Dukes Game Summaries and Notes -- by Robert Smathers
2000 DUKES GAME SUMMARIES/NOTES - by Robert Smathers
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ALBUQUERQUE DUKES - 2000 P.C.L. Central Division Champs!
Starting Rotation:
Chris Michalak
Jeff Williams
Heath Murray
Robinson Checo
Eric Gagne
Mike Judd
Recent Game Starters:
C Geronimo Gil, Angel Pena
1B Angel Pena, Kevin Grijak
2B Hiram Bocachica
3B Adam Riggs
SS Orlando Miller, Jorge Nunez
LF Chris Ashby
CF Curtis Pride
RF Tony Mota
Sunday September 10, 2000
In Dukes news, P Eric Gagne, P Jeff Williams and IF Hiram Bocachica
have been promoted to the Dodgers now that the Dukes season is over.
Game 5: PCL Semifinals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 9 0
MEMPHIS 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 x 12 12 1
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ricky Stone (5), Al Reyes (8) and Geronimo
Gil
MEM: Dave Wainhouse, Bryan Eversgerd (5), Justin Brunette (7),
Rick Heiserman (8) and Keith McDonald
WP: Bryan Eversgerd (1-0) LP: Heath Murray (0-1)
HR: ABQ Geronimo Gil (1) off Wainhouse in the 4th inning
Dante Powell (1) off Heiserman in the 9th inning
Curtis Pride (2) off Brunette in the 8th inning
MEM Luis Garcia (1) off Murray in the 2nd inning
Richard Clapp (1) off Reyes in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Murray (L) 4 7 6 6 2 3
Stone 3 1-3 3 2 2 0 1
Reyes 2-3 2 4 4 2 1
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 6,690
In the final game of the PCL Semifinals, the Dukes lost
the Memphis Redbirds 12-6. Memphis won the best-of-five
series 3-2 and moves on to the PCL Championship Series.
The Dukes, meanwhile, move to Portland, Oregon next
season while the city of Albuquerque awaits its baseball
future.
Luis Garcia three-run homered as Memphis built a 3-0
lead in the 2nd inning.
The Dukes got on the board in the 3rd inning as
Curtis Pride RBI singled.
In the 4th inning, the Dukes tacked on two more runs
to tie the game at 3-3. Geronimo Gil two-run
homered.
Memphis got three more runs of their own in the bottom of
the 4th inning. Garcia sacrifice flied out and Stubby
Clapp two-run doubled.
Curtis Pride solo-homered in the 8th inning as Albuquerque
trimmed the defecit to two runs at 6-4.
Memphis had a big 6-run 8th inning to break the game
wide open at 12-4. Garcia walked with the bases
loaded, Clapp three-run homered, Rick Heiserman
grounded out to score a run, and Mark Little
RBI doubled in the inning.
Albuquerque scored the final two runs in franchise
history in the 9th inning as Dante Powell two-run
homered.
Saturday September 9, 2000
Game 4: PCL Semifinals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
MEMPHIS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 12 0
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Ricky Stone (7), Chad Ricketts (8) and
Geronimo Gil
MEM: Luther Hackman, Allen McDill (7), Kevin Crafton (7),
Rick Heiserman (9) and Keith McDonald
WP: Rick Heiserman (1-0) LP: Chad Ricketts (0-2)
HR: ABQ Curtis Pride (1) off Hackman in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Michalak 6 10 2 2 3 2
Stone 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1
Ricketts (L) 1 1 2 2 3 1
TIME: 3:16 ATT: 6,169
In the fourth game of the PCL Semifinals, the Dukes lost to
the Memphis Redbirds 4-3. The best-of-five series is tied at
2-2 with the decisive game to be played on Sunday afternoon
to determine who moves on to the PCL Championship Series.
Albuquerque got on the board quickly as Curtis Pride solo-homered
to lead off the game.
Memphis tied the game in the bottom of the 1st inning. Mark Little
scored as Albert Pujols grounded into a double play.
Albuquerque re-gained the lead in the 3rd inning. Pride tripled
and scored on Hiram Bocachica's single.
Memphis tied the game in the 4th inning. Keith McDonald singled
to score Lou Lucca, who had doubled to lead off the inning.
Albuquerque once again took the lead in the 7th inning as Tony
Mota was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Memphis used bottom-of-the-9th-inning heroics to win the game.
Larry Sutton singled to right with two outs and the bases loaded
to score Pujols with the game-tying run and Lucca with the
game-winning run. Dukes reliever Chad Ricketts has lost both
Dukes games in the playoffs.
Friday September 8, 2000
Game 3: PCL Semifinals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
MEM: Clint Weibl, Allen McDill (7), Dave Wainhouse (8), Jose
Rodriguez (9), Kevin Crafton (9) and Keith McDonald
ABQ: Mike Judd, Al Reyes (8) and Geronimo Gil
WP: Mike Judd (1-0) LP: Clint Weibl (0-1) SV: Al Reyes (2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Judd (W) 7 4 0 0 2 5
Reyes (S) 2 2 0 0 0 3
TIME: 3:10 ATT: 11,162
In the third game of the PCL Semifinals, the Dukes beat
the Memphis Redbirds 3-0 to take a 2-1 series lead. One
more Dukes victory in either of the final two games advances
Albuquerque to the PCL Championship Series.
Hiram Bocachica RBI singled in the 3rd inning to give the
Dukes all the runs they would need. Geronimo Gil two-run
singled in the 9th inning to provide insurance runs.
Thursday September 7, 2000
Game 2: PCL Semifinals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 x 5 10 1
MEM: Jason Karnuth, Dave Wainhouse (6), Justin Brunette (7),
Rick Heiserman (8) and Keith McDonald
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Al Reyes (9) and Angel Pena, Geronimo Gil
WP: Eric Gagne (1-0) LP: Jason Karnuth (0-1) SV: Al Reyes (1)
HR: ABQ Tony Mota (1) off Karnuth in the 1st inning
Kevin Grijak (1) off Karnuth in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Gagne (W) 8 10 2 2 0 7
Reyes (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 4,102
In the second game of the PCL Semifinals, the Dukes beat
the Memphis Redbirds 5-2 and tied the best-of-five series
at 1-1.
Tony Mota got things started for the Dukes with a solo
homer in the 1st inning.
Memphis came back to tie the game at 1-1 in the 2nd inning.
Luis Garcia hit a comebacker to Eric Gagne; Gagne stopped the
ball and by the time the ball was picked up and thrown to first
base, Garcia was safe and Darrell Whitmore scored.
Albuquerque scored three times in the 6th inning to make
it 4-1. Mota's single through a drawn-in infield scored
Curtis Pride to break the tie. Kevin Grijak followed with
a two-run homer.
The Redbirds scored a run in the 8th inning to make it 4-2
as Lou Lucca drove in a run.
The Dukes scored their last run in the 8th inning as Adam
Riggs sacrifice flied out, scoring Mota.
Wednesday September 6, 2000
Game 1: PCL Semifinals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 11 13 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 7 4
MEM: Bud Smith, Jose Rodriguez (8), Allen McDill (9) and Keith
McDonald
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Chad Ricketts (7), Ricky Stone (8), Cam
Smith (9) and Geronimo Gil
WP: Bud Smith (1-0) LP: Chad Ricketts (0-1)
HR: ABQ Angel Pena (1) off Smith in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Williams 6 5 2 1 5 2
Ricketts (L) 1 5 4 4 0 0
Stone 1 3 5 1 2 1
Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 3,608
In the first game of the PCL Semifinals, the Dukes lost
to the Memphis Redbirds 11-4. Memphis holds a 1-0 lead
in the best-of-five series.
Memphis went ahead 2-0 in the first inning.
Tony Mota's two-run hit in the second inning tied
up the game. The Dukes went ahead in the 5th inning
as Dante Powell drove in a run. The Dukes extended
their lead to 4-2 in the 6th inning as Angel Pena solo
homered.
Memphis scored four times in the 7th inning to re-gain the
lead. Andy Bevins two-run doubled to tie the game. The
Redbirds went ahead on Keith McDonald's RBI single and Larry
Sutton added a sacrifice fly.
The Redbirds scored five more times in the 8th inning,
taking advantage of three Dukes errors in the inning.
McDonald drove in another run and Luis Garcia two-run
singled to highlight the scoring.
Tuesday September 5, 2000
The Dukes are off before beginning their playoff series.
Pitching matchups for the Semifinal Playoffs
Game 1 Bud Smith (MEM) vs Jeff Williams (ABQ)
Game 2 Jason Karnuth (MEM) vs Eric Gagne (ABQ)
Game 3 Mike Judd (ABQ) vs Clint Weibl (MEM)
Game 4 (if necessary) Chris Michalak (ABQ) vs Luther Hackman (MEM)
Game 5 (if necessary) Robinson Checo (ABQ) vs Bud Smith (MEM)
The last time the Dukes were in the playoffs, they won the PCL
Championship. In 1994, they beat Colorado Springs 3 games to 1
in the semifinals and beat Vancouver 3 games to 2 in the Championship
series.
Hopefully the trend will continue this season. Last year's PCL
Champions, the Vancouver Canadians, moved to Sacramento in 2000.
It would be a great end to the Dukes franchise if they won the
Championship before moving to Portland, Oregon.
The PCL 2000 Season All-Star Team was announced. They are:
C Craig Wilson, Nashville
1B Phil Hiatt, Colorado Springs
2B HIRAM BOCACHICA, ALBUQUERQUE
3B Pedro Feliz, Fresno
SS Jose Ortiz, Sacramento
OF John Barnes, Salt Lake
OF Ernie Young, Memphis
OF Brian Buchanan, Salt Lake
DH Doug Mientkiewicz, Salt Lake
RHP Ryan Franklin, Tacoma
LHP Ryan Anderson, Tacoma
RP Todd Williams, Tacoma
Monday September 4, 2000
Game 4: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 11 3
IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 9 14 1
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Chris Michalak (6), Pedro Feliciano (9)
and Geronimo Gil, Mike Figga
IWA: Mario Iglesias, Mike Meyers (5), Brian McNichol (7)
and Mark Dalesandro, Mike Mahoney
WP: Robinson Checo (8-3) LP: Mario Iglesias (1-1)
HR: ABQ Tony Mota (5) off Iglesias in the 1st inning
Tony Mota (6) off Meyers in the 6th inning
IWA Jim Deschaine (2) off Checo in the 5th inning
Julio Zuleta (26) off Feliciano in the 9th inning
Cole Liniak (19) off Feliciano in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Checo (W) 5 7 2 2 1 3
Michalak 3 4 4 3 3 1
Feliciano 1 3 3 2 1 2
TIME: 2:56 ATT: 9,287
In the final game of the regular season, the Dukes held
on to defeat the Iowa Cubs 10-9. Albuquerque took three
out of the four games in the last series.
Tony Mota solo-homered in the 1st inning as the Dukes built
a 1-0 lead.
In the 3rd inning, the Dukes added four more runs to make
it 5-0. Curtis Pride doubled and scored on Mota's single.
Chris Ashby's RBI single scored Mota. Geronimo Gil doubled
to score Ashby and Adam Riggs.
The Dukes extended the lead to 9-0 in the 4th inning. Kevin
Grijak tripled with the bases loaded and scored on Ashby's
groundout.
Jim Deschaine two-run homered in the 5th inning to get
Iowa on the scoreboard.
Mota hit his second solo-homer of the game in the 6th inning
as Albuquerque took a 10-2 lead.
With Chris Michalak pitching in relief, the Cubs scored
three times. Mike Stoner two-run singled and Julio Zuleta
RBI doubled.
Iowa added another run in the 8th inning to make it a 10-6
Dukes lead. Mark Dalesandro RBI singled.
In the 9th inning, Pedro Feliciano, recently promoted
from AA San Antonio, made his Dukes debut. With a four
run lead, he allowed the Cubs to almost tie the game.
He gave up a leadoff homer to Zuleta, a solo homer to
Cole Liniak, and a RBI single to Chad Meyers. With the bases
loaded, he got Tarrik Brock to strike out to end the game.
Sunday September 3, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Dante Powell, IF Mike Berry and P Pedro Feliciano
have been promoted from AA San Antonio, while SS Jorge Nunez has
been promoted from A Vero Beach.
Game 3: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
IOWA 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 x 7 10 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Cam Smith (6), Al Reyes (8) and Geronimo
Gil
IWA: Phil Norton and Mark Dalesandro
WP: Phil Norton (8-13) LP: Mike Judd (7-6)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Judd (L) 5 5 4 3 3 3
Smith 2 3 1 1 2 0
Reyes 1 2 2 1 1 0
TIME: 2:34 ATT: 8,534
In the third game of the series, the Iowa Cubs' Phil
Norton silenced the Dukes bats for the second time
this season as the Iowa Cubs blanked the Albuquerque
Dukes 7-0. Albuquerque holds a 2-1 series advantage
and snapped a two-game winning streak with the defeat.
It was only the second time all year that the Dukes
were shutout (the first coming July 18th at the
Sports Stadium when Memphis blanked the Dukes 1-0).
Norton went the distance, giving up just 2 hits,
walking 5 and striking out 6.
Julio Zuleta and Tarrik Brock each drove in two runs,
while Augie Ojeda and Mark Dalesandro contributed
a run each in the winning effort.
Saturday September 2, 2000
Game 2: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 4 2 0 5 1 0 3 0 1 16 23 3
IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 8 11 2
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Ricky Stone (6), Chad Ricketts (9)
and Mike Figga
IWA: Vicente Palacios, Brendan Donnelly (4), Brian
McNichol (8) and Mike Mahoney
WP: Eric Gagne (5-1) LP: Vicente Palacios (6-3)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (23) off Palacios in the 1st inning
Adam Riggs (12) off Donnelly in the 7th inning
Kevin Grijak (17) off McNichol in the 9th inning
IWA Jim Deschaine (1) off Stone in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Gagne (W) 5 2-3 4 3 0 2 4
Stone 2 1-3 6 5 3 1 1
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:13 ATT: 8,106
In the second game of the series, the Dukes used 23
hits (the most given up by the Cubs staff this
seaosn) to blast the Iowa Cubs 16-8. Albuquerque has
a 2-0 series lead and have won two in a row.
The Dukes were off and running in the 1st inning - Hiram
Bocachica two run homered and Geronimo Gil 2-RBI singled.
Grijak two-run singled, RBI singled, and solo-homered in
the game. Gil RBI doubled and RBI singled in the game,
while Adam Riggs homered and drove in three and Angel Pena
and Eric Gagne contributed an RBI each.
Friday September 1, 2000
The Dodgers have activated IF Chris Donnels from his
rehabilitation assignment in Albuquerque and promoted
C Paul LoDuca and P Onan Masaoka. From AA San Antonio,
P Luke Prokopec was promoted. I expect more Dukes
callups once the season finishes.
Game 1: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 9 13 1
IOWA 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 7 1
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (7), Chad Ricketts (8), Al
Reyes (9) and Geronimo Gil
IWA: Brett Hinchliffe, Ozwaldo Mairena (8), Eric Newman (8)
and Mike Mahoney
WP: Chad Ricketts (6-2) LP: Eric Newman (3-5) SV: Al Reyes (8)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (11) off Hinchliffe in the 6th inning
Hiram Bocachica (22) off Hinchliffe in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Murray 6 4 2 2 2 7
Smith 1 2 5 0 3 0
Ricketts (W) 1 0 0 0 1 2
Reyes (S) 1 1 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:27 ATT: 8,037
In the first game of the final series of regular season,
the Dukes got two key 9th inning runs to defeat the Iowa
Cubs 9-7.
In the top of the 9th inning, Gil two-run singled to
give the Dukes the go-ahead and insurance runs.
Adam Riggs and Hiram Bocachica each two-run homered
in the game for the Dukes. Orlando Miller drove in
two runs on the evening for the Dukes.
Tarrik Brock and Mike Mahoney each drove in two runs
for the Cubs, Augie Ojeda, Mike Stone, and Julio
Zuleta drove in a run each.
Thursday August 31, 2000
In Dukes news, C Mike Figga has been promoted from AA San Antonio.
Game 4: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 1
NASHVILLE 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x 4 7 2
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Ricky Stone (7), Al Reyes (8) and Geronimo
Gil
NSH: Brian O'Connor, Cory Bailey (7), Dave Pavlas (8) and
Tim Laker
WP: Brian O'Connor (2-2) LP: Jeff Williams (4-3) SV: Dave Pavlas (5)
HR: ABQ Orlando Miller (1) off O'Connor in the 7th inning
NSH Craig Wilson (33) off Williams in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Williams (L) 6 5 4 3 4 3
Stone 1 1 0 0 0 2
Reyes 1 1 0 0 1 0
TIME: 2:52 ATT: 2,310
In the final game of the series with the Nashville Sounds in
Nashville, the Sounds edged the Dukes 4-3. Both teams won
two games in the series. Albuquerque moves on to Iowa
to play the last series of the season before returning
home to play Memphis in the PCL Playoffs.
Craig Wilson two-run homered in the 4th inning to give the
Sounds a 2-0 lead.
In the 6th inning, the Sounds extended the lead to 4-0.
Wilson RBI doubled and he later scored on an error.
Albuquerque's Orlando Miller two-run homered in the 7th
inning to cut the defecit to two runs at 4-2. Chris Ashby
drove in a run in the 8th inning as the Dukes edged closer
at 4-3 but Dave Pavlas took care of the Dukes from that
point to earn the save.
Wednesday August 30, 2000
In Dukes news, Orlando Miller has joined the team. It appears
he will play shortstop in place of Shawn Gilbert who is preparing
to leave any day now for Australia to represent the U.S. in the
Olympics.
Game 3: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 9 0
NASHVILLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Chad Ricketts (9) and Angel Pena
NSH: Fred Rath, Heflin (7), Mike Ayers (9) and Craig Wilson
WP: Chris Michalak (11-3) LP: Fred Rath (6-8)
HR: ABQ Angel Pena (17) off Rath in the 1st inning
Curtis Pride (5) off Rath in the 2nd inning
Curtis Pride (6) off Rath in the 7th inning
NSH Chad Hermansen (9) off Michalak in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Michalak (W) 8 8 2 2 3 5
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:22 ATT: 2,530
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated the
Sounds 8-2 to take a 2-1 series lead.
Albuquerque scored early and often, coming up with four
runs in the first and three runs in the second.
In the 1st inning, Angel Pena three-run homered to highlight
the four run inning.
In the 2nd inning, Curtis Pride two-run homered and Chris
Donnels RBI doubled.
In the 3rd inning, the Sounds made it 7-1 as Chad Hermansen
solo-homered.
Albuquerque scored once in the 7th inning to make it 8-1 as
Curtis Pride solo-homered, his second homer of the game.
Nashville scored their final run in the 8th inning as
Alexander Hernandez drove in a run.
Tuesday August 29, 2000
Game 2: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 4
NASHVILLE 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 x 4 2 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Cam Smith (7), Al Reyes (8) and Geronimo Gil
NSH: Paul Ah Yat, Dave Pavlas (7), Jose Parra (9) and Craig
Wilson
WP: Paul Ah Yat (3-8) LP: Mike Judd (7-5) SV: Jose Parra (1)
HR: ABQ Shawn Gilbert (14) off Ah Yat in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Judd (L) 6 2 3 1 3 6
Smith 1 0 1 1 3 2
Reyes 1 0 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 2,675
In the second game of the series, the Sounds defeated
the Dukes 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1. The Dukes
snapped a two-game winning streak with the defeat.
Shawn Gilbert's solo homer in the 7th inning was the
only run the Dukes scored in the game.
Two Dukes errors and two hit batsmen helped the Sounds stake
a 2-0 lead.
Redman RBI singled in the 4th inning to extend the lead to 3-0.
After Gilbert's homer, the Sounds scored their final run in the
bottom of the 7th inning as Craig Wilson was hit with the
bases loaded.
Monday August 28, 2000
Game 1: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 11 15 0
NASHVILLE 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 1
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Ricky Stone (8) and Paul LoDuca
NSH: Chris Peters, Travis Baptist (4), Mike Ayers (6), Cory
Bailey (8), Matt Skrmetta (9) and Craig Wilson
WP: Eric Gagne (4-1) LP: Travis Baptist (4-10)
HR: ABQ Geronimo Gil (2) off Bailey in the 5th inning
Paul LoDuca (4) off Bailey in the 8th inning
NSH Craig Wilson (31) off Gagne in the 2nd inning
Chad Hermansen (8) off Gagne in the 2nd inning
Craig Wilson (32) off Gagne in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Gagne (W) 7 8 6 6 1 8
Stone 2 1 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:13 ATT: 2.446
In the first game of the series with Nashville, the Dukes
defeated the Sounds 11-6. Albuquerque has won two games
in a row.
Nashville got on the scoreboard first in the 2nd inning.
Craig Wilson two-run homered and Chad Hermansen followed
with a solo homer as the Sounds took a 3-0 lead.
Nashville added two more in the 3rd inning - Tim Laker
sacrifice flied out and John Wehner contributed a RBI
single.
The Dukes scored twice in the 4th inning - Dukes starter
Eric Gagne two-run doubled off the right field wall.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes exploded for five runs to
take a 7-5 lead. Geronimo Gil two-run homered
Craig Wilson solo-homered in the 6th inning to cut the
Dukes lead down to a run at 7-6.
Albuquerque scored twice in the 7th inning. Gil RBI
doubled in the inning.
The Dukes finished out the scoring in the 8th inning
as Paul LoDuca two-run homered.
Tony Mota drove in two runs while Chris Ashby drove in a
run for the Dukes.
Sunday August 27, 2000
Game 3: Sky Sox Stadium (DH Game 1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 2
COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 0
ABQ: Heath Murray and Paul LoDuca
CSP: Greg Linton and Darron Cox
WP: Greg Linton (10-12) LP: Heath Murray (7-10)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (21) off Linton in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Murray (L) 6 1-3 4 3 2 4 6
TIME: 2:01
In the first game of a doubleheader, the Colorado Springs
Sky Sox defeated the Dukes 3-2 to take a 2-1 series lead.
Colorado Springs scored a run in the 3rd inning to take
a 1-0 lead.
Tony Mota RBI doubled in the 4th inning to tie the
game at 1-1 and Hiram Bocachica solo-homered in the 5th
inning as the Dukes took a 2-1 lead.
Colorado Springs tied the game in the 5th inning and
Scott Servais won it for the Sky Sox in the bottom of
the 7th inning with a pinch-hit RBI single that
plated Shane Monahan.
Game 4: Sky Sox Stadium (DH Game 2)
1 2 3 4 5 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 9 4 2 4 0 19 15 0
COLORADO SPRN 0 1 3 1 0 5 9 3
ABQ: Robinson Checo and Geronimo Gil
CSP: Aaron Small, Paul Menhart (1), Heath Bost (2), Brad
Niedermaier (5) and Scott Servais
WP: Robinson Checo (7-3) LP: Aaron Small (10-6)
HR: Adam Riggs (10) off Bost in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Checo (W) 5 9 5 5 4 0
TIME: 2:10 ATT: 6,964
In the nightcap of a doubleheader, the Dukes bombed the
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 19-5 in a game shortened to
five innings due to rain. Each team won two games in
the series.
The Dukes' 19 runs is a new season high for runs scored,
besting the mark of 18 runs set at the Sports Stadium
against Iowa in early August.
Aaron Small, the Sky Sox starter, only lasted 1/3 of
an inning. He gave up 9 runs on 6 hits. Paul LoDuca
drove in three with a single and double, Kevin Grijak,
Angel Pena, and Robinson Checo drove in a run each
with singles, Adam Riggs 2-RBI doubled and Geronimo
Gil sacrifice flied out in the inning.
The Dukes added four more in the 2nd inning. Geronimo
Gil two-run doubled to highlight the inning.
The Dukes added two runs in the 3rd inning and the Dukes
tacked on their last four runs in the 4th inning featuring
Adam Riggs' two-run homer.
Saturday August 26, 2000
IT'S OFFICIAL - DUKES ARE 2000 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CENTRAL
DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game 2: Sky Sox Stadium (DH Game 1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 1
COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Al Reyes (7), Chad Ricketts (9), Cam Smith
(12) and Angel Pena
CSP: Steve Ontiveros, Jerry DiPoto (6), David Lee (7), Scott
Watkins (8), Pete Walker (9), Rigo Beltran (11) and Scott
Servais
WP: Chad Ricketts (5-2) LP: Rigo Beltran (6-10) SV: Cam Smith (3)
HR: ABQ Shawn Gilbert (13) off Beltran in the 12th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams 6 2-3 5 2 2 3 6 0
Reyes 1 2-3 1 1 1 4 1 0
Ricketts (W) 2 2-3 1 0 0 2 2 0
Smith (S) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 4:08 ATT: 5,147
The Albuquerque Dukes defeated the Colorado Springs Sky Sox
4-3 in 12 innings in the first game of a doubleheader. The
victory clinches the PCL Central Division Title for
the Dukes in their last season in Albuquerque. The Dukes
snapped a three game losing streak with victory and they
also tied the series at 1-1.
The Dukes got on the scoreboard in the 1st inning - Chris
Donnels scored on Paul LoDuca's double as the Dukes took a
1-0 lead.
The Dukes added another run in the 6th inning. Angel Pena
singled, stole second, and scored on Tony Mota's RBI
single.
Colorado Springs scored twice in the bottom of the 7th inning
to tie the game at 2-2. Recent Sky Sox free-agent signee Scott
Bullett drove in two runs with a double to force extra innings.
The Dukes took the lead in the 9th inning in a rain storm as
Hiram Bocachica RBI doubled.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, the game was rain delayed for
1 hour and 32 minutes. It was then decided the grounds were
good enough to finish up the game. Chad Ricketts' wild pitch
allowed the Sky Sox to score the game tying run.
Shawn Gilbert led off the 12th inning with a solo-homer in what
proved to be the game winning run. Cam Smith came into the game
in the bottom of the 12th inning and took care of the Sky Sox
to get the save.
The second game of the doubleheader was postponed due to wet
grounds and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on
Sunday August 27.
Friday August 25, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Bruce Aven was promoted to the Dodgers
and Mike Judd was demoted back to the Dukes.
The Dukes and Colorado Springs Sky Sox were rained out,
so the Dukes will have to wait yet another day in
order to try to clinch the PCL Central Division title.
Thursday August 24, 2000
The Dodgers promoted IF Jeff Branson when Dodgers IF F.P.
Santangelo was put on the DL. . . . In other news,
Shawn Gilbert has been named to the U.S. Olympic Tbaseball
team and will participate in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,
Australia.
Game 1: Sky Sox Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
COLORADO SPRINGS 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 x 9 17 1
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Ricky Stone (6) and Geronimo Gil
CSP: David Moraga, Heath Bost (4), Jerry DiPoto (5), Paul
Menhart (6), Pete Walker (9) and Darron Cox
WP: Paul Menhart (2-1) LP: Chris Michalak (10-3) SV: Pete Walker (4)
HR: ABQ Shawn Gilbert (11) off Moraga in the 2nd inning
Shawn Gilbert (12) off Moraga in the 3rd inning
Angel Pena (16) off Moraga in the 3rd inning
CSP Juan Sosa (9) off Michalak in the 3rd inning
Chris Latham (7) off Michalak in the 6th inning
Brent Butler (8) off Stone in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (L) 5 15 8 8 2 6
Stone 3 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 4,360
In the first game of the last roadtrip of the season and
first game of the series with Colorado Springs, the Sky
Sox defeated the Dukes 9-7. Albuquerque has lost three
straight games.
U.S. Olympian Shawn Gilbert solo-homered in the 1st inning
as the Dukes took a 1-0 lead.
Juan Sosa doubled and scored in the 1st inning as the Sky
Sox tied the game at 1-1.
The Dukes scored five times in the 3rd inning to take a 6-2
lead. Angel Pena two-run homered, Shawn Gilbert two-run
homered and Adam Riggs drove in a run in the inning.
Sosa two-run homered to highlight a four run 3rd inning
for the Sky Sox as they tied the game at 6-6.
Gilbert RBI doubled in the 4th inning to give the Dukes
the lead, but the Sky Sox tied the game again in the
bottom of the 4th inning.
In the 6th inning, former-Duke Chris Latham's solo-homer
broke a 7-7 tie. Brent Butler added an insurance run
in the 7th inning with a solo-homer to make it 9-7.
Wednesday August 23, 2000
The Dukes have the day off before starting the last roadtrip
of the season and franchise. The roadtrip is for 12 games.
The first stop is Colorado Springs where any Dukes victory
will clinch the PCL Central Division title.
Dukes total home attendance for 2000 was 338,103. That
is good for 6th all time best attendance for the franchise.
Tuesday August 22, 2000
In Dukes news, P Mike Judd was promoted to the Dodgers when
Dodger infielder Kevin Elster was placed on the DL.
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 8 12 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 4
NSH: Paul Ah Yat, Dave Pavlas (6), Matt Skrmetta (8) and
Tim Laker
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Onan Masaoka (6), Ricky Stone (8) and Geronimo
Gil
WP: Dave Pavlas (4-2) LP: Onan Masaoka (3-1) SV: Matt Skrmetta (1)
HR: NSH Craig Wilson (29) off Gagne in the 6th inning
ABQ Paul LoDuca (3) off Ah Yat in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne 5 2-3 7 3 1 3 5
Masaoka (L) 1 1-3 2 3 2 2 2
Stone 2 3 2 2 1 2
TIME: 3:23 ATT: 11,424
In the final regular season home game in Albuquerque Dukes
franchise history, the Nashville Sounds spoiled the occasion
by rallying to defeat the Dukes 8-5. Colorado Springs lost
this evening so the Dukes' magic number to clinch the PCL
Central Division title was reduced to two games. Each
team won two games in the series and the Dukes have lost
two in a row.
Nashville scored two runs in the 2nd inning. Ray Montgomery
doubled to score Craig Wilson and Montgomery later scored
on Tike Redman's single.
The Dukes tied it in the 2nd inning. Chris Ashby walked,
moved to second on Tony Mota's infield single, and scored
on Geronimo Gil's single. Dukes starter Eric Gagne grounded
out later in the inning as Mota scored.
In the 3rd inning, the Dukes took a 3-2 lead when Paul LoDuca
solo-homered.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes extended the lead to 5-2. Paul
LoDuca doubled and scored on Angel Pena's double. Pena
scored on Gil's RBI single.
Nashville scored a run in the 6th inning as Craig Wilson
solo-homered.
Nashville tied the game and took the lead in the 7th inning
when they scored three times. Alexander Hernandez two-run
doubled to plate Redman and Abraham Nunez to tie the game.
On the same play, Hernandez was able to score on Dukes
catcher Angel Pena's error as the Sounds took the lead.
Nashville added a run in the 8th inning as Hernandez
RBI doubled.
Nashville scored one final run in the 9th inning when
Jason Wood grounded out to drive in a run.
Monday August 21, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 12 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 1
NSH: Jose Parra, Travis Baptist (6), Mike Ayers (8) and
Craig Wilson
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Trever Miller (5), Cam Smith (6),
Chad Ricketts (7), Al Reyes (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Jose Parra (5-5) LP: Robinson Checo (6-3)
HR: NSH Craig Wilson (27) off Checo in the 3rd inning
Alexander Hernandez (7) off Checo in the 3rd inning
Craig Wilson (28) off Miller in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (L) 4 8 6 6 1 6
Miller 1 2 2 2 1 0
Smith 1 0 1 1 4 2
Ricketts 2 2 0 0 0 2
Reyes 1 0 0 0 1 1
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 5,665
In the third game of the series, the Nashville Sounds blasted
the Albuquerque Dukes 9-3. Albuquerque snapped a six game
winning streak with the defeat, but they still hold a 2-1
series lead over the Sounds.
Craig Wilson solo-homered twice and Alexander Hernandez
drove in three runs, one of those on a solo homer. Tike
Redman drove in two runs for the Sounds while John Wehner
and Jason Wood drove in a run each.
For the Dukes, Adam Riggs and Hiram Bocachica each
drove in a run for the Dukes in the bottom of the
9th inning as part of a three-run inning to avoid
the shutout.
Sunday August 20, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 2
ALBUQUERQUE 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 9 12 0
NSH: Brian O'Connor, Mike Villano (4), Cory Bailey (7) and
Tim Laker
ABQ: Mike Judd, Cam Smith (7), Onan Masaoka (9) and Paul
LoDuca
WP: Mike Judd (7-4) LP: Brian O'Connor (0-2)
HR: NSH John Wehner (14) off Judd in the 4th inning
ABQ Shawn Gilbert (10) off Villano in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 6 3 1 1 3 5
Smith 2 3 1 1 1 0
Masaoka 1 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 5,688
Albuquerque reduced their magic number for clinching the
PCL Central Division title to 4 with a 9-3 victory over
the Nashville Sounds at the Sports Stadium. There are
only two more regular season home games left in the
franchise history. 5,688 fans enjoyed witnessing the
Dukes' sixth straight victory.
Albuquerque started strong - scoring six times in the
bottom of the 1st inning. Dukes starter Mike Judd two-run
singled to help his cause in the inning.
Albuquerque added to their lead in the 2nd inning with
two more runs to take a 8-0 lead.
Shawn Gilbert solo-homered in the 6th inning to close
out the Dukes scoring.
For the Sounds, John Wehner solo-homered and Tike Redman
and Alexander Hernandez each drove in a run.
Saturday August 19, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 3 6 0
NSH: Fred Rath, Dave Pavlas (7) and Craig Wilson
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ricky Stone (7) and Angel Pena
WP: Heath Murray (7-9) LP: Fred Rath (5-7) SV: Ricky Stone (5)
HR: NSH Jason Wood (6) off Murray in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 6 6 1 1 0 5
Stone (S) 3 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:16 ATT: 9,312
In the first game of the last regular season homestand in
Dukes franchise history, the Dukes defeated the Nashville
Sounds 3-1 in front of 9,312 fans on a rainy, lightning-filled
evening at the Sports Stadium. The Dukes magic-number for
clinching the PCL Central Division title is 6. Albuquerque
has won five straight games.
Jason Wood solo-homered for the Sounds in the top of the 5th inning.
Albuquerque scored all the runs they would need in the bottom of
the 5th inning as they tied and took the lead. Hiram Bocachica
tied the game at 1-1 with a RBI single. Shawn Gilbert scored
home on an error by catcher Craig Wilson and Paul LoDuca RBI
doubled as the Dukes took a 3-1 lead.
Friday August 18, 2000
Game 4: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 10 0
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Chad Ricketts (7), Trever Miller (8), Al
Reyes (9) and Angel Pena
MEM: Dave Wainhouse, Bryan Eversgerd (5), Allen McDill (7), Jim
Dougherty (9) and Keith McDonald
WP: Jeff Williams (4-2) LP: Dave Wainhouse (3-3) SV: Al Reyes (7)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (27) off Eversgerd in the 5th inning
MEM Mark Little (13) off Williams in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams (W) 6 1-3 9 3 3 4 5
Ricketts 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Miller 1 1 0 0 0 1
Reyes (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 12,705
In the final game of the road trip and series with Memphis,
the Dukes defeated the Redbirds 6-3 to sweep the series.
Albuquerque has won four straight games.
In the 1st inning, Kevin Grijak two-run singled as the Dukes took
a 2-0 lead.
In the 2nd inning, Paul LoDuca RBI singled and Adam Riggs drove
in a run as the Dukes built a 4-0 lead.
Chris Donnels two run homered in the 5th inning as the Dukes
extended their lead to 6-0.
Memphis scored single runs in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings to
close out the scoring.
Thursday August 17, 2000
Game 3: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 14 0
MEMPHIS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 4
ABQ: Chris Michalak and Paul LoDuca
MEM: Clint Weibl, Justin Brunette (7), Bryan Eversgerd (9)
and Keith McDonald
WP: Chris Michalak (10-2) LP: Clint Weibl (9-4)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (20) off Weibl in the 1st inning
Paul LoDuca (2) off Weibl in the 7th inning
MEM Mark Little (12) off Michalak in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 9 6 2 2 2 3
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 12,400
The Dukes defeated the Memphis Redbirds 6-2 to take a 3-0
series lead. The Dukes have now won three straight games.
Hiram Bocachica homered in the 1st inning to give the Dukes
a 1-0 lead. It was Bocachica's fourth homer of the series.
The Redbirds tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the
1st inning.
In the 4th inning, Dukes starter Chris Michalak two-run
doubled and Bocachica RBI-singled as the Dukes took a 4-1
lead.
After Memphis scored a run in the 6th inning, Albuquerque
scored twice more in the 7th inning to take a 6-2 lead.
Paul LoDuca solo-homered and Jeff Branson had a sacrifice
fly.
Wednesday August 16, 2000
Game 2: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 7 10 1
MEMPHIS 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 x 6 9 1
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Cam Smith (6), Onan Masaoka (8) and Paul LoDuca
MEM: Bud Smith, Allen McDill (7), Jose Rodriguez (9) and Keith
McDonald
WP: Onan Masaoka (3-0) LP: Jose Rodriguez (4-2)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (9) off Smith in the 6th inning
Hiram Bocachica (18) off Smith in the 6th inning
Hiram Bocachica (19) off Rodriguez in the 9th inning
MEM Mark Little (11) off Gagne in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne 5 2-3 6 4 3 2 10
Smith 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2
Masaoka (W) 2 3 2 2 3 2
TIME: 3:26 ATT: 10,926
In the second game of the series, Hiram Bocachica came
through once again as the Dukes defeated the Memphis
Redbirds 7-6 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes
have won two straight games.
For the second night in a row, Hiram Bocachica's homer
ended up being the winning run. Last night, it was a three
run homer in the 11th inning; tonight, it was a solo-homer
in the 9th inning to break up a 6-6 tie.
Adam Riggs homered and drove in four runs total in the game.
Bocachica solo-homered in the 7th inning in addition to his
9th inning game-winning homer. Angel Pena also drove in a run
for the Dukes with a single.
Tuesday August 15, 2000
Game 1: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 14 1
MEMPHIS 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 2
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (5), Chad Ricketts (9), Al
Reyes (10) and Angel Pena
MEM: Mark Thompson, Allen McDill (6), David Wainhouse (7), Jim
Dougherty (8), Jose Rodriguez (8), Rick Heiserman (8), Justin
Brunette (10) and Rick Wilkins
WP: Al Reyes (3-2) LP: Justin Brunette (1-1)
HR: ABQ Curtis Pride (4) off Thompson in the 4th inning
Hiram Bocachica (17) off Brunette in the 11th inning
MEM Mark Little (10) off Checo in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo 4 1 2 2 3 1
Stone 4 5 4 3 3 3
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
Reyes (W) 2 0 0 0 1 2
TIME: 3:28 ATT: 10,865
In the first game of the series with the Memphis Redbirds,
the Dukes beat the Redbirds 9-6 in 11 innings. The Dukes
snapped a two game losing streak with the victory.
Memphis took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning.
Albuquerque scored four times in the 4th inning to take a 4-2
lead. Curtis Pride homered and Paul LoDuca, Bruce Aven,
and Robinson Checo each drove in runs in the inning.
Memphis scored three times in the 6th inning and once
in the 7th inning to take a 6-4 lead.
Albuquerque's Angel Pena two-run singled in the 8th inning
to tie the game at 6-6 and Hiram Bocachica won it for
the Dukes in the 11th inning with his three-run homer.
Monday August 14, 2000
Game 4: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 9 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Onan Masaoka (7), Chad Ricketts (8), Al Reyes
(9) and Paul LoDuca
NRL: Mark Guerra, Scott Linebrink (7), Rusty Meacham (8), Rick
Huisman (9) and Frank Charles
WP: Rick Huisman (3-4) LP: Al Reyes (2-2)
HR: ABQ Curtis Pride (3) off Guerra in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 6 2-3 5 2 2 3 6
Masaoka 1-3 2 0 0 0 0
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reyes (L) 1-3 2 2 2 0 0
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 5,375
In the final game of the series in New Orleans, the Zephyrs
edged the Dukes 4-3. Each team won two games in the series
and the Dukes have lost two straight games.
In the 1st inning, the Dukes got two runs. Curtis Pride led
off the game with a homer and Chris Donnels singled home a run.
Mike Robertson's groundout in the 1st inning to trim the Zephyrs'
defecit to a run at 2-1.
Robertson RBI singled in the 7th inning to tie the game at 2-2.
In the 8th inning, the Dukes took a 3-2 lead - Jeff Branson
doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.
Robertson won the game for the Zephyrs in the bottom of
the 9th inning with a two-run triple.
Sunday August 13, 2000
In Dukes news, IF Chris Donnels has rejoined the Dukes.
Game 3: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 8 1
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (7), Onan Masaoka (7) and Angel
Pena
NRL: Kip Gross and Jerrey Thurston
WP: Kip Gross (6-6) LP: Heath Murray (6-9)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 6 6 4 0 1 4
Smith 2-3 1 0 0 2 0
Masaoka 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:19 ATT: 8,613
In the third game of the series, the New Orleans Zephyrs
defeated the Dukes 4-1. Albuquerque has a 2-1 series lead.
With the defeat, the Dukes snapped a five-game winning streak.
New Orleans scored all their runs in the 3rd inning. Former-Duke
Kip Gross singled and later scored on Adam Everett's grounder that
Shawn Gilbert could not handle. Omar Ramirez grounder to Adam
Riggs was misplayed and Roger Cedeno scored. Frank Charles
later added a two-run double.
Albuquerque got their lone run of the game in the 5th inning as
Angel Pena RBI doubled.
Saturday August 12, 2000
Game 2: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 0
NEW ORLEANS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Cam Smith (8), Ricky Stone (9) and Geronimo
Gil
NRL: Travis Driskill, Mark Hutton (4), Fernando Hernandez (8)
and Frank Charles
WP: Jeff Williams (3-2) LP: Travis Driskill (10-10)
HR: ABQ Tony Mota (4) off Hutton in the 4th inning
NRL J.R. Phillips (11) off Williams in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams (W) 7 6 4 4 2 3
Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0
Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 7,567
In the second game of the series, the Dukes blasted
the New Orleans Zephyrs 12-4 to take a 2-0 series lead.
The Dukes have won five straight games.
The Dukes took a quick 3-0 lead. LoDuca two-run doubled and
Bruce Aven drove in a run. New Orleans answered with three
runs of their own in the bottom of the 1st inning to tie the
game at 3-3.
Albuquerque scored six times in the 3rd inning to take a 9-3
lead. Aven RBI doubled, Curtis Pride RBI tripled, and Jeff Branson,
Geronimo Gil and Jeff Williams all had RBI.
Albuquerque scored three more times on Tony Mota's three-run
homer to make it a 12-3 contest. New Orleans added their
final run in the 7th inning.
Friday August 11, 2000
In Dukes news, the Dodgers acquired OF Bruce Aven from the Pirates
and assigned him to Albuquerque. OF Dante Powell has been demoted
to AA San Antonio, C William Duplissea has been sent to A Vero Beach
and OF Geronimo Gil has joined the Dukes.
Game 1: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Chad Ricketts (7), Al Reyes (9) and
Angel Pena
NRL: Brad Kaufman, Rusty Meacham (3), Scott Linebrink (6), Rick
Huisman (8) and Frank Charles
WP: Chris Michalak (9-2) LP: Brad Kaufman (1-6) SV: Al Reyes (6)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 6 2-3 5 2 1 4 7
Ricketts 1 1-3 1 0 0 2 3
Reyes (S) 1 0 0 0 0 3
TIME: 3:22 ATT: 8,417
In the first game of the roadtrip and series with New
Orleans, the Dukes edged the Zephyrs 3-2 to take a 1-0
series lead. Albuquerque has won four straight games.
In the 1st inning, Curtis Pride singled and later scored on a
passed ball as the Dukes took a 1-0 lead. In the 3rd inning,
Tony Mota RBI singled and Paul LoDuca scored on a passed ball
as the Dukes built a 3-0 lead.
New Orleans came up with single runs in the 3rd inning on an
error and former-Duke Roger Cedeno's RBI single in the 7th
inning.
Thursday August 10, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 6 14 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 3 x 12 18 1
IWA: Dave Zancanaro, Mario Iglesias (6) and Mike Mahoney
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Cam Smith (6), Al Reyes (8) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Cam Smith (7-3) LP: Dave Zancanaro (4-9) SV: Al Reyes (5)
HR: IWA Tarrik Brock (9) off Gagne in the 5th inning
ABQ Geronimo Gil (1) off Zancanaro in the 2nd inning
Angel Pena (13) off Zancanaro in the 6th inning
Angel Pena (14) off Iglesias in the 7th inning
Angel Pena (15) off Iglesias in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne 5 2-3 12 6 6 2 5
Smith (W) 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 1
Reyes (S) 2 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:20 ATT: 5,489
Wednesday August 9, 2000
In Dukes news, P Robinson Checo was activated from the DL. P
Matt Montgomery was sent to AA San Antonio.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 10 1
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 x 13 19 0
IWA: Jamie Arnold, Eric Newman (6) and Mark Dalesandro
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (4), Onan Masaoka (7),
Chad Ricketts (9) and Angel Pena, William Duplissea
WP: Ricky Stone (9-5) LP: Jamie Arnold (6-8)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (16) off Arnold in the 1st inning
Kevin Grijak (16) off Newman in the 6th inning
Angel Pena (12) off Arnold in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo 3 2 1 1 1 2
Stone (W) 3 7 4 4 1 1
Masaoka 2 1 0 0 1 3
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:00 ATT: 9,540
Tuesday August 8, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 12 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 2 1 2 0 6 5 x 18 14 0
IWA: Ben Ford, Ozwaldo Mairena (4), Carlos Zambrano (7), Mike
Mahoney (8) and Alan Zinter
ABQ: Mike Judd, Matt Montgomery (7), Onan Masaoka (8), Al
Reyes (9) and Angel Pena, William Duplissea
WP: Mike Judd (6-4) LP: Ben Ford (0-3)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (15) off Ford in the 3rd inning
Paul LoDuca (1) off Zambrano in the 7th inning
William Duplissea (1) off Mahoney in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 6 1-3 10 4 4 1 4
Montgomery 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
Masaoka 1 1 0 0 0 0
Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:21 ATT: 3,324
Monday August 7, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 11 13 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 2
IWA: Vicente Palacios, Brian McNichol (6) and Mike Mahoney
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (8), Ricky Stone (9) and
William Duplissea
WP: Vicente Palacios (5-1) LP: Heath Murray (6-8)
SV: Brian McNichol (1)
HR: IWA Mike Stoner (14) off Murray in the 2nd inning
Julio Zuleta (24) off Murray in the 4th inning
Russ Gload (3) off Smith in the 8th inning
ABQ Hiram Bocachica (15) off McNichol in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 7 10 6 5 1 6
Smith 1 3 5 4 1 0
Stone 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 4,481
Sunday August 6, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 12 3
ALBUQUERQUE 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 x 14 16 2
OMA: Chris George, Lance Carter (3), Jared Camp (4), Jason
Rakers (5), Paul spoljaric (8) and Jorge Fabregas
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Matt Montgomery (6), Chad Ricketts (8),
Onan Masaoka (9) and Paul LoDuca, William Duplissea
WP: Jeff Williams (2-2) LP: Chris George (1-2)
HR: OMA Kit Pellow (21) off Williams in the 1st inning
ABQ Hiram Bocachica (14) off Camp in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams (W) 5 7 6 6 5 2
Montgomery 2 3 1 1 1 2
Ricketts 1 2 1 1 1 0
Masaoka 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:24 ATT: 2,942
Saturday August 5, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 7 10 1
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
OMA: Brett Laxton, Scott Mullen (6), Jose Santiago (8), Miguel
Batista (9) and Juan Brito
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Cam Smith (8), Al Reyes (9) and Paul
LoDuca
WP: Brett Laxton (4-6) LP: Chris Michalak (8-2)
HR: OMA Kit Pellow (20) off Michalak in the 4th inning
Doug Jennings (4) off Michalak in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (L) 7 9 7 5 3 3
Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 7,198
Friday August 4, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 9 15 1
ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 12 1
OMA: Dan Murray, Jason Rakers (6), Jared Camp (7), Doug Bochtler (8),
Paul Spoljaric (8) and Jorge Fabregas
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Matt Montgomery (6), Ricky Stone (8) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: Dan Murray (8-6) LP: Eric Gagne (3-1) SV: Paul Spoljaric (7)
HR: OMA Dee Brown (18) off Gagne in the 5th inning
Aaron Guiel (4) off Gagne in the 5th inning
Doug Jennings (3) off Montgomery in the 6th inning
Kit Pellow (19) off Montgomery in the 7th inning
ABQ Shawn Gilbert (9) off Murray in the 2nd inning
Dante Powell (6) off Bochtler in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne (L) 5 10 6 6 2 1
Montgomery 2 3 2 2 1 2
Stone 2 2 1 1 0 3
TIME: 3:14 ATT: 6,435
Thursday August 3, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 12 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 3 x 13 15 4
OMA: Chris Fussell, Jeff Austin (4), Scott Mullen (7), Lance
Carter (8) and Jorge Fabregas
ABQ: Mike Judd, Cam Smith (6), Onan Masaoka (8), Ricky Stone (9)
and Paul LoDuca
WP: Cam Smith (6-3) LP: Jeff Austin (5-5)
HR: OMA Dee Brown (17) off Judd in the 1st inning
Jorge Fabregas (1) off Judd in the 1st inning
Ray Holbert (2) off Judd in the 4th inning
ABQ Chris Asbby (6) off Fussell in the 4th inning
Shawn Gilbert (7) off Fussell in the 4th inning
Kevin Grijak (14) off Austin in the 8th inning
Shawn Gilbert (8) off Austin in the 7th inning
Chris Ashby (7) off Carter in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 5 11 8 6 4 5
Smith (W) 2 0 0 0 0 1
Masaoka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stone 1 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:59 ATT: 4,256
Wednesday August 2, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
ALBUQUERQUE 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 x 13 13 1
NRL: Travis Driskill, Brad Kaufman (5), Mark Hutton (7) and
Jerrey Thurston
ABQ: Heath Murray and Paul LoDuca
WP: Heath Murray (6-7) LP: Travis Driskill (9-9)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (13) off Driskill in the 1st inning
Shawn Gilbert (6) off Driskill in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 9 5 0 0 0 7
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 3,384
Tuesday August 1, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 11 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 x 6 10 1
NRL: Jeriome Robertson, Rick Huisman (6), Jose Cabrera (8) and
Frank Charles
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Matt Montgomery (6), Onan Masaoka (7), Al Reyes (9)
and Paul LoDuca
WP: Onan Masaoka (2-0) LP: Rick Huisman (2-4) SV: Al Reyes (4)
HR: NRL J.R. Phillips (7) off Williams in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams 5 2-3 8 3 3 2 5
Montgomery 2-3 1 1 1 2 1
Masaoka (W) 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Reyes (S) 1 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 3,736
In the third game of the series, the Dukes edged the New
Orleans Zephyrs 6-5 to take a 3-0 series lead. The Dukes
have won five straight games.
Paul LoDuca drove in a run in the 1st inning as the
Dukes took a 1-0 lead.
Hiram Bocachica doubled in two runs in the 3rd inning
and Angel Pena drove in a run as the Dukes extended their
lead to 4-0.
In the 7th inning, Bocachica RBI doubled again as the
Dukes built a 5-4 lead.
In the 8th inning, Dante Powell drove in Pena to
give the Dukes an insurance run.
Monday July 31, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x 4 9 1
NRL: Tony McKnight, Jose Cabrera (7), Rusty Meacham (8) and
Frank Charles
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Cam Smith (8), Al Reyes (9) and Paul
LoDuca
WP: Chris Michalak (8-1) LP: Tony McKnight (2-7) SV: Al Reyes (3)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 7 8 2 2 3 2
Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1
Reyes (S) 1 0 0 0 1 0
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 2,676
In the second game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the New Orleans Zephyrs 4-2 to take a 2-0 series lead.
The Dukes have won four straight games.
Albuquerque scored first with a run in the 1st inning.
New Orleans scored once in the 4th inning to tie
the game at 1-1.
Brian Richardson's RBI single in the 7th inning gave
the Zephyrs a 2-1 lead.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, the Dukes scored the
game-winning runs. Kevin Grijak's sacrifice fly tied
the game at 2-2 and Shawn Gilbert's RBI single gave the
Dukes a 3-2 lead. Albuquerque added one more run in
the inning.
Sunday July 30, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 x 5 9 1
NRL: Mark Guerra, Fernando Hernandez (5), Mark Hutton (8) and
Frank Charles
ABQ: Trever Miller and Paul LoDuca
WP: Trever Miller (4-2) LP: Mark Guerra (0-1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller (W) 9 5 0 0 2 6
TIME: 2:15 ATT: 3,927
In the first game of the second to the last homestand in the
history of the Albuquerque Dukes, the Dukes defeated the New
Orleans Zephyrs 5-0 in a crisply played 2 hour 15 minute game.
Albuquerque has won three straight and still commands a sizeable
lead in the PCL Central Division.
In the 2nd inning, the Dukes got all the runs they would need --
Adam Riggs RBI singled.
In the 4th inning, Dukes starter Trever Miller singled to drive
in two and Riggs drove in a run as the Dukes extended their lead
to 4-0.
The Dukes closed out the scoring in the 8th inning as Chris
Ashby RBI doubled.
Saturday July 29, 2000
Game 4: Cheney Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 0
TACOMA 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 1
ABQ: Mike Judd, Matt Montgomery (7), Ricky Stone (9) and
William Duplissea
TAC: Ryan Franklin, Steve Sinclair (8), Todd Williams (8)
and Dusty Wathan
WP: Matt Montgomery (1-0) LP: Steve Sinclair (3-3) SV: Ricky Stone (4)
HR: TAC Dusty Wathan (1) off Judd in the 3rd inning
Anthony Sanders (13) off Judd in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 6 5 3 3 5 1
Montgomery (W) 2 1 0 0 1 1
Stone (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 5,298
In the final game of the series and the roadtrip, the
Dukes defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 4-3. Albuquerque
took three games in the series and have won two straight
games.
In the 3rd inning, Curtis Pride's RBI triple in the 3rd
inning gave the Dukes a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third, the Rainiers tied it
when Dusty Wathan solo-homered.
In the 5th inning, Wathan drove in a run to give
the Rainiers a 2-1 lead. In the 6th inning, Anthony
Sanders solo-homered to extend the lead to 3-1.
Hiram Bocachica and Tony Mota had RBI doubles in the 8th
inning to tie the game at 3-3. Dante Powell's RBI
double then gave the Dukes a 4-3 lead.
Friday July 28, 2000
Game 3: Cheney Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 7 12 1
TACOMA 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 2
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (7), Al Reyes (9) and Angel Pena,
William Duplissea
TAC: Frank Rodriguez, Kevin Hodges (5) and Dusty Wathan
WP: Cam Smith (5-3) LP: Kevin Hodges (2-2) SV: Al Reyes (2)
HR: ABQ Shawn Gilbert (5) off HOdges in the 5th inning
Adam Riggs (8) off Hodges in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 6 9 4 4 3 7
Smith (W) 2 2 0 0 0 1
Reyes (S) 1 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 5,811
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the Tacoma Rainiers 7-5 to take a 2-1 series lead.
The Dukes have won five out of their last six games.
Shawn Gilbert drove home a run in the 2nd inning as
the Dukes took a 1-0 lead.
Tacoma built a good lead in the bottom half of the
2nd inning, scoring four times to take a 4-1 lead.
In the 5th inning, Gilbert solo-homered to make
it a 4-2 game.
In the 8th inning, the Dukes scored three times
to take a 5-4 lead. Kevin Grijak drove in a run.
Chris Ashby followed with a RBI hit to score Mota.
On that same play, Grijak barrelled into Tacoma catcher
Dusty Wathan and was able to knock the ball loose in
order to score the go-ahead run.
In the 9th inning, Adam Riggs two-run homered as the
Dukes took a 7-4 lead. Tacoma scored once in the
bottom of the 9th inning to make it 7-5.
Thursday July 27, 2000
In Dukes news, P Al Reyes was demoted from the Dodgers to the Dukes.
P Onan Masaoka and P Eric Gagne were also demoted. P Gregg Olson
ended his rehabilitation stint and was promoted to the Dodgers.
C Paul LoDuca was demoted by the Dodgers when the Dodgers activated
C Todd Hundley from the DL. P Jamie Arnold was traded by the Dodgers.
Game 2: Cheney Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
TACOMA 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 4 6 3
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Ricky Stone (7) and William Duplissea
TAC: Gil Meche, Tom Davey (5), Stan Spencer (8), Todd Williams
(8) and Dusty Wathan
WP: Tom Davey (8-6) LP: Jeff Williams (1-2) SV: Todd Williams (24)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
J Williams (L) 6 5 4 3 2 3
Stone 2 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 4,031
In the second game of the series, the Rainiers defeated
the Dukes 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1. The Dukes snapped
a four-game winning streak.
Tacoma scored once in the first inning to take a 1-0
lead.
Albuquerque's lone run scored in the 2nd inning - Chris
Ashby walked, moved to second on Jeff Branson's single,
stole third and came home on third baseman Chad Akers
error during the steal attempt.
In the 5th inning, the Rainiers won the game by scoring
three times to take a 4-1 lead.
Wednesday July 26, 2000
Game 1: Cheney Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
TACOMA 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 11 2
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Al Reyes (6), Chad Ricketts (8) and
Angel Pena
TAC: Pat Ahearne, Steve Sinclair (5), Mark Watson (8) and
Dusty Wathan
WP: Chris Michalak (7-1) LP: Pat Ahearne (10-5) SV: Chad Ricketts (7)
HR: ABQ Curtis Pride (2) off Ahearne in the 1st inning
TAC Chad Alexander (10) off Reyes in the 7th inning
Mike Murphy (3) off Ricketts in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 5 2-3 9 3 3 4 2
Reyes 2 1 1 1 1 3
Ricketts (S) 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1
TIME: 3:26 ATT: 4,695
In the opener of the four-game series in Tacoma, the Dukes
defeated the Rainiers 6-5. Albuquerque has won four
straight games.
Curtis Pride led off the game with a homer. Shawn Gilbert
and Kevin Grijak drove in a run each with singles as the
Dukes built a 3-0 lead.
In the 3rd inning, Angel Pena RBI singled to extend the
lead to 4-0.
In the bottom of the 3rd, the Rainiers got on the
scoreboard.
In the 4th inning, Pride drove in a run as the Dukes
took a 5-1 lead. Albuquerque extended the lead to 6-1
as Gilbert singled to drive in a run.
Tacoma then went to work. In the 6th inning, Willie
Bloomquist and Mike Neill drove in runs.
In the 7th inning, Chad Alexander solo homered as
the Rainiers creeped closer at 6-4. In the 9th inning,
Albuquerque St. Pius high school graduate Mike Murphy
solo-homered to make it 6-5 but the Rainiers rally fell
short.
Tuesday July 25, 2000
The Dukes had the day off.
Monday July 24, 2000
Game 4: Franklin Covey Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 3 10 17 2
SALT LAKE 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 9 11 2
ABQ: Trever Miller, Jamie Arnold (6), Chad Ricketts (8)
and Angel Pena
SLC: Mike Romano, Jack Cressend (5), Todd Rizzo (8), Brent
Stentz (9), Gus Gandarillas (9), Chris Garza (9) and
A.J. Pierzynski
WP: Chad Ricketts (4-2) LP: Brent Stentz (2-2)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (13) off Romano in the 5th inning
Curtis Pride (2) off Stentz in the 9th inning
SLC Mike Moriarty (9) off Miller in the 5th inning
Doug Mientkiewicz (12) off Miller in the 5th inning
Torii Hunter (17) off Ricketts in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller 5 9 6 5 1 3
Arnold 2 2/3 1 2 2 2 1
Ricketts (W) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1
TIME: 3:20 ATT: 16,531
In the final game of the series, the Dukes held off
the Salt Lake Buzz 10-9. Albuquerque has won three
straight and won three out of the four games in the
series.
In the 3rd inning, Curtis Pride inside-the-park homered
with Adam Riggs on base as the Dukes trimmed the defecit
to a run at 3-2.
In the 5th inning, Tony Mota two-run doubled and Kevin
Grijak blasted a two-run homer as the Dukes took a 6-3
lead.
In the 8th inning, Hiram Bocachica drove in a run; the
Buzz had a 8-7 lead.
In the 9th inning, Angel Pena drove home two runs
with a double and Riggs sacrifice-flied out
as the Dukes took a 10-8 lead. Chad Ricketts gave
up a solo-homer to Torii Hunter in the bottom of the 9th
inning but was just effective enough to preserve the Dukes
victory.
Sunday July 23, 2000
Game 3: Franklin Covey Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 12 0
SALT LAKE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 2
ABQ: Mike Judd, Matt Montgomery (8) and Angel Pena
SLC: Dan Perkins, Todd Rizzo (6), Gus Gandarillas (8),
Brent Stentz (9) and A.J. Pierzynski
WP: Mike Judd (5-4) LP: Dan Perkins (6-9)
HR: ABQ Tony Mota (3) off Stentz in the 9th inning
SLC Torii Hunter (16) off Montgomery in the 9th inning
Mike Moriarty (8) off Judd in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 7 2-3 7 2 2 3 6
Montgomery 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 0
TIME: 2:58 ATT: 5,553
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated the
Salt Lake Buzz 6-4. The Dukes have won two of three
games in the series and the Dukes have won two in a row.
Jeff Branson's double scored Angel Pena as the Dukes
took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Mike Moriarty solo-homered
to tie the game at 1-1.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes scored three times to
take a 4-1 lead. In the 5th inning, the Dukes scored
once more to take a 5-1 lead.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Salt Lake scored a run
to make it a 5-2 Dukes lead.
In the top of the 9th inning, Tony Mota solo-homered
to give the Dukes a 6-3 lead. In the bottom half of
the innning, Torii Hunter solo-homered to try to begin
a Buzz rally but Matt Montgomery calmed down to finish
off the Buzz after giving up two total runs in the
inning to make the game interesting..
Saturday July 22, 2000
Game 2: Franklin Covey Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 7 1
SALT LAKE 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 0
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Jamie Arnold (7), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Angel Pena
SLC: Matt Kinney, Alan Mahaffey (6), Chris Garza (9), Gus
Gandarillas (9) and A.J. Pierzynski
WP: Ricky Stone (8-5) LP: Matt Kinney (1-2)
HR: ABQ Dante Powell (5) off Kinney in the 2nd inning
Angel Pena (11) off Kinney in the 4th inning
Hiram Bocachica (12) off Mahaffy in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone (W) 6 9 4 4 3 1
Arnold 2 1 0 0 2 0
Ricketts 1 0 2 0 2 1
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 9,867
In the second game of the series, the Dukes held off
the Salt Lake Buzz 8-6 to tie the series at 1-1.
Kevin Grijak doubled to drive in two runs in the 1st
inning as the Dukes built a 2-0 lead.
Salt Lake answered with two runs in the bottom of the
1st inning to tie the game at 2-2. Mario Valdez RBI
singled and Brian Buchanan sacrificed flied out.
Dante Powell's two-run homer in the 2nd inning gave
the Dukes the lead again at 4-2. Angel Pena solo-homered
in the 4th inning to take a 5-2 lead.
Salt Lake cut the defecit to a run at 5-4 in the bottom
of the 4th inning. Mike Moriarty tripled to drive
in a run and soon scored on Ferguson's groundout.
In the 8th inning, Hiram Bocachica solo-homered to
give the Dukes a 6-4 lead.
Shawn Gilbert RBI tripled and Tony Mota drove in a
run in the top of the 9th inning to give the Dukes
a 8-4 lead.
Salt Lake scored two unearned runs in the bottom of
the 9th inning off Chad Ricketts.
Friday July 21, 2000
Game 1: Franklin Covey Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 9 1
SALT LAKE 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 x 9 13 0
ABQ: Heath Murray, Matt Montgomery (6), Cam Smith (8) and
Angel Pena
SLC: Bryan Wolff, Jack Cressend (7), Todd Rizzo (8), Brent
Stentz (9) and Javier Valentin
WP: Brian Wolff (4-1) LP: Heath Murray (5-7)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (12) off Wolff in the 5th inning
Shawn Gilbert (4) off Wolff in the 6th inning
Adam Riggs (7) off Cressend in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 5 2-3 9 6 6 4 5
Montgomery 1 1-3 3 2 2 2 0
Smith 1 1 1 1 0 1
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 7,867
In the opener of the roadtrip, the Dukes lost to the
Salt Lake Buzz 9-4. The Dukes snapped a two-game
winning streak.
Salt Lake scored three runs in the 1st inning to take
a 3-0 lead as Robin Jennings two-run singled and Brian
Buchanan RBI singled.
Salt Lake added two more runs in the 4th inning to
take a 5-0 lead. Mike Moriarty RBI tripled and
John Barnes added a sacrifice fly.
Kevin Grijak solo-homered in the 5th inning to
get the Dukes on the board. Salt Lake answered with
a run of their own in the bottom of the 5th inning
to take a 6-1 lead.
Shawn Gilbert solo-homered in the 6th inning and
Adam Riggs two-run homered as the Dukes nudged
closer at 6-4.
Salt Lake then went to work to put the game away -
scoring twice in the 7th inning and once in the 8th
inning.
Thursday July 20, 2000
In Dukes news, P Bobby Ayala was waived. OF Chris Prieto's
contract was sold to the Mexican League. The Dodgers signed
free agent OF Curtis Pride and sent him to Albuquerque.
P Matt Montgomery was promoted from AA San Antonio.
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 x 9 16 0
MEM: Luther Hackman, Rick Heiserman (6), Jim Dougherty (7)
and Brian Johnson
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Cam Smith (8), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Angel Pena
WP: Cam Smith (4-3) LP: Jim Daugherty (2-6)
HR: MEM Brian Johnson (1) off Michalak in the 3rd inning
ABQ Chris Ashby (5) off Hackman in the 4th inning
Angel Pena (10) off Daugherty in the 7th inning
Shawn Gilbert (3) off Daugherty in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 7 9 4 4 2 4
Smith (W) 1 0 1 1 2 0
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 5,843
The Dukes used a late-game rally to defeat the Memphis
Redbirds 9-5. Each team won two games in the series.
The Dukes have won two straight games.
In the 8th inning with the game tied at 5-5, Shawn
Gilbert's solo-homer broke the tie. Chris Ashby
and Angel Pena drove in runs with singles and Dante Powell
RBI doubled.
Ashby and Pena also solo-homered in the game. Tony
Mota drove in two runs and Dukes starter Chris Michalak
drove in a run.
Mark Little, Stubby Clapp, Luis Garcia, Brian Johnson,
and Pablo Martinez drove in one run each for the Redbirds.
Wednesday July 19, 2000
In Dukes news, P Mike Judd was demoted by the Dodgers after having
made a start with the Dodgers. P Al Reyes was promoted to the Dodgers
along with IF Chris Donnels.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 x 4 7 0
MEM: Britt Reames, Allen McDill (5), Justin Brunette (7), Dave
Wainhouse (8) and Brian Johnson
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Gregg Olson (7), Jamie Arnold (8), Bobby
Ayala (9) and William Duplissea
WP: Jeff Williams (1-1) LP: Allen McDill (0-1) SV: Bobby Ayala (9)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams (W) 6 4 1 1 2 4
Olson 1 1 0 0 0 0
Arnold 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ayala (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:27 ATT: 6,641
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated the
Memphis Redbirds 4-1. Memphis holds a 2-1 series lead.
The Dukes snapped a three game losing streak with the victory.
In the 4th inning, Luis Garcia's groundout scored Britt
Reames as the Redbirds took a 1-0 lead.
The Dukes got their first two runs, gift runs, in the 6th inning
to take a 2-1 lead. Mike Metcalfe and Adam Riggs each scored
on consecutive wild pitches.
Mike Metcalfe's sacrifice fly and Adam Riggs' RBI double
gave the Dukes a 4-1 lead.
Tuesday July 18, 2000
In Dukes news, P Mike Judd was promoted to the Dodgers and C
William Duplissea was promoted from the Dodgers rookie level
club.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MEM: Clint Weibl, Gene Stechschulte (9) and Brian Johnson
ABQ: Trever Miller, Chad Ricketts (9) and William Duplissea
WP: Clint Weibl (5-3) LP: Trever Miller (3-2)
Sv: Gene Stechschulte (20)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller (L) 8 4 1 1 4 4
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:06 ATT: 3,227
In a pitching duel, the Memphis Redbirds outlasted
the Dukes 1-0 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes
have lost three straight games.
Chris Weibl was brillant in the game, no hitting the
Dukes over seven innings. Jeff Branson was the hero
for the Dukes, doubling to left field wall in the 8th
inning to break up the no-hitter and to preserve the
history of the Dukes club in having only been no-hit
once.
In the 5th inning, Mark Lewis tripled and scored on
Luis Garcia's single to score the only run in the
contest.
Monday July 17, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 13 18 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
MEM: Jason Karnuth, Bryan Eversgerd (4), Dave Wainhouse (6),
Jose Rodriguez (7), Gene Stechschulte (8) and Rick Wilkins
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Jamie Arnold (5), Chad Ricketts (7), Gregg
Olson (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Dave Wainhouse (2-0) LP: Jamie Arnold (4-7)
SV: Gene Stechschulte (19)
HR: MEM Ernie Young (29) off Ayala in the 9th inning
ABQ Tony Mota (2) off Karnuth in the 2nd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone 4 7 4 4 3 4
Arnold (L) 2 4 3 3 2 0
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
Olson 1 2 2 2 1 0
Ayala 1 4 4 4 0 0
TIME: 3:12 ATT: 2,836
In the first game of the series, the Memphis Redbirds
defeated the Dukes 13-6. The Dukes have lost two straight
games.
The Dukes bullpen was the story in the game - giving up
nine runs over the last five innings. Ricky Stone
was an emergency starter (Mike Judd was promoted to
the Dodgers) and Stone held his own, giving up 7 hits
and 4 runs over 4 innings of work.
Tony Mota solo homered, Shawn Gilbert drove in a pair
of runs, and Mike Metcalfe, Jamie Arnold and Jeff Branson
drove in a run each for the Dukes.
Lou Lucca and Rick Wilkins drove in three runs each
for the Redbirds, while Larry Sutton and Ernie Young
drove in two runs and Stubby Clap, Luis Garcia and
Pablo Martinez drove in a run each.
Sunday July 16, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
IWA: Ruben Quevedo, Mike Heathcott (7), Kyle Farnsworth (9)
and Jose Molina
ABQ: Heath Murray, Al Reyes (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Ruben Quevedo (6-2) LP: Heath Murray (5-6)
SV: Kyle Farnsworth (9)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 7 10 4 4 1 5
Reyes 2 2 0 0 1 2
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 3,148
In the final game of the series, the Iowa Cubs edged
the Dukes 4-2 to avoid letting the Dukes sweep the
series. The Dukes broke a seven game winning streak
with the loss.
Tarrik Brock drove in all four runs for the Cubs. He
had a three-run double in the 2nd inning and RBI singled
in the 7th inning.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 4th inning
as Cubs starter Ruben Quevedo balked in a run. Hiram
Bocachica drove in the last Dukes run of the game in
the 8th inning.
Saturday July 15, 2000
In Dukes news, P Gregg Olson joins the Dukes on a rehabilitation
assignment.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 3 0 0 6 1 6 0 x 16 17 0
IWA: Phil Norton, Matt Karchner (5), Richard Barker (7), David
McNichol (8) and Mike Mahoney
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Gregg Olson (6), Cam Smith (7) and
Angel Pena
WP: Chris Michalak (6-1) LP: Phil Norton (6-9) SV: Cam Smith (2)
HR: IWA Julio Zuleta (16) off Michalak in the 5th inning
ABQ Dante Powell (4) off Norton in the 2nd inning
Angel Pena (9) off Norton in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 5 9 5 5 4 6
Olson 1 0 0 0 1 1
Smith (S) 3 0 0 0 3 5
TIME: 3:25 ATT: 9,744
In the third game of the series, the Dukes used the strength
of two six-run innings to blast the Iowa Cubs 16-5. The
Dukes have won seven straight games and hold a six game
lead in the PCL Central Division over the Colorado Springs
Sky Sox.
In the 1st inning, the Cubs got on the scoreboard as
Alan Zinter RBI doubled. The Cubs added another run
in the 2nd inning, Augie Ojeda singled to drive in a run.
Albuquerque took a 3-2 lead in the 2nd inning as Dante
Powell three-run homered.
In the 4th inning, the Cubs took the lead back at 4-3 -
Tarrik Brock tripled to drive in a run and later scored
on Chad Meyers' single.
Julio Zuleta solo-homered in the 5th inning to extend
the Cubs lead to 5-3. After that, it was all Albuquerque.
Albuquerque came up with a big six-run 5th inning, highlighted
by Angel Pena's three-run homer and Powell's two-run single
to center.
In the 7th inning, Albuquerque scored another six times.
Pena drove in two runs with a single and releiver Cam Smith
drove in a run with a single to score some of the runs that
inning.
Friday July 14, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 12 0
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 x 9 12 0
IWA: Eric Newman, Carlos Zambrano (6), Kyle Farnsworth (7)
and Jose Molina
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Ricky Stone (5), Chad Ricketts (7), Al
Reyes (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Chad Ricketts (3-2) LP: Carlos Zambrano (1-3)
HR: IWA Cole Liniak (14) off Ricketts in the 7th inning
Roosevelt Brown (5) off Reyes in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams 4 5 2 2 1 1
Stone 2 3 1 1 0 0
Ricketts (W) 2 1 1 1 1 3
Reyes 1 3 3 3 0 1
TIME: 2:54 ATT: 6,022
In the second game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the Iowa Cubs 9-7 to take a 2-0 series lead. The
Dukes have won six games in a row.
Augie Ojeda and Tarrik Brock drove in runs in the 3rd
inning as Iowa built a 2-0 lead. Iowa extended the lead
to 3-0 in the 6th inning on a wild pitch.
In the 6th inning, Hiram Bocachica singled to drive in
a run. Two other runs scored in the inning on a bases-loaded
walk and a wild pitch as the Dukes took a 4-3 lead.
Cole Liniak solo-homered in the 7th inning to tie the
game at 4-4.
Albuquerque took the lead back in the bottom of the 7th inning,
scoring five times to take a 9-4 lead. Pena drove in two runs
and Bocachica and Chris Ashby drove in a run each as highlights
of the inning.
In the 9th inning, Roosevelt Brown three-run homered to nudge
the Cubs closer to the Dukes at 9-7 but Al Reyes settled down
to preserve the win.
Thursday July 13, 2000
In Dukes news, P Jaime Arnold and IF Mike Metcalfe were demoted
by the Dodgers. P Ruben Niebla was released by the Dukes. C
Paul LoDuca was promoted to the Dodgers.
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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IOWA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 3
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 5 x 13 12 0
IWA: David Zancanaro, Richard Barker (5), Mike Heathcott (6),
Brian McNichol (8) and Jose Molina
ABQ: Trever Miller, Gregg Olson (7), Jamie Arnold (8), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Trever Miller (3-1) LP: Dave Zancanaro (3-5)
HR: ABQ Chris Ashby (4) off Zancanaro in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller (W) 6 7 3 3 3 3
Olson 1 0 0 0 0 1
Arnold 1 0 0 0 1 1
Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 5,843
In the first game of the series after the All-Star break, the Dukes
defeated the Iowa Cubs 13-3. Albuquerque has won five straight
games.
Dukes starter Trever Miller spotted the Iowa Cubs a 3-0 lead
in the 1st inning.
Albuquerque scored once in the 2nd inning to cut the defecit
to two runs at 3-1.
In the bottom of the third inning, Chris Ashby belted a three
run homer to give the Dukes a 4-3 lead.
In the 4th inning, Adam Riggs stole home to highlight a two
run inning. Albuquerque scored once more in the 5th inning
and once again in the 7th inning to take a 8-3 lead.
In the 8th inning, Kevin Grijak drove in three runs with a
pinch-hit double as the Dukes went on to score five runs
in the inning.
Wednesday July 12, 2000
The Dukes have the day off for the All-Star break. The AAA All-Star
game is tonight in Rochester, NY. Chris Donnels is the lone Duke
represented at the All-Star game.
Tuesday July 11, 2000
The Dukes have the day off for the All-Star break.
Monday July 10, 2000
The Dukes have the day off for the All-Star break. The Dukes
are in first place in the PCL Central Division by 4 1/2 games
over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
Sunday July 9, 2000
Game 3: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 11 2
OMAHA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
ABQ: Mike Judd, Al Reyes (7), Bobby Ayala (9) and
Paul LoDuca
OMA: Dan Murray, Jaime Bluma (7), Tim Byrdak (9) and
Hector Ortiz
WP: Mike Judd (4-4) LP: Dan Murray (5-5)
HR: ABQ Chris Prieto (8) off Murray in the 1st inning
Shawn Gilbert (2) off Murray in the 2nd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 6 2 2 1 4 4
Reyes 2 0 0 0 0 2
Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:02 ATT: 7,756
In the final game before the All-Star break, the Dukes
defeated the Omaha Golden Spikes 6-2 to sweep the
three-game series. The Dukes are winners of four
straight games.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard quickly as Chris Prieto
solo-homered. The Golden Spikes tied up the game on Dee
Brown's RBI double in the bottom of the first.
Shawn Gilbert's two-run homer put the Dukes up 3-1 in the
2nd inning.
In the 3rd inning, Joe Dillon drove in a run with
a single to cut the Golden Spikes defecit to a run
at 3-2.
In the 4th, 7th, and 9th innings, the Dukes got single runs
to close out the scoring.
Chris Donnels now leads the PCL in RBI at the All-Star
break with 78 and is tied for the home run lead in the
PCL with 26. . . . Albuquerque holds a 4 1/2 game lead
over Colorado Springs in the PCL Central Division.
Saturday July 8, 2000
Game 2: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 8 12 6
OMAHA 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 13 0
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Ricky Stone (4), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Angel Pena
OMA: Jason Baker, Paul Spoljaric (6), Lance Carter (9) and
Hector Ortiz
WP: Ricky Stone (7-5) LP: Jason Baker (1-3)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (6) off Baker in the 2nd inning
Dante Powell (3) off Baker in the 4th inning
Chris Donnels (25) off Baker in the 5th inning
Hiram Bocachica (11) off Baker in the 6th inning
Chris Donnels (26) off Baker in the 6th inning
Chris Prieto (7) off Spoljaric in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams 3 4 1 0 1 2
Stone (W) 5 5 3 1 0 2
Ricketts 1 4 2 2 0 1
TIME: 2:50 ATT: 7,274
In the second game of the series, the Dukes continued
their homer barrage as they defeated the Golden Spikes
8-6. The Dukes have won three straight games.
Chris Donnels doubled in Chris Prieto in the 1st inning
as Albuquerque took a 1-0 lead. The next five Dukes
runs came on solo-homers. In the 2nd inning, it
was Adam Riggs going deep. In the 4th inning, Dante
Powell homered. In the 5th inning, Chris Donnels
homered and in the 6th inning, Hiram Bocachica and
Chris Donnels back-to-back homered. Donnels now is
tied for the PCL lead in homers with 26.
Omaha scored three times in the bottom of the 6th inning
to cut the defecit at two runs at 6-4 - the Golden Spikes
enjoyed the gift of four Dukes errors in the inning.
In the 8th inning, Chris Prieto solo-homered and Paul
LoDuca doubled to score Chris Donnels.
Omaha scored twice in the 9th inning as Aaron Guiel
singled with the bases loaded. Anthony Medrano lined
out to Dukes shortstop Jeff Branson to end the threat
and the game.
Friday July 7, 2000
Game 1: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 11 17 0
OMAHA 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Al Reyes (7), Ruben Niebla (9) and
Paul LoDuca
OMA: Jamie Walker, Archie Corbin (8) and Hector Ortiz
WP: Chris Michalak (5-1) LP: Jamie Walker (1-9)
HR: ABQ Angel Pena (7) off Walker in the 2nd inning
Chris Ashby (3) off Walker in the 4th inning
Angel Pena (8) off Walker in the 4th inning
Dante Powell (2) off Walker in the 7th inning
Chris Donnels (24) off Corbin in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 6 1-3 7 3 3 3 3
Reyes 1 2-3 3 0 0 0 3
Niebla 1 1 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:50 ATT: 6,494
In the first game of a short road trip before the All-Star
break, the Dukes hammered out five homers en route to a 11-3
victory over the Omaha Golden Spikes. The Dukes have won
two straight games.
Omaha starter Jamie Walker gave up four homers in the
game, good for the league lead in homers given up (23).
In the 2nd inning, Angel Pena solo-homered as the Dukes
took a 1-0 lead.
In the 4th inning, Chris Ashby and Angel Pena each solo-
homered as the Dukes built a 3-0 lead.
Omaha tied up the game in the bottom of the 4th inning.
Dee Brown doubled to score Ray Holbert. Joe Dillon and
Aaron Guiel added RBI singles in the inning.
In the 6th inning, Hiram Bocachica singled to lead off
the inning and later scored on Chris Ashby's single
as the Dukes regained the lead at 4-3.
In the 7th inning, Dante Powell solo-homered as the Dukes
extended their lead to 5-3 and the Dukes closed out the
scoring by putting six runs on the board in the 9th inning.
In that 9th inning, Chris Donnels belted a three-run
homer and Chris Prieto's ground-rule double drove in two
runs. Paul LoDuca added a RBI double.
Thursday July 6, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 x 9 11 0
NRL: Kip Gross, Jason Green (7), Rick Huisman (8) and Frank
Charles
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (6), Chad Ricketts (8), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Cam Smith (3-3) LP: Jason Green (1-1) SV: Bobby Ayala (8)
HR: ABQ Angel Pena (6) off Gross in the 2nd inning
Chris Donnels (23) off Gross in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 5 7 5 5 5 2
Smith (W) 2 3 2 2 0 3
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 2
Ayala (S) 1 1 0 0 0 3
TIME: 2:53 ATT: 4,096
In the final game of the short series, the Dukes defeated
the New Orleans Zephyrs 9-7. The Dukes took two out of
the three games against the Zephyrs.
New Orleans took a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning. The Dukes
chipped away at it with Angel Pena's solo-homer in the 2nd
inning and Chris Donnel's three-run homer in the 3rd inning.
After the Zephyrs batted in the 7th inning, it was a 7-5
Zephyrs lead. The Dukes scored four times in the bottom
of the 7th inning to take a 9-7 lead, the eventual final
score.
Wednesday July 5, 2000
In Dukes news, the Dodgers demoted OF Shawn Gilbert and promoted
IF Mike Metcalfe.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 13 13 3
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 10 15 0
NRL: Travis Driskill, Wayne Franklin (6), Fernando Hernandez
(8), Mark Hutton (9) and Raul Chavez
ABQ: Trever Miller, Cam Smith (7), Ruben Niebla (7), Al
Reyes (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Wayne Franklin (3-3) LP: Cam Smith (2-3)
HR: NRL J.R. Phillips (3) off Miller in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
T Miller 6 5 5 5 2 5
Smith (L) 1-3 3 5 5 2 0
Niebla 1 2-3 4 3 3 2 1
Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:13 ATT: 3,703
In the second gamer of the series, the New Orleans
Zephyrs defeated the Dukes 13-10. Each team has
won a game in the abbreviated 3-game series. The
Dukes snapped a three game winning streak.
Albuquerque held a 2-0 lead going into the 6th inning.
In the 6th inning, the Zephyrs scored five times to take
a 5-2 lead. Adam Everett doubled to score starter Travis
Driskill. Omar Ramirez RBI singled and J.R. Phillips
belted a three-run homer.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Dukes got five runs
of their own on doubles. Tony Mota, Jeff Branson, Chris
Prieto, Hiram Bocachica and Paul LoDuca all doubled to
drive in a run in the inning.
In the 7th inning, the Zephyrs struck for five more runs
to make it a 10-7 Zephyrs lead. Phillips drove in a run
with a sacrifice fly, Ramirez singled in a run, Jim Betzsold
singled in two runs and Brian Richardson added a RBI.
In the 8th inning, the Zephyrs extended their lead to 13-7
as Ramirez doubled in two runs and Phillips RBI singled.
The Dukes scored twice in the bottom of the 8th inning and
once in the 9th inning.
Tuesday July 4, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 10 1
NRL: Tony McKnight, Wayne Franklin (8), Jason Green (8), Rick
Huisman (9), Brad Kaufman (11) and Raul Chavez
ABQ: Mike Judd, Chad Ricketts (9), Bobby Ayala (10) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: Bobby Ayala (2-0) LP: Brad Kaufman (1-4)
HR: NRL J.R. Phillips (2) off Judd in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 8 4 2 1 2 8
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ayala (W) 2 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 14,513
In the popular fireworks night promotion, the Dukes made
the 14,513 fans wait a little longer for the festivities as
they defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs 3-2 in 11 innings. The
Dukes have won three straight games.
The Zephyrs scored twice in the 5th inning to take a 2-0
lead. J.R. Phillips solo-homered and Zephyrs starter
Tony McKnight RBI singled.
The Dukes were unable to accomplish anything offensively
off McKnight - McKnight went 7 innings, giving up 3 hits,
no runs, walked two and struck out three.
When Wayne Franklin came into the game in the 8th inning,
the Dukes offense woke up. Adam Riggs' pinch-hit double
scored Jeff Branson and Paul LoDuca's RBI single tied up
the game at 2-2.
In the bottom of the 11th inning, Jeff Branson singled to
right field to score Chris Ashby with the game winning
run.
Monday July 3, 2000
Game 4: Tucson Electric Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
TUCSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Ricky Stone (3), Al Reyes (9) and Angel
Pena
TUC: Erik Sabel, Derek Dace (8), Clint Davis (9) and Ken
Huckaby
WP: Ricky Stone (6-5) LP: Erik Sabel (3-7) SV: Al Reyes (1)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (22) off Sabel in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stone (W) 6 6 0 0 1 1
Reyes (S) 1 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:12 ATT: 11,792
In the final game of the series and roadtrip, the Dukes
defeated the Tucson Sidewinders 2-0. Each team won
two games in the series. The Dukes have won two straight
games.
The Dukes got all the runs they would need in the 5th inning.
Ricky Stone drove in a run with a fielder's choice.
In the 6th inning, Donnels blasted a solo-homer to finish
out the scoring.
Sunday July 2, 2000
Game 3: Tucson Electric Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 7 14 1
TUCSON 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 13 4
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Al Reyes (6), Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Paul LoDuca
TUC: Kenie Steenstra, Jim Corsi (7), Jeremy Ward (7), Dave Evans (7),
Johnny Ruffin (8) and Rod Barajas
WP: Al Reyes (2-1) LP: Jeremy Ward (0-1) SV: Bobby Ayala (7)
HR: TUC Luis Ortiz (7) off Michalak in the 2nd inning
Esteban Beltre (3) off Michalak in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 5 1/3 10 6 4 1 1
Reyes (W) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0
Ricketts 2 2 0 0 1 1
Ayala (S) 1 0 0 0 1 0
TIME: 3:07 ATT: 12,091
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated the
Tucson Sidewinders 7-6. Tucson still holds a 2-1 series
lead. The Dukes snapped a two-game losing streak with
the victory.
Tucson got on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning as Luis
Ortiz solo homered. The Sidewinders extended the
lead to 3-0 in the 3rd inning as Esteban Beltre
two-run homered.
Tucson added three more runs in the 5th inning to
take a 6-0 lead.
The Dukes put up a run in the 6th inning and scored
six more times in the 7th inning to take a 7-6
lead. Hiram Bocachica drove in two runs with a single,
Chris Prieto walked with the bases loaed, and Kevin Grijak
cleared the bases with a pinch hit triple.
Saturday July 1, 2000
Game 2: Tucson Electric Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
TUCSON 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 x 5 10 0
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ruben Niebla (7) and Angel Pena
TUC: David Tuttle, Clint Davis (7), Derek Dace (7), Dave
Evans (9) and Rod Barajas
WP: David Tuttle (1-0) LP: Heath Murray (5-5)
HR: TUC Rod Barajas (8) off Murray in the 2nd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 6 2/3 9 5 4 1 2
Niebla 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:27 ATT: 3,170
In the second game of the series, the Sidewinders defeated
the Dukes 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes have
lost two straight games.
In the 2nd inning, Rod Barajas solo-homered and Jhonny Carvajal's
weak grounder drove in run to make it 2-0 Tucson.
Tucson added three more runs in the 6th inning - Barajas
RBI doubled and Luis Ortiz and Bry Nelson RBI singled.
Albuquerque avoided being shut out for the first time this
season by scoring twice in the 9th inning - Tony Mota RBI
tripled and Chris Prieto RBI singled.
Friday June 30, 2000
Game 1: Tucson Electric Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 1
TUCSON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 x 4 8 2
ABQ: Trever Miller, Cam Smith (8) and Angel Pena
TUC: Geraldo Guzman, Jeremy Ward (8), Johnny Ruffin (8) and
Ken Huckaby
WP: Johnny Ruffin (5-2) LP: Cam Smith (2-2)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (21) off Guzman in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller 7 5 1 1 2 2
Smith (L) 1 3 3 2 1 0
TIME: 2:45 ATT: 3,284
In the first game of the series in Tucson, the Sidewinders
defeated the Dukes 4-2.
In the 4th inning, Tucson got on the scoreboard as Bry
Nelson RBI singled.
Chris Donnels solo-homered in the 6th inning to get
the Dukes on the scoreboard.
In the 8th inning, Nelson's two-run double broke up the
tie and gave the Sidewinders the lead. Former-Duke Ken
Huckaby singled to center to give Tucson another insurance
run.
In the 9th inning, the Dukes tried to rally by scoring
a run but that is all they could come up with.
Thursday June 29, 2000
In Dukes news, P Jeff Williams was activated from the Dodgers
60-day DL and sent to Albuquerque. P Eric Gagne was promoted
to the Dodgers.
Game 4: Cashman Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 10 17 1
LAS VEGAS 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 8 13 1
ABQ: Mike Judd, Ruben Niebla (6), Chad Ricketts (7), Al
Reyes (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and Angel Pena, Mike Figga
LVG: Brandan Sullivan, Matt Whisenant (5), Donne Wall (7),
Domingo Guzman (8) and Ben Davis
WP: Al Reyes (1-1) LP: Domingo Guzman (2-2) SV: Bobby Ayala (6)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (5) off Sullivan in the 4th inning
Chris Donnels (20) off Guzman in the 8th inning
LVG Joe Vitiello (9) off Ricketts in the 7th inning
Nathan Tebbs (1) off Reyes in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 5 1/3 9 6 5 3 6
Niebla 2/3 1 0 0 1 1
Ricketts 1 2 1 1 0 2
Reyes (W) 1 1 1 1 1 2
Ayala (S) 1 0 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:10 ATT: 4,039
In the final game of the series, the Dukes managed to
avoid the series sweep as they defeated the Las Vegas
Stars 10-8. Las Vegas still took three out of the four
games.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard first in the 2nd
inning and the Stars tied the game in the 3rd inning.
In the 4th inning, the Dukes scored four times - three
of those runs coming on an Adam Riggs three-run homer.
Las Vegas scored three times of their own in the bottom
of the 4th inning to make it 5-4 Albuquerque.
Las Vegas took the lead in the 6th inning by scoring
twice and extended the lead with Joe Vitiello's
solo-homer in the 7th inning.
Albuquerque scored three times in the 8th inning to
regain the lead at 8-7. Two of those runs came on
Chris Donnel's team-leading 20th homer of the season.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Nathan Tebbs solo
homered as the Stars tied the game at 8-8.
Jeff Branson two-run doubled in the top of the 9th inning
to give the Dukes the eventual game-winning run.
Wednesday June 28, 2000
Game 3: Cashman Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
LAS VEGAS 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 x 10 12 1
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Cam Smith (5), Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby
Ayala (8) and Angel Pena, Mike Figga
LVG: Buddy Carlyle, Donne Wall (7), Dave Maurer (8) and
Ben Davis
WP: Buddy Carlyle (4-4) LP: Ricky Stone (5-5)
HR: LVG Ryan Radmanovich (5) off Smith in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone (L) 4 2-3 5 5 5 2 3
Smith 1 1-3 1 2 1 1 0
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 1 1
Ayala 1 5 3 3 0 0
TIME: 2:44 ATT: 3,603
In the third game of the series, the Las Vegas Stars
defeated the Dukes 10-1 to take a 3-0 series lead.
The Dukes have lost three straight games.
For Las Vegas, Mike Darr went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI,
while Ryan Radmanovich and Nate Tebbs drove in two
runs each. Ralph Melliard and John Roskos drove in
a run each.
Hiram Bocachica drove in Mike Figga in the 9th inning
to avoid the shutout.
Tuesday June 27, 2000
In Dukes news, C Paul LoDuca may not report to the Dukes. He
apparently might reject his assignment to the Dukes and thus
become a free agent. . . . P Jamie Arnold was promoted to
the Dodgers.
Game 2: Cashman Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 12 1
LAS VEGAS 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 8 12 2
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Ruben Niebla (6), Al Reyes (8)
and Angel Pena
LVG: Woody Williams, Matt Whisenant (7), Domingo Guzman (9),
Vicente Palacios (9) and Ben Davis
WP: Vicente Palacios (2-1) LP: Al Reyes (0-1)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (19) off Williams in the 1st inning
Jeff Branson (5) off Guzman in the 9th inning
LVG Ben Davis (5) off Michalak in the 3rd inning
Rafael Melliard (2) off Niebla in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 5 6 4 4 5 7
Niebla 2 4 3 3 1 3
Reyes (L) 1 2-3 2 1 0 1 2
TIME: 3:13 ATT: 3,494
In the second game of the series, the Las Vegas Stars used
late inning heroics to defeat the Albuquerque Dukes 8-7.
The Stars have won both games in the series so far.
Chris Donnels solo-homered in the 1st inning to give
the Dukes a quick 1-0 lead. Las Vegas tied it at 1-1
in the bottom of the 1st inning.
Ben Davis two-run homered in the 3rd inning to give
the Stars a 3-1 lead.
Albuquerque scored once in the 5th inning and the Stars
extended their lead in the bottom half of the inning
to make it a 4-2 game.
Rafael Melliard two-run homered in the 6th inning to make
it 6-2 Stars. Las Vegas made it 7-2 with a single run
in the 7th inning.
Albuquerque tied up the game in the 9th inning, scoring five
times. Jeff Branson two-run homered and Tony Mota doubled
in two runs in the inning.
Nathan Tebb's sacrifice fly in the 9th inning gave the Stars
the 8-7 victory.
Monday June 26, 2000
Game 1: Cashman Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 3
LAS VEGAS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 x 7 11 4
ABQ: Heath Murray, Jamie Arnold (3), Chad Ricketts (7), Cam
Smith (8) and Angel Pena
LVG: Wascar Serrano, Brendan Sullivan (3), Dave Maurer (8),
Vicente Palacios (9) and Ben Davis
WP: Dave Maurer (2-0) LP: Cam Smith (2-1) SV: Vicente Palacios (6)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (9) off Serrano in the 1st inning
Hiram Bocachica (10) off Serrano in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 2 2-3 4 4 2 6 2
Arnold 3 2-3 5 2 2 1 3
Ricketts 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Smith (L) 1 2 1 1 0 2
TIME: 3:26 ATT: 3,376
In the first game of a eight-game roadtrip, the Las Vegas
Stars defeated the Dukes 7-6. Albuquerque snapped a two-game
winning streak with the loss.
The Stars won the game in the 8th inning - John Curl's
soft grounder was mishandled by Dukes second baseman
Hiram Bocachica and Ryan Radmanovich scored on the play.
Hiram Bocachica was the hero for the Dukes, belting two
homers - a solo shot in the 1st inning and a three-run
homer to highlight a five-run Dukes 5th inning.
Sunday June 25, 2000
C Todd Hundley ended his rehabilitation assignment with the
Dukes and C Paul LoDuca was demoted from the Dodgers
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 x 12 12 0
NSH: Jose Parra, Ron Villano (4), Mike Garcia (7), Gavin
Osteen (8) and Tim Laker
ABQ: Trever Miller, Ricky Stone (7) and Todd Hundley, Angel
Pena
WP: Trever Miller (2-1) LP: Jose Parra (2-2) SV: Ricky Stone (3)
HR: NSH Chad Hermansen (5) off Miller in the 3rd inning
Jarrod Patterson (3) off Stone in the 9th inning
ABQ Todd Hundley (1) off Parra in the 2nd inning
Chris Donnels (18) off Villano in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller (W) 6 5 1 1 1 4
Stone (S) 3 5 3 3 0 3
TIME: 2:48 ATT: 3,462
In the final game of the series and homestand, the Dukes
defeated the Nashville Sounds 12-4. The Dukes have won
two straight games and took 3 out of the 4 games in the
series.
In the 2nd inning, the Dukes erupted for seven runs to
take a 7-0 lead. Tood Hundley belted a grand-slam
homer in the inning.
Nashville's Chad Hermansen blasted a solo-homer in the
3rd inning.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Dukes got a run
back to build a 8-1 lead. The Dukes closed out
their scoring with 2 runs in the 4th inning and a single
run each in the 5th and 6th innings.
Nashville scored three times in the 9th inning -
Jarrod Patterson 2-run homered and Ray Montgomery
drove in a run.
Saturday June 24, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 17 1
NSH: Jimmy Anderson, Mike Garcia (7), Mike Villano (7), Dave
Pavlas (8), Gavin Osteen (9), Luis Andujar (9) and
Craig Wilson
ABQ: Mike Judd, Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby Ayala (8), Al Reyes
(10), Cam Smith (12) and Todd Hundley, Mike Figga
WP: Cam Smith (2-0) LP: Luis Andujar (1-4)
HR: NSH Craig Wilson (16) off Judd in the 5th inning
ABQ Chris Prieto (6) off Andujar in the 12th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 6 7 3 3 1 1
Ricketts 1 1-3 2 4 3 1 1
Ayala 1 2-3 1 0 0 1 3
Reyes 2 0 0 0 1 2
Smith (W) 1 1 0 0 0 3
TIME: 4:20 ATT: 7,792
In the third game of the series, the Dukes ended the
game in the 12th inning with a solo homer as they
defeated the Nashville Sounds 8-7. The Dukes have
a 2-1 series lead.
In the 4th inning, the Dukes scored four times. Tony
Mota 2-run singled, Adam Riggs doubled off the wall
and Todd Hundley drove in a run as the Dukes built
a 4-2 lead.
In the 7th inning, the Dukes scored three more
times to take a 7-3 lead.
Jarrod Patterson drove in two runs with a single in the
four-run Sounds 8th inning as the Sounds tied the game
at 7-7.
In the 12th homer, Chris Prieto homered to end the game.
Friday June 23, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 11 14 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 3
NSH: Rob Mattson, Cory Bailey (9) and Tim Laker
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Ricky Stone (4), Chris Michalak (6),
Chad Ricketts (8), Al Reyes (9) and Todd Hundley,
Mike Figga
WP: Rob Mattson (2-6) LP: Jamie Arnold (4-6)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (11) off Mattson in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 3 4 7 3 4 2
Stone 2 8 4 4 0 1
Michalak 2 1 0 0 1 4
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:34 ATT: 6,590
In the second game of the series, the Nashville Sounds
defeated the Albuquerque Dukes 11-2. Each team has won
a game in the series so far.
Nashville scored twice in the 1st inning to take a 2-0
lead.
In the 4th inning, the Sounds put the game away,
scoring eight times to take a 10-0 lead and
Nashville added another run in the 5th inning.
In the 5th inning, Kevin Grijak homered off knuckleballer
Rob Mattson to get the Dukes on the scoreboard.
Nashville had a 11-1 lead.
In the 8th inning, Mike Metcalfe singled to drive in
Adam Riggs to make it 11-2 Nashville.
Thursday June 22, 2000
C Todd Hundley will be joining the Dukes on a rehabiliation
assignment for the weekend. He is expected to re-join the
Dodgers on Monday.
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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NASHVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 2 5 0
NSH: Paul Ah Yat, Dave Pavlas (8) and Craig Wilson
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Bobby Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Eric Gagne (3-0) LP: Paul Ah Yat (1-1) SV: Bobby Ayala (5)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne (W) 8 3 0 0 0 11
Ayala (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:14 ATT: 3,992
In the first game of the homestand, the Dukes defeated
the Nashville Sounds 2-0. The Dukes retain a 1/2 game
lead over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, who won their
game on Thursday night.
Mike Figga sacrifice flied out in the 2nd inning and Mike Metcalfe
RBI doubled in the 5th inning to give Eric Gagne the only
runs he would need. Gagne did the rest, going 8 innings,
giving up just 3 hits and striking out 11 while walking none.
Wednesday June 21, 2000
The Dukes have the day off.
Tuesday June 20, 2000
Game 4: Sky Sox Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 x 17 18 2
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ricky Stone (4), Chad Ricketts (7),
Al Reyes (7) and Mike Figga
CSP: Aaron Small, Bobby Chouinard (6), Pete Walker (8),
Jeff Tabaka (9) and Ben Petrick
WP: Aaron Small (4-1) LP: Heath Murray (5-4)
HR: CSP Scott McClain (20) off Ricketts in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 3 8 7 7 3 2
Stone 3 4 0 0 1 4
Ricketts 1-3 2 5 3 2 0
Reyes 1 2-3 4 5 3 4 1
TIME: 3:11 ATT: 7,333
In the final game of the series and short roadtrip,
the Colorado Springs Sky Sox defeated the Albuquerque
Dukes 17-5. The Dukes snapped a two game winning streak,
but still retain the PCL Central Division lead over
the Sky Sox by 1/2 game. Each team won two games in
the series.
Scott McClain drove in four runs for the Sky Sox, while
Aaron Small drove in three runs. Ben Petrick and Angel
Echevarria each drove in two runs and Juan Sosa and Phil
Hiatt drove in a run each. Some of McClain's runs came
on his 20th homer of the season and his third homer of
the series.
For the Dukes, Chris Donnels, Kevin Grijak, Chris Ashby,
Jeff Branson, and Mike Figga drove in a run each.
Petrick had five hits in the game, good enough to extend
his PCL hitting streak to 23 games.
Monday June 19, 2000
Game 3: Sky Sox Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 1
COLORADO SPRINGS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
ABQ: Trever Miller, Cam Smith (6), Bobby Ayala (9) and
Angel Pena
CSP: Mike Porzio, Pete Walker (6), Ed Vosberg (7), David
Lee (9) and Ben Petrick
WP: Trever Miller (1-1) LP: Mike Porzio (0-3)
HR: ABQ Angel Pena (5) off Porzio in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller (W) 5 6 2 1 2 5
Smith 3 1 0 0 2 3
Ayala 1 2 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:00 ATT: 2,412
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the Sky Sox 6-2 to extend their PCL Central division
lead over the Sky Sox to 1 1/2 games. Albuquerque
has won two straight and two out of the three games in
the series.
Angel Pena RBI doubled in the 1st inning as the Dukes took
a 1-0 lead.
The Sky Sox tied the game in the bottom of the 1st inning
as Juan Sosa scored on an error.
Albuquerque scored two more times in the 2nd inning to
extend their lead to 3-1. Mike Metcalfe singled in a run
and Mike Figga doubled in a run.
In the 3rd inning, Pena solo-homered to extend the lead to
4-1.
The Sky Sox cut the defecit to two runs in the 4th inning
as Scott McClain scored on a wild pitch.
The Dukes scored once in the 6th inning and once in the
7th inning to make it a 6-2 game. Metcalfe RBI doubled
in the 6th inning and Figga drove in a run in the 7th
inning.
Colorado Springs' Ben Petrick got a hit in the game to extend
his hitting streak to 22 games, the longest in the PCL this
season.
Sunday June 18, 2000
C Heath Hayes has been released by the Dukes.
Game 2: Sky Sox Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 1
COLORADO SPRINGS 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 4
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Chad Ricketts (6), Al Reyes (7), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Mike Figga
CSP: Mike Saipe, Ed Vosberg (7), Rich Croushore (8), Jeff
Tabaka (9) and Darron Cox
WP: Chris Michalak (4-1) LP: Mike Saipe (3-3)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (10) off Saipe in the 2nd inning
CSP Scott McClain (18) off Michalak in the 2nd inning
Juan Sosa (4) off Reyes in the 7th inning
Scott McClain (19) off Reyes in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 5 6 2 2 2 4
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 1
Reyes 2 2 2 2 0 2
Ayala 1 1 0 0 1 1
TIME: 2:50 ATT: 4,357
In the second game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 8-4 to re-take first
place in the PCL Central Division by 1/2 game over
the Sky Sox. The Dukes and Sky Sox have won one
game each in the series.
Kevin Grijak solo-homered in the 2nd inning as the
Dukes took a 1-0 lead.
The Sky Sox scored once in the 2nd and 3rd innings to
take a 2-1 lead. Scott McClain solo-homered in the 2nd
inning and Brent Butler RBI singled in the 3rd inning.
In the five-run 4th inning, the Dukes took advantage of
three Sky Sox errors to score four unearned runs. Sky
Sox starter Mike Saipe committed two of those three errors.
Grijak reached on an error to score a run, Chris Ashby
two-run doubled, and Mike Figga RBI singled for the Dukes.
In the 7th inning, Juan Sosa solo homered.
In the 8th inning, the Dukes scored twice more to make it
8-3.
In the 8th inning, Scott McClain belted his second homer of the
game, another solo homer, as the Sky Sox cut the defecit to
four runs at 8-4.
Saturday June 17, 2000
In Dukes news, Adam Melhuse, a Duke for most of the season
until his recent promotion this week to the Dodgers, was
dealt by the Dodgers to the Colorado Rockies for a player
to be named by July 15th. Due to this deal, the activation
of Adrian Beltre from the Dodgers DL did not result in
a demotion of a player to the Dukes.
Game 1: Sky Sox Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 x 5 8 0
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Ricky Stone (7) and Angel Pena
CSP: Rigo Beltran, Bobby Chouinard (7) and Ben Petrick
WP: Rigo Beltran (4-5) LP: Jamie Arnold (4-5) SV: Bobby Chouinard (1)
HR: CSP Phil Hiatt (18) off Arnold in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 6 6 3 3 5 3
Stone 2 2 2 2 1 3
TIME: 2:29 ATT: 2,804
In the first game of the series in Colorado Springs, the
Dukes lost 5-1. The Dukes snapped a five-game winning
streak with the loss. With the victory, the Sky Sox
took over first place in the PCL Central Division
by 1/2 game over the Dukes.
Phil Hiatt's two-run homer in the 3rd inning gave the Sky
Sox a 2-1 lead.
Angel Echevarria's pinch-hit single in the 6th inning extended
the Sky Sox lead to 3-1.
In the 7th inning, the Sky Sox scored twice more as Bubba
Carpenter and Scott McClain each drove in a run.
Mike Metcalfe drove in the lone Dukes run in the 3rd inning.
Ben Petrick, the Sky Sox catcher, extended his hitting streak
to 21 games.
Friday June 16, 2000
In Dukes news, P Al Reyes was demoted by the Dodgers and
C Adam Melhuse was promoted to the Dodgers. In other moves,
Maximo Nunez was demoted back to AA San Antonio and C Heath
Hayes was promoted from AA San Antonio. . . . Reyes was
acquired recently from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange
for Alan Mills. . . . Another near-future potential Duke
may be Ken Lutz - the Dodgers acquired him from the Cincinnati
Reds as the player-to-be-named-later in the trade that sent
Juan Castro to the Reds. It should be decided soon if he
will be assigned to Albuqueurque or somewhere else in the
organization. . . . Mike Figga has joined the Dukes. It
appears he was signed as a free agent.
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 3 7 0 1 1 x 13 17 0
OKL: Corey Lee, Dean Mitchell (5), Matt Miller (7) and
B.J. Waszgis
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Mike Judd (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Eric Gagne (2-0) LP: Corey Lee (1-6)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (4) off Miller in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Gagne (W) 7 5 2 2 3 8
Judd 2 3 1 1 1 0
TIME: 3:02 ATT: 5,582
In the final game of the short homestand, the Dukes defeated
the Oklahoma Redhawks 13-3 to sweep the four-game series.
The Dukes have also won five straight games as they head
into action against division leader Colorado Springs on
Saturday.
Albuquerque scored once in the 1st inning, three times in the
4th inning, seven times in the 5th inning, and once in the
7th and 8th innings in the romp.
Mike Figga drove in 3 runs, while Mike Metcalfe and Chris
Donnels drove in 2 runs each. Hiram Bocachica, Kevin Grijak,
Chris Ashby, Angel Pena, and Adam Riggs drove in one run
each. The Dukes pounded out 17 hits all-together.
Thursday June 15, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x 3 9 1
OKL: Ryan Glynn, Mike Freehill (7), Tony Mounce (8) and B.J.
Waszgis
ABQ: Heath Murray, Chad Ricketts (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Chad Ricketts (2-2) LP: Tony Mounce (0-2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 7 6 2 2 3 9
Ricketts (W) 2 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:33 ATT: 3,695
In the third game of the series, the Dukes used late-game
heroics to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks 3-2. The Dukes
have now won four straight games.
Oklahoma took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning as Ruben
Sierra and B.J. Waszgis each drove in a run.
In the 7th inning, the Dukes were finally able to get
on the scoreboard as Chris Donnels scored on Mike Freehill's
wild pitch.
In the 8th inning, the Dukes tied up the game as Mike
Metcalfe drove in a run by hitting into a fielder's choice.
Later in the inning, Hiram Bocachica drove in Metcalfe with
the eventual game-wining run.
Wednesday June 14, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 15 4
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 8 8 2
OKL: R.A. Dickey, Jonathan Johnson (6), Dean Mitchell (8),
Matt Miller (9) and Randy Knorr
ABQ: Trever Miller, Hal Garrett (4), Cam Smith (7), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Bobby Ayala (1-0) LP: Dean Mitchell (1-2)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (9) off Dickey in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Miller 3 1-3 8 4 3 2 5
Garrett 3 3 2 2 3 3
Smith 1 2-3 4 1 1 1 2
Ayala (W) 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:47 ATT: 6,869
In the second game of the series, the Dukes scored in
their last at-bat to defeat the Oklahoma Redhawks 8-7.
The Dukes hold a 2-0 series lead and have won three
straight. The Redhawks, meanwhile, have lost six in
a row.
In the 1st inning, Pedro Valdes RBI doubled, Ruben Sierra
drove in two runs with a single, and Sierra later scored
on a fielder's choice as the Redhawks built a 4-0 lead.
The Dukes scored once in the 5th inning and five times in
the 6th inning to take a 6-4 lead.
In the 7th inning, Randy Knorr RBI singled and Tom
Sergio two-run tripled as the Redhawks took a 7-6 lead.
Albuquerque tied it up in the 8th inning as Mike Metcalfe
walked. With Hiram Bocachica at the plate, Metcalfe took
off on a hit and run play. Metcalfe made it to third base
on Bocachica's grounder to third. First baseman B.J.
Waszgis threw wildly to third base to try to get out Metcalfe,
and Metcalfe scored on the error.
In the 9th inning, Kevin Grijak struck out but reached
first base on former-Duke Dean Mitchell's wild pitch.
Grijak advanced to second on a sacrifice, went to third
on Chris Prieto's single, and scored on Adam Riggs' single
to end the game.
Tuesday June 13, 2000
In Dukes news, P Eric Gagne was demoted by the Dodgers to
the Dukes. P Maximo Nunez was promoted from AA San Antonio.
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 8 8 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 4 0 0 2 7 2 0 x 15 18 2
OKL: Brian Sikorski, Tony Mounce (6), Mike Freehill (6) and
B.J. Waszgis
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Maximo Nunez (7), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Adam Melhuse
WP: Ricky Stone (5-4) LP: Brian Sikorski (4-7)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone (W) 6 3 2 1 1 2
Nunez 2 1 1 1 5 0
Ricketts 1 4 5 5 2 0
TIME: 3:12 ATT: 3,117
In the first game of a four-game series with the Oklahoma
Redhawks, the Dukes beat the Redhawks 15-8. The Dukes
have won two straight games.
Chris Ashby went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored
for the Dukes, while Adam Melhuse drove in 3 runs and
Hiram Bocachica and Dante Powell drove in 2 runs each.
Mike Metcalfe, Chris Donnels, Adam Riggs and Jeff Branson
drove in a run each.
Chris Donnels' homer streak of six games ended in this
contest. The club record is still seven games held
by Claude Westmoreland.
Pedro Valdes drove in 3 runs for the Redhawks, while Ruben
Sierra drove in 2 runs and Jon Shave and Cliff Brumbaugh
and Shawn Gallagher drove in a run each.
Monday June 12, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 0
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x 4 10 1
MEM: Jason Karnuth, Rick Heiserman (2), Jim Dougherty (6), Gene
Stechschulte (8) and Keith McDonald
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Hal Garrett (7), Bobby Ayala (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Chris Michalak (3-1) LP: Rick Heiserman (2-2) SV: Bobby Ayala (4)
HR: MEM Eduardo Perez (15) off Garrett in the 7th inning
ABQ Chris Donnels (17) off Heiserman in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 6 9 1 1 3 5
Garrett 1 2 1 1 0 2
Ayala (S) 2 2 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 6,232
In the final of the four-game series at the Sports Stadium,
the amazing Chris Donnels homered yet again as the Dukes
defeated the Memphis Redbirds 4-2. The Dukes took three
out of four games in the series.
Eduardo Perez drove in Chris Richards in the 1st inning
as the Redbirds took a 1-0 lead.
The Dukes tied up the game in the bottom of the 1st inning
as Donnels grounded out to drive in a run.
In the 4th inning, Donnels' 17th homer of the season,
a solo-shot, gave the Dukes a 2-1 lead. Donnels leads
the Dukes in homers and has homered in six straight games.
Donnels is third in the PCL in homers, behind Luis Raven's
19 homers and Ernie Young's 18 homers.
In the 6th inning, the Dukes extended the lead to 4-1 as
Chris Ashby and Jeff Branson each drove in a run.
In the 7th inning, Eduardo Perez closed out the scoring
as he solo-homered, his 15th of the season.
Sunday June 11, 2000
In Dukes news, P Trever Miller joins the Dukes. The
Dodgers signed him off waivers from the Phillies recently. He
made two appearances with the Dodgers, going 2 1/3 innings and
giving up 6 runs. The Dodgers decided Onan Masaoka would make
a better left-hand reliever so they promoted him last week and
designated Miller for reassignment. Miller accepted an
assignment with the Dukes.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 14 12 0
ALBUQUERQUE 3 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 11 14 3
MEM: Clint Weibl, Bryan Eversgerd (2), Mike James (6), Jose
Rodriguez (8), Gene Stechschulte (9) and Rick Wilkins
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Trever Miller (7), Hal Garrett (8) and
Angel Pena
WP: Mike James (1-1) LP: Trever Miller (0-1) SV: Gene Stechschulte (12)
HR: MEM Chris Richard (12) off Arnold in the 2nd inning
Ernie Young (18) off Garrett in the 9th inning
ABQ Kevin Grijak (8) off Weibl in the 1st inning
Chris Donnels (16) off James in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold 6 1-3 6 8 8 5 8
Miller (L) 2-3 3 4 0 0 1
Garrett 2 3 2 2 0 3
TIME: 3:08 ATT: 4,124
In the third game of the series, the Memphis Redbirds came
back from a 11-7 defecit at one point in the game to
defeat the Dukes 14-11. The Dukes still hold a 2-1
series lead. With the defeat, the Dukes snapped a two-game
winning streak.
Kevin Grijak's three-run homer in the 1st inning gave
the Dukes a 3-0 lead.
Memphis battled back in the 2nd inning to take a 7-3 lead.
Chris Richard 3-run homered in the inning.
The Dukes scored 3 times in the bottom of the 2nd inning
to trim the defecit to a run at 7-6.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes put 4 more runs on the board
to take a 10-7 lead.
In the 6th inning, Chris Donnels homered yet again, a solo
homer, as the Dukes took a 11-7 lead. Donnels has homered
in every game in the series so far and leads the team
with 16 homers.
In the 7th inning, Memphis took the lead for good. Former
Duke Rick Wilkins 2-RBI doubled to tie the game at 11-11 and
gave the Redbirds a lead when he scored on an error.
Ernie Young two-run homered in the 9th inning to extend
the Redbirds lead to 14-11.
Saturday June 10, 2000
In Dukes news, C Angel Pena was activate dfrom the DL. C Heath
Hayes was demoted to AA San Antonio. P Robinson Checo went on
the DL with a shoulder injury.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 3
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x 5 11 1
MEM: Mark Thompson, Bryan Eversgerd (5), Darren Holmes (6), Jim
Dougherty (7), Jose Rodriguez (8) and Keith McDonald
ABQ: Heath Murray, Chad Ricketts (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and Adam
Melhuse
WP: Heath Murray (5-3) LP: Bryan Eversgerd (3-3) SV: Bobby Ayala (3)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (15) off Eversgerd in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 7 7 2 2 1 5
Ricketts 1 2 1 1 1 1
Ayala (S) 1 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:06 ATT: 5,827
In the second game of the series, the Dukes defeated the Memphis
Redbirds 5-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Duke have won two
straight games after having lost four straight prior to that.
Memphis scored twice in the 1st inning to take a 2-0 lead. Off
the rehabilitating Mark Thompson, the Dukes scored one run of
their own in the bottom half of the 1st as Tony Mota singled.
The Dukes scored again in the 3rd inning to tie the game as
Memphis' Lou Lucca committed an error. In the 5th inning,
the Dukes took the lead as Chris Donnels' solo-homered, his
team-leading 15th homer of the season.
Mota grounded out to drive in a run in the 6th inning and Mike
Metcalfe scored another run on that play while Hiram Bocachica
was caught in a rundown on the basepaths.
Memphis scored another run in the 8th inning off reliever Chad
Ricketts and Bobby Ayala earned his third save of the year by
pitching the 9th inning.
Friday June 9, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MEMPHIS 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 x 11 11 0
MEM: Mark Nussbeck, Fred Rath (5), Mike James (7), Rick Heiserman
(8) and Rick Wilkins
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Cam Smith (6), Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby
Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Ricky Stone (4-4) LP: Mark Nussbeck (7-2)
HR: MEM Eduardo Perez (14) 0ff Stone in the 3rd inning
ABQ Jeff Branson (4) off Nussbeck in the 5th inning
Chris Donnels (14) off Rath in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone (W) 5 6 2 2 0 2
Smith 1 1-3 1 1 1 4 1
Ricketts 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 3
Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 4,220
In the opener of the homestand and series with the Memphis
Redbirds, the Dukes smacked the Redbirds 11-3 to snap a
four-game losing streak.
Memphis built a 2-0 lead after three innings of play, scoring
once in the 2nd and 3rd innings.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes took the lead and blew the game
wide open. Hiram Bocachica's infield single put the first Dukes
run on the scoreboard. Kevin Grijak scored on an error by Memphis'
Pablo Martinez to tie the game. Chris Donnels walked with the
bases loaded to give the Dukes the 3-2 lead and Jeff Branson shortly
followed with a grand-slam homer to extend the lead to 7-2.
In the 6th inning, the Dukes scored four more times; the highlight
was Chris Donnels team-leading 14th homer, a three run blast.
Memphis scored once more in the 7th inning to make it 11-3.
Thursday June 8, 2000
In Dukes news, P Robinson Checo will miss his start tomorrow
and Ricky Stone will start in his place. Checo should be back
in time for his turn in the rotation after tomorrow's turn.
Game 4: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
IOWA 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x 8 11 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Hal Garrett (7) and Adam Melhuse
IWA: David Manning, Eric Newman (8), Mike Heathcott (9) and
Jose Molina
WP: David Manning (2-3) LP: Mike Judd (3-4)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (8) off Manning in the 5th inning
IWA Cole Liniak (9) off Judd in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (L) 6 10 8 8 2 4
Garrett 2 1 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:34 ATT: 5,710
In the final game of the series and roadtrip, the Dukes fell
to the Iowa Cubs 8-5. Iowa swept the series and the Dukes
have lost four straight games. The Dukes also fell to the .500
mark at 31-31 with the loss.
Iowa jumped on the board early and often by scoring six
runs in the 1st inning. Julio Zuleta drove in two runs
with a single and Cole Liniak belted a grand-slam homer.
Albuquerque scored twice in the 4th inning. Mike Judd
RBI singled and Mike Metcalfe drove in a run with a
fielder's choice.
Iowa answered with two runs of their own in the home
half of the 4th inning as Tarrik Brock RBI tripled and
Roosevelt Brown RBI singled.
In the 5th inning, Hiram Bocachica solo-homered as the Dukes
cut into the Iowa lead at 8-3.
In the 9th inning, the Dukes scored twice more as Tony Mota
drove in two runs with a single.
Wednesday June 7, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Tony Mota has been activated from the DL.
Game 3: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 x 6 10 1
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Hal Garrett (7), Cam Smith (7) and Adam Melhuse
IWA: Mike Meyers, Danny Young (6), Steve Rain (8), Kyle
Farnsworth (9) and Jose Molina
WP: Danny Young (1-1) LP: Hal Garrett (3-4) SV: Kyle Farnsworth (2)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (13) off Meyers in the 3rd inning
IWA Roosevelt Brown (2) off Michalak in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 6 1-3 8 3 3 1 1
Garrett (L) 1-3 1 3 3 2 0
Smith 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 1
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 5,017
In the third game of the series, the Iowa Cubs once again
defeated the Albuquerque Dukes 6-3. The Dukes have lost
three straight games.
Albuquerque scored two runs in the 1st inning as Tony Mota,
fresh off the DL, two-run doubled.
In the 3rd inning, the Dukes extended their lead to 3-0
as Chris Donnels solo-homered. Donnels leads the Dukes
with 13 homers.
In the 4th inning, Iowa got on the scoreboard as Raul
Gonzalez drove in a run.
In the 6th inning, Iowa closed to within a run at 3-2 as
Roosevelt Brown solo-homered.
In the 7th inning, Iowa scored 4 times to take a 6-3 lead.
Gabby Martinez's RBI single tied the game at 3-3 and later
in the inning Brown doubled down the right field line with the
bases loaded to clear them.
Tuesday June 6, 2000
Game 2: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
IOWA 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 7 14 1
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby Ayala (9), Ricky Stone
(11) and Adam Melhuse
IWA: David Zancanaro, Carlos Zambrano (6), Brian McNichol (8), Mike
Heathcott (8), Eric Newman (10) and Mike Mahoney
WP: Eric Newman (1-0) LP: Ricky Stone (3-4)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (12) off Zancanaro in the 1st inning
Adam Riggs (3) off Zancanaro in the 1st inning
Hiram Bocachica (7) off Zancanaro in the 5th inning
IWA Julio Zuleta (9) off Arnold in the 4th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold 6 8 5 5 2 5
Ricketts 2 1 0 0 2 1
Ayala 2 2 1 1 3 4
Stone (L) 2-3 3 1 1 1 1
TIME: 3:27 ATT: 8,572
In the second game of the series, the Iowa Cubs outlasted
the Albuquerque Dukes 7-6 in 11 innings.
Chris Donnels' grand-slam homer and Adam Riggs' solo-homer
in the 1st inning gave the Dukes a 5-0 lead.
Julio Zuleta two-run homered in the 4th inning to make
it a 5-2 game.
In the 5th inning, Hiram Bocachica solo-homered to give
the Dukes a 6-2 lead.
In the 6th inning, the Cubs pulled to within a run at 6-5 as
Cole Liniak, Keith Johns and Mike Mahoney all drove in runs.
The Cubs tied the game in the bottom of the 9th inning as
Zuleta drove in a run with a single.
In the bottom of the 11th inning, with the bases loaded, Johns'
RBI single was the game winner.
Monday June 5, 2000
Game 1: Sec Taylor Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
IOWA 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 x 5 8 2
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (7) and Heath Hayes
IWA: Phil Norton, Steve Rain (7), Kyle Farnsworth (9) and
Jose Molina
WP: Phil Norton (3-4) LP: Heath Murray (4-3) SV: Steve Rain (7)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 6 6 3 2 4 3
Smith 2 2 2 1 0 3
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 5,733
In the first game of another short road trip, the Iowa
Cubs defeated the Dukes 5-1 to take a 1-0 series lead.
The Dukes snapped a three-game winning streak with the loss.
The Cubs with the victory snapped a six-game losing streak.
In the 2nd inning, Iowa got on the scoreboard. Jose Molina
singled to score Chris Hatcher.
In the 4th inning, Julio Zuleta scored on a double-play
fielders choice to extend the lead to 2-0. Iowa added
another run in the 5th inning as Keith Johns scored
on a groundout.
Albuquerque put their first run on the scoreboard in the
7th inning as Adam Melhuse doubled to score Chris Donnels.
In the bottom of the 7th, the Cubs put the final two runs
on the scoreboard. Cole Liniak singled to drive in a run
and Adam Riggs'error allowed another run to score.
Sunday June 4, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 3 4 1
CSP: Mike Porzio, David Lee (8) and Darron Cox
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (9) and Adam Melhuse
WP: Robinson Checo (6-2) LP: Mike Porzio (0-1) SV: Ricky Stone (2)
HR: CSP Scott McClain (14) off Checo in the 7th inning
ABQ Chris Donnels (11) off Porzio in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 8 2 1 1 3 10
Stone (S) 1 2 1 1 0 0
TIME: 2:27 ATT: 6,683
In the final of the 4-game series, the Dukes edged the Sky
Sox 3-2. The Dukes have won three games in a row and took
the series 3-1.
Albuquerque scored three times in the 4th inning. Chris
Ashby RBI doubled and Chris Donnels followed with a two-run
homer.
Colorado Springs started to make a comeback in the 7th inning
as Scott McClain solo-homered. In the 9th inning, McClain
RBI doubled in the 9th inning but Ricky Stone settled down
to earn the save.
Robinson Checo had another great outing - 8 innings of work,
giving up just 2 hits, the solo-homer as his only run allowed,
walked 3 and struck out 10.
Saturday June 3, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 6 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 x 7 13 0
CSP: Doug Linton, Jeff Tabaka (7), Rich Croushore (8) and
Ben Petrick
ABQ: Mike Judd, Chad Ricketts (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and
Adam Melhuse
WP: Mike Judd (3-3) LP: Doug Linton (3-6)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 7 3 1 1 2 5
Ricketts 1 1 2 2 1 2
Ayala 1 2 2 1 0 1
TIME: 2:45 ATT: 9,536
In the third game of the series, the Dukes defeated
the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-5 to hold a 2-1 series
advantage. The Dukes have won two games in a row.
Colorado Springs got on the scoreboard with a run in the
3rd inning as Ben Petrick RBI doubled.
The Dukes tied the game in the 5th inning as Dukes
starter Mike Judd doubled and scored on Mike Metcalfe's
single.
The Dukes scored four more times in the 7th inning to take
a 5-1 lead. Chris Prieto scored on a RBI double down the
left field line by Jeff Branson. Hiram Bocachica singled
to left-center to drive in another run. Chris Donnels later
in the inning drove in two runs with a shot off the left-center
field wall.
Colorado Springs answered with two runs in the 8th inning
to make it a 5-3 game. The Dukes scored twice more in the
8th inning as Chris Prieto and Adam Riggs each drove in
a run.
In the 9th inning, Colorado Springs was able to score twice
before Bobby Ayala was able to quell the Sky Sox to earn
the save.
Friday June 2, 2000
In Dukes news, tons of roster moves were made. P Onan Masaoka
and utility man Shawn Gilbert were both promoted to the Dodgers.
C Paul LoDuca was also promoted. C Adam Melhuse was demoted
from the Dodgers. C Angel Pena went back on the Dukes DL while
Hiram Bocachica was activated from the DL. IF Mike Metcalfe was
promoted from AA San Antonio.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 3
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 2 1 7 0 2 1 x 14 14 1
CSP: Rigo Beltran, Ed Vosberg (5), Scott Watkins (5), Rich
Croushore (8) and Ben Petrick
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Onan Masaoka (8), Hal Garrett (9) and
Adam Melhuse
WP: Chris Michalak (2-1) LP: Rigo Beltran (3-4)
HR: CSP Ben Petrick (5) off Michalak in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 7 6 2 2 0 3
Masaoka 1 2 1 1 1 2
Garrett 1 0 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 5,248
In the second game of the series, the Dukes blasted the
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 14-3 to tie the series at 1-1.
Albuquerque built a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of
the 5th inning. In that inning, the Dukes exploded for
seven runs to break the game wide open.
Chris Ashby drove in three runs for the Dukes, while
Hiram Bocachica, Chris Donnels, and Heath Hayes drove in
a pair of runs. Adam Melhuse and Dukes starter Chris
Michalak drove in a run each.
For the Sky Sox, Ben Petrick solo-homered and drove in
two runs on the night and Chris Latham drove in a run.
Thursday June 1, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 9 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 8 1
CSP: Jaime Navarro, David Lee (9) and Ben Petrick
ABQ: Jaime Arnold, Cam Smith (8) and Adam Melhuse
WP: Jaime Navarro (2-1) LP: Jaime Arnold (4-4) SV: David Lee (7)
HR: ABQ Chris Prieto (5) off Navarro in the 7th inning
Adam Riggs (2) off Navarro in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 7 1/3 7 6 4 3 3
Smith 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 3
TIME: 2:55 ATT: 5,085
In the opener of the four-game series, the Colorado Springs
Sky Sox defeated the Dukes 7-5.
Colorado Springs took a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning. Jaime
Navarro, the Sky Sox starter, was masterful overall on the evening.
Staked to a 5-0 lead in the 7th inning, he ran into his first
trouble of the night. Chris Prieto two-run homered in the inning
to cut the defecit to three runs at 5-2.
The Sky Sox scored a run each in the 8th and 9th innings
to build a 7-2 lead when Navarro ran into more trouble
that would end up taking him out of the game. In the
bottom of the 9th inning, the Dukes scored three times -
Prieto RBI singled and Adam Riggs two-run homered. At
that point, Navarro left the game and David Lee held
the Dukes to earn the save.
Wednesday May 31, 2000
The Dukes have the night off.
Tuesday May 30, 2000
In Dukes news, Heath Hayes joins the Dukes. . . . IF Alex
Cora was promoted to the Dodgers when C Todd Hundley was
placed on the Dodgers DL.
Game 4: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 1 11 13 3
OKLAHOMA 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 10 13 1
ABQ: Heath Murray, Onan Masaoka (7), Bobby Ayala (9) and Paul
LoDuca
OKL: Corey Lee, Gabe Sollecito (6), Tony Mounce (6), Jonathan
Johnson (6), Matt Miller (9) and Randy Knorr
WP: Heath Murray (4-2) LP: Jonathan Johnson (2-3)
HR: ABQ Adam Riggs (1) off Lee in the 5th inning
Chris Donnels (10) off Sollecitel in the 6th inning
OKL Shawn Gallagher (3) off Murray in the 5th inning
B.J. Waszgis (7) off Ayala in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 6 11 6 5 2 5
Masaoka 2 1 0 0 2 1
Ayala 1 1 4 4 2 3
TIME: 3:28 ATT: 4,459
In the final game of the series and short roadtrip, the
Dukes beat the Oklahoma Redhawks 11-10 to avoid the
series sweep. The Dukes snapped a three game losing
streak with the victory.
Oklahoma built a 5-0 lead in the first four innings
of action.
In the 5th inning, Adam Riggs' 3-run homer cut the
defecit to two runs at 5-3. Oklahoma got a run
back in the bottom of the 5th inning to take a 6-3 lead.
In the 6th inning, the Dukes tied the game. The big
blow was a two-run homer by Chris Donnels, his third
homer of the series.
In the 7th inning, the Dukes put four more runs up
on the scoreboard to take a 10-6 lead. Chris Donnels
RBI singled and Chris Ashby RBI tripled in the inning.
The Dukes added a run in the 9th inning to take a 11-6
lead. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Dukes reliever
Bobby Ayala gave up a grand slam to B.J. Waszgis but
Ayala held on to get the save.
Monday May 29, 2000
Game 2: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark (DH Game 1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 4
OKLAHOMA 5 1 0 5 0 0 x 11 13 1
ABQ: Hal Garrett, Ricky Stone (2), Chad Ricketts (4) and Angel
Pena
OKL: Brian Sikorski and Randy Knorr
WP: Brian Sikorski (3-5) LP: Hal Garrett (3-3)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (8) off Sikorski in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Garrett (L) 1 5 5 5 2 0
Stone 2 2-3 8 6 2 4 3
Ricketts 2 1-3 0 0 0 0 3
TIME: 2:17
In the first game of a doubleheader, the Oklahoma Redhawks
blasted the Dukes 11-4. The Dukes have now lost two
straight games.
The Redhawks had two big innings in the game - scoring
five times in the 1st and 4th innings.
Ruben Sierra again was the offensive hero for the Redhawks,
going 3 for 3 with 3 RBI. Randy Knorr drove in two runs,
and Edwin Diaz, B.J> Waszgis, Kelly Dransfeldt, and Shawn
Gallagher drove in a run each.
For the Dukes, Chris Donnels solo homered, Alex Cora
drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Adam Riggs also
drove in a run.
Game 3: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark (DH Game 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 0 0 2 x 4 6 2
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Bobby Ayala (6) and Paul LoDuca
OKL: Chuck Smith and B.J. Waszgis
WP: Chuck Smith (5-2) LP: Robinson Checo (5-2)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (9) off Smith in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (L) 5 1-3 6 4 3 3 7
Ayala 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:02 ATT: 5,650
In the nightcap of a doubleheader, the Oklahoma Redhawks
defeated the Dukes 4-1 to sweep the doubleheader. The
Dukes have now lost three straight games.
Oklahoma took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning. Former-Duke
Chris Demetral doubled to drive in a run and Demetral later
scored on an Alex Cora error.
In the 6th inning, B.J. Waszgis singled to drive in a run
and Shawn Gallagher RBI doubled.
Albuquerque got their lone run in the 6th inning as
Chris Donnels solo-homered, his second solo-homer of
the series.
In Dukes news, C Adam Melhuse was promoted by the Dodgers after
the Dodgers placed 3B Adrian Beltre on the DL.
Sunday May 28, 2000
Game 1: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 2
OKLAHOMA 1 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 x 9 12 1
ABQ: Mike Judd, Cam Smith (6) and Angel Pena
OKL: Doug Davis, Matt Miller (8) and B.J. Waszgis
WP: Doug Davis (4-1) LP: Mike Judd (2-3)
HR: ABQ Dante Powell (1) off Davis in the 4th inning
Angel Pena (4) off Miller in the 8th inning
OKL Ruben Sierra (5) off Smith in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (L) 5 8 7 4 6 2
Smith 3 4 2 2 0 2
TIME: 2:45 ATT: 5,637
In the first game of a short four-game roadtrip, the Oklahoma
Redhawks defeated the Dukes 9-4. The Dukes snapped a three-game
winning streak with the loss.
Ruben Sierra went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI for the Redhawks
in the victory. Edwin Diaz drove in 2 runs, while Tom
Sergio, Pedro Valdes and B.J. Waszgis drove in a run
each.
Dante Powell solo-homered in the 4th inning for the
Dukes, and Angel Pena contributed a two-run homer in
the 8th inning. Chris Donnels also drove in a run in
the game.
Saturday May 27, 2000
The game against the Oklahoma Redhawks in Oklahoma City was
cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. A single game will
be played Sunday with a doubleheader Monday.
Friday May 26, 2000
In Dukes news, it was announced that the first game of the roadtrip
tomorrow will not be played. The NCAA college baseball regional playoffs
are this weekend at the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark in
Oklahoma City so the Dukes and Oklahoma Redhawks will not play on
Saturday the 27th and will play a doubleheader on Monday May 29, 2000
with a single game Sunday evening May 28.
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CALGARY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 11 1
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 7 1
CAL: Mike Drumright, Steve Henderson (3), Brian Looney (7) and
Ramon Castro
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Chad Ricketts (7), Bobby Ayala (9) and
Angel Pena
WP: Chris Michalak (1-1) LP: Mike Drumright (2-4) SV: Bobby Ayala (2)
HR: CAL Luis Raven (11) off Michalak in the 6th inning
Sean McNally (6) off Michalak in the 6th inning
ABQ Angel Pena (3) off Looney in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (W) 6 2-3 8 2 2 4 4
Ricketts 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2
Ayala (S) 1 3 1 1 0 3
TIME: 2:51 ATT: 4,155
In the final game of the series and homestand, the Dukes
beat the Calgary Cannons 5-3. The Dukes have won 3 straight
games and took 3 out of the 4 games in the series.
In the 1st inning, the Dukes got on the scoreboard. With
Adam Melhuse on third and Kevin Grijak on first, a double
steal was attempted. Grijak got caught in a rundown between
first and second base while Melhuse raced home. Grijak
was able to return to first base successfully as the Cannons
botched the rundown. Angel Pena walked and the Dukes attempted
another double steal. Catcher Ramon Castro overthrew second base
on the steal attempt and Grijak was able to score.
In the 3rd inning, the Dukes put two more runs on the board
due to a wild pitch and Grijak's RBI single.
In the 6th inning, the Cannons put two runs on the board as Luis
Raven and Sean McNally hit back to back homers. Albuquerque
still held a 4-2 lead.
In the 7th inning, Pena solo-homered to close out the scoring
for the Dukes.
In the 9th inning, the Cannons scored once more to make it a 5-3
as Sandy Martinez pinch hit and drove in a run but Duke reliever
Bobby Ayala was able to keep the Cannons at bay to earn the save.
Thursday May 25, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CALGARY 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 x 6 12 1
CAL: Bronswell Patrick, Ryan Henderson (6), Geoff Duncan (8)
and Ramon Castro
ABQ: Heath Murray, Cam Smith (5), Onan Masaoka (7), Hal
Garrett (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Cam Smith (1-0) LP: Bronswell Patrick (1-4) SV: Bobby Ayala (1)
HR: ABQ Shawn Gilbert (1) off Patrick in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 4 4 1 1 3 2
Smith (W) 2 3 3 0 1 2
Masaoka 1 1 0 0 1 1
Garrett 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ayala (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:02 ATT: 2,084
In the third game of the series, the Dukes beat the
Calgary Cannons 6-4 to take a 2-1 series lead.
Albuquerque scored once in the 1st inning. With Chris
Prieto on third base, Kevin Grijak laid down a bunt
along the third base line and was able to beat it out
at first base. Prieto scored on the play.
Cannons starter Bronswell Patrick drove in a run in the
4th inning to tie the game.
Calgary scored three more times in the 6th inning to take
a 4-1 lead - Manny Martinez drove in 2 runs with a double
and Joe Funaro drove in a run.
In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Dukes came up with a big
inning to not only take the lead but get some insurance runs.
Shawn Gilbert solo-homered, Cannons' Mike Gulan committed an
error to allow 2 runs to score, Chris Ashby drove in a run with
a shot to the left-center fence, and Calgary's Ramon Castro
committed a passed ball to allow a run to score. With the big
5-run inning, the Dukes led 6-4.
In Dukes news, IF Hiram Bocachica has been placed on the DL
Wednesday May 24, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CALGARY 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 6 7 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 x 7 8 3
CAL: Carlos Castillo, Greg McCarthy (7), Geoff Duncan (8) and
Sandy Martinez, Ramon Castro
ABQ: Jaime Arnold, Ricky Stone (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Ricky Stone (3-3) LP: Greg McCarthy (1-1)
HR: CAL Mike Gulan (7) off Arnold in the 7th inning
Ramon Castro (4) off Stone in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold 7 2-3 6 5 4 4 3
Stone (W) 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 2,629
In the second game of the series with the Calgary Cannons,
the Dukes edged the Cannons 7-6. Each team has won a game
in the series.
Albuquerque held a 4-1 lead going into the 7th inning when
the Cannons' Mike Gulan three-run homered to tie the game.
Calgary scored once in the 8th inning to take a 5-4 lead.
The Dukes, in the bottom half of the 8th inning, went to
work. With Adam Melhuse on first base, Chris Ashby laid
down a sacrifice bunt. Cannons reliever Dave McCarthy played
the bunt and threw it past the first baseman into the right-field
foul territory. Melhuse raced around the bases to score the
tying run and Ashby found himself at third base. Angel
Pena singled down the left field line to score Ashby and Pena
later scored in the inning on Jeff Branson's single to give
the Dukes a 7-5 lead.
In the top of the 9th inning, the Cannons tried to rally but all
they could come up was a solo-homer by Ramon Castro.
Tuesday May 23, 2000
In Dukes news, SS Alex Cora has rejoined the Dukes after
having been demoted from the Dodgers.
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CALGARY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
CAL: John Desilva and Ramon Castro
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Hal Garrett (8), Bobby Ayala (9) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: John Desilva (6-2) LP: Robinson Checo (5-1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (L) 7 1-3 7 2 2 2 10
Garrett 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Ayala 1 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 2:37 ATT: 2,461
Despite a 10 strikeout performance by the Dukes' Robinson
Checo, John Desilva was better as the Calgary Cannons
defeated the Dukes 3-1 in the opener of a four-game
series at the Sports Stadium.
Desilva went the distance, giving up just a run and 3
hits while walking none and striking out 5.
Albuquerque took a brief 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning as
Dante Powell singled up the middle to score Chris Ashby.
The rest of the game was all Cannons. In the 4th inning,
the Cannons tied the game as Derrick Gibson doubled to
drive in a run.
In the 8th inning, Nate Rolison RBI-doubled to give the
Cannons the lead and in the 9th inning Julio Ramirez's RBI
single gave the Cannons an insurance run.
Monday May 22, 2000
In Dukes notes, the Dodgers demoted P Onan Masaoka to the Dukes.
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 2
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 x 14 15 0
OMA: Dan Murray, Dan Naulty (5), Doug Bochtler (5), Jaime
Bluma (8) and Gregg Zaun
ABQ: Mike Judd, Ruben Niebla (9) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Mike Judd (2-2) LP: Dan Murray (3-3)
HR: ABQ Jeff Branson (3) off Murray in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 8 9 3 3 0 4
Niebla 1 1 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:48 ATT: 5,044
In the final game of the series, the Dukes blasted the
Omaha Golden Spikes 14-3. Each team won 2 games in the
series.
Adam Melhuse drove in four runs for the Dukes, while Jeff
Branson and Kevin Grijak drove in three runs for the
Dukes. Chris Donnels drove in two runs and Paul LoDuca
drove in a run in the rout.
Ray Holbert, Kevin Orie, and Kit Pellow each drove
in a win for the Golden Spikes.
Sunday May 21, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 8 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
OMA: Chad Durbin, Tim Byrdak (6), Archie Corbin (9) and Izzy
Molina, Hector Ortiz
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Cam Smith (6), Hal Garrett (8), Ricky
Stone (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Tim Byrdak (4-2) LP: Ricky Stone (2-3) SV: Archie Corbin (4)
HR: OMA Jeremy Carr (1) off Stone in the 9th inning
ABQ Kevin Grijak (7) off Durbin in the 2nd inning
Angel Pena (2) off Durbin in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 5 4 1 1 2 2
Smith 2 2 0 0 1 2
Garrett 1 2-3 1 2 2 1 1
Stone (L) 1-3 1 2 2 2 0
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 3,012
In the third game of the series, the Golden Spikes found
a way to win in the 9th inning as they snatched victory
from defeat against the Dukes, 5-3. Omaha has won two
out of the three games in the series.
In the 2nd inning, Kevin Grijak solo-homered to give the
Dukes a 1-0 lead.
Omaha tied the game in the 5th inning as Izzy Molina drove
in a run with a sacrifice fly.
In the 6th inning, Angel Pena two-run homered to give the
Dukes a 3-1 lead.
In the 9th inning with Ricky Stone pitching and the bases
loaed, Jeremy Carr grand-slam homered to give the Golden
Spikes the lead. Archie Corbin came into the game in
the bottom of the 9th inning to earn the save.
Saturday May 20, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OMAHA 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 10 15 4
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 6 1 0 2 3 0 x 12 13 2
OMA: Jeff Austin, Lance Carter (5), Dan Naulty (7), Jaime
Bluma (7) and Gregg Zaun
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ruben Niebla (7), Ricky Stone (8) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: Heath Murray (3-2) LP: Jeff Austin (0-1) SV: Ricky Stone (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 6 1-3 9 7 5 0 2
Niebla 2-3 4 3 3 0 0
Stone (S) 2 2 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:11 ATT: 5,133
In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Omaha
Golden Spikes 12-10. The Dukes and Golden Spikes have
won one game each in the series.
In the 3rd inning, the Dukes built a 6-2 lead. Chris Donnels
hit the ball to center. Les Norman, the Golden Spikes center
fielder, misplayed the catch and a run scored on the play. Later
in the inning, Adam Melhuse 2-RBI doubled to right and Shawn Gilbert
drove in three runs with a hit into the left field corner.
In the 4th inning, Hiram Bocachica's RBI single gave the Dukes
a 7-2 lead.
In the 6th inning, Donnels doubled down the right field line
to plate two and give the Dukes a 9-3 lead.
In the 7th inning, Shawn Gilbert RBI singled and Bocachica
drove in two runs with a single as the Dukes took a 12-7
lead. The Golden Spikes would score three more runs in the
8th inning.
For the Golden Spikes, Gregg Zaun drove in three runs, while
Alejandro Prieto and Ray Holbert drove in two runs each. Jeremy
Carr drove in a single run.
Friday May 19, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
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OMAHA 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 6 9 1
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 2
OMA: Jamie Walker, Doug Bochtler (7), Archie Corbin (9) and
Gregg Zaun
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Hal Garrett (8), Chad Ricketts (10) and
Angel Pena
WP: Archie Corbin (1-4) LP: Chad Ricketts (1-2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold 7 7 3 2 3 5
Garrett 2 1 0 0 0 1
Ricketts (L) 1 1 3 0 2 1
TIME: 3:08 ATT: 5,664
In the first game of the series and homestand, the Dukes
lost to the Omaha Golden Spikes 6-3 in extra innings.
In the 10th inning, Ray Holbert tripled with the bases
loaded to give the Golden Spikes a comfortable lead at
6-3.
Albuquerque held a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning as Angel
Pena's bloop single scored Paul LoDuca.
In the 5th inning, the Golden Spikes took the lead by
scoring twice. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Paul
LoDuca drove in a run to tie the game at 2-2.
Omaha re-took the lead in the 6th inning and the Dukes
tied up the game in the bottom of the 8th inning when
Pena singled to drive in a run.
In Dukes news, C Angel Pena is activated from the DL and Tony Mota
went back on the DL.
Thursday May 18, 2000
In Dukes news, P Bobby Ayala joins the Dukes. . . . P Ignacio
Flores goes on the disabled list.
Game 4: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
NASHVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (8) and Paul LoDuca
NSH: Rob Mattson, Cory Bailey (8) and Tim Laker
WP: Robinson Checo (5-0) LP: Rob Mattson (0-2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 7 2 0 0 3 9
Stone 2 2 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:29 ATT: 3,292
In the final game of the series and roadtrip, the Dukes beat
the Nashville Sounds 4-0. The Dukes won 3 out of the 4 games
in the series.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 1st inning as Sounds
catcher Tim Laker committed a throwing error on a double-steal
attempt.
In the 5th inning, the Dukes got two more runs. Dante Powell
RBI doubled and Hiram Bocachica RBI singled.
In the 6th inning, the Dukes closed out the scoring. Chris
Donnels scored on Rob Mattson's error.
Wednesday May 17, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Dante Powell joins the Dukes. The Dodgers
signed him in early May and he spent a few weeks in extended
Spring Training in Florida before joining the Dukes.
In sadder news, OF Brent Cookson's contract was sold by the
Dodgers to a team in the Korean Professional Baseball League.
Cookson led the team in Home Runs and RBIs. It's great news
for Cookson but sad news for Dukes fans.
Game 3: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
NASHVILLE 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 x 6 9 2
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Cam Smith (6), Ruben Niebla (7) and
Paul LoDuca
NSH: Marc Wilkins, Gavin Osteen (5), Dave Pavlas (7), Mike
Villano (8) and Tim Laker
WP: Gavin Osteen (1-0) LP: Chris Michalak (0-1) SV: Mike Villano (1)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (6) off Osteen in the 6th inning
NSH Tim Laker (4) off Michalak in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak (L) 5 8 6 6 0 1
Smith 1 0 0 0 2 1
Niebla 2 1 0 0 2 0
TIME: 2:59 ATT: 6,206
In the third game of the series, the Nashville Sounds beat the
Dukes 6-4. The Dukes still hold a 2-1 series lead. With the
loss, the Dukes snapped a two-game winning streak.
In the 4th inning, the Dukes built a 2-0 lead. Chris Prieto's
grounder drove in a run. Nashville's Eddie Zosky mishandled the
ball and was charged with an error as another run scored.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, Aramis Ramirez drove home
a run to make it a 2-1 game.
In the 5th inning, the Sounds scored five times. Tike Redmond
doubled, flaring a ball down the right field line, to drive in a run.
Redmond then scored on Abraham Nunez's single to center. Tim Laker
later followed with a three-run homer.
In the 6th inning, Hiram Bocachica two-run homered to close out
the scoring.
Tuesday May 16, 2000
Game 2: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
NASHVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Hal Garrett (8), Chad Ricketts (9) and Adam
Melhuse
NSH: Bronson Arroyo, Cory Bailey (9) and Craig Wilson
WP: Hal Garrett (3-2) LP: Cory Bailey (0-1) SV: Chad Ricketts (6)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 7 3 0 0 0 6
Garrett (W) 1 1 0 0 1 1
Ricketts (S) 1 0 0 0 2 0
TIME: 2:27 ATT: 2,343
In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Nashville
Sounds 3-0 to take a 2-0 series lead.
The Dukes won the game in the top of the 9th inning. Chris
Donnels scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0 Albuquerque.
Shortly thereafter, Paul LoDuca singled to drive in two
runs as the Dukes built a 3-0 lead, the eventual game winning
score.
Monday May 15, 2000
Game 1: Greer Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 7 17 19 2
NASHVILLE 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 11 1
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ricky Stone (8) and Paul LoDuca
NSH: Chris Peters, Mike Villano (6), Dave Pavlas (8), Jim Sak (9),
John Wehner (9) and Tim Laker
WP: Heath Murray (2-2) LP: Chris Peters (1-3)
HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (10) off Peters in the 5th inning
Brent Cookson (11) off Villano in the 6th inning
NSH Eddie Zosky (1) off Stone in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 7 9 3 1 1 5
Stone 2 2 2 2 0 1
TIME: 3:17 ATT: 1,375
In the first game of the series with the Nashville Sounds,
the Dukes trampled the Sounds 17-5 to take a 1-0 series
lead. The Dukes snapped a two-game losing streak.
Brent Cookson went 3 for 5 with a pair of homers and 7 RBIS
for the Dukes. Kevin Grijak and Adam Melhuse drove in 2
runs each, while Paul LoDuca, Chris Ashby, Shawn Gilbert, and
Ricky Stone drove in a run each.
Ray Montgomery and Abraham Nunez drove in a run each for
the Sounds, while Eddie Zosky added a two-run homer.
Sunday May 14, 2000
Game 4: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
MEMPHIS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 x 6 8 1
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Ruben Niebla (4), Hal Garrett (6), Chad
Ricketts (8) and Paul LoDuca
MEM: Luther Hackman, Jason Karnuth (5), Bryan Eversgerd (8),
Fred Rath (9), Gene Stechschulte (9) and Keith McDonald
WP: Jason Karnuth (2-0) LP: Jamie Arnold (4-3)
SV: Gene Stechschulte (6)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (5) off Rath in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 3 1-3 3 3 3 4 1
Niebla 2 1-3 4 3 3 1 4
Garrett 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 2
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:57 ATT: 11,083
In the final game of the series with the Memphis Redbirds,
the Redbirds beat the Dukes 6-3 to take 3 out of the 4 games.
The Dukes have lost two straight games.
Memphis took a quick 3-0 lead in the 1st inning. Chris Richard
and Darrell Whitmore RBI singled and Keith McDonald knocked
in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Albuquerque scored two runs of their own in the 3rd inning as
Adam Melhuse two-RBI doubled.
In the 5th inning, the Redbirds extended the lead to 4-2
when Richard scored on a balk.
In the 6th inning, the Redbirds scored two more runs as
Richard drove in both runs with a single.
In the 9th inning, Hiram Bocachica solo-homered for the Dukes.
Saturday May 13, 2000
Game 3: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
MEMPHIS 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 4 4 0
ABQ: Ignacio Flores, Cam Smith (4), Ricky Stone (8) and Paul
LoDuca
MEM: Mike Matthews, Jim Dougherty (7), Rick Heiserman (8), Jose
Rodriguez (8), Gene Stechschulte (9) and Rick Wilkins
WP: Mike Matthews (3-0) LP: Ignacio Flores (0-2)
SV: Gene Stechschulte(5)
HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (9) off Mathtews in the 2nd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Flores (L) 3 2-3 3 4 3 5 3
Smith 3 1-3 1 0 0 3 4
Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:19 ATT: 15,731
In the third game of the series, the Redbirds beat the Dukes
4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning as Chris
Richard singled home Jason Wolff.
In the top of the 2nd inning, Brent Cookson solo-homered for
the Dukes to tie the game at 1-1.
The Redbirds scored three times in the 4th inning. Eduardo
Perez scored on Lou Lucca's hot smash to third base that
Dukes third baseman Adam Riggs misplayed. Ernie Young scored
on a groundout and Stubby Clapp walked with the bases loaded.
Albuquerque scored once in the 5th inning to make it a 4-2
game. Jeff Branson doubled and Riggs followed with a RBI
double.
In the 9th inning, the Dukes tried to make a comeback attempt.
Paul LoDuca singled to drive in Branson to make it 4-3 but
Memphis' Gene Stechschulte settled down to finish off the rally.
Friday May 12, 2000
Game 2: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
MEMPHIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (8), Ruben Niebla (8), Hal
Garrett (9) and Paul LoDuca, Adam Melhuse
MEM: Matt Morris, Mark Thompson (5), Bryan Eversgerd (8), Rick
Heiserman (9) and Keith McDonald, Rick Wilkins
WP: Robinson Checo (4-0) LP: Matt Morris (0-1)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (6) off Morris in the 2nd inning
MEM Eduardo Perez (9) off Checo in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 7 2 1 1 1 7
Stone 2/3 0 0 0 1 0
Niebla 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
Garrett 2/3 1 0 0 1 1
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 13,718
In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Memphis
Redbirds 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1. The Dukes snapped
a three-game losing streak with the victory.
For the second night in a row, the Redbirds started a rehabilitating
pitcher at the Dukes. Matt Morris took the loss, going 4 innings,
giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts and gave up
a homer.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning as Kevin Grijak
solo-homered.
Hiram Bocachica RBI singled in the 3rd inning and Chris Ashby
singled to drive home a run in the 4th inning as the Dukes took
a 3-0 lead.
Eduardo Perez solo-homered in the 7th inning for the Redbirds
to make it 3-1 Dukes.
In the 8th inning, Grijak's sacrifice fly made it 4-1 Dukes.
Thursday May 11, 2000
Game 1: Autozone Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 7 2
MEMPHIS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 10 1
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Hal Garrett (7), Ruben Niebla (8), Chad
Ricketts (8) and Paul LoDuca
MEM: Alan Benes, Jose Rodriguez (8) and Keith McDonald
WP: Jose Rodriguez (3-0) LP: Chad Ricketts (1-1)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (4) off Benes in the 6th inning
MEM Chris Richard (7) off Michalak in the 6th inning
Ernie Young (12) off Ricketts in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 6 6 2 2 1 7
Garrett 1 1 0 0 0 1
Niebla 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Ricketts (L) 2-3 3 2 2 1 0
TIME: 2:42 ATT: 10,540
In the first game of the road trip, the Dukes fell to the Memphis
Redbirds at brand-new AutoZone Park 4-3. The Dukes have lost
three straight games.
The Redbirds started Alan Benes, with the club on a rehabilitation
assignment. Benes went 7 innings, giving up 7 hits, 3 runs,
1 walk and 4 strikeouts.
Eduardo Perez drove in Mark Little as the Redbirds took a 1-0
lead.
Albuquerque scored in the 5th inning to tie the game as Paul
LoDuca drove in Kevin Grijak. Hiram Bocachica solo-homered in
the 6th inning to give the Dukes the lead.
Memphis scored in the bottom of the 6th inning to tie the
game as Chris Richard solo-homered.
Albuquerque took back the lead in the 7th inning as Tony
Mota scored on Lou Lucca's error.
In the 9th inning, Ernie Young solo-homered to tie the game
at 3-3 and Little drove in the game winning run with a single.
Wednesday May 10, 2000
Game 5: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 8 11 0
ALBUQUERQUE 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 9 2
CSP: Mike Saipe, Pete Walker (6), Scott Watkins (8), David
Lee (8) and Darron Cox
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ricky Stone (7), Cam Smith (9) and Adam
Melhuse
WP: Pete Walker (3-1) LP: Ricky Stone (2-2) SV: David Lee (2)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (5) off Saipe in the 1st inning
Brent Cookson (8) off Saipe in the 3rd inning
Hiram Bocachica (3) off Saipe in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 6 6 4 4 5 3
Stone (L) 2 3 3 1 2 1
Smith 1 2 1 1 1 0
TIME: 3:11 ATT: 2,098
In the final game of the 5-game series with the Colorado
Springs Sky Sox and the final game of the homestand, the
Dukes lost 8-7. The Dukes have lost two straight games.
The Sky Sox took 3 out the 5 games in the series.
The Dukes scored three times in the bottom of the 1st inning
as Kevin Grijak three-run homered to give the Dukes a 3-1 lead.
After the Sky Sox scored once in the 2nd inning, Brent Cookson
solo-homered in the 3rd inning as the Dukes built a 4-2 lead.
Colorado Springs scored another run in the 5th inning to make it
4-3, but the Dukes got the run back in the bottom half of the 5th
inning when Hiram Bocachica went deep.
The Sky Sox tied the game at 5-5 in the 7th inning.
In the 8th inning, the Sky Sox took a 7-5 lead. Kevin Grijak
misplayed Carlos Mendoza's hit to right and a run scored on
the play. Brent Butler then doubled to drive home Mendoza.
The Dukes scored a run in the 8th inning on Cookson's RBI to make
it 7-6 Colorado Springs.
In the 9th inning, Juan Sosa drove home an insurance run to
give the Sky Sox a 8-6 lead. In the bottom of the 9th inning,
Hiram Bocachica's RBI single made it a 8-7 lead. Later in the
inning, Tony Mota raced home on Adam Melhuse's fly ball but was
thrown out at the plate to end the game.
In Dukes news, P Onan Masaoka was promoted to the Dodgers.
Tuesday May 9, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 11 0
ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
CSP: Doug Linton, Ed Vosberg (7), Rich Croushore (8), Scott
Watkins (9), David Lee (9) and Ben Petrick
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Garvin Alston (8) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Doug Linton (1-3) LP: Jamie Arnold (4-2) SV: David Lee (1)
HR: CSP John Cotton (4) off Arnold in the 6th inning
ABQ Chris Prieto (4) off Linton in the 1st inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 7 10 6 6 2 1
Alston 2 1 0 0 1 0
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 2,316
In the fourth game of a five game series, the Colorado Springs
Sky Sox beat the Dukes 6-3. The Sky Sox and Dukes have each
won 2 games in the series. The Sky Sox also re-gained first
place in the PCL Central Division with a 1/2 game lead over the
Dukes. The Dukes snapped a two-game winning streak with the loss.
The Dukes went up 2-0 after 2 innings of play. Chris Prieto
solo-homered in the 1st inning and Paul LoDuca's single
scored Kevin Grijak in the 2nd inning.
The Sky Sox took the lead in the 4th inning, scoring four times.
Angel Echevarria scored on John Cotton's RBI single. Phil Hiatt
doubled to drive in Cotton. Juan Sosa tripled to drive home
Hiatt and Sosa scored on Sky Sox starting pitcher Doug Linton's
RBI groundout.
Albuquerque scored once in the bottom of the 4th inning as
LoDuca drove in a run to cut the defecit to a run at 4-3.
Cotton solo-homered in the 6th inning to make it 5-3 and
Echevarria drove in a run in the 7th inning to account for the
final score of 6-3.
Monday May 8, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 x 9 16 0
CSP: Giovanni Carrara, Ed Vosberg (7), Pete Walker (7), Scott
Watkins (8), Aaron Small (8) and Ben Petrick
ABQ: Onan Masaoka, Ruben Niebla (5), Hal Garrett (7), Chad
Ricketts (9) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Hal Garrett (2-2) LP: Ed Vosberg (1-1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Masaoka 4 4 2 2 5 1
Niebla 2 0 0 0 2 1
Garrett (W) 2 2 0 0 0 1
Ricketts 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 3:15 ATT: 1,594
In the third game of the 5-game series against the Colorado Springs
Sky Sox, the Dukes beat the Sky Sox 9-2 to take a 2-1 series
lead. With the victory, the Dukes took a 1/2 game lead in the
PCL Central Division over the Sky Sox.
With the Sky Sox leading 2-1 in the 7th inning, the Dukes went
to work. Hiram Bocachica scored on Brent Cookson's chopper that
made it past a drawn-in infield to tie the game at 2-2. Chris
Ashby drove in Cookson to give the Dukes the lead. Albuquerque
scored once more in the 7th inning to take a 4-2 lead.
Albuquerque blew the game wide open in the 8th inning as
they scored 5 more runs. Paul LoDuca's bases-clearing 3-run
triple was the highlight of the inning.
Sunday May 7, 2000
In Dukes news, P Chris Michalak has joined the Dukes.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 3
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 x 8 14 0
CSP: Rigo Beltran, Aaron Small (6), David Lee (8) and Ben
Petrick
ABQ: Chris Michalak, Ricky Stone (5), Hal Garrett (8), Chad
Ricketts (9) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Ricky Stone (2-1) LP: Rigo Beltran (0-3)
HR: ABQ Chris Prieto (3) off Small in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Michalak 4 6 1 1 2 2
Stone (W) 3 2 0 0 2 0
Garrett 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 3,003
In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Colorado
Springs Sky Sox 8-1 to tie the series at 1-1.
In the 6th inning with the score tied at 1-1, the Dukes took
the lead on Chris Ashby's groundout. An RBI single later in the
inning extended the Dukes lead to 3-1.
Chris Prieto two-run homered and Cookson doubled home a run as
the Dukes extended their lead to 6-1.
Hiram Bocachica drove in two runs in the 8th inning with a
single to wrap up the scoring.
Saturday May 6, 2000
In Dukes news, P Ignacio Flores was promoted from AA San Antonio
and P Antonio Osuna completed his rehabilitation assignment and
re-joined the Dodgers
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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COLORADO SPRINGS 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 11 15 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 0
CSP: Steve Bourgeois, Pete Walker (8) and Darron Cox
ABQ: Ignacio Flores, Garvin Alston (5), Ruben Niebla (9) and
Paul LoDuca, Adam Melhuse
WP: Steve Bourgeois (1-1) LP: Ignacio Flores (0-1) SV: Pete Walker (1)
HR: CSP Chris Latham (3) off Flores in the 2nd inning
Phil Hiatt (10) off Alston in the 7th inning
ABQ Brent Cookson (7) off Bourgeois in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Flores (L) 4 2-3 7 5 5 4 2
Alston 3 1-3 4 2 2 0 3
Niebla 1 4 4 4 0 0
TIME: 2:47 ATT: 3,857
In the first game of a rare, 5-game series, the Dukes lost
to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11-4. The Dukes snapped
a 3-game winning streak with the loss.
Colorado Springs took a quick 5-0 lead in the 2nd inning,
highlighted by former-Duke Chris Latham's three-run homer.
The Sky Sox added a run to make it 6-0 before the Dukes
got on the scoreboard in the 6th inning. Chris Donnels
doubled to score Chris Prieto.
In the 7th inning, Phil Hiatt solo-homered to extend
the Sky Sox lead to 7-1.
In the 8th inning, Brent Cookson three-run homered to
make it a 7-4 game.
Ruben Niebla pitched the 9th inning, giving up four
runs to help the Sky Sox put the game away.
Friday May 5, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FRESNO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 x 12 16 0
FRE: Ryan Jensen, Jason Davis (4), Ben Weber (6), Scott Linebrink (8)
and Giuseppe Chiaramonte
ABQ: Heath Murray and Adam Melhuse
WP: Heath Murray (1-2) LP: Ryan Jensen (1-1)
HR: Brent Cookson (5) off Jensen in the 2nd inning
Chris Prieto (2) off Jensen in the 3rd inning
Adam Melhuse (1) off Jensen in the 3rd inning
Brent Cookson (6) off Weber in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (W) 9 6 1 1 1 4
TIME: 2:15 ATT: 4,033
In the final game of the series, the Dukes blasted the Fresno
Grizzles 12-1. The Dukes took the series 3-1 and are enjoying
a three game winning streak.
Heath Murray pitched the complete game victory for the Dukes.
Brent Cookson was the hitting star, belting a pair of
homers and driving in 5 runs total. Shawn Gilbert and Adam
Melhuse drove in two runs each, while Chris Prieto, Jeff Branson,
and Chris Donnels drove in a run each.
Damon Minor drove in the only Grizzlies run in the game.
Thursday May 4, 2000
In Dukes news, the Dodgers placed IF Kevin Elster on the DL and
called up IF Alex Cora from the Dukes.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FRESNO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 x 6 11 0
FRE: Steve Wojciechowski, Robbie Crabtree (6), Scott Linebrink (8)
and Giuseppe Chiaramonte
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Hal Garrett (8), Ruben Niebla (9) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: Jamie Arnold (4-1) LP: Steve Wojciechowski (0-2)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (7) off Crabtree in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (W) 7 5 0 0 3 5
Garrett 1 2 0 0 0 0
Niebla 1 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 2,209
In the third game of the series, the Dukes shut out the
Fresno Grizzlies 6-0 to take a 2-1 series lead. The Dukes
have won two straight games.
The Dukes scored four times in the 4th inning. Chris Prieto
doubled with the bases loaded to drive in Shawn Gilbert and
Paul LoDuca. Adam Riggs walked with the bases loaded to
plate another run and the final run of the inning scored
on a wild pitch.
In the 6th inning, Kevin Grijak walked to score another
Dukes run and in the 7th inning, Chris Donnels solo-homered
for the final run of the game.
Wednesday May 3, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FRESNO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 x 4 9 0
FRE: Jason Verdugo, Jason Davis (5), Steve Connelly (9) and
Giuseppe Chiaramonte
ABQ: Onan Masaoka, Ricky Stone (7), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Paul LoDuca
WP: Onan Masaoka (1-0) LP: Jason Verdugo (0-2) SV: Chad Ricketts (5)
HR: ABQ Onan Masaoka (1) off Verdugo in the 3rd inning
FRE Terrell Lowery (6) off Masaoka in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Masaoka (W) 6 3 1 1 1 1
Stone 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ricketts (S) 1 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:17 ATT: 1,998
In the second game of the series with the Fresno Grizzlies,
the Dukes won 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1.
Onan Masaoka, the Dukes starting pitcher, solo-homered in
the third inning to help his cause. Chris Donnels RBI-
doubled in the 3rd inning as the Dukes built a 2-0 lead.
Fresno got a run in the 5th inning as Terrell Lowery solo-
homered.
Albuquerque scored two more runs in the bottom of the 5th
inning as Brent Cookson came into the game to pinch-hit
and doubled.
Tuesday May 2, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FRESNO 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 7 12 6
FRE: Michael Riley, Luis Estrella (6), Jason Davis (8), Ben
Weber (8) and Giuseppe Chiramonte
ABQ: Mike Judd, Garvin Alston (3), Antonio Osuna (7), Ruben
Niebla (8) and Adam Melhuse
WP: Michael Riley (1-1) LP: Mike Judd (1-2) SV: Ben Weber (1)
HR: FRE Terrell Lowery (5) off Judd in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (L) 2 8 7 5 4 2
Alston 4 3 1 1 1 4
Osuna 1 0 0 0 2 1
Niebla 2 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 3:20 ATT: 1,590
In the first game of the series with the Fresno Grizzlies,
the Grizzlies beat the Dukes 8-7 to take a 1-0 series
lead.
Fresno scored at least a run in each of the first four innings
as they built a 8-1 lead after four innings of play.
In the 6th inning, the Dukes started chipping away at
the Fresno lead. Adam Melhuse RBI-doubled and Chris
Prieto drove in a run with a single to make it a 8-3
ballgame.
In the 8th inning, the Dukes scored four more times to
pull to within a run at 8-7. Jeff Branson drove in
two runs with a double, Alex Cora grounded out to score
a run, and another run scored on Ben Weber's wild pitch.
Weber then settled down in the 9th inning to notch the
save.
Damon Minor drove in 2 runs for the Grizzlies, while Terrell Lowery
solo homered, Michale Byas drove in a run with a sacrifice
fly, the starting pitcher Michael Riley drove in a run by walking
with the bases loaded, and Keith Williams also contributed an
RBI in the victory.
Monday May 1, 2000
The Dukes have the day off.
Sunday April 30, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SACRAMENTO 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 12 18 2
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 0 15 16 1
EDM: Rich Sauveur, Tim Kubinski (7), Bryan Corey (7), Scott
Service (8) and Danny Ardoin
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (7), Ruben Niebla (8), Hal
Garrett (9) and Adam Melhuse
WP: Ricky Stone (1-1) LP: Tim Kubinski (2-1) SV: Hal Garrett (1)
HR: SAC Jeremy Giambi (2) off Checo in the 1st inning
A.J. Hinch (1) off Checo in the 1st inning
Mark Bellhorn (1) off Stone in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo 6 9 3 3 1 8
Stone (W) 1 4 6 6 3 0
Niebla 1 1-3 4 3 3 2 1
Garrett (S) 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:35 ATT: 3,174
In the final game of the 4-game series and the last meeting
of the season with the Sacramento River Cats, the Dukes finally
figured out how to beat the River Cats, winning 15-12 in a
slugfest. Sacramento took the series 3-1. The Dukes snapped
a 4-game losing streak with the victory.
In the 7th inning, the Dukes took a River Cats' 5-2 lead
and turned it into a 11-5 lead with a big 9-run inning.
Alex Cora contributed a two-run double while Hiram Bocachica
had a two-run single in the inning.
Sacramento came up with 5 runs of their own in the 8th inning,
highlighted by a three-run homer by Mark Bellhorn.
The Dukes scored four more times in the 8th inning to give
them some insurance runs. It turns out they would need
those runs, as the River Cats drove in 2 runs in the top
of the 9th inning.
Bocachica drove in 5 runs total in the game, while Cora and
Brent Cookson drove in 2 runs each. Chris Ashby, Adam
Riggs, Adam Melhuse, and Chris Priety drove in a run each.
Saturday April 29, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Shawn Gilbert was activated from the DL. Also,
P Jeff Williams will not be joining the Dukes from the Dodgers -
the Dodgers decided to place him on the major league disabled
list instead of sending him to the Dukes.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SACRAMENTO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 12 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 10 1
EDM: Marcus Jones, Will Brunson (6), Chad Harville (8), Scott
Service (8) and Danny Ardoin
ABQ: Heath Murray, Ruben Niebla (7), Hal Garrett (7), Chad
Ricketts (8) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Marcus Jones (2-1) LP: Heath Murray (0-2) SV: Scott Service (3)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray (L) 6 7 3 3 5 2
Niebla 2-3 0 0 0 2 0
Garrett 1 4 3 3 0 0
Ricketts 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 3
TIME: 3:18 ATT: 5,371
In the third game of the series, the Sacramento River Cats
contined their dominance of the Dukes by defeating them 6-4
to take a 3-0 series lead. The Dukes have lost four straight
games while the River Cats are winners of four straight games.
Sacramento scored three runs in the 1st inning to take a
quick 3-0 lead off Dukes starter Heath Murray. Jeremy Giambi
scored on a double steal. Danny Ardoin and Jose Ortiz
later followed with RBI doubles.
Jeff Branson scored on an infield hit in the third inning to
get the Dukes on the scoreboard. Chris Ashby's RBI single up
the middle in the 6th inning cut the defecit to a run at 3-2.
Hal Garrett came into the game in the 8th inning and gave
up three runs to the River Cats. Ortiz singled home a run,
A.J. Hinch doubled home a run, and Mark Bellhorn tripled
to score a run in the inning.
Albuquerque scored twice more in the bottom of the 8th inning
to pull to within 2 runs but that is as close as they would
get in the game. Brent Cookson drove home a run and
later scored on a wild pitch.
Friday April 28, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SACRAMENTO 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 10 14 2
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 8 0
EDM: Ariel Preito, Bryan Corey (8) and Danny Ardoin
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Garvin Alston (5), Ricky Stone (8), Chad
Ricketts (9) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Ariel Prieto (1-1) LP: Jamie Arnold (3-1)
HR: SAC Jeremy Giambi (1) off Alston in the 6th inning
Mario Encarnacion (5) off Stone in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (L) 4 1-3 8 5 5 5 1
Alston 2 2-3 4 4 4 2 5
Stone 1 1 1 1 0 2
Ricketts 1 1 0 0 1 2
TIME: 3:08 ATT: 3,735
In the second game of the series with the Sacramento River
Cats, the River Cats defeated the Dukes 10-5 to take a 2-0
series lead. The River Cats have won three straight games.
Jeremy Giambi was the big hero for the River Cats. Angered
by a demotion, he is showing he can play major league quality
baseball at the AAA-level. Last night, he scored the game
winning run and in this game he went 4 for 5 and ended up just
a triple short of hitting for the cycle. He doubled and scored
in the 5th inning and 3-run homered in the 6th inning.
Mario Encarnacion was another River Cat who had a good night.
He grounded out to drive in a run in the 1st inning, RBI singled
in the 3rd inning, and hit a solo-homer in the 8th inning.
Roberto Vaz drove in 2 runs with a triple in the 5th inning.
Bo Porter also drove in a run for the River Cats.
Chris Donnels and Brent Cookson drove in 2 runs for
the Dukes, while Chris Ashby drove in a run.
Alex Cora went 0 for 5 in the game, thus he saw his
13-game hitting streak come to an end.
Thursday April 27, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SACRAMENTO 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 7 6 3
ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 1
EDM: Luis Vizcaino, Jeff Kubenka (4), Chad Harville (7), Will
Brunson (8), Scott Service (9) and Danny Ardoin
ABQ: Onan Masaoka, Ricky Stone (5), Antonio Osuna (7), Hal
Garrett (7), Ruben Niebla (9) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Will Brunson (2-0) LP: Ruben Niebla (0-2) SV: Scott Service (2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Masaoka 4 1-3 2 4 4 8 3
Stone 1 2-3 2 0 0 0 0
Osuna 2-3 1 2 0 3 1
Garrett 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Niebla (L) 1 1 1 1 1 0
TIME: 3:35 ATT: 4,050
In the first game of the homestand and of the series with
the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Athletics), the River
Cats beat the Dukes 7-6.
Bo Porter's single scored recently-demoted Jeremy Giambi
in the 9th inning to give the River Cats the victory.
Jeff Branson drove in two runs in the game, while Chris
Donnels, Tony Mota and Chris Ashby drove in a run each
for the Dukes.
Alex Cora went 4 for 5, extending his hitting streak to
13 games.
Wednesday April 26, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Kevin Gibbs is back on the DL. P Marc
Kroon is expected to miss the rest of the season with
season-ending elbow surgery.
Game 5: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 7 3
OMAHA 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 x 7 13 1
ABQ: Mike Judd and Adam Melhuse
OMA: Dan Murray, Tim Byrdak (7), Doug Bochtler (8) and Izzy
Molina
WP: Dan Murray (2-1) LP: Mike Judd (1-1) SV: Doug Bochtler (1)
HR: ABQ Kevin Grijak (4) off Murray in the 6th inning
OMA Dee Brown (3) off Judd in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (L) 8 13 7 5 1 2
TIME: 2:19 ATT: 2,491
In the final game of the series and roadtrip, the Dukes lost
to the Omaha Golden Spikes 7-4. Albuquerque still took
3 out of the 5 games in the series.
Omaha got on the scoreboard in the 1st inning. Kit Pellow's
RBI groundout gave the Golden Spikes a 1-0 lead. Omaha extended
the lead to 2-0 in the 2nd inning as Izzy Molina singled.
Omaha scored four more runs in the 5th inning, highlighted by
Dee Brown's three-run homer as Omaha built a 6-0 lead.
Albuquerque mounted a comeback attempt in the 6th inning -
Kevin Grijak's grand slam homer cut the defecit to two
runs at 6-4 Omaha.
Goefrey Tomlinson's sacrifice fly in the 8th inning provided
another insurance run and former-Duke Doug Bochtler kept the Dukes
at bay to earn his first save of the year for the Golden
Spikes.
Tuesday April 25, 2000
In Dukes news, P Jeff Williams has rejoined the Dukes. Dodgers
ace Kevin Brown was activated from the major league DL and
Williams was the player chosen to be sent to the minors.
Game 4: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 7 1
OMAHA 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Ricky Stone (7), Chad Ricketts (9) and
Paul LoDuca
OMA: Lance Carter, Jaime Bluma (6), Archie Corbin (8), Paul
Spoljaric (9) and Hector Ortiz
WP: Robinson Checo (3-0) LP: Lance Carter (0-3) SV: Chad Ricketts (4)
HR: Chris Ashby (2) off Carter in the 6th inning
Dee Brown (2) off Checo in the 5th inning
Kevin Orie (2) off Checo in the 5th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 6 8 5 5 4 5
Stone 2 1 0 0 0 2
Ricketts (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 1,992
In the fourth game of the five game series, Alex Cora drove in
the game winning run in the 6th inning as the Dukes beat
the Golden Spikes 6-5 to take a 3-1 series lead.
Omaha took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning as former-Duke Hector
Ortiz doubled to plate Ray Holbert. Ortiz scored later in
the inning on an error by Albuquerque's Kevin Grijak.
Albuquerque scored four times in the 4th inning to take a 4-2
lead. Tony Mota tripled with two Dukes on base to tie the game.
Run-scoring singles by Paul LoDuca and Cora gave the Dukes the
lead.
Omaha scored once in the bottom of the 4th inning as Alejandro
Prieto bloop-singled to score a run. The Dukes held a slim 4-3
lead.
Omaha tied and took the lead in the 5th inning as Dee Brown
and Kevin Orie each blasted solo homers.
The Dukes tied the game in the top of the 6th inning as Chris
Ashby solo-homered and Cora later followed with what would be
the game-winning RBI.
Monday April 24, 2000
In Dukes news, C Adam Melhuse was promoted from AA San Antonio.
C Angel Pena is expected to go on the DL (or at least miss
some action).
Game 3: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 2
OMAHA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 5 9 0
ABQ: Marc Kroon, Heath Murray (2), Hal Garrett (6) and Paul LoDuca
OMA: Jeff D'Amico, Tim Byrdak (8) and Hector Ortiz
WP: Tim Byrdak (1-1) LP: Hal Garrett (1-2)
HR: ABQ Jeff Branson (2) off D'Amico in the 5th inning
Chris Donnels (6) off D'Amico in the 6th inning
OMA Hector Ortiz (2) off Garrett in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Kroon 1 3 3 2 1 0
Murray 4 3 0 0 4 1
Garrett (L) 3 3 2 2 1 1
TIME: 3:47 ATT: 1,672
In the third game of the 5-game series, a former Duke came
through for the Omaha Golden Spikes as they defeated
the Dukes 5-3. The Dukes still hold a 2-1 series
lead.
Omaha scored three quick runs off Dukes starter Marc Kroon
in the 1st inning. Kroon was recently on the disabled list
with a sore elbow and he was taken out of this game after
one inning due to his elbow.
Jeff Branson blasted a two-run homer in the 5th inning
as the Dukes cut the defecit to a run at 3-2. In the 6th
inning, Chris Donnels' solo-homer tied the game at 3-3.
In the 8th inning, former-Duke Hector Ortiz two-run homered
to give the Golden Spikes the lead that would never be
relinquished.
Sunday April 23, 2000
Game 2: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1
OMAHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
ABQ: Antonio Osuna, Jamie Arnold (5) and Paul LoDuca
OMA: Jamie Walker, Archie Corbin (8), Paul Spoljaric (9)
and Izzy Molina
WP: Jamie Arnola (3-0) LP: Jamie Walker (0-3)
HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (4) off Walker in the 4th inning
Chris Donnels (5) off Spoljaric in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Osuna 4 1 0 0 0 5
Arnold (W) 5 4 0 0 1 2
TIME: 2:01 ATT: 1,886
In a crisp 2 hour, 1 minute game, the Dukes pitching was
superb in the Dukes' 3-0 victory over the Omaha Golden
Spikes. The Dukes hold a 2-0 series lead in a rare
5-game series in Omaha.
Antonio Osuna, making his first rehabilitation start with
the Dukes, pitched four innings, giving up just a hit
and striking out 5. It is possible he will have another
outing or two before his approxmiate May 1st promotion to
the Dodgers. Osuna did not pitch enough innings to qualify
for the victory.
Jamie Arnold finished up the rest of the game, giving up
4 hits, 1 walk and striking out 2 in his five innings
of work as he improved his record to 3-0.
Brent Cookson and Chris Donnels provided all the runs the
Dukes would need. Cookson solo-homered in the 4th inning
and Donnels' 2-run homer in the 9th inning provided some
insurance runs.
Saturday April 22, 2000
Game 1: Rosenblatt Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 6 7 0
OMAHA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 1
ABQ: Onan Masaoka, Garvin Alston (4), Ruben Niebla (7), Chad
Ricketts (8) and Angel Pena
OMA: Brett Laxton, Tim Byrdak (6), Doug Bochtler (8) and
Hector Ortiz
WP: Garvin Alston (2-0) LP: Brett Laxton (1-2) SV: Chad Ricketts (3)
HR: ABQ Brent Cookson (3) off Bochtler in the 8th inning
OMA Kit Pellow (2) off Niebla in the 8th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Masaoka 3 5 3 3 6 2
Alston (W) 3 0 0 0 1 1
Niebla 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 2
Ricketts (S) 1 2-3 2 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:01 ATT: 4,906
In the first game of the roadtrip (and a rare, 5-game
series), the Dukes beat the Omaha Golden Spikes 6-4
to take a 1-0 series lead.
In the 1st innning, Omaha's Jeremy Carr drew a leadoff
walk, stole second (his PCL-leading 9th stolen base
of the year) and scored on Les Norman's Texas Leaguer to
left as Omaha got on the scoreboard with a 1-0 lead.
Anthony Medrano's groundout scored Ray Holbert as the
Golden Spikes built a 2-0 lead.
In the 4th inning, Omaha extended the lead to 3-0 as former-Duke
Hector Ortiz led off the inning by walking, moved to third on
Medrano's double, and scored on Goefrey Tomlinson's sacrifice
fly.
In the 5th ininng, Chris Prieto doubled down the right
field line to score a run, Hiram Bocachica grounded out
scoring a run, and Chris Donnels RBI singled to tie the
game at 3-3. Tony Mota singled to right to give
the Dukes a 4-3 lead.
Brent Cookson's two-run homer in the 8th inning gave the
Dukes some insurance runs and extended the lead to 6-3.
Kit Pellow solo-homered off Dukes reliever Ruben Niebla in
the 8th inning as the Royals closed the defecit to two runs
at 6-4. Dukes reliever Chad Ricketts then came into the
game and shut down the Golden Spikes to preserve the victory.
Friday April 21, 2000
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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EDMONTON 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 12 0
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
EDM: Scot Shields, Mike Fyhrie (6), Mike Holtz (8), Eric Weaver
(9) and Steve Decker
ABQ: Mike Judd, Ricky Stone (7) and Angel Pena
WP: Mike Fyhrie (1-1) LP: Ricky Stone (0-1) SV: Eric Weaver (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 6 9 4 4 1 4
Stone (L) 3 3 2 2 1 4
TIME: 2:45 ATT: 3,387
In the final game of the homestand and of the series with
the Edmonton Trappers, the Trappers beat the Dukes 6-4.
Albuquerque snapped a four-game winning streak with the loss.
The Dukes still took the series 3-1.
In the 3rd inning, the Trappers got on the scoreboard by
scoring three times. Trent Durrington doubled and scored
on Mike Stoner's single. Stoner scored on Steve Decker's
double and Decker scored on DaRond Stovall's single.
Kevin Grijak's two-run double and Alex Cora's two-run single
in the 4th inning accounted for all the Dukes runs.
Edmonton tied the game in the 6th inning as Keith Luuloa drove
in a run with a double.
In the 7th inning, former-Duke Stovall struck again. His
RBI single gave the Trappers the lead and Jamie Burke's RBI
double added an insurance run.
Thursday April 20, 2000
In Dukes news, P Marc Kroon has been activated from the DL.
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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EDMONTON 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 9 2
ALBUQUERQUE 2 0 2 4 0 2 0 4 x 14 19 0
EDM: Brian Cooper, Brett Hinchliffe (4), Mike Holtz (6), Juan
Alvarez (7), Steve Mintz (8) and Bret Hemphill
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Marc Kroon (7), Hal Garrett (8) and Angel
Pena
WP: Robinson Checo (2-0) LP: Brian Cooper (0-3)
HR: EDM DaRond Stovall (2) off Garrett in the 8th inning
ABQ Kevin Grijak (2) off Cooper in the 3rd inning
Kevin Grijak (3) off Hinchliffe in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 6 5 3 3 1 8
Kroon 1 1 0 0 1 1
Garrett 2 3 2 2 1 1
TIME: 2:58 ATT: 2,846
In the third game of the series, Albuquerque defeated the
Edmonton Trappers 14-5 to take a 3-0 series lead. The
Dukes have won four straight games and currently are
in first place in the Pacific Coast League Central Division.
The Trappers, meanwhile, have lost four straight games
and six out of seven games during their current roadtrip.
Chris Prieto led off the 1st inning with a triple and scored
on Adam Riggs' fielder's choice. Kevin Grijak later followed
with a RBI double as the Dukes built a 2-0 lead.
Albuquerque added two more in the 3rd inning as Grijak belted
a two-run homer.
Albuquerque scored four more in the 4th inning for a 8-0 lead.
In the 5th inning, the Trappers finally got on the scoreboard
as Keith Luuloa drove home a run with a single. The Trappers
scored twice more in the 6th inning.
Grijak belted a solo-homer in a two-run 6th inning for the Dukes
as they built a 10-3 lead.
Edmonton put two more runs on the board in the 8th inning
as former-Duke DaRond Stovall two-run homered.
Albuquerque scored four more runs in the bottom of the
8th inning to extend the lead to 14-5, the eventual
final score.
Robinson Checo was masterful in the victory - he retired
the first 13 batters he faced on his way to allowing
three runs on five hits,
Wednesday April 19, 2000
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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EDMONTON 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 10 3
ALBUQUERQUE 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 5 x 12 15 0
EDM: Jarrod Washburn, Mike Fyhrie (6), Steve Mintz (8) and
Bret Hemphill
ABQ: Heath Murray, Garvin Alston (4), Ruben Niebla (7), Chad
Ricketts (8) and Paul LoDuca
WP: Garvin Alston (1-0) LP: Mike Fyhrie (0-1) SV: Chad Ricketts (2)
HR: EDM Mike Stoner (1) off Murray in the 3rd inning
Bret Hemphill (1) off Murray in the 3rd inning
Mike Stoner (2) off Ricketts in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Murray 3 7 6 6 1 3
Alston (W) 3 1 0 0 2 2
Niebla 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Ricketts (S) 1 1-3 2 2 2 1 1
TIME: 3:14 ATT: 1,706
In the 3rd game of the series, the Dukes mounted an
8th inning comeback to beat the Edmonton Trappers 12-8
and take a 2-0 series lead. The Dukes have won three
straight games.
Edmonton got on the scoreboard first - scoring a run in
the 2nd inning as Mike Stoner scored on Bret Hemphill's
double.
Albuquerque scored two runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning
to take a 2-1 lead.
Edmonton put five runs on the board in the top of the 3rd inning.
Stoner and Hemphill each blasted two-run homers in the inning
off Dukes starter Heath Murray.
Albuquerque scored once in the bottom of the 3rd and three
times in the 5th inning and once in the 6th inning to take
a 7-6 lead.
Albuquerque scored five times in the 8th inning - four
of those runs were unearned thanks to Trappers second
second baseman Trent Durrington's error.
Stoner blasted another two-run homer in the top of the 9th
inning.
Chris Donnels had a good game for the Dukes, going 4 for
5 with three RBI. Paul LoDuca drove in two runs.
Tuesday April 18, 2000
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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EDMONTON 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 11 0
ALBUQUERQUE 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 X 8 13 2
EDM: Matt Wise, Shad Williams (5), Brett Hinchliffe (6), Mike
Holtz (7), Eric Weaver (8) and Steve Decker
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Ricky Stone (6), Ruben Niebla (9), Chad
Ricketts (9) and Angel Pena
WP: Jamie Arnold (2-0) LP: Matt Wise (0-1) SV: Chad Ricketts (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (W) 5 5 3 1 3 1
Stone 3 3 1 1 0 2
Niebla 2-3 3 2 2 0 2
Ricketts (S) 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 1,546
In the first game of the series against the Edmonton
Trappers, the Dukes won 8-6 and took the 1-0 series
lead.
Jamie Arnold had a rough start. Trapper leadoff hitter Juan
Tolentino got on base when Alex Cora mishandled the routine
grounder to shortstop for an error. Trent Durrington walked and
Larry Barnes singled to load the bases with no outs. Steve
Decker drove in Tolentino and Durrington with a single. DaRond
Stovall followed by grounding out into a double play but Barnes was
able to race home from third on the play to make it 3-0 Edmonton.
Albuquerque got one run back in the bottom of the 1st inning
off of Trapper starter Matt Wise, who was making his
Triple-A debut. Hiram Bocachica doubled and scored on Angel
Pena's single.
Albuquerque took the lead in the 3rd inning. Bocachica
was hit by a pitch and was replaced by Adam Riggs. Tony
Mota singled and Chris Donnels followed with a RBI
single. After Pena singled, Kevin Grijak followed with
a two-run single. Later in the inning, Alex Cora drove
in a run with a single but then got caught up in a rundown
between first and second base to end the inning. Albuquerque
led 5-3.
Albuquerque scored once more in the 6th inning. Chris
Donnels doubled and scored on Grijak's single.
Edmonton trimmed the defecit to 6-4 in the 7th inning as
Keith Luuloa doubled and scored on Durrington's single.
Albuquerque added what was to become critical insurance
runs in the 8th inning. Grijak was hit by a pitch, Brent
Cookson singled, and Cora's sacrifice bunt moved each
runner up a base. Jeff Branson struck out but Decker misplayed
the ball. Grijak raced home as Decker's throw to Trappers
reliever Eric Weaver was too late to tag out Grijak at the
plate. Branson made it to first base safely. Adam Riggs followed
with a sharply hit ball that bounced just oddly enough to elude
Trapper third baseman Jamie Burke's glove and went into left
field and Cookson scored.
In the top of the 9th inning, it appeared there would be another
blown save situation. Ruben Niebla came into the game with
a 8-4 lead. Luuloa met Niebla with a single to right. Pinch-
hitter Mike Stoner struck out. Tolentino followed with a double
deep to the wall in right-center field that plated Luuloa.
Durrington followed with a single to score Tolentino and make
it a 8-6 ballgame. Barnes struck out and Niebla was replaced
by reliever Chad Ricketts, who induced Decker to ground out to
short to end the threat and preserve the Dukes victory.
Monday April 17, 2000
In Dukes news, OF Shawn Gilbert was placed on the DL and OF
Kevin Gibbs was activated from the DL
Game 4: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 5 5
ALBUQUERQUE 1 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 x 11 12 2
OKL: Doug Davis, Johan Lopez (3), Jonathan Johnson (5), Terry
Mathews (6), Matt Miller (8) and Cesar King
ABQ: Onan Masaoka, Hal Garrett (4), Cam Smith (7) and Angel Pena
WP: Hal Garrett (1-1) LP: Doug Davis (2-1)
HR: ABQ Tony Mota (1) off Davis in the 3rd inning
Brent Cookson (2) off LOpez in the 4th inning
Angel Pena (1) off Johnson in the 6th inning
Chris Donnels (4) off Mathews in the 6th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Masaoka 3 1-3 1 0 0 5 0
Garrett (W) 2 2-3 2 3 0 3 2
Smith (S) 3 2 1 0 1 4
TIME: 3:14 ATT: 2,496
In the final game of the series, the Dukes defeated the Oklahoma
Redhawks 11-4. Each team won 2 games in the series.
Four Dukes players hit homers in the game - Chris Donnels
had a three run shot, while Tony Mota, Brent Cookson, and
Angel Pena also went deep.
Donnels had 3 RBI, while Brent Cookson had 2 RBI and
Hiram Bocachica, Pena, Chris Ashby, and Mota had 1
RBI each.
Onan Masaoka was brillant in his first start since being
demoted to the Dukes from the Dodgers. His pitch count
did not allow for him to pick up the victory in the contest.
Sunday April 16, 2000
Game 3: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 12 2
ALBUQUERQUE 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 0
OKL: Ryan Glynn, Jonathan Johnson (7), Danny Kolb (8) and
Cesar King
ABQ: Mike Judd, Heath Murray (7), Chad Ricketts (8) and Paul
LoDuca
WP: Jonathan Johnson (1-0) LP: Heath Murray (0-1) SV: Danny Kolb (2)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd 6 5 4 4 6 2
Murray (L) 1 1-3 3 2 2 0 1
Ricketts 1 2-3 4 1 0 1 2
TIME: 2:54 ATT: 3,685
In the third game of the series, the Oklahoma Redhawks edged
the Dukes 7-6. Oklahoma leads the series 2-1.
Oklahoma got off to a fast start, scoring three runs off
Dukes starter Mike Judd in the 1st inning.
Tony Mota and Paul LoDuca drove in 2 runs each for the
Dukes, while Jeff Branson drove in a run.
In the 8th inning, Oklahoma came behind from a 6-4 defecit
to a 7-4 lead as Cesar King, Edwin Diaz, and Scarborough
Green drove in runs.
The Dukes did score two runs in the bottom of the 9th inning,
but the tying run was stranded at third base.
Diaz also drove in another run in the game, and Jon Shave, Pedro
Valdes, and Cliff Brumbaugh also contributed RBI in the Redhawks
victory.
Saturday April 15, 2000
In Dukes news, P Onan Masaoka has been demoted to the Dukes.
He will take Hal Garrett's position in the starting rotation
and Garrett will move back to the bullpen. The Dodgers
also announced that P Antonio Osuna will come to Albuquerque
soon on a rehabilitation assignment. Osuna is expected to
join the Dukes in the next few days and get a promotion back
to the Dodgers by May 1st.
Game 2: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 1
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 x 6 11 2
OKL: Chuck Smith, Johan Lopez (6), Dean Mitchell (7) and B.J.
Waszgis
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Garvin Alston (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Robinson Checo (1-0) LP: Chuck Smith (1-1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo (W) 7 5 0 0 1 7
Alston 2 4 2 1 0 1
TIME: 2:50 ATT: 3,823
In the second game of the series, the Dukes beat the Oklahoma
Redhawks 6-2 to tie the series at 1-1.
Robinson Checo came through with a good performance, giving up
5 hits and no runs in 7 innings of work while striking out
5 and walking 1.
Albuquerque put a run on the board in the 3rd inning - Hiram
Bocachica's single scored Alex Cora.
The Dukes added two more in the 4th inning. Kevin Grijak
doubled and scored on Cora's double. Cora later scored
on a passed ball.
Albuquerque scored their final 3 runs in the bottom of the
7th inning. Bocachica doubled and scored on Angel Pena's
single. Later in the inning, Grijak doubled to score
Pena and Tony Mota.
Oklahoma scored a run in the 8th inning and a run in the 9th
inning off Dukes reliever Garvin Alston.
Friday April 14, 2000
In Dukes news, P Eric Gagne was promoted to the Dodgers.
Game 1: Albuquerque Sports Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 6 12 3
ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 1
OKL: Corey Lee, Dean Mitchell (6), Terry Mathews (6), Matt
Miller (8) and B.J. Waszgis
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Cam Smith (6), Ruben Niebla (8) and Angel Pena
WP: Matt Miller (1-0) LP: Ruben Niebla (0-2)
HR: OKL - B.J. Waszgis (2) off Niebla in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone 5 6 3 3 2 3
Smith 2 3 1 0 0 3
Niebla (L) 2 4 2 2 0 2
TIME: 3:06 ATT: 6.784
In the Albuquerque Dukes' final home opener, Oklahoma spoiled
it by using 9th inning heroics to edge the Dukes 6-5.
Albuquerque jumped on Redhawks starter Corey Lee in the 4th
inning for four runs. Chris Ashby singled to score Brent Cookson,
Tony Mota scored on Paul LoDuca's fielders choice, LoDuca
scored on Adam Riggs' double, and Riggs scored on Alex Cora's
single.
The Redhawks scored four runs in the 6th inning to tie the
game.
The Dukes quickly re-took the lead in the bottom half of
the 6th inning as Cora drove in another run.
Oklahoma tied the game in the 8th inning and B.J. Waszgis'
homer in the 9th inning proved to be the game winning run
for the Redhawks.
Thursday April 13, 2000
Game 4: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
ABQ: Jamie Arnold, Heath Murray (6), Ruben Niebla (9) and Angel Pena
NRL: Kip Gross, Brad Kaufman (6), Rusty Meacham (8) and Raul Chavez
WP: Jamie Arnold (1-0) LP: Kip Gross (0-1)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (2) off Gross in the 1st inning
Kevin Grijak (1) off Gross in the 2nd inning
Chris Donnels (2) off Gross in the 4th inning
Brent Cookson (1) off Gross in the 4th inning
Chris Prieto (1) off Gross in the 4th inning
Chris Donnels (3) off Kaufman in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Arnold (W) 5 4 1 1 2 1
Murray 3 3 0 0 1 2
Niebla 1 1 0 0 0 2
TIME: 2:17 ATT: 3,140
In the final game of the season-opening road trip and the last
game of the series against the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Dukes
used the long ball to defeat the Zephyrs 6-1. The Dukes
have won 3 straight games and 3 out of the 4 games in the series.
All of the Dukes' runs came on solo-homers. Kip Gross gave
up five of those long balls. Chris Donnels homered twice
while Hiram Bocachica, Kevin Grijak, Brent Cookson and
Chris Prieto homered once.
Adam Everett drove in the Zephyrs only run in the contest.
Wednesday April 12, 2000
In Dukes news, P Jeff Granger was waived. P Cam Smith was promoted
from AA San Antonio, and P Marc Krron went on the DL. P Jamie Arnold
was activated from the DL.
Game 3: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 10 1
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
ABQ: Hal Garrett, Garvin Alston (5), Cam Smith (7), Chad
Ricketts (9), Shawn Gilbert (12) and Paul LoDuca
NRL: Wade Miller, Joe Slusarski (8), Erik Plantenberg (9), Wayne
Franklin (12), Rick Huisman (12) and Raul Chavez
WP: Chad Ricketts (1-0) LP: Wayne Franklin (0-2)
HR: ABQ Chris Donnels (1) off Miller in the 5th inning
Jeff Branson (1) off Slusarski in the 9th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Garrett 4 2 1 1 5 2
Alston 2 1-3 4 3 3 1 1
Smith 1 2-3 1 1 1 3 1
Ricketts (W) 3 2 0 0 0 5
Gilbert (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2
TIME: 3:44 ATT: 5,190
In the third game of the series, Albuquerque held off the
New Orleans Zephyrs 7-5 in 12 innings. Albuquerque holds
a 2-1 series advantage.
Albuquerque got on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning as
Alex Cora tripled with the bases loaded. Chris Donnels
added a solo homer in the 5th inning and Jeff Branson's
solo-homer in the 9th inning tied the game at 5-5.
In the 12th inning, Shawn Gilbert scored on an error
to give the Dukes the lead. Hiram Bocachica's single
provided an insurance run.
Gilbert, normally an outfielder or utility infielder, came
into the game to pitch the 12th inning and he picked up his
first save. Gilbert now has two pitching appearances in the
last two seasons. In his two appearances (May 30th last
year and April 12th this year), he has pitched 2 1/3 innings,
giving up 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks and has struck out 3.
Tuesday April 11, 2000
In Dukes news, P Ruben Niebla was promoted from AA San Antonio.
Game 2: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 0
NEW ORLEANS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 1
ABQ: Mike Judd, Ruben Niebla (7) and Angel Pena
NRL: Scott Elarton, Wayne Franklin (7), Rusty Meacham (8) and
Raul Chavez
WP: Mike Judd (1-0) LP: Wayne Franklin (0-2) SV: Ruben Niebla (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Judd (W) 6 8 2 2 0 3
Niebla (S) 3 2 0 0 0 3
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 8,514
In the second game of the series, the Dukes spoiled New Orleans'
Scott Elarton's excellent rehab assignment outing as the Dukes
took it 4-2 to tie the series at 1-1.
Elarton looks well on his way to being back to health, going
6 innings, giving up just a triple to Angel Pena. Elarton
is expected to make another start with the Zephyrs before
being recalled by the Astros.
New Orleans got on the scoreboard in the 6th inning. Chris
Truby and James Betzsold had run scoring singles.
Elarton reached his pitch count after 6 innings and gave way to
reliever Wayne Franklin. Albuquerque took the lead in the 7th
inning. With the bases loaded, Adam Riggs drove in a run, Chris
Ashby scored on a fielder's choice, Paul LoDuca grounded out, and
Brent Cookson stole third and scored on Zephyrs catcher Raul Chavez's
throw to third base on the steal attempt.
Monday April 10, 2000
Game 1: Zephyr Field
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 10 2
NEW ORLEANS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 7 2
ABQ: Robinson Checo, Heath Murray (6), Marc Kroon (9) and Angel
Pena
NRL: Bryan Wolff, Joe Slusarski (7), Erik Plantenberg (8), Rick
Huisman (9) and Raul Chavez
WP: Rick Huisman (1-1) LP: Marc Kroon (0-1)
HR: Julio Lugo (1) off Checo in the 1st inning
Chris Truby (1) off Murray in the 7th inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Checo 5 4 1 1 3 1
Murray 3 2 3 3 4 2
Kroon (L) 2-3 1 1 1 3 0
TIME: 3:04 ATT: 2,345
In the first game of a 4-game series in New Orleans, the Zephyrs
edged the Dukes 5-4 to take a 1-0 series lead.
Dukes reliever Marc Kroon ruined an excellent game for Dukes starter
Robinson Checo. Checo went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and just
one run (a homer to Julio Lugo).
Kroon came into the game in the 9th inning in a 4-4 contest and
gave the game away by loading up the bases and walking Chris
Truby for the game winning run.
Albuquerque got two RBIs from Chris Ashby and a run from Tony
Mota in the contest.
Sunday April 9, 2000
In Dukes news, P Jeff Williams was called up the Dodgers
to replace P Kevin Brown who went on the DL with a broken
pinky finger.
Game 4: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 13 2
OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 11 16 2
ABQ: Ricky Stone, Jeff Granger (5), Garvin Alston (5), Chad
Ricketts (7), Hal Garrett (9) and Angel Pena
OKL: Corey Lee, Jonathan Johnson (3), R.A. Dickey (6), Danny
Kolb (8) and Cesar King
WP: Danny Kolb (1-0) LP: Hal Garrett (0-1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
Stone 4 6 3 2 1 3
Granger 2-3 5 6 6 1 1
Alston 1 2-3 2 0 0 2 1
Ricketts 2 1-3 1 1 1 5 2
Garrett (L) 2-3 2 1 1 1 1
TIME: 3:53 ATT: 6,968
In the final game of the series, the Oklahoma Redhawks
outlasted the Dukes 11-10 in 10 innings and took the
series 3-1.
The Dukes led 9-3 going into the bottom of the 5th inning but
that lead dried up when Dukes reliever Jeff Granger was in the game.
Highlighting the inning was RBI doubles from Pedro Valdes, Cesar King,
Chris Demetral and Jason McDonald.
In the 6th inning, Brent Cookson singled to drive in a
run as the Dukes took a 10-9 lead. Jon Shave doubled
in the 8th inning as the Redhawks tied the game at 10-10.
Former-Duke Demetral singled off Dukes reliever
Hal Garrett in the 10th inning to drive in the game
winning run.
Saturday April 8, 2000
Game 3: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 0
OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
ABQ: Eric Gagne, Heath Murray (7), Hal Garrett (8), Marc Kroon (9)
and Paul LoDuca
OKL: Brian Sikorski, Johan Lopez (6), Dean Mitchell (7), Terry
Mathews (9) and B.J. Waszgis
WP: Eric Gagne (1-0) LP: Brian Sikorski (0-1) SV: Marc Kroon (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Gagne (W) 6 1 0 0 0 7
Murray 1 3 2 2 0 1
Garrett 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kroon (S) 1 1 0 0 2 0
TIME: 2:40 ATT: 6.713
In the third game of the series, Eric Gagne's AAA debut was a
successful one as the Dukes finally were able to beat the
Oklahoma Redhawks 4-2. The Redhawks still hold a 2-1 series
advantage.
Gagne did make his major league debut with the Dodgers last
season but never has pitched at the AAA level until this
game. Gagne went 6 inings, giving up a hit and striking
out 7.
Paul LoDuca's sacrifice fly in the 4th inning gave the
Dukes the 1-0 lead. The Dukes tacked three more runs
on the board in the 6th inning. LoDuca doubled in a run,
Chris Prieto drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and
Alex Cora drove in a run.
Oklahoma's Jon Shave and Mike Zywica each doubled to drive
in a run.
Friday April 7, 2000
In Dukes news, P Carlos Perez was demoted by the Dodgers to
the Dukes. The Dodgers meanwhile purchased the contract
of OF Geronimo Berroa from Albuquerque.
Game 2: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 7 1
ABQ: Jeff Williams, Garvin Alston (6), Chad Ricketts (7) and
Angel Pena
OKL: Doug Davis, Jonathan Johnson (7), Matt Miller (8) and Cesar
King
WP: Doug Davis (1-0) LP: Jeff Williams (0-1) SV: Matt Miller (1)
HR: ABQ Hiram Bocachica (1) off Davis in the 4th inning
Chris Ashby (1) off Johnson in the 7th inning
OKL Mike Lamb (1) off Williams in the 3rd inning
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
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Williams (L) 5 2-3 6 3 3 2 4
Alston 1 0 0 0 2 1
Ricketts 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 2
TIME: 2:41 ATT: 7,313
In the second game of the series, the Oklahoma Redhawks once
agained edged the Dukes 3-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Albuquerque
is 0-2 and on their way to maybe besting their 0-6 start in 1999.
Edwin Diaz's two-run double in the 2nd inning gave the Redhawks a 2-0
lead. The Redhawks tacked on another run in the 3rd inning
as Mike Lamb solo homered.
The Dukes went to work in the 4th inning - Hiram Bocachica
solo homered. Chris Ashby solo-homered in the 7th inning
as the Dukes pulled to within a run but Matt Miller shut
down the Dukes after that to earn his first save of the
season.
Thursday April 6, 2000
Game 1: Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ALBUQUERQUE 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x 3 6 0
ABQ: Mike Judd, Jeff Granger (5), Robinson Checo (6), Ricky
Stone (7) and Angel Pena
OKL: Ryan Glynn, R.A. Dickey (6), Danny Kolb (8) and B.J. Waszgis
WP: Ryan Glynn (1-0) LP: Jeff Granger (0-1) SV: Danny Kolb (1)
Dukes Pitching Line:
IP H R ER BB SO
--------------------------------------------------------
JUDD 4 2-3 4 2 2 4 3
GRANGER (L) 1-3 2 1 1 0 0
CHECO 1 0 0 0 1 1
STONE 2 0 0 0 2 2
TIME: 2:36 ATT: 7,451
In the first game of the last season for the Albuquerque Dukes franchise
in Albuquerque, the Oklahoma Redhawks edged the Dukes 3-2.
Albuquerque built a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Chris Donnels
walked off of Redhawk starter Ryan Glynn. With the hit and run
play on, Alex Cora slapped a single to right to advance Donnels
to third base. Jeff Branson's sacrifice fly scored Donnels. Cora
scored later in the inning when Shawn Gilbert doubled.
Oklahoma scored a run in the bottom of the third to cut the defecit
to a run at 2-1. The Redhawks' Pedro Valdes two-RBI single in
the bottom of the fifth gave the Redhawks the lead t