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Saturday, May 19, 2001

Memphis Mules (22-19 .537 2.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (13-28 .317 11.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Dave Gray (31-R) (1-2 3.91 ERA 48.1 IP, 53 H, 0 HR, 22 BB, 22 SO) vs.
JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (1-3 4.80 ERA 45 IP, 55 H, 5 HR, 19 BB, 20 SO)

Gray gave up 9 runs (3 earned) in 5.2 IP last time out in a loss.

Reed gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 5.1 IP last time out in a no decision.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (29-L .295-173-2-16-.739-8 B)
2: RF Juan Nunez (34-R .312-125-3-15-.797-3 C+)
3: 2B Keith Meyer (26-L .344-163-5-40-.953-5 C+)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (27-L .284-109-9-25-.918-0 A)
5: SS Leo Toruno (27-L .290-155-5-20-.812-7 C+)
6: LF Ken Gates (26-L .378-45-2-8-1.039-0 B)
7: C Ed Vaughan (33-L .209-110-5-11-.633-0 C)
8: 3B Dave Stacy (26-R .077-26-0-0-.303-0 C+) Rookie #25 prospect
9: P Dave Gray (31-R .059-17-0-0-.118-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .204-49-0-5-.515-1 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (24-L .258-151-0-14-.649-8 B+)
3: RF Joe Roberts (30-L .336-107-0-10-.760-6 B+) Strained elbow
4: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .276-145-1-15-.709-0 C)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .220-123-4-11-.615-1 A+)
6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .208-120-3-11-.571-8 B)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .252-103-0-6-.627-0 B)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .243-37-0-4-.592-0 B+)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .182-11-0-1-.413-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 8,788

Top of the First:
Steve Gress swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Juan Nunez bunts his way on... Keith Meyer grounds a hit to center and Nunez beats the throw to 3rd. Nestor Gonzalez lines a hit to center and Nunez scores and Meyer beats the throw to 3rd... 1 to 0, Mules. Leo Toruno grounds out to 3rd and Meyer scores and Gonzalez goes to 2nd. 2 to 0, Mules. A passed ball moves Gonzalez to 3rd. Ken Gates lines out to 1st, Tony Becerra making a nice snare!

Bottom of the First:

Danny Stewart grounds out to short. Cal Doty grounds one to 1st, but Nestor Gonzalez boots it. Joe Roberts grounds a hit to left. Brian Porter lines a hit to left and the bases are loaded with 1 out. Tony Becerra draws a walk to force in a run! 2 to 1, Mules. Frank Roadman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in another run! Tie Game: 2 to 2. Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and another run scores! 3 to 2, Jays! Garret Bender is happy to take another walk and give us another run! 4 to 2, Jays! 4 straight walks for the team with the fewest walks in the League! P Mackie Reed swings away and lines a hit to left and Roadman scores! 5 to 2, Jays! That does it for P Dave Gray. New Pitcher: Robin Morris (27-R), with a 5.02 ERA in 14.1 IP. Danny Stewart grounds one to short, but all they can get is the force at 2nd, 6-4, and Gooding scores! 6 to 2, Jays! Cal Doty pops one a mile high to 1st....

Top of the Third:
Steve Gress lines a hit to right, goes to 2nd on a ground out, to 3rd on a long fly ball and then home on a double to left center by Nestor Gonzalez. 6 to 3, Jays.

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Garrett Bender hits one 471 ft. to right center! 7 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty doubles to right center. Joe Roberts pops out to short... Brian Porter pops out to center and the runners hold... Tony Becerra pops out to 1st...

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Juan Nunez doubles to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. Nestor Gonzalez beats out an infield hit and Nunez scores... 7 to 4, Jays.

Top of the Sixth:
Ed Vaughan grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets active. Dave Stacy grounds a double over the 1st base bag... PH Marty Eades (30-R), batting .313 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 32 AB with a .950 OPS, strikes out! Steve Gress swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and both runners score... 7 to 6, Jays. Juan Nunez swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 8 to 7, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Bill Grant (30-L). I let Reed pitch to Nunez, because I was afraid Grant might give up a home run to him.... Keith Meyer doubles off the wall in right... The next two fly out to left.

Top of the Seventh:
Ken Gates takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Ed Vaughan grounds a hit to right and Gates beats the throw to 3rd... Dave Stacy strikes out. PH Benito Esparza (27-R), batting .188 with 1 HR and 1 RBI in 16 AB, grounds out to 3rd and Vaughan goes to 2nd and Gates stays put at 3rd. Steve Gress grounds out to short!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (25-R), with a 5.94 ERA in 16.2 IP. With 1 out, Frank Roadman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Leander Gooding grounds a hit up the middle. Garrett Bender lines a hit to right! Roadman heads home, but gets thrown out by Juan Nunez... PH Mike Volkman (33-L) swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left!!! 10 to 8, Jays! First time we have ever reached double digits in a game! Defense or not, he has to do some starting!

Bottom of the Eighth:

On the Hill: John Robillard (25-R), their closer, after getting the last out of the 7th. Cal Doty grounds a hit to left. Joe Roberts takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4!!! His third walk of the season! Brian Porter flies out to the warning track in right and Doty moves to 3rd. Tony Becerra grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but they do not turn the double play and Doty scores! 11 to 8, Jays!

Won - 11 to 8

New team record for runs!

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 17 hits and made 1 error

New team record for hits allowed in a 9 inning game!

Mackie Reed went 5.1 innings, allowed 8 runs, 13 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-1) went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Gary Adamson (SV 3) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Dave Gray got 1 out, gave us 6 runs (4 earned), 3 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one.
RHP Jackie Wade (L 1-2, BS 2) got 2 outs, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.

PH Ed Diskin had a hit. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. RF Joe Roberts had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. 1B Tony Becerra drew a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. 2B Frank Roadman drew 2 walks, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Leander Gooding had 2 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. C Garrett Bender went 3 for 3 with his 1st home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. PH Mike Volkman hit his 1st home run and had 3 RBI.

For Memphis, RF Juan Nunez had 3 hits with a double and his 4th home run, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI and threw out a runner at the plate. 1B Nestor Gonzalez had 3 hits with a double and 3 RBI. SS Leo Toruno had 3 hits and an RBI.
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