The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (MLB 2001) - Page 19

Questdog · 11-19-2019, 10:37 PM

Monday, July 15, 2002

We are in Minneapolis to play the Twins a 4 game series. They split 4 games in San Diego over the weekend. We split 4 games with Minnesota in Portland, May 2-5. They are 3rd in scoring in the PCL with 4.50 runs per game (Portland is 9th with 4.13). They are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.26 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.13). Their run differential is +114 and ours is up to 0! Probably will not be positive after this series, though...

Portland Beavers (43-49 .467 19.5 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (53-39 .576 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Edwin Mares (29-R Season debut) Rookie vs. MIN: Carl Jones (28-R 4-8 4.50)

This will be Mares' season debut with the Beavers and hopefully his swan song, as well.

Jones beat us in Portland, only giving us 1 run and 5 H in 8.1 IP. He is 0-6 in his last 7 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .200-20-0-3-.546) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .316-209-1-17-.745)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-162-7-22-.708) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-334-28-71-1.007) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-326-26-72-.923)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .265-204-6-27-.744)
7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .182-44-0-2-.598) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .253-182-1-14-.591)
9: P Edwin Mares (29-R Season debut) Rookie

MINNESOTA
1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .255-157-1-13-.660)
2: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .274-318-4-39-.694) 61 SO
3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .348-374-11-62-.880) All-Star 8 BB
4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-349-16-59-.844) All-Star 87 SO
5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .285-298-11-45-.814) 20 2B
6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .285-354-4-40-.714)
7: RF Jeff Novotny (19-L .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie 1st MLB start/Hit .308 in A Ball
8: LF Larry Kelm (27-R .208-77-1-9-.555)
9: P Carl Jones (28-R .250-28-0-4-.562)

Their All-Stars were selected for this year's game. In future, anyone that just says "All-Star", will mean that he was selected to the most recent game.

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 20,846

Top of the First:
Larry Ballard grounds out to 3rd. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez pops out to left.

Bottom of the First:
Carlos Alvarez grounds out to 3rd. Dave Metcalf lines out to short. Dave Macnaughton swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to deep left! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Second:
Marco Manga leads off with a home run to right... 1 to 0, Twins. Dave Kiehne hits one 440 ft. to straight away center... 2 to 0, Twins.

Top of the Third:
Randy Dunaway lines a hit to center. Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches. P Edwin Mares bunts them up. Larry Ballard grounds out to 2nd and Dunaway scores. 2 to 1, Twins. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Carlos Alvarez and Dave Metcalf both get hits, but C Jim Shippy throws them both out trying to steal!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano get back to back hits. Jim Shippy lines a hit to left and Snowden beats the throw to the plate! Tie game: 2 to 2. Randy Dunaway grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Marco Manga walks on 4 pitches. The Bullpen is up. Manga steals 2nd. Dave Kiehne lines a hit to right. Dick Henry loops a little hit to center and Manga scores. 3 to 2, Twins. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Lerer (29-L). Jeff Novotny, who got his first MLB hit last time up, tries to lay down a bunt, but whiffs on two attempts. The third pitch of the AB is a wild one, negating any need for a bunt... Novotny flies out to left and Kiehne tags up, but Fernando Martinez throws him out at the plate! Henry goes to 3rd on the throw. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (23-R). We walk Larry Kelm intentionally... So we give up the platoon advantage when they send up a pinch-hitter for the pitcher... Couldn't see that one coming, Skip? Moron.... PH Pat Penick (23-L), batting .316 with 1 HR in 19 AB, grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Garry Ayers (29-R), beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 7th. Marco Manga walks... Dave Kiehne lines a hit to right... Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Dick Henry bunts the runners up. Jeff Novotny walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). Rick Mansoor is in to catch in a double switch. Larry Kelm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 4 to 2, Twins. PH Bobby Salazar (32-L), batting .212 with 2 HR in 66 AB, strikes out! Carlos Alvarez swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to center!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Randy Bergman (35-R), their closer with 20 SV and a 3.62 ERA in 37.1 IP. Joe Sarette (29-R) was their closer last year and had much better stats then and now... Rick Mansoor walks on 4 pitches. Larry Ballard flies out to center. Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches! Control has not been an issue for Bergman in the past. Fernando Martinez works the count to 3-0 and then swings and fouls it back. He takes the next pitch for a strike, 3-2. He swings at the payoff pitch and crushes it 434 ft. to right center!!!! 5 to 4, Beavers!!! Glenn Snowden strikes out. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center. P Roy Huls is allowed to hit, because we do not have any fresh arms left in the Pen. He strikes out.

Bottom of the Ninth:
2-3-4 hitters up for them... Dave Metcalf strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Dave Macnaughton, who will definitely not be caught looking at any strikes (or balls, either!), grounds out to short! Marco Manga, who homered earlier this game, swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Minnesota had 11 hits and made 1 error

Edwin Mares went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 10 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2.
LHP Roger Lerer faced 1 batter and got 2 outs. He threw a WP.
RHP Rich Larkin got 1 out and walked 1 (INT).
RHP Garry Ayers went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and walk.
LHP Chuck Purnell hot 1 out and walked 1.
RHP Roy Huls (W 2-0) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 bases loaded walk and struck out 3.

Carl Jones went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Randy Bergman (L 4-6 BS 3) went 1 inning, gave us 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.

CF Larry Ballard hit a triple, stole a base and had an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with his 23rd home run of the season (8 for Portland) and had 3 RBI. This game will get him a little love back from me! 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. He also threw out 2 of 3 base stealers. 2B Randy Dunaway had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Rick Mansoor drew a walk and scored a run in his only appearance.

For Minnesota, CF Marco Manga hit his 17th home run, drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored 3 runs. C Dave Kiehne had 3 hits with his 12th home run.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 12:28 AM

Tuesday, July 16, 2002

Portland Beavers (44-49 .473 18.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (53-40 .570 12.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-6 2.99) vs. MIN: Ben Blachford (26-R 8-6 3.12)

Johnson gave up 3 runs in 8 IP last time out and got a win.

Blachford beat us in Portland, giving us 3 runs (2 earned) in 8 IP. He pitched a 3 hit shutout at San Diego in his last start.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .200-25-0-4-.603) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .310-213-1-17-.735)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .269-167-8-25-.728) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-339-28-71-1.004) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .284-331-26-72-.926)
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .250-56-1-3-.706)
7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .191-47-0-2-.615) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .251-183-1-14-.591)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .104-48-0-1-.282)

MINNESOTA
1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .253-162-1-13-.652)
2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .248-355-9-39-.670)
3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .346-379-11-62-.874) All-Star
4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-352-17-60-.854) All-Star
5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .291-302-12-46-.833)
6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .289-357-4-41-.719)
7: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .203-79-1-10-.559)
8: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .272-323-4-39-.689)
9: P Ben Blachford (26-R .227-44-0-2-.495)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 20,941

Top of the First:
Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right. Jack Hinckley strikes out, but the ump call catcher's interference! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Ballard goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden strikes out on 3 pitches and the ump does not call interference... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd... Phooey...

Bottom of the First:
Carlos Alvarez pops out to center. Phil Brown hits a fly ball down the left field line and Fernando Martinez makes a headlong dive and comes up with it!! Dave Macnaughton flies out to deep right! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the Third:
Dave Metcalf leads off with a triple down the right field line... P Ben Blachford grounds out to the pitcher and Metcalf holds. Carlos Alvarez strikes out! Phil Brown lines a hit to right and Metcalf scores... 1 to 0, Twins. Phooey...

Bottom of the Fourth:
Marco Manga grounds an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Dave Kiehne strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Dock Henry swings at a 1-2 pitch and flies out deep to left and Manga tags up and moves to 2nd. Larry Kelm swings at a 1-2 pitch and bloops a hit to right and Manga scores... 2 to 0, Twins. 0-2 or 1-2 count on every batter...

Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits and no walks...

Top of the Ninth:
P Ben Blachford is at 105 pitches. 3-4-5 hitters up for us. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden doubles down the right field line. Fernando Mexicano pops out to short... 2 outs. PH Jim Shippy (31-R) (never thought I'd hear pinch-hitter and Jim Shippy in the same breath!) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. It is the 38th time we have grounded out to short in this game.... I think... My figures may be off... What? Trudy the Trainer says she counted them and it was 11. That seems low....

Lost - 2 to 0

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Minnesota had 8 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (L 6-7) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3.
RHP Garry Ayers pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 1.

Ben Blachford (W 9-6) went 9 scoreless innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 3. It is his 2nd shutout in a row. At bat, he had a hit.

RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double. PH Rick Woodell had a hit.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 12:23 PM

Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Portland Beavers (44-50 .468 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (54-40 .574 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Steve Muir (27-R 8-7 2.57) Gold Glove vs. MIN: Paul Jasper (30-R 8-7 2.54)

Muir gave up 1 unearned run in 7 IP last time out for a win.

Jasper is their #1 starter. We have not faced him this season. Last year, he beat us in the only game we met him, giving us 1 run in 8 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .207-29-0-4-.590) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .315-216-1-17-.743)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-171-8-25-.712) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-343-28-71-1.001) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .281-335-26-72-.916)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .268-209-6-28-.750)
7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .180-50-0-2-.581) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .249-185-1-14-.585)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .182-44-0-3-.182) Gold Glove

MINNESOTA
1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .247-166-1-13-.638)
2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .248-359-9-40-.668)
3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .342-383-11-62-.865) All-Star
4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-356-17-60-.850) All-Star
5: SS Dick Henry (24-S .292-360-4-41-.723)
6: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .207-82-1-11-.562)
7: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .273-326-4-39-.695)
8: C Darrell Sommerville (24-L .226-53-1-4-.708) Rookie
9: P Paul Jasper (30-S .156-45-0-4-.352)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 20,806

Top of the First:
Larry Ballard swings at the first pitch and triples to left center! Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches! He steals 2nd! Fernando Martinez mashes one high and deep to right, but the wind keeps it in the park and it is caught on the warning track. Both runners advance. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Hinckley holds at 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! A wild pitch sends Mexicano to 2nd. Jim Shippy grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the First:
Carlos Alvarez leads off with a triple to left center... deja vu... Phil Brown smokes one on a line towards 3rd and Fernando Mexicano snares it in the air and steps on 3rd to double off Alvarez!!! Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and lines one back to the mound and P Steve Muir snares it! He seems to catch at least one line drive every game!

Top of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a triple off the wall in left center! Fernando Martinez tries left field this time with a drive high and deep, but it is caught on the warning track and Hinckley trots home. 3 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Carlos Alvarez lines a hit to right and then steals 2nd. Phil Brown swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Alvarez scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Brown steals 2nd. Dave Macnaughton lines a hit to right center. Marco Manga flies out to left and Brown beats the throw home. 3 to 2, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Marco Manga triples to right center and Macnaughton scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. The Bullpen is up. That's 4 triples in this game; 2 for each side. Dick Henry lines a hit to left and Manga scores. 4 to 3, Twins. Larry Kelm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kokos (28-R). Dave Metcalf grounds a hit to left and Henry scores... 5 to 3, Twins. Darrell Sommerville flies out to deep left and Kelm takes 3rd. P Paul Jasper grounds out to short.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center. PH Rick Woodell (31-L) is sent up. A wild pitch sends Rojas to 2nd. Woodell swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits it 425 ft. to right!! Tie game: 5 to 5! That does it for P Paul Jasper. New Pitcher: Ray McCarthy (33-R) with a 3.38 ERA in 26.2 IP. His first appearance in 2 weeks. No injury; just hasn't been used. He gets two quick ground outs.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). With 1 out, Larry Kelm lines a hit to center. Dave Metcalf swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Kelm heads to 3rd, but CF Larry Ballard throws him out! Metcalf tries to steal 2nd, but C Jim Shippy throws him out!!

Top of the Eighth:
3-4-5 hitters up for us and they go down 1-2-3 with Snowden and Mexicano striking out...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Randy Bergman (35-R), their closer with a 4.23 ERA in 38.1 IP because we hung a loss on him on Monday with 3 runs in an inning. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas doubles down the right field line. PH Don Neumann (32-S) takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). 3-4-5 hitters up for them. Huls is due to for a whipping... He has had 9 straight games without allowing a run since he gave up 5 runs to Seattle on June 19, though he has allowed an inherited runner to score. With 1 out, Marco Manga walks. He steals 2nd... Dick Henry walks... Manga tries to steal 3rd, but C Jim Shippy guns him down! 2 outs. Larry Kelm walks... Dave Metcalf swings at the first pitch and lines one deep to center, but Larry Ballard runs it down!!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
Top of our order up. Larry Ballard lines a hit to right. Jack Hinckley bunts him to 2nd. Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd and Ballard goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right and Ballard scores! 6 to 5, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three...

Bottom of the Tenth:
Rich Cruz is in to play 3rd. P Roy Huls has to finish this one, unless we get all the way to Marco Manga somehow, 6 batters away, without having lost it yet. Lefty Chuck Purnell is the only fresh arm left in the Pen and he is NOT going to face a right-hander. With 2 outs, Carlos Alvarez grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!

Won - 6 to 5

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Minnesota had 15 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir went 4.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat, he ha a hit and a walk.
RHP Jim Kokos went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Roger Lerer faced 1 batter and struck him out.
RHP Rich Larkin went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Roy Huls (W 3-0) went 2 scoreless innings, walked 3 and struck out 1.

Paul Jasper went 6.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw 2 WP.
RHP Randy Bergman (L 4-7) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 2. If I was the manager, I think I would go back to Joe Sarette (29-R) as my closer...

CF Larry Ballard had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored 2 runs. He also threw a runner out at 3rd. Loving this kid, so far! RF jack Hinckley hit a triple, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 SF. 1B Glenn Snowden only had 1 hit, but it was with 2 outs in the top of the 10th to drive in the go ahead run. SS Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. He's hitting .271 since the first of June! PH Rick Woodell hit a 2 run pinch-hit home run, his 5th of the season.

For Minnesota, 3B Dave Macnaughton had 3 hits and scored a run. 2B Dave Metcalf had 3 hits and an RBI.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 01:48 PM

Thursday, July 18, 2002

P Edwin Mares (29-R) has been sent back to Vancouver (A) and P Jeff Gleason (25-R) has been recalled.

Portland Beavers (45-50 .474 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at
Minnesota Twins (54-41 .568 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East)

POR: Frank Flores (23-R 8-6 2.68) Rookie vs. MIN: Jeff McKeeman (31-R 11-2 2.49)

Flores is 0-2 in his last 3 starts and allowed 25 H in 19.1 IP.

We scored 4 runs in 7 IP off McKeeman in April. He had a no decision. He has only allowed 1 unearned run in his last 2 starts combined.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .235-34-0-4-.678) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .315-219-1-17-.753)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .259-174-8-27-.696) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .307-348-28-72-.993) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-340-26-73-.908)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .263-213-6-28-.737)
7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .167-54-0-2-.540) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .254-189-1-14-.599)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .171-41-1-9-.448) Rookie

MINNESOTA
1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .250-172-1-13-.650)
2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .247-364-9-41-.665)
3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .345-388-11-62-.869) All-Star
4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-359-17-62-.855) All-Star
5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .294-306-12-46-.835)
6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .294-364-4-42-.728)
7: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .212-85-1-11-.581)
8: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .278-331-4-40-.703)
9: P Jeff McKeeman (31-R .261-46-0-6-.565)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 20,675

Top of the First:
Larry Ballard strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. Glenn Snowden lines one hard and deep to left, but Phil Brown makes a running catch...

Bottom of the First:
Carlos Alvarez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Phil Brown beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he steals 3rd... How did he get Dave Macnaughton to take two pitches in a row? Macnaughton lines a hit to right and Brown scores. 1 to 0, Twins. Marco Manga swings at the first pitch and lines out to center. Dave Kiehne flies out to center.

Top of the Fourth:
Fernando Martinez and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back singles. With 1 out, Jim Shippy grounds a double down the right field line and Martinez scores! Tie game: 1 to 1. Randy Dunaway strikes out... They walk Juan Rojas intentionally to load them up for P Frank Flores. He drew a walk last time up, but got thrown out on the bases. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marco Manga takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and scores on a line drive single to left by Dave Kiehne... 2 to 1, Twins. Dick Henry doubles off the wall in center and Kiehne scores... 3 to 1, Twins. With 2 outs, we walk Dave Metcalf intentionally to face P Jeff McKeeman, a .261 hitter... Stupidity! McKeeman flies out to right.

Top of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden takes one in the ribs... Fernando Mexicano takes a mighty cut and plunks one down in front of the plate. C Dave Kiehne goes to 2nd for the force but throws it away for a 2 base error! Runners are at 2nd and 3rd with no outs! And 3 crappy hitters coming up! A wild pitch scores Snowden! 3 to 2, Twins. Jim Shippy walks on 4 pitches. Randy Dunaway grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, but Mexicano scores and the game is tied: 3 to 3. 2 runs on 0 hits!

Bottom of the Seventh:
Dave Metcalf walks... The Bullpen is up. PH Bobby Salazar (32-L), batting .206 with 2 HR in 68 AB and 21 SO, swings at a 3-1 pitch and hits a home run to right... 5 to 3, Twins. Third home run for Salazar on the season and two have been against us...

Lost - 6 to 3

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Minnesota had 10 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (L 8-7) went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw 2 WP. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run and 2 hits.

Jeff McKeeman (W 12-2) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT), 2 HBP and struck out 4. He threw a WP.
RHP Randy Bergman (SV 21) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 walk and struck out 2.

C Jim Shippy hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. PH Rick Woodell drew a walk.

For Minnesota, LF Phil Brown had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 03:42 PM

Friday, July 19, 2002

We are back home to play the Hollywood Stars a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games in San Antonio. We are 1-5 against them on the season and split a pair of game the last time they were here, May 13-14. They are 5th in scoring in the PCL with 4.40 runs per game (Portland is down to 10th with 4.10). The Stars are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.31 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.14). Their run differential is +8 and ours is -3.

Hollywood Stars (50-46 .521 14.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (45-51 .469 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Ellison Anderson (30-R 2-8 5.27) vs. POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 1-3 4.73) Rookie

We have not faced Anderson this season. Last year, he held us to 2 hits and 1 run in 7.2 IP in a no decision. He is extremely injury prone.

McKenzie notched his 1st Major League win last time out with 2 runs in 6 IP with no walks or HR.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .293-334-2-25-.723)
2: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .270-259-5-17-.718)
3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .328-378-13-61-.893) 2-time All-Star
4: C Steve Bone (27-R .324-324-11-68-.853) 2-time All-Star
5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .270-345-14-55-.789)
6: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .325-378-0-37-.796) Sprained elbow
7: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .284-335-0-28-.698)
8: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .237-312-7-44-.654)
9: P Ellison Anderson (30-R .240-25-0-0-.520)

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .231-39-0-4-.644) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .314-223-1-17-.752)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .258-178-8-27-.692) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-351-28-72-.992) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-344-26-73-.904)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .264-216-6-29-.743)
7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .155-58-0-2-.505) Rookie
8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .251-191-1-14-.596)
9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .200-10-0-1-.382) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,117

Top of the First:
Fred Rambo lines out hard to left. Bud Lisk flies out to right. Jose Naranjo swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Steve Bone flies out to deep left!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jack Hinckley strikes out. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center.

First time through the order, only P Duke McKenzie got a hit...

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
Jerry Suazo leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. With 1 out, P Ellison Anderson lines out to short and we double Suazo off at 2nd!

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Jose Naranjo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Steve Bone doubles to right center and Naranjo scores... Tie game: 1 to 1.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Fernando Martinez lines a double down the right field line. I hope this means he is finally getting hot... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd and P Ellison Anderson has to leave the game with an injury. New Pitcher: Mark Bowley (27-R) with a 4.78 ERA. Hollywood is the only team in the PCL with a worse Bullpen than us! They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Jim Shippy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Brad Daniels (31-R) with a 2.41 ERA in 41 IP. Randy Dunaway walks and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 1 out, they walk PH Rick Woodell (31-L) intentionally. Dunaway steals 3rd. Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right and Dunaway scores and Woodell goes to 3rd! 2 to 1, Beavers! Jack Hinckley, who struck out all 3 times he faced P Ellis Anderson, grounds out to short and Woodell scores and Ballard goes to 2nd! 3 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a double to right center. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally again. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and Snowden heads home...safe! 4 to 1, Beavers! With 1 out, Juan Rojas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Don Neumann (32-S) is sent up. A wild pitch scores Snowden! 5 to 1, Beavers! That is the 8th wild pitch thrown by P Bead Daniels in 42.1 IP. They have the infield in now. Neumann swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a slow roller to 2nd. Gus McCollum and his sprained elbow charge the ball and make a bad throw to 1st for a 2 base error and 2 runs score!! 7 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Daniels. New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (35-L) with a 2.25 ERA in 28 IP. PH Jose Julio (28-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Neumann goes to 3rd. Jack Hinckley doubles down the left field line and Neumann scores! 8 to 1, Beavers! PH Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) beats out an infield hit! Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Won - 8 to 1

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Hollywood had 5 hits and made 1 error

Duke McKenzie (W 2-3) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he went 2 for 2.
LHP Roger Lerer (H 1) faced 1 batters and retired them both.
RHP Roy Huls got 1 out and gave up 1 hit.
RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning, hit a batter with a pitch and struck out 1.

Ellison Anderson went 5.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4.
RHP Brad Daniels (L 3-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 7 runs (4 earned), 3 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. He threw 2 WP.

RF Jack Hinckley hit a double and had 2 RBI. LF Fernando Martinez hit a double and hit 24th home run of the season (9 for Portland). 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano was walked intentionally twice and scored a run. SS Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH rick Woodell was walked intentionally and scored a run. PH Don Neumann reached on an error and scored a run.

The Stars announced that P Ellison Anderson had strained his back and would probably take a week to heal up, if he did not have another accident in the meantime.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 05:32 PM

Saturday, July 20, 2002

SS Dave Risinger (26-R) is ready to play, so he was activated from the DL. 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R) and his .148 BA were sent back to Vancouver (A).

Hollywood Stars (50-47 .515 15.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (46-51 .474 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Oscar Rios (32-L 3-7 4.84 1 SV) vs. POR: Chuck Purnell (26-L 0-1 4.19 1 SV) Rookie

Before you get excited about us facing Rios, you should know that two of his three wins are against us. He is 2 -0 in 2 starts, including a shutout the last time we faced him.

And the Stars get to face Chuck Purnell in his 1st (and probably last) Major League start...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .290-338-2-25-.715)
2: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .323-381-0-37-.791) Sprained elbow
3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .331-381-13-61-.898) 2-time All-Star
4: C Steve Bone (27-R .323-328-11-69-.852) 2-time All-Star
5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .267-348-14-55-.784) 1 for 1 with a HR vs Purnell
6: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .266-263-5-17-.708)
7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .235-315-7-44-.648)
8: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .287-338-0-28-.708)
9: P Oscar Rios (32-L .188-16-0-1-.375) 1 for 1 vs Purnell

PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .251-231-3-20-.626)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .311-228-1-19-.749)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-182-9-28-.721) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-356-28-72-.992) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .277-346-26-73-.902)
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .254-59-1-3-.704)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .273-176-2-14-.643)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .253-194-1-14-.601)
9: P Chuck Purnell (26-L 1.000-1-0-0-2.000) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 18,766

Top of the First:
Fred Rambo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gus McCollum flies out to left. Jose Naranjo flies out to center! 1-2-.... What?! CF Jack Hinckley dropped the ball?! Naranjo ends up on 2nd... Steve Bone walks on 4 pitches. Larry Church lines a hit to right and Naranjo scores... 1 to 0, Stars. Bud Lisk grounds out to 2nd.... Are you sure? Did everyone hold on to the ball? They did!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio grounds out to short. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a 432 ft. blast to center! Tie game: 1 to 1. Fernando Mexicano swings at the very next pitch and hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 1, Beavers! Rick Mansoor loops a hit to left. Dave Risinger, in his first AB back from the DL, grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Steve Bone throws the ball into center! Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd and Risinger holds. 2 outs. P Chuck Purnell swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to right and Risinger scores! 3 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Third:
Gus McCollum leads off with a double over the center fielder's head... Jose Naranjo flies out to right and McCollum goes to 3rd. Steve Bone doubles down the right field line and McCollum scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. Larry Church walks... But the next two make outs!

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right center!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That is the first time our mighty 3-4-5 hitters have all homered in the same game! Glenn Snowden swings at the very next pitch and lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano doubles down the left field line! That does it for P Oscar Rios. New Pitcher: Denny Myers (36-R) with a 5.68 ERA in 63.1 IP with 84 H and 7 HR allowed. With the infield in, Rick Mansoor grounds one through the middle and Snowden scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! With 1 out, Juan Rojas beats out an infield hit and Mexicano scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! The next two make outs.

Top of the Fourth:
Jerry Suazo grounds one to 1st and Glenn Snowden boots it for error #14... With 2 outs, Gus McCollum lines a hit to right and Suazo beats the throw to 3rd. Jose Naranjo hits a home run to left... 7 to 5, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a hit and Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left and Fernando Mexicano gets beaned to load them up with 1 out. Rick Mansoor grounds into a 4-2-3 double play...

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden doubles to the right field corner. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Rick Mansoor lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out. That does it for P Denny Meyers. New Pitcher: Mark Bowley (27-R) with a 4.67 ERA in 27 IP. He got 2 outs yesterday without giving us a run. Dave Risinger flies out to center and Snowden tags up and beats the throw to the plate! 8 to 5, Beavers! Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches to load them back up with 2 outs. PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds one over the 3rd base bag for a base clearing double!!! 11 to 5, Beavers!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Brad Daniels (31-R) with a 3.19 ERA in 42.1 IP. He gave us 7 runs (4 earned) yesterday and took the loss. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano hit back to back doubles! 12 to 5, Beavers! A wild pitch, the 9th now for Daniels, sends Mexicano to 3rd. Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 13 to 5, Beavers!

Won - 13 to 7

Only the 2nd time we have reached double figures this season!

We had 22 hits and made 2 errors
Hollywood had 12 hits and made 1 error

The 22 hits are one shy of our record when we scored 17 against Dallas here on June 22.

Chuck Purnell (W 1-1) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 101 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Garry Ayers (H 2) went 1 scoreless inning and walked 2.
LHP Roger Lerer went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1.
RHP Jim Kokos went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, and struck out 1.

Oscar Rios (L 3-8) went 2+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 8 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 2 for 2 against Purnell.

CF/RF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez hit his 25th home run of the season (10 for Portland) and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and his 29th home run and scored 4 times!! 3B Fernando Mexicano was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and his 27th home run, drew a walk (INT), was hit by a pitch, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI!! Snowden and Mexicano 8 for 8 with 4 doubles and 2 home runs! C Rick Mansoor had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Rick Woodell had an infield hit. PH Don Neumann had a 3 run double!

For Hollywood, 2B Gus McCollum had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. LF Jose Naranjo hit his 14th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 09:07 PM

Sunday, July 21, 2002

Hollywood Stars (50-48 .510 16.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (47-51 .480 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

HOL: Steve Meyers (26-R 11-5 3.03) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-7 2.97)

We have not faced Meyers, their #1 starter, this season. He was 2-1 against us last year and went at least 8 innings in every game. He led the PCL in strikeouts last year, but is having a much better season this year. He was 16-12 with a 4.64 ERA in 2001.

Johnson lost last time out, even though he only gave up 2 runs in 7 IP. We were shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOLLYWOOD
1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .289-343-2-25-.712)
2: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .267-266-5-18-.716)
3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .329-386-14-64-.900) 2-time All-Star
4: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .326-386-0-37-.799) Sprained elbow
5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .270-352-14-56-.791)
6: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .286-343-0-28-.704)
7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .233-317-7-44-.645)
8: C Eduardo Maria (32-R .206-68-1-8-.574)
9: P Steve Meyers (26-L .232-56-0-5-.513) 3 for 6 vs Johnson

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .227-44-0-5-.618) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .316-234-1-19-.755)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .261-188-10-30-.724) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .319-361-29-73-1.019) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .284-349-27-75-.928)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .264-220-6-30-.739)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .278-180-2-15-.649)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .253-198-1-15-.602)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .100-50-0-1-.271)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 18,547

Top of the First:
Fred Rambo pops out to center. Bud Lisk grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. Jose Naranjo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard draws a walk! He steals 2nd! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Jack Hinckley grounds a hit up the middle and Ballard scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Martinez lines out to center. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Beavers! That's #30 for Snowden! It's still July! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 3rd. Jim Shippy strikes out.

Top of the Second:
Gus McCollum swings at the first pitch and doubles down the left field line. Larry Church grounds a hit up the middle... Jerry Suazo lines a hit to right and McCollum scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. The next three all make outs!

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right and Hinckley goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden flies out to right and Hinckley tags up, but Fred Rambo throws him out at home... Fernando Mexicano and Jim Shippy both draws full count walks to load the bases up with 2 outs. Dave Risinger grounds out to 3rd... That's a big phooey...

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right center!! 5 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Steve Meyers. New Pitcher: Frank Wood (28-R) with a 4.84 ERA. Jim Shippy grounds a hit to center. Dave Risinger grounds out to short.

Top of the Eighth:
PH Eduardo Galo (34-L) with a .299 BA and 3 HR in 77 AB, doubles to left center. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Bud Lisk doubles down the right field line and Galo scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). Who else? Rick Mansoor comes in to catch in a double switch. Jose Naranjo grounds one to short, but 1B Glenn Snowden drops the throw... 1st and 3rd with 1 out. 15 errors now for Snowden in July and he only made 9 all of last season.... We need to get him a new mitt.... Gus McCollum lines a hit to left and Lisk scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. Larry Church walks to load the bases up... Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and another run is in... 5 to 4, Beavers. SS Ramon Arguedas (26-R), a .231 hitter, walks on 4 pitches to force in a run and tie the game... 5 to 5. Eduardo Maria, the non-hitting backup catcher, who has struck out all 3 times up today is next. Huls will get to face one more batter... Maria swings at an 0-2 pitch and connects for a home run to left... Grand Slam... 9 to 5, Stars... That is an 8 run inning... And there is still only 1 out... Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (25-R). Eduardo Galo gets his 2nd hit of the inning... But the next two, mercifully, make outs...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (35-L) with a 2.20 ERA in 28.2 IP. Juan Rojas reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Larry Church. Rick Mansoor hits a home run to left!! 9 to 7, Stars. PH Jose Julio (28-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. 2 outs. But there is hope, because Glenn Snowden is up! He grounds out to 1st, unassisted...

Top of the Ninth:
With 2 outs, Larry Church hits a 2-2 pitch into the right field seats... 10 to 7, Stars.

Lost - 10 to 7

What a Bullpen! 8 run inning allowed!

We had 14 hits and made 1 error
Hollywood had 14 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6.
RHP Roy Huls (L 3-1 BS 1), did not retire a batter and allowed 6 runs 5 earned), 3 hits and 2 walks.
RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Rich Larkin faced 1 batter and got him out.

Steve Meyers went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 4. He threw 2 WP.
RHP Frank Wood (W 5-3) got 1 out and gave us 1 hit.
LHP Bob Deetz (SV 15) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 2 hits. We never had the tying run come to the plate, though, because the first hit was erased by a GDP.

RF/CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 30th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and made his 15th error. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 28th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, but also made an out twice with the bases loaded and 2 outs. C Rick Mansoor, in his only AB, hit a 2 run home run, his 2nd of the season.

For Hollywood, 3B Larry Church went 3 for 3 with his 15th home run, drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. C Eduardo Maria struck out 3 straight time to begin the game and then hit a Grand Slam, his 2nd home run of the season. PH Eduardo Galo had 2 hits with a double and scored a run in one inning.

Questdog · 11-20-2019, 09:08 PM

July 22, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Tony Pena, 1B, Chicago (34-R .284/.353/.559) Had 12 hits with 2 2B, 5 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO, 7 R and 14 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW)
PCL Player of the Week - Dave McDowell, LF, San Francisco (31-R .326/.417/.641) Had 14 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 2 CS, 8 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (2nd PoW this season; 3rd career)

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

July 15 - Dave Kushion (29-L) of Kansas City pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. 90 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 15-3 with a 2.08 ERA in 19 starts. The Royals won, 3 to 0.
July 15 - RF Kennie Masline (27-L) of Milwaukee had 5 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI at Oakland. The Brewers won, 8 to 6.
July 15 - Ed Whitley (26-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus St. Louis. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 93 pitches thrown At bat, he was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI and 2 SH. The hit has a single to lead off the game. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-6 with a 3.01 ERA in 14 starts. The Dodgers won, 4 to 0.
July 15 - 1B Tony Pena (34-R) of Chicago had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Montreal. The Cubs won, 11 to 2.
July 16 - 3B Larry Church (27-L) of Hollywood went 5 for 6, scored a run and had an RBI at San Antonio. The Stars won, 4 to 3, in 12 innings.
July 16 - RF John Polanski (31-L) of Salt Lake City had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Sacramento. The Bees won, 13 to 4.
July 16 - Mike Carl (31-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 3. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 8-4 with a 1.93 ERA in 18 starts. The Indians won, 4 to 0.
July 17 - Rookie Emilio de la Torre (25-R) of Denver pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Diego. He walked 1 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. His 1st was in his 1st Major League start. He is now 5-6 with a 4.41 ERA in 19 starts. The Bears won, 4 to 0.
July 17 - Dawson Winslow (26-L) of Dallas pitched a 5 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He walked 1, beaned 1 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-9 with a 3.98 ERA in 21 starts. The Eagles won, 9 to 0.
July 17 - LF Bill Tovar (31-R) of Miami hit a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at Philadelphia, but the Marlins lost, 9 to 7.
July 18 - Gordy Albrecht (25-R) of San Diego pitched a 3 hit shutout at Denver. He walked 2 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 6-11 with a 3.77 ERA in 21 starts. The Padres won, 3 to 0.
July 18 - Jerry Landry (28-R) of Boston pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 1. He is now 8-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 21 starts. The Braves won, 4 to 0.
July 18 - Chuck Snethen (27-R) of Philadelphia pitched a no-hitter at home versus Miami. He walked 2 and struck out 6. It is the 2nd no-hitter this year and 4th overall in National League history. There has yet to be one in the Pacific Coast League. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-7 with a 4.57 ERA in 20 starts. The Phillies won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves.
July 18 - 3B Marco Perez (26-L) of Atlanta had 5 hits with 2 doubles, stole 2 bases and had an RBI at home versus New York, but the Crackers lost, 5 to 4, in 12 innings. Both teams scored single runs in the 9th and 10th innings.
July 20 - Cincinnati lost their closer, Joe Ensor (32-R) for a full calendar year with a torn elbow ligament. He had 17 SV with a 1.59 ERA.
July 20 - SS Greg Hobbs (28-R) of Milwaukee, who led the Majors with 46 HR last season, played his first game of 2002 for Nashville in the International League (A) on a rehab assignment. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. The Sounds won at home versus the Tampa Tarpons, 2 to 1, in 12 innings.
July 21 - 3B Marco Perez (26-L) of Atlanta had 4 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Pittsburgh. CF Cliff Reynolds (36-L) had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI. The Crackers won, 16 to 6.
July 21 - CF Steve Koenig (26-R) of Detroit had 5 hits with 2 doubles, but only scored 1 run at Chicago and the Tigers lost, 11 to 8, in 10 innings.

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Questdog · 11-20-2019, 10:46 PM

Monday, July 22, 2002

Trudy the Trainer was the bearer of bad news today. She says the doctors have reevaluated 2B Shannon Kuchta's thumb and have decided that additional surgery is required. We were expecting him back in a week or two, but he will now be out the rest of the season. So Kuchta has likely played his last game for the Beavers...

We still expect to get P Rondey Moe (26-R) back tomorrow and CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) the day after that. Moe will not go to rehab, but Mitchell probably will.

The Los Angeles Angels are in town to play a short two game set. The defending PCL West Champs have hit a tough patch. They lost 2 of 3 at San Diego over the weekend and are 5-12 in July. Maybe we are just what they need, since we are 3-6 against them on the season and got swept in 3 games the last time they visited us, May 10-12. The Angels are 13th in scoring with 3.71 runs per game (Portland is up to a tie for 6th with 4.26!). They are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.83 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.19). Their run differential is -11 and ours is +7! The only team other than San Francisco that is better in the division is behind us in the standings (San Diego). Oakland and Hollywood both have winning records, but negative run differentials. The Angels, who built their team on dominant starting pitching, have three members of their rotation on the DL.

Los Angeles Angels (48-50 .490 19 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (47-52 .475 20.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

LA: Tom Sayers (26-R 1-5 5.00) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 8-7 2.81) Gold Glove

Sayers is another example of a pitcher who has had trouble getting anyone out except when he faces the Beavers. His lone win was against us when he shut us out for 5 innings on May 12. It was hist first start Major League start and his first anywhere after missing nearly a year after shoulder surgery. No rehab. He has lost his last 4 starts in a row.

Muir was rocked for 5 runs and 10 hits in 4.1 IP last time out, but we won the game anyway.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .267-367-3-26-.677) 33 SB
2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (25-R .266-308-0-21-.627) Rookie 17 BB
3: 1B Irv Hill (28-R .271-340-12-48-.745) 14 BB
4: C Charlie Allen (30-S .257-296-10-34-.808) 2001 All-Star 57 BB
5: RF Bruce Lundvall (36-L .247-271-9-35-.740) Knee tendinitis 36 BB
6: LF Dan Hamel (23-R .264-360-6-41-.678) Rookie
7: 3B Jorge Prado (31-R .190-315-10-34-.615) 47 BB 105 SO
8: SS Javier Rodriguez (28-R .207-58-0-6-.492) 18 SO
9: P Tom Sayers (26-R .200-15-0-2-.467) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .213-47-0-5-.594) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .319-238-1-20-.761)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-193-10-30-.726) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .322-366-30-75-1.029) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .286-353-28-77-.939)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .269-223-6-30-.749)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .281-185-2-15-.653)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .246-203-1-15-.588)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .111-45-0-3-.242) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 16,081

Top of the First:
Britt Snyder takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Rodolfo Rosado grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With Rosado on the move, Irv Hill swings and misses a 3-2 pitch and C Jim Shippy nails Rosado at 2nd for a strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play!!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard strikes out looking... Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Second:
Glenn Snowden leads off with a 4 pitch walk. Fernando Mexicano hits a ball that goes a mile high and 364 ft. long to right and over the fence!! 2 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Third:
With 2 outs, P Tom Sayers breaks up the no-hitter with a single to center. He goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Britt Snyder lines a hit to center and P Sayers scores. 2 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a hit. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to right and Hinckley beats the throw to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Dave Risinger draws a walk to force in a run! 3 to 1, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Charlie Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center. With 2 outs, Dan Hamel lofts a hit to center and Allen scores. 3 to 2, Beavers.

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Britt Snyder lines a home run to left center... Tie game: 3 to 3.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano gets fisted, but loops a hit to right center and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd. Jim Shippy lines a hit to right and Snowden scores and Mexicano goes to 3rd! 4 to 3, Beavers! Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Mexicano scores. 5 to 3, Beavers! That does it for P Tom Sayers. New Pitcher: Glenn Carroll (34-R) with 4.14 ERA in 37 IP. Juan Rojas loops a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Risinger goes to 3rd. P Steve Muir grounds one to 1st, but Irv Hill boots it and Risinger scores! 6 to 3, Beavers! Larry Ballard grounds a double down the 1st base line and Rojas scores! 7 to 3, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Jorge Prado grounds a hit to right. Javier Rodriguez doubles to right and Prado scores... 7 to 4, Beavers. The Bullpen is up. PH Oscar Trejo (29-R), the MVP of the PCL Championship last year, but now relegated to the bench, batting .274 with 4 HR and 9 RBI in 62 AB (.915 OPS), swings at a 3-2 pitch and loops a hit to center and Rodriguez scores... 7 to 5, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (23-R). Britt Snyder swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Trejo goes to 3rd. Rodolfo Rosado grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Tony Armendariz (23-R), a rookie with a 5.68 ERA in 38 IP. Fernando Martinez and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back singles. Fernando Mexicano strikes out. Jim Shippy grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Martinez goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Dave Risinger loops a hit down the left field line that looks foul, but the ump calls it fair and Martinez scores! 8 to 5, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Larry Ballard doubles down the right field line. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking.... I am not enamored.... Glenn Snowden flies out to center...

Won - 8 to 5

We had 14 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Steve Muir (W 9-7) went 5.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 122 pitches.
Rich Larkin (H 2) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Garry Ayers (SV 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

Tom Sayers (L 1-6) went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. 100 pitches. At bat, he ha a hit and scored a run.

CF Larry Ballard hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits with his 29th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He has a home run in 3 straight games. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and scored a run.

For Los Angeles, 2B Britt Snyder went 4 for 4 with his 4th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 12:45 AM

Tuesday, July 23, 2002

P Rondey Moe (26-R) was activated from the DL. P Chuck Purnell (26-L) and P Jeff Gleason (25-) were sent back to Vancouver (A). P David Fuentes (25-R) was recalled to get one last shot.

Los Angeles Angels (48-51 .485 19.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (48-52 .480 20 GB in 5th place in the PCL West)

LA: Pete Herrick (27-R 8-6 4.11) vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 8-7 2.88) Rookie

We have never faced Herrick. He has 3 straight Quality Starts, but is only 1-2 in those games.

Flores has lost his last 3 starts and been hit hard in his last 4...

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
LOS ANGELES
1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .275-371-4-28-.701)
2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (25-R .262-313-0-21-.617) Rookie
3: RF Bruce Lundvall (36-L .244-275-9-35-.730) Knee tendinitis
4: SS Jorge Prado (31-R .194-319-10-34-.620)
5: LF Dan Hamel (23-R .264-364-6-42-.676) Rookie
6: 1B Dave Stewart (26-R .265-68-1-7-.642)
7: 3B Dave Balkan (26-R .224-165-4-19-.626)
8: C Stan Galuppo (32-L .263-19-0-0-.649) Rookie
9: P Pete Herrick (27-L .067-30-0-1-.192)

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .231-52-0-6-.651) Rookie
2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .286-189-2-18-.669)
3: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .232-155-5-19-.669)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-369-30-75-1.034) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-357-29-79-.950)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .268-228-6-31-.742)
7: LF Don Neumann (32-S .188-85-0-6-.470)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .250-208-1-15-.598)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .163-43-1-9-.445) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 14,148

Top of the First:
Britt Snyder flies out to center. Rodolfo Rosado swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Bruce Lundvall takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jorge Prado strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right. Dave Risinger flies out to left. Ballard gets caught stealing... Rick Woodell draws a walk. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano lines out to left, Dan Hamel making a diving catch...

Bottom of the Second:
Jim Shippy leads off with a triple to left! Don Neumann beats out an infield hit and Shippy scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center and Neumann goes to 3rd. P Frank Flores pops out to the catcher trying to bunt. Larry Ballard beats out an infield hit and Neumann scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Rojas goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Risinger steals 2nd. Rick Woodell pops out to short...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Britt Snyder beats out and infield hit and then steals 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches.... Rodolfo Rosado strikes out! Bruce Lundvall flies out to center!!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Larry Ballard hits a home run to right!! The first of his career! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
Dave Balkan and Stan Galuppo lead off with back to back hits and runners are at the corners with no outs. P Pete Herrick bunts Galuppo to 2nd and Balkan holds his base. Britt Snyder grounds a hit to left and Balkan scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. Snyder steals 2nd... Rodolfo Rosado grounds out to short and Galuppo scores. 3 to 2, Beavers. 2 outs. Bruce Lundvall flies out to deep right!

Bottom of the Fifth:
After Snowden and Mexicano make outs, Jim Shippy doubles to center and Don Neumann singles him home! 4 to 2, Beavers! Juan Rojas beats out an infield hit and then P Frank Flores grounds a hit to right and Neumann scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Pete Herrick. New Pitcher: Glenn Carroll (34-R) with a 4.10 ERA in 37.1 IP. Larry Ballard flies out to deep right.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano hit singles and Jim Shippy reaches on a throwing error by 3B Dave Balkan to load the bases up. Don Neumann works a walk and forces in a run! 6 to 2, Beavers! A wild pitch scores Mexicano! 7 to 2, Beavers! They walk Juan Rojas intentionally to face P Frank Flores. He swings at an 0-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Shippy scores! 8 to 2, Beavers! Larry Ballard pops out to 1st.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Marco Santiago (26-R), a rookie with 9.2 innings under his belt and 13 runs allowed (12.10 ERA). Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit. Rick Woodell hits a home run to right center!! 10 to 2, Beavers!

Won - 12 to 2

Mini-sweep!
4th place!!!
My head is light!

We had 19 hits and made no errors
Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (W 9-7) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 10. 135 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. He had 8 SO through 4 innings, and we kept him in their so long trying to get him that 10th K... He ites the Beaver record set by Steve Muir on May 31.
David Fuentes pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2. He has always bee good when it did not matter, so this proves nothing. But it is better than him getting hit around...

CF Larry Ballard had 3 hits with his 1st career home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Rick Woodell hit his 6th home run of the season, drew 2 walks and had 3 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and 2 walks, got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and scored a run. RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and scored a run. C Jim Shippy hit a double and a triple, drew a walk and scored 3 runs. LF Don Neumann, cold forever, went 4 for 4 with a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and a walk. PH Fernando Martinez drew a walk and scored a run.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 12:31 PM

Thursday, July 25, 2002

The Houston Astros are in town to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games at home with Salt Lake City. We beat them 3 of 4 in Houston, May 6-9. They are 10th in scoring in the PCL with 4.15 runs per game (Portland is up to 5th with 4.38!). Do you remember when we were last in the League in scoring? The Astros are tied for 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.58 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.18). Their run differential is -44 and ours is +20!!

Houston Astros (45-56 .446 24.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (49-52 .485 20.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

HOU: Jimmy Henderson (26-L 5-5 3.55) Rookie vs. POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 2-4 3.02)

We have never faced Henderson as a starter. He pitched 1 scoreless inning against us in relief. He only gave up 2 runs and 4 H to San Francisco in 6 IP in his last start, but did not get a decision.

This will be Moe's 1st start since tweaking his shoulder 18 days ago.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .272-345-7-36-.750) 65 SO
2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-385-12-44-.752) All-Star 70 SO
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .319-376-12-50-.896) 2-time All-Star 56 BB
4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .263-338-22-58-.858) All-Star
5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .284-328-8-41-.781) 24 2B 22 E
6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .266-184-5-24-.754)
7: LF Tommy Gibralter (24-L .284-88-0-10-.696) Rookie
8: C Dalton Steele (27-L .244-217-6-25-.673)
9: P Jimmy Henderson (26-L .207-29-0-1-.414) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-237-3-20-.610)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .321-243-1-20-.762)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-198-10-30-.721) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-372-30-76-1.036) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-363-29-79-.945)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .272-232-6-31-.761)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .287-195-2-18-.669)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .255-212-1-15-.608)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-R .053-19-0-0-.153)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 14,333

Top of the First:
Greg Wertz strikes out on 3 pitches! Jim Sager flies out to left. Russ Jimenez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Oakley grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. He is colder than cold... Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez lines out to the pitcher and they double off Hinckley at 1st...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Tony Norris takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tommy Gibralter lines a hit to left. Dalton Steele hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Astros. Maybe we should have rehabbed Moe for a start or two... P Jimmy Henderson lines a hit to right. We get the Bullpen stirring. Greg Wertz takes another 3-2 pitch for ball 4... But the next two make outs!

Top of the Third:
Mike Oakley leads off with a double down the left field line and we get the Bullpen going again. But the next three all make outs!

Bottom of the Third:
P Rondey Moe grounds a hit to center and goes to 2nd on a passed ball and to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Jose Julio. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short and Moe scores. 3 to 1, Astros.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Jim Shippy draws a walk to load them up with no outs. Dave Risinger grounds into a force at home, 6-2... That's one chance blown... Juan Rojas strikes out on 3 pitches... That's two chances blown... PH Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) grounds out to short... That's three chances blown... no runs...

Lost - 6 to 1

We had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Houston had 6 hits and made 1 error

Rondey Moe (L 2-5) went 4 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. 83 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored our only run.
LHP Roger Lerer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Jim Kokos went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP David Fuentes went 2 perfect innings and struck out 4.

Jimmy Henderson (W 6-5) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.At bat, he had a hit.

1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk.

For Houston, C Dalton Steele had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 3 RBI.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 01:38 PM

Friday, July 26, 2002

Houston Astros (46-56 .451 24.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (49-53 .483 21.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

HOU: Tommy Kessell (33-R 8-10 3.98) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-7 3.01)

Kessell is their #1 starter. We scored 4 runs in 5 innings off him in Houston in a no decision. He won his last start, shutting out the Royals for 7.1 innings, after losing the 5 starts before.

Johnson has had 4 Quality Starts in a row, though he was only 1-1 in those games.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: LF Tracy King (24-R .248-145-2-15-.657) Rookie #1 Pick
2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .277-390-12-44-.748) All-Star
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .317-379-12-50-.892) 2-time All-Star
4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .262-343-22-58-.854) All-Star
5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .282-333-8-42-.779)
6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .269-186-6-26-.778)
7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .249-221-7-28-.692)
8: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .269-349-7-36-.744)
9: P Tommy Kessell (33-R .149-47-0-5-.337)

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .259-58-1-8-.747) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .317-246-1-21-.756)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .257-202-10-30-.707) Gold Glove
4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-367-29-79-.940)
5: 1B Rick Woodell (31-L .231-160-6-22-.688)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .277-235-6-31-.771)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .288-198-2-18-.672)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .252-214-1-15-.606)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .094-53-0-1-.256)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 16,367

Top of the First:
Tracy King takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He gets caught stealing! Jim Sager grounds out to 2nd. Russ Jimenez grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard leads off with a home run to right center! 426 ft.! 1-0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to the warning track in center. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd! 2nd steal of the year! Rick Woodell hits one hard and deep to center, but Greg Wertz runs it down...

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jim Sager doubles to right. With 2 outs, Mike Oakley draws a walk. Bob Alsip grounds a hit up the middle and Sager scores... Tie game: 1 to 1.

Top of the Fourth:
Dalton Steele and Greg Wertz lead off with back to back hits and runners are at the corners... P Bobby Johnson is just a batting tee... 7 hits and 9 outs... Wertz steals 2nd. P Tommy Kessell strikes out. Tracy King pops out to left and the runners hold. 2 outs. Time for a hit... Jim Sager grounds out to 1st, 3-1!!!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Mike Oakley hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Astros.

Bottom of the Seventh:
Jim Shippy leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to center. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Shippy holds at 3rd. PH Glenn Snowden (25-R) strikes out... Larry Ballard swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd... Runner on 3rd with no outs = no runs...

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). With 1 out, Greg Wertz singles and steals 2nd. PH Humberto Valenzuela (24-L), a rookie who is 5 for 18 (.278) with a home run, hits a home run to left... 4 to 1, Astros. Some days you just wish you would have stayed in bed...

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Gerry Slate (30-R) with a 3.35 ERA. He was released by Oakland this past winter. Jack Hinckley reaches on a 2 base throwing error by SS Jim Sager, a Gold Glove candidate. A wild pitch sends Hinckley to 3rd. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right!! 4 to 3, Astros. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center. With 2 outs, Dave Risinger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tommy Trainum (35-R), their closer with 16 SV and a 1.25 ERA. PH Jose Julio (28-R) lines a hit to right. Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Julio goes to 2nd. Jack Hinckley strikes out... 2 outs. Fernando Martinez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Houston had 15 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (L 6-8) went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Rich Larkin got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits and 1 home run.
RHP Roy Huls went 1.2 perfect inning. 4 batters.

Tommy Kessell (W 9-10) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5.
Tommy Trainum (SV 17) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

CF Larry Ballard hit his 2nd home run of the season. LF Fernando Martinez hit his 26th home run and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk and stole a base. C Jim Shippy hit a double. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk. PH Jose Julio had a hit.

For Houston, C Dalton Steele had 3 hits. CF Greg Wertz ha 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 03:04 PM

Saturday, July 27, 2002

Houston Astros (47-56 .456 23.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (49-54 .476 22.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

HOU: Jesus Benitez (22-R 5-9 5.50) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 9-7 3.01) Gold Glove

We have never faced Benitez before. We was ranked as the #11 prospect this Spring. He won his last start, allowing 2 runs in 8 IP, so maybe we are catching him just as he is blossoming into a superstar....

Muir got a win last time out, but was shelled for 5 runs and 10 hits in 5.2 IP. Same numbers in a no decision the time before that, except it was only 4.1 IP....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: LF Ed Holle (28-L .224-255-2-20-.545)
2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-395-12-44-.751) All-Star
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .313-384-12-50-.881) 2-time All-Star
4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .265-347-23-59-.866) All-Star
5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .281-338-8-43-.773)
6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .272-191-6-26-.779)
7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .258-225-7-28-.706)
8: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .275-353-7-36-.752)
9: P Jesus Benitez (22-L .047-43-0-1-.155) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .254-63-2-9-.768) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .311-251-1-21-.741)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .256-207-11-32-.715) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .326-377-30-76-1.033) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .295-370-29-79-.952)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-239-6-31-.771)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .289-201-2-18-.675)
8: 2B Rich Cruz (30-R .192-78-1-8-.525)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .104-48-0-3-.227) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 17,058

Top of the First:
Ed Holle grounds out to 2nd. Jim Sager lines a hit to right center. Russ Jimenez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right. Glenn Snowden fouls out to 1st...

Bottom of the Second:
Fernando Mexicano and Jim Shippy lead off with back to back singles. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir grounds a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 1 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Third:
Jack Hinckley leads off with a line drive to left for a hit. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano clears the bases with a double off the wall in right center!! 3 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left and Mexicano scores! 4 to 0, Beavers!

Bottom of the Fourth:
P Steve Muir leads off with a little poke to left center for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Larry Ballard takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and P Muir goes to 3rd. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right!!! 7 to 0, Beavers! That does it for rookie P Jesus Benitez. He is not a superstar quite yet... New Pitcher: Troy Shepherd (29-L) with a 3.33 ERA in 70.1 IP. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, but the next two make outs.

Meanwhile, P Steve Muir has faced the minimum through 5 innings!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Fernando Martinez hits another home run! This one to right center and off a lefty! 8 to 0, Beavers!

Won - 8 to 0

We had 12 hits and made 2 errors
Houston had 4 hits and made no errors

Steve Muir (W 10-7) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

Jesus Benitez (L 5-10) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.

PH/RF Jose Julio hit a double. RF/CF Jack Hinckley had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. He now has 28 home runs on the season. 1B Glenn Snowden walked 3 times and scored a run and made his 16th error of the season. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and an RBI.

Around the League: LF Javy Puente (31-S) of Oakland hit his 30th home run, tying Glenn Snowden for the Major League lead... If you just look at our Leader boards, it might seem like we hit a lot of home runs in this League, but that is not the case. This season the 32 teams are on pace to average 112 HR per team for the season.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 04:29 PM

Sunday, July 28, 2002

We inked P Garry Ayers (29-R) to an extension last night. 1 year for $380,000, which gives him a $5,000 raise over this season. He is the only player we have eligible for free agency this winter that we wanted to retain. The others that we have no interest in: C Darrel Milewski (31-R) (remember him?), IF Rich Cruz (30-R), LF Don Neumann (32-S).

Houston Astros (47-57 .452 23.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at
Portland Beavers (50-54 .481 21.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

HOU: Eduardo Sandoval (25-R 1-3 5.97) Rookie vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 9-7 2.85) Rookie

We faced Sandoval in Houston, but not for long. He retired the first four batters of the game and then had to leave with an injury. He gave up 6 runs in 2.1 IP in his last start.

Flores ended a 3 game losing streak last time out by tying the Beaver record for SO with 10 in 8 IP and only 2 runs allowed.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
HOUSTON
1: LF Ed Holle (28-L .221-258-2-20-.541)
2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-399-12-44-.748) All-Star
3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .312-388-12-50-.880) 2-time All-Star
4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .263-350-23-59-.859) All-Star
5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .278-342-8-43-.765)
6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .269-193-6-26-.771)
7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .259-228-7-28-.705)
8: CF Tracy King (24-R .248-149-2-15-.657) Rookie
9: P Eduardo Sandoval (25-S .182-11-0-2-.455) Rookie

PORTLAND
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .242-66-2-9-.744) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .309-256-1-21-.734)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-212-13-36-.754) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-379-30-76-1.032) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .226-164-6-22-.672)
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .308-65-2-7-.833)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .293-205-2-19-.681)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .252-218-1-15-.604)
9: P Frank Flores (23-R .191-47-1-11-.491) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 14,925

Top of the First:
Ed Holle lines a double down the left field line... Jim Sager pops out to 2nd. Russ Jimenez grounds out to 3rd. Time for a 2 out hit... Mike Oakley doubles to right center and Holle scores. 1 to 0, Astros. How 'bout another? Bob Alsip lines a hit to center and Oakley scores... 2 to 0, Astros. Alsip end up on 2nd. Tony Norris grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Larry Ballard strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds out to the pitcher. Fernando Martinez grounds a double down the right field line. Glenn Snowden flies out ti right...

Top of the Second:
With 2 outs, P Eduardo Sandoval grounds a hit to right and ends up on 2nd when Jack Hinckley overruns the ball... Ed Holle swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Astros. Okay, we are going to take a walk.... After the first two batters were put out in the inning, the next 7 reached base and we are losing, 7 to 0....

Lost - 8 to 4

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Houston had 15 hits and made 1 error

Frank Flores (L 9-8) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out no one.
RHP Rich Larkin hot 1 out and gave up 2 hits, allowing both runners on base to score.
RHP David Fuentes went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Jim Kokos went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Eduardo Sandoval (W 2-3) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

LF Fernando Martinez hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Rick Woodell hit his 7th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. C Rick Mansoor hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

For Houston, LF Ed Holle hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Russ Jimenez had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Mike Oakley had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

In the bottom of the 9th, we got 2 men on base with 1 out and the pitcher due up to bat. It came down to deciding between C Jim Shippy and CF Esteban Mondolfo to pinch hit. I decided on Mondolfo because he was less likely, it seemed, to ground into a double play, being speedy and all. Mondolfo ended the game with a GDP...

Trudy the Trainer had a report to file, because P David Fuentes had to leave the game with an injury. She says he just has a sore ankle that will bother him for a day or two.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 04:35 PM

July 29, 2002

Monday Morning Report
NL Player of the Week - Artie Hawkins, RF, Pittsburgh (27-R .335/.375/.503) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 8 RBI in 6 G
PCL Player of the Week - Brian Dube, 3B, San Francisco (28-R .259/.302/.373) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 5 R and 6 RBI in 6 G

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

July 22 - Rookie LF Sergio Parra (24-S) hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. The Missions won, 6 to 2.
July 22 - Tom Walters (26-R) of Hollywood pitched a 5 hit shutout at San Diego. He walked 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he walked and scored a run. He is now 5-4 with a 3.36 ERA in 14 starts. The Stars won, 9 to 0.
July 22 - 3B Dave Franey (32-L) of Washington had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Baltimore, but the Nationals lost, 9 to 8.
July 23 - LF Jim Wagner (25-S) of Washington hit 2 home runs and ha 5 RBI at Baltimore. The Nationals won, 13 to 9. Oriole 3B Howard Tanski (27-S) hit 2 doubles and a home run, drew a walk and had 5 RBI.
July 23 - Lou Anderson (24-R) of Miami pitched a 3 hit shutout at Chicago. He walked 1 and struck out 6. 92 pitches thrown. He is now 7-13 with a 4.61 ERA in 23 starts. The Marlins won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves.
July 24 - LF Dave McDowell (31-R) of San Francisco went went 3 for 3 with 3 home runs and a walk and 4 RBI at home versus Sacramento. The Seals won, 4 to 1. It is the 2nd time he has hit 3 home runs in a game this season. Only 2 other players have ever done it once (Greg Hobbs and Alex Urias).
July 25 - Rookie Tom Hardy (23-R) of San Antonio pitched a 4 hit shutout at Seattle. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a SF. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 9-8 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts. The Missions won, 3 to 0.
July 25 - C Wayne Parker (28-L) of Washington had 2 hits with a home run, a walk and 6 RBI at St. Louis. The Nationals won, 7 to 3.
July 26 - CF Clay Laurence (23-R) of San Francisco had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Minnesota. The Seals won, 7 to 3.
July 26 - Steve Meyers (26-R) of Hollywood pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Kansas City. He did not walk a batter and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 12-5 with a 3.01 ERA in 23 starts. The Stars won, 5 to 0.
July 26 - Hal Kestler (25-R) of Dallas pitched a 5 hit shutout at Sacramento. He walked 2 and struck out 5. He is tied for the Major League with 4 shutouts. He is now 9-9 with a 2.99 ERA in 23 starts. The Eagles won, 6 to 0.
July 26 - Mike Carl (31-R) of Cleveland pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 3, beaned 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 10-4 with an NL leading 1.83 ERA in 20 starts. The Indians won, 6 to 0.
July 27 - 2B Carlos Contreras (24-R) of Philadelphia had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Cleveland. The Phillies won, 6 to 4.
July 27 - C Al Lazarus (35-R) of Toronto hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at Cincinnati. The Blue Jays won, 7 to 6.

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Questdog · 11-21-2019, 06:34 PM

Monday, July 29, 2002

We are in Oakland to close out the month with a 3 game series. The Oaks split 4 games at Denver over the weekend. We are 4-3 against them on the season and swept them in 4 games the last time we were here, April 18-21. They are 7th in the PCL in scoring with 4.27 runs per game (Portland is up to 4th with 4.36). The Oaks are 3rd in HR with 101 and Portland is #1 with 111. They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.50 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.19). Their run differential is -24 and ours is +18, though they have a winning record and we have a losing one...

Portland Beavers (50-55 .476 22.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (56-49 .533 16.5 GB tied for 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 2-3 4.12) Rookie vs. OAK: Greg Ware (26-L 13-4 2.55)
All-Star

McKenzie has won his last two starts and looked pretty good doing it. He allowed 1 run and 4 H in 7 IP last time out. He is prone to the long ball, though, and the Oaks are prolific at hitting them, so I do not expect this to go well.

Ware is their #1 starter. He was their closer last year. He beat us the only time we have faced him this season, striking out 12 in 8 IP, but we did get 4 runs.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-245-3-20-.611)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .308-260-1-21-.731)
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-215-13-37-.756) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .321-383-30-76-1.021) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-375-29-81-.955)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-243-6-31-.769)
7: SS Rich Cruz (30-R .183-82-1-8-.501)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .257-222-1-16-.615)
9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .333-12-0-1-.641) Rookie

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .279-383-4-29-.749) 63 BB 24 SB
2: CF John Trent (30-R .233-416-7-39-.651) 91 SO
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .314-407-30-82-.954) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .264-352-20-69-.840)
5: C Al Burrell (37-R .220-309-9-38-.636)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .240-366-4-32-.647)
7: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .228-290-11-32-.696) Rookie 79 SO
8: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .245-343-2-37-.616)
9: P Greg Ware (26-L .189-53-0-3-.468) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 21,015

Top of the First:
Jose Julio grounds out to the pitcher... Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Martinez lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher...

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott lines out to center. John Trent swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. All we ask of P Duke McKenzie this game is to not let Javy Puente pass Glenn Snowden for the HR lead. Puente grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Fernando Mexicano lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Duke McKenzie grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, John Trent becomes the Oaks; first base runner with a line drive to left for a hit. With 2 outs, Tim Metts doubles to left center and Trent scores... 1 to 0, Oaks.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Jim Byrum leads off with an infield hit and goes to 3rd on a hit by Russ Inguaggiato. Inguaggiato gets thrown out trying to steal. Mario Rodriguez lines a 3-2 pitch into left for a hit and Byrum scores. 2 to 0, Oaks.

Top of the Seventh:
Jim Shippy lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. PH Don Neumann (32-S) hits one high down the left field line that has a chance if it stays fair.... GONE!! Tie game: 2 to 2!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (24-R), their closer with a 1.62 ERA in 55.2 IP and a WHIP of 0.75. With 1 out, PH Rick Woodell (31-L) doubles down the right field line! Juan Rojas lines a hit to center and Woodell heads home....safe!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! P Roy Huls is allowed to hit, because we do not want Rich Larkin trying to finish the game.... Huls bunts Rojas to 2nd. 2 outs. PH Larry Ballard (23-L) strikes out...

Bottom of the Ninth:
Ballard stays in to play center and Hinckley moves to right. Dave Risinger (26-R) is in to play short. 6-7-8 due up for the Oaks. PH Kenny Giachino (25-L), a rookie who is 2 for 8 (.250) with a double and 2 BB, is sent up. He led the B Leagues with 27 HR last year. He swings at a 2-2 pitch and hits a home run to straight away center.... Tie game: 3 to 3. With 1 out, Mario Rodriguez draws a walk... He steals 2nd... C Juan Rosa (33-R), batting .256 with 1 HR in 78 AB, grounds a hit to center and Rodriguez scores....

Lost - 4 to 3

I just LOVE my Bullpen!

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 8 hits and made no errors

Duke McKenzie went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He balked.
LHP Roger Lerer got 2 outs and allowed 2 walks.
RHP Roy Huls (L 3-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.

Greg Ware went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Larry Johnson (W 5-2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1.

3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk. PH Rick Woodell hits a double and scored a run. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Don Neumann hit his 1st home run of the season and had 2 RBI.

Javy Puente and Glenn Snowden each went 0 for 4.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 09:27 PM

Tuesday, July 30, 2002

Portland Beavers (50-56 .472 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (57-49 .538 16.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 2-5 3.24) vs. OAK: Cary Cornman (35-R 7-8 5.13)
All-Star

In his first start after missing 18 days with an injury, Moe only went 4 innings and allowed 6 H and 3 R, last time out.

Cornman was their #1 starter last year when Greg Ware was their closer. He went 16-8 with a 3.62 ERA, but seems to have gotten old this year. We have faced him twice this season and he is 0-1, but has a Quality Start in each game. He has won his last 3 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .229-70-2-9-.713) Rookie
2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .307-264-1-21-.728)
3: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .231-169-7-24-.699)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .318-387-30-76-1.011) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: LF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-378-29-81-.954)
6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .275-247-6-31-.765)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .288-208-2-19-.674)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .262-225-1-17-.627)
9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .100-20-0-0-.243)

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .276-387-4-29-.742)
2: CF Alex Uriegas (30-L .240-100-3-5-.695)
3: 1B Bobby Duvall (34-R .283-99-4-16-.863)
4: LF John Trent (30-R .234-419-7-39-.653)
5: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .246-345-2-38-.620)
6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .241-369-4-32-.647)
7: 3B Jack Reynolds (28-R .231-104-3-9-.710)
8: C Juan Rosa (33-R .266-79-1-11-.759)
9: P Cary Cornman (35-L .268-41-0-6-.585)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 22,037

Top of the First:
Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to right. Rick Woodell gets plunked with a pitch. Glenn Snowden fouls out to 3rd... A wild pitch moves the runners up. Fernando Mexicano pops out to left...

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Alex Uriegas lines a hit to left. Bobby Duvall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!

Bottom of the Second:
John Trent leads off with a double to left center... Two ground outs later and he has scored... 1 to 0, Oaks.

Through 5 innings, the 1st inning hit by Jack Hinckley is all we have...

Top of the Sixth:
P Rondey Moe beats out an infield hit for our second knock of the game. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds a double play ball to short, but Jim Byrum makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden hits a home run to center!!! 3 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (23-R), a rookie with only 4.2 IP this season due to missing two months with an injury. He has 8 K. Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit. Juan Rojas bunts him to 2nd. Why the heck are we bunting in front of the pitcher? More stupidity.... P Rondey Moe flies out to left. 2 outs. Larry Ballard grounds a hit to center and Risinger scores! 4 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
Rick Woodell and Glenn Snowden lead off with hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!!! 7 to 1, Beavers!

Won - 7 to 2

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 5 hits and made 1 error

Rondey Moe (W 3-5) went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Rich Larkin (SV 2) got the last 4 outs and struck out 2 of them.

Cary Cornman (L 7-9) went 6 innings, gave us 3 unearned runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.

RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Rick Woodell had 2 hits, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with HR #31 on the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with home run #30, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 3 hits and scored a run.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 10:38 PM

Wednesday, July 31, 2002

We activated CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) from his rehab assignment and sent CF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) back to Vancouver (A).

Portland Beavers (51-56 .477 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at
Oakland Oaks (57-50 .533 17.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West)

POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-8 3.02) vs. OAK: Hugo Lopez (26-R 4-9 4.17) Rookie

Johnson is 0-2 in his last 3 starts. He gave up 10 H in 5 IP last time out, but only 2 runs, though that was enough to garner a loss.

We beat Lopez back in April, scoring 4 runs in 5 IP, but only 1 run was earned and he only gave us 4 hits and 2 walks. He has lost his last 2 starts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
PORTLAND
1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .314-188-0-7-.721) Rookie
2: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .227-75-2-10-.693) Rookie
3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-219-13-37-.751) Gold Glove
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .319-392-31-79-1.016) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .298-382-30-84-.963)
6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .309-68-2-7-.848)
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .291-213-2-19-.677)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .259-228-1-17-.619)
9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .093-54-0-1-.251)

OAKLAND
1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .276-391-4-29-.740)
2: CF Alex Uriegas (30-L .245-102-3-5-.712)
3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .311-412-30-82-.943) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star
4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .267-356-20-70-.844)
5: C Al Burrell (37-R .217-313-9-38-.628)
6: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .229-293-11-32-.698) Rookie
7: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .244-349-2-38-.613)
8: SS Alexis Montoy (35-S .236-72-3-15-.666)
9: P Hugo Lopez (26-R .077-39-0-0-.203) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum
Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 22,207

Top of the First:
Brian Mitchell, in his first AB in 40 days, grounds a hit to center! Larry Ballard grounds a double play ball to short, but 35 year old SS Alexis Montoy makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Fernando Mexicano checks his swing on a 3-2 pitch and C Al Burrell appeals to the 3rd base ump...safe! Ball 4 and a run is forced in! 1 to 0, Beavers! Rick Mansoor strikes out looking... 2 outs. Dave Risinger pops out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Gerry Elliott flies out to center. Alex Uriegas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Javy Puente flies out to center! 1-2-3!

Top of the Sixth:
Fernando Mexicano leads off with a double to left. Rick Mansoor lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger strikes out looking... How can you strike out looking with a man on 3rd and no outs? Juan Rojas flies out to left and Mexicano tags up and beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Bobby Johnson knocks a 2-2 pitch down the right field line for a double and Mansoor scores!! 3 to 0, Beavers! A passed ball sends P Johnson to 3rd. Brian Mitchell grounds his third hit of the game to left and P Johnson scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! That does it for P Hugo Lopez. New Pitcher: Scotti Barden (25-L), a rookie with 2 scoreless innings to his credit. PH Jack Hinckley (26-R) grounds a hit to left. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Gerry Elliott leads off with a walk and Alex Uriegas bloops a hit to left. The Bullpen is up. Javy Puente grounds into a force at 2nd, 6u, and Elliott goes to 3rd. Tom Metts walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. Al Burrell strikes out! Russ Inguaggiato grounds out to 2nd!!!

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (23-R), the rookie with a 9.53 ERA in 5.2 IP because we scored 4 runs off him yesterday in an inning. Juan Rojas leads off with a grounder over the 1st base bag for a double. P Bobby Johnson bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Brian Mitchell strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Gerry Elliott takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen is up. After 2 ground outs, Elliott is at 3rd. Tim Metts swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line and Elliott scores... 4 to 1, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Let's see if he has learned to handle a little pressure... Al Burrell strikes out!

Won - 4 to 1

Fuentes did not implode in the 9th!

We had 11 hits and made no errors
Oakland had 5 hits and made 1 error

Bobby Johnson (W 7-8) went 7.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. 122 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI.
RHP David Fuentes (SV 3) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts.

Hugo Lopez (L 4-10) went 5.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5.

RF Brian Mitchell, in his 1st game in 40 days, had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/CF jack Hinckley had a hit. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

Questdog · 11-21-2019, 10:41 PM

Monthly Awards for July, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (23-L) .444/.521/.828 99 AB, 7 2B, 5 3B, 7 HR, 17 BB, 12 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 26 RBI in 25 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: Ivan Mejia, rhp, Philadelphia (23-R) 4-0 0.59 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 15.1 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 17 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Luis Aranda, lhp, Cleveland (25-L) 3-3 2.81 ERA 6 GS 48 IP 45 H 1 HR 16 BB 31 SO (2nd RoM - April)

PCL Player of the Month: Fernando Mexicano, 3b, Portland (22-L) .394/.491/.713 94 AB, 6 2b, 0 3b, 8 HR, 16 BB, 20 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 21 R, 23 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd straight Beaver PoM!)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bruce Croft, rhp, Dallas (27-R) 5-0 1.64 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 30 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Duke McKenzie, rhp, Portland (24-R) 2-1 1.99 ERA 5 G, 4 GS, 31.2 IP, 27 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 20 SO (2nd straight Beaver RoM)

Monthly Awards for June, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (32-R) .396/.431/.623 106 AB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 6 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 17 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (2nd straight PoM)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Brian Nordmann, rhp, New York (27-R) 5-0 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 25 H, 0 HR, 12 BB, 42 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Glen Hebert, rhp, Brooklyn (24-R) 3-1 3.44 ERA 5 GS 34 IP 29 H 3 HR 24 BB 18 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (25-R) .425/.470/.811 106 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 11 HR (!), 9 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 25 R, 31 RBI (!) in 27 G (25 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 6-0 1.91 ERA 6 GS, 47 IP, 36 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 23 SO (2nd PoM this season; 3rd career) (Worst monthly ERA of the season!)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (23-R) 3-1 2.03 ERA 6 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 13 SO (2nd RoM)

Monthly Awards for May, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (32-R) .400/.453/.629 105 AB, 3 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 11 BB, 5 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 26 R, 27 RBI in 28 G (26 GS)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, New York (28-L) 5-1 2.38 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 14 BB, 38 SO (3rd career PoM)
NL Rookie of the Month: Jim Haulk, rhp, St. Louis (29-R) 3-1 3.83 ERA 6 GS 44.2 IP 46 H 3 HR 15 BB 27 SO (Was 0-5 with an 8.13 ERA in April)

PCL Player of the Month: Russ Jimenez, 2b, Houston (31-R) .369/.443/.621 103 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 15 BB, 9 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 21 R, 19 RBI in 28 G (27 GS)
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Tim Willcox, rhp, Dallas (30-R) 6-0 0.86 ERA 6 GS, 52.1 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 39 SO
PCL Rookie of the Month: Craig Raposo, rhp, Hollywood (24-R) 4-0 3.28 ERA 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 40 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 41 SO

Monthly Awards for April, 2002
NL Player of the Month: Jim Wagner, lf, Washington (25-S) .348/.512/.629 89 AB, 5 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 31 BB (!!), 10 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 16 RBI in 26 G
NL Pitcher of the Month: George Cann, lhp, Washington (24-L) 4-0 1.64 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 27 SO
NL Rookie of the Month: Luis Aranda, lhp, Cleveland (24-L) 2-1 2.93 ERA 6 GS 43 IP 48 H 4 HR 20 BB 26 SO

PCL Player of the Month: Steve Hermanson, 2b, Milwaukee (24-S) .363/.431/.598 102 AB, 7 2b, 1 3b, 5 HR, 13 BB, 11 SO, 5 SB, 4 CS, 20 R, 17 RBI in 24 G
PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 5-1 1.70 ERA 6 GS, 47.2 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 33 SO (2nd career PoM)
PCL Rookie of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (23-R) 3-2 2.25 ERA 5 GS, 36 IP, 22 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 13 SO

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Questdog · 11-22-2019, 09:12 AM

Friday, August 2, 2002

We are back home to play the Seattle Rainiers a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 2 of 3 in Los Angeles. We are 2-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time they were in Portland, June 18-19. They are 15th in scoring in the PCL with 3.63 runs per game (Portland is 4th with 4.37). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.20 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.14). So now we are in the top half in both scoring and defense, but still have a losing record... Seattle's run differential is -61 and ours is +25.

Seattle Rainiers (40-67 .374 35 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at
Portland Beavers (52-56 .481 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West)

SEA: Jamie Ladnier (33-L 8-6 3.57) vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 10-7 2.83) Gold Glove

Ladnier is 1-1 against us, though he lost the game he pitched well and won the game he stunk it up.

Muir is 3-0 in his last 4 starts, though two of them were clunkers. The last one was pretty good, though: he pitched a 4 hit shutout.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS)
SEATTLE
1: CF Dan McKee (24-R .254-437-3-32-.629)
2: RF Chris Simpson (27-L .286-56-1-7-.715)
3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (30-R .298-420-19-69-.878) 2-time All-Star 32 2B/BB
4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .257-412-17-57-.749) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01)
5: C Terry Mohlman (22-L .224-317-3-18-.616) Rookie #21 prospect
6: 2B Juan Garza (25-S .260-319-2-23-.651)
7: LF Carlos Lopez (27-L .207-140-4-17-.611) 40 SO
8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .211-365-1-27-.541) 5 2B
9: P Jamie Ladnier (33-R .286-42-0-6-.667)

PORTLAND
1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-249-3-20-.609)
2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .310-271-1-21-.731)
3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .301-386-30-85-.968)
4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .316-396-31-79-1.008) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove
5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .274-252-6-31-.758)
6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .259-224-13-37-.735) Gold Glove
7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .286-217-2-19-.665)
8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .264-231-1-18-.631)
9: P Steve Muir (27-R .137-51-0-4-.291) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium
Weather: Roof Closed
Attendance: 19,590

Top of the First:
Dan McKee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Simpson grounds out to short. Ronaldo Entrevinhas lines out to center! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Jose Julio grounds one to 3rd, but Ronaldo Entrevinhas throws it away for a 2 base error! Jack Hinckley strikes out looking... A wild pitch sends Julio to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Julio scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden flies out to center. Jim Shippy grounds out to the pitcher.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Dave Risinger beats out and infield hit. Juan Rojas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Carlos Lopez overruns the ball for an error and we have runners at 2nd and 3rd. With the infield in, P Steve Muir grounds one through the left side for a hit and Risinger scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but beats the relay throw to 1st and Rojas scores! 3 to 0, Beavers!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Carlos Lopez gets the first Seattle hit, a home run to right... 3 to 1, Beavers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
P Steve Muir leads off with a sharp liner to center for a hit. Jose Julio does what he does best and grounds into a force out at 2nd, 1-6. Jack Hinckley loops a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd. Hinckley steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano beats out an infield hit and Julio scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Hinckley trots home. 5 to 1, Beavers. That sends P Jamie Ladnier to the showers. New Pitcher: Chris Baker (23-R), a rookie with a 2.04 ERA in 17.2 IP. Jim Shippy lines out to left.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Dave Risinger hits a home run to left!! 6 to 1, Beavers!

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Dan McKee hits a 428 ft. home run to left center. 6 to 2, Beavers. P Steve Muir had only allowed 4 home runs all season and that was the second one this game...

Won - 6 to 2

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Seattle had 5 hits and made 2 errors

Steve Muir (W 11-7) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and and RBI. 2 complete games in a row!

Jamie Ladnier (L 8-7) went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.

RF Jose Julio did not have a hit or a walk, but scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and scored 2 runs.

11-21-2019, 04:35 PM	#375
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	July 29, 2002 Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Artie Hawkins, RF, Pittsburgh (27-R .335/.375/.503) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5 R and 8 RBI in 6 G PCL Player of the Week - Brian Dube, 3B, San Francisco (28-R .259/.302/.373) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 5 R and 6 RBI in 6 G (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) July 22 - Rookie LF Sergio Parra (24-S) hit a triple and 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Milwaukee. The Missions won, 6 to 2. July 22 - Tom Walters (26-R) of Hollywood pitched a 5 hit shutout at San Diego. He walked 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he walked and scored a run. He is now 5-4 with a 3.36 ERA in 14 starts. The Stars won, 9 to 0. July 22 - 3B Dave Franey (32-L) of Washington had 3 hits with a home run and 5 RBI at Baltimore, but the Nationals lost, 9 to 8. July 23 - LF Jim Wagner (25-S) of Washington hit 2 home runs and ha 5 RBI at Baltimore. The Nationals won, 13 to 9. Oriole 3B Howard Tanski (27-S) hit 2 doubles and a home run, drew a walk and had 5 RBI. July 23 - Lou Anderson (24-R) of Miami pitched a 3 hit shutout at Chicago. He walked 1 and struck out 6. 92 pitches thrown. He is now 7-13 with a 4.61 ERA in 23 starts. The Marlins won, 1 to 0, and only had 4 hits themselves. July 24 - LF Dave McDowell (31-R) of San Francisco went went 3 for 3 with 3 home runs and a walk and 4 RBI at home versus Sacramento. The Seals won, 4 to 1. It is the 2nd time he has hit 3 home runs in a game this season. Only 2 other players have ever done it once (Greg Hobbs and Alex Urias). July 25 - Rookie Tom Hardy (23-R) of San Antonio pitched a 4 hit shutout at Seattle. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he hit a SF. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 9-8 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts. The Missions won, 3 to 0. July 25 - C Wayne Parker (28-L) of Washington had 2 hits with a home run, a walk and 6 RBI at St. Louis. The Nationals won, 7 to 3. July 26 - CF Clay Laurence (23-R) of San Francisco had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at home versus Minnesota. The Seals won, 7 to 3. July 26 - Steve Meyers (26-R) of Hollywood pitched a 5 hit shutout at home versus Kansas City. He did not walk a batter and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 12-5 with a 3.01 ERA in 23 starts. The Stars won, 5 to 0. July 26 - Hal Kestler (25-R) of Dallas pitched a 5 hit shutout at Sacramento. He walked 2 and struck out 5. He is tied for the Major League with 4 shutouts. He is now 9-9 with a 2.99 ERA in 23 starts. The Eagles won, 6 to 0. July 26 - Mike Carl (31-R) of Cleveland pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Philadelphia. He walked 3, beaned 1 and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and scored a run. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 10-4 with an NL leading 1.83 ERA in 20 starts. The Indians won, 6 to 0. July 27 - 2B Carlos Contreras (24-R) of Philadelphia had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at Cleveland. The Phillies won, 6 to 4. July 27 - C Al Lazarus (35-R) of Toronto hit 2 home runs, including a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at Cincinnati. The Blue Jays won, 7 to 6. You want Pennant Races? Can't have 'em.... Can only have one: the NL West.

11-21-2019, 06:34 PM	#376
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, July 29, 2002 We are in Oakland to close out the month with a 3 game series. The Oaks split 4 games at Denver over the weekend. We are 4-3 against them on the season and swept them in 4 games the last time we were here, April 18-21. They are 7th in the PCL in scoring with 4.27 runs per game (Portland is up to 4th with 4.36). The Oaks are 3rd in HR with 101 and Portland is #1 with 111. They are 13th in fewest runs allowed with 4.50 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.19). Their run differential is -24 and ours is +18, though they have a winning record and we have a losing one... Portland Beavers (50-55 .476 22.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (56-49 .533 16.5 GB tied for 2nd place in the PCL West) POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 2-3 4.12) Rookie vs. OAK: Greg Ware (26-L 13-4 2.55) All-Star McKenzie has won his last two starts and looked pretty good doing it. He allowed 1 run and 4 H in 7 IP last time out. He is prone to the long ball, though, and the Oaks are prolific at hitting them, so I do not expect this to go well. Ware is their #1 starter. He was their closer last year. He beat us the only time we have faced him this season, striking out 12 in 8 IP, but we did get 4 runs. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-245-3-20-.611) 2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .308-260-1-21-.731) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-215-13-37-.756) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .321-383-30-76-1.021) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-375-29-81-.955) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-243-6-31-.769) 7: SS Rich Cruz (30-R .183-82-1-8-.501) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .257-222-1-16-.615) 9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .333-12-0-1-.641) Rookie OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .279-383-4-29-.749) 63 BB 24 SB 2: CF John Trent (30-R .233-416-7-39-.651) 91 SO 3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .314-407-30-82-.954) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star 4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .264-352-20-69-.840) 5: C Al Burrell (37-R .220-309-9-38-.636) 6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .240-366-4-32-.647) 7: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .228-290-11-32-.696) Rookie 79 SO 8: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .245-343-2-37-.616) 9: P Greg Ware (26-L .189-53-0-3-.468) All-Star Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 21,015 Top of the First: Jose Julio grounds out to the pitcher... Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Fernando Martinez lines a hit to right. Glenn Snowden swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott lines out to center. John Trent swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. All we ask of P Duke McKenzie this game is to not let Javy Puente pass Glenn Snowden for the HR lead. Puente grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Top of the Second: Fernando Mexicano lines a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Duke McKenzie grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, John Trent becomes the Oaks; first base runner with a line drive to left for a hit. With 2 outs, Tim Metts doubles to left center and Trent scores... 1 to 0, Oaks. Bottom of the Fifth: Jim Byrum leads off with an infield hit and goes to 3rd on a hit by Russ Inguaggiato. Inguaggiato gets thrown out trying to steal. Mario Rodriguez lines a 3-2 pitch into left for a hit and Byrum scores. 2 to 0, Oaks. Top of the Seventh: Jim Shippy lines an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. PH Don Neumann (32-S) hits one high down the left field line that has a chance if it stays fair.... GONE!! Tie game: 2 to 2! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Larry Johnson (24-R), their closer with a 1.62 ERA in 55.2 IP and a WHIP of 0.75. With 1 out, PH Rick Woodell (31-L) doubles down the right field line! Juan Rojas lines a hit to center and Woodell heads home....safe!!! 3 to 2, Beavers! P Roy Huls is allowed to hit, because we do not want Rich Larkin trying to finish the game.... Huls bunts Rojas to 2nd. 2 outs. PH Larry Ballard (23-L) strikes out... Bottom of the Ninth: Ballard stays in to play center and Hinckley moves to right. Dave Risinger (26-R) is in to play short. 6-7-8 due up for the Oaks. PH Kenny Giachino (25-L), a rookie who is 2 for 8 (.250) with a double and 2 BB, is sent up. He led the B Leagues with 27 HR last year. He swings at a 2-2 pitch and hits a home run to straight away center.... Tie game: 3 to 3. With 1 out, Mario Rodriguez draws a walk... He steals 2nd... C Juan Rosa (33-R), batting .256 with 1 HR in 78 AB, grounds a hit to center and Rodriguez scores.... Lost - 4 to 3 I just LOVE my Bullpen! We had 9 hits and made no errors Oakland had 8 hits and made no errors Duke McKenzie went 6 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. He balked. LHP Roger Lerer got 2 outs and allowed 2 walks. RHP Roy Huls (L 3-2) went 1.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. Greg Ware went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP. At bat, he drew a walk. RHP Larry Johnson (W 5-2) went 1 inning, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 1. 3B Fernando Mexicano had a hit and a walk. PH Rick Woodell hits a double and scored a run. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Don Neumann hit his 1st home run of the season and had 2 RBI. Javy Puente and Glenn Snowden each went 0 for 4. Last edited by Questdog; 11-21-2019 at 09:25 PM.

11-19-2019, 10:37 PM	#361
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, July 15, 2002 We are in Minneapolis to play the Twins a 4 game series. They split 4 games in San Diego over the weekend. We split 4 games with Minnesota in Portland, May 2-5. They are 3rd in scoring in the PCL with 4.50 runs per game (Portland is 9th with 4.13). They are 2nd in fewest runs allowed with 3.26 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.13). Their run differential is +114 and ours is up to 0! Probably will not be positive after this series, though... Portland Beavers (43-49 .467 19.5 GB tied for 5th place in the PCL West) at Minnesota Twins (53-39 .576 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Edwin Mares (29-R Season debut) Rookie vs. MIN: Carl Jones (28-R 4-8 4.50) This will be Mares' season debut with the Beavers and hopefully his swan song, as well. Jones beat us in Portland, only giving us 1 run and 5 H in 8.1 IP. He is 0-6 in his last 7 starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .200-20-0-3-.546) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .316-209-1-17-.745) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-162-7-22-.708) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-334-28-71-1.007) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-326-26-72-.923) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .265-204-6-27-.744) 7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .182-44-0-2-.598) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .253-182-1-14-.591) 9: P Edwin Mares (29-R Season debut) Rookie MINNESOTA 1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .255-157-1-13-.660) 2: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .274-318-4-39-.694) 61 SO 3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .348-374-11-62-.880) All-Star 8 BB 4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-349-16-59-.844) All-Star 87 SO 5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .285-298-11-45-.814) 20 2B 6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .285-354-4-40-.714) 7: RF Jeff Novotny (19-L .000-2-0-0-.000) Rookie 1st MLB start/Hit .308 in A Ball 8: LF Larry Kelm (27-R .208-77-1-9-.555) 9: P Carl Jones (28-R .250-28-0-4-.562) Their All-Stars were selected for this year's game. In future, anyone that just says "All-Star", will mean that he was selected to the most recent game. Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Target Field Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 20,846 Top of the First: Larry Ballard grounds out to 3rd. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez pops out to left. Bottom of the First: Carlos Alvarez grounds out to 3rd. Dave Metcalf lines out to short. Dave Macnaughton swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to deep left! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Second: Marco Manga leads off with a home run to right... 1 to 0, Twins. Dave Kiehne hits one 440 ft. to straight away center... 2 to 0, Twins. Top of the Third: Randy Dunaway lines a hit to center. Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches. P Edwin Mares bunts them up. Larry Ballard grounds out to 2nd and Dunaway scores. 2 to 1, Twins. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Fifth: Carlos Alvarez and Dave Metcalf both get hits, but C Jim Shippy throws them both out trying to steal! Top of the Sixth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano get back to back hits. Jim Shippy lines a hit to left and Snowden beats the throw to the plate! Tie game: 2 to 2. Randy Dunaway grounds into a 5-4-3 double play... Bottom of the Sixth: Marco Manga walks on 4 pitches. The Bullpen is up. Manga steals 2nd. Dave Kiehne lines a hit to right. Dick Henry loops a little hit to center and Manga scores. 3 to 2, Twins. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Lerer (29-L). Jeff Novotny, who got his first MLB hit last time up, tries to lay down a bunt, but whiffs on two attempts. The third pitch of the AB is a wild one, negating any need for a bunt... Novotny flies out to left and Kiehne tags up, but Fernando Martinez throws him out at the plate! Henry goes to 3rd on the throw. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (23-R). We walk Larry Kelm intentionally... So we give up the platoon advantage when they send up a pinch-hitter for the pitcher... Couldn't see that one coming, Skip? Moron.... PH Pat Penick (23-L), batting .316 with 1 HR in 19 AB, grounds out to short! Bottom of the Eighth: On the Hill: Garry Ayers (29-R), beginning his second inning of work after a perfect 7th. Marco Manga walks... Dave Kiehne lines a hit to right... Call to the Bullpen: Chuck Purnell (26-L). Dick Henry bunts the runners up. Jeff Novotny walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 1 out... Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). Rick Mansoor is in to catch in a double switch. Larry Kelm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run... 4 to 2, Twins. PH Bobby Salazar (32-L), batting .212 with 2 HR in 66 AB, strikes out! Carlos Alvarez swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to center! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Randy Bergman (35-R), their closer with 20 SV and a 3.62 ERA in 37.1 IP. Joe Sarette (29-R) was their closer last year and had much better stats then and now... Rick Mansoor walks on 4 pitches. Larry Ballard flies out to center. Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches! Control has not been an issue for Bergman in the past. Fernando Martinez works the count to 3-0 and then swings and fouls it back. He takes the next pitch for a strike, 3-2. He swings at the payoff pitch and crushes it 434 ft. to right center!!!! 5 to 4, Beavers!!! Glenn Snowden strikes out. Fernando Mexicano lines a hit to right center. P Roy Huls is allowed to hit, because we do not have any fresh arms left in the Pen. He strikes out. Bottom of the Ninth: 2-3-4 hitters up for them... Dave Metcalf strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Dave Macnaughton, who will definitely not be caught looking at any strikes (or balls, either!), grounds out to short! Marco Manga, who homered earlier this game, swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers!!!! Won - 5 to 4 We had 11 hits and made no errors Minnesota had 11 hits and made 1 error Edwin Mares went 5 innings, allowed 3 runs, 10 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 2. LHP Roger Lerer faced 1 batter and got 2 outs. He threw a WP. RHP Rich Larkin got 1 out and walked 1 (INT). RHP Garry Ayers went 1+ innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and walk. LHP Chuck Purnell hot 1 out and walked 1. RHP Roy Huls (W 2-0) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 bases loaded walk and struck out 3. Carl Jones went 6 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit. RHP Randy Bergman (L 4-6 BS 3) went 1 inning, gave us 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. CF Larry Ballard hit a triple, stole a base and had an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits with his 23rd home run of the season (8 for Portland) and had 3 RBI. This game will get him a little love back from me! 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. He also threw out 2 of 3 base stealers. 2B Randy Dunaway had a hit and a walk and scored a run. C Rick Mansoor drew a walk and scored a run in his only appearance. For Minnesota, CF Marco Manga hit his 17th home run, drew 2 walks, stole a base and scored 3 runs. C Dave Kiehne had 3 hits with his 12th home run.

11-20-2019, 12:28 AM	#362
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, July 16, 2002 Portland Beavers (44-49 .473 18.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at Minnesota Twins (53-40 .570 12.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-6 2.99) vs. MIN: Ben Blachford (26-R 8-6 3.12) Johnson gave up 3 runs in 8 IP last time out and got a win. Blachford beat us in Portland, giving us 3 runs (2 earned) in 8 IP. He pitched a 3 hit shutout at San Diego in his last start. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .200-25-0-4-.603) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .310-213-1-17-.735) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .269-167-8-25-.728) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .310-339-28-71-1.004) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .284-331-26-72-.926) 6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .250-56-1-3-.706) 7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .191-47-0-2-.615) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .251-183-1-14-.591) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .104-48-0-1-.282) MINNESOTA 1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .253-162-1-13-.652) 2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .248-355-9-39-.670) 3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .346-379-11-62-.874) All-Star 4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-352-17-60-.854) All-Star 5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .291-302-12-46-.833) 6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .289-357-4-41-.719) 7: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .203-79-1-10-.559) 8: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .272-323-4-39-.689) 9: P Ben Blachford (26-R .227-44-0-2-.495) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Target Field Weather: 81 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 20,941 Top of the First: Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right. Jack Hinckley strikes out, but the ump call catcher's interference! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Ballard goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden strikes out on 3 pitches and the ump does not call interference... Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 2nd... Phooey... Bottom of the First: Carlos Alvarez pops out to center. Phil Brown hits a fly ball down the left field line and Fernando Martinez makes a headlong dive and comes up with it!! Dave Macnaughton flies out to deep right! 1-2-3! Bottom of the Third: Dave Metcalf leads off with a triple down the right field line... P Ben Blachford grounds out to the pitcher and Metcalf holds. Carlos Alvarez strikes out! Phil Brown lines a hit to right and Metcalf scores... 1 to 0, Twins. Phooey... Bottom of the Fourth: Marco Manga grounds an 0-2 pitch to center for a hit. Dave Kiehne strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Dock Henry swings at a 1-2 pitch and flies out deep to left and Manga tags up and moves to 2nd. Larry Kelm swings at a 1-2 pitch and bloops a hit to right and Manga scores... 2 to 0, Twins. 0-2 or 1-2 count on every batter... Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits and no walks... Top of the Ninth: P Ben Blachford is at 105 pitches. 3-4-5 hitters up for us. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden doubles down the right field line. Fernando Mexicano pops out to short... 2 outs. PH Jim Shippy (31-R) (never thought I'd hear pinch-hitter and Jim Shippy in the same breath!) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. It is the 38th time we have grounded out to short in this game.... I think... My figures may be off... What? Trudy the Trainer says she counted them and it was 11. That seems low.... Lost - 2 to 0 We had 6 hits and made 1 error Minnesota had 8 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 6-7) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, no walks and struck out 3. RHP Garry Ayers pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 1. Ben Blachford (W 9-6) went 9 scoreless innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 3. It is his 2nd shutout in a row. At bat, he had a hit. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden hit a double. PH Rick Woodell had a hit.

11-20-2019, 12:23 PM	#363
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, July 17, 2002 Portland Beavers (44-50 .468 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at Minnesota Twins (54-40 .574 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Steve Muir (27-R 8-7 2.57) Gold Glove vs. MIN: Paul Jasper (30-R 8-7 2.54) Muir gave up 1 unearned run in 7 IP last time out for a win. Jasper is their #1 starter. We have not faced him this season. Last year, he beat us in the only game we met him, giving us 1 run in 8 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .207-29-0-4-.590) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .315-216-1-17-.743) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-171-8-25-.712) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-343-28-71-1.001) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .281-335-26-72-.916) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .268-209-6-28-.750) 7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .180-50-0-2-.581) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .249-185-1-14-.585) 9: P Steve Muir (27-R .182-44-0-3-.182) Gold Glove MINNESOTA 1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .247-166-1-13-.638) 2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .248-359-9-40-.668) 3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .342-383-11-62-.865) All-Star 4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-356-17-60-.850) All-Star 5: SS Dick Henry (24-S .292-360-4-41-.723) 6: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .207-82-1-11-.562) 7: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .273-326-4-39-.695) 8: C Darrell Sommerville (24-L .226-53-1-4-.708) Rookie 9: P Paul Jasper (30-S .156-45-0-4-.352) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Target Field Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 20,806 Top of the First: Larry Ballard swings at the first pitch and triples to left center! Jack Hinckley walks on 4 pitches! He steals 2nd! Fernando Martinez mashes one high and deep to right, but the wind keeps it in the park and it is caught on the warning track. Both runners advance. 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher... Hinckley holds at 3rd. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center and Hinckley scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! A wild pitch sends Mexicano to 2nd. Jim Shippy grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the First: Carlos Alvarez leads off with a triple to left center... deja vu... Phil Brown smokes one on a line towards 3rd and Fernando Mexicano snares it in the air and steps on 3rd to double off Alvarez!!! Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and lines one back to the mound and P Steve Muir snares it! He seems to catch at least one line drive every game! Top of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a triple off the wall in left center! Fernando Martinez tries left field this time with a drive high and deep, but it is caught on the warning track and Hinckley trots home. 3 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Carlos Alvarez lines a hit to right and then steals 2nd. Phil Brown swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Alvarez scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. Brown steals 2nd. Dave Macnaughton lines a hit to right center. Marco Manga flies out to left and Brown beats the throw home. 3 to 2, Beavers. Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Dave Macnaughton swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center. Marco Manga triples to right center and Macnaughton scores... Tie game: 3 to 3. The Bullpen is up. That's 4 triples in this game; 2 for each side. Dick Henry lines a hit to left and Manga scores. 4 to 3, Twins. Larry Kelm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Call to the Bullpen: Jim Kokos (28-R). Dave Metcalf grounds a hit to left and Henry scores... 5 to 3, Twins. Darrell Sommerville flies out to deep left and Kelm takes 3rd. P Paul Jasper grounds out to short. Top of the Seventh: With 1 out, Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center. PH Rick Woodell (31-L) is sent up. A wild pitch sends Rojas to 2nd. Woodell swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits it 425 ft. to right!! Tie game: 5 to 5! That does it for P Paul Jasper. New Pitcher: Ray McCarthy (33-R) with a 3.38 ERA in 26.2 IP. His first appearance in 2 weeks. No injury; just hasn't been used. He gets two quick ground outs. Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). With 1 out, Larry Kelm lines a hit to center. Dave Metcalf swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Kelm heads to 3rd, but CF Larry Ballard throws him out! Metcalf tries to steal 2nd, but C Jim Shippy throws him out!! Top of the Eighth: 3-4-5 hitters up for us and they go down 1-2-3 with Snowden and Mexicano striking out... Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Randy Bergman (35-R), their closer with a 4.23 ERA in 38.1 IP because we hung a loss on him on Monday with 3 runs in an inning. With 2 outs, Juan Rojas doubles down the right field line. PH Don Neumann (32-S) takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Roy Huls (21-R). 3-4-5 hitters up for them. Huls is due to for a whipping... He has had 9 straight games without allowing a run since he gave up 5 runs to Seattle on June 19, though he has allowed an inherited runner to score. With 1 out, Marco Manga walks. He steals 2nd... Dick Henry walks... Manga tries to steal 3rd, but C Jim Shippy guns him down! 2 outs. Larry Kelm walks... Dave Metcalf swings at the first pitch and lines one deep to center, but Larry Ballard runs it down!! Extras! Top of the Tenth: Top of our order up. Larry Ballard lines a hit to right. Jack Hinckley bunts him to 2nd. Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd and Ballard goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden grounds a hit to right and Ballard scores! 6 to 5, Beavers! Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... Bottom of the Tenth: Rich Cruz is in to play 3rd. P Roy Huls has to finish this one, unless we get all the way to Marco Manga somehow, 6 batters away, without having lost it yet. Lefty Chuck Purnell is the only fresh arm left in the Pen and he is NOT going to face a right-hander. With 2 outs, Carlos Alvarez grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Beavers! Won - 6 to 5 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Minnesota had 15 hits and made no errors Steve Muir went 4.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one. At bat, he ha a hit and a walk. RHP Jim Kokos went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. LHP Roger Lerer faced 1 batter and struck him out. RHP Rich Larkin went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 2. RHP Roy Huls (W 3-0) went 2 scoreless innings, walked 3 and struck out 1. Paul Jasper went 6.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw 2 WP. RHP Randy Bergman (L 4-7) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits and struck out 2. If I was the manager, I think I would go back to Joe Sarette (29-R) as my closer... CF Larry Ballard had 2 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored 2 runs. He also threw a runner out at 3rd. Loving this kid, so far! RF jack Hinckley hit a triple, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 SF. 1B Glenn Snowden only had 1 hit, but it was with 2 outs in the top of the 10th to drive in the go ahead run. SS Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. He's hitting .271 since the first of June! PH Rick Woodell hit a 2 run pinch-hit home run, his 5th of the season. For Minnesota, 3B Dave Macnaughton had 3 hits and scored a run. 2B Dave Metcalf had 3 hits and an RBI.

11-20-2019, 01:48 PM	#364
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, July 18, 2002 P Edwin Mares (29-R) has been sent back to Vancouver (A) and P Jeff Gleason (25-R) has been recalled. Portland Beavers (45-50 .474 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) at Minnesota Twins (54-41 .568 11.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL East) POR: Frank Flores (23-R 8-6 2.68) Rookie vs. MIN: Jeff McKeeman (31-R 11-2 2.49) Flores is 0-2 in his last 3 starts and allowed 25 H in 19.1 IP. We scored 4 runs in 7 IP off McKeeman in April. He had a no decision. He has only allowed 1 unearned run in his last 2 starts combined. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .235-34-0-4-.678) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .315-219-1-17-.753) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .259-174-8-27-.696) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .307-348-28-72-.993) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-340-26-73-.908) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .263-213-6-28-.737) 7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .167-54-0-2-.540) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .254-189-1-14-.599) 9: P Frank Flores (23-R .171-41-1-9-.448) Rookie MINNESOTA 1: 1B Carlos Alvarez (24-R .250-172-1-13-.650) 2: LF Phil Brown (28-R .247-364-9-41-.665) 3: 3B Dave Macnaughton (29-R .345-388-11-62-.869) All-Star 4: CF Marco Manga (23-L .287-359-17-62-.855) All-Star 5: C Dave Kiehne (27-R .294-306-12-46-.835) 6: SS Dick Henry (24-S .294-364-4-42-.728) 7: RF Larry Kelm (27-R .212-85-1-11-.581) 8: 2B Dave Metcalf (26-R .278-331-4-40-.703) 9: P Jeff McKeeman (31-R .261-46-0-6-.565) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Target Field Weather: 86 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 20,675 Top of the First: Larry Ballard strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds a hit to right. He steals 2nd. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. Glenn Snowden lines one hard and deep to left, but Phil Brown makes a running catch... Bottom of the First: Carlos Alvarez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Phil Brown beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. On the next pitch, he steals 3rd... How did he get Dave Macnaughton to take two pitches in a row? Macnaughton lines a hit to right and Brown scores. 1 to 0, Twins. Marco Manga swings at the first pitch and lines out to center. Dave Kiehne flies out to center. Top of the Fourth: Fernando Martinez and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back singles. With 1 out, Jim Shippy grounds a double down the right field line and Martinez scores! Tie game: 1 to 1. Randy Dunaway strikes out... They walk Juan Rojas intentionally to load them up for P Frank Flores. He drew a walk last time up, but got thrown out on the bases. He swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 3rd. Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Marco Manga takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, goes to 2nd on a wild pitch and scores on a line drive single to left by Dave Kiehne... 2 to 1, Twins. Dick Henry doubles off the wall in center and Kiehne scores... 3 to 1, Twins. With 2 outs, we walk Dave Metcalf intentionally to face P Jeff McKeeman, a .261 hitter... Stupidity! McKeeman flies out to right. Top of the Sixth: Glenn Snowden takes one in the ribs... Fernando Mexicano takes a mighty cut and plunks one down in front of the plate. C Dave Kiehne goes to 2nd for the force but throws it away for a 2 base error! Runners are at 2nd and 3rd with no outs! And 3 crappy hitters coming up! A wild pitch scores Snowden! 3 to 2, Twins. Jim Shippy walks on 4 pitches. Randy Dunaway grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, but Mexicano scores and the game is tied: 3 to 3. 2 runs on 0 hits! Bottom of the Seventh: Dave Metcalf walks... The Bullpen is up. PH Bobby Salazar (32-L), batting .206 with 2 HR in 68 AB and 21 SO, swings at a 3-1 pitch and hits a home run to right... 5 to 3, Twins. Third home run for Salazar on the season and two have been against us... Lost - 6 to 3 We had 6 hits and made no errors Minnesota had 10 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (L 8-7) went 6.1 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. He threw 2 WP. At bat, he drew a walk. RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run and 2 hits. Jeff McKeeman (W 12-2) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT), 2 HBP and struck out 4. He threw a WP. RHP Randy Bergman (SV 21) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 walk and struck out 2. C Jim Shippy hit a double, drew a walk and had an RBI. PH Rick Woodell drew a walk. For Minnesota, LF Phil Brown had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

11-20-2019, 03:42 PM	#365
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, July 19, 2002 We are back home to play the Hollywood Stars a 3 game series over the weekend. They just split 4 games in San Antonio. We are 1-5 against them on the season and split a pair of game the last time they were here, May 13-14. They are 5th in scoring in the PCL with 4.40 runs per game (Portland is down to 10th with 4.10). The Stars are 10th in fewest runs allowed with 4.31 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.14). Their run differential is +8 and ours is -3. Hollywood Stars (50-46 .521 14.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (45-51 .469 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) HOL: Ellison Anderson (30-R 2-8 5.27) vs. POR: Duke McKenzie (24-R 1-3 4.73) Rookie We have not faced Anderson this season. Last year, he held us to 2 hits and 1 run in 7.2 IP in a no decision. He is extremely injury prone. McKenzie notched his 1st Major League win last time out with 2 runs in 6 IP with no walks or HR. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .293-334-2-25-.723) 2: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .270-259-5-17-.718) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .328-378-13-61-.893) 2-time All-Star 4: C Steve Bone (27-R .324-324-11-68-.853) 2-time All-Star 5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .270-345-14-55-.789) 6: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .325-378-0-37-.796) Sprained elbow 7: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .284-335-0-28-.698) 8: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .237-312-7-44-.654) 9: P Ellison Anderson (30-R .240-25-0-0-.520) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .231-39-0-4-.644) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .314-223-1-17-.752) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .258-178-8-27-.692) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .308-351-28-72-.992) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .279-344-26-73-.904) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .264-216-6-29-.743) 7: 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R .155-58-0-2-.505) Rookie 8: SS Juan Rojas (23-S .251-191-1-14-.596) 9: P Duke McKenzie (24-R .200-10-0-1-.382) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 18,117 Top of the First: Fred Rambo lines out hard to left. Bud Lisk flies out to right. Jose Naranjo swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Steve Bone flies out to deep left! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Jack Hinckley strikes out. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to center. First time through the order, only P Duke McKenzie got a hit... Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right! 1 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: Jerry Suazo leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. With 1 out, P Ellison Anderson lines out to short and we double Suazo off at 2nd! Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Jose Naranjo takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Steve Bone doubles to right center and Naranjo scores... Tie game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Sixth: Fernando Martinez lines a double down the right field line. I hope this means he is finally getting hot... Glenn Snowden grounds out to 3rd and P Ellison Anderson has to leave the game with an injury. New Pitcher: Mark Bowley (27-R) with a 4.78 ERA. Hollywood is the only team in the PCL with a worse Bullpen than us! They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Jim Shippy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Brad Daniels (31-R) with a 2.41 ERA in 41 IP. Randy Dunaway walks and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. With 1 out, they walk PH Rick Woodell (31-L) intentionally. Dunaway steals 3rd. Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right and Dunaway scores and Woodell goes to 3rd! 2 to 1, Beavers! Jack Hinckley, who struck out all 3 times he faced P Ellis Anderson, grounds out to short and Woodell scores and Ballard goes to 2nd! 3 to 1, Beavers! Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Eighth: Glenn Snowden leads off with a double to right center. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally again. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and Snowden heads home...safe! 4 to 1, Beavers! With 1 out, Juan Rojas takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Don Neumann (32-S) is sent up. A wild pitch scores Snowden! 5 to 1, Beavers! That is the 8th wild pitch thrown by P Bead Daniels in 42.1 IP. They have the infield in now. Neumann swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a slow roller to 2nd. Gus McCollum and his sprained elbow charge the ball and make a bad throw to 1st for a 2 base error and 2 runs score!! 7 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Daniels. New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (35-L) with a 2.25 ERA in 28 IP. PH Jose Julio (28-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Neumann goes to 3rd. Jack Hinckley doubles down the left field line and Neumann scores! 8 to 1, Beavers! PH Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) beats out an infield hit! Glenn Snowden grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Won - 8 to 1 We had 11 hits and made 1 error Hollywood had 5 hits and made 1 error Duke McKenzie (W 2-3) went 7 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. At bat, he went 2 for 2. LHP Roger Lerer (H 1) faced 1 batters and retired them both. RHP Roy Huls got 1 out and gave up 1 hit. RHP Rich Larkin went 1 scoreless inning, hit a batter with a pitch and struck out 1. Ellison Anderson went 5.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 4. RHP Brad Daniels (L 3-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 7 runs (4 earned), 3 hits, 4 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. He threw 2 WP. RF Jack Hinckley hit a double and had 2 RBI. LF Fernando Martinez hit a double and hit 24th home run of the season (9 for Portland). 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano was walked intentionally twice and scored a run. SS Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH rick Woodell was walked intentionally and scored a run. PH Don Neumann reached on an error and scored a run. The Stars announced that P Ellison Anderson had strained his back and would probably take a week to heal up, if he did not have another accident in the meantime.

11-20-2019, 05:32 PM	#366
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, July 20, 2002 SS Dave Risinger (26-R) is ready to play, so he was activated from the DL. 2B Randy Dunaway (26-R) and his .148 BA were sent back to Vancouver (A). Hollywood Stars (50-47 .515 15.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (46-51 .474 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) HOL: Oscar Rios (32-L 3-7 4.84 1 SV) vs. POR: Chuck Purnell (26-L 0-1 4.19 1 SV) Rookie Before you get excited about us facing Rios, you should know that two of his three wins are against us. He is 2 -0 in 2 starts, including a shutout the last time we faced him. And the Stars get to face Chuck Purnell in his 1st (and probably last) Major League start... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .290-338-2-25-.715) 2: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .323-381-0-37-.791) Sprained elbow 3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .331-381-13-61-.898) 2-time All-Star 4: C Steve Bone (27-R .323-328-11-69-.852) 2-time All-Star 5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .267-348-14-55-.784) 1 for 1 with a HR vs Purnell 6: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .266-263-5-17-.708) 7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .235-315-7-44-.648) 8: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .287-338-0-28-.708) 9: P Oscar Rios (32-L .188-16-0-1-.375) 1 for 1 vs Purnell PORTLAND 1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .251-231-3-20-.626) 2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .311-228-1-19-.749) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-182-9-28-.721) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .309-356-28-72-.992) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .277-346-26-73-.902) 6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .254-59-1-3-.704) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .273-176-2-14-.643) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .253-194-1-14-.601) 9: P Chuck Purnell (26-L 1.000-1-0-0-2.000) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 75 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 18,766 Top of the First: Fred Rambo swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Gus McCollum flies out to left. Jose Naranjo flies out to center! 1-2-.... What?! CF Jack Hinckley dropped the ball?! Naranjo ends up on 2nd... Steve Bone walks on 4 pitches. Larry Church lines a hit to right and Naranjo scores... 1 to 0, Stars. Bud Lisk grounds out to 2nd.... Are you sure? Did everyone hold on to the ball? They did! Bottom of the First: Jose Julio grounds out to short. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Second: Glenn Snowden leads off with a 432 ft. blast to center! Tie game: 1 to 1. Fernando Mexicano swings at the very next pitch and hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 1, Beavers! Rick Mansoor loops a hit to left. Dave Risinger, in his first AB back from the DL, grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Steve Bone throws the ball into center! Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd and Risinger holds. 2 outs. P Chuck Purnell swings at the first pitch and loops a hit to right and Risinger scores! 3 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Third: Gus McCollum leads off with a double over the center fielder's head... Jose Naranjo flies out to right and McCollum goes to 3rd. Steve Bone doubles down the right field line and McCollum scores... 3 to 2, Beavers. Larry Church walks... But the next two make outs! Bottom of the Third: Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right center!! 5 to 2, Beavers! That is the first time our mighty 3-4-5 hitters have all homered in the same game! Glenn Snowden swings at the very next pitch and lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano doubles down the left field line! That does it for P Oscar Rios. New Pitcher: Denny Myers (36-R) with a 5.68 ERA in 63.1 IP with 84 H and 7 HR allowed. With the infield in, Rick Mansoor grounds one through the middle and Snowden scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! With 1 out, Juan Rojas beats out an infield hit and Mexicano scores! 6 to 2, Beavers! The next two make outs. Top of the Fourth: Jerry Suazo grounds one to 1st and Glenn Snowden boots it for error #14... With 2 outs, Gus McCollum lines a hit to right and Suazo beats the throw to 3rd. Jose Naranjo hits a home run to left... 7 to 5, Beavers. Bottom of the Fourth: Jack Hinckley leads off with a hit and Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Glenn Snowden lines a hit to left and Fernando Mexicano gets beaned to load them up with 1 out. Rick Mansoor grounds into a 4-2-3 double play... Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden doubles to the right field corner. They walk Fernando Mexicano intentionally. Rick Mansoor lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out. That does it for P Denny Meyers. New Pitcher: Mark Bowley (27-R) with a 4.67 ERA in 27 IP. He got 2 outs yesterday without giving us a run. Dave Risinger flies out to center and Snowden tags up and beats the throw to the plate! 8 to 5, Beavers! Juan Rojas walks on 4 pitches to load them back up with 2 outs. PH Don Neumann (32-S) grounds one over the 3rd base bag for a base clearing double!!! 11 to 5, Beavers! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Brad Daniels (31-R) with a 3.19 ERA in 42.1 IP. He gave us 7 runs (4 earned) yesterday and took the loss. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano hit back to back doubles! 12 to 5, Beavers! A wild pitch, the 9th now for Daniels, sends Mexicano to 3rd. Rick Mansoor grounds a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 13 to 5, Beavers! Won - 13 to 7 Only the 2nd time we have reached double figures this season! We had 22 hits and made 2 errors Hollywood had 12 hits and made 1 error The 22 hits are one shy of our record when we scored 17 against Dallas here on June 22. Chuck Purnell (W 1-1) went 5 innings, allowed 5 runs (1 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. 101 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI. RHP Garry Ayers (H 2) went 1 scoreless inning and walked 2. LHP Roger Lerer went 1 scoreless inning and walked 1. RHP Jim Kokos went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, and struck out 1. Oscar Rios (L 3-8) went 2+ innings, gave us 7 runs, 8 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out no one. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 2 for 2 against Purnell. CF/RF Jack Hinckley had 3 hits and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez hit his 25th home run of the season (10 for Portland) and had 2 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and his 29th home run and scored 4 times!! 3B Fernando Mexicano was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and his 27th home run, drew a walk (INT), was hit by a pitch, scored 4 runs and had 2 RBI!! Snowden and Mexicano 8 for 8 with 4 doubles and 2 home runs! C Rick Mansoor had 4 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Rick Woodell had an infield hit. PH Don Neumann had a 3 run double! For Hollywood, 2B Gus McCollum had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. LF Jose Naranjo hit his 14th home run, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

11-20-2019, 09:07 PM	#367
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, July 21, 2002 Hollywood Stars (50-48 .510 16.5 GB in 3rd place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (47-51 .480 19.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) HOL: Steve Meyers (26-R 11-5 3.03) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-7 2.97) We have not faced Meyers, their #1 starter, this season. He was 2-1 against us last year and went at least 8 innings in every game. He led the PCL in strikeouts last year, but is having a much better season this year. He was 16-12 with a 4.64 ERA in 2001. Johnson lost last time out, even though he only gave up 2 runs in 7 IP. We were shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOLLYWOOD 1: RF Fred Rambo (25-L .289-343-2-25-.712) 2: 1B Bud Lisk (27-L .267-266-5-18-.716) 3: LF Jose Naranjo (28-R .329-386-14-64-.900) 2-time All-Star 4: 2B Gus McCollum (31-R .326-386-0-37-.799) Sprained elbow 5: 3B Larry Church (27-L .270-352-14-56-.791) 6: CF Jerry Suazo (27-L .286-343-0-28-.704) 7: SS Jerry Hatcher (25-R .233-317-7-44-.645) 8: C Eduardo Maria (32-R .206-68-1-8-.574) 9: P Steve Meyers (26-L .232-56-0-5-.513) 3 for 6 vs Johnson PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .227-44-0-5-.618) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .316-234-1-19-.755) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .261-188-10-30-.724) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .319-361-29-73-1.019) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .284-349-27-75-.928) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .264-220-6-30-.739) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .278-180-2-15-.649) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .253-198-1-15-.602) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .100-50-0-1-.271) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 18,547 Top of the First: Fred Rambo pops out to center. Bud Lisk grounds a hit up the middle past the shortstop. Jose Naranjo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard draws a walk! He steals 2nd! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Jack Hinckley grounds a hit up the middle and Ballard scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Fernando Martinez lines out to center. Glenn Snowden hits a home run to left!! 3 to 0, Beavers! That's #30 for Snowden! It's still July! Fernando Mexicano grounds out to 3rd. Jim Shippy strikes out. Top of the Second: Gus McCollum swings at the first pitch and doubles down the left field line. Larry Church grounds a hit up the middle... Jerry Suazo lines a hit to right and McCollum scores. 3 to 1, Beavers. The next three all make outs! Bottom of the Third: Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right and Hinckley goes to 3rd. Glenn Snowden flies out to right and Hinckley tags up, but Fred Rambo throws him out at home... Fernando Mexicano and Jim Shippy both draws full count walks to load the bases up with 2 outs. Dave Risinger grounds out to 3rd... That's a big phooey... Bottom of the Seventh: With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to center. Fernando Mexicano hits a home run to right center!! 5 to 1, Beavers! That does it for P Steve Meyers. New Pitcher: Frank Wood (28-R) with a 4.84 ERA. Jim Shippy grounds a hit to center. Dave Risinger grounds out to short. Top of the Eighth: PH Eduardo Galo (34-L) with a .299 BA and 3 HR in 77 AB, doubles to left center. The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Bud Lisk doubles down the right field line and Galo scores. 5 to 2, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Roy Huls (21-R). Who else? Rick Mansoor comes in to catch in a double switch. Jose Naranjo grounds one to short, but 1B Glenn Snowden drops the throw... 1st and 3rd with 1 out. 15 errors now for Snowden in July and he only made 9 all of last season.... We need to get him a new mitt.... Gus McCollum lines a hit to left and Lisk scores... 5 to 3, Beavers. Larry Church walks to load the bases up... Jerry Suazo swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to center and another run is in... 5 to 4, Beavers. SS Ramon Arguedas (26-R), a .231 hitter, walks on 4 pitches to force in a run and tie the game... 5 to 5. Eduardo Maria, the non-hitting backup catcher, who has struck out all 3 times up today is next. Huls will get to face one more batter... Maria swings at an 0-2 pitch and connects for a home run to left... Grand Slam... 9 to 5, Stars... That is an 8 run inning... And there is still only 1 out... Call to the Bullpen: Jeff Gleason (25-R). Eduardo Galo gets his 2nd hit of the inning... But the next two, mercifully, make outs... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Bud Dennis (35-L) with a 2.20 ERA in 28.2 IP. Juan Rojas reaches on a 2 base throwing error by 3B Larry Church. Rick Mansoor hits a home run to left!! 9 to 7, Stars. PH Jose Julio (28-R) swings at a 3-2 pitch and comes up empty. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. 2 outs. But there is hope, because Glenn Snowden is up! He grounds out to 1st, unassisted... Top of the Ninth: With 2 outs, Larry Church hits a 2-2 pitch into the right field seats... 10 to 7, Stars. Lost - 10 to 7 What a Bullpen! 8 run inning allowed! We had 14 hits and made 1 error Hollywood had 14 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. RHP Roy Huls (L 3-1 BS 1), did not retire a batter and allowed 6 runs 5 earned), 3 hits and 2 walks. RHP Jeff Gleason went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Rich Larkin faced 1 batter and got him out. Steve Meyers went 6.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 9 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 4. He threw 2 WP. RHP Frank Wood (W 5-3) got 1 out and gave us 1 hit. LHP Bob Deetz (SV 15) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 2 hits. We never had the tying run come to the plate, though, because the first hit was erased by a GDP. RF/CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Fernando Martinez had 2 hits. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with his 30th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and made his 15th error. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with his 28th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, but also made an out twice with the bases loaded and 2 outs. C Rick Mansoor, in his only AB, hit a 2 run home run, his 2nd of the season. For Hollywood, 3B Larry Church went 3 for 3 with his 15th home run, drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. C Eduardo Maria struck out 3 straight time to begin the game and then hit a Grand Slam, his 2nd home run of the season. PH Eduardo Galo had 2 hits with a double and scored a run in one inning.

11-20-2019, 09:08 PM	#368
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	July 22, 2002 Monday Morning Report NL Player of the Week - Tony Pena, 1B, Chicago (34-R .284/.353/.559) Had 12 hits with 2 2B, 5 HR, 3 BB, 3 SO, 7 R and 14 RBI in 7 G (2nd career PoW) PCL Player of the Week - Dave McDowell, LF, San Francisco (31-R .326/.417/.641) Had 14 hits with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 2 CS, 8 R and 6 RBI in 7 G (2nd PoW this season; 3rd career) (Slash lines are for the season, not the week) July 15 - Dave Kushion (29-L) of Kansas City pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Seattle. He did not walk a batter and struck out 5. 90 pitches thrown. At bat, he had a hit. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. He is now 15-3 with a 2.08 ERA in 19 starts. The Royals won, 3 to 0. July 15 - RF Kennie Masline (27-L) of Milwaukee had 5 hits with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI at Oakland. The Brewers won, 8 to 6. July 15 - Ed Whitley (26-R) of Brooklyn pitched a 1 hit shutout at home versus St. Louis. He walked 1 and struck out 5. 93 pitches thrown At bat, he was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI and 2 SH. The hit has a single to lead off the game. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-6 with a 3.01 ERA in 14 starts. The Dodgers won, 4 to 0. July 15 - 1B Tony Pena (34-R) of Chicago had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI at Montreal. The Cubs won, 11 to 2. July 16 - 3B Larry Church (27-L) of Hollywood went 5 for 6, scored a run and had an RBI at San Antonio. The Stars won, 4 to 3, in 12 innings. July 16 - RF John Polanski (31-L) of Salt Lake City had 2 hits with a Grand Slam and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Sacramento. The Bees won, 13 to 4. July 16 - Mike Carl (31-R) of Cleveland pitched a 4 hit shutout at Boston. He walked 1 and struck out 3. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 8-4 with a 1.93 ERA in 18 starts. The Indians won, 4 to 0. July 17 - Rookie Emilio de la Torre (25-R) of Denver pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus San Diego. He walked 1 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. His 1st was in his 1st Major League start. He is now 5-6 with a 4.41 ERA in 19 starts. The Bears won, 4 to 0. July 17 - Dawson Winslow (26-L) of Dallas pitched a 5 hit shutout at Los Angeles. He walked 1, beaned 1 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-9 with a 3.98 ERA in 21 starts. The Eagles won, 9 to 0. July 17 - LF Bill Tovar (31-R) of Miami hit a Grand Slam and had 5 RBI at Philadelphia, but the Marlins lost, 9 to 7. July 18 - Gordy Albrecht (25-R) of San Diego pitched a 3 hit shutout at Denver. He walked 2 and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 6-11 with a 3.77 ERA in 21 starts. The Padres won, 3 to 0. July 18 - Jerry Landry (28-R) of Boston pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus Cleveland. He walked 1 and struck out 1. He is now 8-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 21 starts. The Braves won, 4 to 0. July 18 - Chuck Snethen (27-R) of Philadelphia pitched a no-hitter at home versus Miami. He walked 2 and struck out 6. It is the 2nd no-hitter this year and 4th overall in National League history. There has yet to be one in the Pacific Coast League. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 7-7 with a 4.57 ERA in 20 starts. The Phillies won, 1 to 0, and only had 3 hits themselves. July 18 - 3B Marco Perez (26-L) of Atlanta had 5 hits with 2 doubles, stole 2 bases and had an RBI at home versus New York, but the Crackers lost, 5 to 4, in 12 innings. Both teams scored single runs in the 9th and 10th innings. July 20 - Cincinnati lost their closer, Joe Ensor (32-R) for a full calendar year with a torn elbow ligament. He had 17 SV with a 1.59 ERA. July 20 - SS Greg Hobbs (28-R) of Milwaukee, who led the Majors with 46 HR last season, played his first game of 2002 for Nashville in the International League (A) on a rehab assignment. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. The Sounds won at home versus the Tampa Tarpons, 2 to 1, in 12 innings. July 21 - 3B Marco Perez (26-L) of Atlanta had 4 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI at home versus Pittsburgh. CF Cliff Reynolds (36-L) had 3 hits with 2 home runs, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI. The Crackers won, 16 to 6. July 21 - CF Steve Koenig (26-R) of Detroit had 5 hits with 2 doubles, but only scored 1 run at Chicago and the Tigers lost, 11 to 8, in 10 innings.

11-20-2019, 10:46 PM	#369
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, July 22, 2002 Trudy the Trainer was the bearer of bad news today. She says the doctors have reevaluated 2B Shannon Kuchta's thumb and have decided that additional surgery is required. We were expecting him back in a week or two, but he will now be out the rest of the season. So Kuchta has likely played his last game for the Beavers... We still expect to get P Rondey Moe (26-R) back tomorrow and CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) the day after that. Moe will not go to rehab, but Mitchell probably will. The Los Angeles Angels are in town to play a short two game set. The defending PCL West Champs have hit a tough patch. They lost 2 of 3 at San Diego over the weekend and are 5-12 in July. Maybe we are just what they need, since we are 3-6 against them on the season and got swept in 3 games the last time they visited us, May 10-12. The Angels are 13th in scoring with 3.71 runs per game (Portland is up to a tie for 6th with 4.26!). They are 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.83 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.19). Their run differential is -11 and ours is +7! The only team other than San Francisco that is better in the division is behind us in the standings (San Diego). Oakland and Hollywood both have winning records, but negative run differentials. The Angels, who built their team on dominant starting pitching, have three members of their rotation on the DL. Los Angeles Angels (48-50 .490 19 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (47-52 .475 20.5 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) LA: Tom Sayers (26-R 1-5 5.00) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 8-7 2.81) Gold Glove Sayers is another example of a pitcher who has had trouble getting anyone out except when he faces the Beavers. His lone win was against us when he shut us out for 5 innings on May 12. It was hist first start Major League start and his first anywhere after missing nearly a year after shoulder surgery. No rehab. He has lost his last 4 starts in a row. Muir was rocked for 5 runs and 10 hits in 4.1 IP last time out, but we won the game anyway. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .267-367-3-26-.677) 33 SB 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (25-R .266-308-0-21-.627) Rookie 17 BB 3: 1B Irv Hill (28-R .271-340-12-48-.745) 14 BB 4: C Charlie Allen (30-S .257-296-10-34-.808) 2001 All-Star 57 BB 5: RF Bruce Lundvall (36-L .247-271-9-35-.740) Knee tendinitis 36 BB 6: LF Dan Hamel (23-R .264-360-6-41-.678) Rookie 7: 3B Jorge Prado (31-R .190-315-10-34-.615) 47 BB 105 SO 8: SS Javier Rodriguez (28-R .207-58-0-6-.492) 18 SO 9: P Tom Sayers (26-R .200-15-0-2-.467) Rookie PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .213-47-0-5-.594) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .319-238-1-20-.761) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-193-10-30-.726) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .322-366-30-75-1.029) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .286-353-28-77-.939) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .269-223-6-30-.749) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .281-185-2-15-.653) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .246-203-1-15-.588) 9: P Steve Muir (27-R .111-45-0-3-.242) Gold Glove Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 16,081 Top of the First: Britt Snyder takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Rodolfo Rosado grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. With Rosado on the move, Irv Hill swings and misses a 3-2 pitch and C Jim Shippy nails Rosado at 2nd for a strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play!! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard strikes out looking... Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking... Bottom of the Second: Glenn Snowden leads off with a 4 pitch walk. Fernando Mexicano hits a ball that goes a mile high and 364 ft. long to right and over the fence!! 2 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Third: With 2 outs, P Tom Sayers breaks up the no-hitter with a single to center. He goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Britt Snyder lines a hit to center and P Sayers scores. 2 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a hit. With 1 out, Glenn Snowden lines a hit to right and Hinckley beats the throw to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Jim Shippy swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Dave Risinger draws a walk to force in a run! 3 to 1, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 3rd. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Charlie Allen swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to left center. With 2 outs, Dan Hamel lofts a hit to center and Allen scores. 3 to 2, Beavers. Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Britt Snyder lines a home run to left center... Tie game: 3 to 3. Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano gets fisted, but loops a hit to right center and Snowden beats the throw to 3rd. Jim Shippy lines a hit to right and Snowden scores and Mexicano goes to 3rd! 4 to 3, Beavers! Dave Risinger swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Mexicano scores. 5 to 3, Beavers! That does it for P Tom Sayers. New Pitcher: Glenn Carroll (34-R) with 4.14 ERA in 37 IP. Juan Rojas loops a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Risinger goes to 3rd. P Steve Muir grounds one to 1st, but Irv Hill boots it and Risinger scores! 6 to 3, Beavers! Larry Ballard grounds a double down the 1st base line and Rojas scores! 7 to 3, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Jorge Prado grounds a hit to right. Javier Rodriguez doubles to right and Prado scores... 7 to 4, Beavers. The Bullpen is up. PH Oscar Trejo (29-R), the MVP of the PCL Championship last year, but now relegated to the bench, batting .274 with 4 HR and 9 RBI in 62 AB (.915 OPS), swings at a 3-2 pitch and loops a hit to center and Rodriguez scores... 7 to 5, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: Rich Larkin (23-R). Britt Snyder swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to center and Trejo goes to 3rd. Rodolfo Rosado grounds out to short! Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Tony Armendariz (23-R), a rookie with a 5.68 ERA in 38 IP. Fernando Martinez and Glenn Snowden lead off with back to back singles. Fernando Mexicano strikes out. Jim Shippy grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Martinez goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Dave Risinger loops a hit down the left field line that looks foul, but the ump calls it fair and Martinez scores! 8 to 5, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Seventh: With 1 out, Larry Ballard doubles down the right field line. Jack Hinckley beats out an infield hit. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking.... I am not enamored.... Glenn Snowden flies out to center... Won - 8 to 5 We had 14 hits and made no errors Los Angeles had 12 hits and made 2 errors Steve Muir (W 9-7) went 5.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw a WP. 122 pitches. Rich Larkin (H 2) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Garry Ayers (SV 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. Tom Sayers (L 1-6) went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 1 home run, 4 walks and struck out 5. 100 pitches. At bat, he ha a hit and scored a run. CF Larry Ballard hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored 2 runs. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 3 hits with his 29th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He has a home run in 3 straight games. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had 3 RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and scored a run. For Los Angeles, 2B Britt Snyder went 4 for 4 with his 4th home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI.

11-21-2019, 12:45 AM	#370
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, July 23, 2002 P Rondey Moe (26-R) was activated from the DL. P Chuck Purnell (26-L) and P Jeff Gleason (25-) were sent back to Vancouver (A). P David Fuentes (25-R) was recalled to get one last shot. Los Angeles Angels (48-51 .485 19.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (48-52 .480 20 GB in 5th place in the PCL West) LA: Pete Herrick (27-R 8-6 4.11) vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 8-7 2.88) Rookie We have never faced Herrick. He has 3 straight Quality Starts, but is only 1-2 in those games. Flores has lost his last 3 starts and been hit hard in his last 4... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) LOS ANGELES 1: 2B Britt Snyder (27-R .275-371-4-28-.701) 2: CF Rodolfo Rosado (25-R .262-313-0-21-.617) Rookie 3: RF Bruce Lundvall (36-L .244-275-9-35-.730) Knee tendinitis 4: SS Jorge Prado (31-R .194-319-10-34-.620) 5: LF Dan Hamel (23-R .264-364-6-42-.676) Rookie 6: 1B Dave Stewart (26-R .265-68-1-7-.642) 7: 3B Dave Balkan (26-R .224-165-4-19-.626) 8: C Stan Galuppo (32-L .263-19-0-0-.649) Rookie 9: P Pete Herrick (27-L .067-30-0-1-.192) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .231-52-0-6-.651) Rookie 2: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .286-189-2-18-.669) 3: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .232-155-5-19-.669) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-369-30-75-1.034) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: RF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-357-29-79-.950) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .268-228-6-31-.742) 7: LF Don Neumann (32-S .188-85-0-6-.470) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .250-208-1-15-.598) 9: P Frank Flores (23-R .163-43-1-9-.445) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 67 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing right to left Attendance: 14,148 Top of the First: Britt Snyder flies out to center. Rodolfo Rosado swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! Bruce Lundvall takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jorge Prado strikes out on 3 pitches! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard grounds a hit to right. Dave Risinger flies out to left. Ballard gets caught stealing... Rick Woodell draws a walk. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano lines out to left, Dan Hamel making a diving catch... Bottom of the Second: Jim Shippy leads off with a triple to left! Don Neumann beats out an infield hit and Shippy scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Juan Rojas grounds a hit to center and Neumann goes to 3rd. P Frank Flores pops out to the catcher trying to bunt. Larry Ballard beats out an infield hit and Neumann scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Dave Risinger grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Rojas goes to 3rd. 2 outs. Risinger steals 2nd. Rick Woodell pops out to short... Top of the Third: With 1 out, Britt Snyder beats out and infield hit and then steals 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches.... Rodolfo Rosado strikes out! Bruce Lundvall flies out to center!! Bottom of the Fourth: With 1 out, Larry Ballard hits a home run to right!! The first of his career! 3 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: Dave Balkan and Stan Galuppo lead off with back to back hits and runners are at the corners with no outs. P Pete Herrick bunts Galuppo to 2nd and Balkan holds his base. Britt Snyder grounds a hit to left and Balkan scores... 3 to 1, Beavers. Snyder steals 2nd... Rodolfo Rosado grounds out to short and Galuppo scores. 3 to 2, Beavers. 2 outs. Bruce Lundvall flies out to deep right! Bottom of the Fifth: After Snowden and Mexicano make outs, Jim Shippy doubles to center and Don Neumann singles him home! 4 to 2, Beavers! Juan Rojas beats out an infield hit and then P Frank Flores grounds a hit to right and Neumann scores! 5 to 2, Beavers! That does it for P Pete Herrick. New Pitcher: Glenn Carroll (34-R) with a 4.10 ERA in 37.1 IP. Larry Ballard flies out to deep right. Bottom of the Sixth: With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano hit singles and Jim Shippy reaches on a throwing error by 3B Dave Balkan to load the bases up. Don Neumann works a walk and forces in a run! 6 to 2, Beavers! A wild pitch scores Mexicano! 7 to 2, Beavers! They walk Juan Rojas intentionally to face P Frank Flores. He swings at an 0-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Shippy scores! 8 to 2, Beavers! Larry Ballard pops out to 1st. Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Marco Santiago (26-R), a rookie with 9.2 innings under his belt and 13 runs allowed (12.10 ERA). Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit. Rick Woodell hits a home run to right center!! 10 to 2, Beavers! Won - 12 to 2 Mini-sweep! 4th place!!! My head is light! We had 19 hits and made no errors Los Angeles had 8 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (W 9-7) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 10. 135 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits and 2 RBI. He had 8 SO through 4 innings, and we kept him in their so long trying to get him that 10th K... He ites the Beaver record set by Steve Muir on May 31. David Fuentes pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out 2. He has always bee good when it did not matter, so this proves nothing. But it is better than him getting hit around... CF Larry Ballard had 3 hits with his 1st career home run, drew a walk and had 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Rick Woodell hit his 6th home run of the season, drew 2 walks and had 3 RBI. 1B Glenn Snowden had a hit and 2 walks, got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and scored a run. RF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits and scored a run. C Jim Shippy hit a double and a triple, drew a walk and scored 3 runs. LF Don Neumann, cold forever, went 4 for 4 with a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits and a walk. PH Fernando Martinez drew a walk and scored a run.

11-21-2019, 12:31 PM	#371
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Thursday, July 25, 2002 The Houston Astros are in town to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games at home with Salt Lake City. We beat them 3 of 4 in Houston, May 6-9. They are 10th in scoring in the PCL with 4.15 runs per game (Portland is up to 5th with 4.38!). Do you remember when we were last in the League in scoring? The Astros are tied for 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.58 per game (Portland is 8th with 4.18). Their run differential is -44 and ours is +20!! Houston Astros (45-56 .446 24.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (49-52 .485 20.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) HOU: Jimmy Henderson (26-L 5-5 3.55) Rookie vs. POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 2-4 3.02) We have never faced Henderson as a starter. He pitched 1 scoreless inning against us in relief. He only gave up 2 runs and 4 H to San Francisco in 6 IP in his last start, but did not get a decision. This will be Moe's 1st start since tweaking his shoulder 18 days ago. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOUSTON 1: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .272-345-7-36-.750) 65 SO 2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-385-12-44-.752) All-Star 70 SO 3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .319-376-12-50-.896) 2-time All-Star 56 BB 4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .263-338-22-58-.858) All-Star 5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .284-328-8-41-.781) 24 2B 22 E 6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .266-184-5-24-.754) 7: LF Tommy Gibralter (24-L .284-88-0-10-.696) Rookie 8: C Dalton Steele (27-L .244-217-6-25-.673) 9: P Jimmy Henderson (26-L .207-29-0-1-.414) Rookie PORTLAND 1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-237-3-20-.610) 2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .321-243-1-20-.762) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .263-198-10-30-.721) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-372-30-76-1.036) 2 time All-Star (MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-363-29-79-.945) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .272-232-6-31-.761) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .287-195-2-18-.669) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .255-212-1-15-.608) 9: P Rondey Moe (26-R .053-19-0-0-.153) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 14,333 Top of the First: Greg Wertz strikes out on 3 pitches! Jim Sager flies out to left. Russ Jimenez takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Oakley grounds out to 2nd! Bottom of the First: Jose Julio swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. He is colder than cold... Jack Hinckley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Martinez lines out to the pitcher and they double off Hinckley at 1st... Top of the Second: With 1 out, Tony Norris takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tommy Gibralter lines a hit to left. Dalton Steele hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Astros. Maybe we should have rehabbed Moe for a start or two... P Jimmy Henderson lines a hit to right. We get the Bullpen stirring. Greg Wertz takes another 3-2 pitch for ball 4... But the next two make outs! Top of the Third: Mike Oakley leads off with a double down the left field line and we get the Bullpen going again. But the next three all make outs! Bottom of the Third: P Rondey Moe grounds a hit to center and goes to 2nd on a passed ball and to 3rd on a ground out to 2nd by Jose Julio. Jack Hinckley grounds out to short and Moe scores. 3 to 1, Astros. Bottom of the Sixth: Glenn Snowden and Fernando Mexicano lead off with back to back hits. Jim Shippy draws a walk to load them up with no outs. Dave Risinger grounds into a force at home, 6-2... That's one chance blown... Juan Rojas strikes out on 3 pitches... That's two chances blown... PH Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) grounds out to short... That's three chances blown... no runs... Lost - 6 to 1 We had 7 hits (all singles) and made no errors Houston had 6 hits and made 1 error Rondey Moe (L 2-5) went 4 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 3. 83 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and scored our only run. LHP Roger Lerer went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 walks and struck out 2. RHP Jim Kokos went 1 inning, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. RHP David Fuentes went 2 perfect innings and struck out 4. Jimmy Henderson (W 6-5) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.At bat, he had a hit. 1B Glenn Snowden had 2 hits. C Jim Shippy had 2 hits and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk. For Houston, C Dalton Steele had 2 hits with his 7th home run of the season and 3 RBI.

11-21-2019, 01:38 PM	#372
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, July 26, 2002 Houston Astros (46-56 .451 24.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (49-53 .483 21.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) HOU: Tommy Kessell (33-R 8-10 3.98) vs. POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-7 3.01) Kessell is their #1 starter. We scored 4 runs in 5 innings off him in Houston in a no decision. He won his last start, shutting out the Royals for 7.1 innings, after losing the 5 starts before. Johnson has had 4 Quality Starts in a row, though he was only 1-1 in those games. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOUSTON 1: LF Tracy King (24-R .248-145-2-15-.657) Rookie #1 Pick 2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .277-390-12-44-.748) All-Star 3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .317-379-12-50-.892) 2-time All-Star 4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .262-343-22-58-.854) All-Star 5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .282-333-8-42-.779) 6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .269-186-6-26-.778) 7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .249-221-7-28-.692) 8: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .269-349-7-36-.744) 9: P Tommy Kessell (33-R .149-47-0-5-.337) PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .259-58-1-8-.747) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .317-246-1-21-.756) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .257-202-10-30-.707) Gold Glove 4: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .289-367-29-79-.940) 5: 1B Rick Woodell (31-L .231-160-6-22-.688) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .277-235-6-31-.771) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .288-198-2-18-.672) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .252-214-1-15-.606) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .094-53-0-1-.256) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 16,367 Top of the First: Tracy King takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He gets caught stealing! Jim Sager grounds out to 2nd. Russ Jimenez grounds out to short! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard leads off with a home run to right center! 426 ft.! 1-0, Beavers! Jack Hinckley grounds out to short. Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to the warning track in center. Fernando Mexicano takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. He steals 2nd! 2nd steal of the year! Rick Woodell hits one hard and deep to center, but Greg Wertz runs it down... Top of the Third: With 1 out, Jim Sager doubles to right. With 2 outs, Mike Oakley draws a walk. Bob Alsip grounds a hit up the middle and Sager scores... Tie game: 1 to 1. Top of the Fourth: Dalton Steele and Greg Wertz lead off with back to back hits and runners are at the corners... P Bobby Johnson is just a batting tee... 7 hits and 9 outs... Wertz steals 2nd. P Tommy Kessell strikes out. Tracy King pops out to left and the runners hold. 2 outs. Time for a hit... Jim Sager grounds out to 1st, 3-1!!! Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Mike Oakley hits a home run to right... 2 to 1, Astros. Bottom of the Seventh: Jim Shippy leads off with a double over the center fielder's head. Dave Risinger grounds a hit to center. Juan Rojas grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Shippy holds at 3rd. PH Glenn Snowden (25-R) strikes out... Larry Ballard swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd... Runner on 3rd with no outs = no runs... Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Rich Larkin (23-R). With 1 out, Greg Wertz singles and steals 2nd. PH Humberto Valenzuela (24-L), a rookie who is 5 for 18 (.278) with a home run, hits a home run to left... 4 to 1, Astros. Some days you just wish you would have stayed in bed... Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Gerry Slate (30-R) with a 3.35 ERA. He was released by Oakland this past winter. Jack Hinckley reaches on a 2 base throwing error by SS Jim Sager, a Gold Glove candidate. A wild pitch sends Hinckley to 3rd. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right!! 4 to 3, Astros. Fernando Mexicano grounds a hit to center. With 2 outs, Dave Risinger takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Juan Rojas grounds out to 2nd... Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Tommy Trainum (35-R), their closer with 16 SV and a 1.25 ERA. PH Jose Julio (28-R) lines a hit to right. Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Julio goes to 2nd. Jack Hinckley strikes out... 2 outs. Fernando Martinez swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd... Lost - 4 to 3 We had 9 hits and made no errors Houston had 15 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (L 6-8) went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP Rich Larkin got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits and 1 home run. RHP Roy Huls went 1.2 perfect inning. 4 batters. Tommy Kessell (W 9-10) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 5. Tommy Trainum (SV 17) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1. CF Larry Ballard hit his 2nd home run of the season. LF Fernando Martinez hit his 26th home run and had 2 RBI. 3B Fernando Mexicano went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk and stole a base. C Jim Shippy hit a double. SS Dave Risinger had a hit and a walk. PH Jose Julio had a hit. For Houston, C Dalton Steele had 3 hits. CF Greg Wertz ha 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run.

11-21-2019, 03:04 PM	#373
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Saturday, July 27, 2002 Houston Astros (47-56 .456 23.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (49-54 .476 22.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) HOU: Jesus Benitez (22-R 5-9 5.50) Rookie vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 9-7 3.01) Gold Glove We have never faced Benitez before. We was ranked as the #11 prospect this Spring. He won his last start, allowing 2 runs in 8 IP, so maybe we are catching him just as he is blossoming into a superstar.... Muir got a win last time out, but was shelled for 5 runs and 10 hits in 5.2 IP. Same numbers in a no decision the time before that, except it was only 4.1 IP.... Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOUSTON 1: LF Ed Holle (28-L .224-255-2-20-.545) 2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-395-12-44-.751) All-Star 3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .313-384-12-50-.881) 2-time All-Star 4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .265-347-23-59-.866) All-Star 5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .281-338-8-43-.773) 6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .272-191-6-26-.779) 7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .258-225-7-28-.706) 8: CF Greg Wertz (30-R .275-353-7-36-.752) 9: P Jesus Benitez (22-L .047-43-0-1-.155) Rookie PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .254-63-2-9-.768) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .311-251-1-21-.741) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .256-207-11-32-.715) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .326-377-30-76-1.033) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .295-370-29-79-.952) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .276-239-6-31-.771) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .289-201-2-18-.675) 8: 2B Rich Cruz (30-R .192-78-1-8-.525) 9: P Steve Muir (27-R .104-48-0-3-.227) Gold Glove Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 82 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 17,058 Top of the First: Ed Holle grounds out to 2nd. Jim Sager lines a hit to right center. Russ Jimenez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play! Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Jack Hinckley swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Fernando Martinez grounds a hit to right. Glenn Snowden fouls out to 1st... Bottom of the Second: Fernando Mexicano and Jim Shippy lead off with back to back singles. With 2 outs, P Steve Muir grounds a hit to right and Mexicano scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Third: Jack Hinckley leads off with a line drive to left for a hit. With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Fernando Mexicano clears the bases with a double off the wall in right center!! 3 to 0, Beavers! With 2 outs, Dave Risinger grounds a hit to left and Mexicano scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! Bottom of the Fourth: P Steve Muir leads off with a little poke to left center for a hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Larry Ballard takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Hinckley grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and P Muir goes to 3rd. Fernando Martinez hits a home run to right!!! 7 to 0, Beavers! That does it for rookie P Jesus Benitez. He is not a superstar quite yet... New Pitcher: Troy Shepherd (29-L) with a 3.33 ERA in 70.1 IP. Glenn Snowden takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, but the next two make outs. Meanwhile, P Steve Muir has faced the minimum through 5 innings! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Fernando Martinez hits another home run! This one to right center and off a lefty! 8 to 0, Beavers! Won - 8 to 0 We had 12 hits and made 2 errors Houston had 4 hits and made no errors Steve Muir (W 10-7) went 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2. It is his 3rd shutout of the season. At bat, he had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. Jesus Benitez (L 5-10) went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. PH/RF Jose Julio hit a double. RF/CF Jack Hinckley had a hit, stole a base and scored 2 runs. LF Fernando Martinez had 3 hits with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. He now has 28 home runs on the season. 1B Glenn Snowden walked 3 times and scored a run and made his 16th error of the season. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Jim Shippy had a hit and a walk. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits and an RBI. Around the League: LF Javy Puente (31-S) of Oakland hit his 30th home run, tying Glenn Snowden for the Major League lead... If you just look at our Leader boards, it might seem like we hit a lot of home runs in this League, but that is not the case. This season the 32 teams are on pace to average 112 HR per team for the season.

11-21-2019, 04:29 PM	#374
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Sunday, July 28, 2002 We inked P Garry Ayers (29-R) to an extension last night. 1 year for $380,000, which gives him a $5,000 raise over this season. He is the only player we have eligible for free agency this winter that we wanted to retain. The others that we have no interest in: C Darrel Milewski (31-R) (remember him?), IF Rich Cruz (30-R), LF Don Neumann (32-S). Houston Astros (47-57 .452 23.5 GB in 6th place in the PCL East) at Portland Beavers (50-54 .481 21.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) HOU: Eduardo Sandoval (25-R 1-3 5.97) Rookie vs. POR: Frank Flores (23-R 9-7 2.85) Rookie We faced Sandoval in Houston, but not for long. He retired the first four batters of the game and then had to leave with an injury. He gave up 6 runs in 2.1 IP in his last start. Flores ended a 3 game losing streak last time out by tying the Beaver record for SO with 10 in 8 IP and only 2 runs allowed. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) HOUSTON 1: LF Ed Holle (28-L .221-258-2-20-.541) 2: SS Jim Sager (23-R .278-399-12-44-.748) All-Star 3: 2B Russ Jimenez (31-R .312-388-12-50-.880) 2-time All-Star 4: RF Mike Oakley (29-L .263-350-23-59-.859) All-Star 5: 3B Bob Alsip (28-R .278-342-8-43-.765) 6: 1B Tony Norris (29-R .269-193-6-26-.771) 7: C Dalton Steele (27-L .259-228-7-28-.705) 8: CF Tracy King (24-R .248-149-2-15-.657) Rookie 9: P Eduardo Sandoval (25-S .182-11-0-2-.455) Rookie PORTLAND 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .242-66-2-9-.744) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .309-256-1-21-.734) 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .264-212-13-36-.754) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .325-379-30-76-1.032) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .226-164-6-22-.672) 6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .308-65-2-7-.833) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .293-205-2-19-.681) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .252-218-1-15-.604) 9: P Frank Flores (23-R .191-47-1-11-.491) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 17 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 14,925 Top of the First: Ed Holle lines a double down the left field line... Jim Sager pops out to 2nd. Russ Jimenez grounds out to 3rd. Time for a 2 out hit... Mike Oakley doubles to right center and Holle scores. 1 to 0, Astros. How 'bout another? Bob Alsip lines a hit to center and Oakley scores... 2 to 0, Astros. Alsip end up on 2nd. Tony Norris grounds out to short. Bottom of the First: Larry Ballard strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds out to the pitcher. Fernando Martinez grounds a double down the right field line. Glenn Snowden flies out ti right... Top of the Second: With 2 outs, P Eduardo Sandoval grounds a hit to right and ends up on 2nd when Jack Hinckley overruns the ball... Ed Holle swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to right... 4 to 0, Astros. Okay, we are going to take a walk.... After the first two batters were put out in the inning, the next 7 reached base and we are losing, 7 to 0.... Lost - 8 to 4 We had 6 hits and made 1 error Houston had 15 hits and made 1 error Frank Flores (L 9-8) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out no one. RHP Rich Larkin hot 1 out and gave up 2 hits, allowing both runners on base to score. RHP David Fuentes went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Jim Kokos went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 3. RHP Garry Ayers went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. Eduardo Sandoval (W 2-3) went 5 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. LF Fernando Martinez hit a double and had an RBI. 3B Rick Woodell hit his 7th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. C Rick Mansoor hit a double and drew a walk and scored a run. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. For Houston, LF Ed Holle hit 2 doubles and his 3rd home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Russ Jimenez had 3 hits, stole a base and scored a run. RF Mike Oakley had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. In the bottom of the 9th, we got 2 men on base with 1 out and the pitcher due up to bat. It came down to deciding between C Jim Shippy and CF Esteban Mondolfo to pinch hit. I decided on Mondolfo because he was less likely, it seemed, to ground into a double play, being speedy and all. Mondolfo ended the game with a GDP... Trudy the Trainer had a report to file, because P David Fuentes had to leave the game with an injury. She says he just has a sore ankle that will bother him for a day or two.

11-21-2019, 09:27 PM	#377
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, July 30, 2002 Portland Beavers (50-56 .472 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (57-49 .538 16.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) POR: Rondey Moe (26-R 2-5 3.24) vs. OAK: Cary Cornman (35-R 7-8 5.13) All-Star In his first start after missing 18 days with an injury, Moe only went 4 innings and allowed 6 H and 3 R, last time out. Cornman was their #1 starter last year when Greg Ware was their closer. He went 16-8 with a 3.62 ERA, but seems to have gotten old this year. We have faced him twice this season and he is 0-1, but has a Quality Start in each game. He has won his last 3 starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) 1: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .229-70-2-9-.713) Rookie 2: RF Jack Hinckley (26-R .307-264-1-21-.728) 3: 3B Rick Woodell (31-L .231-169-7-24-.699) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .318-387-30-76-1.011) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: LF Fernando Mexicano (22-L .296-378-29-81-.954) 6: C Jim Shippy (31-R .275-247-6-31-.765) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .288-208-2-19-.674) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .262-225-1-17-.627) 9: P Rondey Moe (26-L .100-20-0-0-.243) OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .276-387-4-29-.742) 2: CF Alex Uriegas (30-L .240-100-3-5-.695) 3: 1B Bobby Duvall (34-R .283-99-4-16-.863) 4: LF John Trent (30-R .234-419-7-39-.653) 5: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .246-345-2-38-.620) 6: SS Jim Byrum (29-S .241-369-4-32-.647) 7: 3B Jack Reynolds (28-R .231-104-3-9-.710) 8: C Juan Rosa (33-R .266-79-1-11-.759) 9: P Cary Cornman (35-L .268-41-0-6-.585) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 22,037 Top of the First: Larry Ballard grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Jack Hinckley lines a hit to right. Rick Woodell gets plunked with a pitch. Glenn Snowden fouls out to 3rd... A wild pitch moves the runners up. Fernando Mexicano pops out to left... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Alex Uriegas lines a hit to left. Bobby Duvall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play! Bottom of the Second: John Trent leads off with a double to left center... Two ground outs later and he has scored... 1 to 0, Oaks. Through 5 innings, the 1st inning hit by Jack Hinckley is all we have... Top of the Sixth: P Rondey Moe beats out an infield hit for our second knock of the game. With 1 out, Jack Hinckley grounds a double play ball to short, but Jim Byrum makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error. With 2 outs, Glenn Snowden hits a home run to center!!! 3 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (23-R), a rookie with only 4.2 IP this season due to missing two months with an injury. He has 8 K. Dave Risinger beats out an infield hit. Juan Rojas bunts him to 2nd. Why the heck are we bunting in front of the pitcher? More stupidity.... P Rondey Moe flies out to left. 2 outs. Larry Ballard grounds a hit to center and Risinger scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: Rick Woodell and Glenn Snowden lead off with hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right!!! 7 to 1, Beavers! Won - 7 to 2 We had 13 hits and made no errors Oakland had 5 hits and made 1 error Rondey Moe (W 3-5) went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. RHP Rich Larkin (SV 2) got the last 4 outs and struck out 2 of them. Cary Cornman (L 7-9) went 6 innings, gave us 3 unearned runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. RF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits and scored a run. 3B Rick Woodell had 2 hits, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Glenn Snowden had 3 hits with HR #31 on the season, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. LF Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with home run #30, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 3 hits and scored a run.

11-21-2019, 10:38 PM	#378
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Wednesday, July 31, 2002 We activated CF Brian Mitchell (21-L) from his rehab assignment and sent CF Esteban Mondolfo (30-R) back to Vancouver (A). Portland Beavers (51-56 .477 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) at Oakland Oaks (57-50 .533 17.5 GB in 2nd place in the PCL West) POR: Bobby Johnson (23-R 6-8 3.02) vs. OAK: Hugo Lopez (26-R 4-9 4.17) Rookie Johnson is 0-2 in his last 3 starts. He gave up 10 H in 5 IP last time out, but only 2 runs, though that was enough to garner a loss. We beat Lopez back in April, scoring 4 runs in 5 IP, but only 1 run was earned and he only gave us 4 hits and 2 walks. He has lost his last 2 starts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) PORTLAND 1: RF Brian Mitchell (21-L .314-188-0-7-.721) Rookie 2: CF Larry Ballard (23-L .227-75-2-10-.693) Rookie 3: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .265-219-13-37-.751) Gold Glove 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .319-392-31-79-1.016) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .298-382-30-84-.963) 6: C Rick Mansoor (29-R .309-68-2-7-.848) 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .291-213-2-19-.677) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .259-228-1-17-.619) 9: P Bobby Johnson (23-R .093-54-0-1-.251) OAKLAND 1: RF Gerry Elliott (29-L .276-391-4-29-.740) 2: CF Alex Uriegas (30-L .245-102-3-5-.712) 3: LF Javy Puente (31-S .311-412-30-82-.943) Silver Slugger/2-time All-Star 4: 1B Tim Metts (26-L .267-356-20-70-.844) 5: C Al Burrell (37-R .217-313-9-38-.628) 6: 3B Russ Inguaggiato (24-L .229-293-11-32-.698) Rookie 7: 2B Mario Rodriguez (29-R .244-349-2-38-.613) 8: SS Alexis Montoy (35-S .236-72-3-15-.666) 9: P Hugo Lopez (26-R .077-39-0-0-.203) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: The Oakland Coliseum Weather: 78 F, Clear Skies, with a 12 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 22,207 Top of the First: Brian Mitchell, in his first AB in 40 days, grounds a hit to center! Larry Ballard grounds a double play ball to short, but 35 year old SS Alexis Montoy makes a bad throw to 2nd for an error! Fernando Martinez swings at a 3-2 pitch and strikes out... Glenn Snowden walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up. Fernando Mexicano checks his swing on a 3-2 pitch and C Al Burrell appeals to the 3rd base ump...safe! Ball 4 and a run is forced in! 1 to 0, Beavers! Rick Mansoor strikes out looking... 2 outs. Dave Risinger pops out to center... Bottom of the First: Gerry Elliott flies out to center. Alex Uriegas grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Javy Puente flies out to center! 1-2-3! Top of the Sixth: Fernando Mexicano leads off with a double to left. Rick Mansoor lines a hit to left. Dave Risinger strikes out looking... How can you strike out looking with a man on 3rd and no outs? Juan Rojas flies out to left and Mexicano tags up and beats the throw home! 2 to 0, Beavers! P Bobby Johnson knocks a 2-2 pitch down the right field line for a double and Mansoor scores!! 3 to 0, Beavers! A passed ball sends P Johnson to 3rd. Brian Mitchell grounds his third hit of the game to left and P Johnson scores! 4 to 0, Beavers! That does it for P Hugo Lopez. New Pitcher: Scotti Barden (25-L), a rookie with 2 scoreless innings to his credit. PH Jack Hinckley (26-R) grounds a hit to left. Fernando Martinez strikes out looking... Bottom of the Sixth: Gerry Elliott leads off with a walk and Alex Uriegas bloops a hit to left. The Bullpen is up. Javy Puente grounds into a force at 2nd, 6u, and Elliott goes to 3rd. Tom Metts walks on 4 pitches to load them up with 1 out. Al Burrell strikes out! Russ Inguaggiato grounds out to 2nd!!! Top of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Tadayoshi Date (23-R), the rookie with a 9.53 ERA in 5.2 IP because we scored 4 runs off him yesterday in an inning. Juan Rojas leads off with a grounder over the 1st base bag for a double. P Bobby Johnson bunts one foul with 2 strikes. Brian Mitchell strikes out. Jack Hinckley grounds out to 3rd. Bottom of the Eighth: Gerry Elliott takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. The Bullpen is up. After 2 ground outs, Elliott is at 3rd. Tim Metts swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles down the right field line and Elliott scores... 4 to 1, Beavers. Call to the Bullpen: David Fuentes (25-R). Let's see if he has learned to handle a little pressure... Al Burrell strikes out! Won - 4 to 1 Fuentes did not implode in the 9th! We had 11 hits and made no errors Oakland had 5 hits and made 1 error Bobby Johnson (W 7-8) went 7.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 6. 122 pitches. At bat, he hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. RHP David Fuentes (SV 3) faced 4 batters and got them all out with 2 strikeouts. Hugo Lopez (L 4-10) went 5.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 5. RF Brian Mitchell, in his 1st game in 40 days, had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH/CF jack Hinckley had a hit. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. 2B Juan Rojas had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.

11-21-2019, 10:41 PM	#379
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monthly Awards for July, 2002 NL Player of the Month: Enrique Ramos, lf, New York (23-L) .444/.521/.828 99 AB, 7 2B, 5 3B, 7 HR, 17 BB, 12 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 26 RBI in 25 G NL Pitcher of the Month: Ivan Mejia, rhp, Philadelphia (23-R) 4-0 0.59 ERA 10 SV 15 G, 15.1 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 17 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Luis Aranda, lhp, Cleveland (25-L) 3-3 2.81 ERA 6 GS 48 IP 45 H 1 HR 16 BB 31 SO (2nd RoM - April) PCL Player of the Month: Fernando Mexicano, 3b, Portland (22-L) .394/.491/.713 94 AB, 6 2b, 0 3b, 8 HR, 16 BB, 20 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 21 R, 23 RBI in 26 G (25 GS) (2nd straight Beaver PoM!) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Bruce Croft, rhp, Dallas (27-R) 5-0 1.64 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 30 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Duke McKenzie, rhp, Portland (24-R) 2-1 1.99 ERA 5 G, 4 GS, 31.2 IP, 27 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 20 SO (2nd straight Beaver RoM) Monthly Awards for June, 2002 NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (32-R) .396/.431/.623 106 AB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 6 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 19 R, 17 RBI in 27 G (26 GS) (2nd straight PoM) NL Pitcher of the Month: Brian Nordmann, rhp, New York (27-R) 5-0 1.10 ERA 6 GS, 49 IP, 25 H, 0 HR, 12 BB, 42 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Glen Hebert, rhp, Brooklyn (24-R) 3-1 3.44 ERA 5 GS 34 IP 29 H 3 HR 24 BB 18 SO PCL Player of the Month: Glenn Snowden, 1b, Portland (25-R) .425/.470/.811 106 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 11 HR (!), 9 BB, 8 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 25 R, 31 RBI (!) in 27 G (25 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 6-0 1.91 ERA 6 GS, 47 IP, 36 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 23 SO (2nd PoM this season; 3rd career) (Worst monthly ERA of the season!) PCL Rookie of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (23-R) 3-1 2.03 ERA 6 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 2 HR, 9 BB, 13 SO (2nd RoM) Monthly Awards for May, 2002 NL Player of the Month: Steve Ward, lf, Toronto (32-R) .400/.453/.629 105 AB, 3 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 11 BB, 5 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 26 R, 27 RBI in 28 G (26 GS) NL Pitcher of the Month: Billy Fritts, lhp, New York (28-L) 5-1 2.38 ERA 6 GS, 45.1 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 14 BB, 38 SO (3rd career PoM) NL Rookie of the Month: Jim Haulk, rhp, St. Louis (29-R) 3-1 3.83 ERA 6 GS 44.2 IP 46 H 3 HR 15 BB 27 SO (Was 0-5 with an 8.13 ERA in April) PCL Player of the Month: Russ Jimenez, 2b, Houston (31-R) .369/.443/.621 103 AB, 6 2b, 1 3b, 6 HR, 15 BB, 9 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 21 R, 19 RBI in 28 G (27 GS) PCL Pitcher of the Month: Tim Willcox, rhp, Dallas (30-R) 6-0 0.86 ERA 6 GS, 52.1 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 39 SO PCL Rookie of the Month: Craig Raposo, rhp, Hollywood (24-R) 4-0 3.28 ERA 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 40 H, 4 HR, 13 BB, 41 SO Monthly Awards for April, 2002 NL Player of the Month: Jim Wagner, lf, Washington (25-S) .348/.512/.629 89 AB, 5 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 31 BB (!!), 10 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 20 R, 16 RBI in 26 G NL Pitcher of the Month: George Cann, lhp, Washington (24-L) 4-0 1.64 ERA 6 GS, 44 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 27 SO NL Rookie of the Month: Luis Aranda, lhp, Cleveland (24-L) 2-1 2.93 ERA 6 GS 43 IP 48 H 4 HR 20 BB 26 SO PCL Player of the Month: Steve Hermanson, 2b, Milwaukee (24-S) .363/.431/.598 102 AB, 7 2b, 1 3b, 5 HR, 13 BB, 11 SO, 5 SB, 4 CS, 20 R, 17 RBI in 24 G PCL Pitcher of the Month: Al Johnson, rhp, Kansas City (21-R) 5-1 1.70 ERA 6 GS, 47.2 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 33 SO (2nd career PoM) PCL Rookie of the Month: Frank Flores, rhp, Portland (23-R) 3-2 2.25 ERA 5 GS, 36 IP, 22 H, 2 HR, 11 BB, 13 SO

11-22-2019, 09:12 AM	#380
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Friday, August 2, 2002 We are back home to play the Seattle Rainiers a 3 game series over the weekend. They just won 2 of 3 in Los Angeles. We are 2-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time they were in Portland, June 18-19. They are 15th in scoring in the PCL with 3.63 runs per game (Portland is 4th with 4.37). They are 8th in fewest runs allowed with 4.20 per game (Portland is 7th with 4.14). So now we are in the top half in both scoring and defense, but still have a losing record... Seattle's run differential is -61 and ours is +25. Seattle Rainiers (40-67 .374 35 GB in 8th (last) place in the PCL West) at Portland Beavers (52-56 .481 23.5 GB in 4th place in the PCL West) SEA: Jamie Ladnier (33-L 8-6 3.57) vs. POR: Steve Muir (27-R 10-7 2.83) Gold Glove Ladnier is 1-1 against us, though he lost the game he pitched well and won the game he stunk it up. Muir is 3-0 in his last 4 starts, though two of them were clunkers. The last one was pretty good, though: he pitched a 4 hit shutout. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS) SEATTLE 1: CF Dan McKee (24-R .254-437-3-32-.629) 2: RF Chris Simpson (27-L .286-56-1-7-.715) 3: 3B Ronaldo Entrevinhas (30-R .298-420-19-69-.878) 2-time All-Star 32 2B/BB 4: 1B Luis Hernandez (33-R .257-412-17-57-.749) Silver Slugger/All-Star(01) 5: C Terry Mohlman (22-L .224-317-3-18-.616) Rookie #21 prospect 6: 2B Juan Garza (25-S .260-319-2-23-.651) 7: LF Carlos Lopez (27-L .207-140-4-17-.611) 40 SO 8: SS Don Kelly (28-R .211-365-1-27-.541) 5 2B 9: P Jamie Ladnier (33-R .286-42-0-6-.667) PORTLAND 1: RF Jose Julio (28-R .245-249-3-20-.609) 2: CF Jack Hinckley (26-R .310-271-1-21-.731) 3: 3B Fernando Mexicano (22-L .301-386-30-85-.968) 4: 1B Glenn Snowden (25-R .316-396-31-79-1.008) 2-time All-Star(MVP)/Gold Glove 5: C Jim Shippy (31-R .274-252-6-31-.758) 6: LF Fernando Martinez (27-L .259-224-13-37-.735) Gold Glove 7: SS Dave Risinger (26-R .286-217-2-19-.665) 8: 2B Juan Rojas (23-S .264-231-1-18-.631) 9: P Steve Muir (27-R .137-51-0-4-.291) Gold Glove Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Multnomah County Stadium Weather: Roof Closed Attendance: 19,590 Top of the First: Dan McKee swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Simpson grounds out to short. Ronaldo Entrevinhas lines out to center! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First: Jose Julio grounds one to 3rd, but Ronaldo Entrevinhas throws it away for a 2 base error! Jack Hinckley strikes out looking... A wild pitch sends Julio to 3rd. Fernando Mexicano swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Julio scores! 1 to 0, Beavers! Glenn Snowden flies out to center. Jim Shippy grounds out to the pitcher. Bottom of the Second: With 1 out, Dave Risinger beats out and infield hit. Juan Rojas swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Carlos Lopez overruns the ball for an error and we have runners at 2nd and 3rd. With the infield in, P Steve Muir grounds one through the left side for a hit and Risinger scores! 2 to 0, Beavers! Jose Julio grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, but beats the relay throw to 1st and Rojas scores! 3 to 0, Beavers! Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Carlos Lopez gets the first Seattle hit, a home run to right... 3 to 1, Beavers. Bottom of the Fifth: P Steve Muir leads off with a sharp liner to center for a hit. Jose Julio does what he does best and grounds into a force out at 2nd, 1-6. Jack Hinckley loops a hit to center and Julio goes to 3rd. Hinckley steals 2nd. Fernando Mexicano beats out an infield hit and Julio scores! 4 to 1, Beavers! Glenn Snowden flies out to deep center and Hinckley trots home. 5 to 1, Beavers. That sends P Jamie Ladnier to the showers. New Pitcher: Chris Baker (23-R), a rookie with a 2.04 ERA in 17.2 IP. Jim Shippy lines out to left. Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Dave Risinger hits a home run to left!! 6 to 1, Beavers! Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, Dan McKee hits a 428 ft. home run to left center. 6 to 2, Beavers. P Steve Muir had only allowed 4 home runs all season and that was the second one this game... Won - 6 to 2 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Seattle had 5 hits and made 2 errors Steve Muir (W 11-7) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk and struck out 4. At bat, he had 2 hits and and RBI. 2 complete games in a row! Jamie Ladnier (L 8-7) went 4.2 innings, gave us 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, no walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RF Jose Julio did not have a hit or a walk, but scored 2 runs and had an RBI. CF Jack Hinckley had 2 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. 3B Fernando Mexicano had 2 hits with a double and 2 RBI. SS Dave Risinger had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and scored 2 runs.