The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB 2001)

[Questdog]

September 9, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Roberto Perez, 1B, Montreal (31-L .303/.368/.592) Had 12 hits with 2 2B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 2 SO, 10 R and 6 RBI in 7 G
PCL Player of the Week - Gilberto Lule, RF, Dallas (23-S .304/.377/.487) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO, 6 R and 8 RBI in 7 G (6 GS)

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

September 2 - The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of SS/3B Greg Hobbs (28-R), who led the Majors with 46 HR last season, but missed the first half of this season with an injury, to a 7 year extension for $14.7 million. The contract will pay him a flat $2.1 million per season through 2009.
September 3 - Kansas City won at Sacramento, 2 to 0, in 17 innings.
September 3 - 2B Russ Jimenez (32-R) of Houston went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Seattle. The Astros won, 7 to 2.
September 3 - Rookie Tom Hardy (23-R) of San Antonio pitched a 5 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He walked 1 and struck out 7. 134 pitches thrown. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 12-11 with a 4.17 ERA in 26 starts. The Mission won, 1 to 0.
September 3 - 3B Bill Commisso (24-R) of Pittsburgh went 1 for 3 at New York, extending his hitting streak to 20 games. The Pirates lost, 4 to 1.
September 3 - C Doug Brennan (33-R) of Montreal hit a double and 2 home runs, drew a walk, scored 4 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Cincinnati. The Expos won, 13 to 4.
September 3 - SS Clyde Himmelman (26-R) of Brooklyn hit a double and 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at Chicago. The Dodgers won, 7 to 4.
September 4 - 3B Bill Commisso (24-R) of Pittsburgh went hitless at New York, ending his hitting streak at 20 games, tied for the longest in the National League this season.
September 5 - Bill Foley (27-R) of Seattle pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Houston. He walked 2 and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. He is now 6-17 with a 3.94 ERA in 28 starts. He is tied for the lead in losses in the PCL. The Rainiers won, 6 to 0.
September 6 - 1B Steve Gargan (31-L) of Cincinnati had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 7 RBI at Detroit. The Reds won, 13 to 4.
September 8 - 1B Rick Adkins (33-R) of Dallas hit a double and a home run and had 5 RBI at home versus Minnesota. The Eagles won, 9 to 6.
September 8 - With 20 games left to play, the San Francisco Seals have clinched the Pacific Coast League Western Division championship. The defeated the Sacramento Solons at home, 7 to 3.
September 8 - 2B Sal Carrillo (32-R) of Chicago had 5 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Miami, but the Cubs lost, 6 to 5, in 17 innings. Chicago scored a run in the tip of the 17th, but the MArlins plated two in the bottom half of the inning.
September 8 - Brian Nordmann (27-R) of New York pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 2 and struck out 11. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI. The hit came with 2 outs and the bases empty in the 9th. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 18-5 with a 2.15 ERA in 31 starts. The Giants won, 5 to 0, and only had 15 hits themselves, everyone in the lineup contributing at least 1.
September 8 - 1B Paul Tomlinson (24-L) of Cleveland had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and a walk and 5 RBI at home versus Atlanta. The Indians won, 8 to 3.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 9, 2002

We are back in Portland for a 3 game home stand against the Padres. They just swept the Stars in 3 games in Hollywood and have won 5 of their last 6. We are 8-3 against them on the season and won 3 of 4 the last time they were here, June 13-16. San Diego is 13th in scoring in the PCL with 3.68 runs per game (Portland is 7th with 4.21). They are 3rd in fewest runs allowed with 3.58 per game (Portland is tied for 5th with 3.97). Their run differential is +15 and ours is +34, yet we both have losing records. Another fun fact: We are in 4th place right now and finished in last place last year, yet we are further from 1st right now than we ended up last year! 25 games out last year, 25.5 out right now.

San Diego Padres (67-77 .465 30 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (71-72 .497 25.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SD: Alan Mitchell (24-R 0-0 0.00) Rookie vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 11-11 3.02)

This will be Mitchell's 2nd Major League start. In his 1st, he pitched 8.2 shutout innings, but got a no decision.

Johnson has been alternating crappy starts with brilliant starts for the last 4 outings. His last start was a CG win, so he is due to get shelled this time if the pattern holds...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: RF Danny Holmes (26-L .253-475-10-37-.658) 20 BB/33 SB
2: 2B Norman Darcy (26-L .301-432-8-54-.803) 60 BB
3: CF Dave Bafaro (28-L .306-504-1-64-.742) Silver Slugger/Gold Glove/All-Star(01) 24 BB/52 SB
4: LF Brian Mosca (29-L .266-335-12-52-.777) 60 SO
5: C Rick Tyson (27-L .183-120-0-6-.459) Rookie
6: 3B Rick Potter (30-R .225-423-0-30-.565) Gold Glove 10 2B
7: 1B Milt White (28-R .261-245-2-14-.618) 14 BB
8: SS Denny Peters (25-S .184-49-1-5-.607)
9: P Alan Mitchell (24-R .000-2-0-0-.333) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .309-312-0-13-.718) Rookie
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .293-379-1-30-.689)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-516-33-102-.901)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-520-35-102-.958) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .288-361-7-46-.772)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .254-355-16-53-.712) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .269-338-6-32-.673)
8: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .239-113-2-10-.690) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .099-71-0-2-.288)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 8,648

Top of the First:
Danny Holmes swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Norman Darcy strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Dave Bafaro swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to center and Holmes makes it to 3rd. Bafaro steals 2nd. Brian Mosca lines a hit to center and Holmes scores... 1 to 0, Padres. Rick Tyson flies out to center and Bafaro tags up and scores without a throw... 2 to 0, Padres. Rick Potter lines one down the right field line, but Brian Mitchell makes a diving catch!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell beats out an infield hit. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Fernando Mexicano loops a 3-2 pitch to right center and Hinckley, who was on the move, easily makes it to 3rd. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to right and Hinckley scores! 2 to 1, Padres. Jim Shippy grounds a hit to left and Mexicano scores! Tie game: 2 to 2. Fernando Martinez pokes a little hit to right and Snowden heads home....Safe! 3 to 2, Beavers! Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, so Larry Ballard is compelled to strike out, which he dutiful does... P Bobby Johnson grounds out to short.

Top of the Fourth:
Brian Mosca reaches base when 3B Fernando Mexicano boots a ground ball. He steals 2nd. Rick Tyson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Rick Potter lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... The Bullpen is up. Milt White flies out to center and Mosca tags up and scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. Tyson took 3rd on the throw home. Potter steals 2nd. we then walk Denny Peters intentionally.... Bases loads again with 1 out. P Alan Mitchell flies out to center and Tyson tags up and scores... 4 to 3, Padres. How come their batters do not strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs? Even their pitcher can make contact! Danny Holmes grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano and Glenn Snowden draw walks and Jim Shippy gets beaned to load the bases up for Fernando Martinez. He grounds into a force at home, 3-2... Dave Risinger swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and 2 runs score and Shippy goes to 3rd!! 5 to 4, Beavers! That does it for P Alan Mitchell. New Pitcher: Lew Reddin (32-R) with a 1.07 ERA in 42 IP. Larry Ballard grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Sixth:
Rick Tyson, who has never before hit a home run in his Major League life, hits one now to right center... Tie game: 5 to 5. The Padres only have 5 hits and 2 walks.... The Bullpen is up. Rick Potter walks on 4 pitches... Milt White swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. He gets caught stealing! Denny Peters strikes out.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jeff Gleason (25-R). They go down in order!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Glenn Hunt (23-L) with a 2.14 ERA in 46.1 IP with 31 H, 18 BB and 54 SO. 3-4-5 hitters up for us... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd... Glenn Snowden lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Jim Shippy lines one to 3rd, but the Gold Glover, Rick Potter, has it hit off the heel of his glove and everyone is safe! Fernando Martinez strikes out... Dave Risinger flies out to right...

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
2-3-4 up for them... With 1 out, Dave Bafaro beats out an infield hit. Of course, he steals 2nd, his 54th theft of the year. We walk Brian Mosca intentionally. Rick Tyson, who hit a home run earlier, pops out to center. 2 outs. Rick Potter strikes out!

Bottom of the Tenth:
We have not had a walk-off win since June... New Pitcher: Roy Tindale (26-R), their closer with a 3.67 ERA. With 1 out, RF Jose Julio (28-R) doubles down the left field line! PH Don Neumann (32-S) is sent up. Julio gets thrown out stealing 3rd... Neumann grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). With 2 outs, C Mark Coronato (27-R) grounds one to short, but Dave Risinger throws the ball a way for a 2 base error... Danny Holmes grounds out to 1st, unassisted!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
2-3-4 up for us. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to center and Mexicano beats the throw to 3rd! A runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs... Can Jim Shippy bring him in? He strikes out.... 2 down... Fernando Martinez grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Twelfth:
2-3-4 up for them... With 1 out, Dave Bafaro grounds a hit to center. He steals base #55. He steals base #56 on the very next pitch. Runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs.... Brian Mosca strikes out!! PH Buddy Potts (27-R), batting .230 with 10 HR in 527 AB, is walked intentionally... Rick Potter rounds a hit to right and Bafaro scores... 6 to 5, Padres. Potts goes to 3rd. 1B Pete Reid (27-L), batting .263 with 5 HR in 308 AB, lines a hit to left and Potts scores... 7 to 5, Padres. Denny Peters grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Glenn Stroh (28-L), with a 2.06 ERA in 39.1 IP. They sire have a lot of lefties in their Pen... Wish we could have one of them... Or two... We go down in order....

Lost - 7 to 5

My dreams of a .500 season are evaporating....

We had 13 hits and made 2 errors
San Diego had 11 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double.
LHP Roger Lerer went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers faced 2 batters and struck them both out.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3.
RHP Rich Larkin (L 4-4) went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.

Alan Mitchell went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a SF.
RHP Roy Tindale (W 5-7) went 2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Glenn Stroh (SV 1) pitched 1 perfect inning.

3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 walks and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and 2 RBI. PH Rick Woodell had a hit. PH/RF Jose Julio hit a double, but got caught stealing.

For San Diego, CF Dave Bafaro had 3 hits, stole 4 bases and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

San Diego Padres (68-77 .469 30 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (71-73 .493 26.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SD: Tony Vargas (28-R 10-16 3.68) vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 11-11 3.33)

We faced Vargas once and beat him, scoring 6 runs in 4 IP. He has lost 3 starts in a row, though he only allowed 1 earned run in each. He has a string of 7 straight starts where he has allowed 2 or fewer earned runs.

Flores is 3-7 in his last 12 starts with a 4.83 ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (27-R .230-527-10-51-.651)
2: 2B Norman Darcy (26-L .297-438-8-54-.792)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (28-L .308-510-1-64-.745) Silver Slugger/Gold Glove/All-Star(01)
4: LF Brian Mosca (29-L .265-340-12-53-.774)
5: SS Del Hall (30-S .278-521-4-70-.695) Gold Glove
6: C Rick Tyson (27-L .195-123-1-8-.516) Rookie
7: 3B Rick Potter (30-R .227-428-0-31-.568) Gold Glove
8: RF Milt White (28-R .258-248-2-15-.610)
9: P Tony Vargas (28-R .188-64-0-1-.391)

PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .308-315-0-13-.718) Rookie
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .288-385-1-30-.678)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .252-361-16-54-.706) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .312-525-35-103-.961) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .298-104-3-10-.796)
6: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .271-343-6-34-.677)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .233-116-2-10-.673) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .244-340-1-25-.606)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .197-61-1-11-.488) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 8,676

Top of the First:
Buddy Potts swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Norman Darcy grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Dave Bafaro swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. They pull off a double steal... Brian Mosca walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out. Del Hall swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left and 2 runs score... 2 to 0, Padres. Rick Tyson grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Mosca goes to 3rd. Rick Potter grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. He steals his 10th base of the season. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short and Mitchell goes to 3rd. Runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs for Fernando Martinez. He grounds a hit to center! Mitchell scores! 2 to 1, Padres. Glenn Snowden strikes out... Rick Mansoor pops out to right.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Dave Bafaro singles and steals 2nd. Brian Mosca lines a hit to left. Del Hall loops a hit to left and Bafaro scores... 3 to 1, Padres. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Fernando Martinez lines one to 2nd that deflects off the glove of Norman Darcy for an error. Glenn Snowden hits a fly ball to center that Dave Bafaro drops for a 2 base error! 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Rick Mansoor flies out to deep left and both runners advance. 3 to 2, Padres. Dave Risinger up with a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs... He does NOT strike out! Looking or otherwise! He beats out an infield hit and Snowden scores! Tie game: 3 to 3. The next two make outs.

Top of the Sixth:
Rick Potter grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen is up. Milt White grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... With the infield in, P Tony Vargas grounds a hit to left and Potter scores... 4 to 3, Padres. Buddy Potts lines a hit to center and White scores... 5 to 3, Padres. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Lerer (28-L). Norman Darcy grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with no outs... That is 5 straight hits.... Dave Bafaro lines one to center and Jack Hinckley makes a great catch and comes up firing to 3rd and doubles off P Vargas! Brian Mosca flies out to right.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Fernando Martinez leads off with a double to left center. But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Fernando Martinez doubles to center. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Rick Mansoor lines a hit to right and Martinez scores! 5 to 4, Padres. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left and Snowden heads home....Safe!! Tie game: 5 to 5! That does it for P Tony Vargas. New Pitcher: Glenn Hunt (23-L) with a 2.09 ERA. Larry Ballard has to hit against a lefty, because there would be no one to take his place in the field... He is 0 for 2 with a strikeout against lefties in his career... He swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses....

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Roy Huls (21-R), beginning his 2nd inning of work after a perfect 8th. 4-5-6 up for the Padres. They go down in order with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom of the Ninth:
We use up a pair of pinch-hitters to go down in order....

Extras!

Third day in a row!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (26-R). Jose Julio (28-R), one of the futile pinch-hitters stays in the game to play right. 7-8-9 up. They use up a pair of pinch-hitters to go down in order!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Lynn Cooper (33-L) with a 3.60 ERA in 80 IP. Only 69 H and 27 BB, but 11 HR. 2-3-4 up for us. Jack Hinckley swings at a 2-2 pitch and hits a home run to left center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!

Won - 6 to 5

We had 8 hits and made no errors
San Diego had 13 hits and made 2 errors

Our Bullpen has been much improved of late, so of course our starters, who had been very good, are all stinking it up....
As a group, they are 1-7 in their last 13 starts with a 5.35 ERA....

Frank Flores went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs, 11 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.
LHP Roger Lerer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Roy Huls went 2 perfect innings and struck out 4.
RHP David Fuentes (W 6-4) went 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Tony Vargas went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. 127 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and an RBI.
LHP Lynn Cooper (L 6-5) faced 1 batter and gave up a home run.

CF Jack Hinckley won the game with his 2nd home run of the season! He also doubles a runner off 3rd base in the field. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden walked once and scored 2 runs. C Rick Mansoor had a hit and 2 RBI. 3B/SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

For San Diego, SS Del Hall had 3 hits and 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

San Diego Padres (68-78 .466 30 GB in 6th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (72-73 .497 25.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SD: Bobby Wolfe (25-R 10-12 3.60) vs. POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 4-7 2.98)

Wolfe is 0-2 against us. He went 8 innings and allowed 1 run in a win his last time out.

Moe has lost his last two starts, but only game up 5 total runs and 9 hits. We only scored 1 run in each game.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SAN DIEGO
1: 1B Buddy Potts (27-R .232-531-10-52-.655)
2: 2B Norman Darcy (26-L .296-443-8-54-.788)
3: CF Dave Bafaro (28-L .309-515-1-64-.745) Silver Slugger/Gold Glove/All-Star(01)
4: SS Del Hall (30-S .281-526-4-73-.700) Gold Glove
5: LF Danny Holmes (26-L .254-481-10-37-.658)
6: 3B Rick Potter (30-R .227-432-0-31-.570) Gold Glove
7: C Mark Coronato (27-R .232-401-10-49-.617)
8: RF Milt White (28-R .258-252-2-15-.612)
9: P Bobby Wolfe (25-R .150-60-0-5-.333)

PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .307-319-0-13-.715) Rookie
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .288-389-2-31-.686)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .288-521-33-102-.898)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .311-528-35-103-.957) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .289-367-7-47-.772)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .258-365-16-55-.720) Gold Glove
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .227-119-2-10-.662) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .243-342-1-25-.603)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .150-40-0-0-.321)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,132

Top of the First:
Buddy Potts grounds one to 1st and Glenn Snowden boots it... Error #19 for the Gold Glover.... Norman Darcy grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Dave Bafaro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher... Jack Hinckley swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to left!! 2 to 0, Beavers! His 1st home run in 3 weeks! Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Jim Shippy flies out to deep center.

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Danny Holmes hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Seventh:
Danny Holmes grounds a hit to left, his 2nd hit of the day and the Padres' 3rd. The Bullpen is up. Holmes steals 2nd. The next three make outs!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: David Fuentes (26-R) beginning his 2nd inning of work after getting 2 outs in the 8th. Danny Holmes, who has been a pest this game, lines out to 1st, Glenn Snowden making a nice catch! RF Brian Mosca (29-L), batting .264 with 12 HR in 346 AB, strikes out! Mark Coronato grounds out to the pitcher and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 2 to 1

Back to .500!

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
San Diego had 5 hits and made no errors

Rondey Moe (W 5-7) went 7.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP David Fuentes (SV 7) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Bobby Wolfe (L 10-13) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 2.

CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 34th home run of the season and 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 13, 2002

Oh, boy.... It is Friday 13th; not that I am superstitious... But we have had an offer on the table for a contract extension for 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R) for a while and he picked today of all days to sign it... Well, what's done is done...

We have signed Snowden to a 10 year contract! I have never signed a player to such a deal in my life, but then again, I have never had a player like Glenn Snowden. He is making $1.23 million this season and is eligible for arbitration this off season and free agency after next year. The New contract, which will be a great deal for the club as long as he maintains his tremendous production, will pay him $1.3 million next year, $1.5 million the year after that and then $1.7 million a season for the 8 years after that. The final two seasons are club options. If he continues to hit .300+ with 35+ HR a year, it will be a steal. He signed it without haggling at all, so I am afraid I could have paid him a lot less... But I was prepared to pay him quite a bit more....

We are in Seattle to play the Rainiers a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 3 of 4 at San Francisco. The Seals had just clinched the Division and were probably not the most motivated they have ever been, but still that is an impressive accomplishment. They held the Seals to 3 or fewer runs in 3 of the 4 games. We are 6-5 against the Rainiers on the season and split a pair of games the last time we were here, June 3-4. Seattle is 15th in scoring in the PCL with 3.71 runs per game (Portland is 7th with 4.21). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.14 per game (Portland is 6th with 3.98). Their run differential is -64 and ours is +34.

Portland Beavers (73-73 .500 24 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Seattle Rainiers (60-86 .411 37 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (27-R 12-11 3.22) Gold Glove vs. SEA: Jamie Ladnier (33-L 10-8 3.61)

Muir is 1-4 in his last 7 starts with a 4.71 ERA.

Ladnier is 1-2 against us and had 1 good game and 2 not very goof, though the good on was one of the losses. He is 0-1 in his last 5 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .290-393-2-31-.689)
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .274-347-6-36-.680)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .290-525-34-104-.905)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .312-532-35-103-.957) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .288-371-7-47-.769)
6: LF Don Neumann (32-S .216-125-1-14-.575)
7: RF Jose Julio (28-R .247-288-3-26-.614)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .242-343-1-25-.603)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .182-66-0-5-.376) Gold Glove

SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (25-R .256-598-6-40-.629) 15 2B/44SB
2: 2B Adam Carter (26-R .285-466-4-39-.687) 20 BB/20 SB
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (31-R .287-572-21-90-.828) 2-time All-Star 45 2B
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .252-552-25-77-.748) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
5: RF Willie Bethune (35-R .254-382-8-49-.700)
6: C Terry Mohlman (22-L .239-427-4-31-.651) Rookie
7: LF Juan Garza (25-S .273-432-5-41-.686)
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .202-496-1-37-.515) 8 2B
9: P Jamie Ladnier (33-R .259-58-0-7-.588)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 15,789

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley lines out to deep center. Dave Risinger grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right...

Bottom of the First:
Dan McKee takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Adam Carter grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Ronaldo Entrevinhas strikes out! Luis Hernandez lines out hard to right!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Jim Shippy hits a home run to left! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jack Hinckley draws a walk and goes to 2nd on a passed ball. Dave Risinger lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano does NOT strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs! He grounds into a 4-6-3 double play...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Luis Hernandez leads off with a double to center. You know, he is one of the worst fielders that ever lived. A big reason why we were willing to trade him away. Coming into this game he had 19 errors, the same as our Gold Glover... Hernandez has made his 20th today, though there is still time for Snowden to catch him... Willie Bethune doubles to right and Hernandez scores. Tie game: 1 to 1. With 2 outs, we walk Don Kelly intentionally... He is definitely a worse hitter than P Jim Ladnier... Ladnier pops out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley doubles to right and Dave Risinger singles him home! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Don Kelly leads off with a hit. The Bullpen gets stirring. Kelly steals 2nd. PH Larry Courson (32-L), batting .314 with 13 HR in 258 AB, walks. With 1 out, Adam Carter grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded. Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (25-R). Ronaldo Entrevinhas hits a Grand Slam to center... 5 to 2, Rainiers... We are done with Gleason forever....

Lost - 5 to 2

Once again, we hit .500 and cannot get over the hump....

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 9 hits and made 1 error

Steve Muir (L 12-12) went 6.1 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 4.
RHP Jeff Gleason (BS 2) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. He balked.
RHP Rich Larkin pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.

Jamie Ladnier (W 11-8) went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and stuck out 2.
RHP Danny Cantonwine (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 2 (Mexicano and Snowden).

CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored a run. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and an RBI. C Jim Shippy hit his 8th home run of the season.

For Seattle, 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas hit his 22nd home run, a Grand Slam.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 14, 2002

Portland Beavers (73-74 .497 25 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Seattle Rainiers (61-86 .415 37 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 11-11 3.06) vs. SEA: Earl Rogers (27-R 9-17 3.34)

Johnson is 3-2 in his last 6 starts, alternating great games with stinkers. His last outing was a stinker, so we are hoping the pattern continues for just one more game and then the cycle can happily be broken.

Rogers is their #1 starter. We have only faced him once and beat him, scoring 6 runs and getting 10 hits in 3.2 IP. The Rainiers have not scored more than 3 runs in a start of his for 11 games in a row! An average of 1.7 runs per game...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .303-323-0-13-.706) Rookie
2: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .252-234-8-32-.713)
3: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .287-529-34-104-.898)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-536-35-103-.950) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .288-375-8-48-.774)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .257-369-16-55-.717) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .276-351-6-37-.684)
8: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .230-122-2-10-.662) Rookie
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .110-73-0-2-.320)

SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (25-R .256-601-6-40-.630)
2: 2B Adam Carter (26-R .285-470-4-39-.685)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (31-R .286-576-22-94-.831) 2-time All-Star
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .252-555-25-77-.750) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
5: RF Willie Bethune (35-R .254-386-8-50-.701)
6: LF Juan Garza (25-S .271-436-5-41-.680)
7: C Randy Severn (27-R .136-44-0-2-.384) Rookie
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .204-499-1-37-.521)
9: P Earl Rogers (27-R .156-64-0-2-.388)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,254

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell lines out to left. Rick Woodell draws a walk. Fernando Mexicano grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the First:
Dan McKee lines a hit to center... Adam Carter swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to right. McKee is thrown out stealing! Ronaldo Entrevinhas grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Third:
Randy Severn, the .136 hitter, beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, P Earl Rogers bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Dan McKee lines a hit to right and Severn scores... 1 to 0, Rainiers.

Through 4 innings, we have grounded into 3 double plays... The only reason it is not 4 is because Jim Shippy got picked off at 1st before we could do it in one inning...

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Fernando Martinez doubles to left center. Dave Risinger lines a hit to center. Larry Ballard sends one high and deep to left, but it is caught on the warning track and Martinez trots home. Tie game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Sixth:
Brian Mitchell beats out an infield hit. Rick Woodell avoids another double play by bunting Mitchell over. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to center and Mitchell scores! 2 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Dan McKee grounds a hit up the middle. Adam Carter bunts him to 2nd. With 2 outs, Luis Hernandez lines a hit to left and McKee scores... Tie game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Ninth:
P Earl Rogers still out there and is at 99 pitches. 6-7-8 up for us. He gets Fernando Martinez to ground out to 2nd and then they pull him. New Pitcher: Jesse Borley (34-R), their closer with a 1.57 ERA in 74.1 IP with 43 H and 89 SO. He strikes out Dave Risinger and Larry Ballard...

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Bobby Johnson is at 107 pitches. 6-7-8 up for them. With 1 out, PH Larry Courson (32-L), batting .314 wit 13 HR in 258 AB, grounds a hit to right. Don Kelly draws a walk.... PH Terry Mohlman (22-L) is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Lerer (28-L). Mohlman strikes out! 2 down. Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (29-R). Dan McKee strikes out looking!

Extras!

4th time in the last 6 games!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Victor Alvarez (28-L) with a 3.79 ERA and 72 SO in 57 IP. PH Jack Hinckley (26-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short... PH Jose Julio (28-R) strikes out on 3 pitches... PH Juan Rojas (23-S) grounds a hit to center! Fernando Mexicano strikes out...

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). Juan Rojas stays in the game to play short and Dave Risinger moves to 3rd. Jack Hinckley stays in to play center. 2-3-4 up for them. With 1 out, Ronaldo Entrevinhas, who set a new Major League record last time up with his 46th double of the season, grounds a hit to center. Luis Hernandez strikes out! Willie Bethune grounds out to the pitcher!

Top of the Eleventh:
4-5-6 for us. With 2 outs, Fernando Martinez flares a hit to left center. Dave Risinger grounds a single to center. PH Rick Mansoor (29-R) grounds out to short... He is now 0 for 9 as a pinch-hitter...

Bottom of the Eleventh:
Rich Cruz is into play 3rd. Dave Risinger moves back to short and Juan Rojas moves to 2nd. They go down in order!

Top of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Danny Cantonwine (28-R) with a 3.97 ERA, who got the Save yesterday. Jack Hinckley hits a foul ball down the left field line, but Juan Garza drops it for an error. Given a second chance, Hinckley strikes out. But P Cantonwine is injured. New Pitcher: Edwin Vidal (27-R), making his season debut. He had a 1.86 ERA in 38.2 IP last year, but has been out with an injury all of this season until now. He pitched a rehab assignment, so he is not stone cold rusty. PH Don Neumann (32-S), the last bat on our bench, flies out to center. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: David Fuentes (26-R). C Terry Mohlman (22-L) grounds a hit to center. Dan McKee bunts him to 2nd. Adam Carter lines a hit to center and Mohlman scores...

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Seattle had 12 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 8.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Roger Lerer faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Garry Ayers faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Roy Huls went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 4.
RHP David Fuentes (L 6-5) got 1 out, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.

Earl Rogers went 8.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2.
RHP Edwin Vidal (W 1-0), in his season debut, faced 2 batters and got them both out.

3B Rick Woodell had a hit and a walk and stole his 14th base of the season. PH/SS/2B Juan Rojas had a hit. RF Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk and an RBI. 2B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk (INT). LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. SS/3B/SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits.

For Seattle, CF Dan McKee had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Rainiers announced Danny Cantonwine had a sore elbow that they expected to bother him for about a week.

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 15, 2002

RP Jeff Gleason (25-R) was sent to Vancouver (A). Rookie RP Bill Moon (25-R) was called up. He was signed as a minor league free agent in July after quite a bidding war. He was a 6th round draft pick of the Cardinals in the B Leagues draft this year, but was released on the 1st of April. He sat around unemployed for 3 months, until we had some injuries in the minors and needed a healthy arm. All of a sudden everyone decided they wanted to sign him and we had to end up giving him an $11,000 bonus. He had a 1.44 ERA in 25 IP with the Mounties.

Portland Beavers (73-75 .492 25 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Seattle Rainiers (62-86 .419 36 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 11-11 3.47) Rookie vs. SEA: Bill Foley (27-R 7-17 3.82) Silver Slugger

Flores is just another of our good young starters who have not been any good at all of late. He is winless in his last 3 starts and allowed 14 runs in his last 17 IP (7.41 ERA).

Foley is 1-0 in 2 starts against us this season and only gave us 2 runs in each game in 8.1 IP. He has only allowed 1 total run in his last 2 starts, both wins.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .303-327-0-13-.704) Rookie
2: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .254-236-8-32-.718)
3: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .287-533-34-105-.896)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-540-35-103-.948) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .285-379-8-48-.768)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .259-374-16-55-.721) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .278-356-6-37-.685)
8: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .232-125-2-11-.660) Rookie
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .190-63-1-11-.473) Rookie

SEATTLE
1: CF Juan Garza (25-S .268-441-5-41-.673)
2: 2B Adam Carter (26-R .284-475-4-40-.683)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (31-R .287-581-22-94-.833) 2-time All-Star
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .252-559-25-78-.749) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
5: RF Willie Bethune (35-R .251-391-8-50-.692)
6: LF Larry Courson (32-L .317-259-13-36-.882)
7: C Randy Severn (27-R .170-47-0-2-.463) Rookie
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .205-503-1-37-.522)
9: P Bill Foley (27-L .164-61-0-5-.401) Silver Slugger

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: 56 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH blowing in from left
Attendance: 17,389

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Rick Woodell hits a home run to left center! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano draws a walk. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking... Jim Shippy lines a hit to center. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right and Mexicano beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Beavers! RF Willie Bethune is hurt. Carlos Lopez (27-L) takes his place. Dave Risinger flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the First:
Juan Garza grounds out to 2nd. Adam Carter pops out to short. Ronaldo Entrevinhas flies out to right! 1-2-3!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano jerks one down the right field line for a home run! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
PH Nick Sibble (31-L), batting .271 with 1 HR in 70 AB, leads off by grounding a hit up the middle. That is the first hit of the game for Seattle. Now, here comes #2, #3 and #4, I bet.... Juan Garza grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Sibble goes to 2nd. Sibble steals 3rd... Adam Carter flies out to left and Sibble holds... 2 outs. Ronaldo Entrevinhas strikes out!!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Luis Hernandez skies one high and deep to left, but it is caught on the warning track. Carlos Lopez singles. Larry Courson singles to center and Brian Mitchell overruns the ball for an error and runners are at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. The Bullpen is up. Randy Severn grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Don Kelly grounds out to short!

Won - 3 to 0

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Seattle had 4 hits and made no errors

Frank Flores (W 12-11) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 121 pitches. His 5th shutout, tying him with 3 others for the most in Baseball!

Bill Foley (L 7-18) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. He leads the PCL in losses all alone now and is tied for the Major League lead.

CF Brian Mitchell hit a double. 3B Rick Woodell hit his 9th home run of the season. RF Fernando Mexicano hit his 35th home run, drew a walk and scored twice. LF Fernando Martinez had a hit and a walk. His 12th walk as a Beaver. He has less than half the walks he had this season for the Brewers and more than twice the at bats.... There is no way I would have traded for him had I known he was going to walk anywhere close to this rate....

The Rainiers announced that Willie Bethune strained his calf and should be fine in a few days.

[Questdog]

September 16, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Steve Potters, 3B, Chicago (24-S .284/.328/.494) Had 11 hits with 1 2B, 3 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7 R and 7 RBI in 5 G (2nd PoW this season; 3rd career)
PCL Player of the Week - Jim Jaeger, 3B, San Antonio (35-R .302/.393/.507) Had 12 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO, 8 R and 8 RBI in 6 G (2nd PoW this season; 3rd career)

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

September 9 - 3B Tony Sotelo (36-R) of Philadelphia had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Baltimore. The Phillies won, 8 to 6.
September 10 - Darrell Wann (32-R) of Denver pitched a 3 hit shutout at Houston. He walked 3 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 5-17 with a 4.82 ERA in 32 starts. The Bears won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
September 10 - PH/3B Lynn Warren (31-L) of Washington, who did not start the game, had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBI at New York. The Nationals won, 9 to 5.
September 10 - 3B Steve Potters (24-S) of Chicago went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Cincinnati. 1B Tony Pena had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI. Nevertheless, the Cubs lost, 9 to 8.
September 11 - RF Willie Bethune (35-R) of Seattle had 2 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at San Francisco. The Rainiers won, 9 to 7.
September 13 - Washington won, 4 to 3, at Boston in 18 innings. Nicky Trahan (28-R) picks up the win with 5 innings of 1 hit, shutout relief.
September 14 - 3B Jim Jaeger (35-R) of San Antonio had 3 hits with a home run, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Salt Lake City. He also made his 30th error of the season. The Bees made 5 errors, so no one noticed his so much. The Missions won, 9 to 1.
September 14 - LF Don Long (30-R) of Miami went 2 for 4 with a triple at Pittsburgh and extended his hitting streak to 20 games. The Marlins won, 11 to 6.
September 15 - SS/2B Greg Hobbs (28-R) of Milwaukee had 3 hits with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI at Houston. The Brewers won, 9 to 7.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 16, 2002

We are in Sacramento to play the Solons a two game set. They won 2 of 3 here from the Padres over the weekend. We are 8-4 against them this season and split a pair of games the last time we were here, way back in April (29-30). They are 12th in scoring in the PCL with 3.74 runs per game (Portland is up to #6 with 4.17, though our average has gone down). The Solons are 9th in fewest runs allowed with 4.15 per game (Portland is 6th with 3.95). Their run differential is -60 and ours is +33.

Portland Beavers (74-75 .497 25 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (64-85 .430 35 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 5-7 2.89) vs. SAC: Juan Sanchez (27-R 10-16 4.45)

In his last 5 starts, Moe is only 2-2, but he has not allowed an unearned run and his ERA is 2.25 in 36 IP. Only 19 H.

Sanchez is 0-3 against us, but has not had a really bad game. His ERA is 3.68 in the games. He has lost his last 3 starts and been hit very hard in each of his last 5. So I am sure he will shut us down... Fernando Mexicano and Glenn Snowden have liked facing Sanchez: they are a combined 22 for 45 (.489) with 5 HR (4 by Snowden).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .301-332-0-13-.702) Rookie
2: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .254-240-9-33-.727)
3: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .287-536-35-106-.902)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-544-35-103-.945) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .285-383-8-48-.766)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .260-377-16-56-.722) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .276-359-6-37-.681)
8: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .233-129-2-11-.655) Rookie
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .163-43-0-0-.345)

SACRAMENTO
1: CF Les Olds (29-R .220-563-9-54-.611) 32 SB
2: 1B Dale Cave (29-R .239-373-0-24-.618)
3: RF Dennis Rayner (28-R .282-490-12-72-.763) 22 SB/22 CS
4: 2B Jim Holberton (24-L .284-373-13-57-.833) Gold Glove/All-Star(01)
5: 3B Larry Pierce (30-L .290-542-14-81-.780)
6: LF Harvey Turner (24-L .251-355-5-36-.641) 9 2B
7: C Terry Bass (29-L .242-240-5-23-.673)
8: SS Tom Nolte (24-L .206-68-1-7-.569) Rookie 16 SO
9: P Juan Sanchez (27-R .186-59-0-8-.512)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,744

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell beats out an infield hit. He gets thrown out trying to steal... Rick Woodell strikes out looking... Fernando Mexicano doubles down the right field line. Glenn Snowden strikes out looking...

Bottom of the First:
Les Olds grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Jim Shippy throws the ball into center... Dale Cave strikes out. Dennis Rayner swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out. Jim Holberton, of course, lines a hit to center and Olds scores... 1 to 0, Solons. A wild pitch sends Holberton to 2nd. Larry Pierce walks on 4 pitches... Harvey Turner pops out to center.

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden singles to center and goes to 2nd when CF Les Olds overruns the ball. Jim Shippy doubles down the left field line and Snowden scores! Tie game: 1 to 1. They walk Fernando Martinez intentionally, the first time anyone has done that since he has been a Beaver. Dave Risinger grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Seventh:
Harvey Turner leads off with a single and goes to 2nd on a ground out. Tom Nolte grounds one to 2nd and Larry Ballard throws the ball in the dirt for an error. The Bullpen is up. P Juan Sanchez is allowed to bat and, what's more, he swings away! And grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Top of the Eighth:
Rick Woodell leads off by swinging at the first pitch and hitting a home run to center! 420 ft. 2 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roger Lerer (28-L). Juan Rojas is in to play 2nd and Rich Cruz is in to play 3rd. 4-5-6 up for the Solons. Jim Holberton swings at the first pitch and flies out to right! And P Lerer calls out Trudy the Trainer.... New Pitcher: David Fuentes (26-R). Larry Pierce lines a hit to center... Harvey Turner doubles over the center fielder's head and Pierce scores.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. We walk Terry Bass intentionally.... Tom Nolte, batting .197 at the moment, swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right....

Lost - 5 to 2

We are done with David Fuentes forever....

We had 10 hits and made 2 errors
Sacramento had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Rondey Moe went 8 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Roger Lerer (H 3) faced 1 batter and retired him. The plan was for him to pitch the whole inning...
RHP David Fuentes (L 6-6 BS 4), in his final appearance as a Beaver, did not retire a batter, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and walked 1 (INT)....

Juan Sanchez (W 11-16) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 2 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5. 130 pitches.

3B Rick Woodell hit his 10th home run of the season and 2nd in as many games. RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits with a double and and RBI. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk and stole his 19th base.

For Sacramento, SS Tom Nolte hit his 2nd home run and had 3 RBI.

Trudy's report on Roger Lerer is acute elbow soreness that she expects to bother him until Christmas....

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

P Roger Lerer (28-L) was placed on the DL and RP David Fuentes (26-R) was banished to Vancouver (A). RP Jim Kokos (29-R) and P Chuck Purnell (26-L) were recalled.

Portland Beavers (74-76 .493 25.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Sacramento Solons (65-85 .433 34.5 GB in 7th place in the PCL West)

POR: Chuck Purnell (26-L 1-1 3.70 1 SV) Rookie vs. SAC: Steve Gonzalez (32-R 8-8 3.56)

Purnell started one other game on July 20 and got a win and then got sent to A Ball. In 5 IP, he allowed 5 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, walked 3 and only struck out 1. He is getting the start here over Duke McKenzie because of all the lefties in the Solons' lineup. Plus, he was 9-0 in 12 starts with a 2.07 ERA for Vancouver (A).

Gonzalez, the ex-Beaver, is 0-1 in 3 starts against us this season, but only had one poor game and that was a no decision. He has won his last 2 starts, one against San Francisco, and both were good games.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .300-337-0-13-.698) Rookie
2: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .253-245-10-34-.733)
3: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-540-35-106-.904)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-548-35-103-.942) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .287-387-8-49-.770)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .258-380-16-56-.719) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .276-362-6-37-.683)
8: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .233-133-2-11-.651) Rookie
9: P Chuck Purnell (26-L .667-3-0-1-1.333) Rookie

SACRAMENTO
1: CF Les Olds (29-R .222-567-9-54-.613)
2: 1B Dale Cave (29-R .236-377-0-24-.612)
3: 2B Jim Holberton (24-L .285-375-13-58-.837) Gold Glove/All-Star(01)
4: LF Harvey Turner (24-L .253-359-5-37-.647)
5: 3B Larry Pierce (30-L .290-545-14-81-.781)
6: RF Boyd Wassink (28-R .260-242-2-19-.632)
7: C Mario Vasquez (26-L .240-312-7-37-.648)
8: SS Larry Carlson (29-R .146-103-2-8-.504) Rookie
9: P Steve Gonzalez (32-L .137-51-0-0-.294)

Boyd Wassink's only two home runs of the season were hit in the same game.....
Against the Beavers....

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH blowing out to right
Attendance: 11,642

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to right. He gets caught stealing again.... Rick Woodell grounds out to short. Fernando Mexicano pops out to right...

Bottom of the First:
Les Olds grounds a hit to center. Dale Cave grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Jim Holberton takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Lefties seem to not be able to hit P Chuck Purnell all that well, but they don't have to, if they are willing to take some pitches... Harvey Turner grounds a hit to right and Olds beats the throw to the plate... 1 to 0, Solons. Larry Pierce take a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen is stirring... Boyd Wassink lines one back to the mound and P Purnell catches it and doubles Pierce off at 1st!!

Top of the Third:
P Steve Gonzalez walks the bases loaded with 2 outs (Larry Ballard, Brian Mitchell and Rick Woodell). Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Third:
Les Olds, the .220 hitter, gets his 2nd hit and Dale Cave gets beaned. He is hurt and Terry Bass (29-L), the catcher, is in to run for him. Jim Holberton lines a hit to right and Olds scores... 2 to 0, Solons. The Bullpen is up again. Harvey Turner singles and Bass scores.... 3 to 0, Solons. Larry Pierce takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The bases are loaded with no outs... How can a guy be so awesome in A Ball and utterly worthless in the Majors? Call to the Bullpen: Duke McKenzie (24-R). Boyd Wassink grounds a hit to right and another run is in... 4 to 0, Solons. Mario Vasquez grounds a hit to center and another run scores... 5 to 0, Solons. That is 7 straight batters to reach base... Larry Carlson grounds one to 3rd and we would finally have an out, except Rick Woodell boots it... 6 to 0, Solons. P Steve Gonzalez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play and another run crosses the plate... 7 to 0, Solons. Les Olds strikes out.

Meanwhile, we have 1 hit through 4 innings....

They say they have an actual salon here at the park that they call a Solon and it is supposed to be something. I'm going to go see if I can find it....

Lost - 8 to 5

Mini-swept...

.500 looks out of the question now...
We have 11 games left and would need to go 7 and 4, which seems possible, until you notice that all 11 games are against the top 3 teams in our division...
And 7 of the games are on the road.

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Sacramento had 11 hits and made 1 error

Chuck Purnell (L 1-2) went 2+ innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBO and struck out no one. 65 pitches.
RHP Duke McKenzie went 2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Bill Moon, in his Major League debut, went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 walk.
RHP Rich Larkin went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 3.

Steve Gonzalez (W 9-8) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 7 walks and struck out 2. 124 pitches.

CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. RF Fernando Mexicano hit a double and had an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden hit his 36th home run of the season, walked twice and scored twice. It was his first home run in two weeks. SS Dave Risinger hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Larry Ballard walked 3 times. PH Rick Mansoor had his first pinch hit of the season and had 2 RBI.

For Sacramento, LF Harvey Turner had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI.

The Solons announced that Dale Cave had a bruised knee that would probably bother him for 4 or 5 days, but is nothing serious.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 19, 2002

Yesterday, on our off day, Rick Woodell, came to see me. Earlier in the season, he refused to go to Vancouver (A), if you recall. And then he was complaining that he wasn't in the starting lineup. Well, he did not go to Vancouver (A) and we did not cut him and he we even put him in the starting lineup against right-handed pitchers. But now he is complaining that he should not be batting 2nd, but should be batting 3rd or 4th.... I asked him if he really thought that he was a better run producer than Fernando Mexicano and Glenn Snowden. He said that if he was batting in their spots, he'd put up just as good of numbers as they have. I laughed in his face. I didn't mean to be mean; it was just an involuntary reaction... He demanded that I trade him immediately. I pointed out to him that the trade deadline had passed and that no trading was allowed until after the World Series. He said that we weren't going to the World Series, so we should be able to trade right now. I told him to take it up with the Commissioner.... And I think he might... Meanwhile, I will put him back on the bench and see how he likes that...

Also, P Chuck Purnell (26-L) was sent back to Vancouver (A) to help them with their pennant drive. He's not going to help us any. RP Ken Powell (31-R) was recalled.

We are back home in beautiful Portland to play our final home series of the year, a 4 game set against the Oakland Oaks. They just beat the Stars 2 games at home. We are 6-4 against them on the season, but they swept us in 3 games the last time they were here, May 31 - June 2. They are 6th in the PCL in scoring with 4.20 runs per game (Portland is 7th with 4.17).. They have scored 10 more runs than we have in 1 more game. The Oaks are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.47 per game (Portland is 6th with 3.99). Their run deferential is -40 and ours is +27.

Oakland Oaks (78-74 .513 22.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (74-77 .490 26 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Greg Ware (26-L 18-7 2.74) All-Star vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 11-11 3.03)

Ware is 1-0 against us in 2 starts. 16 IP and 18 SO. He was their closer last year, but has adapted well to starting. He lost his last start, but only gave up 1 run and 3 hits in 7 IP. The Oaks were shut out.

Johnson went 8.1 innings last time out and only allowed 2 runs, but got a no decision. According his pattern of starts, he is due to get pummeled...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .266-546-5-43-.726) Sprained knee 89 BB/28 SB
2: CF John Trent (30-R .253-553-12-59-.714) 20 SB
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .308-582-36-103-.906) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .272-500-36-109-.911) 31 2B/73 BB/40 SO
5: C Al Burrell (38-R .221-444-11-53-.625)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .251-529-4-46-.639)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (28-R .223-166-4-14-.656)
8: 2B Alexis Montoy (35-S .236-106-3-18-.617) 3 BB
9: P Greg Ware (26-L .234-77-0-4-.578) All-Star

I know this will jinx him, but I have to report it anyway:
Puente and Metts are a combined 4 for 38 (.105) with 0 HR vs. Bobby Johnson
On the other hand, SS Jim Byrum and 2B Alexis Montoy are 6 for 17 (.353) with 2 HR

PORTLAND
1: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .291-399-2-31-.693)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .241-349-1-25-.599)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .288-545-35-107-.902)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-551-36-104-.948) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .283-392-8-49-.761)
6: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .276-366-6-38-.684)
7: RF Jose Julio (28-R .243-292-3-26-.606)
8: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .256-383-16-56-.715) Gold Glove
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .118-76-0-2-.334)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH blowing in from right
Attendance: 9,849

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott grounds out to 3rd. John Trent flies out to deep left. Javy Puente grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches! Juan Rojas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4! P Greg Ware does not habitually have control issues; his BB/9 is only 2.2. Fernando Mexicano doubles over the center fielder's head and Hinckley scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, so Glenn Snowden is compelled to strike out... And he does... Jim Shippy should also be a strikeout victim according to the Beaver Code of Etiquette, but he grounds out to 2nd and Rojas scores and Mexicano goes to 3rd. 2 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Second:
Jose Julio takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right and Julio heads to 3rd, but Gerry Elliott throws him out... P Bobby Johnson lays down a bunt along the 3rd base line and Jack Reynolds fields it and throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Jack Hinckley does not follow the Beaver Code of Etiquette, but declares that he will be even more polite and lines out to short and they double Martinez off at 3rd.... Only one batter made an out in the inning...

Top of the Third:
Alexis Montoy leads off with a double grounded down the left field line... P Greg Ware bunts and P Bobby Johnson tries to get the out at 3rd, but the throw is late and everyone is safe... Gerry Elliott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Montoy scores. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano doubles to right center. Glenn Snowden beats out an infield hit. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line! Mexicano scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! And once again, Dave Risinger finds himself up with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs... He is the ultimate follower of the Beaver Code of Etiquette.... Surprise! He swings the bat! Surprise! He hit the ball! Surprise! With the infield in, his ground ball scoots through to left center for a hit and both runners score!! 5 to 1, Beavers! That sends 18 game winner, P Greg Ware, to the showers! New pitcher: Jim Coyne (31-R) with a 4.13 ERA in 65.1 IP. PH Brian Mitchell (21-L) flies out to left. Fernando Martinez pops out to the catcher...

Bottom of the Fifth:
Fernando Mexicano doubles down the left field line! His 3rd double of the game! Glenn Snowden grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit. Jim Shippy lines out to short and they double Mexicano off at 3rd... That is twice that has happened today... Dave Risinger grounds a hit to center. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Jim Byrum lines a hit to left. Jack Reynolds grounds a hit to center and Byrum goes to 3rd. The Bullpen gets going. Alexis Montoy lines a hit to center and Byrum scores... 5 to 2, Beavers. PH Kenny Giachino (25-L), a rookie batting .278 with 2 HR in 36 AB, strikes out looking! Only the second K of the day for P Bobby Johnson. Gerry Elliott doubles down the left field line and both runners score... 5 to 4, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). John Trent flies out to deep left!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (23-R), a rookie with a 4.55 ERA in 31.2 IP. Glenn Snowden is up and I am thinking a home run would be nice to give us a 2 run cushion with Javy Puente and Tim Metts coming up for the Oaks next inning, but Snowden strikes out... But Jim Shippy hits a home run to left!! 6 to 4, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
Javy Puente doubles down th left field line. Tim Metts strikes out looking! Al Burrell grounds out to third! Jim Byrum grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Eighth:
PH Don Neumann (32-S) skies one to left and Javy Puente just plain drops the ball for and error! Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to right and Neumann scores! 7 to 4, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out for Jim Shippy. Wish he would have saved that home run for now... He walks to force in a run! 8 to 4, Beavers! Dave Risinger walks on 4 pitches to force in another! 9 to 4, Beavers! They stick with the rookie pitcher... Brian Mitchell strikes out... 2 down. Fernando Martinez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, believe it or not, and forces in another run! 10 to 4, Beavers! Now they make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Jerry Loring (28-R) with a 5.77 ERA in 73.1 IP. 1.11 ERA last year in 57 IP. 0 HR allowed last season, but 10 this year. Don Neumann up again and he swings at a 1-2 pitch and clears the bases with a double to left center!! 13 to 4, Beavers!!!! Jack Hinckley strikes out.

Won - 13 to 4

We had 15 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 9 hits and made 3 errors

Bobby Johnson (W 12-11) went 6.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Roy Huls (H 3) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Ken Powell pitched 1 perfect inning.

Greg Ware (L 18-8) went 2.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.

CF jack Hinckley drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 2B Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 4 hits with 3 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. C Jim Shippy hit a double and his 9th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. RF Jose Julio drew a walk in his only PA. LF Fernando Martinez had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Don Neumann hit a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 20, 2002

Oakland Oaks (78-75 .510 23.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (75-77 .493 26 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Hugo Lopes (27-R 7-16 4.33) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 12-12 3.30) Gold Glove

Lopez is 0-2 against us, giving us 4 runs in around 5 IP each time. He pitched 7.2 shutout innings against Los Angeles in his last start, getting a win and ending a personal 4 game losing streak.

All three of our top starters currently have 12 wins. Muir has the most losses with 12; the other two have 11 each. Muir is 0-2 in his last 4 starts and 1-5 in his last 7.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .265-550-5-45-.726) Sprained knee
2: CF John Trent (30-R .255-557-12-59-.716)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .307-586-36-103-.905) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .270-504-36-109-.905)
5: C Al Burrell (38-R .221-448-11-53-.626)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .251-533-4-46-.638)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (28-R .224-170-4-14-.652)
8: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .256-503-3-46-.633)
9: P Hugo Lopez (27-R .093-54-0-0-.257) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .301-345-0-13-.701) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .278-370-6-41-.689)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .293-550-35-109-.913)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .311-556-36-104-.950) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .256-387-16-57-.714) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .285-396-9-53-.775)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .233-133-2-11-.665) Rookie
8: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .288-403-2-31-.689)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .176-68-0-5-.365) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 12,559

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott grounds out to 2nd. John Trent flies out to center. Javy Puente walks on 4 pitches. He gets thrown out trying to steal!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell walks on 4 pitches, the 119th walk issued by rookie P Hugo Lopez in 195.1 IP. Dave Risinger strikes out. And there is not even a runner on 3rd! Mitchell steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano pokes a little hit to right. Now there IS a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs and Glenn Snowden strikes out... Fernando Martinez swings at the first pitch and jerks a home run down the right field line! Just over the fence! 3 to 0, Beavers! Jim Shippy flies out to right. He has not been dropped to the #6 hole from the #5 hole because of lack of production, but just so that our entire lineup can be alternating handedness.

Bottom of the Second:
Larry Ballard leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. He steals 3rd. Why we would want a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs, I don't know, since we mostly strike out in that situation.... Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and does not strike out, but lines out to the pitcher.... And, for once, our runner is not doubled off base! With the infield in, P Steve Muir does not strike out, but swings at the first pitch and makes a bid for a hit with a hot grounder to the left side, but 3B Jack Reynolds makes a diving stop and throws Muir out at 1st. Ballard holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 3rd...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, the Oaks get their first hit of the game when Mario Rodriguez, that noted slugger, hits a home run to left... 3 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Sixth:
John Trent walks to lead off the inning. Javy Puente doubles to left center. The Bullpen is up. Tim Metts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... Al Burrell doubles over the center fielder's head an 2 runs score... Tie game: 3 to 3. Call to the Bullpen: Garry Ayers (29-R). With the infield hit, Jim Byrum grounds a hit through the left side and a run scores... 4 to 3, Oaks. Is it just me, or do we seem to have more improbable streaks of base runners getting on base than is possible? That's 5 in a row... Jack Reynolds flies out to deep center and Burrell tags up and trots home. 5 to 3, Oaks. A passed ball moves Byrum into scoring position... Mario Rodriguez swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line and Byrum scores... 6 to 3, Oaks. P Hugo Lopez grounds out to 3rd. 2 outs. Gerry Elliott lines a hit to center and Rodriguez scores... 7 to 3, Oaks. John Trent walks... Call to the Bullpen: Bill Moon (25-R). Javy Puente grounds a hit to right and somebody scores... 8 to 3, Oaks. Tim Metts swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. 7 run inning....

Meanwhile, after scoring 3 runs of P Hugo Lopez in the 1st inning and thinking we were on our way to a second straight double digit day, we have done nothing on offense.... Larry Ballard led of the 2nd with a double. Since then, our batters are 1 for 16 with no walks.

Top of the Seventh:
Rookie P Bill Moon walks Al Burrell and Jim Byrum to lead off the inning and get our Bullpen stirring again. Jack Reynolds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Burrell goes to 3rd. Mario Rodriguez pops out to left.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to center and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. PH Don Neumann (32-S) lines a hit to right and Hinckley scores. 8 to 4, Oaks.

Lost - 8 to 4

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Oakland had 8 hits (6 in the 6th inning) and made 1 error

Steve Muir (L 12-13) went 5+ innings, allowed 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Garry Ayers got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Bill Moon went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks.
RHP Jim Kokos pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.

Hugo Lopez (W 8-16) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 7. He threw a WP.

CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez hit his 32nd home run of the season (17 for Portland) and had 3 RBI. His first home run in 4 weeks. 2B Larry Ballard hit a double. RF Jack Hinckley had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Don Neumann had a hit and an RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, September 21, 2002

Oakland Oaks (79-75 .513 22.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (75-78 .490 26 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Vic Harrington (35-R 15-12 4.30) vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 12-11 3.32) Rookie

We faced Harrington once and beat him scoring 5 runs in 3 IP. He only allowed 1 run in 6 IP in his last start, but did not get a decision.

Flores pitched a 4 hit shutout in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .265-555-5-46-.724) Sprained knee
2: CF John Trent (30-R .254-560-12-59-.715)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .309-589-36-104-.910) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .268-508-36-109-.899)
5: C Al Burrell (38-R .221-452-11-55-.629)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .252-536-4-47-.639)
7: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .209-401-13-42-.630) Rookie
8: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .258-507-4-48-.644)
9: P Vic Harrington (35-R .063-63-0-0-.185) 83 SO in 125 career AB

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .301-349-0-13-.700) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .275-374-6-41-.682)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .292-554-35-109-.910)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .311-560-36-104-.946) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .256-391-17-60-.720) Gold Glove
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .300-110-3-14-.786)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .234-137-2-11-.667) Rookie
8: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .288-406-2-31-.691)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .182-66-1-11-.453) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 10,634

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. John Trent flies out to deep center. Javy Puente takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tim Metts pops out to 3rd!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Mitchell steals 2nd. This battery is not very good at stopping the running game. Fernando Mexicano pops out to short... Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the Second:
Fernando Martinez plunks one in front of the plate, but beats it out for an infield hit. With 1 out, Larry Ballard grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. He steals 2nd. Jack Hinckley draws a walk. P Frank Flores comes through with a 2 out hit and Ballard scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! A passed ball moves the runners up. Brian Mitchell grounds a hit to center and both runners score! 3 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Fernando Mexicano hits one a mile, but unfortunately, it is straight up in the air and he pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Fernando Martinez pokes a hit down the right field line. With 2 outs, Larry Ballard lines a hit to center and Martinez beats the throw to 3rd. Jack Hinckley clears the bases with a double to right center and ends up on 3rd! 5 to 0, Beavers! P Frank Flores takes a 2-3 pitch for ball 4! That does it for P Vic Harrington. New Pitcher: Jerry Loring (28-R) with a 5.74 ERA. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fifth:
Russ Inguaggiato and Mario Rodriguez lead off with singles. P Jerry Loring bunts them up. Gerry Elliott grounds out to short and Inguaggiato scores. 5 to 1, Beavers. John Trent doubles to right center and Rodriguez scores... 5 to 2, Beavers. Javy Puente gets beaned to bring up Tim Metts as the tying run.... He lines out to right!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Rick Mansoor leads off by grounding a double over the 3rd base bag. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to center. Hinckley steals 2nd as P Frank Flores strikes out. 2 down. Brian Mitchell grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). Tim Metts leads off with a double to center. Al Burrell lines a hit to right... Are we going to have another 10 batters reach base in a row inning? Well, if we do, it will not be P Huls giving them up... He has called Trudy the Trainer out to the mound... New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). Jim Byrum grounds out to 2nd and Metts scores and Burrell goes to 2nd. 5 to 3, Beavers. Russ Inguaggiato takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... PH Kenny Giachino (25-L), a rookie batting .270 with 2 HR in 37 AB (.871 OPS), swings at the fist pitch and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Scotti Barden (25-L), a rookie beginning his 2nd inning of work after and scoreless 7th. With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right! 6 to 3, Beavers! With 2 outs, Fernando Martinez hits a home run to center! 7 to 3, Beavers. So the lefty Barden gets the righty Snowden out, but gives up home runs to the two lefties...

Won - 7 to 3

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Oakland had 9 hits and made no errors

Frank Flores (W 13-11) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP Roy Huls did not retire a batter and allowed 1 run and 2 hits.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 3) went 2 scoreless innings and walked 3 and got 2 GDPs.

Vic Harrington (L 15-13) went 2.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits, stole a base and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 36th home run of the season. LF Fernando Martinez had 4 hits with a double and his 33rd home run (18 with Portland) and scored 2 runs. C Rick Mansoor hit a double. 2B Larry Ballard had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. PH/2B Juan Rojas had a hit. RF Jack Hinckley went 2 for 2 with a double and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had 2 RBI. He also threw a runner out at 3rd.

Trudy's report on Roy Huls is forearm tendinitis that will take about a week to heal up, but she was adamant that it would not heal quickly unless he got complete rest. There are only 8 days left in the season...

[Questdog]

Sunday, September 22, 2002

We put RP Roy Huls (21-R) on the DL and called up P Edwin Mares (30-R).

Fan Appreciation Day!

Our final home game of the season.

Oakland Oaks (79-76 .510 22.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (76-78 .494 25 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

OAK: Tom Parris (30-R 6-13 5.14) vs. POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 5-7 2.78)

Parris is 1-1 against us, with 1 good game and one not so good.

Moe has the best ERA of any of our starters, but he is not going to get enough innings to qualify for the Leader Board. He gave up 1 run in 8 IP last time out, but did not get a decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .264-560-5-47-.721) Sprained knee
2: CF John Trent (30-R .256-563-12-60-.723)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .307-592-36-104-.908) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .267-513-36-109-.896)
5: C Al Burrell (38-R .221-456-11-55-.628)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .250-540-4-48-.635)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (28-R .225-173-4-15-.651)
8: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .261-510-4-48-.648)
9: P Tom Parris (30-R .048-42-0-3-.092)

PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .302-354-0-15-.702) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .274-379-6-41-.678)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .293-559-36-110-.914)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-565-36-104-.942) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-396-18-61-.741) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .282-400-9-53-.769)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .236-140-2-11-.667) Rookie
8: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .292-408-2-33-.701)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .174-46-0-0-.365)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Overcast, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 15,220

Top of the First:
Gerry Elliott flies out to right. John Trent smashes one to left, but Fernando Martinez makes a running catch at the warning track! Javy Puente grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Brian Mitchell draws a walk. He steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he steals 3rd! Which puts Dave Risinger up with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs... 1-2 pitch is on the way and Risinger swings and lines a hit to right and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano doubles to right center and Risinger scores and Mexicano ends up on 3rd! 2 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd and Mexicano scores. 3 to 0, Beavers. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right! 4 to 0, Beavers! He hits a home run in each of his last 3 games ever as a Beaver in Multnomah County Stadium! Jim Shippy pops out to left. Larry Ballard grounds out to short.

Top of the Ninth:
1 out away from a shutout, P Rondey Moe gives up a home run to Javy Puente... 4 to 1, Beavers.

Won - 4 to 1

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 5 hits and made 1 error

Rondey Moe (W 6-7) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 7.

Tom Parris (L 6-14) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out no one.

CF Brian Mitchell had 2 walks, stole 2 bases and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with his 34th home run of the season (19 for Portland). 2B Larry Ballard had a hit and a walk. PH/2B Juan Rojas drew a walk. RF Jack Hinckley had a hit and a walk.

The Oaks announced that rookie P Scotti Barden (25-L), injured during the game, had forearm tendinitis that would end his season, but is not serious.

[Questdog]

September 23, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Tom Cooper, C, Miami (27-L .263/.356/.407) Had 8 hits (17 AB) with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 1 SO, 3 R and 7 RBI in 5 G
PCL Player of the Week - Fernando Mexicano, 3B, Portland (22-L .295/.373/.546) Had 12 hits with 6 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO, 5 R and 5 RBI in 6 G

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

September 16 - Houston beat Dallas at home, 5 to 4, in 17 innings. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game. The Eagles scored a run in the top of the 17th, but Houston plated 2 in the home half. 2B Russ Jimenez (32-R) won the game with a 2 out double.
September 16 - Toronto scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to beat Washington at home, 4 to 3, for their 10th win in a row. They finished in last place last season with 97 losses, but the 10 wins brings them to .500 on the season.
September 16 - LF Don Long (30-R) of Miami went 0 for 5 at Atlanta, ending his hitting streak after 21 games, the longest in the NL this season and tied for the longest in Baseball. The Marlins won, 6 to 5.
September 17 - Dick Smoke (27-R) of Toronto pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Washington. He walked 1 and struck out 7. 95 pitches thrown. He retied the final 16 batters of the game. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 14-12 with 3.58 ERA. The Blue Jays won, 2 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves. It is their 11th win in a row.
September 17 - Bob Showalter (29-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Baltimore. He did not walk a batter and struck out 7. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 17-12 with a 2.65 ERA in 34 starts. The Dodgers won, 1 to 0, and only had 1 hit themselves. Jim Cortese (29-R) went the distance (8 IP), allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit, 4 walks and struck out 2. The one hit was a 2 out triple in the 7th, that did not figure in the scoring. Neither did any of the 4 walks. A leadoff 2 base throwing error, a bunt and a SF scored the run.
September 17 - SS/2B Danny Gomez (31-R) of Boston had 2 hits with a Grand Slam, a walk, 2 runs scored and 6 RBI at New York. The Braves won, 12 to 1.
September 17 - Gustavo Cisneros (28-L) of Cincinnati pitched a 4 hit shutout at St. Louis. He walked 2, hit a batter and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 3-1 with a 1.34 ERA in 4 starts (9 G). The Reds won, 4 to 0.
September 18 - CF Marco Manga (23-L) of Minnesota had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Salt Lake City. The Twins won, 9 to 4.
September 18 - 2B Frank Alfaro (28-L) of Boston hit a home run and had 5 RBI at New York. The Braves won, 6 to 2.
September 19 - Kansas City beat Minnesota at home, 8 to 7, in 11 innings to clinch their 2nd straight PCL East Division Championship. The Twins scored a run in the top of the 11th, but the Royals scored twice in the bottom half.
September 19 - 3B Mark Carlson (25-L) of Dallas went 1 for 5 at Denver, extending his hitting streak to 20 games. The Eagles won, 6 to 1.
September 20 - George Wiedemann (25-R) of Kansas City pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Minnesota. He walked 2 and struck out 2. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 13-6 with a 2.81 ERA in 30 starts. Not too shabby for a #4 starter.
September 20 - 3B Mark Carlson (25-L) of Dallas went 0 for 4 at Denver, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. The Eagles lost, 10 to 6.
September 21 - Brooklyn won at New York, 15 to 14, in 14 innings. each team scored 4 runs in the 11th. 43 hits in this game, 18 for extra bases. 2B Bob Bonsignore (27-R) of Brooklyn, who did not start the game, had 5 hits, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. RF Ron Warehime (29-L) hit 2 double and 2 triple, scored 4 runs and had an RBI.
September 22 - Graham Pethel (25-R) of Kansas City pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Minnesota. He walked 2 and struck out 8. 131 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 17-13 with a 2.82 ERA in 35 starts. The Royals won, 2 to 0.
September 22 - Sam Henderson (28-R) of Los Angeles pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He walked 1 and struck out 7. It is his 4th shutout of the season. He is now 15-11 with a 2.56 ERA in 35 starts. The Angels won, 2 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
September 22 - CF Clay Laurence went 1 for 5 at San Diego extending his hitting streak to 20 games. The Seals won, 6 to 1.
September 22 - Toronto scored twice in the top of the 9th to win at Philadelphia for their 15th victory in a row.

[Questdog]

Monday, September 23, 2002

We are in San Francisco to play the PCL West Champion Seals a 4 game series. They split 4 games in San Diego over the weekend. We are 3-7 against them on the season and won 2 of 3 the last time we were here, August 20-22. They lead the PCL in scoring with 4.85 runs per game (Portland is 6th with 4.24). They lead with 150 HR and we are 2nd with 143. They also lead with a .278 team BA. We are hitting .263. The Seals are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.78 per game (Portland is 6th with 3.99). They have the 2nd best Bullpen ERA at 2.62. Ours is 9th at 3.46. Their run differential is +165 and ours is +39.

Portland Beavers (77-78 .497 25 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
San Francisco Seals (102-53 .658 in 1st place in the PCL West)

POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 3-4 4.48 1 SV) Rookie vs. SF: Mike Bennett (31-L 19-5 2.90)

McKenzie's last start for us was 5 weeks ago. He got a win and gave up 2 runs in 6 IP at Sacramento.

Bennett is their #1 starter. He'll be making his 3rd attempt to get win #20. He is 1-0 in 3 starts against us but has a 5.19 ERA.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .292-411-2-33-.702)
2: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .243-354-1-25-.605)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .295-562-36-111-.919)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-568-36-105-.938) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .280-404-9-53-.762)
6: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .274-383-6-42-.676)
7: RF Jose Julio (28-R .243-292-3-26-.608)
8: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-400-19-62-.751) Gold Glove
9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .250-16-0-1-.485) Rookie

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Jerry Serrano (28-R .288-573-12-46-.740) 37 BB
2: 3B Brian Dube (28-R .277-607-13-65-.714) 33 BB/123 SO
3: LF Dave McDowell (31-R .320-538-41-130-1.061) MVP/2-time All-Star 11 3B/90 BB/21 SB
4: 2B Bill Webber (25-S .311-607-19-110-.830) Silver Slugger 41 SO/27 SB
5: 1B Mike Sorrel (26-L .278-503-16-65-.789)
6: C Bruce Jump (34-R .232-469-10-56-.642)
7: SS George Cowles (29-R .269-498-3-46-.659)
8: RF Ricardo Jimenez (31-L .220-82-0-8-.621)
9: P Mike Bennett (31-L .197-61-0-5-.456)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 29,584

Top of the First:
Jack Hinckley lines out to 1st. Juan Rojas flies out to left, Dave McDowell making a diving catch.... Fernando Mexicano lines one to left and McDowell makes another dive, but traps this one and Mexicano has a hit. Glenn Snowden hits one 436 ft. to dead center!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jim Shippy grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Serrano pops a foul ball down the right field line, but Jose Julio drops it for an error... Given a second chance, Serrano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Brian Dube grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Dave McDowell, the reigning and future MVP, strikes out looking! Bil Webber grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. Mike Sorrel strikes out!

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, George Cowles draws a walk. Russ Jimenez doubles to left. With the infield in, P Mike Bennett grounds out to short and the runners hold. 2 outs. Jerry Serrano grounds out to short!

Top of the Third:
P Duke McKenzie reaches base when 3B Brian Dube boots his ground ball. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit up the middle. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and McKenzie goes to 3rd. Runner on third with less than 2 outs, so Fernando Mexicano strikes out... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 2nd... Phooey...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Russ Jimenez singles and then scores when P Mike Bennett doubles down the left field line... 2 to 1, Beavers.

Top of the Fifth:
Fernando Martinez leads off with a home run to right! 3 to 1, Beavers! That is four straight games with a home run for Martinez! With 1 out, Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches. With 2 outs, he steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to left and Hinckley scores! 4 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
Dave Risinger lines a hit to center. Jose Julio pops out to right. And they make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Bob Gallucci (28-R) with a 3.67 ERA in 49 IP and 9 BB. P Mike Bennett does not have much stamina.... Fernando Martinez grounds a hit up the middle and Risinger goes to 3rd. P Duke McKenzie bunts Martinez to 2nd and Risinger holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Jack Hinckley grounds one to short, but George Cowles boots it and Risinger scores! 5 to 1, Beavers! Juan Rojas flies out to left.

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Dick McKinster (36-R) with a 2.24 ERA in 64.1 IP with only 13 BB. Fernando Mexicano leads off with a home run to left! 6 to 1, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Jerry Serrano swings at 3-2 pitch and lines one off the left field wall for a double. 113.8 MPH exit velocity... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, C Jim Shippy's second passed ball of the game sends Serrano to 3rd. Dave McDowell doubles to left center and Serrano scores. 6 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Ken Powell (31-R). He has an 8.56 ERA... Bill Webber loops a hit to right and McDowell scores. 6 to 3, Beavers. Mike Sorrel grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. 2 outs. Bruce Jump jumps on the first pitch and doubles over the center fielder's head... Sorrel tries to score from first, but 2B Juan Rojas cuts off the throw to the plate and fires to 3rd to nail Jump! The run counts, however. 6 to 4, Beavers.

Top of the Eighth:
PH Brian Mitchell (21-L) and Fernando Martinez each line a hit to center. PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Mitchell goes to 3rd. Runner on 3rd with less than two outs.... Jack Hinckley decides to not strike out and instead see if he can ground into a double play. They get the force at 2nd, 6-4, but Hinckley beats the throw to 1st and Mitchell scores! 7 to 4, Beavers! Juan Rojas pops out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Garry Ayers (29-R), beginning his second inning of work after a scoreless 8th. With 1 out, Dave McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Bill Webber lines an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit, bringing the tying run to the plate... Mike Sorrel grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded with 1 out.... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kokos (29-R). Bruce Jump strikes out! 2 down. George Cowles swings at a 2-2 pitch and doubles to left center and 2 runs score.... 7 to 6, Beavers. 1 pitch away, dernnit! Ricardo Jimenez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 7 to 6

We had 11 hits and made 3 errors (+ 2 passed balls)
San Francisco had 13 hits and made 2 errors

Duke McKenzie (W 4-4) went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7. 117 pitches.
RHP Ken Powell got 2 outs, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.
RHP Garry Ayers (H 3) went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Jim Kokos (SV 1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Mike Bennett (L 19-6) went 5.1 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI.

CF/RF Jack Hinckley had a hit and a walk, stole his 22nd base of the season, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits with his 37th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with his 37th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. PH/CF Brian Mitchell had a hit and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits with his 35th home run (20 for Portland).

For San Francisco, 2B Bill Webber had 3 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Clay Laurence (23-R) made an out, ending his 20 game hitting streak.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Portland Beavers (78-78 .500 24 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
San Francisco Seals (102-54 .654 in 1st place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 12-11 3.10) vs. SF: Mike Evans (26-R 10-4 3.46)

Johnson has alternated good starts with bad ones for 8 games in a row. He is due for a good one this time. Even though he won his last start, it was not good. He allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 6.2 IP.

Evans beat us the one time he faced us, giving us 4 runs (3 earned) in 8.1 IP. He is pitching with some mild shoulder inflammation. Why you are pitching someone you are counting on for the postseason when they are injured in a game that does not mean anything is beyond my understanding.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .303-357-0-15-.705) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .274-387-6-42-.675)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .298-567-37-113-.927)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-572-37-107-.945) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .270-404-20-63-.765) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-409-9-53-.753)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .239-142-2-11-.676) Rookie
8: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .292-415-2-34-.702)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .115-78-0-2-.325)

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Jerry Serrano (28-R .288-577-12-46-.741)
2: 3B George Cowles (29-R .269-502-3-48-.661)
3: CF Clay Laurence (23-R .320-628-22-91-.897) Silver Slugger(RF)/Gold Glove(RF)/2-time All-Star
4: LF Dave McDowell (31-R .321-542-41-131-1.063) MVP/2-time All-Star
5: 2B Bill Webber (25-S .314-611-19-111-.836) Silver Slugger
6: 1B Mike Sorrel (26-L .278-508-16-65-.786)
7: C Alex Rivera (32-R .250-132-2-14-.672)
8: SS Howie Anspaugh (23-R .317-101-2-9-.834) Rookie
9: P Mike Evans (26-R .184-49-0-7-.388)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: 63 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 29,436

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell draws a walk. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with no outs. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and 2 runs score! 2 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Martinez pops out to center. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. Larry Ballard swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd. 33 pitch inning.

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Serrano grounds out to short. George Cowles grounds out to 3rd. Clay Laurence lines a hit to center. He steals 2nd. His 38th steal of the year. Dave McDowell plunks one in front of the plate and he is out, 2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, P Bobby Johnson grounds a hit to right. Brian Mitchell grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. He steals 2nd. Dave Risinger bloops a hit to right center and Mitchell scores! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Third:
Glenn Snowden and Fernando Martinez lead off with back to back hits. Jim Shippy grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Snowden goes to 3rd. Runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs, so Larry Ballard strikes out... Jack Hinckley drives one hard and deep to center, but Clay Laurence makes a running catch...

Bottom of the Third:
Howie Anspaugh leads off with a triple to center... P Mike Evans beats out an infield hit and Anspaugh scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. Jerry Serrano doubles to center... George Cowles strikes out looking. Finally, there is one out. Clay Laurence grounds out to 3rd and P Evans scores and Serrano holds at 2nd. 3 to 2, Beavers. Dave McDowell swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and Serrano scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. Bill Webber flies out to deep center.

Top of the Fourth:
P Bobby Johnson leads off with a double down the right field line! A passed ball sends him to 3rd. Brian Mitchell doubles to right center and P Johnson scores! 4 to 3, Beavers! Dave Risinger doubles down the left field line and Mitchell scores! 5 to 3, Beavers! That does it for P Mike Evans, the poor fella. New Pitcher: Jim Steele (37-R) with a 1.07 ERA in 75.2 IP. 44 BB, though. 45, now... Fernando Mexicano walks. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!!! 8 to 3, Beavers!

Top of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden walks. Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd and a balk sends him to 3rd. Jim Shippy grounds a hit to center and Martinez scores! 9 to 3, Beavers!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Dave McDowell triples to left center... Bill Webber flies out to deep center and McDowell tags up and jogs home, but he forgets that the boy in center, Brian Mitchell, has a howitzer attached to his shoulder! He is out! That throw was almost from the warning track!

Top of the Seventh:
P Bobby Johnson walks. Brian Mitchell beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Fernando Mexicano walks to load the bases up. Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and P Johnson scores. 10 to 3, Beavers! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Mitchell scores! 11 to 3, Beavers! That 1.07 ERA of P Jim Steele is taking a beating! Jim Shippy lines out to 3rd.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bob Gallucci (28-R) with a 3.62 ERA in 49.2 IP. Dave Risinger doubles to right. With 2 outs, Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right and Risinger scores! 12 to 3, Beavers!

Won - 12 to 4

We had 18 hits and made no errors
San Francisco had 9 hits and made no errors

Bobby Johnson (W 13-11) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He threw a WP. 124 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and a walk and scored 2 runs.

Mike Evans (L 10-5) went 3+ innings, gave us 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

CF Brian Mitchell had 2 hits with a double and a walk, stole his 16th base of the season, scored 4 runs and had an RBI. And threw out a runner at home from the center field bleachers! SS Dave Risinger had 4 hits with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 walks and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with hit 38th home run, drew a walk and had 6 RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Larry Ballard had a hit and a walk. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits.

For San Francisco, LF Dave McDowell had 3 hits with a double and a triple, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Portland Beavers (79-78 .503 23 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
San Francisco Seals (102-55 .650 in 1st place in the PCL West)

POR: Steve Muir (27-R 12-13 3.43) Gold Glove vs. SF: John Miner (30-R 9-3 3.43)

Everyone will be getting their final start of the season from here on out. Muir is 0-3 in his last 5 starts with a 5.65 ERA.

Miner had a no decision in his one start against us this year. He gave us 3 runs in 7 IP with 6 H and 1 BB and 4 SO. He has not lost since August 14, though he is only 2-0 in 7 starts since then.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Brian Mitchell (21-L .304-362-0-16-.711) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .280-393-6-44-.689)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-570-37-113-.925)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .313-576-38-113-.954) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .273-410-20-65-.769) Gold Glove
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .296-115-3-14-.779)
7: 2B Larry Ballard (23-L .240-146-2-11-.675) Rookie
8: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .293-420-2-34-.703)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .171-70-0-5-.355) Gold Glove

SAN FRANCISCO
1: CF Jerry Serrano (28-R .289-581-12-46-.745)
2: 3B George Cowles (29-R .268-504-3-48-.658)
3: CF Clay Laurence (23-R .320-632-22-92-.894) Silver Slugger(RF)/Gold Glove(RF)/2-time All-Star
4: LF Dave McDowell (31-R .324-546-41-132-1.072) MVP/2-time All-Star
5: 2B Bill Webber (25-S .313-614-19-111-.832) Silver Slugger
6: 1B Mike Sorrel (26-L .275-512-16-65-.780)
7: C Bruce Jump (34-R .232-474-10-57-.641)
8: SS Howie Anspaugh (23-R .317-104-2-9-.854) Rookie
9: P John Miner (30-L .182-44-0-4-.416)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 27,320

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Risinger flies out to center. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Jerry Serrano strikes out! George Cowles strikes out! Clay Laurence grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Dave McDowell swings at a 3-0 pitch and beats out an infield hit. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Bill Webber swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and McDowell goes to 3rd. Mike Sorrel grounds out to the pitcher and McDowell holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Bruce Jump takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Howie Anspaugh strikes out looking!!

Top of the Sixth:
Brian Mitchell leads off with a triple off the left field wall! Dave Risinger up with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs... He beats out an infield hit and Mitchell scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Risinger steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and Risinger heads home....Safe! 2 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Clay Laurence lines a hit to center. We get the Bullpen going. Dave McDowell doubles to right and Laurence scores from 1st... 2 to 1, Beavers. With 2 outs, Bruce Jump lines a hit to right and McDowell scores.... Tie game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Duane Paxton (29-R), their closer with a 2.55 ERA. With 1 out, Larry Ballard doubles to right center! Jack Hinckley flies out to just short of the warning track in center and Ballard tags up and goes to 3rd. PH Jim Shippy (31-R) Lines one hard, but right at the left fielder...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jim Kokos (29-R). Howie Anspaugh walks on 4 pitches... C Alex Rivera (32-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Anspaugh goes to 2nd. We walk Jerry Serrano intentionally.... Which means that if you do not get a double play here, you are bringing Clay Laurence to the plate.... Stupid, no? George Cowles grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Anspaugh goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Clay Laurence lines a hit to right... I hate when I am right....

Lost - 3 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
San Francisco had 8 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Rich Larkin went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk.
RHP Jim Kokos (L 3-1) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and 2 walks (1 INT).

John Miner went 6.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 3 walks (2 INT) and struck out 3. He balked. At bat, he had a hit.

CF Brian Mitchell hit a triple and drew a walk (INT) and scored a run. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, stole his 20th base of the season, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits. RF Jack Hinckley drew 2 walks (1 INT).

For San Francisco, LF Dave McDowell went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI.

[Questdog]

Thursday, September 26, 2002

Portland Beavers (79-79 .500 24 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
San Francisco Seals (103-55 .652 in 1st place in the PCL West)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 13-11 3.30) Rookie vs. SF: Carl Reese (32-R 2-1 5.40)

Flores has won his last 2 starts. He allowed 2 runs in 7 IP last time out.

We have never faced Reese before. This will be only his 4th start of the season. He pitched well in the first two, which he won, but was lit up for 7 run in 3 IP last time out and lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .304-365-0-16-.718) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .282-397-6-45-.692)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .298-574-37-114-.926)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-580-38-113-.947) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .275-414-20-65-.771) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .274-416-9-54-.745)
7: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .240-150-2-11-.678) Rookie
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .240-359-1-25-.597)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .191-68-1-12-.479) Rookie

SAN FRANCISCO
1: 2B George Cowles (29-R .265-509-3-48-.6522)
2: 3B Brian Dube (28-R .276-613-13-65-.710)
3: CF Clay Laurence (23-R .320-637-22-93-.894) Silver Slugger(RF)/Gold Glove(RF)/2-time All-Star
4: RF Dave McDowell (31-R .328-549-41-133-1.079) MVP/2-time All-Star
5: 1B Mike Sorrel (26-L .273-516-16-65-.774)
6: LF Al Rowley (27-R .278-133-3-18-.723) Rookie
7: C Bruce Jump (34-R .233-477-10-58-.643)
8: SS Howie Anspaugh (23-R .308-107-2-9-.836) Rookie
9: P Carl Reese (32-S .143-7-0-1-.393)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 25,425

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell lines a hit to center. He gets caught stealing on a pitchout. Dave Risinger pops out to right. Fernando Mexicano pops out to center...

Bottom of the First:
George Cowles lines out to short. Brian Dube swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Clay Laurence grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Dave McDowell walks on 4 pitches. Mike Sorrel swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!

Top of the Second:
Glenn Snowden hits a fly ball to center, but Clay Laurence drops it for a 2 base error! Fernando Martinez hits another fly ball to center and Laurence catches this one. Jim Shippy swings at the first pitch and hits one over the head of Laurence for a double and Snowden scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Larry Ballard grounds one to 2nd, but 1B Mike Sorrel drops the ball for an error! Ballard steals 2nd. Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center and both runners score!! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, George Cowles reaches on a 2 base throwing error by SS Dave Risinger. With 2 outs, Clay Laurence singles him home. 3 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Al Rowley lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Howie Anspaugh grounds a hit to right and Rowley goes to 3rd. P Carl Reese grounds a hit to center and Rowley scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. George Cowles grounds out to 1st, unassisted.

Top of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Dave Risinger hits a home run to right! 4 to 2, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Howie Anspaugh leads off with a walk. The Bullpen is up. PH Jerry Serrano (28-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-4. With 2 outs, Brian Dube swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to center... Tie game: 4 to 4.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Dave McDowell leads off with a double down the left field line. We walk Mike Sorrel intentionally. Al Rowley walks to load the bases up with no outs... Call to the Bullpen (much too late): Ken Powell (31-R). Bruce Jump flies out to right and McDowell tags up and beats the throw home and Sorrel goes to 3rd. 5 to 4, Seals. Howie Anspaugh flies out to deep center and Sorrel trots home. 6 to 4, Seals.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Duane Paxton (29-R), their closer with a 2.52 ERA in 85.2 IP. PH Jack Hinckley (26-R) beats out an infield hit. Brian Mitchell punts a little hit to center. Dave Risinger flies out to left and Hinckley tries for 3rd.... He is so stupid! His run does not even matter.... And he is risking a huge out... But he is safe, thankfully. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right and Hinckley scores. Mitchell heads to 3rd, buts get thrown out by Dave McDowell.... Why are all my players idiots? 6 to 5, Seals. 2 outs now. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left that would have tied the game... Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses...

Lost - 6 to 5

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
San Francisco had 8 hits and made 2 errors

Frank Flores (L 13-12) went 7+ innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Ken Powell pitched a scoreless inning (but allowed 2 base runners to score).

Carl Reese went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. He balked. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Roy Colburn (W 6-6) pitched 1 scoreless inning, hit a batter and struck one out.
RHP Duane Paxton (SV 40) pitched 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 4 hits and struck out 1.

RF Brian Mitchell had 3 hits. SS Dave Risinger hit his 7th home run of the season. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and 2 walks and an RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits with a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had a hit and 2 RBI. PH Jack Hinckley had a hit and scored a run.

Around the League: The only division still up for grabs is the NL West. Atlanta and Detroit are tied with 3 games to play. Atlanta's final series is at Pittsburgh, the worst team in Baseball. Detroit will play at home versus Chicago, roughly a .500 team. The Tigers had a good lead, but have lost 6 in a row to let the Crackers catch them.

Down on the Farm: The Vancouver Mounties (A) won at Tacoma, 10 to 4, to clinch the West Division of the American Association.

[Questdog]

Friday, September 27, 2002

We are in Hollywood to play the Stars the final 3 games of the season. They just lost 3 of 4 here to Seattle. We are 4-7 against them on the season and split 2 games with them the last time we were here, August 5-6. We need to win 2 of 3 to finish the season at .500. The Stars are 3rd in the PCL in scoring with 4.52 runs per game (Portland is 6th with 4.30). They have only hit 95 HR, but lead the League now with a .280 BA and .341 OBP. They are tied for 11th in fewest runs allowed with 4.48 per game (Portland is 6th with 4.01). Their run differential is +6 and ours is +46.

Portland Beavers (79-80 .497 25 GB tied for 4th place in the PCL West) at
Hollywood Stars (83-76 .522 21 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 6-7 2.68) vs. HOL: Ellison Anderson (30-R 4-9 4.63)

Moe is 2-0 in his last 3 starts, allowing only 1 run in each game on only 13 hits total in 24.1 IP with 7 BB and 18 SO.

Anderson had a no decision in his one starts against us, giving us 1 run in 5.1 IP. He is 2-0 in his last 3 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .308-370-0-16-.724) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .282-401-7-46-.698)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .298-577-37-115-.926)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-584-38-113-.945) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .272-419-20-65-.762) Gold Glove
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-420-9-55-.750)
7: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .235-153-2-11-.669) Rookie
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .240-362-1-27-.597)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .167-48-0-0-.350)

HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .316-592-6-49-.784) 33 SB
2: 1B Bud Lisk (28-L .268-473-6-41-.717) 63 BB
3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .338-628-19-102-.896) 2-time All-Star 35 2B/38 SB
4: 3B Larry Church (27-L .273-579-19-93-.771) 77 BB
5: CF Jerry Suazo (28-L .296-551-2-54-.736) 73 BB
6: 2B Bobby Deaton (28-S .240-208-1-19-.609)
7: SS Rick Gorges (26-R .180-111-1-7-.461)
8: C Eduardo Maria (33-R .180-111-2-13-.551) 35 SO
9: P Ellison Anderson (30-R .229-35-0-0-.486) .310 over last 2 seasons

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,275

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell swings at the first pitch and pops out to left. Dave Risinger grounds an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Fernando Mexicano grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Glenn Snowden flies out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Fred Rambo flies out to left. Bud Lisk grounds a hit to right. Jose Naranjo lines out to right. Larry Church grounds out to 1st, 3-1, Glenn Snowden making a nice stop!

Top of the Second:
Fernando Martinez doubles down the right field line. Jim Shippy grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Martinez goes to 3rd. Larry Ballard flies out to right and Martinez tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Beavers.

Bottom of the Second:
Jerry Suazo and Bobby Deaton both single. Rick Gorges doubles to right center and Suazo scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1. Eduardo Maria clears the bases with a double down the left field line... 3 to 1, Stars. P Ellison Anderson bunts Maria to 3rd. Fred Rambo flies out to center and Maria scores. 4 to 1, Stars.

Bottom of the Third:
Jose Naranjo leads off with a hit, #213 on the season, which is a new Major League high. The next three make outs.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden draws a walk. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to center and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd. Jim Shippy strikes out looking.... Larry Ballard doubles to center and Snowden scores! 4 to 2, Stars. They walk Juan Rojas intentionally to load the bases up with 2 outs for P Rondey Moe. If we had a decent Bullpen, I would pinch hit... Moe loops a hit to center and 2 runs score!! Tie game: 4 to 4! Brian Mitchell pops out to short...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Once again, the two sub-.200 hitters reach base. Rick Gorges on an error by SS Dave Risinger and Eduardo Maria on a full count walk. The Bullpen is up. P Ellison Anderson bunts them up. Fred Rambo strikes out! But Shippy cannot hold on to the ball, but he recovers and throws Rambo out at 1st and the runners hold. 2 outs. Bud Lisk strikes out looking!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
Eduardo Maria, the .188 hitter who we cannot get out, hits a 2 out home run to left center... 5 to 4, Stars.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). Fred Rambo lines a hit to left. Bud Lisk takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Jose Naranjo grounds out to 3rd and the runners move up. Larry Church beats out an infield hit and Rambo scores... 6 to 4, Stars. Jerry Suazo grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Church goes to 2nd and Lisk holds at 3rd. Bobby Deaton grounds out to short.

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Bob Deetz (40-L), their closer with a 3.30 ERA. PH Jack Hinckley (26-R) draws a walk. With 2 outs, PH Rick Mansoor (29-R) draws a walk. Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and flies out to center...

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 5 whole hits and made 1 error
Hollywood had 9 hits and made no errors

Rondey Moe (L 6-8) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and 2 RBI.
RHP Rich Larkin went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Ellison Anderson (W 5-9) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6.

LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with a double, drew a walk (!) and scored 2 runs. CF Larry Ballard hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

For Hollywood, C Eduardo Maria hit a double and his 3rd home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. 2 of his 3 home runs have been hit against the Beavers. We should be thankful that this one was not a Grand Slam like the first...