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Questdog · 07-27-2020, 01:30 PM

Monday, May 7, 2001

We are in Providence to play the Steamrollers a 4 game series. They just split 4 games in Charlotte. They are tied for 11th in scoring with 3.68 runs per game (Jacksonville is last again with 2.94). They are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.52 per game (Jacksonville is #13 with 4.68). They have now passed us for allowing the most HR with 34 (we are 3rd from last with 28). Their run differential is -26 and ours is -54.

Jacksonville Jays (10-21 .323 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (11-20 .355 9.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Spencer Shuff (32-R) (0-3 4.64 ERA 21.1 IP, 25 H, 5 HR, 8 BB, 2 SO) vs.
PROV: Norm Kent (34-R) (0-5 9.55 ERA 21.2 IP, 35 H, 7 HR, 9 BB, 10 SO)

Shuff gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, a home run and 2 walks in 6 IP in another loss last time out.

Kent has allowed 15 runs in his last 3 starts combined and managed to pitch 9 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .270-115-0-10-.662-7 B+)
2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .320-75-0-7-.729-3 C+) Sprained elbow
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .291-110-1-10-.766-0 C+)
4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .223-94-4-10-.646-0 C) Rookie
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .214-103-4-11-.588-1 A+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (37-R .056-18-0-0-.317-0 B)
7: SS Junior Danielson (29-R .240-25-0-1-.589-1 B)
8: C Bert Swope (29-S .207-82-0-5-.532-0 B)
9: P Spencer Shuff (32-R .250-4-0-1-.900-0 C+)

PROVIDENCE
1: RF Tom Tye (34-R .182-44-0-6-.467-0 A)
2: LF Jim Polston (27-S .290-62-4-8-.911-1 B+)
3: 1B Gus Milam (33-R .202-109-4-16-.627-1 C+)
4: 3B Mike Hughes (26-R .302-53-0-9-.773-0 B)
5: CF Juan Duarte (22-R .319-91-0-5-.799-2 C+) Rookie #33 prospect
6: C Bill Forsyth (30-S .211-19-0-3-.568-0 C)
7: 2B Ken Barr (29-R .292-48-2-6-.838-2 A)
8: SS T.R. Hunter (24-R .294-51-1-8-.843-1 B+)
9: P Norm Kent (34-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 63 F, Rain, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 5,334

Top of the First:
Cal Doty pops out to short. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter swings at the first pitch and lines out to left...

Bottom of the First:
I bet they will not be as kind to our stinky pitcher as we were to theirs... Tom Tye grounds out to short. Jim Polston grounds out to 2nd. Just when I thought that maybe they would be nice, Gus Milam swings at an 0-2 pitch and hits a home run 435 ft. to center.... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Mike Hughes pops out to 1st.

Top of the Second:
Dennis Brown lines one to 3rd, but Mike Hughes drops the ball for an error. Tony Becerra lines a hit to left. Ed Diskin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Brown goes to 3rd. Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Brown scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1.

Bottom of the Third:
P Norm Kent grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... But the next three all fly out to center!

Top of the Fifth:
Cal Doty leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then he steals 2nd. Joe Roberts lines a 3-1 pitch (I though he might get his first walk of the year) to left center for a hit. Brian Porter lines out to deep center and Doty tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Jays! Roberts steals 2nd. But the next two make outs...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Gus Milam swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left, his 2nd of the game... Tie Game: 2 to 2. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Hughes hits his first home run of the season to left... 3 to 2, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Barry Finney (25-R). Gus Milam takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Hughes bloops a hit to right... Juan Duarte tries to bunt and fails to make contact, so with 2 strikes he swings away and accomplishes the same thing with a slow roller to short. We walk Bill Forsyth intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Ken Barr grounds into a 6-2-3 double play!!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Larry Domino (65-L), their closer after a scoreless 8th. Top of our order up. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) bunts Doty to 2nd... They say you should not play for a tie on the road, but here we are trying just that.... Brian Porter pops out to short. Dennis Brown swings at a 1-2 pitch and doubles off the wall in right center and Doty scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3. 1B Ismael Gonzalez (33-R) pops out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Ninth:
PH Ricky Sanchez (29-L), batting .275 with 2 HR in 40 AB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. PH Alfredo Herrera (31-R), batting .182 in 55 AB with 0 RBI, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... He tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Tom Tye swings at a 2-2 pitch and gets jammed but muscles a hit over the 2nd baseman.... He steals 2nd. Jim Polston swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines a double down the right field line....

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 7 hits and made no errors
Providence had 12 hits and made 2 errors

Spencer Shuff went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Barry Finney (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and 3 walks (1 INT).

Norm Kent went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double.
LHP Larry Domino (W 1-2, BS 4) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk.

LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Dennis Brown hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits. C Burt Swope drew 2 walks (1 INT). He is 0 for his last 22...

07-27-2020, 01:30 PM	#59
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	Monday, May 7, 2001 We are in Providence to play the Steamrollers a 4 game series. They just split 4 games in Charlotte. They are tied for 11th in scoring with 3.68 runs per game (Jacksonville is last again with 2.94). They are 12th in fewest runs allowed with 4.52 per game (Jacksonville is #13 with 4.68). They have now passed us for allowing the most HR with 34 (we are 3rd from last with 28). Their run differential is -26 and ours is -54. Jacksonville Jays (10-21 .323 8 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Providence Steamrollers (11-20 .355 9.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Northern Division) JAX: Spencer Shuff (32-R) (0-3 4.64 ERA 21.1 IP, 25 H, 5 HR, 8 BB, 2 SO) vs. PROV: Norm Kent (34-R) (0-5 9.55 ERA 21.2 IP, 35 H, 7 HR, 9 BB, 10 SO) Shuff gave up 3 runs on 7 hits, a home run and 2 walks in 6 IP in another loss last time out. Kent has allowed 15 runs in his last 3 starts combined and managed to pitch 9 innings. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .270-115-0-10-.662-7 B+) 2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .320-75-0-7-.729-3 C+) Sprained elbow 3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .291-110-1-10-.766-0 C+) 4: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .223-94-4-10-.646-0 C) Rookie 5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .214-103-4-11-.588-1 A+) 6: 2B Ed Diskin (37-R .056-18-0-0-.317-0 B) 7: SS Junior Danielson (29-R .240-25-0-1-.589-1 B) 8: C Bert Swope (29-S .207-82-0-5-.532-0 B) 9: P Spencer Shuff (32-R .250-4-0-1-.900-0 C+) PROVIDENCE 1: RF Tom Tye (34-R .182-44-0-6-.467-0 A) 2: LF Jim Polston (27-S .290-62-4-8-.911-1 B+) 3: 1B Gus Milam (33-R .202-109-4-16-.627-1 C+) 4: 3B Mike Hughes (26-R .302-53-0-9-.773-0 B) 5: CF Juan Duarte (22-R .319-91-0-5-.799-2 C+) Rookie #33 prospect 6: C Bill Forsyth (30-S .211-19-0-3-.568-0 C) 7: 2B Ken Barr (29-R .292-48-2-6-.838-2 A) 8: SS T.R. Hunter (24-R .294-51-1-8-.843-1 B+) 9: P Norm Kent (34-R .167-6-0-0-.333-0 C) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Providence Stadium Weather: 63 F, Rain, with an 11 MPH wind blowing in from center Attendance: 5,334 Top of the First: Cal Doty pops out to short. Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd. Brian Porter swings at the first pitch and lines out to left... Bottom of the First: I bet they will not be as kind to our stinky pitcher as we were to theirs... Tom Tye grounds out to short. Jim Polston grounds out to 2nd. Just when I thought that maybe they would be nice, Gus Milam swings at an 0-2 pitch and hits a home run 435 ft. to center.... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Mike Hughes pops out to 1st. Top of the Second: Dennis Brown lines one to 3rd, but Mike Hughes drops the ball for an error. Tony Becerra lines a hit to left. Ed Diskin grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Brown goes to 3rd. Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Brown scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bottom of the Third: P Norm Kent grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... But the next three all fly out to center! Top of the Fifth: Cal Doty leads off by taking a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then he steals 2nd. Joe Roberts lines a 3-1 pitch (I though he might get his first walk of the year) to left center for a hit. Brian Porter lines out to deep center and Doty tags up and scores. 2 to 1, Jays! Roberts steals 2nd. But the next two make outs... Bottom of the Sixth: Gus Milam swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left, his 2nd of the game... Tie Game: 2 to 2. The Bullpen gets up. Mike Hughes hits his first home run of the season to left... 3 to 2, Steamrollers. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Barry Finney (25-R). Gus Milam takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Hughes bloops a hit to right... Juan Duarte tries to bunt and fails to make contact, so with 2 strikes he swings away and accomplishes the same thing with a slow roller to short. We walk Bill Forsyth intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. Ken Barr grounds into a 6-2-3 double play!! Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Larry Domino (65-L), their closer after a scoreless 8th. Top of our order up. Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. PH Frank Wendell (33-R) bunts Doty to 2nd... They say you should not play for a tie on the road, but here we are trying just that.... Brian Porter pops out to short. Dennis Brown swings at a 1-2 pitch and doubles off the wall in right center and Doty scores! Tie Game: 3 to 3. 1B Ismael Gonzalez (33-R) pops out to 2nd. Bottom of the Ninth: PH Ricky Sanchez (29-L), batting .275 with 2 HR in 40 AB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. PH Alfredo Herrera (31-R), batting .182 in 55 AB with 0 RBI, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... He tries to steal, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Tom Tye swings at a 2-2 pitch and gets jammed but muscles a hit over the 2nd baseman.... He steals 2nd. Jim Polston swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines a double down the right field line.... Lost - 4 to 3 We had 7 hits and made no errors Providence had 12 hits and made 2 errors Spencer Shuff went 5.1 innings, allowed 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 home runs, no walks and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit. RHP Barry Finney (L 0-1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits and 3 walks (1 INT). Norm Kent went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double. LHP Larry Domino (W 1-2, BS 4) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits and 1 walk. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. RF Dennis Brown hit a double, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits. C Burt Swope drew 2 walks (1 INT). He is 0 for his last 22...