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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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