PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Zephyrs lose in the Rose City

Published on May 3, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Brian Myrow drilled a three run home run in the first inning as the Portland Beavers cruised to a 6-1 win on Saturday night at PGE Park. The Beavers jumped on Zephyr starter Claudio Vargas sending eight batters to the plate and scored four times off the veteran in the first inning. Vargas allowed a pair of runs in the third and worked four innings suffering the defeat in his '08 debut. Portland starter Shawn Estes pitched seven strong innings allowing four hits and earned his fourth win of the season. New Orleans scored its only run in the third inning when Anderson Hernandez scored following an error and a balk that brought home the run. The Zephyrs dropped their third consecutive game for the first time this season. Portland leads the series 2 games to none.

Friday Game Keys: A late rally of six runs in the final three innings delivered the host Portland Beavers a 6-4 win over the Zephyrs on Friday night at PGE Park. The Z's jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Z's pitcher Ruddy Lugo drilled a RBI single to centerfield. Portland answered in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Fernando Tatis drove home a pair of runs in the seventh inning to give New Orleans a 3-1 lead. The Z's bullpen could not hold the game. Willie Collazo entered the contest with a two run lead and suffered a blown save and his first loss of the season. Former Zephyr Chip Ambres delivered a two-out two RBI single to give Portland a 4-3 lead. Mike Adams earned the win in relief. Portland added a pair of runs in the bottom of the 8th with the two run pinch hit blow from Craig Stansberry. The Z's rallied in the ninth with four walks and scored a run, but Jered Wells got the final out and his third save of the season.

Game Notes: The Zephyrs added catcher Gustavo Molina from the Mets, he appeared in two games with New York and was 1x7 at the plate ..... To make room on the roster, New Orleans released catcher Shawn Wooten.... The veteran catcher appeared in 16 games and was 5x33 with a home run and two RBI.... The Zephyrs have dropped three games in a row, for the first time this season. The four run firts inning was the most allowed by New Orleans this season... ...Argenis Reyes is 8x19 in five starts as the lead off hitter ....This weekend's games in Portland will be televised on Saturday and Sunday Fox Sports Northwest, which is available for Direct-TV subscribers.

Coming Up: Zephyrs RH Brian Stokes (3-2) will pitch against Portland Beaver LH Cesar Ramos (2-2) at 4:05 PM on Sunday in the third game of the four game series at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Radio: AM 690 WIST and TV: Fox Sports Northwest for Direct TV subscribers.

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