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Friday, July 13, 2001
I am not worried about bad luck today. What could happen that would make anything worse?
Rochester Roosters (47-40 .540 1.5 GB in 2nd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (34-54 .386 18 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)
ROCH: Joe Tucker (41-R) (3-4 3.83 ERA 51.2 IP, 51 H, 4 HR, 19 BB, 28 SO) vs.
JAX: Marco Gonzalez (27-R) (2-6 4.20 ERA 81.1 IP, 95 H, 5 HR, 38 BB, 39 SO)
We have not faced Old Man Tucker before. This is his 1st start since June 21, due to an injury.
Gonzalez gave up 5 runs in 2 innings last time out in a loss.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ROCHESTER
1: SS Buddy Hendricks (21-R .237-169-0-5-.561-8 A+) Rookie
2: CF Clark Land (23-R .280-346-3-36-.728-33 C+)
3: LF Ron LeMaster (23-L .257-175-8-19-.762-5 B) Rookie #80 prospect
4: 3B John Jonaitis (32-L .240-246-8-24-.725-2 B)
5: 2B Jim Bushko (31-R .226-226-11-41-.706-8 B+)
6: 1B Mark Scott (26-R .250-180-3-10-0 C+)
7: RF Tom Walker (21-R .353-17-2-4-1.074-1 B+) Rookie #6 prospect
8: C Darrell Yoder (31-R .237-156-2-11-.659-0 B)
9: P Joe Tucker (41-R .176-17-0-1-.446-0 F)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .285-333-2-33-.732-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .321-271-1-26-.753-21 A)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .299-221-5-40-.772-0 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .260-242-10-30-.737-4 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (33-S .249-273-4-30-.660-0 C+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (37-R .225-120-1-11-.640-1 B)
7: SS Frank Roadman (26-R .219-224-3-17-.582-22 C+)
8: C Garrett Bender (27-R .241-174-3-20-.675-0 B+)
9: P Marco Gonzalez (27-R .143-21-0-0-.325-0 F)
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 95 F, Clear Skies, with a 19 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 7,525
Top of the First:
Buddy Hendricks flies out to right. Clark Land grounds out to short. Ron LeMaster swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty lines a double to left! Joe Roberts grounds out to 2nd and Doty goes to 3rd. Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tony Becerra grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Doty scores. 1 to 0, Jays! Brian Porter grounds out to 2nd.
Top of the Fifth:
Mark Scott swings at the first pitch and lines the Roosters second hit of the game to right. Tom Walker bunts him to 2nd. Darrell Yoder swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to right and Scott scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1. P Joe Tucker bunts the runner to 2nd. Buddy Hendricks grounds out to short!
Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, John Jonaitis grounds a hit up the middle. A wild pitch moves him up. Jim Bushko, who hit a home run yesterday, hits a home run to left center... 3 to 1, Roosters.
Bottom of the Seventh:
Ed Diskin and Frank Roadman lead off with back to back walks. Garrett Bender walks to load the bases up with no outs! PH Dennis Brown (27-L) grounds a hit to right and Diskin scores! 3 to 2, Roosters. Cal Doty walks to force in a run! Tie Game: 3 to 3! That does it for P Joe Tucker. New Pitcher: Rich Ward (34-R), with a 2.34 ERA in 42.1 IP. Joe Roberts lines one to center, but Clark Land makes a sensational diving catch, though Bender trots home with the go ahead run! 4 to 3, Jays! Mike Volkman strikes out... A wild pitch moves the runners up. They decide to walk Tony Becerra intentionally. Brian Porter strikes out...
Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Frank Wendell (33R) is in to play center and Cal Doty moves to left and Joe Roberts moves to right. Buddy Hendricks leads off with a walk... Carl Land lines a hit to left center and Hendricks heads to 3rd. Cal Doty uncorks a wild throw and Hendricks scores.... Tie Game: 4 to 4. The Bullpen gets up. We walk a lefty with no outs intentionally.... Ron LeMaster... Jon Jonaitis swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Land beats the throw home... 5 to 4, Roosters. Call to the Bullpen: Gary Adamson (35-R). Jim Bushko beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs... Mark Scott strikes out. Tom Walker grounds into a 3-2-3 double play!!
Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: David Rocha (33-R), their closer, who got the Save with a scoreless inning yesterday. Gene Bergenzer (35-R) is in to play right in a double switch. Ed Diskin swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles off the wall in right center! A wild pitch sends him to 3rd. Frank Roadman flies out to deep right and Diskin tags up and scores! Tie Game: 5 to 5!
Top of the Ninth:
Darrell Yoder leads off and hits a home run down the left field line... 6 to 5, Roosters. Gene Bergenzer strikes out. Buddy Hendricks grounds out to 3rd. Clark Land swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short.
Bottom of the Ninth:
Top of our order up. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short... PH Barry Laskowski (34-R) swings at the first pitch and lines out to right...
Lost - 6 to 5
We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Rochester had 9 hits and made no errors
Marco Gonzalez went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He threw 2 WP. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Bill Grant (BS 3) did not retire a batter, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).
RHP Gary Adamson (L 5-4) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and struck out 2.
Joe Tucker went 6+ innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 6 walks and struck out 4. 111 pitches.
RHP David Rocha (W 8-3, BS 5) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run and 1 hit. He threw a WP.
CF/LF Cal Doty hit a double and drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. RF Mike Volkman had a hit and a walk. 2B Ed Diskin hit a double, drew 2 walks and scored 2 runs. SS Frank Roadman drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and an RBI.
For Rochester, 3B Jon Jonaitis had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.
Around the League: The Northern Division was 8-0 against the Southern Division today.
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