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Questdog · 08-13-2020, 01:22 PM

Saturday, August 25, 2001

Today is Bill Grant's 31st birthday!

Jacksonville Jays (42-84 .333 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (69-58 .543 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-9 4.51 ERA 143.2 IP, 165 H, 17 HR, 49 BB, 56 SO) vs.
MEM: Charlie Foltz (27-R) (12-5 3.57 ERA 169 IP, 162 H, 11 HR, 59 BB, 140 SO) All-Star

Reed is 0-5 in his last 6 starts. He avoided a loss last time out by only facing one batter and exiting with an injury. He was the starter in that 20 to 1 pasting we took from the Mules...

Foltz is tied for 5th in the League in SO. In 2 starts against us, the All-Star is 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA with 10.2 IP, 14 H, 0 HR, 2 BB and 8 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .274-259-0-26-.665-11 B)
2: LF Mike Volkman (33-L .284-349-5-51-.717-1 D+)
3: CF Cal Doty (24-L .279-476-2-44-.712-17 C+)
4: C Garrett Bender (27-R .254-284-5-35-.688-0 B+)
5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .236-339-12-36-.680-5 A+)
6: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .232-181-5-25-.625-0 C)
7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-350-4-27-.554-34 B)
8: 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R .217-106-1-7-.601-3 C) Rookie
9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .167-42-1-3-.533-0 D+)

MEMPHIS
1: 2B Keith Meyer (26-L .329-502-17-91-.936-16 C+) All-Star
2: RF Juan Nunez (34-R .305-413-9-40-.779-12 C+) All-Star
3: SS Leo Toruno (27-L .279-505-21-73-.814-23 C+) All-Star
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (27-L .280-410-27-88-.852-1 A) All-Star
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (27-L .266-293-15-56-.802-7 C+)
6: CF Steve Gress (30-L .291-470-7-46-.743-15 B) All-Star
7: 3B Marty Eades (30-R .235-115-6-17-.763-0 C+)
8: C Hector Ramirez (29-R .216-167-3-15-.574-0 B+)
9: P Charlie Foltz (27-R .161-56-0-3-.390-0 F) All-Star

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 82 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 14,909

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit. Mike Volkman strikes out... Cal Doty lines out to left. Gooding steals 2nd. Garrett Bender grounds out to 1st, 3-1...

Bottom of the First:
Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and pops out to left. Juan Nunez tries to bunt his way on, but is out, 2-3! Leo Toruno takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Nestor Gonzalez flies out to very deep center!

Bottom of the Second:
Rafael Jimenez bloops a hit to center. With 1 out, Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Hector Ramirez lines out to right and Jimenez tags up and moves to 3rd. Which brings P Charlie Foltz up with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He lines a hit to left and Jimenez scores... 1 to 0, Mules. Kieth Meyer clears the bases with a double to right center... 3 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Third:
P Charlie Foltz strikes out the side in order....

Bottom of the Third:
Leo Toruno triples to right... With the infield in, Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. Rafael Jimenez doubles to left and Toruno scores... 4 to 0, Mules. With 2 outs, Marty Eades doubles to right and Jimenez scores... 5 to 0, Mules. Hector Ramirez grounds a hit up the middle, which brings up P Charlie Foltz again with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He strikes out on 3 pitches!!!!!

Top of the Fourth:
Cal Doty and Garret Bender lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Tony Becerra flies out to the warning track in center and Doty trots home. 5 to 1, Mules. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Keith Meyer doubles to center, already their fifth extra base hit... The Bullpen is up. Juan Nunez grounds a hit to left. Leo Toruno grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Meyer scores and Nunez goes to 2nd. 6 to 1, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (26-R). Junior Danielson (30-R) is in to play short in a double switch and Leander Gooding moves to 2nd. With 2 outs, Rafael Jimenez grounds a hit to left. Steve Gress swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left!

Top of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Junior Danielson draws a walk and steals 2nd. Why we are stealing, down 5 runs, is a mystery.... Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Danielson goes to 3rd. P Charlie Foltz balks in a run! 6 to 2, Mules.

Top of the Sixth:
Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra hits one 450 ft. to right center!! 6 to 4, Mules.

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Keith Meyer walks on 4 pitches. Juan Nunez lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... A passed ball moves the runners up... The Bullpen is back up... We walk Leo Toruno intentionally to load the bases up with no outs... Utter stupidity... Can anyone else smell a Grand Slam? Nestor Gonzalez grounds into a force at home, 3-2. Rafael Jimenez doubles to center and 2 runs score... 8 to 4, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (29-R). Steve Gress hits a home run to right... 11 to 4, Mules. Pia! A train ticket, if you please!

Top of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Garrett Bender doubles to right and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. Tony Becerra flies out to deep left and Bender tags up and scores. 11 to 5, Mules.

Lost - 11 to 5

We won the very first game we played against the Mules, 7 to 2, but that was with Victor Espinoza (36-R) pitching. Since then, they have scored 82 runs in 8 games against us....

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 15 hits and made no errors

Mackie Reed (L 6-10) went 3.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. In 3 starts against the Mules, he has given up 32 hits in 11 innings for a 19.64 ERA....
RHP Barry Finney went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace got 1 out, allowed 4 runs, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT).
RHP Justin Reddick went 1.2 innings, allows 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Charlie Foltz (W 13-5) went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP and balked. 129 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

SS/2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and stole a base. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra hit his 13th home run of the season and had 4 RBI. PH/CF Frank Wendell had a hit.

For Memphis, LF Rafael Jimenez went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. CF Steve Gress hit his 8th home run and had 3 RBI.

08-13-2020, 01:22 PM	#186
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	Saturday, August 25, 2001 Today is Bill Grant's 31st birthday! Jacksonville Jays (42-84 .333 29 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division) at Memphis Mules (69-58 .543 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mackie Reed (29-R) (6-9 4.51 ERA 143.2 IP, 165 H, 17 HR, 49 BB, 56 SO) vs. MEM: Charlie Foltz (27-R) (12-5 3.57 ERA 169 IP, 162 H, 11 HR, 59 BB, 140 SO) All-Star Reed is 0-5 in his last 6 starts. He avoided a loss last time out by only facing one batter and exiting with an injury. He was the starter in that 20 to 1 pasting we took from the Mules... Foltz is tied for 5th in the League in SO. In 2 starts against us, the All-Star is 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA with 10.2 IP, 14 H, 0 HR, 2 BB and 8 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Leander Gooding (30-R .274-259-0-26-.665-11 B) 2: LF Mike Volkman (33-L .284-349-5-51-.717-1 D+) 3: CF Cal Doty (24-L .279-476-2-44-.712-17 C+) 4: C Garrett Bender (27-R .254-284-5-35-.688-0 B+) 5: 1B Tony Becerra (32-L .236-339-12-36-.680-5 A+) 6: RF Dennis Brown (27-L .232-181-5-25-.625-0 C) 7: 2B Frank Roadman (26-R .211-350-4-27-.554-34 B) 8: 3B Bobby Scrogham (25-R .217-106-1-7-.601-3 C) Rookie 9: P Mackie Reed (29-R .167-42-1-3-.533-0 D+) MEMPHIS 1: 2B Keith Meyer (26-L .329-502-17-91-.936-16 C+) All-Star 2: RF Juan Nunez (34-R .305-413-9-40-.779-12 C+) All-Star 3: SS Leo Toruno (27-L .279-505-21-73-.814-23 C+) All-Star 4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (27-L .280-410-27-88-.852-1 A) All-Star 5: LF Rafael Jimenez (27-L .266-293-15-56-.802-7 C+) 6: CF Steve Gress (30-L .291-470-7-46-.743-15 B) All-Star 7: 3B Marty Eades (30-R .235-115-6-17-.763-0 C+) 8: C Hector Ramirez (29-R .216-167-3-15-.574-0 B+) 9: P Charlie Foltz (27-R .161-56-0-3-.390-0 F) All-Star Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: RFK Stadium Weather: 82 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 14,909 Top of the First: Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit. Mike Volkman strikes out... Cal Doty lines out to left. Gooding steals 2nd. Garrett Bender grounds out to 1st, 3-1... Bottom of the First: Keith Meyer swings at the first pitch and pops out to left. Juan Nunez tries to bunt his way on, but is out, 2-3! Leo Toruno takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Nestor Gonzalez flies out to very deep center! Bottom of the Second: Rafael Jimenez bloops a hit to center. With 1 out, Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Hector Ramirez lines out to right and Jimenez tags up and moves to 3rd. Which brings P Charlie Foltz up with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He lines a hit to left and Jimenez scores... 1 to 0, Mules. Kieth Meyer clears the bases with a double to right center... 3 to 0, Mules. Top of the Third: P Charlie Foltz strikes out the side in order.... Bottom of the Third: Leo Toruno triples to right... With the infield in, Nestor Gonzalez grounds out to 2nd and the runner holds. Rafael Jimenez doubles to left and Toruno scores... 4 to 0, Mules. With 2 outs, Marty Eades doubles to right and Jimenez scores... 5 to 0, Mules. Hector Ramirez grounds a hit up the middle, which brings up P Charlie Foltz again with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position.... He strikes out on 3 pitches!!!!! Top of the Fourth: Cal Doty and Garret Bender lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs. Tony Becerra flies out to the warning track in center and Doty trots home. 5 to 1, Mules. The next two make outs. Bottom of the Fourth: Keith Meyer doubles to center, already their fifth extra base hit... The Bullpen is up. Juan Nunez grounds a hit to left. Leo Toruno grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Meyer scores and Nunez goes to 2nd. 6 to 1, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Barry Finney (26-R). Junior Danielson (30-R) is in to play short in a double switch and Leander Gooding moves to 2nd. With 2 outs, Rafael Jimenez grounds a hit to left. Steve Gress swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to left! Top of the Fifth: With 1 out, Junior Danielson draws a walk and steals 2nd. Why we are stealing, down 5 runs, is a mystery.... Leander Gooding takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Mike Volkman grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and Danielson goes to 3rd. P Charlie Foltz balks in a run! 6 to 2, Mules. Top of the Sixth: Garrett Bender grounds a hit to left. Tony Becerra hits one 450 ft. to right center!! 6 to 4, Mules. Bottom of the Sixth: New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (26-R). Keith Meyer walks on 4 pitches. Juan Nunez lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... A passed ball moves the runners up... The Bullpen is back up... We walk Leo Toruno intentionally to load the bases up with no outs... Utter stupidity... Can anyone else smell a Grand Slam? Nestor Gonzalez grounds into a force at home, 3-2. Rafael Jimenez doubles to center and 2 runs score... 8 to 4, Mules. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (29-R). Steve Gress hits a home run to right... 11 to 4, Mules. Pia! A train ticket, if you please! Top of the Eighth: With 1 out, Garrett Bender doubles to right and goes to 3rd on a wild pitch. Tony Becerra flies out to deep left and Bender tags up and scores. 11 to 5, Mules. Lost - 11 to 5 We won the very first game we played against the Mules, 7 to 2, but that was with Victor Espinoza (36-R) pitching. Since then, they have scored 82 runs in 8 games against us.... We had 8 hits and made no errors Memphis had 15 hits and made no errors Mackie Reed (L 6-10) went 3.1 innings, allowed 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. In 3 starts against the Mules, he has given up 32 hits in 11 innings for a 19.64 ERA.... RHP Barry Finney went 1.2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace got 1 out, allowed 4 runs, 2 hits and 2 walks (1 INT). RHP Justin Reddick went 1.2 innings, allows 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk. LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Charlie Foltz (W 13-5) went 7.2 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 6. He threw a WP and balked. 129 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. SS/2B Leander Gooding had a hit and a walk and stole a base. C Garrett Bender had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs. 1B Tony Becerra hit his 13th home run of the season and had 4 RBI. PH/CF Frank Wendell had a hit. For Memphis, LF Rafael Jimenez went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI. CF Steve Gress hit his 8th home run and had 3 RBI. Last edited by Questdog; 08-13-2020 at 03:11 PM.