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Questdog · 10-07-2020, 10:49 AM

Wednesday, July 2, 2003

We are in Richmond to play a short 2 game set against the defending MLB champions. The Robins just won a pair of games in New Orleans. We are 2-2 against them on the season and this is our first visit to Virginia this year. They are 12th in scoring with 3.75 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.70). The Robins are last in the League in HR (21) and we are 12th (46). They lead the League in BA (.266) and we are 13th (.243). They are 1st in fewest runs allowed with 2.68 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.25). They have allowed the fewest HR (35) and we have allowed the 2nd most (67). Their run differential is +81, the best in the MLB, and ours is -42, up to 4th worst!

Jacksonville Jays (35-41 .461 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Richmond Robins (46-30 .605 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (1-0 3.86 ERA 7 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO) Rookie vs.
RICH: Billy Warner (24-R) (8-4 2.63 ERA 119.2 IP, 89 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 86 SO)

This will be Marsh's 2nd career start. He beat the 2001 MLB champs in his debut; can he beat the 2002 champs in his 2nd start?

Warner is their #1 starter, acquired in a trade over the Winter from Birmingham for an outfielder that cannot play defense. He is 1-1 against us in 2 starts this year with a 3 hit shutout. 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .289-280-5-38-.796-9 A)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .205-73-3-10-.671-2 B) Rookie
3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .278-97-5-14-.816-1 C)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .284-264-12-49-.840-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .227-229-8-19-.694-13 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .255-188-3-33-.700-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .227-194-4-23-.619-19 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .250-80-1-8-.632-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (22-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B+) Rookie

RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .317-303-0-21-.757-9 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (24-S .308-208-0-29-.753-23 B)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .269-264-4-36-.683-5 A) All-Star(01)
4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .300-213-4-31-.801-2 C+) All-Star
5: 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L .213-174-2-22-.636-5 B+)
6: RF Bob Cline (25-R .255-212-0-14-.627-7 B)
7: 1B Brian Bowden (26-R .255-220-2-26-.638-13 A++) Gold Glove(SS)
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .190-200-0-13-.509-1 C)
9: P Billy Warner (24-R .135-37-0-1-.297-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium
Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left
Attendance: 14,048

Top of the First:
Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Don Kern flies out to deep center. Dennis Brown pops out to right.... It is going to be a long day....

Bottom of the First:
Jose Vazquez grounds out to short. Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Ray Holloway grounds out to 3rd. Andres Borges lines out to 1st!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Holloway throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Washburn steals 3rd! Ed Diskin flies out to right and Washburn tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays. C Larry Slattery is hurt. New Catcher: Sandy Sanchez (26-S). 1 run on no hits!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, P Billy Warner grounds one to 2nd, but Ed Diskin makes a bad throw for and error... Only his second of the season at 2nd base. Jose Vazquez lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway walks on 4 pitches... A wild pitch scores P Warner.... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Andres Borges swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Marty Eades gets beaned. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and Eades goes to 3rd. Now, Washburn is batting ahead of Ed Diskin so that if he is on 1st with less that 2 outs, he can steal to keep Diskin from grounding into a double play, as Diskin is wont to do. But Washburn does not attempt a steal and Ed Diskin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Ray Montgomery walks on 4 pitches... Bob Cline grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Brian Bowden draws a walk... Sandy Sanchez, who was batting .151 coming into this game, lines a 3-2 pitch to left and Cline scores and Bowden goes to 3rd... 2 to 1, Robins. P Bill Warner, a .135 hitter coming into the game today, swings away and grounds a hit up the middle and and Bowden scores... 3 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up. Jose Vazquez, a .317 hitter coming into the game today, lines out to short and we double Sanchez off at 2nd!!

Top of the Fifth:
Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Sip Dunkin throws it away for a 2 base error! But the next three make outs...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Andres Borges does the same... That is the 5th walk issued by P Mike Marsh.... The Bullpen is up. Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right center and Holloway scores... 4 to 1, Robins. They try to pull off a double steal, but C Don Kern throws Borges out at 3rd! Bob Cline grounds out to the pitcher!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). Cal Doty (26-L) stays in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to center. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway strikes out, but reaches 1st on a wild pitch.... Andres Borges draws a walk.... Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right and Holloway scores... 5 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up... Bob Cline clears the bases with a double to left... 7 to 1, Robins. 3 runs AFTER we get a strikeout with 2 outs and the bases empty...

Bottom of the Eighth:
Sandy Sanchez grounds one to 2nd and Ed Diskin throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... 1 error all season and 2 today... The Bullpen is back up. P Billy Warner bunts the runner to 3rd. Jose Vazquez flies out to left and the runner holds. Skip Dunkin grounds out to short.

Lost - 7 to 1

We had 2 whole hits (all singles) and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Mike Marsh (L 1-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. He does not look ready for Prime Time, but we will give him one more start.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.

Billy Warner (W 9-4) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

3B Marty Eades had a hit and was hit by a pitch. PH Cal Doty drew a walk. PH Mike Volkman drew a walk.

The Robins announced that C Larry Slattery had a strained rib cage muscle that they expected to bother him for about 3 weeks. They will place him on the DL.

10-07-2020, 10:49 AM	#593
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	Wednesday, July 2, 2003 We are in Richmond to play a short 2 game set against the defending MLB champions. The Robins just won a pair of games in New Orleans. We are 2-2 against them on the season and this is our first visit to Virginia this year. They are 12th in scoring with 3.75 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.70). The Robins are last in the League in HR (21) and we are 12th (46). They lead the League in BA (.266) and we are 13th (.243). They are 1st in fewest runs allowed with 2.68 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.25). They have allowed the fewest HR (35) and we have allowed the 2nd most (67). Their run differential is +81, the best in the MLB, and ours is -42, up to 4th worst! Jacksonville Jays (35-41 .461 11 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at Richmond Robins (46-30 .605 1.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (1-0 3.86 ERA 7 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO) Rookie vs. RICH: Billy Warner (24-R) (8-4 2.63 ERA 119.2 IP, 89 H, 8 HR, 39 BB, 86 SO) This will be Marsh's 2nd career start. He beat the 2001 MLB champs in his debut; can he beat the 2002 champs in his 2nd start? Warner is their #1 starter, acquired in a trade over the Winter from Birmingham for an outfielder that cannot play defense. He is 1-1 against us in 2 starts this year with a 3 hit shutout. 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 SO. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .289-280-5-38-.796-9 A) 2: C Don Kern (26-R .205-73-3-10-.671-2 B) Rookie 3: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .278-97-5-14-.816-1 C) 4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .284-264-12-49-.840-2 C) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .227-229-8-19-.694-13 B) 6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .255-188-3-33-.700-1 C+) 7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .227-194-4-23-.619-19 B+) 8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .250-80-1-8-.632-0 B) 9: P Mike Marsh (22-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B+) Rookie RICHMOND 1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .317-303-0-21-.757-9 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02) 2: SS Skip Dunkin (24-S .308-208-0-29-.753-23 B) 3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .269-264-4-36-.683-5 A) All-Star(01) 4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .300-213-4-31-.801-2 C+) All-Star 5: 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L .213-174-2-22-.636-5 B+) 6: RF Bob Cline (25-R .255-212-0-14-.627-7 B) 7: 1B Brian Bowden (26-R .255-220-2-26-.638-13 A++) Gold Glove(SS) 8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .190-200-0-13-.509-1 C) 9: P Billy Warner (24-R .135-37-0-1-.297-0 C) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Griffith Stadium Weather: 73 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to left Attendance: 14,048 Top of the First: Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and pops out to right. Don Kern flies out to deep center. Dennis Brown pops out to right.... It is going to be a long day.... Bottom of the First: Jose Vazquez grounds out to short. Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Ray Holloway grounds out to 3rd. Andres Borges lines out to 1st! Top of the Second: With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Holloway throws the ball away for a 2 base error! Washburn steals 3rd! Ed Diskin flies out to right and Washburn tags up and scores. 1 to 0, Jays. C Larry Slattery is hurt. New Catcher: Sandy Sanchez (26-S). 1 run on no hits! Bottom of the Third: With 1 out, P Billy Warner grounds one to 2nd, but Ed Diskin makes a bad throw for and error... Only his second of the season at 2nd base. Jose Vazquez lines a hit to right. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway walks on 4 pitches... A wild pitch scores P Warner.... Tie Game: 1 to 1. Andres Borges swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Top of the Fourth: With 1 out, Marty Eades gets beaned. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right and Eades goes to 3rd. Now, Washburn is batting ahead of Ed Diskin so that if he is on 1st with less that 2 outs, he can steal to keep Diskin from grounding into a double play, as Diskin is wont to do. But Washburn does not attempt a steal and Ed Diskin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.... Bottom of the Fourth: Ray Montgomery walks on 4 pitches... Bob Cline grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Brian Bowden draws a walk... Sandy Sanchez, who was batting .151 coming into this game, lines a 3-2 pitch to left and Cline scores and Bowden goes to 3rd... 2 to 1, Robins. P Bill Warner, a .135 hitter coming into the game today, swings away and grounds a hit up the middle and and Bowden scores... 3 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up. Jose Vazquez, a .317 hitter coming into the game today, lines out to short and we double Sanchez off at 2nd!! Top of the Fifth: Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Sip Dunkin throws it away for a 2 base error! But the next three make outs... Bottom of the Fifth: With 1 out, Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Andres Borges does the same... That is the 5th walk issued by P Mike Marsh.... The Bullpen is up. Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right center and Holloway scores... 4 to 1, Robins. They try to pull off a double steal, but C Don Kern throws Borges out at 3rd! Bob Cline grounds out to the pitcher! Bottom of the Seventh: New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (28-R). Cal Doty (26-L) stays in to play left and Ray McDonald moves to center. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway strikes out, but reaches 1st on a wild pitch.... Andres Borges draws a walk.... Ray Montgomery lines a hit to right and Holloway scores... 5 to 1, Robins. The Bullpen gets up... Bob Cline clears the bases with a double to left... 7 to 1, Robins. 3 runs AFTER we get a strikeout with 2 outs and the bases empty... Bottom of the Eighth: Sandy Sanchez grounds one to 2nd and Ed Diskin throws the ball away for a 2 base error.... 1 error all season and 2 today... The Bullpen is back up. P Billy Warner bunts the runner to 3rd. Jose Vazquez flies out to left and the runner holds. Skip Dunkin grounds out to short. Lost - 7 to 1 We had 2 whole hits (all singles) and made 2 errors Richmond had 7 hits and made 2 errors Mike Marsh (L 1-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, 5 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit. He does not look ready for Prime Time, but we will give him one more start. RHP Roger Wallace went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP. Billy Warner (W 9-4) went 9 innings (CG), gave us 1 unearned run, 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. 115 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and was hit by a pitch. PH Cal Doty drew a walk. PH Mike Volkman drew a walk. The Robins announced that C Larry Slattery had a strained rib cage muscle that they expected to bother him for about 3 weeks. They will place him on the DL. Last edited by Questdog; 10-07-2020 at 05:36 PM.