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Questdog · 07-29-2020, 11:06 AM

Sunday, May 20, 2001

Memphis Mules (22-20 .524 3.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (14-28 .333 11.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Rick Potts (22-R) (3-4 3.64 ERA 59.1 IP, 58 H, 4 HR, 27 BB, 34 SO) vs.
JAX: Frank Cook (35-R) (2-6 5.43 ERA 53 IP, 55 H, 3 HR, 22 BB, 24 SO)

Potts is 0-3 in his last 4 starts. He gave up 6 runs in 1 IP last time out for a loss.

Cook has lost his last 3 starts, allowing 19 runs (17 earned) in 14.2 IP.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: CF Steve Gress (29-L .298-178-2-18-.741-8 B)
2: RF Juan Nunez (34-R .323-130-4-17-.843-3 C+)
3: 2B Keith Meyer (26-L .345-168-5-40-.955-5 C+)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (27-L .298-114-9-28-.938-0 A)
5: SS Leo Toruno (27-L .300-160-5-20-.823-7 C+)
6: 3B Pedro Manzanares (27-R .250-112-1-10-.652-1 B)
7: C Ed Vaughan (33-L .217-115-5-11-.639-0 C)
8: LF Benito Esparza (27-R .176-17-1-1-.634-0 B) Rookie
9: P Rick Potts (22-R .048-21-0-0-.095-0 B+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .263-156-0-14-.660-8 B+)
2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .342-111-0-10-.774-6 C+) Strained elbow
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .273-150-1-15-.699-0 C)
4: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .380-50-1-11-.966-0 D+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .213-127-4-13-.601-1 A+)
6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-123-3-12-.569-8 B)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .264-106-0-7-.653-0 B)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .300-40-1-6-.779-0 B+)
9: P Frank Cook (35-R .077-13-0-0-.220-0 C+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 9,853

Top of the First:
Steve Gress swings at the first pitch and lines a double to right... Juan Nunez grounds out to 2nd and Gress goes to 3rd. Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit and Gress scores. 1 to 0, Mules. Nestor Gonzalez lines a hit to left. Leo Toruno grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Meyer goes to 3rd. Pedro Manzanares hits a home run down the left field line... 4 to 0, Mules. Ed Vaughan grounds out to short.

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty pops out to 3rd. P Rick Potts is hurt... New Pitcher: Bill Loth (33-R), with a 5.40 ERA in 25 IP. Joe Roberts grounds a hit up the middle. Brian Porter strikes out. Roberts tries to steal 2nd and gets thrown out....

Top of the Second:
Benito Esparza pokes a hit to left. With 2 outs, Juan Nunez grounds a hit to left. Keith Meyer walks to load the bases up. Nestor Gonzalez walks on 4 pitches to force in a run... 5 to 0, Mules. The Bullpen is up. Leo Toruno lines a hit to center and another run scores... 6 to 0, Mules. Pedro Manzanares walks to force in another run... 7 to 0, Mules. How could P Frank Cook have started the season so well and now cannot get anyone out? Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (25-R). Ed Vaughan swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.

Top of the Third:
Benito Esparza grounds a hit to center. P Bill Loth grounds one to 2nd, but Frank Roadman makes a bad throw to 2nd... With 2 outs, Keith Meyer lines a hit to center and Esparza scores... 8 to 0, Mules.

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender hits a home run to left! 8 to 1, Mules. He's been eating his Wheaties!

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Mike Volkman grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra doubles to center. Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches to load them up. Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 8 to 2, Mules.

Top of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (28-R). With 1 out, Pedro Manzanares hits a home run to right, his 2nd of the game... 9 to 2, Mules.

Bottom of the Sixth:
Mike Volkman beats out an infield hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Tony Becerra grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit. Frank Roadman fouls out to 3rd. Leander Gooding grounds out to short and Volkman scores. 9 to 3, Mules.

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (31-L), who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. RF Dennis Brown (27-L) draws a walk on 4 pitches. 3B Ed Diskin (37-R) draws a walk. With 1 out, P Barry Finney (25-R) has to hit because we have already emptied our bench and he grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded! Mike Volkman swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a double to right and 2 runs score!! 9 to 5, Mules. Tony Becerra grounds out to 2nd and P Finney scores. 9 to 6, Mules. That does it for P Sutton. New Pitcher: John Robillard (25-R), their closer, who gave us a run in 1.1 IP yesterday. Frank Roadman pops out to center.

Lost - 9 to 6

We had 9 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 16 hits and made no errors

Frank Cook (L 2-7) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 3.1 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits and struck out 3.
RHP Justin Reddick went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.
RHP Barry Finney went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

Rick Potts faced 1 batter and retired him.
RHP Bill Loth (W 2-1) went 5.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP John Robillard (SV 9) faced 1 batter and retired him. The 12th Save against us by the 12th different pitcher.

3B Ed Diskin walked both times up and scored a run. RF/LF Mike Volkman had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. SS Leander Gooding drew a walk and had 2 RBI. C Garrett Bender hit his 2nd home run of the season. RF Dennis Brown drew a walk and scored a run.

For Memphis, RF Juan Nunez had 4 hits and scored a run. 2B Keith Meyer had 4 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Pedro Manzanares went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. He now has 3 HR on the season.

The Mules announced that P Rick Potts had back spasms that they expected to affect him for about a week.

Down on the Farm: Daytona (A) won at home, 13 to 7, over Utica, ending their 13 game losing streak.

07-29-2020, 11:06 AM	#74
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	Sunday, May 20, 2001 Memphis Mules (22-20 .524 3.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (14-28 .333 11.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) MEM: Rick Potts (22-R) (3-4 3.64 ERA 59.1 IP, 58 H, 4 HR, 27 BB, 34 SO) vs. JAX: Frank Cook (35-R) (2-6 5.43 ERA 53 IP, 55 H, 3 HR, 22 BB, 24 SO) Potts is 0-3 in his last 4 starts. He gave up 6 runs in 1 IP last time out for a loss. Cook has lost his last 3 starts, allowing 19 runs (17 earned) in 14.2 IP. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) MEMPHIS 1: CF Steve Gress (29-L .298-178-2-18-.741-8 B) 2: RF Juan Nunez (34-R .323-130-4-17-.843-3 C+) 3: 2B Keith Meyer (26-L .345-168-5-40-.955-5 C+) 4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (27-L .298-114-9-28-.938-0 A) 5: SS Leo Toruno (27-L .300-160-5-20-.823-7 C+) 6: 3B Pedro Manzanares (27-R .250-112-1-10-.652-1 B) 7: C Ed Vaughan (33-L .217-115-5-11-.639-0 C) 8: LF Benito Esparza (27-R .176-17-1-1-.634-0 B) Rookie 9: P Rick Potts (22-R .048-21-0-0-.095-0 B+) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Cal Doty (24-L .263-156-0-14-.660-8 B+) 2: CF Joe Roberts (30-L .342-111-0-10-.774-6 C+) Strained elbow 3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .273-150-1-15-.699-0 C) 4: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .380-50-1-11-.966-0 D+) 5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .213-127-4-13-.601-1 A+) 6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .203-123-3-12-.569-8 B) 7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .264-106-0-7-.653-0 B) 8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .300-40-1-6-.779-0 B+) 9: P Frank Cook (35-R .077-13-0-0-.220-0 C+) Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 73 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left Attendance: 9,853 Top of the First: Steve Gress swings at the first pitch and lines a double to right... Juan Nunez grounds out to 2nd and Gress goes to 3rd. Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit and Gress scores. 1 to 0, Mules. Nestor Gonzalez lines a hit to left. Leo Toruno grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Meyer goes to 3rd. Pedro Manzanares hits a home run down the left field line... 4 to 0, Mules. Ed Vaughan grounds out to short. Bottom of the First: Cal Doty pops out to 3rd. P Rick Potts is hurt... New Pitcher: Bill Loth (33-R), with a 5.40 ERA in 25 IP. Joe Roberts grounds a hit up the middle. Brian Porter strikes out. Roberts tries to steal 2nd and gets thrown out.... Top of the Second: Benito Esparza pokes a hit to left. With 2 outs, Juan Nunez grounds a hit to left. Keith Meyer walks to load the bases up. Nestor Gonzalez walks on 4 pitches to force in a run... 5 to 0, Mules. The Bullpen is up. Leo Toruno lines a hit to center and another run scores... 6 to 0, Mules. Pedro Manzanares walks to force in another run... 7 to 0, Mules. How could P Frank Cook have started the season so well and now cannot get anyone out? Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (25-R). Ed Vaughan swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. Top of the Third: Benito Esparza grounds a hit to center. P Bill Loth grounds one to 2nd, but Frank Roadman makes a bad throw to 2nd... With 2 outs, Keith Meyer lines a hit to center and Esparza scores... 8 to 0, Mules. Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, Garrett Bender hits a home run to left! 8 to 1, Mules. He's been eating his Wheaties! Bottom of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Mike Volkman grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra doubles to center. Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches to load them up. Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to force in a run! 8 to 2, Mules. Top of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (28-R). With 1 out, Pedro Manzanares hits a home run to right, his 2nd of the game... 9 to 2, Mules. Bottom of the Sixth: Mike Volkman beats out an infield hit and goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. Tony Becerra grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit. Frank Roadman fouls out to 3rd. Leander Gooding grounds out to short and Volkman scores. 9 to 3, Mules. Bottom of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (31-L), who pitched a scoreless inning yesterday. RF Dennis Brown (27-L) draws a walk on 4 pitches. 3B Ed Diskin (37-R) draws a walk. With 1 out, P Barry Finney (25-R) has to hit because we have already emptied our bench and he grounds a hit to center and the bases are loaded! Mike Volkman swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a double to right and 2 runs score!! 9 to 5, Mules. Tony Becerra grounds out to 2nd and P Finney scores. 9 to 6, Mules. That does it for P Sutton. New Pitcher: John Robillard (25-R), their closer, who gave us a run in 1.1 IP yesterday. Frank Roadman pops out to center. Lost - 9 to 6 We had 9 hits and made 1 error Memphis had 16 hits and made no errors Frank Cook (L 2-7) went 1.2 innings, allowed 7 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace went 3.1 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 5 hits and struck out 3. RHP Justin Reddick went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2. RHP Barry Finney went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Rick Potts faced 1 batter and retired him. RHP Bill Loth (W 2-1) went 5.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP John Robillard (SV 9) faced 1 batter and retired him. The 12th Save against us by the 12th different pitcher. 3B Ed Diskin walked both times up and scored a run. RF/LF Mike Volkman had 3 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. SS Leander Gooding drew a walk and had 2 RBI. C Garrett Bender hit his 2nd home run of the season. RF Dennis Brown drew a walk and scored a run. For Memphis, RF Juan Nunez had 4 hits and scored a run. 2B Keith Meyer had 4 hits with a double and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 3B Pedro Manzanares went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBI. He now has 3 HR on the season. The Mules announced that P Rick Potts had back spasms that they expected to affect him for about a week. Down on the Farm: Daytona (A) won at home, 13 to 7, over Utica, ending their 13 game losing streak.