1999 DUKES GAME SUMMARIES/NOTES - by Robert Smathers ==========================Final Starting Rotation: Ricky Stone Jamie Arnold Garvin Alston Jeff Williams Robbie Beckett Usual Starters: C Rick Wilkins, Hector Ortiz 1B Kevin Grijak, Wes Chamberlain 2B Adam Riggs 3B Chance Sanford, Shawn Gilbert SS Alex Cora LF Warren Newson, Kevin Grijak CF Shawn Gilbert, Darond Stovall RF Darond Stovall, Brent Cookson Wednesday September 8, 1999 In the PCL Playoffs, the Salt Lake Buzz (Twins) will play the Vancouver Canadians (Athletics). In the other playoff series, the Omaha Golden Spikes (Royals) will play the Oklahoma Redhawks (Rangers). The overall winner of the PCL playoffs will meet the overall winner of the International League playoffs in the 1999 Triple-A World Series to be played in Las Vegas starting September 20th. All games in the Triple-A World Series best-of-five championship series will be seen on ESPN2. Tuesday September 7, 1999 In Dukes news, the Dodgers promoted P Jeff Williams, P Robinson Checo, P Jamie Arnold, P Carlos Perez, IF Juan Castro and IF Alex Cora. The Dukes season is over and the Dodgers felt no rush to promote these players on September 1st due to the fact the Dukes and the Dodgers were not in playoff contention. Missing from the call-ups of those that probably should have been called up were OF Brent Cookson and P Jeff Kubenka and IF Adam Riggs. Wes Chamberlain was selected as the 1999 Dukes Most Popular Player. Shawn Gilbert won the 1999 Jack Perconte Award. Kevin Grijak was named the 1999 Dukes Most Valuable Player. The Dukes finished the season 65-74, in 3rd place 15 games behind the division winner Omaha Golden Spikes in the PCL American Conference Central Division. The Dukes were 32-39 at home, 33-35 on the road, 51-60 in night games, 14-14 in day games, and 3-5 in extra innings in 1999. The Dukes were 59-72 on grass and 6-2 on artificial turf. They went 20-20 in 1-run ballgames. The Dukes drew 304,345 in 68 home dates for an average-per-game attendance of 4,476. On the road (65 dates), 350,683 came out to watch the Dukes as the opposition for an average-per-game of 5,395. The Dukes had a .284 team batting average, 148 homers, 472 walks, 979 strikeouts, 119 stolen bases. The Dukes pitching staff had a 5.32 team ERA, 8 complete games, 5 shutouts, 34 saves, 175 homers, 514 walks given up and 1,023 strikeouts. Dukes leaders: Jeff Williams 9 wins Ricky Stone 10 losses Andy Croghan 2.81 ERA (best for relievers) Robinson Checo 4.33 ERA (best for starters) Jeff Kubenka 51 games (best for relievers) Ricky Stone 27 games (best for starter with no to very rare relief appearances) Jeff Kubenka 11 saves Ricky Stone 205 hits given up Ricky Stone 102 earned runs Ricky Stone 132 strikeouts Ricky Stone 167 innings pitched (4th best in the PCL) Ricky Stone 71 walks (2nd best in the PCL for most walks) Brent Cookson .321 batting average Shawn Gilbert 88 runs scored Adam Riggs 150 hits Shawn Gilbert 35 doubles Alex Cora and Adam Riggs 7 triples Brent Cookson 28 homers Adam Riggs 81 RBI Shawn Gilbert 62 walks Adam Riggs 114 strikeouts Shawn Gilbert and Adam Riggs 25 stolen bases Monday September 6, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 11 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 9 1 SLC: Shane Bowers, J.C. Romero (6), Tony Fiore (8) and Jeff Smith ABQ: Ricky Stone, Garvin Alston (8) and Hector Ortiz WP: J.C. Romero (4-1) LP: Ricky Stone (5-10) SV: Tony Fiore (19) HR: SLC Jeff Smith (1) off Stone in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (L) 7 1-3 8 5 5 2 4 Alston 1 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 TIME: 2:36 ATT: 5,917 In the final game of the series and of the 1999 season, the Salt Lake City Buzz beat the Albuquerque Dukes 6-4. The Buzz swept the Dukes in the series and the Dukes ended up losing seven out of their last eight games and lost five in a row. Salt Lake, meanwhile, kept their playoff contentions alive with the victory. Combined with a Fresno Grizzlies loss Monday evening, the Buzz are going to the playoffs. Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning. With the bases loaded, Chance Sanford singled to right scoring Wes Chamberlain. Juan Castro followed Chamberlain around the bases and tried to score but was thrown out in a crash play at home plate for the final out of the inning. Albuquerque led 1-0. In the 3rd inning, Salt Lake scored twice to take a 2-1 lead. Mike Moriarty scored on Midre Cummings RBI single. Later in the inning, Chris Latham scored on David Ortiz's sacrifice fly. In the 5th inning, the Dukes tied the game at 2-2 as Adam Riggs tripled to right center field and scored on Shane Bowers' wild pitch. In the 7th inning, Jeff Smith homered with Jeff Ferguson on base as the Buzz took a 4-2 lead. In the 8th inning, Brian Richardson RBI singled scoring Ortiz as the Buzz took a 5-2 lead. In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Dukes tried making a comeback. Shawn Gilbert doubled down the 3rd base line to drive in Alex Cora. Gilbert scored on Chamberlain's RBI double to left center field as the Dukes cut the defecit to a run at 5-4. Castro came up and did not like one of the ball/strike calls. He soon smacked a ball to Buzz third baseman Brian Richardson for the second out of the inning. Had that batted ball gotten past Richardson, Chamberlain may have been able to score with the game tying run. As Castro left the field on the out, he argued with an umpire and was tossed from the game. Third base coach Mickey Hatcher went to have words with the umpire and he too was tossed. Brent Cookson, acting as first base coach in the game, had his say with the umpire and was ejected from the game as well. The Dukes went quietly the rest of the inning. Salt Lake got an important insurance run in the 9th inning. Smith singled to left and scored on Latham's single to right field as the Buzz built a 6-4 lead. Tony Fiore took care of the Dukes in the bottom of the 9th inning to earn the save. Sunday September 5, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 8 13 1 ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 SLC: Rob Radlosky, Gus Gandarillas (7), Fred Rath (8) and Matt LeCroy ABQ: Robbie Beckett, Robinson Checo (6), Jeff Kubenka (7) and Hector Ortiz WP: Rob Radlosky (8-4) LP: Robbie Beckett (1-3) HR: SLC Brian Richardson (18) off Beckett in the 3rd inning Steve Hacker (2) off Beckett in the 4th inning David Ortiz (30) off Checo in the 7th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (18) off Radlosky in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Beckett (L) 5 8 6 6 6 2 Checo 1 2-3 4 2 2 0 1 Kubenka 2 1-3 1 0 0 1 2 TIME: 3:03 ATT: 2,133 In the third game of the series, the Salt Lake Buzz remained in playoff contention as they defeated the Albuquerque Dukes 8-3 and took a 3-0 series lead. Albuquerque has lost four straight and six out of their last seven games. As for the Buzz, they must win tomorrow and the Fresno Grizzlies must lose if the Buzz are to make the playoffs. Midre Cummings' RBI single in the first inning gave the Buzz a 1-0 lead. In the Albuquerque half of the 1st inning, Shawn Gilbert drove home a run as the Dukes tied the game at 1-1. Albuquerque scored once in the 2nd inning to take a 2-1 lead - Juan Castro drove in DaRond Stovall. In the 3rd inning, Salt Lake scored three times to take a 4-2 lead. Brian Buchanan RBI singled and former-Duke Brian Richardson crushed a two-run homer that landed in the drive-in area beyond the lava rocks. Salt Lake extended their lead to 5-2 in the 4th inning as Steve Hacker solo-homered. Salt Lake scored once more in the 5th inning on Matt LeCroy's sacrifice fly to the warning track. Kevin Grijak solo-homered as the Dukes edged closer at 6-3. In the 7th inning, the Buzz tacked on their final two runs. David Ortiz solo-homered and LeCroy doubled off the outfield fence to drive in a run. In the game, the first field staff (coaches and manager) ejection of the season took place. Dukes pitching coach Dean Trainor was tossed after a heated argument with the home plate umpire. It is not sure if he was frustrated with the strike zone calls or if he was just had anger that he needed to release due to the fact his pitching staff has given up 27 runs and 39 hits in the three games so far in the series with the Buzz. Saturday September 4, 1999 In Dukes news, P Doug Bochtler has been placed on the DL and P Hal Garrett has been promoted from AA San Antonio. . . . P Robinson Checo is on a rehabilitation assignment with the Dukes for the rest of the season. Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 6 0 10 13 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 SLC: Mike Lincoln, Gary Rath (9) and Matt LeCroy ABQ: Jeff Williams, Hal Garrett (6), Johnny Ruffin (8) and Rick Wilkins WP: Mike Lincoln (5-2) LP: Hal Garrett (0-1) HR: SLC Matt LeCroy (10) off Garrett in the 8th inning Midre Cummings (13) off Ruffin in the 8th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (17) off Lincoln in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- J Williams 5 1-3 8 4 4 2 2 Garrett (L) 2 1-3 3 4 4 2 1 Ruffin 1 1-3 2 2 2 1 1 TIME: 3:05 ATT: 4,207 In the second game of the series, the Salt Lake Buzz used a big, 6-run 8th inning to defeat the Dukes 10-4 and take a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost three straight games. The Dukes are just playing out the final two games of the season, Salt Lake remains in playoff contention. In the 3rd inning, David Ortiz's RBI single gave the Buzz a 1-0 lead. In the 5th inning, the Buzz scored twice more - Ortiz RBI singled and former-Duke Chris Latham drove in a run as the Buzz built a 3-0 lead. Albuquerque scored three times in the bottom of the 5th inning to tie the game. Rick Wilkins tripled in a run, Adam Riggs drove in a run and DaRond Stovall sacrifice flied out. In the 6th inning, Matt LeCroy's sacrifice fly gave the Buzz the lead back at 4-3. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Albuquerque tied up the game at 4-4 as Kevin Grijak solo homered. In the 8th inning, Salt Lake broke the 4-4 tie and put the game away. Matt LeCroy two-run homered and later in the inning Midre Cummings blasted a grand-slam homer. Friday September 3, 1999 Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 9 13 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 0 SLC: Mark Redman, Kevin Ohme (7), J.C. Romero (9), Tony Fiore (9) and Matthew Lecroy ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Garvin Alston (5), Jeff Kubenka (8) and Rick Wilkins WP: Kevin Ohme (5-2) LP: Garvin Alston (1-2) SV: Tony Fiore (18) HR: SLC Chris Latham (15) off Kubenka in the 9th inning ABQ Brent Cookson (28) off Redman in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Osteen 4 1-3 9 6 6 2 3 Alston (L) 3 1-3 2 1 1 2 2 Kubenka 1 1-3 2 2 2 2 0 TIME: 3:24 ATT: 3,671 In the first game of the last series of the season, the Salt Lake City Buzz defeated the Albuquerque Dukes 9-7 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost two straight games. Salt Lake took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Dukes came up with six runs to take a 6-2 lead. Adam Riggs singled to drive in a run, Shawn Gilbert walked with the bases loaded, and Brent Cookson belted a grand-slam homer. Salt Lake scored in the 4th inning as Dan Cey tripled and later scored, and the Buzz tied the game in the 5th inning. Matt LeCroy'a doubled to drive in two runs accounted for two of the three runs scored in the 5th inning. In the 8th inning, the Buzz broke the tie as David Ortiz drove in a run to make it 7-6 Buzz. In the 9th inning, former-Duke Chris Latham two-run homered to extend the Buzz lead to 9-6. In the bottom of the 9th, Adam Riggs tripled and scored to make it 9-7 Salt Lake but the Dukes were not able to continue the rally. Thursday September 2, 1999 Game 4: Cashman Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 LAS VEGAS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 x 11 18 0 ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Neil Weber (6) and Hector Ortiz LVG: Al Drumheller, Brandon Kolb (7), Will Cunnane (9) and Jimmy Gonzalez, Kevin Lidle WP: Al Drumheller (6-4) LP: Jamie Arnold (0-2) HR: ABQ Juan Castro (7) off Drumheller in the 4th inning LVG George Arias (9) off Weber in the 8th inning Wayne Kirby (10) off Weber in the 8th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Arnold (L) 5 2-3 10 4 4 3 5 Weber 2 1-3 8 7 7 1 2 TIME: 2:55 ATT: 5,388 In the final game of the series and the final game of the last roadtrip of the season, the Las Vegas Stars crushed the Albuquerque Dukes 11-3. Las Vegas took the series 3-1. The defeat also guarantees the Dukes will finish the season below the .500 winning percentage mark. Las Vegas held a 4-3 advantage going into the bottom of the 7th inning. In the 7th inning, the Stars scored seven times to put the game away - Jimmy Gonzalez singled to drive in Gary Matthews Jr., former-Duke Wayne Kirby 3-run homered, George Arias 2-run homered, and Jake Thrower RBI singled in the inning. For the Dukes, DaRond Stovall sacrifice flied out, Juan Castro solo homered, and Brent Cookson drove in a run. Wednesday September 1, 1999 Game 3: Cashman Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 9 12 3 LAS VEGAS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 1 ABQ: Ricky Stone, Johnny Ruffin (8), Jeff Kubenka (9) and Rick Wilkins LVG: Shane Dennis, Brendan Sullivan (6), Stan Spencer (8) and Kevin Lidle WP: Ricky Stone (6-9) LP: Shane Dennis (2-10) HR: LVG Kevin Lidle (2) off Stone in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (W) 7 8 3 3 2 7 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 0 2 Kubenka 1 0 0 0 1 2 TIME: 3:01 ATT: 3,866 In the third game of the series, the Dukes beat the Las Vegas Stars 9-3 and snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory. Las Vegas still holds a 2-1 series advantage. The Dukes also finally won a game against the Stars in the 1999 season matchups; Las Vegas holds a 6-1 season matchup advantage. Kevin Grijak was the hero for the Dukes on the evening, driving in 6 runs and going 5 for 5. In the 1st inning, Mike Darr's RBI single gave the Stars a 1-0 lead. In the 2nd inning, Grijak doubled to drive in the Dukes first run as the Dukes tied the game at 1-1. The Dukes scored four runs in the 4th inning to take a 5-1 lead. Grijak had a 2-RBI double, Juan Castro drove home a run, and Ricky Stone helped out his cause with a RBI double in the inning. In the 5th inning, Grijak single home Brent Cookson as the Dukes built a 6-1 lead. In the Stars half of the 5th inning, Kevin Lidle doubled and scored on Chris Prieto's groundout. The Dukes held a 6-2 lead. In the 7th inning, Wes Chamberlain's fielders choice scored Adam Riggs and Kevin Grijak drove in a run as the Dukes built a 8-2 lead. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Lidle solo-homered as the Stars moved closer at 8-3. In the 9th inning, Grijak singled to score Chamberlain as the Dukes led by the eventual final score of 9-3. Tuesday August 31, 1999 In Dukes news, although it is not official, the Dodgers have been figuring out who they may be promoting in the September 1st roster expansion. According to published reports, Adam Riggs, Alex Cora and Juan Castro are not expected to be promoted as the Dodgers have too many middle infield players on their active roster. It is expected that the Dodgers will activate Tripp Cromer from the Major League DL and call up Albuquerque pitchers Jeff Kubenka, Jaime Arnold, Jeff Williams and Carlos Perez as well as San Antonio pitcher Eric Gagne. The promotion of Dukes players may not happen until after the season as Albuquerque and the Dodgers are not in playoff contention. As soon as the word is official who will be leaving the Dukes and (assuming a in-season promotion move) who will be promoted to the Dukes, I will report it here. Game 2: Cashman Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 11 1 LAS VEGAS 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 x 8 8 2 ABQ: Robbie Beckett, Garvin Alston (7) and Hector Ortiz LVG: Carlos Almanzar, Matt Skrmetta (6), Jim Sak (8), Will Cunnane (9) and Jimmy Gonzalez WP: Matt Skremetta (2-1) LP: Garvin Alston (1-1) SV: Will Cunnane (10) HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (13) off Almanzar in the 2nd inning Wes Chamberlain (18) off Almanzar in the 2nd inning Shawn Gilbert (10) off Skremetta in the 7th inning LVG Gary Matthews Jr (10) off Beckett in the 4th inning Dusty Allen (17) off Alston in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Beckett 6 1-3 6 6 6 6 11 Alston (L) 1 2-3 2 2 2 1 1 TIME: 2:56 ATT: 3,686 In the second game of the series, the Las Vegas Stars for the second night in a row used a big inning to defeat the Dukes. The Stars won 8-6 and took a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes finally ended their long streak of alternating wins and losses; the Dukes have now lost two straight games. Las Vegas has a 6-0 season record against the Dukes in 1999. In the 2nd inning, Adam Riggs' 2-run inside-the-park homer and Wes Chamberlain's solo homer gave the Dukes a 3-0 lead. In the 4th inning, the Stars trimmed the defecit to a run at 3-2 as Gary Matthews Jr. belted a two run homer. In the 5th inning, Brent Cookson's sacrifice fly extended the Dukes lead to 4-2. The Dukes added one more run in the 6th inning as Riggs tripled to drive in Robbie Beckett as the Dukes built a 5-2 lead. In the 7th inning, Gilbert solo-homered to give the Dukes a 6-2 lead. The Stars then went to work. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Jimmy Gonzalez tripled and scored on David Newhan's infield hit. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, George Arias walked as the Stars drew cluser at 6-4. With the bases still loaded, Dusty Allen grand-slam homered as the Stars took a 8-6 lead. Monday August 30, 1999 Game 1: Cashman Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1 LAS VEGAS 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 x 7 11 0 ABQ: Jeff Williams, Johnny Ruffin (6), Gavin Osteen (8) and Rick Wilkins LVG: Pete Smith, Brandon Kolb (7), Roberto Rivera (9) and Jimmy Gonzalez WP: Pete Smith (5-8) LP: Jeff Williams (9-7) HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (27) off P Smith in the 2nd inning LVG George Arias (8) off Williams in the 6th inning Gary Matthews Jr (9) off Williams in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams (L) 5 2-3 11 7 6 0 2 Ruffin 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Osteen 1 0 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:25 ATT: 2,990 In the first game of the last roadtrip of the season for the Dukes, the Stars defeated the Dukes 7-3 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes continue to alternate winning and losing games; the trend occurring since August 20th. Brent Cookson solo-homered in the 2nd inning as the Dukes took a 1-0 lead. Las Vegas tied up the game in the 3rd inning as David Newhan singled home a run. Las Vegas broke the 1-1 tie and put the game away in the 6th inning as they scored six times. Highlighting the inning were 2-run homers by George Arias and Gary Matthews Jr. as Las Vegas built a 7-1 advantage. Albuquerque scored once in the 8th inning and once in the 9th inning as Hector Ortiz and DaRond Stovall contributed sacrifice flies. Sunday August 29, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- OMAHA 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 9 4 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 x 7 10 3 OMA: Glendon Rusch, Mark Pisciotta (6), Jaime Bluma (7) and Henry Mercedes ABQ: Carlos Perez, Garvin Alston (7), Jeff Kubenka (9) and Hector Ortiz WP: Carlos Perez (3-3) LP: Marc Pisciotta (0-1) SV: Jeff Kubenka (11) HR: OMA Steve Gibralter (26) off Perez in the 5th inning ABQ Hector Ortiz (6) off Pisciotta in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Perez (W) 6 5 5 4 1 6 Alston 2 3 1 1 0 0 Kubenka (S) 1 1 0 0 1 1 TIME: 2:53 ATT: 2,543 The Albuquerque Dukes were able to take advantage of charity at the Sports Stadium on Sunday as they beat the Omaha Golden Spikes 7-6. Each team won 2 games in the series. As has been the trend in the last nine games, the Dukes continued to alternate winning and losing ball games. Kit Pellow was the unfortunate soul in the field, committing four errors (two of those errors on the same play). In the 1st inning, Mark Quinn's pop fly ball was misplayed by Albuquerque's Shawn Gilbert and Jeremy Carr scored on the play. Later in the inning, Steve Gibralter scored on Joe Vitiello's double to left center as the Golden Spikes built a 2-0 lead. In the 3rd inning, Albuquerque got on the scoreboard. DaRond Stovall hit a grounder to Pellow - Pellow misplayed the grounder for one error and earned another error on the throw to first base. Adam Riggs later in the inning singled up the center to score Stovall. Alex Cora smacked the ball to Pellow who misplayed it, allowing Hector Ortiz to score and tie the game at 2-2. Riggs scored on Gilbert's base hit to left and Gilbert scored on Brent Cookson's base hit to right field. Albuquerque held a 4-2 advantage. In the 5th inning, a 2-out walk to Carr was followed by Gibralter's homer as the Golden Spikes tied the game at 4-4. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Riggs doubled, moved to third base on Cora's sacrifice bunt misplayed by Pellow, and scored on Gilbert's single as the Dukes re-took the lead at 5-4. In the 6th inning, the Golden Spikes tied the game again. Tony Medrano singled and Pellow scored on the play. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Ortiz two-run homered as the Dukes took a 7-5 lead. In the 7th inning, Carr scored on Quinn's single as the Golden Spikes edged closer at 7-6. Jeff Kubenka worked out of a 9th inning jam as he earned the save. Carlos Perez started for the Dukes and did fairly well in his second pitching start at the Sports Stadium in a Dukes suit. He went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits, 5 runs (4 earned) while walking one and doing the strikeout jiggle dance 6 times. He was knocked out of the game with the last pitch of the 6th inning - a one hop smash hit him. He grabbed the ball and threw to first before going down on the Sports Stadium turf in obvious pain. After a few minutes, he was able to get up and walk off the field. If it were not for the fact Ortiz homered in the Dukes half of the 6th inning, he would have gotten a no-decision. Saturday August 28, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- OMAHA 0 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 10 15 2 ALBUQUERQUE 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 11 2 OMA: Brian Barber, Dan Rios (6), Jeff D'Amico (8) and Sal Fasano ABQ: Jaime Arnold, Robbie Beckett (5), Neil Weber (7) and Rick Wilkins WP: Brian Barber (9-4) LP: Jaime Arnold (0-1) HR: Kit Pellow (35) off Beckett in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Arnold (L) 4 8 6 5 1 3 Beckett 2 2-3 5 4 3 1 3 Weber 2 1-3 2 0 0 2 3 TIME: 3:08 ATT: 4,673 In the third game of the series, the Dukes continued their "win one game, lose the next game, win the following game" as they lost this game 10-7. Omaha holds a 2-1 series lead. In the 2nd inning, Omaha built a 4-0 lead. Les Norman, Tony Medrano, Sal Fasano and Jeremy Carr each drove in a run. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Rick Wilkins 2-RBI doubled and Adam Riggs RBI singled as the Dukes trimmed the defecit to a run at 4-3 Omaha. Omaha scored twice more in the 4th inning to take a 6-3 lead. Mark Quinn and Medrano drove in a run each in the inning. In the 5th inning, Kit Pellow solo-homered as the Golden Spikes increased their lead to 7-3. In a three-run 7th inning, Omaha increased their lead to 10-3 highlighted by Norman sacrifice-fly and Pellow's RBI double. Albuquerque tried to mount a comeback but came up short - the Dukes scored three times in the bottom of the 7th inning and once in the 9th inning. Riggs drove in one more run in that 7th inning. Grijak drove in two runs in the game and Wes Chamberlain added one RBI. Friday August 27, 1999 Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- OMAHA 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 12 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 x 9 12 1 OMA: Scott Mullen, Scott Ruffcorn (7), Bart Evans (8) and Sal Fasano ABQ: Ricky Stone, Garvin Alston (7), Jeff Kubenka (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Garvin Alston (1-0) LP: Bart Evans (3-5) SV: Jeff Kubenka (10) HR: OMA Sal Fasano (21) off Stone in the 5th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (16) off Mullen in the 4th inning Adam Riggs (12) off Evans in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone 6 8 6 6 2 4 Alston (W) 2 2 1 1 1 2 Kubenka (S) 1 2 0 0 0 0 TIME: 2:59 ATT: 5,864 In the second game of the series, the Dukes were able to defeat the Omaha Golden Spikes 9-7 to tie the series at 1-1. The Dukes continue to alternate winning and losing games (doing so for the last 7 games). Omaha, with the defeat, wasn't able to immediately lock up the PCL American Conference Central Division title, but a Colorado Springs loss shortly after the Dukes/Golden Spikes contest ended gave Omaha the title. Albuquerque right now is fighting just to finish the season above the .500 mark. In the 2nd inning, DaRond Stovall's RBI double and Hector Ortiz's bloop single RBI gave the Dukes a 2-0 lead. Omaha scored four times in the 4th inning to take a 4-2 lead as Kit Pellow RBI singled and Sal Fasano doubled with the bases loaded to drive in three runs. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Kevin Grijak solo-homered as the Dukes edged closer at 4-3. Fasano's two-run homer in the 6th inning extended Omaha's lead to 6-3. Albuquerque tallied once in the bottom of the 6th as Omaha held onto a 6-4 lead. In the top of the 7th inning, Steve Gibralter scored on a wild pitch to give Omaha a 7-4 lead. In the bottom of the 7th inning, the Dukes trimmed the defecit to a run. Alex Cora RBI tripled and later scored on a passed ball. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Adam Riggs' three-run homer gave the Dukes the lead and a little bit of breathing room as the Dukes took a 9-7 lead. Thursday August 26, 1999 In Dukes news, the Dodgers signed P Garvin Alston to a minor league contract and assigned him to Albuquerque. Alston was pitching in Taiwan when he signed the Dodger contract. Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- OMAHA 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 8 13 1 ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 2 OMA: Matt Saier, Jaime Bluma (7), Ken Ray (9) and Henry Mercedes ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Johnny Ruffin (7), Neil Weber (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Matt Saier (3-3) LP: Gavin Osteen (6-8) HR: OMA Steve Gibralter (25) off Osteen in the 7th inning ABQ DaRond Stovall (10) off Saier in the 2nd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Osteen (L) 6 1-3 9 6 5 1 0 Ruffin 1 2-3 2 1 0 0 3 Weber 1 2 1 1 0 1 TIME: 2:45 ATT: 4,041 In the first game of the series, Omaha Golden Spikes beat the Albuquerque Dukes 8-5 to take a 1-0 series lead. Albuquerque has lost three out of their last five games. In the 2nd inning, DaRond Stovall's solo homer got the Dukes on the scoreboard. In the 3rd inning, Steve Gilbralter drove home a run as the Golden Spikes tied the game at 1-1. In the 7th inning trailing by 4-3, Gilbralter's 3-run homer and Joe Vitiello's RBI single gave Omaha a 7-4 lead. Mark Quinn, Henry Mercedes, and Jimmie Byington also drove in runs for Omaha in the game. Kevin Grijak and DaRond Stovall each drove in two runs in the game, while Juan Castro drove in one run for the Dukes. Wednesday August 25, 1999 The Dukes (and the rest of the PCL) have the day off. In Dukes news, C Angel Pena has been suspended seven games by Dukes manager Mike Scioscia for "violating team rules". Combined with the fact Pena has a right elbow injury serious enough to put him on the DL, his Dukes season is over. Tuesday August 24, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- VANCOUVER 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 12 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 0 VAN: Brett Laxton, Bill King (6), Luis Vizcaino (8) and Ramon Hernandez ABQ: Carlos Perez, Jeff Kubenka (8) and Hector Ortiz WP: Carlos Perez (2-3) LP: Brett Laxton (12-8) SV: Jeff Kubenka (9) HR: ABQ DaRond Stovall (8) off Laxton in the 2nd inning DaRond Stovall (9) off Laxton in the 4th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Perez (W) 7 8 2 2 3 1 Kubenka 2 4 2 2 0 2 TIME: 2:36 ATT: 2,544 In the final game of the series with the Vancouver Canadians, the Dukes held on to win 5-4. Each team won two games in the series. The Dukes have won three out their last five games. In the series, the Dukes have been eliminated from the PCL Atlantic Conference Central Divison race. Omaha has a 12-game advantage on the Dukes and a 11-game advantage over Colorado Springs. Omaha should be able to wrap up the division crown in the next few games. The Dukes, 62-65 on the season, can just hope to play well enough to finish the season at or above the .500 mark. Carlos Perez made his Sports Stadium debut and pitched well enough to get his second win in a Dukes suit. He went 7 innings, giving up 8 hits, 2 runs, walked 3 and struck out 1. Perez has DaRond Stovall to thank for the run support - Stovall hit a pair of two-run homers. Brent Cookson added a sacrifice fly. Vancouver's Danny Ardoin drove in three runs while Terrence Long drove in a run. Monday August 23, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 8 13 2 ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 0 VAN: Ron Mahay, Anthony Chavez (7), Tim Kubinski (8) and Ramon Hernandez ABQ: Jeff Williams, Jaime Arnold (7), Johnny Ruffin (8) and Rick Wilkins WP: Ron Mahay (7-2) LP: Jeff Williams (9-6) SV: Tim Kubinski (5) HR: VAN Jose Ortiz (8) off Williams in the 6th inning Terrance Long (1) off Arnold in the 7th inning Ramon Hernandez (13) off Ruffin the 9th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams (L) 6 6 3 3 2 6 Arnold 1 2-3 6 3 3 1 0 Ruffin 1 1-3 1 2 2 1 1 TIME: 3:16 ATT: 4,052 In the third game of the series, the Vancouver Canadians beat the Albuquerque Dukes 8-3. The Canadians clinched the PCL Pacific Conference North Division title with this victory over the Dukes. The Dukes have lost six out of their last ten games. In the 2nd inning, DaRond Stovall's RBI double made it 1-0 Albuquerque. In the 6th inning, Jose Ortiz's three-run homer put the Canadians on the scoreboard and instantaneously gave the Canadians a 3-1 lead. In the 7th inning, Terrence Long belted a solo homer and Mike Neill RBI singled as the Canadians built a 5-1 lead. In the 8th inning, Eric Martins singled to drive home a run as the Canadians increased the lead to 6-1. In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Dukes put two runs on the board to make it 6-3 Vancouver. In the 9th inning, Ramon Hernandez's two-run homer gave the Canadians a 8-3 lead. Sunday August 22, 1999 In Dukes news, P Matt Herges was promoted to the Dodgers while the Dodgers demoted P Jaime Arnold. Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- VANCOUVER 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 9 4 ALBUQUERQUE 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 x 10 15 0 VAN: Tim Manwiller, Luis Vizcaino (6), Benito Baez (7) and Brian Luderer ABQ: Robbie Beckett, Andy Croghan (6), Jeff Kubenka (8) and Hector Ortiz WP: Andy Croghan (2-1) LP: Luis Vizcaino (0-1) SV: Jeff Kubenka (8) HR: VAN Mario Encarnacion (2) off Beckett in the 2nd inning ABQ Juan Castro (6) off Manwiller in the 1st inning Brent Cookson (26) off Manwiller in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Beckett 5 6 7 7 6 4 Croghan (W) 2 2 0 0 1 4 Kubenka (S) 2 1 1 1 2 1 TIME: 3:16 ATT: 2,763 In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Vancouver Canadians 10-8 and tied the series at 1-1. The loss spoiled the Canadians chance to celebrate the PCL Pacific Conference North Division title. Due to the fact Tacoma won Sunday, the Canadians will clinch the title when they win another game or when Tacoma loses a game. Robbie Beckett made an emergency start for the Dukes due to Matt Herges' callup to the Dodgers. Beckett was hit hard by the Canadians, yielding seven runs in the first two innings. In the 1st inning, Mike Neill RBI singled, Ricky Freeman RBI doubled, and Mario Encarnacion's sacrifice fly gave the Canadians a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Juan Castro solo-homered and Shawn Gilbert drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the Dukes trimmed the defecit to 3-2. In the 2nd inning, the Canadians scored four more times. Neill drove in a run with a double and Encarnacion three-run homered as Vancouver took a 7-2 lead. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Hector Ortiz doubled to drive in DaRond Stovall as the Dukes trailed 7-3. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Dukes tallied once again. Alex Cora doubled and scored on Warren Newson's RBI single. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Brent Cookson solo-homered as the Dukes edged closer at 7-5. The Dukes tied the game at 7-7 in the 6th inning. Castro and Cookson had RBI singles. In the bottom of the 7th inning, the Dukes took the lead. Cora singled to drive in Stovall and Ortiz. Canadians center-fielder Terrence Long committed two errors to allow Cora to end up on third base and Chance Sanford to score. Long bobbled the ball upon fielding the single and misfired the ball to catcher Brian Luderer as Sanford came dashing towards home plate from third base. Albuquerque held a 10-7 lead. In the 8th inning, Neill's sacrifice fly brought Vancouver closer at 10-8 but Jeff Kubenka shut the door on the Canadians after that as he earned the save. Saturday August 21, 1999 Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- VANCOUVER 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 VAN: Kevin Jarvis, Anthony Chavez (9) and Danny Ardoin ABQ: Ricky Stone, Johnny Ruffin (8), Jeff Kubenka (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Kevin Jarvis (9-2) LP: Ricky Stone (5-9) Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (L) 7 8 4 4 1 5 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 1 1 Kubenka 1 0 0 0 1 0 TIME: 2:45 ATT: 6,571 In the first game of the homestand, the Dukes were shut out by the Vancouver Canadians 4-0 as the Canadians took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost four out of their last five games. Kevin Jarvis and Anthony Chavez combined on the shutout. Combined they only gave up 7 hits while walking 2 and striking out 7 Dukes batters. Danny Ardoin drove in two runs while Terrence Long and Ricky Freeman drove in a run each for the Canadians. Friday August 20, 1999 Game 4: Tucson Electric Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 14 14 0 TUCSON 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 4 10 16 0 ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Neil Weber (6), Andy Croghan (9) and Rick Wilkins TUC: David Tuttle, Dan Carlson (1), Chris Clemons (5), Terry Bross (8) and Ken Huckaby WP: Gavin Osteen (6-7) LP: David Tuttle (2-5) HR: ABQ DaRond Stovall (4) off Carlson in the 1st inning Warren Newson (8) off Clemons in the 5th inning Kevin Grijak (15) off Bross in the 8th inning TUC Edwin Diaz (11) off Weber in the 6th inning Turner Ward (3) off Weber in the 9th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Osteen (W) 5 6 2 2 3 5 Weber 3 2-3 10 8 8 2 3 Croghan 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 TIME: 3:21 ATT: 6,588 In the final game of the series with the Tucson Sidewinders and the final game of the 12-game roadtrip, the Dukes were able to salvage one win in the 4-game series as they won 14-10. Albuquerque snapped a three game losing streak. Albuquerque got to Tucson starter David Tuttle in the 1st inning. Highlights of the six-run inning included DaRond Stovall's three-run homer and Warren Newson's two-RBI double. Tuttle only lasted one out in the first inning, giving up 5 runs and 3 hits while walking 2 Dukes. Newson's grand-slam in the 5th inning gave Albuquerque a 10-2 lead. Dukes reliever Neil Weber drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th inning as the Dukes took a 11-5 lead. In the 8th inning, Kevin Grijak blasted a three-run homer as the Dukes built a 14-5 lead. In the contest, Tucson's Edwin Diaz three-run homered and added a sacrifice fly as he drove in four runs in the game. Turner Ward also drove in four runs in the game for the Sidewinders (a two-RBI single and a two-run homer). Former- Duke Ken Huckaby and Jason Conti drove in a single run each. Thursday August 19, 1999 Game 3: Tucson Electric Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 TUCSON 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 x 6 11 0 ABQ: Carlos Perez and Hector Ortiz TUC: Nelson Figueroa, Erik Sabel (7) and Ken Huckaby WP: Nelson Figueroa (9-5) LP: Carlos Perez (1-3) SV: Erik Sabel (2) HR: TUC Jarrod Patterson (10) off Perez in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Perez (L) 8 11 6 4 2 1 TIME: 2:38 ATT: 2,575 In the third game of the series, the Tucson Sidewinders shut out the Dukes 6-0 and took a 3-0 series lead. Albuquerque has lost three straight games after having won two straight games before that. Carlos Perez once again took the loss for the Dukes. He gave up 11 hits and 4 earned runs as he gave the bullpen the night off. It is his third consecutive loss after having won his first game in a Dukes suit. Jarrod Patterson solo-homered for the Sidewinders, while Walt White drove in two runs and Desi Wilson and former-Dukes Chip Sell and Ken Huckaby drove in a run each. Wednesday August 18, 1999 Game 2: Tucson Electric Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 12 2 TUCSON 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 x 8 12 0 ABQ: Jeff Williams, Doug Bochtler (7), Jeff Kubenka (7) and Rick Wilkins TUC: Vicente Padilla, Chris Clemons (7), Ed Vosberg (8) and Ken Huckaby WP: Chris Clemons (6-4) LP: Doug Bochtler (3-4) SV: Ed Vosberg (5) HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (11) off Padilla in the 1st inning Shawn Gilbert (9) off Padilla in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams 6 1-3 8 4 4 3 2 Bochtler (L) 1-3 0 1 0 1 1 Kubenka 1 1-3 4 3 2 1 3 TIME: 3:04 ATT: 1,501 In the second game of the series, the Sidewinders used a 3-run 8th inning to put away the Dukes 8-4 and Tucson took a 2-0 series lead with the win. The Dukes have lost two straight and three out of the last five games. In the 1st inning, Adam Riggs solo homered as the Dukes took a 1-0 lead. In the 2nd inning, Rick Wilkins' RBI made it 2-0 Albuquerque. Albuquerque broke a 2-2 tie in the 5th inning when Juan Castro doubled to score a run. Albuquerque broke another tie in the 7th inning as Shawn Gilbert solo homered to make it 4-3 Albuquerque. Tucson scored twice in the bottom of the 7th inning to take a 5-4 lead - former-Duke Ken Huckaby singled to drive in the game tying run and Keith Johnson scored on an error to break the tie. Tucson added three insurance runs in the 8th inning. Tuesday August 17, 1999 Game 1: Tucson Electric Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 3 TUCSON 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 0 ABQ: Matt Herges, Andy Croghan (5), Neil Weber (7), Johnny Ruffin (8), Jeff Kubenka (10), Robbie Beckett (11) and Hector Ortiz TUC: Chris Michalak, Byung-Hyun Kim (6), Erik Sabel (8), Jason Boyd (9) and Ken Huckaby WP: Jason Boyd (6-4) LP: Robbie Beckett (1-2) HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (25) off Michalek in the 1st inning Kevin Grijak (14) off Michalek in the 2nd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Herges 4 5 4 4 2 1 Croghan 2 2 1 1 0 0 Weber 1 1 0 0 2 0 Ruffin 2 0 0 0 1 3 Kubenka 1 1 0 0 1 0 Beckett (L) 1-3 3 1 1 0 1 TIME: 3:33 ATT: 2,483 In the first game of the series against the Tucson Sidewinders, the Sidewinders took extra innings to beat the Dukes 6-5. The 11-inning loss ended a Dukes two-game winning streak. Brent Cookson two-run homered and Kevin Grijak solo-homered for the Dukes. In the 8th inning, Hector Ortiz scored on a wild pitch and Shawn Gilbert's RBI single tied the game at 5-5. Jarrod Patterson, Ernie Young, Desi Wilson and Chip Sell all drove in a run for the Sidewinders in the contest. In the 11th inning, Patterson's RBI single scored Jason Conti with the game winning run. Monday August 16, 1999 Game 4: Telus Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 0 EDMONTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 2 ABQ: Ricky Stone, Robbie Beckett (8), Doug Bochtler (9) and Rick Wilkins EDM: Norm Montoya, Geoff Edsell (6), Scott Brow (8), Juan Alvarez (9) and Bret Hemphill WP: Ricky Stone (5-8) LP: Scott Brow (1-6) SV: Doug Bochtler (3) HR: EDM Norm Hutchins (7) off Stone in the 1st inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (W) 7 1-3 7 3 3 4 5 Beckett 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Bochtler (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2 TIME: 2:32 ATT: 6,380 In the last game of the series, the Dukes edged the Edmonton Trappers 4-3 and took the series 3-1. The Dukes have won two straight games. Edmonton grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st inning as Norm Hutchins homered and Bret Hemphill RBI singled. In the 3rd inning, Adam Riggs RBI single cut the Dukes defecit to a run at 2-1. In the 4th inning, the Dukes tied the game at 2-2 as Juan Castro singled to drive in a run. In the 8th inning, Riggs drove in a run and later in the inning Hector Ortiz scored on Shawn Gilbert's fielders choice double play to give the Dukes an insurance run as the Dukes took a 4-2 lead. Chris Pritchett doubled to drive in a run in the 8th inning as the Trappers crept closer at 4-3 but Doug Bochtler took care of the Trappers in the 9th inning to earn the save. Sunday August 15, 1999 Game 3: Telus Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 10 13 0 EDMONTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Jeff Kubenka (6), Johnny Ruffin (8), Doug Bochtler (9) and Rick Wilkins EDM: Ramon Ortiz, Keith Troutman (6), Juan Alvarez (6), Geoff Edsell (8), Scott Brow (9) and Bret Hemphill WP: Gavin Osteen (5-7) LP: Ramon Ortiz (5-3) HR: ABQ Alex Cora (4) off Ortiz in the 5th inning Brent Cookson (23) off Ortiz in the 5th inning Rick Wilkins (8) off Troutman in the 6th inning Brent Cookson (24) off Troutman in the 6th inning Kevin Grijak (13) off Alvarez in the 6th inning EDM Tomas Perez (3) off Osteen in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Osteen (W) 5 2-3 5 1 1 1 3 Kubenka 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 0 1 Bochtler 1 0 0 0 1 0 TIME: 2:44 ATT: 5,822 In the third game of the series, the Dukes turned the tables from the night before's blowout loss as they got their revenge on the Edmonton Trappers 10-1 and took a 2-1 series lead. Albuquerque used the long ball often in the game, homering five times off three different Trapper pitchers. Brent Cookson homered twice and drove in 3 total runs in the game. Alex Cora and Rick Wilkins each contributed two-run homers, while Kevin Grijak solo-homered. Cora also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Warren Newson added a RBI for the Dukes. Tomas Perez solo-homered for the Trappers only run in the game. Saturday August 14, 1999 In Dukes news, P Matt Herges was demoted by the Dodgers when the Dodgers activated IF Eric Young off the major league DL. Game 2: Telus Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 EDMONTON 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 3 x 12 15 0 ABQ: Carlos Perez, Neil Weber (7), Robbie Beckett (8) and Hector Ortiz EDM: Shad Williams, Juan Alvarez (9) and Jim Foster WP: Shad Williams (3-3) LP: Carlos Perez (1-2) HR: Reggie Williams (6) off Perez in the 4th inning Steve Decker (14) off Weber in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- C Perez (L) 6 10 7 7 3 5 Weber 1 3 2 2 0 0 Beckett 1 2 3 3 2 1 TIME: 2:38 ATT: 5,893 In the second game of the series, the Edmonton Trappers demolished the Dukes 12-0 and tied the series at 1-1. Albuquerque snapped a two-game winning streak. Shad Williams was in total control of the Dukes in the contest - he took a no-hitter into the 9th inning, giving up a leadoff single to Chance Sanford. Juan Alvarez relieved Williams at that point and finished off the Dukes. Edmonton's Reggie Williams two-run homered and had 3 total RBI in the game. Steve Decker solo homered while Chris Pritchett, Keith Luuloa, Jim Foster and Jovino Carvajal each drove in 2 runs for the Trappers in the blowout. Carlos Perez was the beneficiary of the loss once gain, going 6 innings and giving up 10 hits and 7 runs. It is the second straight outing that he has given up more runs than innings pitched after having had a splendid first outing for the Dukes on August 3rd (giving up only 1 run in 6 innings of work that evening). Friday August 13, 1999 Game 1: Telus Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0 EDMONTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 ABQ: Jeff Williams and Rick Wilkins EDM: Scott Schoenweis, Steve Mintz (8) and Jim Foster WP: Jeff Williams (9-5) LP: Scott Schoenweis (1-2) HR: Brent Cookson (22) off Schoenweis in the 2nd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams (W) 9 5 0 0 2 8 TIME: 2:19 ATT: 6,451 In the first game of the series in Edmonton, the Dukes beat the Edmonton Trappers 3-0 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes have won 2 games in a row. Jeff Williams was the best performer in the contest - he became the first Duke this season to pitch a complete game shutout. He gave up only 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8 Trappers. In the 2nd inning, Brent Cookson solo-homered as the Dukes took a 1-0 lead. In the 6th inning, Juan Castro drove home a run to make it 2-0 and in the 7th inning, DaRond Stovall doubled and scored to extend the Dukes lead to 3-0. Thursday August 12, 1999 In Dukes news, the Dodgers recalled P Mike Judd and demoted P Jeff Kubenka to the Dukes. . . . OF Brent Cookson has been activated from the DL. The Dukes games in Calgary tonight have been postponed due to rain and will not be made up. The Dukes were have to resumed a game suspended by rain on August 11, 1999 as well as play the regularly scheduled game for Thursday. The Dukes and Cannons each won 1 game in the rain-shortened series. The Dukes begin a 4 game series against the Edmonton Trappers in Edmonton tomorrow. Wednesday August 11, 1999 The Dukes game in Calgary against the Calgary Cannons was suspended due to rain wtih the score tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the 3rd inning. The game will be resumed before the regularly scheduled game on August 12, 1999. Tuesday August 10, 1999 Game 2: Burns Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1 CALGARY 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Johnny Ruffin (6), Doug Bochtler (8) and Angel Pena CAL: Brent Billingsley, Dario Perez (8), Archie Corbin (9) and Ramon Castro WP: Gavin Osteen (4-7) LP: Brent Billingsley (1-7) SV: Doug Bochtler (2) HR: ABQ Angel Pena (1) off Billingsley in the 6th inning CAL Derrek Lee (10) off Osteen in the 4th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Osteen (W) 5 2-3 4 2 2 0 1 Ruffin 1 2-3 1 0 0 1 3 Bochtler (S) 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 3 TIME: 2:33 ATT: 4,218 In the second game of the series, the Dukes defeated the Calgary Cannons 3-2 and tied the series at 1-1. The Dukes have won two of their last five games. In the 3rd inning, Adam Riggs walked, moved to third on Alex Cora's single and scored on an error to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead. That lead was short-lived as Calgary's Derrek Lee two-run homered in the bottom of the 4th inning to give the Cannons a 2-1 lead. Angel Pena belted a two-run homer in the 6th inning as the Dukes regained the lead at 3-2. Gavin Osteen started for the Dukes in Mike Judd's starting rotation spot as Judd was recalled by the Los Angeles Dodgers and will make a start for the Dodgers on Thursday in Montreal. Kevin Grijak came into the game as a late-inning replacement. He went 0 for 1 so his 11 consecutive game hitting streak came to an end. Monday August 9, 1999 Game 1: Burns Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 9 1 CALGARY 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 x 7 11 0 ABQ: Carlos Perez, David West (6) and Hector Ortiz CAL: Jason Grilli, Vic Darensbourg (8), Chad Ludwick (9) and Ramon Castro WP: Jason Grilli (1-6) LP: Carlos Perez (1-1) SV: Eric Ludwick (13) HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (10) off Grilli in the 7th inning CAL Benji Gil (11) off Perez in the 3rd inning Tim Hyers (2) off Perez in the 3rd inning Derrek Lee (9) off Perez in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Perez (L) 5 9 7 7 1 1 West 3 2 0 0 0 2 TIME: 2:30 ATT: 4,528 In the first game of a roadtrip, the Dukes fell to the Calgary Cannons 7-5. Calgary took a 1-0 series lead with the victory. Carlos Perez returned to his losing ways in this contest - he gave up 7 earned runs and 9 hits in 5 innings of work. He was hurt most by the long ball - he gave up three in the game. Kevin Grijak drove home a run in the 1st inning to give Albuquerque a 1-0 lead. Grijak extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 11 games. In the 2nd inning, Adam Riggs singled to drive in a run to give the Dukes a 2-0 advantage. Perez was rocked for five runs in the 3rd inning - Benji Gil three-run homered and Tim Hyers blasted a two run homer as Calgary took a 5-2 lead. In the 4th inning, Calgary's Amaury Garcia tripled home a run to make it 6-2 Cannons. Derrek Lee solo-homered in the 5th inning to extend the Cannons lead to 7-2. Grijak's RBI groundout in the 6th inning made it 7-3 Calgary. Adam Riggs two-run homered in the 7th inning to make it 7-5 Calgary and the Dukes went down quietly the rest of the game. Sunday August 8, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 x 6 11 1 EDM: Scott Schoeneweis, Geoff Edsell (5), Juan Alvarez (7) and Jim Foster ABQ: Robbie Beckett, Andy Croghan (7), Doug Bochtler (8) and Angel Pena WP: Robbie Beckett (1-1) LP: Geoff Edsell (0-4) SV: Doug Bochtler (1) Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Beckett (W) 6 4 2 2 5 9 Croghan 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bochtler (S) 2 0 0 0 0 0 TIME: 3:04 ATT: 3,475 In the final of the 4-game series at the Sports Stadium, Albuquerque defeated the Edmonton Trappers 6-2. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak. Both teams won 2 games in the series. Hector Ortiz and Alex Cora drove in runs with sacrifice flies, Adam Riggs tripled and scored in two different innings, and Shawn Gilbert, Angel Pena, and Juan Castro each drove in a run for the Dukes. Keith Luuloa and Tomas Perez each drove in a run for the Trappers. Cora had his 13-game hitting streak come to an end. Saturday August 7, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 2 EDM: Lou Pote, Scott Brow (7), Steve Mintz (9) and Bret Hemphill ABQ: Jeff Williams, Andy Croghan (5), Johnny Ruffin (7), Neil Weber (8) and Angel Pena WP: Scott Brow (1-5) LP: Neil Weber (1-2) SV: Steve Mintz (5) HR: EDM Jovino Carvajal (5) off Weber in the 9th inning ABQ DaRond Stovall (3) off Pote in the 6th inning Chance Sanford (8) off Pote in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- J Williams 4 1-3 9 5 4 1 4 Croghan 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 2 Ruffin 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Weber (L) 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1 TIME: 3:22 ATT: 9,116 In the third game of the series, Edmonton used top-of-the-9th- inning heroics to defeat the Dukes 6-5 and take a 2-1 series lead. The Dukes have lost two straight games. Angel Pena stroked a 2-RBI single in the 1st inning as the Dukes took a 2-0 lead. Edmonton scored three times in the 2nd inning to take a 3-2 lead. Edmonton added two more runs in the 5th inning to make it 5-2 Trappers. DaRond Stovall solo-homered in the 6th inning to make it 5-3 and the Dukes tied it up in the bottom of the 7th inning. Chance Sanford solo-homered and Alex Cora ripped a RBI double to tie the game at 5-5. Cora extended his hitting streak to 13 games. In the top of the 9th inning, Jovino Carvajal solo homered off Dukes reliever Neil Weber to break a 5-5 tie and Steve Mintz quietly set down the Dukes in the bottom of the 9th inning to preserve the victory. Friday August 6, 1999 In Dukes news, OF Shawn Gilbert has rejoined the Dukes after playing for the USA in the Pan American Games. Darond Stovall, at least for now, remains with the Dukes. . . . IF Tripp Cromer has rejoined the Dodgers after serving a rehabilitation stint with the Dukes. Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium (completion of suspended game from August 5, 1999) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 x 6 9 0 EDM: Ramon Ortiz, Reggie Williams (3), Geoff Edsell (7) and Bret Hemphill ABQ: Mike Judd, Gavin Osteen (4), Robbie Beckett (8), Doug Bochtler (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Gavin Osteen (3-7) LP: Reggie Williams (2-3) HR: ABQ DaRond Stovall (2) off Williams in the 4th inning Wes Chamberlain (17) off Williams in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Judd 3 3 0 0 0 2 Osteen (W) 4 3 1 1 1 2 Beckett 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bochtler 1 0 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:38 In the resumption of a game suspended due to rain in the 3rd inning on August 5, 1999, the Dukes beat the Edmonton Trappers 6-1 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes have won 3 games in a row after having lost the previous 6 games before that. Albuquerque's DaRond Stovall three-run homered in the 4th inning to give Albuquerque a 3-0 lead. Edmonton scored in the 5th inning when Tomas Perez's fielder's choice drove in a run. Wes Chamberlain solo-homerd in the 6th inning to extend the Dukes lead to 4-1. Adam Riggs and Warren Newson drove in runs in the 7th and 8th inning to make it 6-1 Albuquerque. Alex Cora extended his hitting streak to 11 games while Juan Castro saw his hitting streak end at 14 games by going 0 for 3. Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium (Regularly scheduled game) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 EDM: Jarrod Washburn and Jim Foster ABQ: Ricky Stone and Angel Pena WP: Jarrod Washburn (1-4) LP: Ricky Stone (4-8) HR: EDM Jeff Davanon (2) off Stone in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (L) 7 6 4 3 5 2 TIME: 1:57 ATT: 16,437 (8/5 and 8/6 attendance total) In the regularly scheduled game for Friday, Jarrod Washburn out-dueled Ricky Stone as the Edmonton Trappers defeated the Dukes 4-1. The Dukes snapped a three-game winning streak with the defeat. The 4-game series is tied at 1-1. Keith Luuloa drove home a run in the 2nd inning as Edmonton took a 1-0 lead. In the 4th inning, Angel Pena doubled home a run as the Dukes tied the game at 1-1. Mike Stone singled home a run in the 6th inning as Edmonton regained the lead at 2-1. Jeff Davanon's two-run homer gave Edmonton some insurance runs in the 7th inning. Washburn went all seven innings, giving up 3 hits and a run while walking one and striking out 10 Dukes. Stone, on the other hand, gave up 3 earned runs and 6 hits in his seven innigs of work while walking more than he struck out (5 walks, 2 strikeouts). Alex Cora extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 12 games, going 1 for 3. Thursday August 5, 1999 The Dukes game at the Sports Stadium against the Edmonton Trappers was suspended due to rain in the 3rd inning with the game tied at 0-0. The game will be resumed at 5 p.m. before the regularly scheduled Friday game. Wednesday August 4, 1999 No games are scheduled today in the Pacific Coast League. Albuquerque returns home Thursday August 5th to face the Edmonton Trappers. Tuesday August 3, 1999 In Dukes news, OF Dave Clark has announced his retirement. Game 4: Sky Sox Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 3 0 NOTE: Game called due to rain with 2 outs in the top of the 7th inning ABQ: Carlos Perez and Hector Ortiz CSP: John Thomson and Mark Strittmatter WP: Carlos Perez (1-0) LP: John Thomson (0-2) Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Perez (W) 6 3 1 1 0 0 TIME: 1:32 ATT: 2,782 In the final game of the series, the Dukes won a rain-shortened game 2-1 and earned a 2-2 series split with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Dukes have won 2 straight games after losing 6 in a row. Carlos Perez made his Dukes debut after being demoted by the Dodgers last week. Perez pitched 6 inning, giving up 3 hits and 1 run. He walked and struck out none. A much better performance than his last Dodger outing when he was shelled by the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark July 23rd. Jim Tatum's sacrifice fly in the 4th inning gave the Sky Sox a 1-0 lead. Kevin Grijak's double scored Perez and Alex Cora as the Dukes took a 2-1 lead in the 6th inning. The rains came in the top of the 7th inning and the game was finally called with 2 outs while the Dukes were batting. Alex Cora reached base safely to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Juan Castro also reached base to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Monday August 2, 1999 Game 3: Sky Sox Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 14 0 COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1 ABQ: Jeff Williams, Andy Croghan (6), Neil Weber (7), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Rick Wilkins CSP: Steve Shoemaker, Mark Holzemer (7), Rigo Beltran (8), Jim Stoops (9) and Ben Patrick, Mark Strittmatter WP: Jeff Williams (8-5) LP: Steve Shoemaker (2-4) HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (12) off Shoemaker in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams (W) 5 2-3 6 3 3 3 8 Croghan 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Weber 2 1 0 0 0 2 Ruffin 1 2 1 1 1 0 TIME: 3:12 ATT: 2,501 In the third game of the series, the Albuquerque Dukes beat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-4. The victory snapped a 6-game Dukes losing streak. The Dukes scored once in the 1st inning and twice in the 2nd inning. In the 2nd inning, Jeff Williams singled in a run and later scored on a wild pitch as the Dukes built a 3-0 lead. The Sky Sox tied the game in the 3rd inning - the highlight of the three run inning was a two-run RBI single by J.R. Phillips. In the 4th inning, DaRond Stovall RBI singled as the Dukes took a 4-3 lead. In the 6th inning, Kevin Grijak solo homered to extend the Dukes lead to 5-3. In the 7th inning, Adam Riggs scored on the front end of a double steal and Wes Chamberlain drove in a run with a single as the Dukes took a 7-3 lead. The Sky Sox added a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to make it the final score of 7-4 Albuquerque. Juan Castro extended his hitting streak to 13 games and Alex Cora extended his hitting streak to 9 games. Sunday August 1, 1999 In Dukes news, C Paul LoDuca was promoted to the Dodgers when the Dodgers demoted struggling, platooning C Angel Pena. . . . P David West has joined the Dukes roster. I will try to do some research to find out if this is the same David West that was a pitcher with the Mets and played in the Mets minor league chain about a decade ago. Game 1 (DH Game 1): Sky Sox Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E -------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 2 COLORADO SPRINGS 1 0 2 1 4 1 x 9 12 0 ABQ: Ricky Stone, Andy Croghan (6) and Paul LoDuca, Hector Ortiz CSP: Luther Hackman, David Wainhouse (7) and Ben Patrick WP: Luther Hackman (5-4) LP: Ricky Stone (4-6) HR: CSP Jim Tatum (10) off Stone in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone (L) 5 9 8 4 3 6 Croghan 1 3 1 1 0 1 TIME: 2:32 In the first game of the doubleheader, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox beat the Dukes 9-5 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost five games in a row. Jim Tatum hit a 2-run homer and had a run scoring single for the Sky Sox. Chris Petersen drove in three total runs by doubling twice. Ben Patrick and J.R. Phillips also drove in a run for the Sky Sox. Alex Cora drove in 3 runs for the Dukes while Juan Castro and Dave Clark drove in a run each. Game 2 (DH Game 2): Sky Sox Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E -------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 11 0 COLORADO SPRINGS 1 0 4 0 2 0 x 7 9 0 ABQ: David West, Gavin Osteen (5) and Rick Wilkins CSP: Mark Brownson, David Wainhouse (7) and Mark Strittmatter WP: Mark Brownson (5-5) LP: David West (0-1) SV: David Wainhouse (15) HR: ABQ Dave Clark (3) off Brownson in the 5th inning Alex Cora (3) off Brownson in the 5th inning CSP J.R. Phillips (30) off West in the 3rd inning J.R. Phillips (31) off Osteen in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- West (L) 4 7 5 5 0 5 Osteen 2 2 2 2 0 2 TIME: 1:47 ATT: 3,523 In the nightcap of a doubleheader, the Dukes lost 7-5 to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Dukes have now lost six games in a row (all the games on the roadtrip so far). J.R. Phillips homered twice, driving in four total runs for the Sky Sox. Phillips 31 homers leads the PCL and also is a Sky Sox franchise record for homers in a season. He also is enjoying a personal career high in the home run department. Jim Tatum drove in 2 runs (5 total RBIs in the doubleheader) and Dave Hajek contributed an RBI for the Sky Sox. Dave Clark pinch-hit homered to drive in 3 runs while Alex Cora and Wes Chamberlain drove in a run each for the Dukes. Cora drove in 4 total runs in the doubleheader. Juan Castro extended his hitting streak to 12 games in the contest. Saturday July 31, 1999 The first game of the series in Colorado Springs between the Dukes and Sky Sox was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a doubleheader August 1. Friday July 30, 1999 In Dukes news, P Matt Herges has been promoted to the Dodgers when recently-promoted P Robinson Checo went on the Dodgers DL with a strained groin that occurred during his starting stint with the Dodgers on Wednesday evening. . . . In other news, P Neil Weber has joined the Dukes, having been promoted from AA San Antonio. Game 4: Cheney Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 TACOMA 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 4 8 1 ABQ: Mike Judd, Andy Croghan (8) and Rick Wilkins TAC: Eric Weaver, Joel Adamson (4), Ryan Franklin (9) and Raul Chavez WP: Joel Adamson (2-2) LP: Mike Judd (8-7) SV: Ryan Franklin (1) HR: ABQ Hector Ortiz (5) off Weaver in the 3rd inning TAC Kinnis Pledger (1) off Judd in the 2nd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Judd (L) 7 7 4 4 0 11 Croghan 1 1 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:31 ATT: 5,140 In the final game of the series, the Tacoma Rainiers beat the Dukes 4-2 and swept the Dukes in the 4 game series. The Dukes have lost four games in a row. Tacoma got on the scoreboard twice in the 1st inning. Former Albuquerquean Mike Murphy RBI-tripled and later scored on Ryan Jackson's single as the Rainiers built a 2-0 lead. Kinnis Pledger solo-homered in the 2nd inning as the Rainiers built a 3-0 lead. Hector Ortiz solo-homered for the Dukes in the 3rd inning as the lead was trimmed to 3-1 Tacoma. Randy Brown drove in a run for the Rainiers to make it 4-1 in the 7th inning. Albuquerque scored their final run of the game in 9th inning when Wes Chamberlain drove in a run. Thursday July 29, 1999 Game 3: Cheney Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 12 2 TACOMA 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 x 6 8 1 ABQ: Robbie Beckett, Neil Weber (6), Johnny Ruffin (8) and Paul LoDuca TAC: Kevin Hodges, Rafael Carmona (8), Sean Spencer (8), Ben Fleetham (9) and Raul Chavez WP: Kevin Hodges (2-4) LP: Robbie Beckett (0-1) SV: Ben Fleetham (1) HR: TAC Randy Brown (6) off Beckett in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Beckett (L) 5 6 6 5 4 6 Weber 2 2 0 0 1 2 Ruffin 1 0 0 0 1 1 TIME: 3:05 ATT: 3,315 In the third game of the series, the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Dukes 6-5 and took a 3-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost three straight games. Tacoma got on the scoreboard in the 5th inning when Randy Brown belted a three-run homer. Albuquerque scored a run in the 6th inning to make it 3-1 but Tacoma got three more runs in their half of the 6th inning. Brad Seitzer scored on Raul Chavez's double and later in the inning Kinnis Pledger doubled to score Ryan Jackson and Chavez. Albuquerque scored a run in the 7th inning to make it 6-2 Tacoma. In the 9th inning, Paul LoDuca drove in a run with a single and Wes Chamberlain drove in two runs with a single but the Dukes ended up not being able to tie the game. Wednesday July 28, 1999 In Dukes news, P Carlos Perez, struggling with the Dodgers this season, was demoted to the Dukes. P Jeff Kubenka was promoted to the Dodgers. Game 2: Cheney Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ---------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 7 7 1 TACOMA 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 x 9 11 2 ABQ: Jeff Williams, Doug Bochtler (7), Andy Croghan (8) and Rick Wilkins, Hector Ortiz TAC: Kennie Steenstra, Jordan Zimmerman (6), Dave Stevens (7), Damaso Marte (8) Aaron Scheffer (9) and Raul Chavez WP: Dave Stevens (1-1) LP: Doug Bochtler (3-3) SV: Aaron Scheffer (2) HR: ABQ Juan Castro (5) off Stevens in the 7th inning TAC Scot Sealy (4) off Williams in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Williams 6 6 5 4 6 3 Bochtler (L) 1 3 3 3 2 2 Croghan 1 2 1 1 0 0 TIME: 3:13 ATT: 5,058 In the second game of the series, a big 6-run 7th inning aided the Tacoma Rainiers to a 9-7 victory over the Dukes. The Dukes have lost two straight games. Brad Seitzer and Scot Sealy drove in a run each with sacrifice flies in the 1st and 2nd innings as the Rainiers took a 2-0 lead. Adam Riggs drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Kevin Grijak and Warren Newson drove in a run each as the Dukes took a 3-2 lead in the 4th inning. Albuquerque grabbed a 6-2 lead in the 6th inning when Juan Castro three-run homered. Sealy hit a two-run homer in that big 7th inning for the Rainiers as they trimmed the Dukes lead to 6-4. Former-Albuquerquean Mike Murphy drove in a run with a single and Chad Akers later scored on a wild pitch as the Rainiers tied the game. Ryan Jackson singled to left to give the Rainiers a 7-6 lead and Randy Brown later drove in a run to make it 8-6 Tacoma. Albuquerque scored once in the top of the 8th inning to make it 8-7 Tacoma but the Rainiers added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th inning on Jackson's RBI to right field. It was a 9-7 Rainiers advantage. Tuesday July 27, 1999 Game 1: Cheney Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ----------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 3 TACOMA 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 x 9 12 0 ABQ: Matt Herges, Andy Croghan (7), Johnny Ruffin (8) and Paul LoDuca TAC: Melvin Bunch, Sean Spencer (7), Damaso Marte (8), Aaron Scheffer (9) and Raul Chavez WP: Melvin Bunch (6-1) LP: Matt Herges (8-3) HR: ABQ Alex Cora (2) off Bunch in the 3rd inning TAC Chad Akers (1) off Herges in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Herges (L) 6 10 8 6 3 1 Croghan 1 2 1 1 0 0 Ruffin 1 0 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:46 ATT: 3,844 In the first game of the roadtrip, the Dukes lost 9-2 to the Tacoma Rainiers. The loss snapped a Dukes three-game winning streak. Randy Brown had a three-run double and Chad Akers solo homered and drove in a run with a single for the Rainiers. Ryan Jackson drove in two runs while Joe Mathis and Raul Chavez drove in a run each in the rout. Alex Cora solo-homered in the 3rd inning and scored on a double-play in the 6th inning to account for the Dukes only runs in the game. Monday July 26, 1999 In Dukes news, P Robinson Checo has been promoted to the Dodgers. Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E -------------------------------------------------------- IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 0 ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 x 8 13 3 IWA: Andrew Lorraine, Richie Barker (7), Scott Watkins (8), Steve Rain (9) and Jose Molina ABQ: Ricky Stone, Gavin Osteen (7) and Paul LoDuca WP: Gavin Osteen (2-7) LP: Richie Barker (1-3) HR: ABQ DaRond Stovall (1) off Lorraine in the 1st inning Wes Chamberlain (16) off Barker in the 8th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO -------------------------------------------------------- Stone 6 5 2 1 4 6 Osteen (W) 3 3 2 2 1 1 TIME: 3:01 ATT: 3,210 In the final of the four game series at the Sports Stadium (and the end of the homestand) the Dukes won 8-4 and took the series 3-1. The Dukes have won 3 games in a row. The Dukes also have a 51-50 record, the first time the team has had over a .500 winning percentage record since April 11, 1998. Albuquerque used a five-run 8th inning to pull out the victory from the jaws of defeat. Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning, Wes Chamberlain two-run homered to give the Dukes a 5-4 lead and Alex Cora drove in a run and Juan Castro drove in two runs with a single. DaRond Stovall led off the Dukes half of the game with a homer as the Dukes built a 1-0 lead and the Dukes tacked on another run in the 2nd inning to extend the lead to 2-0. Iowa scored once in the 4th and 6th innings to tie the game at 2-2. Iowa's Tom Quinlan 2-RBI double gave the Cubs a 4-2 lead in the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Castro RBI doubled to reduce the defecit to a run at 4-3 Iowa. Sunday July 25, 1999 Saturday July 24, 1999 Friday July 23, 1999 Thursday July 22, 1999 Wednesday July 21, 1999 Tuesday July 20, 1999 In Dukes news, IF Tripp Cromer is joining the Dukes on an indefinite rehabilitation assignment. Cromer has been plagued by an irregular heart beat problem. . . . P Dean Mitchell has been demoted to AA San Antonio. Monday July 19, 1999 Sunday July 18, 1999 Saturday July 17, 1999 Friday July 16, 1999 Thursday July 15, 1999 Wednesday July 14, 1999 In Dukes news, OF DaRond Stovall joins the Dukes as OF Shawn Gilbert was placed on the inactive list due to the fact he will be playing in the Pan American Games. . . . P Robbie Beckett has joined the Dukes. Beckett will be used as a reliever. Tuesday July 13, 1999 The Dukes are off for the All-Star Break. Monday July 12, 1999 The Dukes are off for the All-Star Break. Sunday July 11, 1999 Saturday July 10, 1999 Friday July 9, 1999 Thursday July 8, 1999 Wednesday July 7, 1999 Tuesday July 6, 1999 Monday July 5, 1999 Sunday July 4, 1999 Saturday July 3, 1999 Friday July 2, 1999 Thursday July 1, 1999 Wednesday June 30, 1999 Tuesday June 29, 1999 Monday June 28, 1999 Sunday June 27, 1999 In Dukes news, P Doug Bochtler was assigned to Albuquerque. He had been designated for assignment by the Dodgers last week. Saturday June 26, 1999 Friday June 25, 1999 In the last game of the series and roadtrip, the Dukes and New Orleans Zephyrs were rained out. The game will not be made up. Thursday June 24, 1999 Wednesday June 23, 1999 Tuesday June 22, 1999 Monday June 21, 1999 The Dukes have the day off before starting a 4-game series with the New Orleans Zephyrs in New Orleans. Sunday June 20, 1999 Saturday June 19, 1999 Friday June 18, 1999 In Dukes news, OF Dave Clark has joined the Dukes. Clark is a MLB veteran. Thursday June 17, 1999 Wednesday June 16, 1999 The Dukes have the day off. Tuesday June 15, 1999 The Dodgers acquired IF Craig Counsell from the Florida Marlins for a player-to-be-named-later. To free up a roster spot for Counsell, the Dodgers have designated Brent Cookson for reassignment and it is expected he will re-join the Dukes. Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- MEMPHIS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 x 5 9 0 MEM: Rick Ankiel, Kevin Lovingier (7), Mark Nussbeck (7) and Mike Stefanski ABQ: Matt Herges, Jeff Williams (8), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Hector Ortiz WP: Matt Herges (4-1) LP: Kevin Lovingier (1-2) SV: Johnny Ruffin (4) Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Herges (W) 7 8 4 4 2 4 Williams 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ruffin (S) 1 0 0 0 0 0 TIME: 2:36 ATT: 4,388 In the last game of the short homestand, the Dukes won 5-4 and took the series 3-1 against the Memphis Redbirds. Albuquerque has won three out of the last five games. Memphis took the lead quickly. J.D. Drew, who was on a rehabilitation assignment but was activated and demoted to Memphis from the Cardinals, two-run homered and Pop Warner RBI singled as the Redbirds built a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning. David Steed and Hector Ortiz sacrifice flied in the 2nd and 4th innings as the Dukes trimmed the defecit to 3-2. Memphis added a run in the 7th inning when Nate Dishington scored on Jason LaRiviere's sacrifice fly to make it 4-2 Redbirds. Albuquerque rallied in the bottom of the 7th inning. Chance Sanford scored on Juan Castro's infield hit to make it 4-3. Warren Newson's fielder's choice RBI tied the game and Wes Chamberlain's RBI single gave the Dukes the lead at 5-4. Inside the game . . . Shawn Gilbert stole a base in the game, his 15th of the season. That is good for a tie in 4th place among PCL stolen base leaders. . . . Albuquerque's team has 65 stolen bases this season, just two stolen bases behind the PCL leader Fresno. . . . Gilbert's one run scored in the game gave him the lead in the PCL for runs scored. . . Wes Chamberlain continues to lead the Dukes in RBI with 52. . . In Drew's rehabilitation stint and normal Redbird roster activity, he is batting .300 with 1 homer and 8 RBI with 3 stolen bases. He has 40 at-bats, 10 strikeouts and 3 walks. . . . Matt Herges is tied with Mike Judd and Ricky Stone for the Dukes lead in victories by starters with 4 victories. Reliever Jeff Williams is the team leader in wins with 5. . . . Herges also has the lowest ERA of starters, with 4.08. Reliever Johnny Ruffin's 2.66 ERA leads the team. Monday June 14, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- MEMPHIS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 10 15 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 5 MEM: Larry Luebbers, Curtis King (8), Rick Heiserman (9) and Marcus Jensen ABQ: Ricky Stone, Ricardo Jordan (8), Dean Mitchell (9) and Hector Ortiz WP: Larry Luebbers (9-2) LP: Ricky Stone (4-3) HR: MEM Ron Warner (6) off Stone in the 2nd inning Richard Clapp (9) off Stone in the 5th inning Chris Haas (14) off Stone in the 8th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (7) off Heiserman in the 9th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Stone (L) 7 2/3 10 7 4 2 7 Jordan 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 Mitchell 1 4 3 3 0 1 TIME: 2:24 ATT: 7.103 In the third game of the series, Memphis blasted the Dukes 10-2. The Dukes lead the series 2-1. The loss snapped a Dukes two-game winning streak. Memphis has won for only the second time in the last nine games. In the 1st inning, J.D. Drew's RBI single made it 1-0 Redbirds. In the 2nd inning, Ron Warner solo homered to extend the Redbirds lead to 2-0. In the 5th inning, Richard Clapp solo homered as the Redbirds built a 3-0 lead. Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 6th inning as Juan Castro drove in a run. In the 8th inning, Memphis scored four runs to put the game away. The highlight of the scoring was Chris Haas' 3-run homer. In the 9th inning, Memphis put three more runs on the board. Drew RBI doubled and Marcus Jensen RBI singled in the inning. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Kevin Grijak solo-homered for the Dukes to close out the scoring in the game. Inside the game: Larry Luebbers victory puts him in a tie for the PCL lead in wins with Nashville's Jimmy Anderson. Both have 9 wins. . . . Luebbers is 6th best in the PCL pitching department (minimum 50 Innings Pitched). He is 9-2 with a 3.62 ERA, having walked 18 and struck out 56 in 82 innings pitched . . . By giving up 3 homers in the game, Albuquerque took the PCL lead in homers given up. Albuquerque has now given up 83 homers, just edging Memphis whose staff has given up 82 dingers. . . . Kevin Grijak moved into second place on the Dukes team in homers this season. He has the team's third best RBI total with 33. . . . Ricky Stone has tied Mike Judd for the lead on the Dukes staff in strikeouts. Both pitchers have 72 this season. . . . Chris Haas leads the Redbirds in homers with 14 while Richard Clapp is second with 9 homers. Haas leads the club with 47 RBI while Clapp is second in RBI with 38. . . . Albuquerque set a season high with five errors in the game. First baseman Rick Wilkins committed three errors while centerfielder Shawn Gilbert committed two. Sunday June 13, 1999 Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 2 6 2 MEM: Kris Detmers, Brian Barnes (6), Doug Mlicki (7) and Mike Stefanski ABQ: Mike Judd, Gavin Osteen (6), Ricardo Jordan (8), Andy Croghan (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Mike Judd (4-5) LP: Kris Detmers (3-4) SV: Andy Croghan (2) HR: ABQ Warren Newson (4) off Barnes in the 6th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Judd (W) 5 1 0 0 3 7 Osteen 2 1 0 0 1 1 Jordan 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 Croghan 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 TIME: 2:38 ATT: 3,578 In the second game of the series, the Dukes won a rare low-scoring game at the Sports Stadium, beating the Memphis Redbirds 2-0. Albuquerque has won two games in a row. Four Dukes pitchers combined on the 2 hit shutout - Mike Judd, Gavin Osteen, Ricardo Jordan, and Andy Croghan. It was the second Dukes shutout of the season, both of them pitched as combined pitching efforts. Judd's seven strikeouts gave him the lead on the Dukes squad with 72 for the season. Judd also won for the first time since May 16th. Since then, Judd had lost two decisions and missed a couple of starts due to a sore shoulder. On the offensive side of the ledger, Adam Riggs' sacrifice fly in the 1st inning drove in Shawn Gilbert with the only run the Dukes would ever need. An insurance run came in the 6th inning on a solo-homer by Warren Newson, his fourth of the year, off former Duke Brian Barnes. Saturday June 12, 1999 Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- MEMPHIS 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 1 ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 14 3 MEM: Clint Sodowsky, Curtis King (7), Kevin Lovingier (7), Bryan Eversgerd (8), Rick Heiserman (9), Mark Nussbeck (11) and Marcus Jensen ABQ: Shawn Boskie, Jeff Kubenka (6), Jeff Williams (7), Johnny Ruffin (10) and Hector Ortiz WP: Johnny Ruffin (1-1) LP: Mark Nussbeck (6-3) HR: ABQ Wes Chamberlain (11) off Sodowsky in the 2nd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Boskie 5 1/3 5 3 1 3 3 Kubenka 1 0 0 0 1 2 Williams 2 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 Ruffin (W) 2 4 1 1 0 0 TIME: 3:29 ATT: 6,275 In the first game of a short homestand at the Sports Stadium, the Dukes won 5-4 in 11 innings and took a 1-0 series lead over the Memphis Redbirds. Wes Chamberlain's two-run homer in the 2nd inning gave the Dukes a 2-0 lead. Chamberlain has homered in each of the last two games and he added to his squad-leading homer total (11) and RBI total (51). He is currently fourth best in the PCL in RBI's. J.D. Drew's fielder's choice grounder scored a run to trim the Dukes lead to 2-1. Drew is on a rehabilitation assignment and is expected to re-join the St. Louis Cardinals soon. Memphis scored twice in the 6th inning to take the lead. With Eduardo Perez on third and Chris Haas on second, a double steal play was executed. Perez scored on the front end of the play while Haas was safe at third when Dukes catcher Hector Ortiz threw the ball into left field. Haas scored on Rick Wilkins' throwing error. Albuquerque tied the game in the bottom of the 6th inning. Adam Riggs doubled and later scored on Clint Sodowsky's wild pitch. In the 10th inning, Marcus Jensen singled home a run to give the Redbirds a 4-3 lead. Chamberlain drove home a run in the bottom of the 10th to tie the game at 4-4. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Hector Ortiz led off the inning by striking out. He was able to reach first base on the strikeout play as Mark Nussbeck was credited with a wild pitch on the third strike. Ortiz went to second on David Steed's sacrifice bunt and moved to third on another wild pitch before scoring on Wilkins' base hit to left-center field. Friday June 11, 1999 Game 4: Beiden Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 10 1 FRESNO 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 x 7 9 1 ABQ: Robinson Checo, Andy Croghan (6), Jeff Williams (7), Dean Mitchell (8) and Rick Wilkins FRE: Jason Grilli, Miguel Del Toro (7), Steve Connelly (8), Cory Bailey (8) and Doug Mirabelli WP: Jason Grilli (4-3) LP: Robinson Checo (0-4) SV: Cory Bailey (10) HR: ABQ Wes Chamberlain (10) off Grilli in the 6th inning FRE Edwards Guzman (5) off Checo in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Checo (L) 5 7 5 5 3 2 Croghan 1 2 2 1 2 0 Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:58 ATT: 5,479 In the last game of the series, Fresno edged the Dukes 7-6. Fresno took the series 3-1. Doug Mirabelli doubled home a run in the 1st inning to give Fresno a 1-0 lead. Mirabelli leads the team in doubles with 16 and is second on the team in RBIs with 35. Albuquerque scored once in the 2nd inning to tie the game. Edwards Guzman solo-homered in the 3rd inning to give the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead and Jalal Leach's RBI in the 4th inning extended the Grizzlies lead to 3-1. Fresno extended their lead to 5-1 in the 5th inning when Leach drove in two runs with a single. Leach's 32 RBI is good for third-best on the Grizzlies team. Albuquerque's Wes Chamberlain two-run homered in the 6th inning to make it a 5-3 game. Chamberlain continues to lead the team in homers with 10 and in RBI with 48. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Fresno scored twice more to make it 7-3. Albuquerque scored twice in the 7th inning and once in the 8th inning to make it 7-6 but Fresno held on to win the game. Alex Cora, David Steed, Juan Castro, and Kevin Grijak all contributed an RBI for the Dukes in the game. Thursday June 10, 1999 In Dukes news, IF Alex Cora begins a rehab assignment. In about 15 days, he will join the Dodgers. . . . Chance Sanford has been demoted by the Dodgers while the Dodgers promoted PCL-Triple-Crown candidate Brent Cookson. Cookson has 18 homers (tied for tops in the PCL), a .335 batting average (10th best in the PCL) and 48 RBI (third best in the PCL). Game 3: Beiden Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 9 11 2 FRESNO 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 13 2 ABQ: Matt Herges, Jeff Kubenka (7), Ricardo Jordan (8), Johnny Ruffin (8) and Hector Ortiz FRE: Ryan Jensen, Aaron Fultz (5), Steve Soderstrom (8), Mike McMullen (9) and Doug Mirabelli WP: Matt Herges (3-1) LP: Ryan Jensen (6-4) SV: Johnny Ruffin (3) HR: ABQ Warren Newson (3) off Fultz in the 4th inning FRE Jay Canizaro (13) off Herges in the 2nd inning Doug Mirabelli (10) off Herges in the 6th inning Craig Mayes (2) off Ruffin the 9th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Herges (W) 6 7 2 2 2 3 Kubenka 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan 2/3 2 2 0 1 0 Ruffin (S) 1 1/3 4 3 3 2 2 TIME: 3:33 ATT: 4,676 In the third game of the series, Albuquerque won 9-7 and snapped a two-game losing streak. Fresno still holds a 2-1 series lead. Albuquerque scored once in the 2nd inning to take a 1-0 lead. Alex Cora sacrifice flied out. Fresno tied the game in the bottom half of the 2nd inning when Jay Canizaro solo-homered. Canizaro leads the Grizzlies in homers. He also leads the Grizzlies in RBI with 47. In the 4th inning, Albuquerque took a 3-1 lead - Cora singled home two runs. Albuquerque scored four more times in the 5th inning - the highlight was Wes Chamberlain's two-run homer. Chamberlain leads the active Dukes in home runs with 9 and RBI with 48. Only Brent Cookson (now with the Dodgers) has more homers and RBI. Fresno's Doug Mirabelli solo-homered in the 6th inning to make it 7-2 Albuquerque. Mirabelli's 10 homers on the season is good for a tie for second place on the team. Albuquerque scored once in the 8th inning as Wes Chamberlain doubled. Fresno scored twice in the bottom of the 8th inning to make it a 8-4 game - Albuquerque leading. Albuquerque scored once more in the 9th inning to make it 9-4. Fresno then tried to get a rally going in the bottom of the 9th inning as Johnny Ruffin proceeded to almost blow his second save in the last two games. Pinch hitter Craig Mayes solo homered to make it a 9-5 game. Edwards Guzman's RBI single made it 9-6. Felipe Crespo's long sacrifice fly, pinning Shawn Gilbert against the centerfield wall, made it 9-7. Mirabelli walked to load the bases but Ruffin was able to compose himself and get the final two outs. Wednesday June 9, 1999 Game 2: Beiden Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 9 1 FRESNO 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 13 5 ABQ: Ricky Stone, Ricardo Jordan (6), Jeff Kubenka (7), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Hector Ortiz FRE: Eddie Oropesa, Ben Weber (6), Miguel Del Toro (8) and Edwards Guzman WP: Miguel Del Toro (3-1) LP: Johnny Ruffin (0-1) HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (6) off Oropesa in the 4th inning Shawn Gilbert (5) off Oropesa in the 5th inning FRE Raul Marval (1) off Stone in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Stone 5 2/3 10 5 5 3 2 Jordan 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Kubenka 2 2 0 0 0 0 Ruffin (L) 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 TIME: 3:28 ATT: 3,620 In the second game of the series, Fresno used last-at-bat heroics to defeat the Dukes 7-6 and take a 2-0 series lead. Albuquerque has lost two straight games. Fresno's Raul Marval solo-homered and Fresno tacked on two more runs in the 3rd inning as they took a 3-0 lead. In the 4th inning, the Dukes tied the game at 3-3. Adam Riggs two-run homered in the inning. Fresno scored once in the bottom of the 4th inning to take a 4-3 lead. The Dukes took a 5-4 lead in the 5th inning when Shawn Gilbert belted a two-run homer. Fresno scored a run in the bottom of the 6th inning to tie the game at 5-5. Albuquerque scored once in the top of the 9th inning to re-take the lead. Shawn Gilbert's RBI made it 6-5. Fresno then tied the game in the bottom of the 9th inning as Craig Mayes sacrifice-flied out. The Grizzlies got the game winner as Marval singled just beyond the outstretched glove of Dukes shortstop Alex Cora. Doug Mirabelli rounded the bases from second base and on a close call he was ruled safe at home by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. Dukes manager Mike Scioscia argued the call but the ruling was not reversed. Fresno rallied to win the game off the Dukes' best reliever Johnny Ruffin, who had a 0.48 ERA, giving up 7 hits and 1 earned run in 18 2/3 innings of work. Tuesday June 8, 1999 Game 1: Beiden Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 FRESNO 5 3 2 0 3 0 3 0 x 16 20 0 ABQ: Mike Judd, Jeff Williams (2), Ricardo Jordan (5), Dean Mitchell (6) and Rick Wilkins FRE: Joe Nathan, Mike McMullen (7), Steve Connelly (9) and Doug Mirabelli WP: Joe Nathan (1-1) LP: Mike Judd (3-5) HR: FRE Felipe Crespo (10) off Judd in the 2nd inning Edwards Guzman (4) off Jordan in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Judd (L) 1 2/3 8 8 8 2 2 Williams 2 1/3 4 2 2 0 3 Jordan 1 2 3 3 0 2 Mitchell 3 6 3 3 1 2 TIME: 2:59 ATT: 4,079 In the first game of the roadtrip and a four game series with the Fresno Grizzlies, it was all Fresno as they smashed the Albuquerque Dukes 16-2 and took a 1-0 series lead. In the very short history of the franchise, Fresno tied the record for greatest margin of victory and set a record for most hits in a game. Juan Castro tripled and scored in the 1st inning to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead. Castro's two triples leads the team. Fresno scored five times in the bottom of the 1st inning off Dukes starter Mike Judd. Raul Marval drove in two runs with a single in the inning. In the 2nd inning, the Grizzlies added three more runs - two of those coming on Felipe Crespo's homer. Judd left the game in the inning due to his continuing sore shoulder. Crespo is second on the Fresno team with 10 home runs and fourth on the team with 29 RBI. In the 3rd inning, Fresno added two more runs. In the 5th inning, Fresno scored three more times. Edwards Guzman drove in two of those runs in the 5th inning with his fourth homer of the season. Fresno scored their final three runs in the seventh inning. Ken Woods drove in two runs with a double and Doug Mirabelli's RBI single scored Woods. In the 9th inning, Kevin Grijak doubled and later scored for the Dukes final run of the game. Monday June 7, 1999 The Dukes had the day off. Sunday June 6, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 4 x 15 15 0 IWA: Brad Woodall, Matt Karchner (6), Kerry Lacy (6), Scott Watkins (7), Kurt Miller (8) and Sandy Martinez, Jose Molina ABQ: Shawn Boskie, Johnny Ruffin (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Shawn Boskie (4-6) LP: Brad Woodall (1-1) HR: IWA Jose Nieves (9) off Boskie in the 6th inning ABQ Adam Riggs (5) off Woodall in the 3rd inning Brent Cookson (18) off Woodall in the 5th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Boskie (W) 8 5 2 2 0 9 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 0 0 TIME: 2:38 ATT: 7,360 In the final game of the series, the Dukes had all their cylinders firing properly as they went on to crush the Iowa Cubs 15-2. The Dukes took the series 3-1. Shawn Boskie came close to pitching a complete game. He was in command of the Cubs, giving up just 5 hits and 2 runs in 8 innings of work while walking none and striking out 9. Johnny Ruffin needed to get some pitching work done so he came into the game in the 9th inning and gave up just a hit. On the offensive side, Adam Riggs got the Dukes on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning as he inside-the-park homered. Riggs hit the ball to right field. Cubs right fielder Marty Gazarek ran into the right field wall hard as he was attempting to catch the ball. As Gazarek layed on the warning track, Riggs raced around the bases. Gazarek ended up separating his right shoulder and he had to leave the game. Albuquerque scored twice more in the 4th inning and once more in the 5th inning on Brent Cookson's solo-homer to take a 6-1 lead. Cookson's homer was his league-leading 18th homer of the season. In the 6th inning, Jose Nieves solo-homered for the Cubs to make it 6-2 Albuquerque. Nieves' homer put him in a tie for first place on the Cubs team in homers (9) and extended his club-leading RBI total (43). In the bottom of the 6th, the Dukes put up a five-spot and put up four more in the 8th inning to round out the scoring. Riggs drove in 4 runs in the game, while Brent Cookson and Wes Chamberlain drove in 3 runs each. Shawn Gilbert, Juan Castro, Kevin Grijak, and Rick Wilkins drove in a run each. In fact, the top seven RBI leaders on the Dukes squad drove in a run -- Cookson (48), Chamberlain (45), Riggs (37), Grijak (29), Gilbert (25), Castro (16), and Rick Wilkins (13). Saturday June 5, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 7 13 1 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 1 IWA: Andrew Lorraine, Richie Barker (8), Ray King (9) and Sandy Martinez, Jose Molina ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Andy Croghan (5), Ricardo Jordan (6), Jeff Williams (7), Dean Mitchell (9) and Hector Ortiz WP: Andrew Lorraine (4-5) LP: Gavin Osteen (0-6) SV: Ray King (2) HR: IWA Tom Quinlan (9) off Williams in the 8th inning ABQ Brent Cookson (17) off Lorraine in the 7th inning Wes Chamberlain (9) off Lorraine in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Osteen (L) 4 5 1 1 2 2 Croghan 1 2/3 4 2 2 0 2 Jordan 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Williams 2 2 2 2 0 1 Mitchell 1 2 2 2 3 0 TIME: 3:12 ATT: 9,138 In the third game of the series, Iowa finally figured out a way to beat the Dukes as they won 7-3. The Dukes had a two game winning streak snapped, but they still hold a 2-1 series lead. For the second start in a row, Mike Judd has missed his turn in the pitching rotation with a sore shoulder. Gavin Osteen has been called upon to replace Judd in the starting rotation. Iowa scored once in the 3rd inning and twice in the 6th inning to take a 3-0 lead. Albuquerque trimmed the defecit to a run in the 7th inning as Brent Cookson and Wes Chamberlain hit back-to-back homers. Cookson's homer was his league-leading 17th of the year. Chamberlain's homer, his 9th, is good for second best on the Dukes squad behind Cookson. Both men are leaders on the club in RBI (Cookson with 45 and Chamberlain with 42). Iowa scored twice in the 8th inning as Tom Quinlan belted a two-run homer. Quinlan leads the Cubs in homers with 9. Albuquerque scored in the bottom of the 8th when Juan Castro drove in a run. Iowa held a 5-3 advantage after eight innings of play and Iowa scored twice in the 9th inning. Friday June 4, 1999 Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x 4 7 0 IWA: Doug Creek, Kurt Miller (8), Ray King (8) and Jose Molina ABQ: Robinson Checo, Jeff Kubenka (8), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Jeff Kubenka (3-3) LP: Kurt Miller (0-1) SV: Johnny Ruffin (2) HR: IWA Bo Porter (8) off Checo in the 1st inning Jose Nieves (8) off Checo on the 1st inning ABQ Shawn Gilbert (4) off Creek in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Checo 7 8 3 3 3 9 Kubenka (W) 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ruffin (S) 1 0 0 0 1 2 TIME: 2:51 ATT: 6,816 In the second game of the series at the Sports Stadium, the Albuquerque Dukes edged the Iowa Cubs 4-3 and took a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes have won two straight games while Iowa has lost four out of their last five games. Iowa got on the scoreboard in the 1st inning. Bo Porter and Jose Nieves belted solo-homers off Dukes starter Robinson Checo as the Cubs built a 2-0 lead. It was Porter's and Nieves' eighth homer of the season and both players are tied for the team lead with Tom Quinlan. Albuquerque got a run back in the bottom of the 1st inning. Shawn Gilbert doubled and came home on Adam Riggs' triple off Cubs starter Doug Creek, who is the second-best pitcher in the PCL (minimum 43 innings pitched). It was Riggs' team-leading second triple of the season and his 33rd RBI of the season, good for third-best on the Dukes. Iowa scored a run in the 7th inning when Nieves drove in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly. Iowa held a 3-1 lead. Nieves leads the Cubs with 32 RBIs this season. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Shawn Gilbert blasted a two-run homer to tie the game at 3-3. In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Dukes scored the eventual game winning run as they played good manufactured-run baseball. Adam Riggs walked and moved to second on a wild pitch. Brent Cookson grounded out, advancing Riggs to third base and Riggs scored on Wes Chamberlain's fielder's choice. Thursday June 3, 1999 In Dukes news, C Paul LoDuca has gone on the DL with a broken hand. He suffered a hairline fracture in his throwing hand during Wednesday's game. To replace him on the roster, C Hector Ortiz was promoted from Class AA San Antonio. . . . Chance Sanford was promoted to the Dodgers when the Dodgers placed IF Mark Grudzielanek on the DL . . . Kevin Gibbs was promoted to the Dodgers and immediately placed on the 60-day DL with a "slap lesion" in his right shoulder - this move was done in order to make room on the Dodgers 40-man roster for Sanford. . . . Andy Croghan has been activated from the DL. Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 ALBUQUERQUE 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 x 7 11 2 IWA: Jarod Juelsgaard, Victor Cole (3), Matt Karchner (6), Steve Gajkowski and (8) and Jose Molina ABQ: Matt Herges and Rick Wilkins WP: Matt Herges (2-1) LP: Jarod Juelsgaard (3-5) HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (6) off Juelsgaard in the 2nd inning Brent Cookson (16) off Karchner in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Herges (W) 9 4 2 2 2 6 TIME: 2:38 ATT: 4,740 Matt Herges pitched a complete game 2-run, 4-hitter as the Dukes beat the Iowa Cubs 7-2 and took a 1-0 series lead. The Dukes snapped a four-game losing streak. The Dukes scored three runs in the first inning to take a quick 3-0 lead as Brent Cookson tripled to drive in Chance Sanford and Shawn Gilbert. Cookson scored on Rick Wilkins' RBI single. Iowa scored in the top half of the 3rd inning when Jose Nieves doubled to drive in two runs. Albuquerque extended their lead to 5-2 in the bottom half of the 3rd inning when Kevin Grijak went lava with a Duke on base. Albuquerque built a 6-2 lead in the 7th inning when Brent Cookson solo-homered. His 16 homers on the season leads the Dukes and he is tied for the league lead in home runs with Oklahoma's Scott Sheldon. Cookson also leads the Dukes with 44 RBI. Albuquerque scored their final run in the 8th inning when Sanford doubled to drive in a run. Herges complete game lowered his ERA to 4.06, good for second best on the team and best among Dukes starting pitchers. Wednesday June 2, 1999 Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- LAS VEGAS 0 5 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 12 15 0 ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 10 14 2 LVG: Shane Dennis, Brendan Sullivan (6), Will Cunnane (8) and Frank Charles ABQ: Ricky Stone, Ricardo Jordan (5), Jeff Williams (6), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Paul LoDuca, David Steed, Rick Wilkins WP: Shane Dennis (2-3) LP: Ricky Stone (4-2) SV: Will Cunnane (8) HR: LVG Dusty Allen (7) off Williams in the 7th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (5) off Sullivan in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Stone (L) 4 2/3 9 8 3 3 8 Jordan 1/3 2 2 2 1 1 Williams 3 3 2 2 1 1 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 1 3 TIME: 3:38 ATT: 3,622 In the final game of the series, Las Vegas won 12-10 and swept the Dukes in the series. It was Albuquerque's fourth loss in a row. Albuquerque scored once in the 1st inning. Las Vegas scored five times in the 2nd inning to take a 5-1 lead. Dusty Allen drove in two runs with a single. In the fourth inning, Allen drove in a run with a double to extend the lead to 6-1. The Dukes scored four times in the bottom of the 4th inning to trim the Stars lead to 6-5. Kevin Grijak doubled home two runs in the inning. The Stars came up with two runs in the 5th inning and two more runs in the 6th inning as they went up 10-5. The Dukes scored two runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to make it 10-7 Las Vegas. The Stars added two more runs in the 7th inning when Allen 2-run homered, his third homer of the series and 7th overall, good for third best on the Stars team. Allen also drove in five runs total in the game and he leads the Stars with 37 RBI. In this game, Allen was just a triple short of hitting for the cycle. In the series, Allen was a pain to the Dukes as he went 7 for 18 with 12 RBI and 5 runs scored. Grijak belted a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 7th inning to make it 12-10 Las Vegas and Will Cunnane did the job of holding the Dukes scoreless the final two innings as he earned the save. Cunnane extended his streak of scoreless relief appearances to 20, pitching 25 scoreless innings total. Tuesday June 1, 1999 Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- LAS VEGAS 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 14 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 8 1 LVG: Jose Mercedes, Carlos Almanzar (9) and Ben Davis ABQ: Shawn Boskie, Dean Mitchell (7), Jeff Kubenka (9) and Rick Wilkins WP: Jose Mercedes (2-3) LP: Shawn Boskie (3-6) HR: LVG David Newhan (10) off Boskie in the 1st inning Aaron Guiel (8) off Boskie in the 3rd inning Dusty Allen (6) off Kubenka in the 9th inning ABQ Kevin Grijak (7) off Mercedes in the 7th inning Warren Newson (2) off Almanzar in the 9th inning Rick Wilkins (3) off Almanzar in the 9th inning Brent Cookson (15) off Almanzar in the 9th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Boskie (L) 6 10 6 5 3 4 Mitchell 2 1 0 0 1 4 Kubenka 1 3 4 2 1 0 TIME: 2:52 ATT: 2,871 In the third game of the series, the Las Vegas Stars held off a Dukes 9th inning rally to win 10-6 and take a 3-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost three straight games. In the 1st inning, the Stars scored twice. David Newhan led off the game with a solo homer, his team-leading 10th homer of the season. Later in the inning, Jake Thrower scored on a bases-loaded groundout. The Stars added two more runs in the third inning. Aaron Guiel solo-homered and Carlos Garcia drove in a run with an infield single. The Stars continued their string of scoring in the odd-numbered innings with two more runs in the 5th inning. Gary Matthews Jr. RBI doubled and Ben Davis drove in a run with a single. In the 7th inning, Albuquerque got on the scoreboard when Kevin Grijak solo-homered. Las Vegas held a 6-1 advantage. The homer off Stars starter Jose Mercedes moved Mercedes into a tie for second place in the league for homers given up with 12. In the top of the 9th inning, Juan Melo drove in a run and Dusty Allen's 3-run homer gave the Stars a 10-1 lead. The Dukes then put together a rally in the bottom of the 9th inning. Warren Newson hit a solo homer and Rick Wilkins and Brent Cookson added 2-run homers as the Dukes made it a 10-6 game. Cookson's homer was his team-leading 15th homer and he now leads the team with 41 RBI. The three homers the Dukes pitching staff allowed kept the Dukes in first place in the league for homers given up. The Dukes have allowed 68 long balls this season. Monday May 31, 1999 Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- LAS VEGAS 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 2 ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 5 0 LVG: Buddy Carlyle, Brandon Kolb (6), Will Cunnane (8) and Ben Davis ABQ: Gavin Osteen, Jeff Kubenka (5), Ricardo Jordan (7), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Paul LoDuca WP: Buddy Carlyle (6-2) LP: Gavin Osteen (0-5) SV: Will Cunnane (7) HR: LVG Dusty Allen (5) off Osteen in the 5th inning ABQ Adam Riggs (4) off Carlyle in the 4th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Osteen (L) 4 2/3 10 6 6 2 5 Kubenka 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 Jordan 2 0 0 0 1 3 Ruffin 1 1 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:45 ATT: 4,807 In the second game of the series, the Las Vegas Stars edged the Albuquerque Dukes 6-5 and they took a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost two straight games. Gavin Osteen was an "emergency" starter for the Dukes as Mike Judd has a sore shoulder. It is expected Judd will miss his turn in the Dukes starting rotation. In the 1st inning, Las Vegas scored twice as Dusty Allen and Gary Matthews drove in a run. In the third inning, Ben Davis drove in a run to extend the lead to 3-0 Stars. In the 4th inning, Adam Riggs belted a two-run homer to trim the defecit to a run at 3-2. The Stars increased their lead to 6-2 in the 5th inning as Allen smacked a 3-run homer. In the 6th inning, the Dukes got on the scoreboard again. Juan Castro's infield single plated Wes Chamberlain. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Brent Cookson's RBI single scored Chance Sanford and Riggs to make it a 6-5 game but the rally died after that and the Dukes went scoreless the rest of the game. Sunday May 30, 1999 Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- LAS VEGAS 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 11 13 0 ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 11 2 LVG: Roberto Rivera, Matt Whiteside (5) and Ben Davis ABQ: Robinson Checo, Dean Mitchell (5), Ricardo Jordan (8), Shawn Gilbert (8) and Paul LoDuca WP: Matt Whiteside (3-2) LP: Robinson Checo (0-3) HR: LVG Carlos Garcia (1) off Jordan in the 8th inning Jake Thrower (1) off Jordan in the 8th inning Ben Davis (6) off Gilbert in the 9th inning ABQ Brent Cookson (14) off Whiteside in the 8th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Checo (L) 4 6 4 4 5 6 Mitchell 3 0 0 0 0 3 Jordan 2/3 5 5 5 0 0 Gilbert 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 0 TIME: 2:59 ATT: 5,636 In the first game of a homestand and a 4-game series with the Las Vegas Stars, the Dukes lost 11-5. The Stars hold a 1-0 series advantage. The defeat ended a Dukes 3-game winning streak. Las Vegas got on the scoreboard in the 1st inning by scoring twice. Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning and added to it with a single run in the 5th inning. Wes Chamberlain and Shawn Gilbert drove in runs for the Dukes in those 2 innings. In between Dukes-scoring innings, Las Vegas scored twice in the 4th inning as Jake Thrower tripled to drive in two runs. In the 8th inning, the Stars blew the game wide open. Carlos Garcia smacked a three-run homer and Thrower belted a two-run homer, all off Dukes reliever Ricardo Jordan. Jordan then hit Aaron Guiel with a pitch and was immediately tossed by the home plate umpire. In a move to save the bullpen, Dukes manager Mike Scioscia moved center-fielder Shawn Gilbert to the mound to pitch. Gilbert got the first batter Chad Allen to fly out to end the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Brent Cookson hit a 3-run homer to make it a 9-5 ballgame. In the 9th inning, Gilbert gave up a two-run homer to Ben Davis to make it 11-5 Stars. Gilbert has played in all the Dukes games but one and has played all positions but catcher and first base this season. He primarily plays third base and in the outfield. Saturday May 29, 1999 Game 4: Sec Taylor Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 7 11 2 IOWA 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 ABQ: Matt Herges, Jeff Kubenka (6), Jeff Williams (7) and Rick Wilkins IWA: Jeremi Gonzalez, Jarod Juelsgaard (4), Scott Watkins (7), Victor Cole (8) and Jose Molina WP: Jeff Kubenka (2-3) LP: Jarod Juelsgaard (3-4) SV: Jeff Williams (4) HR: ABQ Wes Chamberlain (8) off Juelsgaard in the 5th inning Kevin Grijak (3) off Juelsgaard in the 7th inning IWA Tom Quinlan (9) off Herges in the 4th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Herges 5 6 3 2 2 7 Kubenka (W) 1 1 0 0 0 1 Williams (S) 3 1 0 0 1 2 TIME: 2:58 ATT: 8,298 In the last game of the series and the short roadtrip, Albuquerque scored five runs in the later innings as they won 7-3 and took the series 3-1. The Dukes are winners of three straight games. Iowa scored twice in the 4th inning to take a 2-0 lead when Tom Quinlan homered for the second time in two games. Wes Chamberlain matched Quinlan's homer with a two-run homer of his own in the 5th inning to tie the game at 2-2. It was Chamberlain's second homer of the series. Iowa did not take long to re-gain the lead. Scott Stahoviak singled in Jose Nieves in the bottom of the 5th inning to give Iowa a 3-2 lead. In the 7th inning, the Dukes scored four times. Kevin Grijak's solo-homer tied the game at 3-3. After the Dukes loaded the bases, Cubs reliever Scott Watkins threw two wild pitches that scored two Dukes and Rick Wilkins doubled to drive in a run. The Dukes added one more run in the 8th inning as Paul LoDuca drove in a run. Friday May 28, 1999 Game 3: Sec Taylor Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 6 10 1 IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 0 ABQ: Ricky Stone, Dean Mitchell (7), Jeff Kubenka (8), Johnny Ruffin (9) and Paul LoDuca IWA: Brian McNichol, Richie Barker (8), Steve Gajkowski (9), Kerry Lacy (9) and Jose Molina WP: Jeff Kubenka (1-3) LP: Steve Gajkowski (1-3) SV: Johnny Ruffin (1) HR: ABQ Rick Wilkins (2) off Gajkowski in the 9th inning IWA Jose Nieves (7) off Stone in the 6th inning Tom Quinlan (8) off Mitchell in the 7th inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Stone 6 4 2 2 1 4 Mitchell 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kubenka (W) 1 0 0 0 1 2 Ruffin (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 TIME: 2:50 ATT: 7,090 In the 3rd game of the series, the Dukes for the second night in a row used 9th inning heroics as they beat the Iowa Cubs 6-3 and took a 2-1 series lead. The Dukes have won two games in a row. In the 4th inning, Albuquerque became the first team to get on the scoreboard. Paul LoDuca doubled and scored on Wes Chamberlain's RBI single. In the 6th inning, Iowa took the lead as Jose Nieves belted a two-run homer to give Iowa a 2-1 lead. Iowa extended their lead to 3-1 in the 7th inning as Tom Quinlan solo-homered. Albuquerque trimmed the defecit to a run in the 8th inning when Brent Cookson sacrifice-flied out with the bases loaded. Albuquerque then took the lead for good in the 9th inning. Former-Cub Rick Wilkins smacked a two-run homer to give the Dukes the 4-3 lead. Later in the inning, Cookson singled in two more runs to make it 6-3 and Albuquerque's Johnny Ruffin pitched a solid bottom of the 9th inning to preserve the victory. Thursday May 27, 1999 Game 2: Sec Taylor Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ------------------------------------------------------------- ALBUQUERQUE 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 9 1 IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 10 1 ABQ: Shawn Boskie, Jeff Williams (7), Ricardo Jordan (9) and Paul LoDuca IWA: Brad Woodall, Richie Barker (7), Kerry Lacy (8), Ray King (8) and Jose Molina, Pat Cline WP: Jeff Williams (5-3) LP: Ray King (2-2) SV: Ricardo Jordan (1) HR: ABQ Wes Chamberlain (7) off Woodall in the 1st inning IWA Brandon Wilson (5) off Boskie in the 3rd inning Dukes Pitching Line: IP H R ER BB SO ------------------------------------------------------------ Boskie 6 1-3 8 6 6 5 2 Williams (W) 1 2-3 2 1 1 0 3 Jordan (S) 1 0 0 0 2 0 TIME: 3:02 ATT: 4,569 In the second game of the series, the Dukes won 9-7 and tied the series at 1-1. The victory snaps a two-game Dukes losing streak. In the 1st inning, the Dukes scored five times. Paul LoDuca doubled to score Juan Castro, who had tripled. LoDuca moved to third base on a wild pitch and scored on Adam Riggs' RBI single. Riggs stole second and scored on Brent Cookson's RBI single. Wes Chamberlain then 2-run homered to close out the Dukes scoring. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Iowa scored two runs. Bo Porter scored on Brandon Wilson's RBI single and later in the inning Scott Stahoviak sacrifice-flied out to drive in a run. Iowa scored a run in the 3rd inning as Wilson solo-homered. The Dukes still held a 5-3 lead. In the 6th inning, Jose Nieves tripled to score Porter to cut the Dukes lead to a lone run at 5-4. In the 7th inning, Grijak scored on Shawn Gilbert's RBI single to make it 6-4 Albuquerque. In the bottom of the 7th inning Iowa took the lead. Mike Rennhack doubled scoring Stahoviak and Derrick White to tie the game at 6-6 and Rennhack scored on Marty Gazarek's RBI sing