Portland Beavers-Fresno series coverage

Bevos drop three of four games vs. Grizzlies

By Jason Vondersmith

LocalNewsDaily.com, Apr 5, 2007, Updated Oct 30, 2009

The Portland Beavers head to Sacramento after losing three of four games at Fresno to start the Pacific Coast League season.

Former Beaver Justin Leone hit a tying homer and Scott McClain hit a two-out single in the eighth inning as Fresno rallied to win 5-4 Sunday.

Leone tied the score 4-4 with his homer in the sixth inning off reliever Aaron Rakers. Later, McClain stroked the go-ahead hit off reliever Scott Strickland.

Craig Stansberry went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI for Portland. Cesar Carrillo had a decent start, retiring 10 of 12 hitters at one point; he allowed six hits and three runs in five innings.

Manager Rick Renteria juggled his lineup, putting Brett Dowdy in center field, Royce Huffman in left field and Pete Laforest at first base.

Justin Germano gets the start against Kevin Olsen in Monday’s 7 p.m. Portland-Sacramento series opener.

(POSTED APRIL 7)

Former Washington Huskies star Tim Lincecum shined in his Triple-A debut, striking out eight and allowing only two hits in five shutout innings as Fresno beat the visiting Portland Beavers 6-0 Saturday night in Pacific Coast League baseball play.

Patrick Misch and Dan Giese helped complete the three-hit, 13-strikeout shutout.

Lincecum was the parent San Francisco Giants’ No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft. A slight pitcher, he routinely throws in the upper-90s mph, utilizing an efficient and quirky delivery.

Nate Schierholtz went 2-for-4 with a home run for Fresno, making him 7-for-13 with three homers against the Bevos.

Jared Wells, who went 2-9 last year with Portland, took the loss. Tim Stauffer, recovering from an arm injury, made only the fourth relief appearance of his pro career.

The two teams play again at 2 p.m. Sunday with Cesar Carrillo, the parent San Diego Padres’ top pitching prospect, taking the mound for Portland against Erick Threets. The Bevos will travel by bus to Sacramento after the game.

(POSTED APRIL 6)

A pair of pitching prospects take the mound as Portland plays at Fresno at 7 Saturday night in Pacific Coast League baseball action.

Jared Wells, who struggled last year at Triple-A, gets the start for the Bevos, who got their first win Friday night at Fresno. Tim Lincecum, a former University of Washington pitcher, starts for the Grizzlies.

Royce Huffman hit a game-tying double in the eighth inning and Brent Dowdy scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning — a wild pitch by former Portland pitcher Ryan Meaux -- as the Bevos rallied to win 6-4 Friday.

Infield prospect Luis Cruz hit his first home run for Portland.

Nate Schierholtz hit another home run for Fresno. He’s 5-for-8 with two homers and five RBIs in the first two games.

Justin Hampson got the win and Leo Rosales the save for Portland.

(POSTED APRIL 5)

The Portland Beavers got clubbed in their PCL season opener, losing 9-4 at Fresno on Thursday.

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