The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB)

[Questdog]

Friday, August 10, Year I

Both SP John Alecci (25-R) and RP Michael Navarrete (27-L) were put on the train to Vancouver (AAA) last night. My momma always told me to never trust a man who went by the name of Michael. He thinks he's too good to be a Mike or a Mickey.

RP Curt Riley (35-R), who only got to pitch 2 games in the Majors has been recalled. OF Woody Griesbach (23-R) has been called up to help in the outfield while Dale Ainsworth is recuperating. When we need a number #5 starter again, we will call one up. Griesbach has been a bit of a disappointment so far in Vancouver. He was the #48 prospect, according to Baseball American this Spring. We hoped he would knock the cover off the ball and force us to bring him to Portland, but he is only hitting .273 with a.700 OPS in AAA. He has not hit for any power (3 HR) or drawn many walks. He defense has been excellent, at least. Maybe this call up will set him on fire...

San Francisco Seals (53-61 .465 17 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (70-44 .614 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Brett Davidson (31-L 7-12 3.74) vs. POR: Tom Horn (25-L 7-5 2.94) Rookie

Davidson was claimed off waivers from Houston on July 1. Since joining the Seals, he is 2-4 with a 4.86 ERA. We beat him when he was with Houston, but in his start against us as a Seal, we only got 3 hits in 8 IP. We won the game in extra innings, though.

The last time Horn faced the Seals here in the Skydome, he pitched a shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: 2B Clint Graham (29-R .255-330-7-29-.725)
2: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .247-457-13-51-.667)
3: 1B Marcos Barron (32-R .231-347-6-19-.611)
4: C Chip Carpenter (28-R .231-316-10-35-.690)
5: RF Dave DiMeglio (28-L .254-122-1-9-.638)
6: CF Ron Chestnut (31-L .252-425-13-52-.759)
7: LF Dennis Williamson (32-L .280-93-3-15-.763)
8: SS Domingo Santay (26-L .235-68-0-7-.587) Rookie
9: P Brett Davidson (31-L .104-48-0-2-.208)

PORTLAND
1: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .213-150-2-17-.566) Rookie
2: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .257-276-3-33-.665)
3: 2B Gary Long (32-R .262-412-6-41-.678)
4: LF Howard McNeal (30-R .257-265-7-30-.719)
5: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .251-311-6-31-.705) Rookie
6: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .234-406-10-49-.660)
7: RF Woody Griesbach (23-R Major League debut) Rookie
8: C Dave Benya (26-S .157-70-0-2-.415)
9: P Tom Horn (25-L .262-42-0-9-.589) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 25,843

Top of the First:
Clint Graham grounds out to short. Chris Greenwald grounds out to short. Marcos Barron lines one to deep left, but Howard McNeal makes a great catch! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Eddie Thomas lines a hit to left. The battery of P Brett Davidson and C Chip Carpenter is about as tough as it gets to run on. Unless there is a passed ball! Thomas moves to 2nd. Dave Lesley flies out to left. Gary Long grounds out to 3rd. He has cooled off considerably. Hitting under .200 since the 1st of July.... Howard McNeal lines a hit to center and Thomas scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! McNeal tries to steal 2nd and is safe! Jeff Schottler grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Woody Griesbach grounds out to short in his first Major League at bat.

Top of the Third:
Dennis Williamson leads off with a hit and, with 2 outs, Clint Graham homers to straight away center. 440 feet. 2 to 1, Seals.

Top of the Fourth:
Marcos Barron leads off by blooping a hit to right and then Chip Carpenter lines one to left, just over the fence... 4 to 1, Seals. With 1 out, Ron Chestnut doubles to left. With 2 outs, we walk Domingo Santay intentionally to get to the pitcher. Brett Davidson bounces one back to the box, but P Tom Horn throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error and Chestnut scores... 5 to 1, Seals. Clint Graham walks to load the bases up, but Chris Greenwald grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Woody Griesbach strikes out in his 2nd Major League at bat...so much for getting fired up... Dave Benya then singles and PH Joe Harrison (35-R) follows with a double. Eddie Thomas grounds out to 3rd and Benya scores. 5 to 2, Seals.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler singles and then Jeff Austin doubles him home. 5 to 3, Seals.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Brian Hagans (25-R). With 1 out, Clint bounces one back to the box, but Hagans flubs it for an error. Chris Greenwald doubles to left center. We walk Marco Barron intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Chip Carpenter flies out to shallow center and the runners hold. Dave DiMeglio flies out to right!!! No runs!!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
The first two go down quietly, but Howard McNeal beats out an infield hit and then Jeff Schottler lines a home run to left to tie the game at 5 all!!!! That sends Davidson to the showers. New Pitcher: Rich Kinney (33-R). He strikes out Jeff Austin, which is not much to brag about....

Top of the Ninth:
We have to stick with Brian Hagans on the mound for this inning, at least. Ron Chestnut leads off with a hit, but with 2 outs, C Dave Benya throws him out trying to steal!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jesse Adcock (28-L). Their excellent closer and our old one. Got off to a rough start in San Francisco, but has been lights out since the 1st of June. We did get a win off him back in May and he has 2 saves against us. With 1 out, Dave Benya lines a hit to center. Randy James (32-R) is sent up to hit. Adcock does not pay attention to Benya at first base and he lights out for 2nd....C Chip Carpenter's throw is into the outfield and Benya ends up on 3rd!!!! If Brnya scores, he will get to start for a few days! They decide to walk Randy James intentionally to get to Eddie Thomas. 1-1 pitch and Eddie lines a hit to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!!

Won - 6 to 5

We are now 8-6 in walk off games.
Eddie Thomas, the worst hitter on the team, becomes the first Beaver to end 2 games with his bat!

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors
San Francisco had 12 hits and made 1 error

It is the first time we have reached double figures in hits in August.

Tom Horn went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
Antoine Redd went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 4.
Brian Hagans (W 2-0) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

Brett Davidson went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Jesse Adcock (L 4-7) faced 4 batter, got 1 out, gave us 1 unearned run, 2 hits and 1 walk (INT).

SS Eddie Thomas had 2 hits, including the game winner, scored a run and had 2 RBI. He can hit lefties, but is clueless against right-handers. LF Howard McNeal had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Jeff Austin hit a double and had an RBI. RF Woody Griesbach went 0 for 4 in his Major League debut. C Dave Benya had 2 hits, stole a huge base and scored 2 runs. PH Joe Harrison hit a double.

For the Seals, C Chip Carpenter had 3 hits with his 11th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 11, Year I

San Francisco Seals (53-62 .461 18 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (71-44 .617 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Jose Troche (26-L 6-6 3.01) vs. POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 3-3 3.56) Rookie

We are 0-2 against Troche and have only scored 1 run off him in 14.2 innings. 8 H, 2 BB, 14 SO.

Maskell has had 3 good starts in row, including allowing 2 runs to the Seals in 7 IP at Candlestick. He has not struck out more than 3 in a game, even though he struck out 2 in the first inning last time out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: 2B Clint Graham (29-R .257-334-8-31-.741)
2: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .247-462-13-51-.666)
3: LF Dennis Williamson (32-L .278-97-3-15-.759)
4: CF Ron Chestnut (31-L .253-430-13-52-.762)
5: RF Dave DiMeglio (28-L .260-127-1-9-.652)
6: C Chip Carpenter (28-R .237-320-11-37-.711)
7: 1B Efrain Espinosa (24-L .341-91-1-13-.873) Rookie
8: SS Domingo Santay (26-L .225-71-0-7-.573) Rookie
9: P Jose Troche (26-L .273-33-0-5-.636)

PORTLAND
1: LF Howard McNeal (30-R .260-269-7-31-.723)
2: SS Dave Lesley (26-R .254-279-3-33-.660)
3: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .234-410-10-50-.660)
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .271-343-11-49-.768)
5: CF Jeff Schottler (24-R .254-315-7-33-.718) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .260-416-6-41-.672)
7: RF Woody Griesbach (23-R .000-4-0-0-.000) Rookie
8: C Dave Benya (26-S .176-74-0-2-.445)
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .118-17-0-2-.294) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 27,090

Top of the First:
Clint Graham pops out to 2nd. Chris Greenwald grounds out to 2nd. Dennis Williams lines out to right! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Howard McNeal flies out to left. Dave Lesley flies out to deep left. Jeff Austin grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Second:
After retiring the first 6 batters of the game, Jose Troche, twists his ankle trotting back to the dugout.

Bottom of the Third:
New Pitcher: John King (26-L). 3.68 ERA. 6 BB and 20 SO in 22 IP. Woody Griesbach leads off with a single, his first Major League hit. Dave Benya singles to left and Griesbach, hustling, makes it to 3rd! P Johnny Maskell, bunts, not a squeeze, and the Seals turn a double play, 1-6-3.... Howard McNeal strikes out....

Top of the Fourth:
Ron Chestnut leads off with a double, goes to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a hit by Chip Carpenter. 1 to 0, Seals.

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Dennis Williams hits a homer run to right center. 2 to 0, Seals.

Top of the Seventh:
Chip Carpenter leads off by reaching on an error by 3B Randy James. He gets bunted to 2nd and scores on a single by Domingo Santay. 3 to 0, Seals.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jesse Adcock (28-L), their closer, who took the loss yesterday. Dave Lesley leads off with a walk and Jeff Austin homers to left center! 3 to 2, Seals. But the next three go down in order...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 4 whole hits and made 1 error
San Francisco had 7 hits and made 1 error

Johnny Maskell (L 3-4) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 1.2 scoreless inning, allowed 1 walk, 1 HB and struck out 3.
RHP Brian Chapman pitched 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Jose Troche went 2 perfect innings.
LHP John King (W 2-1) went 4 scoreless innings, gave us 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Jesse Adcock (SV 27) went 1 inning, gave us 2 runs, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.

1B Jesse Austin his 11th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. 3B Randy James hit a double. RF Woody Griesbach had his first Major League hit.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Questdog

Thursday, August 9, Year I

Pepe, our trainer, reports that Ainsworth has a pulled muscle in his side and will need to sit for 4 or 5 days. RP Barry Chapman, who also injured himself after walking the only batter he faced, has a very mild muscle strain and should be fine in a day or two.

The Seals' report that Gary Halbert has a mildly sprained ankle that should take about a week to heal, but he can play on it. Billy Anson, Halbert's replacement in the game, also hurt himself. He has a sore back that should be fine in a few days.

Sounds a whole lot like this new TV show everybody is talking about, "Flame of Moans", which viciously cripples like your three favorite characters in every episode, but doesn't quite kill them...

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 12, Year I

San Francisco Seals (54-62 .466 17 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (71-45 .612 in 1st place in the PCL West)

SF: Ray Hradek (24-R 4-7 5.64) Rookie vs. POR: Ron Wolf (27-R 12-7 2.82)

Hradek is another of those guys that closes his eyes and lets it fly. 14 HR and 51 BB in 103.2 IP. We have not faced him

Wolf has allowed 3 total runs in his last 2 starts, but lost both games.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN FRANCISCO
1: LF Billy Anson (28-L .223-103-1-10-.570)
2: 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S .245-466-13-51-.661)
3: CF Ron Chestnut (31-L .256-433-13-52-.770)
4: 1B Marcos Barron (32-R .230-352-6-19-.610)
5: RF Dave DiMeglio (28-L .252-131-1-9-.633)
6: SS Efrain Espinosa (24-L .330-94-1-13-.847) Rookie
7: C John Ross (35-R .235-81-1-8-.614)
8: 2B Domingo Santay (26-L .227-75-0-8-.569) Rookie
9: P Ray Hradek (24-R .242-33-0-2-.590) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: RF Gordon Saunderson (26-L .258-89-0-11-.632) Rookie
2: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .234-414-11-52-.666)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .303-396-5-45-.775) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .271-347-11-49-.768)
5: LF Howard McNeal (30-R .257-272-7-31-.718)
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .257-420-6-41-.665)
7: C Dave Benya (26-S .184-76-0-2-.459)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .219-155-2-19-.574) Rookie
9: P Ron Wolf (27-R .137-51-0-1-.333)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 27,483

Top of the First:
Billy Anson leads off with a walk. Chris Greenwald grounds a hit to right and Anson beats the throw to 3rd. Man! Wolf and the First Inning! Ron Chestnut grounds a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a hit and Anson scores. 1 to 0, Seals. Marcos Barron grounds a hit to left to load the bases up with no outs. Dave DiMeglio grounds into a 5-4-3 double play, but another run crosses the plate. 2 to 0, Seals. Efrain Espinosa takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. John Ross grounds out to short. 33 pitch inning.

Bottom of the First:
Gordon Saunderson dinks a hit into right. Jeff Austin flies out to left. Saunderson tries to steal and is thrown out... Perry Templet swings at a 3-0 pitch with the bases empty and us down 2 runs....and grounds out to short. If he wasn't one of the very few people hitting his weight on this team of late, I would sit him on the bench....

Top of the Second:
Domingo Santay leads off with a hit. P Ray Hradek tries to give us an out, but P Ron Wolf goes for the force at 2nd and does not get anyone out. With 1 out, Chris Greenwald singles to load the bases up. Ron Chestnut dinks a hit into right and a run scores. 3 to 0, Seals. The Bullpen is asked to get warmed up. Marcos Barron flies out to deep left, but P Hradek holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Dave DiMeglio grounds out to 3rd. They have 6 hits in the first two innings. That is more than we usually get in a whole game!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Gordon Saunderson gets us started with a grounder to left for a hit. Jeff Austin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on an infield hit by Perry Templet. Randy James grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Austin scores. 3 to 1, Seals. 3-2 pitch to Howard McNeal and James is on the move. McNeal doubles down the left field line and James scores! 3 to 2, Seals.Gary Long pops out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
Marcos Barron grounds an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit. With 1 out, Efrain Espinosa hits one to the gap in left center for extra bases. Barron heads home, but he is thrown out, Templet to Thomas to Benya, 8-6-2....Espinosa tries to take 3rd on the play at the plate and Benya fires to 3rd, but throws the ball away for an error and Espinosa scores.... 4 to 2, Seals. John Ross doubles to left for their 10th hit of the game.... We walk Domingo Santay to get to the pitcher, Ray Hradek, who will be Ron Wolf's final batter of the game, regardless of the outcome. Hradek lines one hard, but SS Eddie Thomas makes a fine catch to rob him of a hit! Wolf had nothing, today....

Lost - 7 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 2 errors
San Francisco had 15 hits and made no errors

Ron Wolf (L 12-8) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Barry Chapman went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Brian Hagans went 0.2 of an inning, allowed 2 runs and 2 hits.
RHP Curt Riley faced 2 batters, gave up a hit and struck out 1 out. He threw a WP.

Ray Hradek (W 5-7) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6.

RF Gordon Saunderson had 2 hits. LF Howard McNeal hit a double and had an RBI. PH/C Dennis Webb hit a double. PH Glenn Pearce had a hit.

For the Seals, 3B Chris Greenwald had 3 hits with a triple and scored a run. C John Ross had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI.

I am utterly sick of this offense....

[Questdog]

Monday, August 13, Year I

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Jim Foor, RF, Philadelphia (25-R .333/.410/.547) Had 13 hits with 3 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 7 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (PoW 3 times in the last 4 weeks)
PCL Player of the Week - Gary Olson, 1B, Minnesota (26-R .285/.339/.425) Had 20 hits (!!) with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3 SB, 0 CS, 5 R and 6 RBI in 7 G

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

I lost the highlights somehow this week and I am too lazy to go back and rebuild them...

Random Fact of Week: Question: Which Beaver has had a day at the plate that is ranked in the top 25 performances of this season? Answer: None... New York and Philadelphia each have 4 days make the list. We do have 4 of the top 25 pitching performances, though, which is the most of any team. 2 by Terry Melton and one each by Ron Wolf and Frank Martin. Melton is one of 4 pitchers to make the list twice. The other 3 are Rick Wright of Houston, Mike Nackley of San Diego and Miguel Garza of Detroit. Wright and Garza each have made the list pitching for 2 different teams.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 14, Year I

We are in Los Angeles to begin a road trip with 3 games against the Angels. They lost 3 of 4 in Seattle over the weekend. We are 4-5 against them this season. The last time we were in Los Angeles was for the second series of the season, April 6-8, and we lost 2 of 3. The Angels are 7th in the PCL in scoring with 3.9 runs per game (Portland is tied for 8th with 3.8). They are 1 HR shy of leading the League with 108, but have the lowest batting average (.232). They are last in triples with only 13 and second to last in stolen bases with 83. They are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.8 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.2).

Portland Beavers (71-46 .607 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (58-59 .496 13 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Frank Martin (26-R 11-8 2.64) Rookie vs. LA: Dave Ibarra (28-R 13-5 3.05) All-Star

Ibarra is a selfish braggart. We have faced him once and we did not make him eat his words.... He gave us 5 hits and 1 run in 8 IP and banked a win.

Martin is starting to look like our ace, at least until Terry Melton returns. He has won 3 starts in a row, allowing only 2 total runs in those games.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Gordon Saunderson (26-L .269-93-0-11-.647) Rookie
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .250-204-0-12-.616)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .303-399-5-45-.774) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .268-351-11-50-.759)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .250-320-7-33-.707) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .255-423-6-41-.661)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .232-418-11-52-.660)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .217-157-2-19-.567) Rookie
9: P Frank Martin (26-S .176-51-0-1-.408) Rookie

LOS ANGELES
1: 1B Ricky Pulido (28-L .221-163-4-13-.616) Waiver claim form Cle
2: 2B Bob Duncan (33-R .234-368-7-31-.652)
3: CF Ron Nachman (28-L .320-460-23-76-.933) All-Star
4: 3B David Aytes (30-R .226-434-16-60-.675)
5: LF Dave Bailey (24-S .201-149-5-17-.654) Rookie
6: C Willie Hernandez (28-L .272-327-6-31-.723)
7: RF Chip Klinefelter (25-R .230-74-0-4-.603)
8: SS Terry South (37-R .224-295-3-20-.599) Waiver claim for Bos
9: P Dave Ibarra (28-R .234-47-1-4-.646) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angels Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 19,880

Top of the First:
Gordon Saunderson flies out to center. Dennis Webb grounds out to 2nd. Perry Templet flies out to center.

Bottom of the First:
Ricky Pulido grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Bob Duncan flies to to center and Pulido tags up and moves over to 3rd. Ron Nachman flies out to shallow left and Pulido holds at 3rd! 2 outs. David Aytes strikes out!!

Top of the Second:
Randy James loops a hit to left. Jeff Schottler grounds a double play ball to short, but Terry South boots it for an error. Gary Long singles to load the bases up with no outs! Jeff Austin lines one over the head of CF Ron Nachman!!! 2 runs will score at least!! Long rounds 3rd and heads home and the throw is not in time!!! Austin cleared the bases!! 3 to 0, Beavers!!! Eddie Thomas draws a walk! P Frank Martin bunts the runners up to 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Gordon Saunderson pops out to short... Dennis Webb grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
P Frank Martin leads us off with a bloop hit to left. With 2 outs, Perry Templet lines a hit to left.. Randy James walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Jeff Schottler take 4 more pitches out of the strike zone and a run is forced in!! 4 to 0, Beavers! Gary Long, the coldest hitter on the team, flies out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Chip Klinefelter doubles to center. P Frank Martin then issues back-to-back walks to Terry South and PH Ray Harrison to load the bases up. Ricky Pulido then swings at the first pitch and grounds one to 2nd. He gets down the line too quickly for us to double him up and we only get the force at 2nd, 4-6, and Klinefelter scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Bob Duncan flies out to right to end the inning!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Ron Nachman leads off with a walk and with 1 out, Dave Bailey singles him to 3rd with a liner to right. The Bullpen is scrambled. Willie Hernandez grounds a hit to right and Nachman scores. 4 to 2, Beavers. Chip Klinefelter grounds out to 2nd and the runners move up. 2 outs. Terry South grounds out to 1st, 3-1!!

Top of the Seventh:
On the Hill: Scott Baker (36-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work. With 1 out, Perry Templet and Randy James both single and with 2 outs,Gary Long singles to left and Templet scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! LF Dave Bailey hurt himself trying to make the play. John Olsavsky (28-L) goes in to play left. Jeff Austin blasts another one to deep center, but Ron Nachman runs it down...

Won - 5 to 2

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Los Angeles had 6 hits and made 2 errors

Frank Martin (W 12-8) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Curt Riley (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

Dave Ibarra (L 13-6) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Perry Templet had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Randy James had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. 2B Gary Long had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Jeff Austin hit a 3 run double. SS Eddie Thomas had 2 hits.

The Angels announced that LF Dave Bailey will be put on the Disabled List with a swollen forearm. He is expected to miss 5 weeks.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 15, Year I

Dale Ainsworth, our best hitter, says he is ready to play!

Portland Beavers (72-46 .610 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (58-60 .496 14 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Tom Horn (25-L 7-5 3.10) Rookie vs. LA: Ricardo Avalos (24-R 6-11 4.74) Rookie

Avalos was the #7 prospect this past Spring, according to Baseball America. He has had a rough rookie season. He started out 4-1, but then the wheels came off the wagon. But he has pitched well in his last 2 starts, allowing only 3 R in 14.1 IP. He is 0-1 in 2 starts against us, but went 8 innings each time and gave us only 3 runs in each game.

Horn gave up 5 runs in 5 IP in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .303-429-7-46-.795)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .244-209-0-12-.601)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .304-404-5-45-.774) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .270-355-11-50-.763)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .247-324-7-34-.700) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .258-427-6-42-.664)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .232-422-11-55-.661)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .225-160-2-19-.584) Rookie
9: P Tom Horn (25-L .256-43-0-9-.576) Rookie

LOS ANGELES
1: CF Ron Nachman (28-L .317-463-23-76-.928) All-Star
2: 2B Bob Duncan (33-R .231-372-7-31-.645)
3: 3B David Aytes (30-R .226-438-16-60-.673)
4: 1B Chip Klinefelter (25-R .231-78-0-4-.611)
5: SS Terry South (37-R .221-298-3-20-.595)
6: C Willie Hernandez (28-L .272-331-6-32-.720)
7: RF Vincent Wigmore (24-L .172-29-0-2-.422) Rookie
8: LF Ricky Pulido (28-L .222-167-4-14-.613)
9: P Ricardo Avalos (24-L .053-38-0-2-.104) Rookie #7 prospect

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angels Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 18,769

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth flies out to shallow left. Dennis Webb grounds out to the pitcher. Perry Templet flies out to shallow center.

Bottom of the First:
Ron Nachman swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Duncan lines a 2-2 pitch over the fence in left... 1 to 0, Angels. David Aytes takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Chip Klinefelter singles to center. Terry South flies out to the wall in center and Aytes tags up and moves to 3rd. 2 outs. Willie Hernandez strikes out looking!

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Eddie Thomas singles and then gets bunted to 2nd by P Tom Horn. With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth lines a hit to center and Thomas scores to tie the game at 1! It is nice to have Ainsworth back!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Willie Hernandez lines a hit to left. Vincent Wigmore then doubles to right and Hernandez heads home, but Dale Ainsworth pegs him out!! It is REAL nice to have him back!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
David Aytes leads off with a home run to right center... 2 to 1, Angels.

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Jeff Austin draws a walk. With PH Gordon Saunderson (26-L) at the plate, Austin steal 2nd. Saunderson then lines a hit to left, but Austin stops at 3rd. Dang... PH Glenn Pearce (39-R) grounds a 3-2 pitch into right for a hit! Austin scores to tie the game at 2! Saunderson goes to 3rd. Dale Ainsworth lines a hit to center and Saunderson scores! 3 to 2, Beavers! It is really, REALLY nice to have him back! They stick with Avalos and Dennis Webb grounds a hit to center! The big tub o' lard, Pearce, heads home from 2nd and JUST beats the throw! 4 to 2, Beavers! Still, they stick with Avalos. Perry Templet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. And still, they stick with Avalos. Full count to Randy James and he swings and misses to end the inning.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). He promptly gives up back-to-back singles to a couple of lefties, Vincent Wigmore and Ricky Pulido. PH Ron Lawler (31-L), another lefty, drives one deep to right center, but it is caught and Wigmore tags up at 2nd and moves to 3rd. 1 out. Ron Nachman, yet another lefty, grounds a hit to center and Wigmore scores. Pulido heads to 3rd and Dale Ainsworth makes a throw that goes to another area code and Pulido scores to tie the game at 4 all..... E-9. Call to the Bullpen: Curt Riley (35-R). Bob Duncan strikes out! We walk David Aytes intentionally to get to Chip Klinefelter. He flies out to center!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dave Fesko (29-R) with his 2.16 ERA. Batters are hitting .176 against him. He has a win against us. Jeff Schottler leads off and swings at the first pitch and drives it over the wall in left center!!!! 5 to 4, Beavers!!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Antoine Redd (31-R). He retires them in order!

Bottom of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Ron Nachman, who I was hoping beyond hope that we would walk intentionally, doubles over the head of CF Perry Templet. PH Billy Shiyou (32-L), who is batting .175 in 314 AB is sent up. He swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 1st and THIS Ball Game Belong to the Beavers!!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Los Angeles had 11 hits and made no errors

We reached double figures in hits in back-to-back games for the first time in exactly a month.

Tom Horn went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 1.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (BS 4) faced 4 batters and got 1 out and gave up 2 runs and 3 hits.
RHP Curt Riley (W 1-0) faced 3 batters and got 2 out with 1 walk (INT) and 1 strikeout.
RHP Antoine Redd (SV 11) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Ricardo Avalos went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Dave Fesko (L 5-3) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits and 2 RBI, threw out 1 runner at the plate and threw another ball into the seats to allow a run to score. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. LF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits with his 8th home run of the year. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit and scored a run. PH Glenn Pearce had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

For the Angels, CF Ron Nachman, an MVP candidate this season, had 3 hits with a double and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 16, Year I

Portland Beavers (73-46 .613 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Los Angeles Angels (58-61 .487 15 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 3-4 3.48) Rookie vs. LA: Allen Sanders (28-R 5-9 2.62)

Sanders has been a victim of non-support: He has lost 5 games when he had a Quality Start. We are 1-1 against him, but he pitched well both times.

Maskell has also been a victim of non-support: He has allowed only 7 earned runs total in his last 4 starts, but is 2-2.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .304-434-7-48-.795)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .248-214-0-13-.610)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .302-407-5-45-.772) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .267-359-11-50-.755)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .250-328-8-35-.713) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .258-431-6-42-.662)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .231-425-11-55-.658)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .228-162-2-19-.589) Rookie
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .105-19-0-2-.263) Rookie

LOS ANGELES
1: 1B Ricky Pulido (28-L .222-171-4-14-.611)
2: LF John Olsavsky (28-L .294-163-1-11-.711) Traded from Cle 6/14
3: CF Ron Nachman (28-L .321-468-23-77-.933) All-Star
4: 3B David Aytes (30-R .227-440-17-61-.684)
5: RF Billy Shiyou (32-L .175-315-7-32-.515)
6: 2B Bob Duncan (33-R .231-376-8-32-.652)
7: C Willie Hernandez (28-L .272-335-6-32-.718)
8: SS Terry South (37-R .219-302-3-20-.587)
9: P Allen Sanders (28-R .070-43-0-1-.161)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Angels Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 18,137

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth pops out to 3rd. Dennis Webb draws a walk. Perry Templet triples to right center! Webb scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Randy James grounds a hit up the middle and Templet scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to left. Gary Long grounds one to 3rd, but David Aytes boots it for an error and the bases are loaded with 1 out. That is only the 8th error Aytes has made at 3rd this season. Jeff Austin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and James scores. 3 to 0, Beavers! Austin steals 2nd. Eddie Thomas grounds out to 3rd to end the inning.

Bottom of the First:
Ricky Pulido lines a hit into center and makes it to 2nd when Perry Templet botches the scoop for an error... Pulido then steals 3rd. John Olsavsky grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Pulido scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Ron Nachman flies out to right. David Aytes makes up for his error with a 432 foot blast to center for a home run. 3 to 2, Beavers. Second day in a row that Aytes has homered. Billy Shiyou flies out to left.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Schottler singles and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Gary Long singles to right and Schottler scores! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Eddie Thomas doubles down the right field line, just fair, and then P Johnny Maskell singles him home!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That sends P Allen Sanders to the clubhouse.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, John Olsavsky singles and then Ron Nachman homers to left... 5 to 4, Beavers. The Bullpen is phoned on the hotline.... David Aytes singles to left center. Billy Shiyou, the .175 hitter, then singles to right and Aytes heads for 3rd. For the second day in a row, Dale Ainsworth throws one to the popcorn vendor in the seats and Aytes scores to tie the game at 5 apiece..... E-9. Call to the Bullpen: Brian Hagans (25-R). Bob Duncan takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Another 3-2 pitch to Willie Hernandez and he swings and misses!!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dave Fesko (29-R), who's ERA is up to 2.26 after yesterday's loss. Opponents are still only batting .181 against him. Gary Long leads off with a double down the left field line! They walk Jeff Austin intentionally to get to Eddie Thomas, but Eddie is pulled down and Gordon Saunderson (26-L) is sent up. He grounds a hit to right and Long scores! 6 to 5, Beavers! PH Howard McNeal (30-R) bunts the runners to 2nd and 3rd.... The pitcher could have done THAT!! They walk Dale Ainsworth intentionally. The bases are loaded and 2 of the runners were put there on purpose.... They pull the infield in. Dennis Webb grounds one hard up the middle and new SS Jeff French, who is not a shortstop by trade, makes a diving stop, but cannot make a play anywhere and Austin scores and the bases are still loaded! It is ruled an infield hit for Webb. 7 to 5, Beavers! Perry Templet swings at the first pitch, as he is wont to do, and lines a hit to right and everyone moves up a base and Saunderson scores! 8 to 5, Beavers!!! Randy James draws a walk to force in a run!!! 9 to 5, Beavers!!! New Pitcher: Gustavo Tavarez (32-R) 3.12 ERA. Jeff Schottler flies out to left, fairly deep, for the second out, but Dennis Webb holds at 3rd.... I want that 10th run!! Gary Long strikes out...

Top of the Ninth:
Jeff Austin leads off with a hit. With 1 out, PH Woody Griesbach hits one off the center field wall and Austin heads for home...Griesbach tries to go to 3rd on the throw, but they cut it off and try to nail him, but he is safe! 10 to 5, Beavers!!!! Dale Ainsworth strikes out looking... Dennis Webb pops out to 3rd.

Won - 10 to 5

It is the first time we have hit double digits in runs since May 27!
Everyone in the starting lineup, plus a couple more, had a hit.
Everyone in the starting lineup, except the pitcher, scored a run.

We had 15 hits and made 2 errors
Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 1 error

The most hits we have had since we had our season high of 17 on May 5!
First time we have had 10 or more hits in 3 straight games since those halcyon days of June!
We have made 10 errors in our last 7 games, but who cares!

Johnny Maskell went 5.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, no walks and did not strike out anyone. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Brian Hagans (W 3-0) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Lou Hertzberg pitched 1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Chapman pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

Allen Sanders went 5.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 8 hits, 1 walk and did not strike out anyone. He threw a WP.
RHP Dave Fesko (L 5-4) faced 8 batters and retired only 1. He gave us 4 runs, 4 hits and 3 walks (2 INT). He takes the loss for the 2nd straight day.

C Dennis Webb had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Perry Templet had 2 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 3B Randy James had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. LF Jeff Schottler had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Gary Long had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Jeff Austin had a hit and an intentional walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Eddie Thomas hit a double and scored a run. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Woody Griesbach hit a double and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 17, Year I

We are in Dallas for a possible preview of the Pacific Coast League Championship series with 3 games over the weekend. It would seem (knock on wood) that we have the West in hand with the 2nd place team 4 games under .500 and 16 games out. The East has become a 2 horse race with Dallas leading Kansas City by 3 games. The Eagles just won 2 of 3 in Houston and are 11-3 in August. We are 5-1 against them, but I have a feeling that record is in for a correction this weekend. Our first trip to Dallas saw us win 2 of 3, May 29-31. The Eagles lead the PCL in scoring by a healthy margin with 4.7 runs per game (Portland is 7th with 3.9). They are not a home run hitting team: they are only 9th in home runs with 86, though that is a lot more than out paltry total of 63, which is last in the League. They lead or are tied for the lead in 2B (224), BB (435) and BA (.269), OBP (.339) and SLG (.406). They are 2nd in 3B (42) and SB (145). In short, they are our offense after the fairy godmother turns us into a princess. They are not slackers on the other side of the diamond, either. They are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.6 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.2), even though 3 of their starting pitchers have been grabbed off the waiver wire this season.

We sent OF Woody Griesbach (23-R) back to Vancouver (AAA) and recalled P Dave Cole (25-R) to pitch tomorrow's game. I meant to call up Tim Carrol (26-R), who only had one start for Portland earlier and it was decent and he deserves another outing, but my personal assistant, Christy, failed to deliver my message to Vancouver to hold him out of games so he would be rested. She says I never gave her any message to deliver, but I am 100% certain that I meant to.... Anyway, unless Cole pitches great tomorrow, he will be sent back to Vancouver and we'll bring up Carrol.

Portland Beavers (74-46 .617 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (71-49 .592 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Ron Wolf (27-R 12-8 2.95) vs. DAL: Henry Vega (25-R 5-3 3.07) Rookie

Vega was claimed off waivers on July 1 from San Francisco. We faced him when he was a Seal and he held us to 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks in 8 IP. We won the game in extra innings.

Wolf has lost his last 3 starts and had absolutely nothing going last time out with 10 hits and 3 walks allowed in 5 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .303-439-7-48-.792)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .251-219-0-14-.618)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .303-412-5-47-.777) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .267-363-11-52-.754)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .252-333-8-35-.714) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .259-436-6-43-.666)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .231-429-11-56-.658)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .230-165-2-19-.597) Rookie
9: P Ron Wolf (27-R .135-52-0-1-.327)

DALLAS
1: 1B Tony Sierra (25-R .317-306-3-34-.805)
2: RF Chris Hagerty (24-L .289-294-4-34-.776) Rookie Trade from Portland
3: 3B Qian Duan (29-R .265-343-13-53-.720) Trade from Mil 6/15
4: LF Steve DeMuro (29-L .307-368-14-60-.924) All-Star MVP
5: CF Bob Holder (26-R .264-436-10-51-.749)
6: 2B Edwin Juan (24-R .256-328-5-42-.692) Rookie #16 prospect
7: C Dan Kaczmarek (28-R .306-356-11-66-.838) All-Star
8: SS Gill Blair (28-R .281-427-8-47-.772) All-Star
9: P Henry Vega (25-R .370-27-0-5-.911) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 89 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 18 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 25,484

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd. Dennis Webb lines out to center. Ainsworth steals 3rd! Perry Templet lines a hit to left and Ainsworth scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Templet steals 2nd! Randy James grounds a hit to left and Templet scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Henry Vega seems to have twisted his ankle and has to leave the game. New Pitcher: Fernando Martinez (30-R) 1.85 ERA. Opponents are batting .176 against him. I would like Vega back, please... Jeff Schottler flies out to left. 2 outs. James steals 2nd! 4 steals in the inning! Gary Long triples to right center! 3 to 0, Beavers! Jeff Austin draws a walk. I hope he steals... He does not, but Eddie Thomas beats out an infield hit and Long scores!!! 4 to 0, Beavers! P Ron Wolf grounds out to 3rd. Love it when the pitcher bats before he ever takes the mound!

Bottom of the First:
Now, may Ron Wolf please have an easy first inning? No...no, he cannot. Tony Sierra grounds a hit up the middle. Chris Hagerty, the ex-Beaver farmhand, grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Qian Duan grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Hagerty goes to 3rd. A 4 pitch walk to Steve DeMuro loads the bases up with 1 out. Bob Holder grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Sierra scores. 4 to 1, Beavers. Edwin Juan grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Two walks and a 2 out single by P Fernando Martinez gives the Eagles another run. 4 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Steve DeMuro reaches base on a throwing error by SS Eddie Thomas and then steals 2nd. Bob Holder follows with a hit to right and DeMuro scores. 4 to 3, Beavers.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Qian Duan reaches base on an error by 1B Jeff Austin. Steve DeMuro strikes out! PH Jim Bakutis triples to left center to tie the game at 4 apiece. The Bullpen is notified... With the infield in, Edwin Juan grounds out to short! 2 outs. Dan Kaczmarek flies out to center!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Steve Patterson (29-L), beginning his second inning of work after setting us down in order in the Seventh. PH Howard McNeal grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, McNeal steals 2nd. After Randy James strikes out, they walk Jeff Schottler intentionally. Gary Long grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, PH Joe Aloe (27-L), hitting under .200 in over 200 AB, doubles to center. Call to the Bullpen: Antoine Redd (31-R). Aloe steal his 3rd base of the season.... Infield in now and Tony Sierra lines a hit to left. 5 to 4, Eagles. Sierra steals 2nd. Chris Hagerty strikes out! Qian Duan strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jose Uria (25-R), their young closer. 5-8 with 24 SV and a 3.80 ERA. 2 of those losses and 1 of the saves were against us. Unfortunately, we are at the bottom of our order: 7-8-9. With 1 out, PH Gordon Saunderson grounds a hit into right. With 2 outs, Dale Ainsworth belts one high and deep to right, but it is caught on the warning track....

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Dallas had 9 hits and made no errors

That is now 12 errors in our last 8 games....

Ron Wolf (L 12-9) went 7.1 innings, allowed 5 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 5 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Antoine Redd faced 3 batters and gave up 1 hit and struck out 2.

Henry Vega faced 4 batters and got 1 out. He gave us 3 runs, 2 hits and a walk.
LHP Steve Patterson (W 7-4) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Jose Uria (SV 25) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

PH Howard McNeal had a hit and stole a base. 2B Gary Long hit a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit.

For the Eagles, 1B Tony Sierra had 3 hits with a triple, a walk and an RBI.

Dallas announced that P Henry Vega had a sprained ankle and should be okay in 3 to 4 days.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 18, Year I

Portland Beavers (74-47 .612 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (72-49 .595 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Dave Cole (25-R 1-2 5.74) Rookie vs. DAL: Ralph Hoskins (25-R 5-13 5.72) Rookie

Hoskins was claimed off waivers from New York on July 2. We have not faced him.

Cole pitched a 4 hit shutout at Sacramento in his last start for Vancouver (AAA). In his last start for the Beavers, he gave up 5 runs in 2.2 IP and showed me that he was a quitter. Has he changed his attitude? I hope so.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .302-443-7-48-.791)
2: 2B Gary Long (32-R .259-440-6-44-.669)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .303-416-5-48-.774) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .268-366-11-53-.755)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .250-336-8-35-.710) Rookie
6: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .229-432-11-56-.655)
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .224-125-1-12-.588)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .234-167-2-20-.605) Rookie
9: P Dave Cole (25-L .250-4-0-0-.500)

DALLAS
1: 1B Tony Sierra (25-R .323-310-3-35-.822)
2: RF Chris Hagerty (24-L .284-299-4-34-.763) Rookie
3: 3B Qian Duan (29-R .265-347-13-53-.719)
4: LF Steve DeMuro (29-L .305-371-14-60-.919) All-Star MVP
5: CF Bob Holder (26-R .265-438-10-53-.752)
6: 2B Fran Haer (25-R .270-215-1-20-.702) Trade from Cin 6/5
7: C Dan Kaczmarek (28-R .304-359-11-66-.833) All-Star
8: SS Gill Blair (28-R .278-431-8-47-.766) All-Star
9: P Ralph Hoskins (25-R .355-31-0-4-.737) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 95 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing out to left.
Attendance: 27,042

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds out to 3rd. Gary Long strikes out. Perry Templet doubles to left. Randy James strikes out.

Bottom of the First:
Tony Sierra flies out to center. Chris Hagerty, who was traded away from Portland because he is a free swinger, draws a walk. Qian Duan grounds a double play ball to short, but Eddie Thomas makes a bad toss to 2nd for an error... Steve DeMuro homers to right center.... 3 to 0, Eagles. Bob Holder grounds out to 2nd. Frank Haer grounds one up the middle and Eddie Thomas makes a superior defensive play to peg him out at 1st.

Top of the Second:
Jeff Schottler leads off by flaring a hit to right. With 1 out, Phil Parker singles to center. Eddie Thomas grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, for the 2nd out. P Dave Cole then lines a 1-2 pitch into left for a hit and Schottler scores. 3 to 1, Eagles. A balk sends the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Dale Ainsworth walks to load them up. Gary Long lines a hit to center, scoring Thomas and P Cole heads home from 2nd....the throw is on line....the slide, the tag, the call....safe! Tie Game: 3 all! A passed ball moves the runners up to 2nd and 3rd. Perry Templet grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jeff Schottler singles and steals 2nd. Jeff Austin walks. Phil Parker grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, With 2 outs, Eddie Thomas grounds a hit to left and Schottler scores! 4 to 3, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Bob Hagan (29-R), beginning his 3rd inning of work. With 1 out, Gary Long doubles to center. They walk Perry Templet intentionally for the second time today. With 2 outs, Jeff Schottler doubles to the wall in center and both runners score!!! 6 to 3, Beavers! LOVE when those intentional walks they give us score! Jeff Austin grounds a hit to left and Schottler scores! 7 to 3, Beavers! New Pitcher: Steve Patterson (29-L). Phil Parker flies out to center.

Won - 7 to 3

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Dallas had 3 hits and made no errors.

16 hits!! Second most all season!
Another error...9 games in a row and 13 total in that stretch.

Dave Cole (W 2-2) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 3 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
Curt Riley (SV 2) went 3 perfect innings and struck out 1.

Ralph Hoskins (L 5-14) went 5.1 innings, gave us 4 runs, 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits with a walk. 2B Gary Long had 4 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Perry Templet hit a double, was walked intentionally twice, stole a base and scored a run. LF Jeff Schottler had 4 hits with a double, stole 2 bases, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. C Phil Parker had 2 hits.

For the Eagles, LF Steve DeMuro had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season and 3 RBI.

Dave Cole did pretty well today, so we are going let him start the next time the #5 spot in the rotation comes up.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 19, Year I

Portland Beavers (75-47 .615 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Dallas Eagles (72-50 .590 in 1st place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Martin (26-R 12-8 2.62) Rookie vs. DAL: Brad Dombeck (32-R 8-10 3.69)

Dombeck was claimed off waivers from Houston on July 1. We have not faced him.

Martin has won his last 4 starts and his last 5 decisions. He has allowed 8 earned runs total in his last 7 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .304-448-7-48-.792)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .248-222-0-14-.610)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .302-420-5-48-.777) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .264-371-11-53-.745)
5: 1B Jeff Schottler (24-R .258-341-8-37-.725) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .265-446-6-46-.680)
7: LF Gordon Saunderson (26-L .280-100-0-12-.667) Rookie
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .234-171-2-21-.606) Rookie
9: P Frank Martin (26-S .189-53-0-1-.430)

DALLAS
1: 1B Tony Sierra (25-R .318-314-3-35-.812)
2: SS Gill Blair (28-R .279-434-8-47-.765) All-Star
3: 3B Qian Duan (29-R .262-351-13-53-.711)
4: LF Steve DeMuro (29-L .307-375-15-63-.928) All-Star MVP
5: CF Bob Holder (26-R .262-442-10-53-.745)
6: 2B Joe Aloe (27-L .201-209-4-28-.619)
7: C Dan Kaczmarek (28-R .301-362-11-66-.827) All-Star
8: RF Tommy Wilson (29-R .250-128-1-17-.662)
9: P Brad Dombeck (32-R .128-39-0-4-.370)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 24,972

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth strikes out on 3 pitches... Dennis Webb strikes out on 4 pitches... This guy is NOT a strikeout pitcher! Only 46 in 136.2 IP (3.0 per 9) coming into this game.... Perry Templet flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the First:
Tony Sierra flies out to almost the same spot that Perry Templet did. Gill Blair gets beaned. Qian Duan, the only Chinese player in the Major Leagues, grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Second:
The first two hitters single: Steve DeMuro and Bob Holder. Joe Aloe grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and there are runners at the corners with 1 out. Aloe tries to steal, but C Dennis Webb throws him out!! 2 down and we have a chance to escape unscathed when Dan Kaczmarek grounds one to 1st, but Jeff Schottler makes a bad toss to the pitcher covering for another of those derned errors and DeMuro scores. 1 to 0, Eagles.

Bottom of the Fourth:
The first two reach again when Qian Duan draws a walk and Steve DeMuro singles, but Bob Holder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Joe Aloe grounds one to 3rd and Randy James boots it and Duan scores....E-5. 2 to 0, Eagles and 2 unearned runs... You know the amazing thing about this streak of errors? Dave Lesley is not on the field....

Bottom of the Fifth:
Yet again, the first two reach with a walk to Tony Sierra and a hit by Gill Blair. Qian Duan lines one to left and Sierra scores from 2nd. 3 to 0, Eagles. The Bullpen is scrambled. Steve DeMuro hits one deep to right and Dale Ainsworth goes back to the wall and leaps, but it is over his glove for a home run.... 6 to 0, Eagles. P Frank Martin has allowed more runs in this game than in his last 4 starts combined.... With 2 outs and the bases empty, we try to let Martin close out the inning, but he walks Joe Aloe. Call to the Bullpen: Brian Hagans (25-R). Dan Kaczmarek launches a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall... 8 to 0, Eagles. Hey! Is your kid done with that Connect-the-Dots coloring book? Can I try one?

Lost - 9 to 3

We had 8 hits and made 2 errors
Dallas had 11 hits and made no errors

10 games in a row with an error and 15 errors in those games....
Even with this horrible stretch, we still have made the 2nd fewest errors in the PCL.
It is not like we have a bad fielding team....
We lead the Majors by a lot in Zone Rating.

Frank Martin (L 12-9) went 4.2 innings, allowed 7 runs (5 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HB and struck out 2.
RHP Brian Hagans went 3.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. Yes, of course, it was with a runner on 3rd.

Brad Dombeck (W 9-10) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks. 1 HB and struck out 7.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Randy James hit a double and his team leading 12th home run of the season and had all 3 of our RBI, but also bade a big error. 2B Gary Long had 2 hits.

For the Eagles, LF Steve DeMuro, who they told us was cold coming into this series, had 4 hits with his 16th home run of the season and 2nd in as many days, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 20, Year I

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Bob Edwards, 2B, Cincinnati (27-R .300/.356/.433) Had 16 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 4 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 4 RBI in 7 G
PCL Player of the Week - Ivan Gallegas, 3B, Denver (34-R .318/.424/.596) Had 8 hits with 2 2B, 4 HR, 6 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 8 R and 10 RBI in 6 G (4th PoW this season)

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

August 14 - 3B Terry Olson (37-L) of Kansas City hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. The Royals won, 10 to 1.
August 14 - The Boston Braves lost SP Gail Pierce (29-R) for the season with a pulled hamstring. He was 7-3 with a 3.06 ERA and 10 SV.
August 15 - The Oakland Oaks lost their closer, Tomas Cavazos (24-R) for 6 weeks with a partially torn labrum. He is 4-7 with 23 SV and a 3.45 ERA. There are 6 and a half weeks left in the season.
August 16 - Mel Roman (27-L) of Washington pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Detroit. He walked 1 and struck out 6. The hit was a single with 2 outs in the 7th. Roman is now 11-11 with a 3.36 ERA. The Senators won, 2 to 0.
August 17 - 3B Chris Greenwald (28-S) of San Francisco hit 2 home runs with a walk, 3 runs scored and 5 RBI at Minnesota. They Seals won, 10 to 5.
August 17 - CF Danny Santos (31-R) of Baltimore hit a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at Pittsburgh. The Orioles won, 12 to 7.
August 18 - 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R) of Denver hit 2 home runs, drew 2 walks, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Seattle. The Bears won, 17 to 6. 2B Rob Douma (27-R), an MVP candidate this season, broke his thumb when he was hit by a pitch. He is expected to miss a month.
August 18 - Philadelphia lost at St. Louis, 6 to 1, ending their 13 game winning streak.
August 19 - RF Gary Halbert (28-R) of San Francisco had 5 hits with a double and 3 RBI at Minnesota. The Seals won, 9 to 7.

Random Fact of Week: All of our minor league affiliate are at .500 or better on the season, except for the Helena Gold Sox of the Pioneer League (R). 3 of them are in 2nd place in their leagues and 1 is leading their league, the Dubuque Packers of the Midwest League (A). A shakeup of our affiliations is in store for next season. Editor's Note: When I originally created this league, I was planning on playing as Seattle and gave them some of my favorite minor league teams, but then I decided I did not want to play my home games in the Kingdome and switched to Portland.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 20, Year I

We are in the Mile High City to play the Denver Bears a short 2 game set to finish this road trip. On July 26-29, they swept the first place Dallas Eagles in a 4 game series in Denver to pull to with 3 games of the lead. But they immediately cooled off and dropped out of the race. They did just sweep Seattle in 3 games over the weekend, however, outscoring the Rainiers, 33 to 10. We are 6-1 against them on the season and won 3 of 4 in our first visit to Mile High Stadium. They are 2nd in the PCL in scoring with 4.7 runs per game (Portland is 8th with 3.9). They score 5.6 runs per game at home, while slugging .459 as a team. They are 11th in runs allowed with 4.7 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.2). They allow 5.6 runs per game at home, while opposing batters slug .434.

Portland Beavers (75-48 .610 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (64-59 .520 9 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Tom Horn (25-L 7-5 3.09) Rookie vs. DEN: Stump Seely (30-R 0-0 6.75)

Seely has only made 2 starts this season because in his first start of the year, he hurt his shoulder. In his first start since coming back, he gave up 5 runs and 11 hits in 5.2 IP at Minnesota. Hopefully, he is still rusty today, because he used to be a very solid pitcher who pitched to contact and had excellent control and kept the ball in the yard.

Horn has only had 2 decisions in his last 7 starts, though they were both wins.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .305-452-7-48-.794)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .244-225-0-14-.605)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .300-424-5-48-.770) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .267-375-12-56-.759)
5: 1B Jeff Schottler (24-R .258-345-8-37-.723) Rookie
6: 2B Dave Lesley (26-R .250-284-3-33-.654)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .229-437-11-57-.654)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .237-173-2-21-.610) Rookie
9: P Tom Horn (25-L .250-44-0-9-.563) Rookie

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (21-L .328-308-2-29-.788) Rookie
2: SS Greg Werner (27-R .257-105-1-14-.660)
3: 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R .318-374-24-73-1.020) All-Star
4: RF Mel Jarrett (34-R .270-392-7-46-.760)
5: LF Wally Dardick (28-L .257-210-7-28-.710)
6: CF Mike Carpenter (30-R .252-432-15-52-718)
7: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .244-353-2-37-.696)
8: 2B Larry Sinchak (30-R .267-172-2-21-.686)
9: P Stump Seely (30-R .000-2-0-0-.000)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from left.
Attendance: 21,183

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Dennis Webb strikes out. Perry Templet lines a hit to right, but Ainsworth stops at 3rd. RF Mel Jarrett has one of the strongest arms in Baseball. Wild pitch! Ainsworth scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Randy James grounds out to short and Templet goes to 3rd. Jeff Schottler grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo plunks one down in front of the plate and C Dennis Webb throws him out. Greg Werner walks. He steals 2nd. Ivan Gallegas lines out to deep center, but P Tom Horn calls the trainer out.... He has to leave the game. New Pitcher: Antoine Redd (31-R). Mel Jarrett swings at the first pitch Redd throws and triples to right, scoring Werner to tie the game at 1. Wally Dardick takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Carpenter grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Second:
The first 2 batters, Dave Lesley, Jeff Austin and Eddie Thomas all single and we have the bases loaded with no outs for P Antoine Redd, who is allowed to bat. He strikes out. Dale Ainsworth draws a 4 pitch walk! 2 to 1 , Beavers! Dennis Webb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Top of the Third:
Perry Templet leads off with a liner to left for a hit and gets bunted to 2nd by cleanup hitter Randy James. Why we are bunting with our cleanup hitter in Mile High Stadium is a mystery to me.... Jeff Schottler grounds a hit to left and Templet scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! Schottler steals 2nd. Dave Lesley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jeff Austin also gets a full count, but grounds into a 4-6-3 double play....

Through 5 innings, we have grounded into 3 double plays....

Bottom of the Fifth:
Luis Castillo leads off with a walk steals 2nd and 3rd and scores on a ground out. 3 to 2, Beavers.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, PH Gordon Saunderson walks and Dale Ainsworth reaches on an error by 2B Larry Sinchak. Denis Webb singles and the bases are loaded. Perry Templet lines a hit to right and 2 runs score! 5 to 2, Beavers! P Stump Seely is relieved. New Pitcher: Alex Bartkowiak (24-R). 5.77 ERA. Randy James strikes out. Jeff Schottler strikes out....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). With 1 out, Luis Castillo singles. With 2 outs, Ivan Gallegas doubles to left and Castillo scores. 5 to 3, Beavers. Mel Jarrett grounds out to short!

Won - 5 to 3

We grounded into 4 double plays and lined out into another.

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Denver had 6 hits and made 1 error

No errors!!! That breaks our streak of 10 games in a row with 1.

Tom Horn faced 3 batters, got 2 outs, allowed a run and a walk.
RHP Antoine Redd (W 4-4) went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3.
LHP Lou Hertzberg (H 6) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Chapman (SV 7) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.

Stump Seely (L 0-1) went 6.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 10 hits, 3 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

RF Dale Ainsworth had a hit and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits. PH Joe Harrison had a hit. CF Perry Templet had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Dave Lesley had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. PH Gordon Saunderson drew a walk and scored a run. PH Howard McNeal drew a walk.

Pepe, our trainer, had no report on P Tom Horn, but instead referred me to a Doctor somebody or other, the Bears team doc. He said Horn's elbow is completely blown out and needs surgery that will keep him out of action for the rest of this season and all of next year, too.....

[Questdog]

Tuesday, August 21, Year I

We called up P Tim Carrol (26-R) from Vancouver (AAA) to take the spot of Tom Horn, who was put on the 360 day DL....

Portland Beavers (76-48 .613 in 1st place in the PCL West) at
Denver Bears (64-60 .516 10 GB in 3rd place in the PCL East)

POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 3-4 3.86) Rookie vs. DEN: Jerry Ivester (25-R 8-10 4.46) Rookie

Ivester is a good young pitcher who's numbers are ugly because of Mile High Stadium. On the road, he has a 3.48 ERA and has given up 13 of his 17 HR allowed here in Denver. We won both games he started against us. He pitched 1 good game and 1 bad game, but ironically, the time he pitched well was in Denver.

Maskell has a 4.58 ERA over his last 3 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .305-456-7-49-.793)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .249-229-0-14-.611)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .305-429-5-50-.779) Rookie
4: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .258-349-8-38-.720) Rookie
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .267-450-6-46-.683)
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .254-287-3-33-.663)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .229-441-11-57-.652)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .237-177-2-21-.608) Rookie
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .136-22-0-3-.318) Rookie

DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (21-L .327-312-2-29-.786) Rookie
2: SS Greg Werner (27-R .250-108-1-14-.649)
3: LF Yasuji Urata (24-L .219-160-4-21-.649) Rookie
4: RF Mel Jarrett (34-R .270-396-7-47-.762)
5: 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R .318-377-24-75-1.021) All-Star
6: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .244-357-2-37-.694)
7: CF Mike Carpenter (30-R .250-436-15-52-712)
8: 2B Larry Sinchak (30-R .267-176-2-21-.682)
9: P Jerry Ivester (25-R .153-59-0-3-.305) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 21,205

Top of the First:
Dale Ainsworth strikes out looking. Dennis Webb doubles down the left field line. Perry Templet flies out to left. Jeff Schottler strikes out.

Bottom of the First:
Luis Castillo grounds a hit to right. Greg Werner grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Yasuji Urata flies out to center. A wild pitch sends Werner into scoring position. Mel Jarrett hits a 3-1 pitch to right for a home run.... 2 to 0, Bears. Ivan Gallegas flies out to center.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Jeff Austin and Eddie Thomas draw walks and PH Gordon Saunderson singles to load the bases up. But Dale Ainsworth flies out to shallow right and the runners hold... Dennis Webb grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). Ivan Gallegas leads off with a double down the left field line. We walk Bob Cratchit intentionally to get to Tiny Tim, I mean Bob Pritchett to get to Mike Carpenter. But Carpenter walks, too, to load the bases up with no outs. Larry Sinchak strikes out. P Jerry Ivester grounds into a 6-2-3 double play!!! No runs!!

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Gary Long reaches on an error by 3B Ivan Gallegas. Dave Lesley walks. Jeff Austin doubles to the left field corner and Long scores! 2 to 1, Bears. Every time I am on the verge of benching Austin, he comes through with a big hit. PH Glenn Pearce grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gary Guise (27-R), their closer with a 3.66 ERA, 25 SV and 9 L. He has a save against us. PH Randy James grounds out to the pitcher... Dale Ainsworth grounds out to short... Dennis Webb lines a hit to center. Pinch-runner: Phil Parker (27-S). Perry Templet swings at the first pitch, as he is wont to do, and grounds out to 3rd...

Lost - 2 to 1

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Denver had 7 hits and made 2 errors

No errors for 2 days in a row and Dave Lesley started both games!

Johnny Maskell (L 3-5) went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Barry Chapman went 2 scoreless innings (barely), allowed 3 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.

Jerry Ivester (W 9-10) went 8 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 5.
RHP Gary Guise (SV 26-) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits and stole his 50th base of the season. C Dennis Webb had 2 hits with a double. 1B Jeff Austin hit a double and had our only RBI. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit.

A 5-3 road trip; we'll take it.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, August 22, Year I

We are back home to play 8 games in a row and then we will finally get a much needed day off. First up on the home stand is the Milwaukee Brewers for 2 games. They just split 2 at home with Seattle. We are 4-3 against them on the season and won 3 of 4 the last time they were in the Skydome, June 14-17. Oh! Those idyll days of youth in fair Avalon in June! The Brewers are 4th in the Pacific Coast League in scoring with 4.2 runs per game (Portland is tied for 8th with 3.9). They are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.4 per game (Portland is still #1 with 3.2). Their pitchers lead the League in strikeouts and ours are last. But they have allowed the most home runs with 112 and we have allowed the second fewest with 79.

Milwaukee Brewers (63-62 .504 12 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (76-49 .608 in 1st place in the PCL West)

MIL: Charlie Gibson (29-R 4-9 4.24) vs. POR: Ron Wolf (27-R 12-9 2.98)

Gibson looks better to me than a 4.24 ERA, but we beat him the only time we faced him, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits in 6.2 IP.

Wolf has lost his last 4 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Bill Valdez (29-R .254-468-6-43-.675)
2: LF Dave Mancini (26-L .264-326-9-38-.759) Rookie Trade from Pit 6/12
3: SS Jack Stull (30-R .323-362-14-56-.905)
4: RF Larry Reichler (23-L .262-362-17-57-.805) Rookie #20 prospect
5: 2B Tom Harriger (24-R .321-467-10-68-.859) All-Star
6: 1B Barry Anderson (26-L .261-307-0-18-.675)
7: CF Gene Belt (24-R .271-361-5-44-.702) Rookie
8: C Diego Cordova (29-R .259-112-1-11-.714)
9: P Charlie Gibson (28-L .262-42-0-2-.621)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .306-461-7-49-.793)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .252-234-0-14-.619)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .302-434-5-50-.771) Rookie
4: 3B Randy James (32-R .263-380-12-56-.749)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .255-353-8-38-.712) Rookie
6: 2B Gary Long (32-R .267-453-6-46-.684)
7: 1B Jeff Austin (29-R .230-444-11-58-.656)
8: SS Dave Lesley (26-R .252-290-3-33-.658)
9: P Ron Wolf (27-R .130-54-0-1-.315)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 16 MPH wind blowing in from center.
Attendance: 20,825

Top of the First:
Bill Valdez gets a bunt hit and steals 2nd. Dave Mancini beats out an infield hit and HE steals 2nd. Jack Stull then plants one in the upper deck in left for a 3-run home run. 3 to 0, Brewers. Full count to Larry Reichler and he takes ball 4. I have not done the math, but Ron Wolf's ERA in the first inning must by 20+ and his ERA in the rest of the innings is probably under 1. Tom Harriger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Barry Anderson lines out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth lines a hit to center to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Denis Webb lines a hit to right and Ainsworth tests RF Larry Reichler's arm, reported to be excellent....he is safe at 3rd! The throw was a good one. Perry Templet flies out to shallow left and Ainsworth has to hold. Has anyone ever had a sacrifice fly with no outs? Randy James takes a big swing and hits the ball about 6 inches...C Diego Cordova looks Ainsworth back to 3rd and fires to 2nd to get the force out there. 2 down. Jeff Schottler grounds out to short....prttz...

Top of the Third:
Bill Valdez leads off with a hit and goes to 3rd on a hit by Dave Mancini and scores on a fly ball by Jack Stull. 4 to 0, Brewers. THEY get a sac fly with no outs...

Bottom of the Third:
Dale Ainsworth leads off with a hit, gets bunted to 3rd by Dennis Webb and goes to 3rd on a ground out by Perry Templet and scores on a single by Randy James. 4 to 1, Brewers. Why we are bunting down 4 runs, is a good question....

Lost - 10 to 1

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Milwaukee had 14 hits and made 2 errors

I liked it better when we were making errors and winning games...
Ron Wolf has now lost 5 straight starts...

Ron Wolf (L 12-10) went 3.2 innings, allowed 8 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Curt Riley went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 5.

Charlie Gibson (W 5-9) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 6 hits, no walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

RF Dale Ainsworth had 2 hits and scored our only run. CF Perry Templet hit a double.

For the Brewers, the top 3 in their lineup went 11 for 14 with 7 runs scored and 9 RBI. Bill Valdez had 3 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. LF Dave Mancini had 4 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. SS Jack Stull had 3 hits with a double and 2 home runs and had 6 RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, August 23, Year I

RP Don Schmidt (25-R) has been activated from the Disabled List and RP Brian Hagans (25-R) has been sent to Vancouver (AAA). We decided to keep the old man, Curt Riley (35-R), instead.

1B Jeff Austin (29-R), last year's best hitter and this year's worst, has finally been officially benched...at least for the time being.

Milwaukee Brewers (64-62 .508 11 GB in 4th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (76-50 .603 in 1st place in the PCL West)

MIL: Dan Morrell (30-R 10-11 4.04) vs. POR: Dave Cole (25-R 2-2 4.98) Rookie

Morrell is their #2 starter. We are 1-1 against him, though he did not have a decision in either game. He pitched one great game and one not so great one.

Cole had a rough 1st inning in his last start, but then pitched very well. We need at least one of these pitchers who have been on the fringe for us to step up now that Horn is out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
MILWAUKEE
1: 3B Bill Valdez (29-R .258-473-6-44-.683)
2: LF Dave Mancini (26-L .272-331-9-40-.774) Rookie
3: SS Jack Stull (30-R .331-366-16-62-.934)
4: RF Larry Reichler (23-L .260-366-17-57-.798) Rookie
5: 2B Tom Harriger (24-R .319-470-10-68-.854) All-Star
6: C Bob Coyne (36-L .288-358-13-51-.838) All-Star
7: CF Gene Belt (24-R .273-363-5-45-.704) Rookie
8: 1B Don Duggan (26-L) .300-110-5-16-.803) Rookie
9: P Dan Morrell (30-R .095-63-0-3-.218)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .308-465-7-49-.795)
2: LF Gordon Saunderson (26-L .276-105-0-12-.661) Rookie
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .301-438-5-50-.771) Rookie
4: 1B Randy James (32-R .263-384-12-57-.746)
5: 2B Gary Long (32-R .267-457-6-46-.682)
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .249-293-3-33-.652)
7: C Phil Parker (27-S .231-130-1-12-.596)
8: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .235-179-2-21-.605) Rookie
9: P Dave Cole (25-L .286-7-0-1-.571) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 19,569

Top of the First:
Bill Valdez, as he seems to do in every game, leads off trying to bunt his way aboard, but is unsuccessful this time, 2-3. Dave Mancini grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jack Stull fouls out to 1st!! 1-2-3!!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth fouls out to the catcher. Gordon Saunderson grounds out to the pitcher. Perry Templet takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Randy James wallops a 3-1 pitch down the left field line for a double and Templet scores from 1st! 1 to 0, Beavers! Gary Long works the count full, but then grounds out to short.

Top of the Second:
Larry Reichler leads off with a hit and with 1 out, steals 2nd. Bob Coyne grounds a hit to right, but Reichler stops at 3rd. Gene Belt flies out to shallow right and Reichler holds. Don Duggan grounds out to 3rd! Now, THAT is showing some cojones!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Tom Harriger and Bob Coyne both single and Gene Belt follows with a double to left, scoring Harriger. Coyne tries to score from 1st, but is thrown out by Gordon Saunderson, 7-6-2! Tie game at 1 apiece. 2 outs and a runner on 3rd. We walk Don Duggan intentionally to get to the pitcher, Dan Morrell, who grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Sixth:
Tom Harriger leads off with a hit and with 2 outs, Don Duggan doubles to right and Harriger scores. 2 to 1, Brewers.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Dave Mancini doubles to right. Call to the Bullpen: Lou Hertzberg (29-L). Jeff Austin comes in to play 1st in a double switch. We walk Jack Stull intentionally. Larry Reichler grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Mancini scores and Stull goes to 3rd. 3 to 1, Brewers. Tom Harriger flies out to center and Stull scores. 4 to 1, Brewers.

Lost - 4 to 1

Three straight games of scoring exactly 1 run.
Since the days of Camelot in June, we are 25-23 and only because everyone else in our division stinks are we not being challenged for the lead.

We had 4 hits and made no errors
Milwaukee had 11 hits and made 1 errors

Dave Cole (L 2-3) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Don Schmidt pitched 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Dan Morrell (W 11-11) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 9.

CF Perry Templet his a double, drew a walk and scored our only run. 1B Randy James hit a double and knocked in our only run.

For the Brewers, LF Dave Mancini had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. In the 2 game series, he went 7 for 10.

[Questdog]

Friday, August 24, Year I

The Denver Bears are here to play 3 games over the weekend. They just lost a pair of games in Oakland, but split two with us in Denver to begin the week. We are 7-2 against them on the season and swept them 3 games the last time they were in Portland, June 11-13, in the middle of an 8 game winning streak for us. Ah....Those were they days, my friend. We thought they'd never end... Denver is 2nd in the League in scoring with 4.6 runs per game (Portland is 9th with 3.9). They are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.8 per game (Portland is still #1, but up to 3.3). Thanks, Ron Wolf!

Denver Bears (65-62 .512 10 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (76-51 .598 in 1st place in the PCL West)

DEN: Danny Adame (30-R 11-8 3.50) vs. POR: Frank Martin (26-R 12-9 2.81) Rookie

Adame is their #1 and is pretty impressive. ERA of 3.00 on the road. We beat him the only time we faced him, but he only gave us 1 earned run in 8 innings in Denver.

Martin was shelled in his last start for 7 runs in 4.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (21-L .333-321-2-29-.795) Rookie
2: LF Johnny Foerster (27-L .234-145-5-24-.664) Waiver claim form Mil 6/27
3: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .240-363-2-37-.685)
4: RF Mel Jarrett (34-R .273-403-8-49-.774)
5: 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R .319-386-24-75-1.021) All-Star
6: 2B Larry Sinchak (30-R .269-186-3-22-.699)
7: CF Mike Carpenter (30-R .253-442-15-52-.720)
8: SS Mike Monpetit (23-L .200-5-0-0-.400) Rookie
9: P Danny Adame (30-S .190-63-0-6-.378)

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .306-468-7-49-.791)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .253-237-0-14-.620)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .302-441-5-50-.773) Rookie
4: 1B Randy James (32-R .264-387-12-58-.748)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .251-358-8-38-.703) Rookie
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .247-296-3-33-.648)
7: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .232-181-2-21-.599) Rookie
8: 2B Gary Long (32-R .267-461-6-46-.681)
9: P Frank Martin (26-S .182-55-0-1-.415) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 23,725

Top of the First:
Luis Castillo grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Foerster grounds a hit into center. Bob Pritchett flies out to right. Mel Jarrett fouls out to 3rd!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth hits a hard line drive, but rookie SS Mike Monpetit, making his second Major League start, snags it out of the air in a great play. Dennis Webb grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Perry Templet swings at the first pitch, as he is wont to do, and grounds out to the pitcher...

Top of the Second:
Ivan Gallegas doubles off the wall in center and Larry Sinchak follows with a double down the left field line. 1 to 0, Bears. Mike Carpenter lines a hit to left and Sinchak stops at 3rd. Mike Monpetit flies out to left and the runners hold. Carpenter tries to steal 2nd and C Dennis Webb throws him out! All we have to do now is get P Danny Adame out... He lines one back to the box and Martin catches it!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Randy James gets our first hit of the game, a home run to center! Tie game at 1 all.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Randy James leads off with a walk and goes to 3rd on a hit by Jeff Schottler. Dave Lesley beats out an infield hit and James scores! 2 to 1, Beavers! Eddie Thomas grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, for the first out and Schottler goes to 3rd. Thomas steals 2nd! Gary Long, of course, pops out to 3rd. PH Gordon Saunderson grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). Three lefties in a row for Denver, but our lefty, Lou Hertzberg (29-L) is tired. Luis Castillo lines a hit to right. Johnny Foerster grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Bob Pritchett does the same. PH Yasuji Urata (24-L) strikes out!

Top of the Ninth:
Ivan Gallegas, the MVP candidate, leads off and lines a 2-2 pitch hard to left, but Jeff Schottler catches it! PH Jim Mohr (34-S) works the count full and then drives one deep to center, but it was caught! 2 down. PH Gene Reed (32-L) also works the count full and then lines one very hard to the right side, but 2B Gary Long makes a diving catch and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 1

We had 4 whole hits and made no errors
Denver had 7 hits and made no errors

Frank Martin (W 13-9) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 6 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Barry Chapman (SV 8) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Danny Adame (L 11-9) went 8 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4.

1B Randy James hit his 13th home run, drew a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Gary Long hit a double.

[Questdog]

Saturday, August 25, Year I

Denver Bears (65-63 .508 11 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (77-51 .602 in 1st place in the PCL West)

DEN: Stump Seely (30-R 0-1 6.23) vs. POR: Tom Carrol (26-R 0-0 3.00) Rookie

Seely's last start was against us and we scored 5 runs in 6.1 innings in Denver.

This will be Carrol's second Major League start. His first was way back on May 20. He allowed 2 runs in 6 innings, but gave up 7 hits and a home run.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (21-L .332-325-2-29-.792) Rookie
2: SS Greg Werner (27-R .256-121-2-15-.684)
3: LF Yasuji Urata (24-L .224-170-4-22-.652) Rookie
4: RF Mel Jarrett (34-R .272-405-8-49-.772)
5: 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R .319-389-24-75-1.022) All-Star
6: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .237-367-2-37-.678)
7: CF Mike Carpenter (30-R .256-445-15-52-.724)
8: 2B Larry Sinchak (30-R .270-189-3-23-.704)
9: P Stump Seely (30-R .000-4-0-0-.000)

PORTLAND
1: RF Gordon Saunderson (26-L .273-110-0-12-.650) Rookie
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .249-241-0-14-.610)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .299-445-5-50-.767) Rookie
4: 1B Randy James (32-R .265-389-13-59-.759)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .252-361-8-38-.702) Rookie
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .248-298-3-34-.652)
7: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .228-184-2-21-.590) Rookie
8: 2B Gary Long (32-R .267-464-6-46-.683)
9: P Tim Carrol (26-R .000-0-0-0-.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right.
Attendance: 23,506

Top of the First:
Luis Castillo lines a hit to right. Greg Werner grounds a hit to right and Castillo goes to 3rd. Werner tries to steal, but we have a pitchout called and he is out! Yasuji Urata walks on 4 pitches... Mel Jarrett flies out to center and Castillo scores. 1 to 0, Bears. Ivan Gallegas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Gordon Saunderson strikes out. Dennis Webb lines a hit to center. Perry Templet flies out to center. Randy James lines out to center.

Top of the Fourth:
Yasuji Urata singles to left and then Mel Jarrett homers to left. 3 to 0, Bears.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Perry Templet homers to right. 3 to 1, Bears.

Lost - 3 to 1

We had 4 hits and made 1 error
Denver had 6 hits and made no errors

Third game in a row we had exactly 4 hits...
1B Jeff Austin has been benched exactly 3 games...
We have lost 4 of our last 5 and scored 6 total runs in the 5 games...

Tim Carrol (L 0-1) went 4.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out no one. Christy has already bought his train ticket...
RHP Antoine Redd went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Don Schmidt went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk.

Stump Seely (W 1-1) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Gary Guise (SV 27) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk and struck out 1.

C Dennis Webb had 2 hits. CF Perry Templet hit his 6th home run of the year.

For the Bears, RF Mel Jarrett hit his 9th home run of the year and had 3 RBI.

The Philadelphia Phillies won today and that made the Baltimore Orioles the first team mathematically eliminated from the pennant race this season. They had the 1st pick in the draft this season and right now they have a 5 game lead to have the 1st pick next season.

[Questdog]

Sunday, August 26, Year I

P Tim Carrol (26-R) was sent to Vancouver (AAA) and Lonny Tomski (27-R) was reluctantly recalled. It is still 2 weeks before Terry Melton is supposed to be able to pitch again.

Denver Bears (66-63 .512 10 GB tied for 3rd place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (77-52 .597 in 1st place in the PCL West)

DEN: Jerry Ivester (25-R 9-10 4.28) Rookie vs. POR: Johnny Maskell (24-R 3-5 3.79) Rookie

Ivester just beat us last week, going 8 innings and giving us 1 unearned run.

Maskell was the losing pitcher in that start by Ivester, but he pitched decently, allowing 2 runs and 4 hits in 6 innings and that was in Denver.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
DENVER
1: 1B Luis Castillo (21-L .333-330-2-29-.795) Rookie
2: SS Greg Werner (27-R .256-125-2-15-.678)
3: LF Wally Dardick (28-L .256-223-8-31-.712)
4: RF Mel Jarrett (34-R .272-408-9-52-.778)
5: 3B Ivan Gallegas (34-R .318-393-24-75-1.020) All-Star
6: C Bob Pritchett (32-L .236-369-2-37-.678)
7: CF Mike Carpenter (30-R .254-448-15-52-.721)
8: 2B Larry Sinchak (30-R .266-192-3-23-.697)
9: P Jerry Ivester (25-R .148-61-0-3-.295) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: RF Dale Ainsworth (26-L .302-473-7-49-.783)
2: C Dennis Webb (25-L .253-245-0-14-.616)
3: CF Perry Templet (23-L .298-449-6-51-.771) Rookie
4: 1B Randy James (32-R .263-392-13-59-.755)
5: LF Jeff Schottler (24-R .249-365-8-38-.695) Rookie
6: 3B Dave Lesley (26-R .247-300-3-34-.648)
7: SS Eddie Thomas (25-R .225-187-2-21-.581) Rookie
8: 2B Gary Long (32-R .266-467-6-46-.679)
9: P Johnny Maskell (24-R .167-24-0-3-.417) Rookie

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: The Skydome
Weather: 73 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing right to left.
Attendance: 22,971

Top of the First:
Luis Castillo grounds out to 3rd. Greg Werner works the count full and then flies out to center. Wally Dardick also works the count full and then takes ball 4. 0-1 pitch to Mel Jarret and C Dennis Webb snaps a throw to 1st and picks off Dardick!

Bottom of the First:
Dale Ainsworth grounds a hit to right. Dennis Webb grounds out to 2nd and Ainsworth moves up. Perry Templet dumps a 3-1 pitch into right for a hit and Ainsworth scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Templet steals 2nd, but Randy James draws a walk. Jeff Schottler flies out to center. Dave Lesley pops a 3-2 pitch to center to end the inning.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Ivan Gallegas lines a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit. Bob Pritchett follows by lining another 2-2 pitch to right for a double. Mike Carpenter flies out to right and Gallegas scores to tie the game at 1.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, P Jerry Ivester singles and Luis Castillo follows with a home run to right... 3 to 1, Bears. Castillo's 3rd home run in 333 AB.... With 2 outs, Wally Dardick lines a home run to left... 4 to 1, Bears.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Jeff Schottler gets our 5th hit of the day, a home run to left center! 4 to 2, Bears.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Dale Ainsworth draws a walk and PH Jeff Austin follows with a single. Perry Templet then doubles to right and Ainsworth scores! 4 to 3, Bears. Randy James walks to load the bases up for Jeff Schottler, who homered his last time up. The Bears are sticking with Ivester, even though their Bullpen is full of fresh arms. Schottler flies out to shallow right and the runners hold... Dave Lesley grounds out to the pitcher.... Dang!!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Barry Chapman (26-R). Wally Dardick leads off with a double and Mel Jarrett beats out an infield hit....1st and 3rd with no outs and the Beast of Ivan Gallegas up. He flies out to shallow center and the runners hold! Bob Pritchett grounds one to 2nd and we go for 2, but only get 1, 4-6, and Dardick scores. 5 to 3, Bears.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Gary Guise (27-R), their closer. 3 saves against us, including yesterday. With 2 outs, Randy James beats out an infield hit. Guise is hurt and has to leave the game. New Pitcher: Rick Moore (24-L). 2.87 ERA with 47 SO in 47 IP and only 15 BB. Jeff Schottler draws a walk on 4 pitches. Dave Lesley grounds a hit up the middle and James stops at 3rd because his run does not matter. Bases loaded with 2 outs and 1B Joe Harrison up....the $1.7 million water boy... All we have left on the bench is Phil Parker a no-hit catcher and Glenn Pearce. We stick with Harrison and he grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Denver had 10 hits and made no errors

Johnny Maskell (L 3-6) went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Lou Hertzberg went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Chapman went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.

Jerry Ivester (W 10-10) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
LHP Rick Moore (SV 3) faced 3 batters and got the 1 out he needed, gave us 1 hit and 1 walk.

RF Dale Ainsworth had a hit and a walk and scored 2 runs. PH Jeff Austin had a hit. CF Perry Templet had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and had 2 RBI. LF Jeff Schottler hit his 9th home run of the season. 3B/SS Dave Lesley had 3 hits with a double. PH Gordon Saunderson had a hit.

For the Bears, RF Mel Jarrett had 3 hits.

Denver announced that P Gary Guise had a mild muscle pull and should be fine in a couple of days.

We are done with Denver for the year and won the season's series, 8 to 4.

[Questdog]

Monday, August 27, Year I

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Craig Ward, 2B, Detroit (27-L .281/.325/.444) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 9 R and 9 RBI in 5 G
PCL Player of the Week - Terry Singer, 3B, Seattle (32-R .252/.334/.368) Had 13 hits with 4 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 SO, 4 R and 5 RBI in 7 G

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

August 20 - The Dallas Eagles defeated the Oakland Oaks at home, 24 to 4. RF Chris Hagerty (24-L) had 6 hits, scored 4 runs and had 5 RBI. He is the first player in the World Series Era to have 6 hits in a 9 inning game. 1B Fran Haer (25-R) had 5 hits with a double and a home run, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. All was not fun and games for Dallas, though. They lost All-Star SS Gill Blair (28-R) for the rest of the season with a broken leg.
August 20 - Ray Bankston (30-L) of Milwaukee pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He walked 3 and struck out 8. He is now 12-6 with a 3.36 ERA. The Brewers won, 1 to 0.
August 20 - 2B/SS Billy Allen (29-R) of Minnesota had 2 hits and 5 RBI at Los Angeles. The Twins won, 12 to 4.
August 22 - Marv Belford (30-R) of Cleveland pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He walked 1 and struck out 2. He is now 2-6 with a 3.95 ERA. The Indians won, 5 to 0.
August 24 - Mike Nackley (27-L) of San Diego pitched a 4 hits shutout at Houston. He walked no one and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a double. It is his Major League leading 8th shutout of the season. He is now 18-10 with a 1.66 ERA. How has he lost 10 games? His last 2 losses were both 1 to 0 games and came in back-to-back starts.
August 24 - 3B Terry Singer (32-R) of Seattle had 4 hits with 2 home runs and 4 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. He hit a 2-out home run in the bottom of the 9th to end the game. Seattle won, 5 to 4.
August 24 - 2B Craig Ward (27-L) of Detroit had 4 hits with a double and a triple, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Brooklyn. The Tigers won, 14 to 7.
August 24 - Pittsburgh won at Washington, 1 to 0, in 17 innings.
August 24 - RF Chuck Husk (27-R) of Boston hit a double and a triple, drew a walk, scored a run and had 5 RBI at home versus Cincinnati. But he fractured a rib and will miss 6 weeks. He finishes the regular season batting .283/.359/.426 with 11 HR and 62 RBI. The Braves won, 15 to 2.
August 25 - Andy Byers (32-R) of Boston pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cincinnati. He walked 1 and struck out 5. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 16-4 with a 3.11 ERA.
August 26 - SS Rance Haynes (34-R) of San Diego had 4 hits with a double and a home run and 6 RBI at Houston. The Padres won, 11 to 1.
August 26 - 1B Marcos Falcon (32-L) of Minnesota had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 5 RBI at San Francisco, but the Twins lost, 9 to 8. PH Mike King (31-L) hit a 2 out home run in the bottom of the 9th to win the game for the Seals.
August 26 - C Ernie Palmer (30-L) of Chicago had 3 hits with a double and a home run, a walk and 5 RBI at New York. The Cubs won, 11 to 2.

Random Fact of Week: I ask you, does this Beaver team honestly look like a Championship team to you? It does not to me. Right now, we have 1 starting pitcher who is not chopped liver (Frank Martin). The other pitcher who has been decent for us at times this year and still has his arm attached to his body (Ron Wolf) has lost 5 starts in a row with a 5.79 ERA in those games. The offense, even though they have been relatively injury free, has been futile in the extreme with our best hitter from last season (Jeff Austin) losing 150 points off his OPS. In August, we have only 1 starter, ONE!!! with an OPS over .700 for the month: rookie CF Perry Templet. Even RF Dale Ainsworth, who has been our best player on offense so far this season is stinking it up in August with a .628 OPS. The Bullpen has been good most of the season, but that is the only area that we look like a quality team right now....