The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB)

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 13, Year II

The San Diego Padres are here to play 4 games through the weekend. They just swept Seattle in 3 games at home. We are 5-1 against them on the season and swept them in 3 games the last time they were in the Skydome, April 15-17. Mike Nackley just pitched yesterday, so it appears that we will miss him this series. The Padres are 4th in the PCL in scoring with 4.23 runs per game (Portland is 8th with 3.76). They are tied for 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.86 per game (Portland is still #1, barely, with 3.08).

San Diego Padres (37-28 .568 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (39-24 .619 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SD: Paul Jones (26-R 5-4 3.97) vs. POR: Don Panighetti (25-L 3-2 2.32) All-Star

We won in extra innings the only time we have faced Jones this season. He gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 4 hits and 1 walk and in 6 IP.

Panighetti won his first game in over 6 weeks the last time out, pitching a 3 hit shutout. He has only allowed 2 runs total in his last 3 starts, going 25 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: CF Hal Baumgardner (27-R .285-193-3-19-.761)
2: LF Mark Saylor (25-S Season debut)
3: 2B Roger Rojas (25-R .251-239-5-23-.693)
4: RF Butch Nelson (26-R .218-119-4-17-.622)
5: C Lee Dukes (33-R .221-163-2-17-.613)
6: 1B Manny Rivera (29-R .156-32-0-3-.393)
7: 3B Mike Fahy (31-L .305-236-3-31-.765) All-Star
8: SS Lute Campbell (28-R .202-208-2-17-.571)
9: P Paul Jones (26-R .148-27-0-0-.296)

PORTLAND
1: RF Bob Draper (23-L .333-12-1-3-1.083) Rookie
2: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .267-146-2-7-.691)
3: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .300-120-4-12-.818) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .230-230-8-26-.675)
5: 1B Tony Casarez (20-L .261-142-3-7-.675) Rookie
6: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .187-187-4-16-.566) WS MVP
7: C Phil Parker (28-S .167-12-0-0-.481)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .186-140-4-23-.552) Gold Glove
9: P Don Panighetti (25-R .217-23-0-1-.467) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 64 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 22,014

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner grounds out to 2nd. Mark Saylor grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Roger Rojas lines a hit to right. Butch Nelson lines a hit to center. Lee Dukes draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. Manny Rivera grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Bottom of the First:
Bob Draper grounds a hit up the middle. Dave Lesley grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Omar Flores swings at the first pitch and flies out down the right field line. Jeff Austin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Lute Campbell singles to left and P Paul Jones bunts him to 2nd. Hal Baumgardner walks on 4 pitches and then Make Saylor lines a hit to left and Campbell scores. 1 to 0, Padres. Roger Rojas grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Seventh:
Mike Fahy leads off with a double to right center, goes to 3rd on a wild pitch and scores on a hit by Lute Campbell. 2 to 0, Padres. P Paul Jones bunts Campbell to 2nd. Hal Baumgardner walks on 4 pitches. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Chapman (27-R). A wild pitch sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Mark Saylor strikes out. 2 outs. Roger Rojas grounds a hit to center, scoring Campbell. 3 to 0, Padres. Butch Nelson strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a single. C Tod Schreck (31-R) strikes out. 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. PH Woody Griesbach (24-R) grounds a single to left. Bob Draper doubles to right center and Schottler scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. New Pitcher: Don Hook (31-R), their closer. 14 SV and a 2.20 ERA. Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 10 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 9 hits and made no errors

Don Panighetti (L 3-3) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Barry Chapman got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit with 2 strikeouts. He threw a WP.
RHP Jorge Reyna pitched 2 perfect innings with 1 strikeout.

Paul Jones (W 6-4) went 8.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Don Hook (SV 15) faced 1 batter and retired him.

RF Bob Draper had 3 hits with a double and an RBI. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits. PH Tom Borden had a hit, PH Woody Griesbach had a hit.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 14, Year II

San Diego Padres (38-28 .576 2 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (39-25 .609 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SD: Morgan Wilson (28-R 3-1 3.17) vs. POR: Dave Shoemake (27-R 1-0 2.02) Rookie

We beat Wilson the only time we faced him this season, but he only gave us 3 runs in 7 innings.

Shoemake pitched a 6 hit shutout in his 1st start, but was shelled for 9 hits and 4 runs in 4.1 innings last time out. This will be a do or die game for him.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: CF Hal Baumgardner (27-R .281-196-3-19-.756)
2: 1B Ernesto Najarro (23-L .269-145-1-15-.623)
3: 2B Roger Rojas (25-R .255-243-5-24-.698)
4: LF David Shropshire (31-L .214-196-10-29-.691)
5: 3B Mike Fahy (31-L .304-240-3-31-.765) All-Star
6: RF Mark Saylor (25-S .500-4-0-1-1.000)
7: C John Pauley (26-R .267-75-2-4-.716)
8: SS Lute Campbell (28-R .208-212-2-18-.578)
9: P Morgan Wilson (28-L .105-19-0-2-.287) Trade from Kansas City

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .295-112-3-22-.860) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: RF Bob Draper (23-L .412-17-1-4-1.176) Rookie
3: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .298-124-4-12-.808) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .227-233-8-26-.670)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .260-146-3-7-.671) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .258-151-2-7-.669)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .194-191-4-16-.575) WS MVP
8: C Dennis Webb (26-L .243-103-0-7-.587)
9: P Dave Shoemake (27-L .000-6-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 24,615

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner grounds out to 2nd. Ernesto Najarro grounds a double over the bag at 1st. Roger Rojas swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, 3-1, and Najarro moves to 3rd. David Shropshire grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit past the third baseman. With Bob Draper up, Bouvet steals 2nd on a 1-0 pitch. Draper lines a 3-1 pitch to left for a hit and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Omar Flores grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jeff Austin grounds a hit up the middle. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right!! 4 to 0, Beavers!! Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Jeff Schottler swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Second:
Dennis Webb leads off with a double to left. With 2 outs, Bob Draper doubles down the left field line and Webb scores! 5 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Bob Martz (24-R), a rookie beginning his second inning of work. Bob Draper leads off with a single and Omar Flores doubles to left. Jeff Austin triples to left center! 7 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds one to 1st, but Ernesto Najarro boots it and Austin scores. 8 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Jeff Schottler strikes out. Dennis Webb singles to center. P Dave Shoemake gets plunked to load the bases up with 2 outs. Paul Bouvet lines one to center and Hall Baumgardner races back and gloves the ball, but drops it for a 2 base error! 10 to 0, Beavers! Bob Draper, who led off this inning, takes a 4 pitch walk to load the bases back up. Omar Flores flies out to deep right.

Won - 10 to 1

Mike Fahy hit a 9th inning home run to spoil Shoemake's shutout.

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Dave Shoemake (W 2-0) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. 109 pitches. At bat, he was hit with a pitch.

Morgan Wilson (L 3-2) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 2.

RF Bob Draper continued his hot start to his Major League career with 2 hits, including a double. He drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 4th home run of the season and had 4 RBI. C Dennis Webb went 4 for 4 with a double and scored 2 runs.

For the Padres, 2B Roger Rojas had 3 hits with a double.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 15, Year II

Today is the trading deadline and the Baltimore Orioles have offered us a decent second baseman for P Angel Gaspar. Why they think we need a second baseman is beyond me. We are not going to make any more trades this season.

The Padres made a trade with Cleveland, acquiring RP Oscar Soto (30-R) for a mediocre catching prospect. Soto has a 3.18 ERA in 28.1 IP.

San Diego Padres (38-29 .567 3 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (40-25 .615 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SD: Javier Reyna (33-R 6-4 3.16) vs. POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 2-2 3.75) Rookie

We are 1-1 when facing Reyna this season, but have scored 10 runs in 11.1 innings off him.

Gaspar has had back-to-back starts where he allowed 2 runs in 7.2 innings. He only got 1 win, though. Last time out, he set the Beaver record with 10 K's and only walked 1.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: CF Hal Baumgardner (27-R .278-198-3-19-.752)
2: RF Ernesto Najarro (23-L .268-149-1-15-.627)
3: 2B Roger Rojas (25-R .263-247-5-24-.714)
4: LF David Shropshire (31-L .210-200-10-29-.677)
5: 3B Mike Fahy (31-L .303-244-4-32-.773) All-Star
6: 1B Rick Haynes (35-L .179-39-0-1-.431)
7: C Lee Dukes (33-R .223-166-2-17-.617)
8: SS Lute Campbell (28-R .213-216-2-18-.586)
9: P Javier Reyna (33-R .171-35-0-0-.400)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .291-117-3-22-.841) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .302-129-4-12-.815) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .476-21-1-6-1.310) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .231-238-8-28-.681)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .258-151-4-11-.682) Rookie
6: C Dennis Webb (26-L .271-107-0-7-.647)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .195-195-4-16-.573) WS MVP
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .183-142-4-23-.544) Gold Glove
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .067-15-0-0-.133) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 24,634

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner flies out to deep right. Ernesto Najarro draws a walk. Roger Rojas draws a walk... David Shropshire strikes out. Mike Fahy grounds a hit to right a Najarro scores. 1 to 0, Padres. Rick Haynes singles to right and Rojas scores without a throw... 2 to 0, Padres. Lee Dukes grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet leads off with a triple to right! His seventh triple already as a Beaver in his 30th game! At least 3 of them have been leading off the game. Omar Flores flies out to right, but Bouvet holds up.... Ah! I see.... He knew their was going to be a wild pitch! 2 to 1, Padres. Bob Draper swings at a 3-0 pitch (frown) and beats out an infield hit. Jeff Austin strikes out. Tony Casarez up and Draper steals his first base as a Major Leaguer. Casarez strikes out.

Bottom of the Third:
P Angel Gaspar reaches on an error by 2B Roger Rojas, Paul Bouvet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and Omar Flores singles to load the bases up with no outs. Bob Draper, hotter than hot, pops out to short, of course.... Jeff Austin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler singes, steals 2nd and scores on a hit by Eddie Thomas to tie the game at 2 apiece!

Top of the Sixth:
David Shropshire leads off with a home run to right. 3 to 2, Padres.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a double to right center. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Schottler goes to 3rd. PH Tom Borden (30-L) draws a walk. Paul Bouvet lines out to left and Schottler beats the throw home to tie the game at 3! Omar Flores up and Borden steals 2nd! Flores grounds a hit to center and Flores heads home....the throw is late! 4 to 3, Beavers! Flores goes to 2nd on the play. Bob Draper doubles down the right field line and Flores scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! Draper has had a hit every time up, except when he popped out to short with the bases loaded and nobody out. New Pitcher: Danny Gilmore (29-R). 1.71 ERA. Jeff Austin grounds a hit past the shortstop and Draper scores without a throw! 6 to 3, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Won - 6 to 3

We had 12 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 5 hits and made 1 error

It is the first time that we have reached double figures in hits in 4 straight games this season. Our longest streak last season was 5 games.

Angel Gaspar (W 3-2) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 4.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (SV 3) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Javier Reyna (L 6-5) went 6.2 innings, gave us 6 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

2B Paul Bouvet hit a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Omar Flores had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Bob Draper had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored 2 runs. He has finally gotten his batting average over .200! In his last 8 games, he has 12 hits (.414)! PH Tom Borden drew a walk, stole a base and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 16, Year II

San Diego Padres (38-30 .559 4 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (41-25 .621 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SD: Don Polcha (29-R 7-3 4.02) vs. POR: Frank Martin (27-R 6-4 3.61)

We are 2-0 when facing Polcha this season and hit him pretty well both times, but he only earned 1 loss.

Martin has lost his last 2 starts and allowed 27 hits, in his last 3 in only 14.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: CF Hal Baumgardner (27-R .277-202-3-19-.747)
2: RF Ernesto Najarro (23-L .263-152-1-15-.619)
3: 2B Roger Rojas (25-R .260-250-5-24-.708)
4: 1B Otis Smith (34-L .269-160-14-44-.988)
5: LF David Shropshire (31-L .211-204-11-30-.689)
6: 3B Manny Rivera (29-R .139-36-0-3-.351)
7: C John Pauley (26-R .253-79-2-4-.681)
8: SS Lute Campbell (28-R .210-219-2-18-.581)
9: P Don Polcha (29-R .313-32-1-4-.750)

PORTLAND
1: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .308-133-4-13-.820) Rookie
2: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .250-156-2-7-.648)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .520-25-1-7-1.378) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .231-242-8-29-.678)
5: LF Gordon Saunderson (27-L .314-51-1-10-.886)
6: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .201-199-4-16-.586) WS MVP
7: C Phil Parker (28-S .143-14-0-0-.414)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .188-144-4-24-.550) Gold Glove
9: P Frank Martin (27-S .000-25-0-0-.074)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 25,526

Top of the First:
Hal Baumgardner works the count full and then grounds out to short. Ernesto Najarro flies out to deep right. Roger Rojas grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Omar Flores lines a hit to left. Dave Lesley up and Flores heads to 2nd on the first pitch and gets thrown out. Lesley loops a hit into short right center. Bob Draper up and Lesley tries to steal on the first pitch and gets thrown out... That is his first attempted steal as a Beaver and hopefully his last... 2 hits by our first two hitters and the bases are empty.... Bob Draper homers to right! 1 to 0, Beavers! Why did we run ourselves out of a pair of runs? Full count to Jeff Austin and he belts the payoff pitch 420 feet to center for a home run! 2 to 0, Beavers! Gordon Saunderson flies out to shallow left.

Top of the Third:
Lute Campbell leads off with a hit and gets bunted to 2nd by P Don Polcha. Hal Baumgardner singles to center and Campbell heads home, but Jeff Schottler throws him out!

Bottom of the Third:
Omar Flores leads off with a hit and steals 2nd successfully this time and then goes to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Dave Lesley. Bob Draper then homers to right again!!! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fourth:
Roger Rojas leads off with a single and goes to 3rd on a hit by Otis Smith. David Shropshire strikes out. Manny Rivera strikes out. John Pauley strikes out!!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jeff Schottler and Phil Parker start us off with a pair of singles, but Eddie Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Schottler goes to 3rd. P Frank Martin draws a walk and then Omar Flores beats out an infield hit and Schottler scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Don Polcha packing... New Pitcher: Bob Martz (24-R). Dave Lesley grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Eddie Thomas leads off with a hit, goes to 2nd on a bunt by P Frank Martin, to 3rd on a ground out by Omar Flores and scores when 3B Manny Rivera makes a throwing error on Dave Lesley's ground ball. 6 to 0, Beavers.

Won - 7 to 2

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 11 hits and made 1 error

We tie our all-time streak of 5 games in a row with 10 or more hits.

Frank Martin (W 7-4) went 8 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 9 hits, no walks and struck out 5. At bat, he drew a walk.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.

Don Polcha (L 7-4) went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 3 home runs, 1 walk and struck out no one.

3B Omar Flores had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 2B Dave Lesley had 2 hits and an RBI. RF Bob Draper hit 2 home runs and had 4 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit his 9th home run of the season. C Phil Parker had 3 hits.

For the Padres, CF Hal Baumgardner had 3 hits with a triple and an RBI. SS Lute Campbell had 3 hits with a double and scored both of their runs.

[Questdog]

Monday, June 17, Year II

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Tom Werner, CF/2B, Cleveland (24-R .243/.320/.375) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 11 RBI in 7 G
PCL Player of the Week - Bob Draper, RF, Portland (23-L .500/.516/.967) Had 15 hits with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 6 R, 11 RBI in 7 G (1st week in the Majors! 2nd straight Beaver to win PoW)

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

June 11 - 2B Gary Olson (27-R) of Minnesota had 4 hits with a double and a home run and 4 RBI at Kansas City, but the Twins lost, 8 to 7. Olson's 2 errors did not help the cause.
June 12 - Steve Byrd (33-R) of Kansas City pitched a 3 hits shutout at home versus Minnesota. He did not walk a batter and struck out 3. He is now 4-5 with a 5.09 ERA and 1 SV. The Royals won, 7 to 0.
June 12 - 2B Pablo Mateo (24-R) of Chicago hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI at home versus Cleveland. The Cubs won, 10 to 3.
June 13 - Greg Shupe (26-L) of Philadelphia pitched a 1 hit shutout at Boston. He walked 4 and struck out 7. The hit was a 1 out single in the 2nd inning. He retired the final 21 batters in a row. It was only the 2nd Major League start of his career. He is now 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA. The Phillies won, 12 to 0.
June 16 - LF Ricky Eden (34-R) of New York hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI at home versus Philadelphia. The Giants won, 8 to 3.
June 16 - 1B Tim Vigen (27-L) of St. Louis only had 1 hit, but it was a Grand Slam in the top of the 11th inning at Pittsburgh. He had 5 RBI. The Cardinals won, 8 to 4, in 11 innings.

Random Fact of Week: The Washington Senators had the worst record in Baseball last year (64-98 .395 37 GB). They started this season off 2-7 (.222). Since then, they are 45-13 (.776)!! They have played very well in close games: 16-3 (.842) in 1 run games and 5-1 (.833) in extra innings. But they are 2nd in scoring in the NL and 1st in fewest runs allowed, so it is not being done with smoke and mirrors.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 18, Year II

The San Francisco Seals are in Portland to play a 3 game series. They won 3 of 4 at home against Seattle over the weekend. They have won 7 of their last 9. We are 3-0 against them so far this year. This is their first trip to the Skydome. They are 9th in scoring in the PCL with 3.72 runs per game (Portland is #8 with 3.90). They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.87 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.03).

San Francisco Seals (37-32 .536 6 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (42-25 .627 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Rex Wooley (31-L 0-1 4.05) vs. POR: Don Panighetti (25-L 3-3 2.46) All-Star

This will be Wooley's 3rd start of the season. We have not faced him before. He gave up 6 runs in 5 innings in his last start.

Panighetti gave up 3 runs in 6.1 innings last time out and took the loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Dan Fortino (25-R .363-113-3-13-.968) Rookie
2: 2B Clint Graham (29-R .220-159-1-13-.574)
3: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .370-127-6-22-.955)
4: 1B Marcos Barron (33-R .291-199-8-31-.823)
5: RF Gary Halbert (29-R .232-233-6-30-.706)
6: LF Ron Chestnut (31-L .270-237-4-30-.751)
7: SS Javy Vasquez (22-R .239-234-2-23-.654)
8: C Chip Carpenter (29-R .199-191-5-18-.623)
9: P Rex Wooley (31-L .200-5-0-0-.400)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .294-119-3-23-.862) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .255-161-2-8-.652)
3: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .284-74-0-5-.662)
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .232-246-9-30-.690)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .250-156-4-11-.661) Rookie
6: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .203-202-4-16-.591) WS MVP
7: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .179-106-4-11-.573) Rookie
8: C Tod Schreck (31-R .115-26-0-2-.349)
9: P Don Panighetti (25-R .240-25-0-1-.509) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 21,879

Top of the First:
Dan Fortino draws a walk... Clint Graham lines a hit to center and Fortino beats the throw to 3rd. Chris Greenwald swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play as Fortino scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Marcos Barron pops out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Dave Lesley grounds out to short. Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to center. Jeff Austin grounds a hit to left. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to left and Jeff Austin follows with a home run! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marcos Barron homers to left to tie the game, 2 to 2.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, P Don Panighetti grounds a hit to center, but Griesbach gets thrown out at the plate by CF Dan Fortino...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Tony Casarez leads off with a home run to left center! 3 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Gary Halbert ties the game at 3 with a home run to left... They have only 3 hits.

Bottom of the Seventh:
PH Eddie Thomas (26-R) leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a hit to center by Paul Bouvet. Dave Lesley up and Bouvet steals 2nd on the first pitch thrown to him. They bring the infield in and Lesley lines a hit to right and both runners score!! 5 to 3, Beavers! That sends P Rex Wooley to the showers. New Pitcher: Gus Hanauer (29-R). 1.83 ERA. PH Omar Flores (21-L) fouls out to the catcher. Jeff Austin strikes out. Tony Casarez strikes out.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lee Redden (29-R). 4.94 ERA. Jeff Schottler leads off with a walk. With 1 out, PH Bob Draper (23-L) doubles to left center. Eddie Thomas up and Redden throws a wild pitch and Schottler scores! 6 to 3, Beavers! Thomas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Paul Bouvet grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Draper scores. 7 to 3, Beavers. Dave Lesley beats out an infield hit. LF Tom Borden (30-L), who came on in a double switch last inning, grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Won - 7 to 3

We had 11 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 4 hits and made no errors

New team record streak of 6 games in a row with 10 or more hits!

Don Panighetti (W 4-3) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Don Schmidt (SV 9) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Rex Wooley (L 0-2) went 6+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out no one.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. SS/3B Dave Lesley had 2 hits and 2 RBI. 3B Larry Sinchak had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits with his 10th home run of the season and 2 RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 5th home run. PH Bob Draper hit a double and scored a run, but I ended his 7 game RBI streak. PH/SS Eddie Thomas drew 2 walks and scored a run.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 19, Year II

Today is P Don Panighetti's 26th birthday.

San Francisco Seals (37-33 .529 7 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (43-25 .632 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: A.J. Yates (26-R 7-3 3.12) vs. POR: Bob Grigg (24-R 2-0 2.57)

We won, 1 to 0, the only time we faced Yates, but he was pitching on short rest and only pitched 5 shutout innings.

Grigg gave up 4 runs in 6.2 innings last time out, but got a win when we scored 9 runs. That made up for the 2 times he only allowed 1 run, but had no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Dan Fortino (25-R .357-115-3-13-.960) Rookie
2: 2B Clint Graham (29-R .221-163-1-13-.573)
3: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .359-131-6-22-.926)
4: 1B Marcos Barron (33-R .291-203-9-32-.831)
5: RF Gary Halbert (29-R .236-237-7-31-.731)
6: LF Ron Chestnut (31-L .267-240-4-30-.745)
7: SS Javy Vasquez (22-R .236-237-2-23-.647)
8: C Chip Carpenter (29-R .196-194-5-18-.614)
9: P A.J. Yates (26-R .242-33-1-1-.659)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .298-124-3-24-.860) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .319-138-4-14-.838) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .516-31-3-11-1.531) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .236-250-10-32-.707)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .250-160-5-12-.676) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .260-165-2-10-.660)
7: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .174-109-4-11-.564) Rookie
8: C Dennis Webb (26-L .279-111-0-7-.659)
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .091-11-0-0-.258)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 21,599

Top of the First:
Dan Fortino swings at the first pitch of the game and pops one foul down the left field line, but Tony Casarez drops the ball for an error... Given another chance, Fortino strikes out! Clint Graham doubles to center, but hurts himself sliding into 2nd. Pinch-runner: Dave DiMeglio (29-L), though I am not certain he can legally be called a 'runner'. Chris Greenwald doubles to right center, and runner or not, DiMeglio scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Marcos Barron pops out to 2nd. 2 outs. Gary Halbert lines a 3-2 pitch to left and Greenwald scores without a throw. 2 to 0, Seals. Ron Chestnut lines one hard and deep to left, but Tony Casarez manages to run it down.

Bottom of the First:
Bill Giffin (24-R) is in to play 2nd. Paul Bouvet lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit. Omar Flores up and Bouvet steals 2nd on a 1-0 pitch. Flores strikes out looking. Bob Draper grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bouvet moves over to 3rd. Jeff Austin pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Second:
Tony Casarez leads off with a grounder up the middle for a hit and Dave Lesley follows with a home run to left!! Tie game: 2 to 2. With 2 outs, P Bob Grigg grounds a single to left and Paul Bouvet doubles to left center, but Grigg only makes it to 3rd and Omar Flores strikes out looking again...

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin draws a walk, steals 2nd and 3rd, but dies there...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Dennis Webb triples to left center, but does not score...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Omar Flores leads off by striking out looking for the third straight time today...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). With 1 out, Bill Giffin draws a walk and Chris Greenwald homers to left... 4 to 2, Seals.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Omar Flores is looking at pitches again, but this time they are all balls. Bob Draper singles to left. Jeff Austin pops out to 2nd. New Pitcher: Jesse Adcock (29-L), their closer. 3-7 with 19 SV and a 3.16 ERA. Tony Casarez is pulled down and PH Jeff Schottler (25-R) is sent up. He lines out to center. 2 outs. Dave Lesley up and a wild pitch moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Lesley flies out to left...

Bottom of the Ninth:
Woody Griesbach leads off by blooping a hit to right. PH Eddie Thomas (26-R) squibs one in front of the plate and they get the force at 2nd, 2-4. PH Larry Sinchak (31-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. 2 outs. Paul Bouvet grounds out to short....

Lost - 4 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 3 errors
San Francisco had 7 hits and made no errors

A new season high for errors...

Bob Grigg went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (L 2-2) faced 3 batters and got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run and 1 walk.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.

A.J. Yates (W 8-3) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6.
LHP Jesse Adcock (SV 20) went 1.2 scoreless innings and gave us 1 hit. He threw a WP.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with a double and stole a base. SS Dave Lesley had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBI. C Dennis Webb hit a triple.

For the Seals, 3B Chris Greenwald hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

The Seals announced that 2B Clint Graham had fractured his kneecap and will be out the rest of the season.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 20, Year II

San Francisco Seals (38-33 .535 6 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (43-26 .623 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Brad Simpson (35-R 9-3 2.90) vs. POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 3-2 3.77) Rookie

We beat Simpson the only time we have faced him this season by scoring 3 runs in 5 innings when he was pitching on short rest.

Gaspar is 2-0 in his last 3 starts, all Quality ones.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Dan Fortino (25-R .345-119-3-13-.934) Rookie
2: LF Ron Chestnut (31-L .266-244-4-30-.741)
3: RF Gary Halbert (29-R .237-240-7-32-.733)
4: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .363-135-7-25-.958)
5: 1B Sandy Mojica (25-R .239-71-2-6-.705) Rookie
6: SS Javy Vasquez (22-R .237-240-2-23-.653)
7: 2B Bill Giffin (24-S .252-151-1-13-.658) Rookie
8: C Chip Carpenter (29-R .197-198-5-18-.611)
9: P Brad Simpson (35-R .097-31-0-3-.222)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .302-129-3-24-.865) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .312-141-4-14-.825) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .486-35-3-11-1.414) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .233-253-10-32-.701)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .252-163-5-12-.675) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .266-169-3-12-.686)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .199-206-4-16-.583) WS MVP
8: C Dennis Webb (26-L .281-114-0-7-.677)
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .059-17-0-0-.118) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 23,272

Top of the First:
Dan Fortino strikes out looking on three pitches! Ron Chestnut takes the count full, but swings and misses the payoff pitch! Gary Halbert swings at an 0-2 pitch and grounds out to short. 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds a hit to right. Omar Flores grounds a hit to center. Bob Draper walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Last time we found ourselves in this situation, we did not score a run... Jeff Austin swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines a hit to left and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds one to 2nd, but they only get a force at 2nd, thanks to a hard slide by Jeff Austin, and Flores scores. 2 to 0, Beavers! Austin is hurt on the play, but Pepe says he is okay and can stay in the game. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and flies out to left, but Draper holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Jeff Schottler grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin bloops a hit over the second baseman's head and then steals 2nd. Tony Casarez hits a home run to right center!! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fourth:
After retiring the first 11 batters of the game, P Angel Gaspar walks Gary Halbert with 2 outs, but strikes out Chris Greenwald!

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Bill Giffin gets the first hit of the game for the Seals, a home run to right... 4 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Sixth:
P Angel Gaspar strikes out the side in order!

Top of the Eighth:
Javy Vasquez leads off with a double to center and scores on a couple of ground outs. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Lee Redden (29-R). 5.25 ERA. Tony Casarez leads off with a walk and Dave Lesley doubles to right center. They walk Jeff Schottler intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Dennis Webb strikes out... PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) grounds into a 4-2-3 double play...no runs...can you break a hand that is already broken?...I think I may have...

Won - 4 to 2

We had 11 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 2 hits and made no errors

Angel Gaspar (W 4-2) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 10, tying his own team record. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (SV 4) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout (Chris Greenwald!).

Brad Simpson (L 9-4) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, stole his 20th base of the season, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 6th home run, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. He has 3 HR in his last 5 starts. SS Dave Lesley hit a double.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 21, Year II

The Seattle Rainiers have come to the Skydome to play a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 2 of 3 in Los Angeles and have lost 11 of their last 13. We are 3-1 against them so far and this is their first trip to Portland. They are 6th in scoring in the PCL with 3.93 runs per game (Portland is up to 7th with 3.91). Seattle is 2nd to last in BA (.238), but leads the PCL in HR (75). They are dead last in fewest runs allowed with 4.89 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.03).

Seattle Rainiers (25-46 .352 19.5 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (44-26 .629 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SEA: Ken Morrison (28-R 2-3 9.68) vs. POR: Frank Martin (27-R 7-4 3.32)

Morrison has had 9 starts. In his last 2, he has allowed 11 total runs in 7 innings pitched. But the time before that he beat us....He gave us 2 runs in 5 innings.

Martin won his last start, but has allowed 36 hits in 22.2 IP in his last 4.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: 2B Bob Dillon (27-R .207-121-4-14-.606)
2: LF John Haynes (30-L .242-62-0-7-.598)
3: 1B Jim Rier (27-L .290-176-10-36-.848)
4: CF Randy Hobson (26-L .314-242-6-26-.836)
5: SS Paul Blaine (24-R .210-262-12-35-.623)
6: RF Pedro de Jesus (26-L .240-100-2-12-.634)
7: 3B Terry Singer (33-R .225-222-3-21-.654)
8: C Ken Murray (33-R .249-181-7-19-.741)
9: P Ken Morrison (28-R .182-11-0-1-.364)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .308-133-3-24-.876) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .310-145-4-14-.816) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .474-38-3-11-1.368) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .237-257-10-33-.705)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .253-166-6-15-.697) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .266-173-3-12-.688)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .201-209-4-16-.587) WS MVP
8: C Dennis Webb (26-L .280-118-0-7-.671)
9: P Frank Martin (27-S .000-26-0-0-.103)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 27,026

Top of the First:
Bob Dillon flies out to right. John Haynes flies out to center. Jim Rier lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson beats out an infield hit. Paul Blaine flies out to left!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet strikes out looking.... a 9.68 ERA and he strikes out looking... Omar Flores beats out an infield hit. Bob Draper grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jeff Austin lines a 3-2 pitch to right and Draper easily makes it to 3rd. Tony Casarez flies out to right.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to right. Dennis Webb beats out an infield hit. P Frank Martin bunts the runners up. 2 outs. Paul Bouvet, who struck out looking his first time up, has a chance to do better... He does... Home run to left!! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Terry Singer doubles to right center. With 2 outs, P Ken Morrison grounds one to short and Dave Lesley throws it away for a 2 base error and Singer scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. That is Lesley's second error of the game... Are we going to have to go back to Eddie Thomas and his .188 batting average?

Bottom of the Fifth:
Paul Bouvet leads off with a hit and Omar Flores bunts him to 2nd. Bob Draper then homers to right center! 5 to 1, Beavers! P Ken Morrison is yanked. New Pitcher: Darryl Haynes (34-L). 2.89 ERA in 53 IP. With 2 outs, Tony Casarez lines a hit to center. Dave Lesley flies out to deep left.

Top of the Sixth:
John Haynes takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With a 4 run lead, you do NOT walk batters! Jim Rier lines a 3-2 pitch to center and Haynes, running on the pitch, goes to 3rd. The Bullpen is up. What is wrong with Frank Martin? Yet another full count to Randy Hobson, but he swings and missed the payoff pitch! Paul Blaine flies out to right and Haynes holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Martin is already at 99 pitches. Pedro de Jesus lines a 2-2 pitch to right for a hit and Haynes scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Frank Martin calls out the trainer, who escorts him back to the clubhouse.... New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). Eddie Thomas (26-R) comes in to play short in a double switch. Terry Singer swings at the first pitch and lines out to 1st!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Mike Aaberg (24-R), beginning his second inning of work. With 1 out, Jeff Schottler singles and C Phil Parker (28-S) draws a walk. After Eddie Thomas strikes out, they change pitchers: Hank Schneider (30-R). Paul Bouvet triples to right and 2 runs score! 7 to 2, Beavers! That is his eighth triple as a Beaver and tenth overall this season and we still have a ways to go before we reach the halfway point! Omar Flores grounds out to short.

Won - 7 to 3

We had 13 hits and made 3 errors
Seattle had 7 hits and made no errors

Frank Martin (W 8-4) went 5.2 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Barry Chapman (H 5) went 2.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. He balked.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1 inning, allowed 1 unearned run and struck out 1.

Ken Morrison (L 2-4) went 4.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.

2B Paul Bouvet had 3 hits with a triple and his 4th home run as a Beaver, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. RF Bob Draper hit his 4th home run and had 2 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had 2 hits, CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. C Dennis Webb went 2 for 2 and scored a run. C Phil Parker walked in his only PA and scored a run. SS Eddie Thomas went 1 for 2.

Pepe says Frank Martin has pulled his hamstring and will be out 4 to 5 weeks.... That puts our top 2 starters on the DL...and neither due back for 5 weeks...

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 22, Year II

P Frank Martin (27-R), our #1 starter, was put on the Disabled List and P Lonny Tomski (28-R) was recalled from Vancouver (AAA).

Seattle Rainiers (25-47 .347 20.5 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (45-26 .634 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SEA: Jim Alexander (26-L Major League debut) Rookie vs. POR: Dave Shoemake (27-R 2-0 1.61)

Alexander walked more than he struck out in the minors this season before being called up. Christy the PA has me rigged up with a special pair of gloves that protect my knuckles while allowing me to write so that I will not hurt myself too bad when we fail to score off this bum....

Shoemake has had 3 starts. 2 were complete games where he only allowed 1 total run, but the other was a stinker. The stinker was against Seattle...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: 2B Bob Dillon (27-R .200-125-4-14-.592)
2: LF Randy Hobson (26-L .313-246-6-26-.831)
3: RF Mark Fenik (27-R .239-230-10-24-.732)
4: CF Jim Perkins (26-L .221-222-11-27-.693)
5: SS Paul Blaine (24-R .211-266-12-35-.625)
6: 3B Terry Singer (33-R .230-226-3-21-.664)
7: 1B Joe Wasserman (29-R .194-93-1-7-.509)
8: C Oscar Reynoso (27-R .250-64-4-14-.799) Rookie
9: P Jim Alexander (26-L Major League debut) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .319-138-4-29-.923) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .261-176-3-12-.676)
3: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .291-79-0-5-.670)
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .241-261-10-33-.710)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .253-170-6-15-.693) Rookie
6: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .207-213-4-16-.595) WS MVP
7: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .177-113-4-11-.562) Rookie
8: C Tod Schreck (31-R .107-28-0-2-.350)
9: P Dave Shoemake (27-L .000-8-0-0-.111) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 28,062

Top of the First:
Bob Dillon lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson up and Dillon takes off for 2nd on the first pitch and gets thrown out by C Tod Schreck! Hobson swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. Full count to Mark Fenik and he flies out to right!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet pops out to 1st. Dave Lesley doubles down the left field line. Larry Sinchak grounds a hit to right and Lesley stops at 3rd. The first pitch to Jeff Austin is a wild one and Lesley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin lines a 3-2 pitch to right center for a hit and Sinchak stops at 3rd. 1-1 pitch to Tony Casarez and Austin breaks for 2nd, but they have a pitchout on and he is out. 2 down. The count runs full to Casarez and he swings at the payoff pitch and grounds a hit to right and Sinchak scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Schottler flies out to center.

Bottom of the Second:
Woody Griesbach leads off with a hit, goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and 3rd on a hit by Tod Schreck. Yes, that is not a misprint; a hit by Tod Schreck. His fourth of the season. P Dave Shoemake bunts Schreck to 2nd. Paul Bouvet walks on 4 pitches. An intentional unintentional walk, I think. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and everyone moves up a base and Griesbach scores. 3 to 0, Beavers! Larry Sinchak swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Schreck scores his first run of the year! 4 to 0, Beavers. 2 outs. Jeff Austin flies out to deep center.

Bottom of the Third:
Tony Casarez leads off with a double to right. Jeff Schottler lines a single to center and Casarez stops at 3rd. Woody Griesbach doubles down the left field line and Casarez scores! 5 to 0, Beavers! That sends P Jim Alexander to the showers. New Pitcher: Darryl Haynes (34-L), who threw 23 pitches yesterday. 2.80 ERA. Tod Schreck strikes out. P Dave Shoemake grounds out to short and Schottler scores. 6 to 0, Beavers! Paul Bouvet triples down the right field line and Griesbach scores! 7 to 0, Beavers! Another triple by Bouvet! Dave Lesley up and a wild pitch scores Bouvet! 8 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
P Darryl Haynes strikes out the side in order, but injures himself.

Won - 10 to 2

Shoemake's 3rd CG in 4 starts!

We had 16 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 8 hits and made 1 error

Dave Shoemake (W 3-0) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. 117 pitches. At bat, he had 2 RBI.

Jim Alexander (L 0-1) went 2+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. He threw 2 WP.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits with a triple and 2 walks, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Counting his time with Philadelphia, he now has 11 triples on the season, 9 with the Beavers. No other batter in Baseball has more than 6 (Perry Templet). SS Dave Lesley had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits. LF Tony Casarez had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Woody Griesbach had 3 hits with a double, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. PH/C Dennis Webb hit a double.

For Seattle, CF Jim Perkins had 3 hits with his 12th home run and 2 RBI.

Seattle announced that P Darryl Haynes had a mild abdominal strain that should bother him for 5 days or so.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 23, Year II

C Dave Benya (27-S) is ready to play, so he has been activated from the Disabled List and C Tod Schreck (31-R) has been optioned to Vancouver (AAA).

Seattle Rainiers (25-48 .342 21.5 GB in 6th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (46-26 .639 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SEA: Dennis Simoneaux (29-R 6-9 3.90) vs. POR: Don Panighetti (26-L 4-3 2.57) All-Star

Simoneaux is their #1 starter. These two pitchers faced off in Seattle on June 8 and we won, 4 to 0. Panighetti threw a 3 hit shutout. Simoneaux pitched well, giving us 2 runs in 6 innings on 5 hits and no walks.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: 2B Bob Dillon (27-R .202-129-4-14-.589)
2: LF Randy Hobson (26-L .312-250-6-26-.826)
3: 1B Miguel Favela (30-R .290-69-2-6-.783)
4: RF Mark Fenik (27-R .240-233-10-24-.731)
5: SS Paul Blaine (24-R .208-269-12-35-.621)
6: CF Jim Perkins (26-L .230-226-12-29-.720)
7: 3B Terry Singer (33-R .226-230-3-21-.654)
8: C Ken Murray (33-R .243-185-7-19-.725)
9: P Dennis Simoneaux (29-R .148-27-1-1-.407)

PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .326-141-4-31-.953) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .305-151-4-14-.797) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .452-42-4-13-1.358) Rookie
4: 1B Tony Casarez (20-L .257-175-6-16-.701) Rookie
5: C Dave Benya (27-S .330-112-2-19-.826)
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .265-181-3-13-.685)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .208-216-4-16-.599) WS MVP
8: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .197-117-4-12-.601) Rookie
9: P Don Panighetti (26-R .259-27-0-1-.545) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 27,458

Top of the First:
Bob Dillon lines a hit to center. Randy Hobson grounds out to short and Dillon goes to 2nd. Miguel Favela flies out to deep center. Mark Fenik swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to left!

Bottom of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds a hit past the shortstop. On the first pitch to Omar Flores, Bouvet steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd... Flores flies out to left. Bob Draper grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach grounds a hit to left. P Don Panighetti tries to bunt, but can't make contact. With 2 strikes, he swings away and doubles to the right field corner and Griesbach scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Paul Bouvet and Omar Flores both ground out, though.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach hits a home run to left center! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Dave Lesley leads off with a home run to left! 3 to 0, Beavers! Simoneaux had only allowed 4 home runs all season, pitching half his games in the Kingdome, and we have 2 today!

Won - 3 to 0

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 4 hits and made no errors

Don Panighetti (W 5-3) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 this, 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 2. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.

Dennis Simoneaux (L 6-10) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits and stole a base. SS/3B Dave Lesley hit his 4th home run of the season. LF/RF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits with his 5th home run and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Monday, June 24, Year II

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Tim Vigen, 1B, St. Louis (27-L .305/.403/.496) Had 14 hits with 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 11 R and 8 RBI in 7 G
PCL Player of the Week - Paul Bouvet, 2B, Portland (26-R .344/.400/.549 Had 13 hits with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 3 SB, 1 CS, 5 R, 8 RBI in 6 G (3rd career PoW. 3rd straight Beaver to win PoW. Slash line for complete season)

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

June 18 - Nick Robertson (27-R) of Denver pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Minnesota. He walked 3 and struck out 5. He is now 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 7 starts. The Bears won, 3 to 0.
June 18 - RF Dale Ainsworth (27-L) of New York had 4 hits with a triple and 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam, drew a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 7 RBI at home versus Washington. The Giants won, 14 to 6.
June 19 - Pete McKendrick (27-R) of Oakland pitched a 4 hits shutout at home versus San Diego. He walked 4 and struck out 7. It was his 3rd Major League start and first win. Ge is now 1-2 with a 2.91 ERA. The Oaks won, 4 to 0.
June 19 - 3B/1B Steve Merritt (26-L) of Brooklyn had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at Baltimore. The Dodgers won, 10 to 3.
June 19 - Cleveland lost SP Pete Gatton (27-R) for a full calendar year to torn labrum. He was 0-4 with a 3.86 ERA in 9 starts. Last year, he was 17-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 29 starts.
June 21 - Ray Bankston (31-L) of Milwaukee pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Kansas City. He walked 1 and struck out 9. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 10-4 with a 3.60 ERA in 17 starts. The Brewers won, 5 to 0.
June 21 - Vern Oberman (29-L) of St. Louis pitched a 2 hits shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 4 and struck out 4. He beaned a batter.
It is his second shutout of the season. He is now 8-4 with a 2.45 ERA in 17 starts. The Cardinals won, 2 to 0.
June 22 - 3B Damien Carr (28-L) of Detroit hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Chicago. The Tigers won, 9 to 5.
June 23 - Andy Byers (33-R) of Boston pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus New York. He walked 1 and struck out 1. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-7 with a 3.63 ERA. He was 19-4 with a 2.97 ERA last year.
June 23 - LF Glenn Brazell (30-L) of Cincinnati had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 5 RBI at Pittsburgh. The Reds won, 7 to 5.
June 23 - In the 2nd game of a double header at St. Louis, Cleveland won, 11 to 9. RF Jonah Sivertson (24-L) only hit 2 singles, but scored a run and had 5 RBI. For the Cardinals, 2B Joe Froelich (23-R) had 3 hits with a double and a home run, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. The Cardinals won the 1st game, 8 to 2.

Random Fact of Week: Paul Bouvet is hitting .404 in June with 15 extra base hits in 21 games. 15 R and 23 RBI out of the leadoff spot. 7 triples! June is OUR month! 18-4!

[Questdog]

Monday, June 24, Year II

We are in Los Angeles to play 4 games in 3 days with a double header today. We are in the middle of a stretch of 20 days without a day off. We won't get a break until the All-Star Game. The Angels were just swept in 3 games here over the weekend by the Padres. We are 2-4 against Los Angeles on the season and lost 2 of 3 the last time we were here, April 19-21. They are 11th in scoring with 3.40 runs per game (Portland is up to #6 with 4.03!). We are averaging 5.27 runs per game in June! June is OUR month! The Angels are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.81 per game (Portland is still #1 with 2.97). We have allowed 2.48 runs per game in June!

Portland Beavers (47-26 .644 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (35-38 .479 12 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

Game One
POR: Bob Grigg (24-R 2-0 2.31) vs. LA: Allen Sanders (29-R 6-8 2.68)

Sanders is 2-0 in his last 3 starts. Before that he lost 7 in a row in 8 starts. Only once during that stretch did the Angels score more than 2 runs for him and then only 4 in the 1 game he had a no decision. He is 2-0 against us, both games back in April, when he was the PCL Pitcher of the Month. He gave us 1 run in 17 IP.

Grigg allowed 2 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings in his last start and struck out a season high 5.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .297-155-4-14-.777) Rookie
2: C Dave Benya (27-S .319-116-2-19-.799)
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .413-46-4-13-1.242) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .248-266-10-33-.718)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .257-179-6-16-.697) Rookie
6: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .266-184-4-14-.701)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .206-218-4-16-.596) WS MVP
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .192-151-4-24-.560) Gold Glove
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .154-13-0-0-.368)

LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Bob Duncan (34-R .202-233-5-15-.585)
2: SS Bobby Chubb (25-R .200-130-0-7-.472)
3: CF Ron Nachman (29-L .291-296-7-27-.761) PCL MVP
4: 3B David Aytes (31-R .232-272-13-38-.713)
5: RF Billy Shiyou (33-L .312-215-11-34-.907) Hit .198 last year
6: C Larry Hardy (25-S .252-151-1-13-.667)
7: LF Joel Daniels (37-L .273-176-4-23-.770)
8: 1B Chip Klinefelter (26-R .207-179-3-18-.567)
9: P Allen Sanders (29-R .167-36-0-1-.356)

Game Start: 5:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 17,685

Top of the First:
Omar Flores tries to bunt his way on, but gets thrown out by the catcher. Dave Benya grounds out to 2nd. Bob Draper flies out to center.

Bottom of the First:
Bob Duncan grounds out to 2nd. Bobby Chubb swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd. Ron Nachman swings at the first pitch and flies out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Tony Casarez singles and Dave Lesley walks, but Jeff Schottler grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the Third:
P Bob Grigg retired the first 6 batters of the game, but Joel Daniels leads off with a home run to right... 1 to 0, Angels.

Top of the Fifth:
Jeff Schottler leads off with a double to center that looked like a home run to me, but it bounced back onto the field. He goes to 3rd on a ground out by Eddie Thomas and scores on a fly ball by P Bob Grigg. Tie game : 1 to 1.

Top of the Seventh:
Tony Casarez leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dave Lesley bunts him to 2nd. They walk Jeff Schottler intentionally to get to Eddie Thomas, but Eddie does not get to bat. PH Paul Bouvet (26-R) is sent up. He hits a home run to left!!!! 3 runs score!!! 4 to 1, Beavers! With 2 outs, Omar Flores doubles down the right field line and then Dave Benya doubles down the left field line! 5 to 1, Beavers! But Benya is hurt... He just got off the DL!!! I call foul!!! Phil Parker goes in to run for him and will stay in to catch. P Allen Sanders hits the bricks. New Pitcher: Jerry Cunningham (33-R) with an ERA of 1.00 in 36 IP. Bob Draper pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Ron Nachman singles and David Aytes follows with a home run to left. 5 to 3, Beavers.

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Bruce Stevenson (37-R) with an 0.62 ERA in 29 IP. Acquired in a trade with Oakland on June 1st. He is beginning his second inning of work after setting us down in order in the Eighth. With 1 out, Paul Bouvet singles to left. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) triples to right and Bouvet scores! 6 to 3, Beavers! They walk Omar Flores intentionally. Phil Parker grounds one to 2nd, but SS Bobby Chubb drops the throw at 2nd for an error and Saunderson scores! 7 to 3, Beavers! That's all we get.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jorge Reyna (32-R). With 1 out, PH Dave Bailey (24-S), batting .211 with 1 HR in 57 AB, homers to left... 7 to 4, Beavers.

Won - 7 to 4

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 9 hits and made 1 error

Bob Grigg (W 3-0) went 7.2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks, 1 HB and struck out 5. 132 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (H 3) made 1 pitch and got an out.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.

Allen Sanders (L 6-9) went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

3B Omar Flores hit a double, was walked intentionally and scored a run. C Dave Benya hit a double and had an RBI. PR/C Phil Parker had an RBI. CF Jeff Schottler hit a double, was walked intentionally and scored 2 runs. PH/2B Paul Bouvet went 2 for 2 with a home run, his 5th of the year, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. PH Gordon Saunderson hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

Game Two
POR: Don Schmidt (27-R 7-3 1.38 9 SV) vs Thurman Franklin (26-R 3-6 7.33)

We only faced Franklin once last season, way back on April 8 of Year I. We beat him and scored 6 runs in 5.2 innings. He is pitching on short rest.

Schmidt is making his first Major League start because we do not want to call up someone from AAA and we do not want to pitch someone on short rest.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .340-147-5-34-.988) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .296-159-4-14-.781) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .392-51-4-13-1.160) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .247-271-10-33-.713)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .258-182-6-16-.700) Rookie
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .263-186-4-14-.697)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .208-221-4-16-.605) WS MVP
8: C Dennis Webb (26-L .295-122-0-7-.705)
9: P Don Schmidt (27-R .000-1-0-0-.000) First Major League start

2B Paul Bouvet has only played 37 games with the Beavers now, but leads the team in RBI with 34. From the leadoff spot! Jeff Austin has played 71 games, almost all in the cleanup hole...

LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Bob Duncan (34-R .198-237-5-15-.578)
2: SS Bobby Chubb (25-R .200-135-0-7-.476)
3: CF Ron Nachman (29-L .289-301-7-27-.755) PCL MVP
4: 3B David Aytes (31-R .233-275-14-40-.725)
5: RF Billy Shiyou (33-L .307-218-11-34-.898)
6: LF Joel Daniels (37-L .274-179-5-24-.788)
7: C Willie Hernandez (29-L .283-106-2-8-.736)
8: 1B Chip Klinefelter (26-R .213-183-3-18-.576)
9: P Thurman Franklin (26-R .267-15-0-2-.600)

Game Start: 8:25 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 62 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 16,709

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. When a pitcher is on short rest, should we be swinging at first pitches? Omar Flores tries to bunt his way on again and again fails. 2 pitches, 2 outs... Bob Draper swings at the fist pitch and then the second and keeps on swinging until he strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Bob Duncan flies out to left. Bobby Chubb loops a hit to left. Ron Nachman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play!

Our first 9 batters go down in order against this bum pitching on short rest... 19 pitches through 3 innings...

Top of the Fourth:
Batter #12, Bob Draper is the first to reach base for us, with a 2 out hit to right. He immediately gets himself thrown out stealing....

Top of the Fifth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a hit. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Dave Lesley grounds one to 3rd and David Aytes makes an errant throw! 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to right and Austin scores and Lesley beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Beavers! Dennis Webb exactly duplicates Schottler's feat! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Don Schmidt bunts Webb to 2nd. Paul Bouvet lines a hit to right and Schottler scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Omar Flores grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Joel Daniels leads off with a home run to right... 3 to 1, Beavers. Willie Hernandez singles to center. We get the Bullpen up. With 2 outs, Bob Duncan, batting under .200, homers to left... 3 all...

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin homers to left! 4 to 3, Beavers! Tony Casarez follows with a home run to right! 5 to 3, Beavers! Thurman Franklin is relieved. New Pitcher: Jerry Cunningham (33-R), who's ERA is now 0.99 after the first game. He gives up a 2 out hit to Jeff Schottler, but that is all.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Billy Shiyou doubles to right and Joel Daniels singles. Call to the Bullpen: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). Eddie Thomas comes in to play short in a double switch. Willie Hernandez doubles to right center and Shiyou scores... 5 to 4, Beavers. Chip Klinefelter gets beaned to load the bases up with 2 outs. PH Dave Bailey (24-S), who hit a home run in the first game, flies out to center! The Angel Bullpen has no fresh arms to come into the game next inning.

It does not matter; we go down in order....

Bottom of the Seventh:
Bob Duncan leads off by reaching on a 2 base throwing error by our Gold Glove shortstop, Eddie Thomas.... Bobby Chubb flies out to right and Duncan tags up and goes to 3rd. With the infield in, Ron Nachman grounds out to 2nd. David Aytes swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to short!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: A tired Ron Huelsmann (23-R), after retiring us in order in the Seventh. Bob Draper doubles down the left field line. Jeff Austin bloops a hit to right and Draper beats the throw to the plate! 6 to 4, Beavers! Tony Casarez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L), who hit a pinch-hit triple in the first game, grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Jeff Schottler beats out an infield hit. Dennis Webb pops out to 1st.

Top of the Ninth:
Eddie Thomas hits a pop up behind 3rd that drops for a hit. Paul Bouvet reaches base when 2B Bob Duncan boots his ground ball. With 1 out, Bob Draper hits a home run to right!!!! 9 to 4, Beavers!!!

Won - 9 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Los Angeles had 10 hits and made 2 errors

Don Schmidt (W 8-3) went 5.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (H 2) went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit and 1 HB.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (SV 5) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.

Thurman Franklin (L 3-7) went 5.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.

RF Bob Draper had 3 hits with a double and his 5th home run in only 14 games, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. That gives him 16! 1B Jeff Austin had 3 hits with his 11th home run, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit his 7th home run. CF Jeff Schottler had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Angels, C Willie Hernandez had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

Pep's report on C Dave Benya is a chronic back soreness that will keep him sidelined for 2 weeks.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, June 25, Year II

C Dave Benya (27-S) was put back on the Disabled List and C Tod Schreck (31-R) was recalled from Vancouver (AAA). Schreck had as many hits for the Mounties in his 2 days there as he has had for the Beavers all season (4).

Portland Beavers (49-26 .653 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (35-40 .467 14 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 4-2 3.58) Rookie vs. LA: Dave Ibarra (28-R 6-6 3.63) All-Star

We are 2-0 when Ibarra has started against us this season, but he does not have a decision and has given us 2 runs in 9.2 innings. He won 18 games last year. He is pitching on short rest.

Gaspar is 3-0 in his last 4 starts with a 2.67 ERA and 30 SO in 30.1 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .336-152-5-35-.969) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .287-164-4-14-.758) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .411-56-5-16-1.235) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .254-276-11-35-.732)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .257-187-7-17-.708) Rookie
6: C Dennis Webb (26-L .294-126-0-8-.699)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .218-225-4-17-.620) WS MVP
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .194-155-4-24-.558) Gold Glove
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .100-20-0-0-.200) Rookie

LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Jim Crawford (24-R Major League Debut) Rookie
2: 1B Ricky Pulido (29-L .253-83-2-10-.694)
3: CF Ron Nachman (29-L .289-305-7-27-.752) PCL MVP
4: 3B David Aytes (31-R .229-279-14-40-.715)
5: RF Billy Shiyou (33-L .311-222-11-34-.904)
6: C Larry Hardy (25-S .253-154-1-13-.670)
7: LF Dave Bailey (24-S .220-59-2-7-.728)
8: SS Bob Duncan (34-R .198-242-6-17-.587)
9: P Dave Ibarra (28-R .115-26-0-0-.399) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 17,256

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet strikes out looking... Omar Flores grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bob Draper strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Jim Crawford swings at the first Major League pitch he ever sees and lines out to 1st. Ricky Pulido grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Nachman swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
After Jeff Austin strikes out, Tony Casarez doubles to the right field corner and then steals 3rd. Dennis Webb lines a hit to right and Casarez scores! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Second:
David Aytes leads off with a single to right and with 2 outs, P Angel Gaspar walks Dave Bailey and Bob Duncan to load the bases up, but strikes out P Dave Ibarra to avoid bloodshed.

Bottom of the Third:
Jim Crawford leads off with a double to center, his first Major League hit, and then goes to 3rd on a ground out. Ron Nachman scores him with a line drive hit to center. Tie game at 1 apiece.

Top of the Fourth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a hit to left and then steals 2nd, but Tony Casarez walks anyway and then Dennis Webb singles to right to load the bases up with no outs. Jeff Schottler flies out to center and Austin beats the throw to the plate! 2 to 1, Beavers! But that is all we get as Eddie Thomas and P Angel Gaspar both make outs.

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Luis Padia (30-R) with a 5.51 ERA. With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler hits a home run to left center! 3 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Dave Bailey leads off with a hit and goes to 3rd on a single by Bob Duncan. Call to the Bullpen: Mitch Dowdell (25-L). PH Rich Cox (30-L), batting .323 with no HR in 31 AB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Bailey scores. 3 to 2, Beavers. Jim Crawford pops out to 2nd. PH Bob Farris (28-R), batting .170 with no HR in 53 AB, grounds a hit to center and Cox goes to 3rd. Ron Nachman swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left, scoring Cox and sending Farris to 3rd... Tie game: 3 all. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Chapman (27-R). David Aytes grounds a hit to left and Farris scores... 4 to 3, Angels. Billy Shiyou hits a 3 run home run to left.... 7 to 3, Angels. 6 run inning...

Lost - 7 to 3

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 11 hits and made no errors

Angel Gaspar went 6+ innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (L 1-2 BS 2) got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs and 2 hits. Editor's Note: The Official Scorer flubbed up and charged Dowdell with a run that should have been given to Gaspar.... A bug report has been filed.
RHP Barry Chapman went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.

Dave Ibarra went 5 innings, gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Luis Padia (W 2-4) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1.

LF Tony Casarez had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. C Dennis Webb had 3 hits and an RBI. CF Jeff Schottler hit his 5th home run of the season and had 2 RBI.

For the Angels, RF Billy Shiyou hit his 12th home run and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, June 26, Year II

Portland Beavers (49-27 .645 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (36-40 .474 13 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

POR: Lonny Tomski (28-R 1-2 4.08) vs. LA: Lon Rice (24-R 0-3 7.64) Rookie

Two Lonnies! We have not faced Rice before. He has given up 5 HR in 17.2 IP. He is pitching on short rest.

In Tomski's last start for Vancouver (AAA), he gave up 10 hits in 4 IP....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .325-157-5-35-.940) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .280-168-4-14-.740) Rookie 1 for his last 19
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .390-59-5-16-1.182) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .254-280-11-35-.729)
5: C Dennis Webb (26-L .308-130-0-9-.723)
6: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .259-189-4-14-.686)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .219-228-5-19-.632) WS MVP
8: LF Woody Griesbach (24-R .208-120-5-13-.643) Rookie
9: P Lonny Tomski (28-R .222-9-0-0-.444)

LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Jim Crawford (24-R .250-4-0-0-.900) Rookie
2: SS Bobby Chubb (25-R .200-140-0-7-.474)
3: CF Ron Nachman (29-L .291-309-7-29-.755) PCL MVP
4: 3B David Aytes (31-R .234-282-14-41-.724)
5: RF Billy Shiyou (33-L .310-226-12-37-.910)
6: LF Joel Daniels (37-L .279-183-6-25-.808)
7: C Willie Hernandez (29-L .300-110-2-9-.771)
8: 1B Bob Duncan (34-R .200-245-6-17-.590)
9: P Lon Rice (24-L .400-5-0-2-.733) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angel Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right.
Attendance: 17,513

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds out to short. Omar Flores lines out to center. Bob Draper fouls out to the catcher... The gloves Christy the PA gave me do not work all that well; it still hurts my broken hand when I punch the wall....

Bottom of the First:
Jim Crawford leads off with a home run to left... 1 to 0, Angels. I will write left-handed from here on out... Bobby Chubb flares a hit to right. This may be the last we ever see of Lonny Tomski in a Beaver uniform.... Chubb steals 2nd. Ron Nachman grounds out to 2nd and Chubb goes to 3rd. David Aytes flies out to deep center and Chubb trots home. 2 to 0, Angels. Billy Shiyou swings at the first pitch and flies out to right.

Bottom of the Second:
Joel Daniels leads off with a walk, goes to 2nd on a wild pitch, to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a hit by Bob Duncan. 3 to 0, Angels.

Top of the Third:
With 2 outs, Paul Bouvet gets our first hit of the game and then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on an error by the catcher on the throw to 2nd. Omar Flores walks and Bob Draper lines a hit to right and Bouvet scores. 3 to 1, Angels.

Top of the Fourth:
Dennis Webb leads off with a hit and Dave Lesley draws a walk. Jeff Schottler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Webb goes to 3rd. Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and P Lonny Tomski singles to right to scored Webb. 3 to 2, Angels. Tomski cannot pitch, but he can hit... Paul Bouvet swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Fifth:
Omar Flores leads off with a hit to left and Bob Draper beats out an infield hit. Jeff Austin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Flores goes to 3rd. With Dennis Webb up, Austin steals 2nd. Webb flies out to deep center and Flores scores to tie the game at 3.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Joel Daniels leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, his 3rd walk of the day. Willie Hernandez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Bob Duncan beats out an infield hit. PH Dave Bailey (24-S) is announced. Call to the Bullpen: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). Bailey homers to center.... 6 to 3, Angels.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bruce Stevenson (37-R) and his 0.84 ERA with 18 H in 32 IP. But he is pitching for the fourth straight day. Dennis Webb leads off with a home run down the right field line that barely clears the fence! His first of the season. 6 to 4, Angels.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Ernie Auel (28-R), their closer. 1.44 ERA and 17 SV in 19 opportunities. Paul Bouvet leads off with a single to center. Omar Flores takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bob Draper swings at the first pitch and lines out to 2nd and Bouvet is doubled off 2nd.... Jeff Austin grounds out to the catcher...

Lost - 6 to 4

First time that we have lost back-to-back games since May.

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 7 hits and made 1 error

Lonny Tomski (L 1-3) went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Lou Hertzberg faced 3 batters and hot 2 outs, but gave up 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Lon Rice went 5 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Jerry Cunningham (W 1-2) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit and struck out 2.
RHP Ernie Auel (SV 18) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.

2B Paul Bouvet had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Omar Flores had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run. RF Bob Draper had 2 hits and an RBI. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits with his first home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, June 27, Year II

P Lonny Tomski (28-R) has been sent back to Vancouver (AAA) and P Larry Smith (27-R) has been recalled. He has had one start for Portland and it was a CG shutout, so he deserves another.

We are in Kansas City to play a 4 game series through the weekend. The Royals just dropped 2 of 3 here to the Astros. We are 1-3 against them this season and split a pair of games the first time we came here, April 9-10. The Royals are 2nd in the PCL in scoring with 4.59 runs per game (Portland is up to 5th with 4.12). Even though they play in a tough park to hit home runs in, they are 2nd in the PCL in HR with 78, only 1 shy of Seattle, who play in an easy park for HR. They are 2nd to Denver in scoring and I think it is safe to say that the Royals are the best hitting team in the PCL this year so far. They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.91 per game (Portland us still clinging to 1st with 3.09). Without 2 of our top starting pitchers for the next five weeks, we will probably not hold the top stop for much longer. The Royals lead the League in fewest HR allowed with only 35 given up. They still have the highest payroll in Baseball.

Portland Beavers (49-28 .636 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (40-36 .526 6.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Dave Shoemake (27-R 3-0 1.72) Rookie vs. KC: John Wolters (25-R 6-2 3.36) Rookie

Wolters control is not the best (3.6 BB/9), but other than that, he has been excellent this season. He is 2-0 against us, allowing us 1 run each time.

Shoemake has thrown 3 CG in his first 4 starts. I think he is due for an ERA correction outing....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .327-162-5-35-.935) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .281-171-4-14-.746) Rookie 1 for his last 19
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .391-64-5-17-1.152) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .250-284-11-35-.721)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .262-191-7-17-.722) Rookie
6: C Dennis Webb (26-L .316-133-1-11-.756)
7: CF Woody Griesbach (24-R .211-123-5-13-.648) Rookie
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .255-192-4-14-.679)
9: P Dave Shoemake (27-R .000-10-0-2-.091) Rookie

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .328-293-9-29-.883)
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .263-190-3-18-.714)
3: CF Randy Schmitt (26-L .333-303-16-48-.965) PCL RoY All-Star
4: RF Roberto Gil (27-L .302-116-6-27-.817)
5: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .251-243-7-37-.694) All-Star Gold Glove
6: LF Ed Gladney (32-L .260-154-7-24-.708)
7: C Tim Pierce (29-R .250-60-0-4-.647)
8: 3B Jose Arias (30-R .313-16-0-0-.665)
9: P John Wolters (25-S .167-24-0-1-.408) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 28,299

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet draws a walk. Omar Flores swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd, Bouvet moving up to 2nd. Bob Draper grounds out to the pitcher and Bouvet goes to 3rd. Jeff Austin draws a walk. Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and doubles to right center and Bouvet scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Dennis Webb grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Alejandro Prieto swings at the first pitch and triples to right... Ernie McGuire swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short and Prieto scores to tie the game at 1 apiece. Randy Schmitt strikes out! Roberto Gil lines out to left.

Top of the Second:
Woody Griesbach leads off with a double to right and Dave Lesley draws a walk. P Dave Shoemake up and Griesbach steals 3rd for some reason... Shoemake bunts Lesley to 2nd. Paul Bouvet beats out an infield hit, but the runners had to hold up, so the bases are loaded with 1 out. Omar Flores swings at the first pitch and flies out to center and Griesbach beats the throw to the plate. 2 to 1, Beavers. Bob Draper swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Third:
Jeff Austin takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three. Tony Casarez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Dennis Webb singles to right and Casarez goes to 3rd. Woody Griesbach flies out to center and Casarez tags up and scores. 3 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Ernie McGuire singles to right. Randy Schmitt grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and then steals 2nd. Roberto Gil singles to center and Schmitt beats the throw to the plate. 3 to 2, Beavers. Pedro Fuentes doubles off the wall in center and Gil scores to tie the game at 3. Ed Gladney grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jose Arias singles, steals 2nd, goes to 3rd on a passed ball and scores on a single by P John Wolters... 4 to 3, Royals. Alejandro Prieto and Ernie McGuire both single and the bases are loaded with 1 out. The Bullpen is up. Randy Schmitt single+s and 2 runs score... 6 to 3, Royals. Roberto Gil takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases back up.... Call to the Bullpen: Jorge Reyna (32-R). Pedro Fuentes flies out to center and another run trots home. 7 to 3, Royals. Ed Gladney grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a walk and Tony Casarez follows with a blast that went about 8 miles to center! 7 to 5, Royals. New Pitcher: Reggie Mack (27-R) 3.92 ERA. He gives up a 2 out walk to Dave Lesley, but we let P Jorge Reyna bat to end the inning.

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Bob Draper singles and then scores on a double by Jeff Austin! 7 to 6, Royals. Tony Casarez lines one hard, but right to the center fielder.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (27-R). With 1 out, LF Bob Barnes (29-R) hits a home run to left... 8 to 6, Royals.

Lost - 8 to 6

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Kansas City had 12 hits and made no errors

Dave Shoemake (L 3-1) went 3.1 innings, allowed 7 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Jorge Reyna went 3.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 HB and struck out 2.
RHP Barry Chapman went 1 inning, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.

John Wolters went 4+ innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Reggie Mack (W 4-0) went 3 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Jack Rose (SV 15) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 2.

1B Jeff Austin hit a double, drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit a double and his 8th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Woody Griesbach hit a double, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Dave Lesley had a hit and drew 2 walks.

[Questdog]

Friday, June 28, Year II

Portland Beavers (49-29 .628 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (41-36 .532 5.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Don Panighetti (26-L 5-3 2.34) All-Star vs. KC: Kevin McCormick (23-R 1-0 1.80)

This will be McCormick's first Major League start. Before his rookie year last season, he was rated the #14 prospect in Baseball.

Panighetti pitched a 4 hit shutout his last time out and has 2 shutouts in his last 4 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .325-166-5-35-.929) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .274-175-4-15-.728) Rookie
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .377-69-5-17-1.098) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .251-287-11-35-.728)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .267-195-8-20-.752) Rookie
6: C Dennis Webb (26-L .314-137-1-11-.749)
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .220-232-5-19-.630) WS MVP
8: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .258-194-4-14-.689)
9: P Don Panighetti (26-R .267-30-0-2-.590) All-Star

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .329-298-9-29-.888)
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .267-195-3-19-.716)
3: CF Randy Schmitt (26-L .332-307-16-50-.959) PCL RoY All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .294-109-4-25-.862) All-Star Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .254-268-10-26-.739)
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .256-246-7-39-.704) All-Star Gold Glove
7: RF Ed Gladney (32-L .255-157-7-24-.695)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .214-220-6-23-.631)
9: P Kevin McCormick (23-R Season debut as a batter) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: 80 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 36,173

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet grounds one to short, but Alejandro Prieto boots it. Omar Flores grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bob Draper up and Flores steals 2nd. Draper grounds out to 2nd and Flores goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Jeff Austin lines a hit to left and Flores scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Tony Casarez up and Austin steals 2nd. Casarez bounces a hit to right and Austin beats the throw to the plate! 2 to 0, Beavers! Dennis Webb up and a wild pitch sends Casarez to 2nd. Webb doubles to center and Casarez scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! But Webb is hurt and calls out Pepe, the trainer.... We must not be allowed to have any catchers.... Phil Parker goes in to run for him and will stay in to catch. Jeff Schottler lines out to center.

Bottom of the First:
Alejandro Prieto grounds out to short. Ernie McGuire flies out to center. Randy Schmitt grounds one up the middle and Bouvet makes a diving stop, but Schmitt has an infield hit. Ricky Rodriguez up and Schmitt steals 2nd. Rodriguez drills one to deep center, but Jeff Schottler catches it just short of the wall!

Top of the Third:
Bob Draper leads off with a hit and Jeff Austin doubles to left. Tony Casarez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs. Sure would be nice to have the hot hitting Dennis Webb up now... Instead, Phil Parker fouls one off to the left side, but 3B Tony Olson drops it for an error. Given another chance, Parker doubles to the right field corner and two runs score! 5 to 0, Beavers! That ends P Kevin McCormick's first Major League start. New Pitcher: Mike Bates (27-R) with a 1.56 ERA in 52 IP. Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to right and another run is in! 6 to 0, Beavers! Dave Lesley lines a hit to right and Parker scores and Schottler heads to 3rd, but gets thrown out by RF Ed Gladney, who injures himself on the play. 7 to 0, Beavers. Mitch Gingrich is in to play right. P Don Panighetti bunts Lesley to 2nd. 2 outs. Paul Bouvet grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Jeff Austin hits a home run down the left field line! 8 to 0, Beavers! That is only the 2nd home run that Bates has allowed this season

Bottom of the Sixth:
Eddie Thomas is in to play short, Dave Lesley moves over to 3rd and Woody Griesbach is in to play left. The Royals load the bases up with no outs thanks to singles by Randy Schmitt, Rocky Rodriguez and Tony Olson. Pedro Fuentes flies out to left and Schmitt tags up, but gets thrown out by Woody Griesbach! Mitch Gingrich grounds out to 1st, unassisted! No runs!

Won - 8 to 1

The Royals scored a 9th inning run to spoil the shutout... It would have been the 2nd in a row for Panighetti and the 3rd in 5 games.

We had 12 hits and made 2 errors
Kansas City had 9 hits and made 2 errors

We set a new team record with our 7th straight game with a home run!

Don Panighetti (W 6-3) went 8+ innings, allowed 1 run, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3, He threw a WP.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Kevin McCormick (L 1-1) went 2+ innings, gave us 7 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

RF Bob Draper had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 1V Jeff Austin had 4 this, with a double and his 12th home run of the year, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. Don't look now, but he is hitting! 109 AB in June and he has 7 HR and is batting .321 with a .933 OPS! LF Tony Casarez had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Dennis Webb hit a double and an RBI in his only trip to the plate. PR/C Phil Parker had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS/3B Dave Lesley had a hit and 2 walks and an RBI.

For the Royals, 3B Tony Olson had 3 hits with a double and scored their run.

Pepe says C Dennis Webb has a mild hamstring pull that will probably take him 5 days or so to get over.

The Royals announced that Ed Gladney was having back spasms that they hope will go away in a day or two.

[Questdog]

Saturday, June 29, Year II

Portland Beavers (50-29 .633 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (41-37 .526 5.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Bob Grigg (24-R 3-0 2.53) Rookie vs. KC: Don Finley (27-R 5-4 3.34)

Finely is their #1 starter. We beat him the only time we faced him, but only scored 2 runs in 6 innings.

Grigg won his last start and only gave up 3 runs in 7.2 IP, but allowed 7 H, 2 HR and 4 BB.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 3B Omar Flores (21-L .268-179-4-15-.712) Rookie
2: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .220-236-5-20-.631) WS MVP
3: RF Bob Draper (23-L .378-74-5-17-1.092) Rookie
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .260-292-12-38-.756)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .269-197-8-21-.757) Rookie
6: 2B Dave Lesley (27-R .259-197-4-15-.695)
7: C Phil Parker (28-S .304-23-0-3-.751)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (26-R .190-158-4-24-.553) Gold Glove
9: P Bob Grigg (24-R .200-15-0-1-.435) Rookie

KANSAS CITY
1: SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S .326-301-9-29-.882)
2: RF Roberto Gil (27-L .300-120-6-28-.812)
3: CF Randy Schmitt (26-L .334-311-16-50-.959) PCL RoY All-Star
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .292-113-4-25-.849) All-Star Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .261-272-10-26-.754)
6: 1B Pedro Fuentes (31-R .256-250-7-40-.701) All-Star Gold Glove
7: 2B John Brockman (31-L .273-110-1-10-.759)
8: C Jose Muniz (28-R .210-224-6-23-.621)
9: P Don Finley (27-R .111-36-1-2-.326)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 32,054

Top of the First:
Omar Flores swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Jeff Schottler swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right. Bob Draper up and Schottler steals 2nd. Draper doubles to right center and Schottler scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin flies out to left. Tony Casarez strikes out looking.

Bottom of the First:
Alejandro Prieto grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Roberto Gil strikes out. Randy Schmitt grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Ricky Rodriguez leads off with a home run to left center... Tie game: 1 to 1.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Alejandro Prieto singles to right and goes to 3rd on a hit by Roberto Gil and scores on a passed ball... 2 to 1, Royals.

Bottom of the Fourth:
P Bob Grigg strikes out the first two batters, but then walks Jose Muniz. He calls out Pepe, the trainer, and has to leave the game... New Pitcher: Mitch Dowdell (25-L). He strikes out P Don Finley.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Tony Olson hits one 438 feet to left center... 3 to 1, Royals.

Top of the Seventh:
After going down in order for 3 straight innings, we get something going when Tony Casarez and Dave Lesley both draw walks. PH Gordon Saunderson (27-L) singles to center and Casarez heads home and beats the throw! 3 to 2, Royals. Eddie Thomas, who we cannot pinch-hit for because Paul Bouvet needs the day off, grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. PH Tom Borden (30-L) is sent up and Thomas steals 2nd. Borden grounds out to the pitcher and the runners have to hold.... 2 outs. Omar Flores swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Top of the Eighth:
We are back to going down in order...

Top of the Ninth:
Tony Casarez works the count full and then sends one deep to right, but it is caught short of the warning track. Dave Lesley works the count full, also, and then lines a hit to center. New Pitcher: Jack Rose (30-R), their closer. C Tod Schreck (31-) also works the count full, but strikes out. 2 out. Eddie Thomas up.... he flies out to center.

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 5 hits and made 1 error
Kansas City had 5 hits and made no errors

Bob Grigg (L 3-1) went 3.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4.
LHP Mitch Dowdell went 2.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.
RHP Barry Chapman went 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.

Don Finley (W 6-4) went 8.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Jack Rose (SV 16) faced 2 batters (if you want to call them that) and got them both out with 1 strikeout.

RF Bob Draper hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit and an RBI.

Pepe says P Bob Grigg only has a blister on his finger and should not miss his next start.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Thursday, June 6, Year II

We also got a trade offer from the New York Giants, who want Lonny Tomski (28-R). They only offered us a 34 year old relief pitcher, so we declined

I hurt my bum when I fell off the chair at the counter at the bar here. Thankfully Dr. Schwartz was around to help me... to another beer to make me forget the horrible thought of sending Tommyboy away!

Originally Posted by Questdog

Friday, June 7, Year II

Won - 10 to 1

The first time we have reached double figures this season!

And it's hardly June! Will wonders ever cease?

Originally Posted by Questdog

Sunday, June 9, Year II

Our 34th round pick, P Jim Ford (18-R) refused our $10,000 bonus offer. He wants $170,000. That is more than we gave all of our top picks that have signed combined! Neither the Scouting Bureau nor Dave Dafoe think he is worth a lick and his high school stats support their opinions...

Can't hurt to make a note of that guy though and check back in five years where he's on the path to All-Stardom with your least favorite rivals.

[Questdog]

Sunday, June 30, Year II

Portland Beavers (50-30 .625 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Kansas City Royals (42-37 .532 4.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Angel Gaspar (23-R 4-2 3.53) Rookie vs. KC: Jesus Duque (24-L 0-1 3.86) Rookie

This will be Duque's 2nd start this season. In his 1st, he allowed 3 runs in 7 IP and with 2 BB and 10 SO.

Gaspar had a no decision last time out, but is 3-0 in his last 5 starts with a 2.72 ERA and 35 SO in 36.1 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: 2B Paul Bouvet (26-R .318-170-5-35-.911) NL MVP Gold Glove
2: SS Dave Lesley (27-R .260-200-4-15-.698)
3: 3B Larry Sinchak (31-R .293-82-0-6-.670)
4: 1B Jeff Austin (30-R .257-296-12-38-.746)
5: LF Tony Casarez (20-L .265-200-8-21-.749) Rookie
6: RF Woody Griesbach (24-R .211-128-5-14-.645) Rookie
7: CF Jeff Schottler (25-R .221-240-5-20-.629) WS MVP
8: C Tod Schreck (31-R .129-31-0-2-.379)
9: P Angel Gaspar (23-R .130-23-0-0-.261) Rookie

KANSAS CITY
1: RF Roberto Gil (27-L .298-124-6-28-.802)
2: 2B Ernie McGuire (35-R .268-198-3-19-.716)
3: RF Ed Gladney (32-L .259-158-7-24-.703)
4: LF Ricky Rodriguez (31-R .293-116-5-26-.876) All-Star Gold Glove
5: 3B Tony Olson (38-L .262-275-11-27-.764)
6: CF Mitch Gingrich (37-R .148-54-1-6-.407)
7: C Tim Pierce (29-R .254-63-0-4-.658)
8: SS Frank Birch (33-L .143-42-0-2-.529)
9: P Jesus Duque (24-L .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 19 MPH wind blowing out to center.
Attendance: 31,550

Top of the First:
Paul Bouvet pops out to 2nd. Dave Lesley swings at the first pitch and flies out to center. Larry Sinchak grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Roberto Gil bounces a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a hit. Ernie McGuire lines a hit to center. Ed Gladney strikes out looking. Ricky Rodriguez up and they pull off a double steal... Rodriguez grounds out to short and Gil scores. 1 to 0, Royals. Tony Olson up and a wild pitch sends McGuire to 3rd. Olson swings at a 3-0 pitch and doubles to left... 2 to 0, Royals. Mitch Gingrich swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Paul Bouvet gets our first hit of the game, a triple to left center! Dave Lesley grounds out to 2nd and Bouvet scores. 2 to 1, Royals.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach lines a hit to right and Jeff Schottler draws a walk. With Tod Schreck up, a wild pitch moves the runners up. They then decide to walk Schreck intentionally. P Angel Gaspar strikes out. 2 down. Paul Bouvet lines one hard to center, but Mitch Gingrich catches it....

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Larry Sinchak grounds a hit up the middle and Jeff Austin triples to left center! 2 to 2, tie game! Tony Casarez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short, but Austin scores. 3 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
Larry Sinchak lines a hit to left. Jeff Austin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Tony Casarez doubles to left center. They walk Woody Griesbach intentionally, our sixth walk of the game, two of them intentional. Jeff Schottler swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center! Austin scores and Casarez heads home and beats the throw! 5 to 2, Beavers! P Jesus Duque hits the showers. New Pitcher: Bob Cornell (31-R) with a 3.67 ERA in 41.2 IP. PH Bob Draper (23-L) and P Angel Gaspar both strike out...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Phil Parker is in to catch. Tim Pierce and Frank Birch both single and the runners are at 1st and 3rd with no outs. The Bullpen is up. PH Randy Schmitt (26-L) grounds one to 1st and Jeff Austin throws to 2nd to get a force out and maybe start a double play, but the ball does not go to 2nd, but to left field for an error and Pierce scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. Roberto Gil grounds another one to 1st and, undeterred by his previous error, Austin again throws to 2nd, and this time gets the out, 3-6!. Birch goes to 3rd. P Angel Gaspar will be allowed to pitch to righty Ernie McGuire and we will bring in a reliever to face Ed Gladney, a lefty. McGuire homers to left center.... 3 runs score and it is 6 to 5, Royals.... Call to the Bullpen: Lou Hertzberg (30-L). He gets Gladney out, gives up a single to Ricky Rodriguez and gets Tony Olson to ground out to short.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Rich Kinney (33-R) with a 3.63 ERA in 57 IP. Paul Bouvet leads off with a hit. Dave Lesley tries to bunt him over and misses twice and then ends up taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Larry Sinchak flies out to center and Bouvet tags up and makes it to 3rd just ahead of the throw. Jeff Austin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Tony Casarez takes a 3-2 pitch for our ninth walk of the game and forces in a run to tie it up at 6 apiece! Woody Griesbach takes a 3-2 pitch, but strikes out... 2 down. Jeff Schottler swings at the first pitch and lines out to SS Alejandro Prieto (27-S).

Bottom of the Eighth:
They go down in order!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jack Rose (30-R), their closer with a 1.77 ERA. 16 SV with 5 of them against us. We go down 1-2-3....

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Don Schmidt (27-R). Alejandro Prieto leads off with a double to left center... 2B John Brockman (31-L) strikes out. Ernie McGuire, who hit the home run to give them a lead and is now playing at 1st, flies out to left. Ed Gladney strikes out looking!!!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
We go down in order.

Bottom of the Tenth:
Omar Flores (21-L) is now playing 3rd. They go down in order!

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Reggie Mack (27-R) with a 3.86 ERA in 44.1 IP. Our three young outfielders all make outs...

Bottom of the Eleventh:
They go down in order again!

Top of the Twelfth:
We go down in order.

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Mitch Dowdell (25-L). They go down in order with P Reggie Mack batting. They have no one left in their Pen who is not tired.

Top of the Thirteenth:
With 1 out, Omar Flores lines a hit to left. With 2 out, Tony Casarez is up and P Reggie Mack tries to pick off Flores at 1st, but throws the ball way for an error. They then walk Casarez intentionally. Woody Griesbach singles to right and Flores scores! 7 to 6, Beavers! Jeff Schottler grounds out to short, Alejandro Prieto making a great stop.

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
Jorge Reyna (32-R) is ready in the Pen. Ricky Rodriguez strikes out! Lefty Tony Olson, the reason we let Dowdell stay in the game, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Call to the Pen: Jorge Reyna. Mitch Gingrich strikes out! C Jose Muniz (28-R) strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!

Won - 7 to 6 in 13 innings

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
Kansas City had 10 hits and made 1 error

Angel Gaspar went 6.1 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Don Schmidt went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.
LHP Mitch Dowdell (W 2-2) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Jorge Reyna (SV 3) faced 1 batters and struck them both out.

Jesus Duque went 6.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 6 walks (2 INT) and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
RHP Reggie Mack (L 4-1) went 3 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

2B Paul Bouvet had 3 hits with his 10th triple as a Beaver and 12th overall and scored 2 runs. The only player to ever hit more triples in a whole season (and we are at the halfway point this year) is Bouvet himself, who had 15 last year. 3B Larry Sinchak had 3 hits and scored a run. PH/3B Omar Flores went 1 for 2 and scored the go ahead run in the 13th. 1B Jeff Austin went 1 for 6 with a triple and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. LF Tony Casarez hit a double and drew 3 walks (1 INT), scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Woody Griesbach had 2 hits and 3 walks (1 INT), stole a base and knocked in the go ahead run in the 13th. CF Jeff Schottler had a hit and a walk and 2 RBI.

For the Royals, 2B/1B Ernie McGuire had 2 hits with his 4th home run of the season, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.