[Questdog]

Saturday, August 11, 2001

P Frank Cook (35-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) and RP Barry Finney (26-R) was recalled. He pitched 2 games for the Tortugas and did not allow a run, so it looks like he is healed from his injury that cost him 2 months of the season.

Yesterday's game was rained out, so we will try to play a doubleheader today. I am not sure I can stomach 2 games in one day.... Although, this is our 3rd doubleheader of the season and we split the other two.

Jacksonville Jays (38-74 .339 27.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Indianapolis Arrows (53-61 .465 14 GB tied for 6th place in the Northern Division)

Game 1
JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-8 4.38 ERA 137.2 IP, 157 H, 15 HR, 46 BB, 55 SO) vs.
IND: Dave Guindon (29-R) (9-11 4.54 ERA 158.2 IP, 171 H, 16 HR, 50 BB, 108 SO)

Reed gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 12 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out, in a loss. He has lost his last 4 starts, but has gone at least 6 innings in each one and 7 innings in the last 3.

Guindon beat us in April, giving us 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .274-424-2-39-.703-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .323-359-1-37-.762-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-307-5-46-.745-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .240-300-11-33-.682-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-345-5-36-.618-0 C+)
6: C Garrett Bender (27-R .252-242-4-30-.695-0 B+)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .207-305-3-21-.542-31 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .202-124-0-6-.490-9 B)
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .175-40-1-3-.559-0 D+)

INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .287-456-7-42-.760-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .329-490-9-37-.826-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .263-319-14-56-.779-18 B+)
4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .229-432-18-65-.710-13 C+)
5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-425-19-71-.764-1 A) All-Star
6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-378-4-26-.648-16 B+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .275-363-4-36-.714-10 B)
8: C Charlie Camilleri (37-R .242-231-6-35-.692-0 B+)
9: P Dave Guindon (29-R .196-56-0-6-.457-0 F)

Game Start: 1:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,728

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to short. Joe Roberts strikes out on 3 pitches... Mike Volkman plunks one and is out, 2-3...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit. Brian Porter lines a double to right. Garrett Bender lines a hit to center and Becerra scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Frank Roadman walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs. Junior Danielson grounds out to 2nd and Porter scores. 2 to 0, Jays. With the infield in, P Mackie Reed grounds out to short and the runners hold. Cal Doty lines out to deep center.

Bottom of the Second:
With 1 out, Norm Geiger hits a home run to left center... 2 to 1, Jays.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Mike Cram takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Vinny Puga lines a double to left and Cram scores from 1st... Tie Game: 2 to 2. Leon Wooten lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and Puga scores... 3 to 2, Arrows.

Bottom of the Fifth:
Bill Jacobson lines a hit to center. With 1 out, Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left... 442 ft. 5 to 2, Arrows.

Top of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Junior Danielson grounds a hit to right and ends up on 2nd when Jimmy Ward misplays the ball for an error. PH Dennis Brown (27-L) lines a hit to right center and Danielson beats the throw home and Brown takes 2nd! 5 to 3, Arrows. The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Jimmy Ward swings at a 3-2 pitch and doubles to right center... Bill Jacobson lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets back up... Bob Gorka grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Ward stays at 3rd. Mike Cram flies out to center and the runners hold. Norm Geiger pops out to center!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Brent Webster (34-R), their All-Star closer, with 19 SV and a 2.28 ERA in 79 IP. 7-8-9 up for us. Frank Roadman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Bert Swope (29-S) grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Roadman goes to 2nd. PH Ismael Gonzales (33-R) grounds out to 3rd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Mackie Reed (L 6-9) went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 7 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Dave Guindon (W 10-11) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 5. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Brent Webster (SV 20) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 walk.

1B Tony Becerra had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Brian Porter hit a double and scored a run. 2B Frank Roadman drew 2 walks. SS Junior Danielson had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and an RBI.

Game 2
JAX: Dalton Hartman (24-R) (2-5 4.86 ERA 53.2 IP, 69 H, 5 HR, 16 BB, 21 SO) Rookie vs.
IND: Steve Zeltwanger (25-R) (3-7 4.69 ERA 101.2 IP, 97 H, 10 HR, 50 BB, 61 SO)

Hartman gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out, in a loss.

We have not faced Zeltwanger before. He is 0-4 in his last 5 starts. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings 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 .270-429-2-39-.695-11 C+)
2: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .320-362-1-37-.757-25 B+)
3: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .296-311-5-46-.742-1 D+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .241-303-11-33-.684-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .229-349-5-36-.620-0 C+)
6: C Bert Swope (29-S .212-132-0-10-.564-0 B)
7: 2B Rick Dundore (35-R .222-45-0-2-.552-1 B)
8: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .205-127-0-7-.494-9 B)
9: P Dalton Hartman (24-R .316-19-0-2-.737-0 F) Rookie
INDIANAPOLIS
1: RF Jimmy Ward (26-L .289-460-7-42-.764-16 B+) Mild hamstring strain
2: 1B Bill Jacobson (23-R .330-494-9-37-.827-6 B+) All-Star
3: LF Bob Gorka (27-S .260-323-14-56-.770-18 B+)
4: CF Mike Cram (29-R .230-435-19-67-.718-13 C+)
5: 3B Norm Geiger (25-R .268-429-20-72-.768-1 A) All-Star
6: 2B Vinny Puga (24-R .249-382-4-27-.649-16 B+)
7: SS Leon Wooten (30-R .276-366-4-37-.716-11 B)
8: C Sherman Kaufman(33-R Major League debut B) Rookie
9: P Steve Zeltwanger (25-R .226-31-0-2-.452-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 11 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,003

Top of the First:
Cal Doty grounds out to 1st, 3-1. Joe Roberts triples to center! Mike Volkman takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Tony Becerra strikes out looking on 3 pitches... Brian Porter swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to right and Roberts scores and Volkman goes to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Bert Swope strikes out looking...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Ward grounds out to 2nd. Bill Jacobson pops out to short. Bob Gorka swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left... Mike Cram swings at the first pitch and flies out to left!

Bottom of the Third:
P Steve Zeltwanger grounds a hit to left... I am so tired of these pitchers whacking the ball all over the place.... Jimmy Ward bunts the runner up. Bill Jacobson grounds a hit to center and P Zeltwanger beats the throw to the plate... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Bob Gorka swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to right... 3 to 1, Arrows.

Top of the Sixth:
Joe Roberts swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Tony Becerra grounds a double over the 1st base bag. When is the last time one of our guys scored from 1st on a double? The other team seems to do it a lot, even with their catchers and pitchers on 1st.... Brian Porter grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold... Bert Swope swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double to right!! Tie Game: 3 to 3!

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Tony Becerra swings at the first pitch and triples off the fence in left center! They walk Brian Porter intentionally. Bert Swope grounds one to short and Leon Wooten goes the short route to 2nd, but makes a bad throw for an error and Becerra scores! 4 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
The Bullpen is ready to fire. Bill Jacobson pokes a hit to left... Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (26-R), in his first game since June 2. He was chosen because he seems to give up home runs less than the others available. Bill Grant (30-L) gave up a home run to Bob Gorka the last time he faced him....Gorka lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit.... They pinch-hit for their cleanup hitter! PH Joe Simson (24-L), a rookie who is 1 for 1 with a run scored this series, grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and Jacobson goes to 3rd. Norm Geiger hits a home run to right... 6 to 4, Arrows. He has hit a home run in each of the 3 games of this series...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Tom Paul (31-L), not their closer, who got the Save in the first game. Paul has a 3.40 ERA in 42.1 IP. PH Garrett Bender (27-R) swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Frank Roadman lines out to right... Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Joe Roberts, the tying run, is up. C Sherman Kaufman, the 33 year old rookie, playing in his first Major League game, picks Doty off at 1st....

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Indianapolis had 9 hits and made 1 error

Dalton Hartman went 7+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Barry Finney (L 0-2, BS 1) went 1 inning, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 home run.

Steve Zeltwanger (W 4-7) went 8 innings, gave us 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. Opposing pitchers are hitting .292 in August with 5 runs and 4 RBI in 9 games.
LHP Tom Paul (SV 2) pitched a scoreless 9th and gave us 1 hit.

LF Joe Roberts had 2 hits with a triple and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra a double and a triple and scored 2 runs. 3B Brian Porter had a hit and a walk (INT) and had an RBI. C Bert Swope hit a double and had 2 RBI. SS Junior Danielson hit a double.

For Indianapolis, 1B Bill Jacobson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Bob Gorka had 3 hits with his 15th home run of the season and 2 RBI. 3B/1N Norm Geiger hit his 21st home run and had 3 RBI.

Trudy the Trainer gave us some bad news: SS Leander Gooding (30-R), who we expected back next week, is not healing as anticipated and she does not have an estimate on when he will be able to play.