June 10, 2002
Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Rafael Jimenez, LF, Memphis (28-L .320/.371/.558) Had 9 hits (13 AB), 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 3 R and 6 RBI in 4 G (3 GS)
(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)
June 7 - Indianapolis lost All-Star/Gold Glove 1B Bill Jacobson (24-R) for 3 to 4 weeks with a separated shoulder. He was hitting .320 with 8 HR and 42 RBI in 225 AB with an .848 OPS.
June 7 - Bruce Conway (31-L) of Louisville pitched 9 shutout innings of 1 hit ball at home versus Rochester, but that was not enough to get a win because Steve Weston (26-L) held the Colonels scoreless through 9 innings on 2 hits. Conway gave way to Steve Dockery (25-R), who set the Roosters down in order in the 10th. Weston kept pitching, but with 2 outs, 2B Ron Lerche (23-R) hit a home run to end the game and give the Colonels a 1 to 0 win.
June 7 - Orlando was pummeled in more ways than one by Providence when they lost at home to the Steamrollers, 12 to 7. Their #1 starter, Clark Davis (24-R) hurt his elbow and will miss a month and their #1 hitter, All-Star Gil Weaver (24-L) will miss 3 to 4 weeks with a muscle pull. Weaver was 4 for 4 with a home run in the game.
June 8 - Rookie Larry King (26-L) of New Orleans, in his Major League debut, pitched a 10 inning, 1 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo, the top scoring team in the League. He walked 3 and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit. The Pelicans won, 1 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves. CF Victor Ocasio (26-R) led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run to win the game.
June 9 - Victor Espinoza (37-R) of New Orleans pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Buffalo. He did not walk a batter and struck out 8. It is his 3rd shutout of the season, tying him for the League lead. He is now 9-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 14 starts for a last place team. The Pelicans won, 1 to 0.