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Sunday, May 27, 2001
The first returns of All-Star balloting were released today and P Victor Espinoza (36-R) has the most votes of any starting pitcher in the Southern Division! No other Jays are among the leaders at their spots.
Jacksonville Jays (15-33 .313 14.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (24-25 .490 6.5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division)
JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (1-3 5.72 ERA 50.1 IP, 68 H, 6 HR, 20 BB, 21 SO) vs.
BUF: Jose Lopez (28-R) (2-1 4.13 ERA 32.2 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 14 BB, 25 SO)
Reed has had 3 straight no decisions. In the 1st two, he pitched well enough to win, but last time out, he allowed 8 runs on 13 hits and a walk in 5.1 IP.
Lopez only allowed 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walk and in 6 IP last time out in a no decision.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .277-177-1-18-.700-8 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .344-128-0-12-.782-7 A) Sprained elbow
3: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .265-170-1-17-.671-0 C+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (31-L .218-142-5-16-.625-1 A+)
5: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .215-121-4-12-.611-0 C)
6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .193-140-3-12-.545-8 B)
7: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .258-124-0-10-.629-2 B)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .309-55-2-8-.842-0 B+)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .214-14-0-2-.464-0 D+)
BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (31-R .279-172-1-14-.675-10 B)
2: CF Tom Hamm (31-R .399-198-5-24-1.007-22 C+)
3: LF Mickey Lynn (28-L .303-185-17-42-1.007-3 B)
4: RF Ivan Moreno (29-L .183-164-8-29-.655-0 C)
5: 3B Duane Keepers (25-S .245-106-3-19-.730-4 C+)
6: 1B Frank Cohen (25-R .366-123-4-16-.954-3 C+)
7: SS Dave Lloyd (28-R .280-157-5-15-.784-0 C+)
8: C Phil Ebel (34-R .280-125-3-9-.799-1 B)
9: P Jose Lopez (28-R .308-13-0-2-.593-0 B)
Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 62 F, Clear Skies, with an 11 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 10,643
Top of the First:
Cal Doty pokes a hit to right and Ivan Moreno overruns the ball for an error! Joe Roberts lines a hit to center and Doty beats the throw to the plate! 1 to 0, Jays! Brian Porter strikes out. Tony Becerra strikes out on 3 pitches... Dennis Brown jerks one down the right field line deep and.....caught....
Bottom of the First:
Dan Faust flies out to right. Tom Hamm pops out to left. Mickey Lynn grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!
Top of the Second:
Frank Roadman lines a hit to right and steals 2nd. With 1 out, Roadman steals 3rd. Garrett Bender flies out to center and Roadman tags up and scores! 2 to 0, Jays!
Top of the Third:
Joe Roberts leads off with a 4 pitch walk! He has been a walking fool of late! With 1 out, he steals 2nd. Tony Becerra hits a home run to left!! 4 to 0, Jays!
Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Cameron Nickel (32-L), after a scoreless 8th. With 1 out, P Mackie Reed hits a home run to left!!!!!! 5 to 0, Jays!
Bottom of the Ninth:
P Mackie Reed is at 104 pitches. Duane Keepers swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Frank Cohen lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a double. Dave Lloyd pops out to 2nd. Phil Ebel takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... 1 pitch from a shutout... PH Lee Brand (25-L), batting .171 with 2 HR and 7 RBI in 36 AB, swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines a hit to center and Cohen scores... 5 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (28-R). Dan Faust grounds out to 2nd and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!
Won - 5 to 1
We had 11 hits and made no errors
Buffalo had 7 hits and made 1 error
6 straight games without an error, a new team record!
Mackie Reed (W 2-3) went 8.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 7 hits, 4 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he hit a double and a home run.
RHP Justin Reddick (SV 1) faced 1 batter and retired him.
Jose Lopez (L 2-2) went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6.
CF/LF Cal Doty had 3 hits and scored a run. LF/RF Joe Roberts had a hit and a walk, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. 1B Tony Becerra had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season and had 2 RBI. PH Barry Laskowski had a hit.
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