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Old 08-30-2020, 01:50 PM   #322
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Friday, May 24, 2002

Today is Barry Finney's 27th birthday!

Another left going against us, so we have to wait for the first Major League start of 1B Jack Washburn (20-L). Hopefully, we can get him in the game today.

Jacksonville Jays (18-29 .383 11 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Buffalo Bombers (24-23 .511 3 GB tied for 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Ernesto Noyola (22-R) (2-1 5.55 ERA 24.1 IP, 33 H, 5 HR, 12 BB, 13 SO) Rookie vs.
BUF: Matt Nielson (32-L) (4-3 4.01 ERA 60.2 IP, 56 H, 6 HR, 20 BB, 30 SO)

Noyola lost his last start with 5 runs allowed on 8 hits, 3 home runs and 1 walk with no strikeouts in 5 innings. It was his first loss of the season, but if he gets hammered today, which is very likely, he will head to Daytona (A) for more seasoning...

Nielson was 12-11 with a 3.42 ERA in 218.2 IP last year. He was 2-0 in 2 starts against us with a 2.40 ERA. 15 IP, 18 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (31-R .243-169-1-14-.601-8 B+)
2: SS Bart Daw (30-R .242-132-1-13-.615-4 A)
3: 1B Ed Diskin (38-R .223-103-1-11-.653-4 C)
4: LF Brian Porter (34-S .282-78-2-10-.849-0 C)
5: C Bert Swope (30-S .269-52-1-5-.762-0 B)
6: CF Rob Worms (29-R .193-140-3-11-.578-12 C) Gold Glove(RF)
7: RF Glen Lewis (21-L .289-149-2-16-.786-9 C) Rookie
8: 3B Charlie Faber (31-R .167-48-0-0-.468-0 B+)
9: P Ernesto Noyola (22-R .286-7-0-0-.571-0 F) Rookie

BUFFALO
1: 2B Dan Faust (32-R .244-176-0-8-.603-6 B)
2: 3B Duane Keepers (26-S .250-132-4-15-.684-6 C+)
3: RF Ivan Moreno (30-L .315-184-15-38-.987-1 C)
4: LF Mickey Lynn (29-L .201-174-10-26-.684-1 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star
5: 1B Frank Cohen (26-R .314-172-10-24-.949-2 C+) All-Star
6: CF Tom Hamm (32-R .308-182-3-20-.789-11 C+) All-Star
7: SS Dave Lloyd (29-R .257-105-3-19-.722-0 C+) All-Star
8: C Dick Lyles (35-R .256-78-2-11-.777-0 C)
9: P Matt Nielson (32-L .143-21-0-3-.420-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Weather: 57 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 12 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 11,613

That wind carries a whiff of the doom of Ernesto Noyola....

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding flies out to deep center. Bart Daw strikes out... Ed Diskin swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Dan Faust pops out to 2nd. Duane Keepers flies out to right. Ivan Moreno grounds out to 3rd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Bert Swope hits a home run to center! 1 to 0, Jays! With 2 outs, Glen Lewis hits a home run to right! 2 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Second:

Mickey Lynn takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Frank Cohen grounds one to 3rd, but Charlie Faber boots it... Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... Dave Lloyd grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Lynn scores and Cohen goes to 3rd. 2 to 1, Jays. Dick Lyles flies out to right!

Bottom of the Third:
P Matt Nielson lines a hit to left... Dan Faust bunts into a force at 2nd, 1-6, and then tries to steal, but we have a pitchout on and C Bert Swope throws him out! Duane Keepers triples to right... Ivan Moreno lines a hit to right and Keepers scores... Tie Game: 2 to 2.

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Glen Lewis grounds a hit up the middle. Charlie Faber lines a hit to left. P Ernesto Noyola lines a hit to left and Lewis scores! 3 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Frank Cohen grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Tom Hamm takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... The Bullpen gets up. Dave Lloyd bunts the runners up. We walk Dick Lyles intentionally to load the bases up with 1 out. P Matt Nielson strikes out on 3 pitches. Dan Faust lines a hit to left and 2 runs score.... 4 to 3, Bombers.

Top of the Fifth:
Bart Daw leads off with a walk and steals 2nd. Ed Diskin swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left and Daw heads home..... The throw by Mickey Lynn is to the backstop for an error! Tie Game: 4 to 4! With 2 outs, Rob Worms doubles to left and Diskin scores! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Matt Nielson. New Pitcher: Keith Casebolt (24-L), a rookie with a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 IP with 7 BB. Glen Lewis lines one right to CF Tom Hamm, but it hits off the heel of his glove for a 2 base error and Worms scores! 6 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Fifth:
Ivan Moreno leads off with a home run to right center... 6 to 5, Jays. The Bullpen gets up... With 1 out, Frank Cohen grounds a hit to left. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd and a ground ball out sends him to 3rd. Dave Lloyd gets utterly fooled on a 1-1 pitch but pops it just over the 2nd baseman for a hit and Cohen scores... Tie Game: 6 to 6. Pia! A train ticket!

Top of the Sixth:

Leander Gooding walks and Bart Daw bunts him to 2nd. When runs are flowing as freely as they are today, why the heck are we bunting? With 2 outs, Brian Porter lines a hit to left center and Gooding scores! 7 to 6, Jays! It is the sixth straight half inning that a team has scored...

In the bottom of the Sixth, we hold them scoreless!

Top of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Dale Kumpf (31-R), with a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 IP. With 1 out, Glen Lewis swings at the first pitch and hits a double to left. PH Jack Washburn (20-L) is sent up to make his Major League debut. He swings at a 2-1 pitch and hits it 460 ft. to dead center for a home run!! 9 to 6, Jays! Washburn will stay in the game to play 1st and Ed Diskin will move to 3rd.

Top of the Eighth:
With 2 outs, Brian Porter hits a home run to right center! 10 to 6, Jays. Fifth straight inning that we have scored!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Terry Lies (23-R), a rookie with a 1.93 ERA in 28 IP. He was my top coveted reliever in this year's B Leagues draft. Rob Worms hits a home run to left! 11 to 6, Jays!

Won - 11 to 6

We set a new team record with 5 home runs!
The old record was 3 and we only did that twice.
We tied our season high in runs!

We had 12 hits and made 2 errors
Buffalo had 12 hits and made 4 errors

Ernesto Noyola went 4.2 innings, allowed 6 runs (5 earned), 8 hits, 1 home run, 4 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.
RHP Tug Jackson (W 3-0) went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 1 walk.
RHP Jim Kenzy (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

Matt Nielson went 4.2 innings, gave us 6 runs (5 earned), 7 hits, 2 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3.
LHP Keith Casebolt (L 0-1) went 1.1 innings, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

1B/3B Ed Diskin had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. LF/3B Brian Porter had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 2 RBI. C Bert Swope hit his 2nd home run. CF/RF Rob Worms hit a double and his 4th home run, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Glen Lewis had 3 hits with a double and his 3rd home run and scored 3 runs. 3B Charlie Faber went 1 for 2 with a walk. PH/1B Jack Washburn, in his Major League debut hit a home run in his first Major League at bat and had 2 RBI.

For Buffalo, RF Ivan Moreno had 3 hits with his League leading 16th home run and 2 RBI. 1B Frank Cohen had 3 hits with a double and scored 2 runs.

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