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Questdog · 07-26-2020, 12:22 PM

Tuesday, May 1, 2001

Jacksonville Jays (8-18 .308 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (15-11 .577 1 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Marco Gonzalez (26-R) (0-0 1.17 ERA 7.2 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO) vs.
BIRM: Ray Miller (26-R) (0-1 4.96 ERA 16.1 IP, 17 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) Rookie

This will be the 2nd start for Gonzalez.

When we faced Miller before, he had to leave the game with an injury after retiring the leadoff batter.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .333-57-0-7-.772-3 C+) Sprained elbow
2: LF Mike Volkman (33-L .429-28-0-4-.931-0 D+)
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .301-93-1-9-.791-0 C+)
4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .232-82-3-8-.637-0 C) Rookie
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .207-87-4-9-.587-0 A+)
6: C Bert Swope (29-S .254-67-0-5-.639-0 B)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .244-82-0-3-.597-0 B)
8: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .200-95-3-10-.574-6 B)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F)

BIRMINGHAM
1: SS Stan Stephens (23-R .382-110-0-9-.897-12 D+)
2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .233-73-0-4-.556-2 A) Rookie
3: 1B Jose Fernandez (32-L .260-50-3-12-.836-0 B)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .269-93-3-15-.862-10 B+)
5: 2B Rick Halverson (24-L .372-78-1-13-.922-3 B)
6: RF Dave Jay (35-R .242-33-0-3-.578-1 A+)
7: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .229-35-0-3-0 C+)
8: 3B Turner Morache (21-R .Major League debut A) Rookie #62 prospect
9: P Ray Miller (26-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,529

Top of the First:
Joe Roberts grounds out to short. Mike Volkman grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter doubles to right center. Dennis Brown lines a hit to right and Porter beats the throw home and Brown goes to 2nd! 1 to 0, Jays! Tony Becerra strikes out...

Bottom of the First:
Stan Stephens grounds out to 3rd. Benny Dreher flies out to center. Jose Fernandez grounds a hit to left. Sergio Acevedo strikes out looking!

Bottom of the Second:
Rick Halverson leads off with a walk. With 1 out, Halverson steals 2nd, but Bob Marcuson ends up walking anyway. Turner Morache, in his first Major League at bat, grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Halverson goes to 3rd. 2 outs and the pitcher up.... P Ray Miller grounds a hit to left and Halverson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. This has gotten to be beyond ridiculous how we cannot get pitchers out... Stan Stephens triples down the right field line and 2 more runs score... 3 to 1, Barons. Benny Dreher grounds one to short and Leander Gooding boots it and Stephens scores... 4 to 1, Barons. Also, beyond ridiculous is the number of errors our shortstops are making... That makes 10 in 26 games plus 2 innings.... On pace for over 60 for the season...

Top of the Fifth:
Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Frank Roadman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. P Marco Gonzalez bunts him to 2nd. Joe Roberts lines a hit to right center. Mike Volkman sends one deep to center, but Sergio Acevedo is there, but the ball hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Roadman scores! 4 to 2, Barons.

Top of the Sixth:
Dennis Brown leads off with a home run to right! 4 to 3, Barons.

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Bob Craig (23-R), the rookie who had a rough debut. Cal Doty stays in to play left after pinch-hitting. Jose Fernandez walks on 4 pitches... Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Bob Marcuson grounds a hit to right and Fernandez scores... 5 to 3, Barons.

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. With 2 out, SS Todd Barham (35-R), 3 for 27 (.111) on the season, hits a home run to left... 7 to 3, Barons. It appears that Craig is not ready for the Big Time...

Lost - 7 to 3

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Birmingham had 10 hits and made 2 errors

Marco Gonzalez (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 111 pitches.
RHP Bob Craig went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He is heading back to Daytona Beach...

Ray Miller (W 1-1) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

CF Joe Roberts had 3 hits. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. RF Dennis Brown went 2 for 2 with his 4th home run of the season, drew 2 walks and had 2 RBI. PH/LF Cal Doty had a hit.

For Birmingham, SS/1B Stan Stephens had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.

07-26-2020, 12:22 PM	#54
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Jacksonville Jays (8-18 .308 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (15-11 .577 1 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Marco Gonzalez (26-R) (0-0 1.17 ERA 7.2 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 3 SO) vs. BIRM: Ray Miller (26-R) (0-1 4.96 ERA 16.1 IP, 17 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) Rookie This will be the 2nd start for Gonzalez. When we faced Miller before, he had to leave the game with an injury after retiring the leadoff batter. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .333-57-0-7-.772-3 C+) Sprained elbow 2: LF Mike Volkman (33-L .429-28-0-4-.931-0 D+) 3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .301-93-1-9-.791-0 C+) 4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .232-82-3-8-.637-0 C) Rookie 5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .207-87-4-9-.587-0 A+) 6: C Bert Swope (29-S .254-67-0-5-.639-0 B) 7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .244-82-0-3-.597-0 B) 8: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .200-95-3-10-.574-6 B) 9: P Marco Gonzalez (26-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 F) BIRMINGHAM 1: SS Stan Stephens (23-R .382-110-0-9-.897-12 D+) 2: LF Benny Dreher (23-R .233-73-0-4-.556-2 A) Rookie 3: 1B Jose Fernandez (32-L .260-50-3-12-.836-0 B) 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (27-R .269-93-3-15-.862-10 B+) 5: 2B Rick Halverson (24-L .372-78-1-13-.922-3 B) 6: RF Dave Jay (35-R .242-33-0-3-.578-1 A+) 7: C Bob Marcuson (30-R .229-35-0-3-0 C+) 8: 3B Turner Morache (21-R .Major League debut A) Rookie #62 prospect 9: P Ray Miller (26-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F) Rookie Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 65 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 10,529 Top of the First: Joe Roberts grounds out to short. Mike Volkman grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter doubles to right center. Dennis Brown lines a hit to right and Porter beats the throw home and Brown goes to 2nd! 1 to 0, Jays! Tony Becerra strikes out... Bottom of the First: Stan Stephens grounds out to 3rd. Benny Dreher flies out to center. Jose Fernandez grounds a hit to left. Sergio Acevedo strikes out looking! Bottom of the Second: Rick Halverson leads off with a walk. With 1 out, Halverson steals 2nd, but Bob Marcuson ends up walking anyway. Turner Morache, in his first Major League at bat, grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Halverson goes to 3rd. 2 outs and the pitcher up.... P Ray Miller grounds a hit to left and Halverson scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. This has gotten to be beyond ridiculous how we cannot get pitchers out... Stan Stephens triples down the right field line and 2 more runs score... 3 to 1, Barons. Benny Dreher grounds one to short and Leander Gooding boots it and Stephens scores... 4 to 1, Barons. Also, beyond ridiculous is the number of errors our shortstops are making... That makes 10 in 26 games plus 2 innings.... On pace for over 60 for the season... Top of the Fifth: Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Frank Roadman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. P Marco Gonzalez bunts him to 2nd. Joe Roberts lines a hit to right center. Mike Volkman sends one deep to center, but Sergio Acevedo is there, but the ball hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Roadman scores! 4 to 2, Barons. Top of the Sixth: Dennis Brown leads off with a home run to right! 4 to 3, Barons. Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Bob Craig (23-R), the rookie who had a rough debut. Cal Doty stays in to play left after pinch-hitting. Jose Fernandez walks on 4 pitches... Sergio Acevedo lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Bob Marcuson grounds a hit to right and Fernandez scores... 5 to 3, Barons. Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. With 2 out, SS Todd Barham (35-R), 3 for 27 (.111) on the season, hits a home run to left... 7 to 3, Barons. It appears that Craig is not ready for the Big Time... Lost - 7 to 3 We had 7 hits and made 2 errors Birmingham had 10 hits and made 2 errors Marco Gonzalez (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. 111 pitches. RHP Bob Craig went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He is heading back to Daytona Beach... Ray Miller (W 1-1) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. CF Joe Roberts had 3 hits. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. RF Dennis Brown went 2 for 2 with his 4th home run of the season, drew 2 walks and had 2 RBI. PH/LF Cal Doty had a hit. For Birmingham, SS/1B Stan Stephens had 3 hits with a triple and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI.