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Friday, May 25, 2001
Jacksonville Jays (15-31 .326 13.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (22-25 .468 7.5 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division)
JAX: Frank Cook (35-R) (2-7 6.42 ERA 54.2 IP, 62 H, 4 HR, 25 BB, 25 SO) vs.
BUF: Marty Hunter (32-R) (2-5 5.73 ERA 48.2 IP, 60 H, 8 HR, 15 BB, 30 SO)
In April, Cook went 2-3 with a 3.46 ERA. In May, he is 0-4 with a 13.79 ERA....
Hunter has lost his last 4 starts, but his ERA has dropped a bit in the process. Last time out, he gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 7 IP.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (30-L .204-54-0-6-.518-1 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .344-122-0-12-.788-7 B+) Strained elbow
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .272-162-1-17-.691-0 C+)
4: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .388-67-1-15-.960-0 D+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .216-139-5-16-.620-1 A+)
6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .195-133-3-12-.558-8 B)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .259-116-0-9-.637-0 B)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .292-48-2-7-.830-0 B+)
9: P Frank Cook (35-R .077-13-0-0-.220-0 C+)
BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (31-R .282-163-1-14-.688-10 B)
2: CF Tom Hamm (31-R .411-190-5-23-1.030-22 C+)
3: LF Mickey Lynn (28-L .296-179-15-39-.965-3 B)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (29-L .177-158-8-27-.635-0 C) Tired arm
5: 3B Duane Keepers (25-S .235-102-2-15-.690-4 C+)
6: 1B David Rodriguez (29-R .231-78-4-10-.756-0 C+)
7: SS Dave Lloyd (28-R .289-149-5-15-.811-0 C+)
8: C Dick Lyles (34-R .184-38-0-1-.630-0 C)
9: P Marty Hunter (32-S .176-17-0-0-.353-0 F)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 64 F, Clear Skies, with a 13 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 9,038
Top of the First:
Danny Stewart strikes out. Joe Roberts flies out to deep center. Brian Porter pops out to right...
Bottom of the First:
Dan Faust lines a hit to center. A passed ball sends him to 2nd. Tom Hamm sends him home with a double to right.. 1 to 0, Bombers. Mickey Lynn strikes out looking. Ivan Moreno grounds out slowly to short and Hamm goes to 3rd. Duane Keeper swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right center... 3 to 0, Bombers. David Rodriguez grounds a hit to center... I do not think it is possible for a pitcher to get hit this hard for such a protracted length of time, no matter how bad he is... There must be some voodoo at work here... Dave Lloyd grounds a hit to center and Rodriguez beats the throw to 3rd... Dick Lyles takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 2 outs. P Marty Hunter mercifully grounds out to short.
Top of the Second:
Mike Volkman lines a hit to left and Tony Becerra draws a walk. With 1 out, Leander Gooding grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Volkman goes to 3rd. Garrett Bender swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center and Volkman scores! 3 to 1, Bombers.
Bottom of the Second:
Dan Faust beats out an infield hit. Tom Hamm grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Mickey Lynn floats a little hit to center. Ivan Moreno lines a double to right and Hamm scores... 4 to 0, Bombers. The Bullpen is up. Pia! Another train ticket! Duane Keepers grounds a hit up the middle and both runners score and Keepers ends up on 2nd... 6 to 0, Bombers. David Rodriguez plunks one and is out, 2-3, and Keepers goes to 3rd. Call to the Pen: Justin Reddick (28-R). Dave Lloyd flies out to deep center.
Top of the Fourth:
Mike Volkman and Tony Becerra lead off with back to back hits. Frank Roadman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Volkman goes to 3rd. Leander Gooding grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Volkman scores. 6 to 2, Bombers. Gooding steals 2nd, his first steal of the season. Garrett Bender beats out an infield hit. PH Cal Doty (24-L) hits a home run to right!!! 6 to 5, Bombers. That does it for P Marty Hunter. New Pitcher: Cameron Nickel (32-L), with a 4.05 ERA in 33.1 IP. He has started 2 games. Danny Stewart grounds out to 1st, unassisted.
Bottom of the Fourth:
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Mickey Lynn hits a home run down the right field line... 7 to 5, Bombers. Lefties are now hitting .393 versus are lone lefty...
Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Gary Adamson (35-R), after a scoreless 7th. Dick Lyles leads off with a double to right center. With 2 outs, Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mickey Lynn grounds out to 2nd!
Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Billy Temple (24-R), their closer, after a scoreless 8th. Garrett Bender grounds out to short. CF Cal Doty grounds out to short... PH Dennis Brown (27-L) takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4, bringing the tying run to the plate. Joe Roberts flies out to deep center...
Lost - 7 to 5
We had 9 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 12 hits and made 1 error
Frank Cook (L 2-8) went 1.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. I bet that guy is getting a ribbing in the clubhouse right now...
RHP Justin Reddick went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
LHP Bill Grant went 3 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Gary Adamson went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2.
Marty Hunter went 3.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Cameron Nickel (W 2-1) went 3.1 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Billy Temple (SV 5) pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1. The 13th Save against us by the 13th different pitcher!
LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits. RF Mike Volkman had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk. SS Leander Gooding had no hits or walks, but stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. He is now hitting .314 with 2 HR and an .867 OPS! He had a .599 OPS last year and a .566 OPS the year before that... PH/CF Cal Doty hit his 1st home run of the season and had 3 RBI.
For Buffalo, 3B Duane Keepers had 2 hits with his 3rd home run and 4 RBI.
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