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Questdog · 08-13-2020, 07:28 AM

Monday, August 20, 2001

Our Bullpen cannot afford to go a week shorthanded, so P Jim Kenzy (33-R) was put on the DL and RP Justin Reddick (29-R) was recalled. 1B Rick Tuttle (34-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was recalled to start tomorrow's game. It has not been 10 days since we sent him down, but putting Kenzy on the DL, waives that requirement.

We are in Charlotte to play the 1st place Hornets a 3 game series. They won 2 of 3 in Richmond over the weekend. We are 3-4 against them on the season and this is our 1st trip to North Carolina. They are 8th in scoring with 4.21 runs per game (Jacksonville is still last with 3.51). After the weekend's humiliation by Birmingham, we are now 11 runs out of the #15 spot. The Hornets are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.85 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.25). Their run differential is +45 and ours is -213.

Jacksonville Jays (40-82 .328 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (70-54 .565 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Blair Montgomery (29-R) (0-0 5.40 ERA 5 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO) Rookie vs.
CHAR: Ron Simon (28-R) (6-12 3.73 ERA 154.1 IP, 146 H, 17 HR, 56 BB, 100 SO)

This will be Montgomery's 2nd Major League start. His first ended in injury when he hit a double.

In April, we scored 4 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings in a no decision against Simon that we ended up winning.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .269-461-2-41-.692-13 C+)
2: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .280-339-5-49-.708-1 D+)
3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .309-395-1-38-.737-25 B+)
4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .244-324-12-34-.702-5 A+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .230-378-5-38-.619-0 C+)
6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-337-4-26-.553-33 B)
7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .209-153-0-9-.503-10 B)
8: C Bert Swope (29-S .213-141-0-12-.564-0 B)
9: P Blair Montgomery (29-R 1.000-1-0-0-3.000-0 C) Rookie

CHARLOTTE
1: 3B Larry Davis (26-S .383-433-2-38-.921-17 C+) All-Star
2: RF Ron Bylina (25-L .211-199-6-30-.679-2 B)
3: 2B Terry Wolf (29-L .280-486-16-72-.815-4 B)
4: LF John Hartz (36-R .234-312-6-44-.722-9 B) All-Star
5: 1B Bruce McArthur (24-L .239-188-2-23-.678-1 A+)
6: C Larry Griffin (29-S .269-253-4-29-.765-0 C+)
7: SS Randy Dodson (28-L .217-106-3-13-.647-1 B+)
8: CF Scott Damon (22-R .277-177-3-23-.717-0 B+) Rookie #11 prospect Strained hamstring
9: P Ron Simon (28-R .239-46-0-3-.532-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 12,646

Top of the First:
Cal Doty lines a hit to right. Mike Volkman triples to right and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Joe Roberts strikes out looking... Tony Becerra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Porter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Frank Roadman flies out to deep center and Volkman trots home. 2 to 0, Jays! Junior Danielson beats out an infield hit to load the bases back up. Bert Swope grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First:
Larry Davis flies out to center. Ron Bylina grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Wolf grounds one to 1st, but Tony Becerra boots it... P Blair Montgomery picks Wolf off at 1st!

Bottom of the Third:
With 2 outs, Larry Davis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Ron Bylina takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Terry Wolf swings at the first pitch and lines a double to left and Davis scores and Bylina heads home, but is thrown out by Joe Roberts and Junior Danielson, 7-6-2! 2 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Fourth:
Bert Swope grounds one to short, but Randy Dodson makes a bad throw for an error. P Blair Montgomery bunts the runner up. Cal Doty lines a hit to right and Swope scores! 3 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs...

Bottom of the Sixth:
Terry Wolf grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. John Hartz grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bruce McArthur hits a home run to right... Tie Game: 3 to 3.

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Ron Bylina swings at an 0-2 pitch and knocks it off the top of the fence in right center for a double.... I AM sitting on my hands, Pia! Terry Wolf grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bylina goes to 3rd. We walk John Hartz intentionally. Bruce McArthur grounds a hit up the middle and Bylina scores and Hartz goes to 3rd... 4 to 3, Hornets. Larry Griffin pops out to 2nd. They let P Alan Howard bat and he strikes out looking on 3 pitches! With 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, no less!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Alan Howard (28-R), their closer, after facing 5 batters and getting 5 outs. Bert Swope grounds a hit to center. Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (33-R). 2B Rick Dundore (35-R) bunts the runner up. Cal Doty swings at an 0-2 pitch and just gets a piece of it and beats out an infield hit! Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Wendell scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Doty steals 3rd! Joe Roberts lines one hard to deep right, but Ron Bylina makes an amazing diving catch, though Doty trots home with the go ahead run! 5 to 4, Jays! Volkman tries to steal 2nd and gets thrown out...

Bottom of the Ninth:
The Bullpen is ready. We had 2 guys tossing from each rubber... Garrett Bender (27-R) is in to catch. PH Ken Hawco (36-R), batting .205 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 44 AB, flies out to deep center. SS Marty Derringer (23-R), batting .226 with 4 HR and 37 RBI in 380 AB, strikes out! Larry Davis, the League leader in batting, lines a hit to left... PH Tom Morris (27-R), batting .247 with 7 HR and 37 RBI in 219 AB, is sent up for Ron Bylina, who doubled off the wall against P Grant... The only 2 available rested pitchers are Barry Finney (26-R) and Justin Reddick (29-R), neither of whom inspires any confidence... So we let P Grant go... Morris strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 11 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 9 hits and made 1 error

Blair Montgomery went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 1 home run, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Bill Grant (W 4-2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3.

Ron Simon went 6.1 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.
RHP Alan Howard (L 7-9) went 2.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits and struck out 2. It is the 2nd Loss we have pinned on Howard. He also has a Win and a Save against us.

CF Cal Doty had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Mike Volkman had 4 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PR Frank Wendell scored a run.

For Charlotte, 1B Bruce McArthur had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 3 RBI.

08-13-2020, 07:28 AM	#182
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	Monday, August 20, 2001 Our Bullpen cannot afford to go a week shorthanded, so P Jim Kenzy (33-R) was put on the DL and RP Justin Reddick (29-R) was recalled. 1B Rick Tuttle (34-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and P Spencer Shuff (33-R) was recalled to start tomorrow's game. It has not been 10 days since we sent him down, but putting Kenzy on the DL, waives that requirement. We are in Charlotte to play the 1st place Hornets a 3 game series. They won 2 of 3 in Richmond over the weekend. We are 3-4 against them on the season and this is our 1st trip to North Carolina. They are 8th in scoring with 4.21 runs per game (Jacksonville is still last with 3.51). After the weekend's humiliation by Birmingham, we are now 11 runs out of the #15 spot. The Hornets are 5th in fewest runs allowed with 3.85 per game (Jacksonville is last with 5.25). Their run differential is +45 and ours is -213. Jacksonville Jays (40-82 .328 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Charlotte Hornets (70-54 .565 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) JAX: Blair Montgomery (29-R) (0-0 5.40 ERA 5 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO) Rookie vs. CHAR: Ron Simon (28-R) (6-12 3.73 ERA 154.1 IP, 146 H, 17 HR, 56 BB, 100 SO) This will be Montgomery's 2nd Major League start. His first ended in injury when he hit a double. In April, we scored 4 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings in a no decision against Simon that we ended up winning. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: CF Cal Doty (24-L .269-461-2-41-.692-13 C+) 2: RF Mike Volkman (33-L .280-339-5-49-.708-1 D+) 3: LF Joe Roberts (30-L .309-395-1-38-.737-25 B+) 4: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .244-324-12-34-.702-5 A+) 5: 3B Brian Porter (34-S .230-378-5-38-.619-0 C+) 6: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-337-4-26-.553-33 B) 7: SS Junior Danielson (30-R .209-153-0-9-.503-10 B) 8: C Bert Swope (29-S .213-141-0-12-.564-0 B) 9: P Blair Montgomery (29-R 1.000-1-0-0-3.000-0 C) Rookie CHARLOTTE 1: 3B Larry Davis (26-S .383-433-2-38-.921-17 C+) All-Star 2: RF Ron Bylina (25-L .211-199-6-30-.679-2 B) 3: 2B Terry Wolf (29-L .280-486-16-72-.815-4 B) 4: LF John Hartz (36-R .234-312-6-44-.722-9 B) All-Star 5: 1B Bruce McArthur (24-L .239-188-2-23-.678-1 A+) 6: C Larry Griffin (29-S .269-253-4-29-.765-0 C+) 7: SS Randy Dodson (28-L .217-106-3-13-.647-1 B+) 8: CF Scott Damon (22-R .277-177-3-23-.717-0 B+) Rookie #11 prospect Strained hamstring 9: P Ron Simon (28-R .239-46-0-3-.532-0 C) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 12,646 Top of the First: Cal Doty lines a hit to right. Mike Volkman triples to right and Doty scores! 1 to 0, Jays! Joe Roberts strikes out looking... Tony Becerra takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Brian Porter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Frank Roadman flies out to deep center and Volkman trots home. 2 to 0, Jays! Junior Danielson beats out an infield hit to load the bases back up. Bert Swope grounds out to 1st, unassisted.... Bottom of the First: Larry Davis flies out to center. Ron Bylina grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Wolf grounds one to 1st, but Tony Becerra boots it... P Blair Montgomery picks Wolf off at 1st! Bottom of the Third: With 2 outs, Larry Davis takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and then steals 2nd. Ron Bylina takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Terry Wolf swings at the first pitch and lines a double to left and Davis scores and Bylina heads home, but is thrown out by Joe Roberts and Junior Danielson, 7-6-2! 2 to 1, Jays. Top of the Fourth: Bert Swope grounds one to short, but Randy Dodson makes a bad throw for an error. P Blair Montgomery bunts the runner up. Cal Doty lines a hit to right and Swope scores! 3 to 1, Jays! The next two make outs... Bottom of the Sixth: Terry Wolf grounds a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. John Hartz grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bruce McArthur hits a home run to right... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Bottom of the Eighth: New Pitcher: Bill Grant (30-L). Ron Bylina swings at an 0-2 pitch and knocks it off the top of the fence in right center for a double.... I AM sitting on my hands, Pia! Terry Wolf grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bylina goes to 3rd. We walk John Hartz intentionally. Bruce McArthur grounds a hit up the middle and Bylina scores and Hartz goes to 3rd... 4 to 3, Hornets. Larry Griffin pops out to 2nd. They let P Alan Howard bat and he strikes out looking on 3 pitches! With 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, no less! Top of the Ninth: On the Hill: Alan Howard (28-R), their closer, after facing 5 batters and getting 5 outs. Bert Swope grounds a hit to center. Pinch-runner: Frank Wendell (33-R). 2B Rick Dundore (35-R) bunts the runner up. Cal Doty swings at an 0-2 pitch and just gets a piece of it and beats out an infield hit! Mike Volkman swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and Wendell scores! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Doty steals 3rd! Joe Roberts lines one hard to deep right, but Ron Bylina makes an amazing diving catch, though Doty trots home with the go ahead run! 5 to 4, Jays! Volkman tries to steal 2nd and gets thrown out... Bottom of the Ninth: The Bullpen is ready. We had 2 guys tossing from each rubber... Garrett Bender (27-R) is in to catch. PH Ken Hawco (36-R), batting .205 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in 44 AB, flies out to deep center. SS Marty Derringer (23-R), batting .226 with 4 HR and 37 RBI in 380 AB, strikes out! Larry Davis, the League leader in batting, lines a hit to left... PH Tom Morris (27-R), batting .247 with 7 HR and 37 RBI in 219 AB, is sent up for Ron Bylina, who doubled off the wall against P Grant... The only 2 available rested pitchers are Barry Finney (26-R) and Justin Reddick (29-R), neither of whom inspires any confidence... So we let P Grant go... Morris strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 5 to 4 We had 11 hits and made 1 error Charlotte had 9 hits and made 1 error Blair Montgomery went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 1 home run, 6 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. LHP Bill Grant (W 4-2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 3. Ron Simon went 6.1 innings, gave us 3 runs (2 earned), 8 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. RHP Alan Howard (L 7-9) went 2.2 innings, gave us 2 runs, 3 hits and struck out 2. It is the 2nd Loss we have pinned on Howard. He also has a Win and a Save against us. CF Cal Doty had 4 hits with a double, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Mike Volkman had 4 hits with a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI. PR Frank Wendell scored a run. For Charlotte, 1B Bruce McArthur had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 3 RBI.