep center that if the wind can just get a hold of...but no, it is caught on the warning track....boogers.

Bottom of the 1st: John Anderson leads off with a scalding line drive to center for a hit. Herman Taylor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play! #10 on the season for him. Billy Griffin flies out to right.

Bottom of the 2nd: Stan Brown is walked to lead off the inning and with 1 out, Juan Abundis triples to right center. 1 to 0, Giants. Curt Brown grounds a hit to right. 2 to 0, Giants.

Top of the 3rd: The top of the order is up and they did well in the 1st inning, but this time P John Phillips strikes them all out, 1-2-3....

Bottom of the 5th: Curt Brown leads off with a hit, steals 2nd and then goes to 3rd on a fly ball. With 2 outs, John Anderson singles him home. 3 to 0, Giants.

Top of the 7th: Rich Babbin leads off with a double to left. Ernesto Gonzelez lines a hit up the middle and Babbin stops at 3rd. After Fred Pariseau strikes out, Rick Ferrell flies out to left and Babbin beats the throw to the plate. 3 to 1, Giants.

Top of the 8th: Frank Wiginton leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 2, Giants.

Bottom of the 8th: On the Hill: LHP Steve Mulder, beginning his 2nd inning of work. John Anderson leads off with a hit and with 2 out and him on 2nd and Stan Crown at the plate, we make a Call to the Bullpen: RHP Neville Carter. Brown lines a hit to left and Anderson scores. 4 to 2, Giants. Carter is crap....

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Alex Andrade, their closer. He already has 3 saves against us. Fred Pariseau leads off by taking one for the team. Rick Ferrell up and we have already used all of our ammunition from the bench. Only two players left their and neither is worth using as a pinch-hitter against a right-hander. Ferrell doubles to right center! Tying run in scoring position with no outs! Joe Hartin strikes out looking.... Rich Doody strikes out looking on three pitches.... Now the pitcher's slot is up and we have to use on of the no-good hitter. Pinch-Hitter: RHP Rickey Clayton. He grounds out to the pitcher.... Twice in this game we had runners at 3rd base with no outs (to begin it and now to end it) and neither time did we score a run.

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 9 hits and made no errors.
The Giants had 8 hits and made no errors.

Ron Rau (L 4-5) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Steve Mulder went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run (thanks to Neville Carter), 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Neville Carter faced 1 batter and gave up a run-scoring hit.
LHP Pedro Huerta faced 1 batter and struck him out.

John Phillips (W 7-2) went 6.1 innings, gave us 1 run (he tried to give us more, but we refused to take them), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7.
RHP Alex Andrade (SV 13) went 1 inning, gave us 1 hit, 1 HBP and struck out 2. He tried to give us runs, too, but we are not a greedy team; 2 is plenty for us.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and stole a base. CF Rich Babbin hit a double and scored a run. SS Rick Ferrell went 3 for 3 with 2 infield hits and a double and a SF. Maybe he is figuring out this major league pitching! PH Scott Setta had a hit.

For the Giants, CF John Anderson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 24, 2001

We are in Cincinnati to play manager Bob Cole (49) and his Reds a 4-game series through the weekend. They just split a 2-game set with Atlanta, winning the first game, 17 to 8, and losing the 2nd game , 9 to 2. This is our first meeting with them. They are 4th in the National League in runs scored with 5.0 per game (Portland is back to #16 (last) with 3.6, thanks to the 17 runs the Reds gave the Braves in their last series). They are 2nd in the NL in home runs with 57 in 45 games. They are 13th in runs allowed with 4.8 per game (Portland is #12 with 4.7).

Portland Beavers (18-27 .400 10 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Cincinnati Reds (20-25 .444 13 GB in 5th place in the NL East)

Pete Reilly, Por (27 R 2-0 3.44 9.3-2.0-4.4-4.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Sergio Armijo, Cin (35 R 1-0 3.97 9.9-0.8-2.0-5.6)

This will be Armijo's 3rd start of the season.

Reilly's numbers do not support his 3.44 ERA thus far, so he is probably in line for some correction there....

P.S. CF Lee Kowalski is on the top of my covet list and I am going to try and trade for him this winter for certain. He is solid, but not so good that I will have no shot at trading for him. He also would not play center for Portland, but is an excellent right fielder.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .286-0-0-.571 in 7 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .283-3-16-.813 in 120 AB)
3: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .276-4-17-.736 in 152 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .310-5-19-.866 in 129 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .227-0-5-.643 in 22 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .238-3-18-.636 in 164 AB)
7: SS Rickey Clayton (31 R .217-0-3-.544 in 60 AB)
8: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .250-0-3-.681 in 44 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (27 R .429-0-0-.857 in 7 AB)

CINCINNATI
1: CF Lee Kowalski (26 L .299-1-10-.738 in 117 AB)
2: RF Mike Graham (27 L .262-3-17-.731 in 103 AB)
3: LF Dave Broadwater (37 R .287-8-27-.810 in 181 AB)
4: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .274-7-28-.765 in 164 AB)
5: C Wil Carballo (30 R .259-5-16-.757 in 147 AB)
6: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .327-4-14-.838 in 153 AB)
7: 2B Larry Davidson (34 R .200-1-5-.673 in 30 AB)
8: 1B Dan Anderson (33 L .169-3-8-.618 in 83 AB)
9: P Sergio Armijo (35 S .000-0-1-.000 in 2 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 60 deg. Overcast with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right.

Jerry Alston bloops a hit to center. In 3 games, he has reached to lead them off every time. The rest of the game, he has done nothing. Frank Wiginton pops out to 3rd. Masanori Ishii grounds into a 5-4-3 double play, #10 for him....

Bottom of the 1st: Lee Kowalski blisters one, but right to RF Jerry Alston. Mike Graham scalds one to right and Alston makes a great tumbling catch! Dave Broadwater strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the 2nd: Randy Casebolt leads off with a blast to right center and Jerry Alston makes his 2nd circus catch of the game!

Bottom of the 3rd: With 1 out, Jerry Alston runs down yet another ball destined for extra bases!

Top of the 4th: Frank Wiginton leads off with a single to right center and with 2 outs, Ernesto Gonzelez doubles to left and Wiginton scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fred Pariseau grounds a hit up the middle and Gonzelez scores! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 4h: A pair of singles by Wil Carballo and Larry Davidson puts runners at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs for the .168 hitting Dan Anderson. He bounces an easy grounder to 2nd and Fred Pariseau goes the shorter route to the 2nd base bag, but Rickey Clayton just plain muffs it and Carballo scores. E-6. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the 6th: Randy Casebolt leads off with a single and steals 2nd, but he need not have, for Wil Carballo blasts one 430 ft. to straight away center. 3 to 2, Reds.

Bottom of the 7th: New Pitcher: RHP Edmondo Buenaventura. With 2 outs, Mike Graham goes deep. 4 to 2, Reds.

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Don Butts. Not their closer. 6.52 ERA. With 1 out, Ernesto Gonzelez and Fred Pariseau hit back-to-back singles to put runners at 1st and 3rd. Rickey Clayton pops out to 2nd. Jim Eighmy strikes out....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 2 errors.
The Reds had 7 hits and made no errors.

Pete Reilly (L 2-1) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Edmondo Buenaventura went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Ron Beckman went 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks.

Sergio Armijo (W 2-0) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2.
Don Butts (SV 2) went 1 inning, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1.

RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits and 3 amazing catches. Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Fred Pariseau had 2 hits and an RBI.

For the Reds, RF Mike Graham hit his 4th home run of the season and drew a walk. C Wil Carballo had 3 hits with his 6th home run of the year and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 25, 2001

Portland Beavers (18-28 .391 10 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Cincinnati Reds (21-25 .457 13 GB tied for 4th place in the NL East)

Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 2-5 3.93 9.4-1.0-1.7-6.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ed McChesney, Cin (30 R 2-3 5.33 11.9-1.1-2.6-7.5)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .364-0-0-.727 in 11 AB)
2: CF Scott Setta (34 R .299-1-6-.769 in 67 AB)
3: LF Rich Babbin (36 L .301-5-19-.841 in 133 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .308-0-6-.842 in 26 AB)
5: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .269-4-17-.718 in 156 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .244-3-19-.644 in 168 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .241-0-2-.526 in 29 AB)
8: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .229-0-3-.627 in 48 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .200-0-1-.450 in 15 AB)

CINCINNATI
1: CF Lee Kowalski (26 L .292-1-10-.726 in 120 AB)
2: RF Mike Graham (27 L .264-4-18-.764 in 106 AB)
3: LF Dave Broadwater (37 R .281-8-27-.793 in 185 AB)
4: 2B Hal Gratton (29 R .233-9-25-.757 in 150 AB)
5: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .275-7-28-.768 in 167 AB)
6: C Wil Carballo (30 R .272-6-18-.795 in 151 AB)
7: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .327-4-14-.839 in 156 AB)
8: 1B Dan Anderson (33 L .161-3-9-.592 in 87 AB)
9: P Ed McChesney (30 R .188-1-2-.563 in 16 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 61 deg. Clea Skies with a 10 MPH wind blowing left to right.

Jerry Alston leads us off once again by getting on base, this time with a hustle double to left center. Scott Setta flies out to center. Rich Babbin grounds out to 2nd and Alston goes to 3rd. Ernesto Gonzelez work the count full and tries to check his swing on the payoff pitch. The umpire says, "Yes, you checked your swing, but the pitch was a strike and you are out!"

Bottom of the 1st: Lee Kowalski hits one on the nose, but 2B Fred Pariseau leaps up and snags it! Full count to Mike Graham and he takes ball four. Dave Broadwater swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. 2 outs. Hal Gratton lines a hit to center. Randy Casebolt grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Bottom of the 2nd: P Tony Ricketts strikes out the first two hitters, who are both good batters, but lets Dan Anderson, who is not, take him deep. 1 to 0, Reds.

Bottom of the 6th: Lee Kowalski leads off with a hit and with 1 out Dave Broadwater hit a home run to left center. 3 to 0, Reds.

Top of the 8th: PH Frank Wiginton and Jerry Alston lead off with back-to-back singles to give us runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs, a situation we have not been able to score from in a recent memory. Scott Setta grounds a hit to right and Wiginton scores and Alston goes to 3rd! 3 to 1, Reds. New pitcher: RHP Tony Ahern. 6.75 ERA, 30 H in 20 IP. Rich Babbin lines out to right and Alston scampers home. 3 to 2, Reds.

Top of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Don Butts, who IS their closer now. 9.00 ERA, but he saved one yesterday against us. Rick Ferrell strikes out. Jim Eighmy, cold as can be, grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He swings a the first pitch and flies out to left....

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 6 hits and made no errors.
The Reds had 5 hits and made 2 errors.

4 straight losses and in the last 3 we have outhit the winners....

Tony Ricketts (L 2-6) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 5.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Ed McChesney (W 3-3) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 HBP, no walks and struck out 6.
RHP Don Butts (SV 3) went 1 inning and sat us down in order with 1 strikeout.

RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits with a double, was plunked and scored a run. CF Scott Setta had 2 hits and an RBI. PH Frank Wiginton had a hit and scored a run.

For the Reds, LF Dave Broadwater hit his 9th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. 1B Dan Anderson hit his 4th home run of the year.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 26, 2001

Portland Beavers (18-29 .383 11 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Cincinnati Reds (22-25 .468 12 GB in 4th place in the NL East)

Alan Gross, Por (26 L 1-2 4.81 10.0-1.3-3.5-7.8 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Dick LeFeber, Cin (28 R 5-4 4.04 9.4-0.5-3.1-3.9)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .429-0-0-.967 in 14 AB)
2: CF Scott Setta (34 R .310-1-7-.782 in 71 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .296-3-16-.836 in 125 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .276-0-6-.762 in 29 AB)
5: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .263-4-17-.701 in 160 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .244-3-19-.641 in 172 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .219-0-2-.479 in 32 AB)
8: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .212-0-3-.582 in 52 AB)
9: P Alan Gross (26 L .273-0-2-.657 in 11 AB)

CINCINNATI
1: RF Lee Kowalski (26 L .298-1-10-.734 in 124 AB)
2: CF Mike Graham (27 L .259-4-18-.756 in 108 AB)
3: LF Dave Broadwater (37 R .280-9-29-.803 in 189 AB)
4: 2B Hal Gratton (29 R .235-9-25-.755 in 153 AB)
5: C Wil Carballo (30 R .266-6-18-.781 in 154 AB)
6: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .321-4-14-.824 in 159 AB)
7: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .271-7-28-.754 in 170 AB)
8: 1B Dan Anderson (33 L .167-4-10-.628 in 90 AB)
9: P Dick LeFeber (28 L .125-0-0-.250 in 16 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 63 deg. Clear Skies with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Jerry Alston strikes out looking. Well, he could not keep getting on base to lead off games forever. Scott Setta flies out to right. Frank Wiginton gives one a ride to left that maybe, could be....caught on the warning track.

Bottom of the 1st: Lee Kowalski pops out to the catcher. Mike Graham grounds a hit past the shortstop. He steals 2nd. He tries to steal 2rd, but that is a little too greedy and C Masanori Ishii throws him out! Good, now Dave Broadwater's upcoming home run will only be a solo shot. Broadwater flies out to shallow center!

Top of the 2nd: After Ernesto Gonzelez strikes out, Masanori Ishii, with the adrenaline still flowing from throwing the base runner out, blasts one 410 ft. to left center! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the 4th: Well, I was right about Broadwater having an upcoming home run.... with 1 out, he hits one to right. Tied up at 1.

Top of the 6th: P Alan Gross leads off with a double to right center. Jerry Alston lines a hit to left and Gross stops at 3rd. Here is that very tough scoring situation a gain: 1st and 3rd with no outs.... Scott Setta swings at a 2-2 pitch and makes solid contact and it is sent deep to left where this on could maybe....GONE! That EXTREMELY rare breed of homer bird: the 3-run variety!! 4 to 1, Beavers! That sends P Dick LeFeber to the showers.

Top of the 7th: On the hill: LHP Mike Williams, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Fred Pariseau leads off with a shot to center that easily clears the fence! 5 to 1, Beavers!

Won - 5 to 1

We hit 3 home runs, a new Beaver record!

We had 8 hits and made 1 error.
The Reds had 4 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross (W 2-2) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run.

Dick LeFeber (L 5-5) went 5+ innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 4.

CF Scott Setta hit his 2nd home run of the season and had 3 RBIs.

For the Reds, LF Dave Broadwater hit his 9th home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. 1B Dan Anderson hit his 4th home run of the year. C Masanori Ishii hit his 5th home run of the year and threw out 2 of 3 base stealers. 2B Fred Pariseau hit his 4th home run.

P.S. I added the 7th reliever to the bullpen and our starters have thrown 6 straight quality starts! Now that reliever is superfluous, but I know as soon as I trim him, we will go back to 4 innings a pop.... So, he'll stay for a bit.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 27, 2001

Portland Beavers (19-29 .396 10 GB in 7th place in the NL West) at
Cincinnati Reds (22-26 .458 12 GB tied for 4th place in the NL East)

Billy Rueter, Por (28 R 0-1 3.00 9.0-1.5-6.0-4.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs George Vaughn, Cin (30 R 4-4 4.17 8.9-0.6-4.2-6.0)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .295-3-16-.825 in 129 AB)
2: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .229-0-2-.514 in 35 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .294-5-20-.821 in 136 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .273-0-6-.732 in 33 AB)
5: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .262-5-18-.714 in 164 AB)
6: RF Rich Doody (32 L .296-2-8-.728 in 71 AB)
7: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .244-4-20-.655 in 176 AB)
8: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .196-0-3-.542 in 56 AB)
9: P Billy Rueter (28 R .000-0-0-.000 in 2 AB)

CINCINNATI
1: CF Lee Kowalski (26 L .289-1-10-.712 in 128 AB)
2: RF Mike Graham (27 L .259-4-18-.747 in 112 AB)
3: LF Dave Broadwater (37 R .280-10-30-.813 in 193 AB)
4: 3B Randy Casebolt (29 L .272-7-28-.753 in 173 AB)
5: C Wil Carballo (30 R .261-6-18-.767 in 157 AB)
6: SS Herb St. Laurent (25 R .315-4-14-.809 in 162 AB)
7: 2B Howard Robertson (29 R .242-0-3-.692 in 33 AB)
8: 1B Dan Anderson (33 L .163-4-10-.622 in 92 AB)
9: P George Vaughn (30 R .174-0-0-.391 in 23 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 62 deg. Partly Cloudy with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from left.

Frank Wiginton flies out to left. Rick Ferrell grounds out to 2nd. Rich Babbin walks on four pitches. Ernesto Gonzelez up. 3-1 count. Balk! And then Ball four, so all the arguing by Cincy's manager over the balk is moot. Masanori Ishii grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the 1st: Lee Kowalski flies out to right. Mike Graham grounds out to 2nd. Dave Broadwater lines a 1-2 pitch down the left field line for a double. Randy Casebolt grounds a hit to right and Broadwater scores. 1 to 0, Reds. Wil Carballo flies out to right.

Top of the 4th: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a walk and Masanori Ishii singles him to 3rd. Rich Doody flies out to center and Gonzelez tags up and heads home. Safe! Tie game: 1 to 1.

Top of the 6th: Ernesto Gonzelez leads off with a hit and with 2 outs, Fred Pariseau doubles him home! 2 to 1, Beavers! They issue an intentional walk to Jim Eighmy to get to the pitcher. Eighmy is 0 for his last 20... Billy Rueter grounds a hit up the middle and Pariseau scores!!! 3 to 1, Beavers! Love it! That sends P George Vaughn packing.

Bottom of the 6th: Randy Casebolt leads off and hit a 1-2 pitch over the wall in right center. 3 to 2, Beavers. Editor's Note: I wish I had a nickel for every 2-strike home run in OOTP!

Bottom of the 9th: Still 3 to 2, Beavers. On the Hill: RHP Ron Beckman, beginning his 2nd inning of work. Howard Robertson lines a hit to center. Dan Anderson flies out to center. SS Larry Davidson walks on four pitches. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. Lee Kowalski walks on four pitches. Pinch-hitter: RHB Casey Hensley. 0 for 7 on the season. Call to the Bullpen: RHP Greg Richey. The fella that gives up a hit to the first batter he faces every time.... But who else? Beckman and Huerta are the only two relievers I had any trust in at all and they let me down today.... LHP Steve Mulder has been good against lefties, but cannot get righties out to save his life. Full count. Hensley hits a fly ball to left and Robertson scores without a throw. Tie game at 3. 2 outs. Dave Broadwater up. I know.... He strikes out looking!!!

Extras!

And we have already used our whole bench except for our backup catcher who has not played in a major league game yet this year!

Top of the 10th: On the hill: Dave Butts, their sorry closer, who has mowed us down with ease this series, starting his 2nd inning of work. He gets the first two out and we let P Greg Richey hit and he singles! Frank Wiginton doubles! But then Rick Ferrell grounds out.

Bottom of the 10th: Randy Casebolt leads off with a double. With 2 outs, Howard Robertson singles to left..... ballgame.

Lost - 4 to 3 in 10 innings

We had 10 hits and made 1 error.
The Reds had 10 hits and made 1 error.

Billy Rueter went 5.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Steve Mulder went 1.1 innings and retired all 4 batters he faced, striking out 2.
RHP Ron Beckman went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 2 walks.
LHP Pedro Huerta faced 1 batter and walked him.
RHP Greg Richey (L 4-1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

George Vaughn went 5.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He balked. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Don Butts (W 1-0) went 2 innings, gave us 2 hits and struck out 1.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with a double and a walk and stole a base, but no runs or RBIs. SS Rick Ferrell was 0 for 6 with 2 strike outs. He is not the answer at short....at least not yet. PH/CF Scott Setta had a hit. 1B Ernesto Gonzelez had a hit and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 2B Fred Pariseau hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B/1B Jim Eighmy had a double and an intentional walk.

For the Reds, 3B Randy Casebolt had 3 hits with a double and his 8th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

May 28, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Juan Cruz, lf, Tampa Bay (33 R .302/.356/.505) Had 10 hits with 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 R and 6 RBI in 6 G
NL Player of the Week - Marv Helton, 1b, Pittsburgh (25 L .459/.510/.779) Had 17 hits with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 R, and 9 RBI in 6 G He will be the Player of the Month with video game numbers for May....

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

May 21: 3B Mike Huggins of New York (A) hit 1 home runs at Toronto. His second came with 1 out and a man on base in the top of the 10th. He had 4 RBIs. The Yankees won, 6 to 5, in 10 innings. The Yankee pitchers walked 10 and only struck out 2.
May 22: 2B Hal Grafton of Cincinnati had 7 RBIs at home versus Atlanta. He had 3 hits with a double and a home run and drew a walk. The Reds won, 17 to 8.
May 22: Kansas City won at Milwaukee, 8 to 7, in 17 innings. The Brewers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to force extra innings. each team scored a run in both the 12th and 16th innings. The Royals out-hit the Brewers, 20 to 10.
May 24: LF Bradley Hibbert of Montreal hit 2 home runs at home versus San Francisco. He had 3 hits. The Expos won, 4 to 1.
May 24: 1B Marv Helton of Pittsburgh hit 2 home runs at Colorado. he had 4 hits and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 6 RBIs. The Pirates won, 15 to 5. Helton is now batting an amazing .447 on the season with 43 RBI in 44 G. 1.249 OPS!!
May 24: RHP Mark McCormick of Washington pitched a 3-hit shutout at Kansas City. He walked 4 and struck out 3. He is now 3-4 with a 1.98 ERA. He was the Senators' 10th pick in the Expansion Draft. That's one we messed up on there. The Senators won, 6 to 0.
May 25: Baltimore scored 4 times in the bottom of the 9th to beat Los Angeles (A), 5 to 4. SS Jeff O'Brien hit a 2-out, 3-run double to win the game.
May 27: SS Dick Hedrick of Pittsburgh hit 2 home runs at Colorado. He hit a double and had 6 RBIs. The Pirates won, 10 to 2.
May 27: RF John Chandler of Kansas City hit 2 home runs at home versus Washington. He had 4 hits and 6 RBIs. The Royals won, 10 to 4.

Random Fact of the Week: Okay! We stink on offense and we are atrocious pitching and our fielding, other than throwing out base stealers, is below average! I can work with this!

[Questdog]

Monday, May 28, 2001

IF Rickey Clayton has made a 'play me or trade me' demand. He's hitting .200 with no power and fielding horribly. Nobody wants him; I already shopped him around. P's Tony Ricketts and Ron Beckman are the only players we have that anyone else is interested in trading for. I told him that if he wants to be a starter, I can send him to Indianapolis (AAA), but maybe Jacksonville (AA) would be better suited to his talent level. I cannot guarantee he will start games in Indianapolis....

We are back in Oregon and manager Jim Perkins (64) has his Phillies here to play us a 4-game series. They lost 3 of 4 in Phoenix over the weekend, though they outscored the Diamondbacks for the series. All three losses were by 1 run. This is the first time we have played them. They are 9th in the National League in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Portland is #16 with 3.5). Their batters lead the NL in strikeouts. They are 8th in runs allowed with 4.2 per game (Portland is #12 with 4.6). Their pitchers are 2nd in strikeouts and 2nd to last in home runs allowed and walks.

Philadelphia Phillies (22-27 .449 13 GB in 5th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (19-30 .388 11 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Larry Edmunds, Phi (31 R 3-2 3.35 7.5-0.3-3.7-6.9 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (29 R 4-5 3.79 9.6-0.6-2.2-5.2)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PHILADELPHIA
1: SS Tom Scott (23 R .255-1-16-.624 in 200 AB)
2: 1B Arturo Martinez (28 L .271-6-17-.858 in 140 AB)
3: RF Ignacio Medina (30 L .320-8-33-.942 in 169 AB)
4: LF Charlie Reshard (23 L .355-3-12-1.082 in 62 AB)
5: C Fred Wann (28 R .291-9-21-.877 in 165 AB)
6: CF Rick Lewis (24 L .307-9-27-.827 in 192 AB)
7: 3B Dario Torres (30 S .186-7-21-.649 in 145 AB)
8: 2B Tomas Vazquez (27 R .241-2-6-.665 in 79 AB)
9: P Larry Edmunds (31 R .200-0-2-.400 in 15 AB)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .368-0-0-.821 in 19 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .301-3-16-.842 in 133 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .290-5-20-.814 in 138 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .286-0-6-.776 in 35 AB)
5: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .243-4-21-.654 in 181 AB)
6: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .262-5-18-.713 in 168 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .195-0-2-.442 in 41 AB)
8: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .200-0-3-.567 in 60 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .063-0-0-.180 in 16 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 55 deg. Clear Skies with a 17 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Tom Scott swings at a 3-1 pitch and flies out to right. Arturo Martinez takes a 3-1 pitch and walks. Ignacio Medina swings at a 2-2 pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. SS Rick Ferrell is not hitting, but he can pick it!

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston hits the ball hard, but lines out to 2nd. Frank Wiginton flies out to deep center. Rich Babbin grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the 2nd: Another 0-2 pitch leaves the yard, courtesy of Fred Wann. 1 to 0, Phillies.

Bottom of the 6th: Fred Wiginton leads off with a double to right center, but Rich Babbin, Ernesto Gonzelez and Fred Pariseau all go down swinging.

Top of the 7th Fred Wann leads off and homers to left. 2 to 0, Phillies. Rich Lewis follows with a home run to right center. 3 to 0, Phillies.

Bottom of the 7th: Masanori Ishii and Rick Ferrell lead off with back-to-back hits. Jim Eighmy singles up the middle to load the bases up with no outs. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Doody. He grounds into a 3-6-3 double play and Ishii scores. 3 to 1, Phillies. Jerry Alston strikes out to end the inning.

Top of the 8th: New Pitcher: LHP Steve Mulder. Arturo Martinez swings at his first pitch and plants it in the right field seats. 4 to 1, Phillies. 4 runs, 4 home runs.

Bottom of the 8th: New pitcher: RHP Barry Willis. Frank Wiginton leads off with a hard hit to right center. New pitcher: RHP Dave Robertson. Rich Babbin doubles on a 2-2 pitch to left and Wiginton scores from 1st! 4 to 2, Phillies. Ernesto Gonzelez lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Babbin stops at 3rd. New pitcher: RHP Miguel Avila. After Fred Pariseau strikes out, Masanori Ishii sends one to deep right center that maybe, no...caught. Babbin trots home. 4 to 3, Phillies.

Top of the 9th: With a runner on 3rd and 2 outs, we make a Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. Arturo Martinez, who has already homered is up. First pitch to Martinez is in the dirt and bounces away from C Masanori Ishii and the runner scores.... WP. 5 to 3, Phillies.

Lost - 5 to 3

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

Ron Rau went 6+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 3 home runs (to tie the Beaver record), 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Neville Carter went 1 inning and retired all 3 batters he faced.
LHP Steve Mulder went 1+ inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home runs, 2 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Greg Richey went 2/3 of an inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 1 intentional walk.
LHP Pedro Huerta went 1/3 of ab inning, allowed a hit and struck out 1. He threw a run-scoring WP.

Larry Edmunds (W 4-2) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 9.
LHP Kip Chesley (SV 15) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 2.

LF Frank Wiginton had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. OUr 3-4-5 hitters struck out 7 times. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits. 3B Jim Eighmy had 2 hits.

For the Phillies, 1B Arturo Martinez had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season and drew a walk, C Fred Wann had 3 hits with 2 home runs and drew a walk. He now has 11 home runs on the year, CF Rick Lewis had 2 hits with his 10th home run.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 29, 2001

Philadelphia Phillies (23-27 .460 13 GB in 5th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (19-31 .380 12 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Alfonso Munoz, Phi (23 L 2-1 4.55 9.1-0.7-3.3-4.6 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Pete Reilly, Por (27 R 2-1 3.33 8.9-1.8-4.1-4.4)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PHILADELPHIA
1: SS Tom Scott (23 R .250-1-16-.612 in 204 AB)
2: 1B Arturo Martinez (28 L .278-7-18-.886 in 144 AB)
3: RF Ignacio Medina (30 L .310-8-33-.916 in 174 AB)
4: LF Charlie Reshard (23 L .348-3-12-1.047 in 66 AB)
5: C Fred Wann (28 R .304-11-23-.935 in 168 AB)
6: CF Rick Lewis (24 L .311-10-28-.845 in 196 AB)
7: 3B Dario Torres (30 S .188-7-21-.645 in 149 AB)
8: 2B Mike Chapin (27 S .292-0-4-.757 in 48 AB)
9: P Alfonso Munoz (23 R .050-0-1-.145 in 20 AB)

PORTLAND
1: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .307-3-16-.853 in 137 AB)
2: 1B Jim Eighmy (27 R .219-0-3-.593 in 64 AB)
3: CF Scott Setta (34 R .308-2-10-.802 in 78 AB)
4: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .243-4-21-.650 in 185 AB)
5: 3B Joe Hartin (32 R .125-0-1-.359 in 24 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R First Game .278-3-14-.839 in 115 AB in AAA)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .222-0-2-.489 in 45 AB)
8: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .318-0-0-.739 in 22 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (27 R .333-0-0-.667 in 9 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 51 deg. Partly Cloudy with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.

Tom Scott swings a t the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Arturo Martinez swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd. Full count to Ignacio Medina and he takes ball four. Full count to Charlie Reshard and he pops one out to shallow left. Wiginton, ho was playing deep, has ti hustle and he make a great sliding catch!

Bottom of the 1st: Frank Wiginton flies out to deep center. Full count to Jim Eighmy and he takes ball four. Scott Setta grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.

Bottom of the 2nd: With 1 out, Joe Hartin doubles off the top of the center field wall. Ron Charles, in his Beaver debut, singles to left and Hartin sops at 3rd. Rick Ferrell rips one right to the second baseman for a line out double play....

Top of the 3rd: P Pete Reilly starts off by walking his opposite number, P Alfonso Munoz. With 1 out, he plunks Arturo Martinez. With 2 outs, Charlie Reshard singles and Munoz scores. 1 to 0, Phillies.

Top of the 4th: Rick Lewis draws another lead-off walk. After two strike outs, the pitcher is up and we are thinking maybe, P Pete Reilly can strike out the side, buy P Alfonso Munoz hits a 2-2 to left for a hit and Lewis goes to 3rd. Tom Scott singles to right, scoring Lewis, but P Munoz tries to take 3rd, but RF Jerry Alston shoots him down to end the inning. 2 to 0, Phillies.

Bottom of the 5th: With 1 out, Ron Charles draws a walk and Rick Ferrell sends him to 2rd with a little poke hit to right. Ferrell is then thrown out trying to steal. Jerry Alston walks to bring up the pitcher's spot. Since, P Pete Reilly is already over 100 pitches in 5 innings, we send up a Pinch-Hitter: RHB Rickey Clayton, who, in truth, is probably not as good a hitter as Reilly.... He take a 3-2 pitch for ball four to load the bases with 2 outs. Frank Wiginton draws a walk! 2 to 1, Phillies. Jim Eighmy grounds out to short to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th: Scott Setta reaches on an error by their shortstop, Tom Scott. E-6. He goes to 2nd on a ground out and to 3rd on a hit by Joe Hartin. Ron Charles send one to center and Rick Lewis makes a diving catch to rob him of a hit, but Setta trots home with the tying run. 2 to 2. 2 outs. Rick Ferrell reaches on an error by 3B Dario Torres (E-5) and the Jerry Alston doubles to center to score Hartin! 3 to 2, Beavers! Pinch-Hitter: RHB Masanori Ishii. He gets and intentional walk. New pitcher: RHP Bobby Duarte. Frank Wiginton up and Duarte throws a wild pitch! Ferrell scores! 4 to 2, Beavers! Now the give Wiginton a free pass. Sure! Walk everybody! I'm okay with that! Pinch-Hitter: LHB Ernesto Gonzelez. Full count and he takes strike three.... the ball was a foot outside....

Top of the 9th: On the Hill: RHP Ron Beckman, beginning his third inning of work, but he has only thrown 15 pitches. Dario Torres leads off with a liner over the shortstop for a hit. Tying run comes to the plate.... Pinch-hitter: LHB Tim Rasmussen. .321 with 2 HR in 28 AB. He grounds one to the hole on the right side and Fred Pariseau makes a diving stop and throws him out at 1st! Awesome play! 1 out. Runner on 2nd, but he does not matter. Pinch-hitter: RHB Tim Reigle. 4 for 11 (.364). He flies out to right. 2 outs. He smacks a grounder over the first base bag for a double.... 4 to 3, Beavers and the tying run is in scoring position. My lefties are not rested, so it's up to Beckman.... Arturo Martinez strikes out!!! ....and THIS Ballgame Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 4 to 3

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

Pete Reilly went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 HBP, 4 walks and struck out 4. 106 pitches.
RHP Neville Carter (W 2-1) went 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Ron Beckman (SV 5) went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit.

Alfonso Munoz (L 2-2) went 5.2 innings, gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 6 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. Control had not been a major issue in his previous 10 starts, but it sure was today.

LF Frank Wiginton drew 2 walks and had an RBI on one of them. 3B Joe Hartin had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. C Ron Charles, in his Beaver debut, went 1 for 2 with a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Jerry Alston hit a double, drew a walk, had an RBI and threw out a runner at 3rd.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Philadelphia Phillies (23-28 .451 14 GB in 5th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (20-31 .392 11 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Steve Balla, Phi (32 R 2-4 5.08 8.3-1.2-5.8-7.2 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Tony Ricketts, Por (26 R 2-6 3.92 8.9-1.2-1.7-6.2)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PHILADELPHIA
1: SS Tom Scott (23 R .254-1-18-.621 in 209 AB)
2: 1B Arturo Martinez (28 L .270-7-18-.867 in 148 AB)
3: RF Ignacio Medina (30 L .307-8-33-.912 in 176 AB)
4: LF Charlie Reshard (23 L .343-3-13-1.017 in 70 AB)
5: C Fred Wann (28 R .302-11-23-.931 in 172 AB)
6: CF Rick Lewis (24 L .312-10-28-.846 in 199 AB)
7: 3B Ray Moon (31 R .111-0-1-.259 in 27 AB)
8: 2B Mike Chapin (27 S .275-0-4-.715 in 51 AB)
9: P Steve Balla (32 R .000-0-0-.000 in 9 AB)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .320-0-1-.793 in 25 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .300-3-17-.844 in 140 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .289-5-21-.813 in 142 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .275-0-6-.733 in 40 AB)
5: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .238-4-21-.637 in 189 AB)
6: 3B Jim Eighmy (27 R .212-0-3-.585 in 66 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .224-0-2-.490 in 49 AB)
8: C Ron Charles (30 R .500-0-1-1.000 in 2 AB)
9: P Tony Ricketts (26 R .176-0-1-.399 in 17 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 51 deg. Clear Skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center.

Tom Scott grounds out to 3rd. Arturo Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Ignacio Medina flies out to center. Charlie Reshard hits a ground ball to the left side and SS Rick Ferrell makes a great stop and pegs him out!

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston strikes out. Frank Wiginton takes a 3-2 pitch for a walk. He then gets caught stealing. C Fred Wann is not known for his arm and P Steve Balla is not known for being difficult to run on.... Rich Babbin flies out to left.

Top of the 2nd: Fred Wann leads off with a liner to center for a hit. Rick Lewis reaches when 1B Ernesto Gonzelez boots his grounder. E-3. Ray Moon grounds out and the runners move up to 2nd and 3rd. Mike Chapin grounds out to 2nd and Wann scores. 1 to 0, Phillies. P Steve Balla, 0 for 9 on the year, is now 1 for 10.... 2 to 0, Phillies.

Top of the 5th: With 1 out, Tom Scott singles and steals 2nd and then scores on a pop fly to left that drops for a hit by Arturo Martinez. 3 to 0, Phillies. Ignacio Medina then homers to right. 5 to 0, Phillies.

Bottom of the 6th: The game is over and we are losing, 8 to 0.... Jerry Alston gets our first hit with a liner to right....

Lost - 8 to 2

We had 2 hits and made 1 error.
The Phillies had 13 hits and made 1 error.

Tony Ricketts (L 2-7) went 5.2 innings, allowed 8 runs (6 earned), 11 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Freddy Arana went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Edmondo Buenaventura went 2 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Steve Balla (W 3-4) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 5 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

LF Frank Wiginton hit a triple and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Fred Pariseau drew 1 walks.

For the Phillies, SS Tom Scott had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. 1B Arturo Martinez had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. RF Ignacio Medina had 2 hits with his 9th home run of the season and had 3 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 31, 2001

LHP Jim Ackley was activated from the Disabled List and RHP Billy Rueter was sent back to Indianapolis (AAA). 3B Jim Eighmy and 3B Joe Hartin were was also sent to Indianapolis because they had a special 3 for 1 deal on airplane tickets. 3B Tim DePriest and 1B/3B Ray Wilson were called up.

Philadelphia Phillies (24-28 .462 13 GB in 5th place in the NL East) at
Portland Beavers (20-32 .385 11 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Dale Priddy, Phi (34 R 2-3 2.40 8.9-0.0-2.8-6.5 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Alan Gross, Por (26 L 2-2 4.21 9.1-1.2-3.1-7.3)

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
PHILADELPHIA
1: CF Vic Fernandez (24 S .210-1-10-.537 in 124 AB)
2: 2B Mike Chapin (27 S .273-0-5-.700 in 55 AB)
3: SS Tom Scott (23 R .262-1-18-.634 in 214 AB)
4: LF Rick Lewis (24 L .304-10-28-.825 in 204 AB)
5: 1B Ignacio Medina (30 L .309-9-36-.926 in 181 AB)
6: RF Charlie Reshard (23 L .329-3-13-.984 in 73 AB)
7: C Tim Reigle (34 R .308-0-2-.615 in 13 AB)
8: 3B Tomas Vazquez (27 R .256-2-6-.700 in 82 AB)
9: P Dale Priddy (34 R .125-0-0-.347 in 8 AB)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .310-0-1-.754 in 29 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .301-3-18-.858 in 143 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .283-5-22-.801 in 145 AB)
4: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .236-4-21-.637 in 191 AB)
5: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .260-5-19-.706 in 173 AB)
6: 1B Ray Wilson (37 R .244-0-2-.619 in 41 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .212-0-2-.463 in 52 AB)
8: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R Major League Debut .317-0-9-.727 in AAA)
9: P Alan Gross (26 L .286-0-2-.732 in 14 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 62 deg. (I am sweating!) Clear Skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Vic Fernandez grounds out to short. Mike Chapin strikes out on three pitches. Tom Scott grounds a single past the third baseman. Scoot tries to steal and we have a pitch-out called, but he makes it anyway. Rick Lewis knocks one to left for a hit and Scott heads home from 2nd, but Frank Wiginton throws him out!

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Frank Wiginton grounds out to 2nd and Alston moves up a base. Rich Babbin up and Alston heads for 2rd on the first pitch and he is safe! Babbin flies out to shallow left and Alston has to hold. 2 outs. Fred Pariseau is plunked. Masanori Ishii strikes out. He is now 3 for his last 30 (.100).

Top of the 4th: Tom Scott leads off with a triple to right center. But P Alan Gross hunkers down and SCott is still at 3rd when the inning ends!

Bottom of the 8th: Still a scoreless game. New pitcher: RHP Miguel Avila. Fred Pariseau leads off with a home run to left center! 1 to 0, Beavers.

Top of the 9th: P Alan Gross still on the Hill, but he is starting labor. 113 pitches. The Bullpen is ready to go. Tom Scott, with 1 home run all season, swings at the first pitch and puts in the left field seats.... Tie game at 1. Call to the Bullpen: LHP Pedro Huerta. Rick Lewis bounces a hit to right. Ignacio Medina doubles to left center and Lewis scores. 2 to 1, Phillies.

Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: LHP Kip Chesley, their closer. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Scott Setta. He flies out to left. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Rickey Clayton. He pops out to 2nd on the first pitch. Full count to Frank Wiginton and he takes ball four. Pinch-Hitter: RHB Ron Charles. He grounds a 1-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Tying run is in scoring position with 2 outs for our cleanup hitter, such as he is.... 3-2 pitch and Fred Pariseau takes a mighty cut and misses it by a mile.... ballgame.

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors.
The Phillies had 9 hits and made no errors.

Alan Gross went 8+ innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had 2 hits.
LHP Pedro Huerta (L 1-1) faced 2 batters and gave up 2 hits and a run.
RHP Greg Richey went 1 inning and walked a batter intentionally and struck one out.

Dale Priddy went 5.2 innings, gave us no runs, 4 hits, 1 HBP, 2 walks and struck out 3. 99 pitches.
RHP Tim Bowman (W 2-5) went 1 inning, gave us 1 hit and struck out 2. He has an 8.04 ERA after this outing.
LHP Kip Chesley (SV 16) went 1 inning, gave us a hit and a walk and struck out 1.

RF Jerry Alston had a hit and 2 walks and stole 2 bases, but did not score a run. LF Frank Wiginton had 2 walks and threw a runner out at the plate. PH Ron Charles had a hit. 2B Fred Pariseau hit his 5th home run of the season. 1B Ray Wilson had 2 hits with a double. 3B Tim DePriest was 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his Major League Debut.

For the Phillies, SS Tom Scott had 3 hits with a triple and his 2nd home run of the year and stole a base.

[Questdog]

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

[Questdog]

Friday, June 1, 2001

Manager Clyde Black (63) has his Padres here to play a 3-game series over the weekend. They just split a 4-game series with the Pirates in Pittsburgh. We lost 3 of 4 against them in San Diego the first time we met and scored 9 total runs in the 4 games. They are 14th in runs scored in the NL with 3.8 per game (Portland is #16 (last) with 3.5). They are 1st in fewest runs allowed with 3.5 (Portland is #13 with 4.6). Their pitchers have the lowest batting average allowed in the NL at .238. Portland is at .277. The league average is .258.

San Diego Padres (28-25 .528 3 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (20-33 .377 11 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Lenny Barker, SD (34 L 3-4 4.68 9.5-0.8-3.6-8.1 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Steve Mulder, Por (28 L 0-1 4.70 1 SV 11.7-0.6-4.7-6.5)

Barker is 2nd in the NL in SO/9. We have not faced him before.

I am not so keen on giving Steve Mulder another start, but after sending Billy Rueter back to Indianapolis, Mulder is the only fresh starter available. The plan is for Edmondo Buenaventura to move back into the rotation.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: RF Joe Greenslit (27 R .262-3-22-.646 in 191 AB)
2: SS Floyd Miller (26 R .276-7-19-.799 in 203 AB)
3: 1B Jesus Quintana (25 L .289-4-23-.799 in 211 AB)
4: 2B Bob Sargent (28 R .231-9-32-.747 in 195 AB)
5: LF Gene Collins (26 R .275-3-17-.762 in 171 AB)
6: 3B Dave Watts (32 R .222-3-19-.665 in 162 AB)
7: C Mark Parker (27 R .179-1-7-.596 in 56 AB)
8: CF Ron Shively (24 R .264-2-10-.670 in 159 AB)
9: P Lenny Barker (34 L .174-0-3-.391 in 23 AB)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Rickey Clayton (31 R .200-0-3-.524 in 65 AB)
2: 1B Ray Wilson (37 R .267-0-2-.673 in 45 AB)
3: CF Scott Setta (34 R .289-2-10-.755 in 83 AB)
4: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .254-5-19-.691 in 177 AB)
5: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .000-0-0-.000 in 4 AB)
6: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .295-3-18-.849 in 146 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .214-0-2-.465 in 56 AB)
8: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .323-0-1-.804 in 31 AB)
9: P Steve Mulder (28 L 1.000-0-0-2.000 in 1 AB)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Weather: 54 deg. Partly Cloudy with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Joe Greenslit beats out an infield hit. Floyd Miller drills one, but CF Scott Setta manages to run it down near the wall in right center. Jesus Quintana up and Greenslit lights out for 2nd, but is thrown out by C Masanori Ishii! Mulder is pretty tough to run on. Quintana lines a hit to center. Bob Sargent walks on four pitches. Gene Collins bloops one to right and Jerry Alston makes an unbelievable catch to saves runs!

Bottom of the 1st: Man, our lineup against lefties is just pitiful.... Rickey Clayton flies out to center. Ray Wilson walks from a full count. Scott Setta flies out to the warning track in center. Masanori Ishii grounds out to short.

Top of the 3rd: Joe Greenslit leads off with another infield single and then Floyd Miller hits a home run to left. 2 to 0, Padres. Jesus Quintana walks and then Bob Sargent beats out an infield hit. The Bullpen is activated. Gene Collins singles to center to load the bases up with no outs. Dave Watts doubles down the left field line to scores a pair. 4 to 0, Padres and 6 straight to reach base is enough.... Call to the Bullpen: RHP Freddy Arana. He's gonna have to eat some innings.... Mark Parker walks to load the bases back up and still no outs. Ron Shively flies out to center and Collins scores. 5 to 0, Padres.

Bottom of the 4th: With 1 out, Scott Setta gets our first hit and with 2 outs, Tim DePriest gets his first Major League hit. Setta heads to 2rd and the throw is bad and he scores. 1B + E-8. 5 to 1, Padres.

Bottom of the 7th: Masanori Ishii leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a hit by Tim DePriest. Frank Wiginton grounds a hit up the middle and Ishii scores and DePriest goes to 3rd. 5 to 2, Padres. Rick Ferrell beats out an infield hit, but DePriest held at 3rd, so the bases are loaded with nobody out. New pitcher: RHP Jack Helgerson. Jerry Alston taps one back to the pitcher and they get the force out at the plate. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Rich Babbin. He flies out to right and the runners hold. Pinch-Hitter: LHB Ernesto Gonzelez. Rickey Clayton, the man pinch-hit for comes back to the dugout and slams his helmet on the ground and then kicks it an nearly takes out Pitching Coach Gary Marquardt. I sure would like to trade him, but if no one will take him, what can you do? We cannot really afford to just cut him. Maybe when SS Randy Penn gets off the DL, I can figure out something. Meanwhile, Gonzelez grounds out to 1st to give us no runs after loading the bases up with no outs.....

Bottom of the 9th: With 2 outs and nobody on, PH Ron Charles hits a home run to left. 5 to 3, Padres.

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 9 hits and made 1 error.
The Padres had 9 hits and made 1 error.

Steve Mulder (L 0-2) went 2+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he never made it to the plate.... Yeah, he won't start again....or ever face a right-hander in a crucial situation.
RHP Freddy Arana went 3 hitless innings, but walked 3 and struck out no one. What to make of that?
RHP Neville Carter went 2 innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Ron Beckman went 2 innings and allowed 2 walks. He threw a WP. So our bullpen went 7 innings, allowed only 1 hit, but walked 7 and struck out only 1.... That is an odd line....

Lenny Barker (W 4-4) went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.
LHP Charlie Baird (SV 4) went 1 inning and have us a run on a home run and struck out 1.

C Masanori Ishii hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run and was 2 for 2 in throwing out Joe Greenslit. 3B/2B Tim DePriest had 2 hits. SS Rick Ferrell had 2 hits. PH Ron Charles hit a home run.

For the Padres, RF Joe Greenslit had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. SS Floyd Miller hit his 8th home run of the season, walked twice and had 2 RBIs. 3B Dave Watts hit a double, walked 3 times and had 2 RBIs.

Down on the Farm: P Danny Roberson (26 L) of Stockton (A+) was named the California League Pitcher of the Month: 5-0 2.79 38.2 IP 32 H 1 HR 12 BB 21 SO. He is no prospect and had a 6.19 ERA in April. But Stockton, when Roberson did not win the game, was 5-19 in May.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 2, 2001

San Diego Padres (29-25 .537 3 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (20-34 .370 12 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Phil McPhie, SD (26 R 3-4 4.89 10.3-0.7-3.0-6.9 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Ron Rau, Por (29 R 4-6 3.86 9.7-1.0-2.1-4.9)

We lost to McPhie, 3 to 2, on April 22 in San Diego. He gave us 1 run on 4 hits and no walks in 8 innings and struck out 9.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: RF Joe Greenslit (27 R .270-3-22-.665 in 196 AB)
2: C Jose Hernandez (30 R .263-4-19-.687 in 186 AB)
3: 1B Jesus Quintana (25 L .288-4-23-.796 in 215 AB)
4: SS Floyd Miller (26 R .277-8-21-.817 in 206 AB)
5: 2B Bob Sargent (28 R .232-9-32-.752 in 198 AB)
6: 3B Dave Watts (32 R .226-3-21-.685 in 164 AB)
7: LF Chris Bender (27 L .462-0-0-1.101 in 13 AB)
8: CF Ron Shively (24 R .265-2-11-.668 in 162 AB)
9: P Phil McPhie (26 R .250-0-1-.607 in 16 AB)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .286-0-1-.718 in 35 AB)
2: 3B Ray Wilson (37 R .271-0-2-.685 in 48 AB)
3: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .293-3-19-.840 in 150 AB)
4: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .273-5-22-.775 in 150 AB)
5: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .244-0-6-.670 in 45 AB)
6: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .235-5-22-.650 in 196 AB)
7: SS Rick Ferrell (25 R .233-0-2-.500 in 60 AB)
8: C Masanori Ishii (32 R .256-5-19-.699 in 180 AB)
9: P Ron Rau (29 R .118-0-0-.284 in 17 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 55 deg. Partly Cloudy with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left.

Joe Greenslit grounds out to short. Jose Hernandez lines a hit to center. Jesus Quintana grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Floyd Miller takes a 3-2 pitch for ball four. Bob Sargent strikes out!

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston grounds a double over the 1st base bag. Ray Wilson lines out to short and Alston is doubled off.... Frank Wiginton grounds out to the pitcher.

Top of the 2nd: With 1 out, Chris Bender singles up the middle. Ron Shively triples. 1 to 0, Padres. Can we strike out the pitcher and keep the runner at 3rd? 2-2 pitch to P Phil McPhie and he flies out to right and Shively scores. 2 to 0, Padres.

Bottom of the 7th: Fred Pariseau leads off with a walk and Rick Ferrell singles. With 1 out, PH Scott Setta singles to load the bases up. Jerry Alston flies out to center and Pariseau beats the throw home. 2 to 1, Padres. Ray Wilson grounds a hit to right and Ferrell scores to tie the game at 2! New pitcher: RHP Rick Witt. Frank Wiginton doubles to right center and Setta scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! Rich Babbin grounds out to 2nd to end the inning.

Top of the 8th: New Pitcher: RHP Greg Richey. Joe Greenslit leads off with a double to right. With 2 outs, Floyd Miller hits a home run to left center. 4 to 3, Padres.

Bottom of the 9th: New pitcher: RHP Jerry Torres, their closer. 27.2 IP 30 H 11 BB 11 SO. He does not exactly strike fear into the hearts of hitters.... Masanori Ishii pops out to short. Scott Setta flies out to center. Jerry Alston grounds out to 2nd....

Lost - 4 to 3

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

Ron Rau went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.
LHP Jim Ackley, in his first duty since his injury vacation, went 1 perfect inning and struck out 2.
RHP Greg Richey (L 4-2) went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Phil McPhie went 6.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6.
RHP Rick Witt (W 3-1) went 1/3 of an inning and gave us a hit.
RHP Jerry Torres (SV 13) pitched 1 perfect inning.

RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. LF Frank Wiginton hit a double and had an RBI. CF Rich Babbin hit a double. 2B Fred Pariseau drew 2 walks and was hit by a pitch and scored a run. PH/CF Scott Setta had a hit and scored a run.

For the Padres, RF Joe Greenslit had 3 hits with 2 doubles and scored a run. SS Floyd Miller hit his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 2 RBIs.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 3, 2001

San Diego Padres (30-25 .545 3 GB in 5th place in the NL West) at
Portland Beavers (20-35 .364 13 GB in 7th place in the NL West)

Bob Kinney, SD (30 R 1-4 2.15 6.9-0.7-2.9-7.4 H/9-HR/9-BB/9-K/9) vs Pete Reilly, Por (27 R 2-1 3.38 8.9-1.5-4.6-4.9)

The Battle of the Luckless and Lucky Pitchers! To say Kinney has been unlucky is an understatement. He is 4th in the NL in ERA. He has twice pitched at least 7 innings without allowing a run and not gotten a win. He could not even beat us, though in 7 innings, he only gave us 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks and struck out 4. We won the game on April 21 in San Diego, 3 to 1, in 11 innings. Reilly's numbers do not support his 3.38 ERA, not even close....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age Bats BA-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: RF Joe Greenslit (27 R .280-3-22-.691 in 200 AB)
2: C Jose Hernandez (30 R .265-4-19-.690 in 189 AB)
3: 1B Jesus Quintana (25 L .283-4-23-.782 in 219 AB)
4: SS Floyd Miller (26 R .278-9-23-.832 in 209 AB)
5: 2B Bob Sargent (28 R .228-9-32-.738 in 202 AB)
6: LF Gene Collins (26 R .273-3-17-.753 in 176 AB)
7: 3B Dave Watts (32 R .222-3-21-.677 in 167 AB)
8: CF Ron Shively (24 R .267-2-12-.681 in 165 AB)
9: P Bob Kinney (30 R .130-0-0-.261 in 23 AB)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jerry Alston (28 L .308-0-2-.762 in 39 AB)
2: LF Frank Wiginton (30 S .292-3-20-.838 in 154 AB)
3: CF Rich Babbin (36 L .273-5-22-.775 in 154 AB)
4: 1B Ernesto Gonzelez (32 L .229-0-6-.631 in 48 AB)
5: 2B Fred Pariseau (31 R .234-5-22-.657 in 197 AB)
6: C Ron Charles (30 R .500-1-2-1.500 in 6 AB)
7: SS Rickey Clayton (31 R .194-0-3-.519 in 67 AB)
8: 3B Tim DePriest (26 R .222-0-0-.444 in 9 AB)
9: P Pete Reilly (27 R .300-0-0-.600 in 10 AB)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Weather: 64 deg. Clear Skies with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center.

Joe Greenslit grounds a hit up the middle. Jose Hernandez flies out to right. Greenslit steals 2nd, but Jesus Quintana walks anyway on a 3-2 pitch. Floyd Miller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the 1st: Jerry Alston strikes out looking on three pitches. Frank Wiginton strikes out swinging. Rich Babbin swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Beavers! Ernesto Gonzelez flies out to center. He is close to punching his ticket back to Indianapolis. None of the first basemen there are clamoring to get back to Portland, however.

Bottom of the 4th: Rich Babbin and Ernesto Gonzelez lead off with back-to-back walks. Fred Pariseau lines a hit to right and the bases are loaded with nobody out. Ron Charles doubles to right and 2 runs score! 3 to 0, Beavers! We might have to give Charles a chance to win the #1 catching job. They walk Rickey Clayton intentionally to load the bases back up and still no outs.Tom DePriest chops a slow one to short and he is thrown out, but the runners all move up and Pariseau scores. 4 to 0, Beavers. They do NOT walk P Pete Reilly, a better hitter than Clayton, whom they DID walk in the same situation, and he bounces a hit up the middle and 2 more runs score! 6 to 0, Beavers! P Bob Kinney takes a powder. New pitcher: LHP Juan Escudero. Jerry Alston doubles down the right field line! Frank Wiginton beats out an infield hit and P Reilly scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Rich Babbin doubles of the right center field wall and both runners score! 9 to 0, Beavers! The last three hitters to all reach are horrible at hitting lefties and so is Ernesto Gonzelez, whom I have just jinxed. Yep, he pops out to 3rd. 2 outs. Fred Pariseau flies out to right to end the 8-run inning! Can we hold it for 5 innings?

Top of the 9th: Still 9 to 0, Beavers and P Pete Reilly still on the hill with 110 pitches thrown, but he looks fine. Jesus Quintana grounds out to 3rd on an 8-pitch at bat and Reilly is starting to look a little tired. The Bullpen is warming up. Floyd Miller grounds out to the pitcher on an 0-2 pitch. 2 outs. Bob Sargent hits an 0-2 pitch into the left field seats. 9 to 1, Beavers.

Won - 9 to 1

We had 9 hits and made no errors. We only had 12 base runners!
The Padres had 6 hits and made no errors.

Pete Reilly (W 3-1) went 8.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 125 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.
RHP Neville Carter faced 1 batter and struck him out.

Bob Kinney (L 1-5) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3.

RF Jerry Alston had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. CF Rich Babbin hit a double and his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBIs. C Ron Charles hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBIs.

For the Padres, 2B Bob Sargent hit his 10th home run of the season.

[Questdog]

June 4, 2001

Monday Morning Report

AL Player of the Week - Tony Bennet, cf, Kansas City (30 L .328/.383/.607) Had 15 hits with 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 9 R and 9 RBI in 7 G
NL Player of the Week - Joe Greenslit, rf, San Diego (27 R .284/.319/.377) Had 14 hits with 3 2B, 1 HR, 4 R and 2 RBI in 7 G Not much production for all of those hits.

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

May 28: 3B Diego Rueda of Los Angeles (A) hit 2 home runs at New York (A). He walked twice and had 4 RBIs. The Angels lost, 6 to 5, in 10 innings.
May 29: RF Alex Tamayo of Milwaukee hit 2 home runs at Tampa Bay. He had 4 hits, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Brewers won, 8 to 4.
May 30: RHP Joe Sherman of Miami pitched a 3-hit shutout at home versus Colorado. He walked 1 and struck out 12. He is now 4-4 with a 2.33 ERA. The Marlins won, 12 to 0.
June 1: LHP Rod Guerra of Detroit pitched a 5-hit shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 5. He is now 5-3 with a 2.49 ERA. The Tigers won, 5 to 0.
June 2: 3B Ron Janeiro of Houston hit 2 home runs at home versus Los Angeles (N). He also hit a double, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Astros won, 13 to 2.
June 2: 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado had 5 hits at home versus Arizona. He hit a double and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Rockies won, 9 to 1.
June 2: CF Tony Bennet of Kansas City hit 2 home runs a t home versus Chicago (A). He drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. The Royals won, 12 to 1.
June 2: 2B Mike Waters of Toronto had 5 hits at Washington. He hit 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. The Blue Jays won, 12 to 0.
June 2: Boston won at Baltimore, 8 to 6, in 19 innings. The Orioles led, 1 to 0, through 7 innings. The Red Sox scored a run in the 8th to tie the game and a run in the 9th to take the lead, but the O's tied the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th on a lead-off home run by RF Davey Brandes, his only hit of the day. No once scored a gain until the Red Sox plated 6 in the top of the 19th, the big blow a bases-loaded triple by RF Bob Meyer, who did not start the game. The Orioles scored 4 times in the bottom of the inning. RHP Dwayne Foreman earned the win with 8.1 innings of relief. The game lasted 6 hours and 50 minutes, including a 44 minute rain delay in the 6th.
June 3: 3B Steve Gustafson hit a double at Houston to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. He is 28 for 81 (.346) during the streak.
June 3: The day after getting 5 hits in a game, 1B Bobby Manzano of Colorado only had 2 at home this time, but they were both home runs. He drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. The Rockies won, 4 to 2.
June 3: Detroit scored at least 2 runs in each of the first 5 innings at home versus Cleveland and won, 17 to 2. The Tigers did not score after the 5th inning. They had 22 hits and 8 walks and no home runs.
June 3: RHP Gerry Gleason of Seattle pitched a 6-hit shutout at Texas. He did not walk anyone and struck out 1. He is now 7-5 with a 2.89 ERA. The Mariners won, 4 to 0.
June 3: CF Tony Bennet of Kansas City hit 2 home runs at home versus Chicago (A) for the 2nd day in a row. He drew a walk and had 3 RBIs. The Royals won, 5 to 3.

Random Fact of the Week: 1B Marv Helton of Pittsburgh is hitting .457 through the first third of the season. Assuming the same ratio of AB to PA as he has had already, he will need to hit .352 the rest of the way to make it to 502 PA with a .400 batting average. By the way, he is no dink and dunk hitter; he is on a pace to have over 100 extra base hits (and this is no steroid-driven league)! I expect him to get injured and miss the rest of the season any day now....