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Old 10-07-2020, 09:32 PM   #597
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Sunday, July 6, 2003

Orlando Juice (37-44 .457 13.5 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (36-44 .450 14 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Antonio Perez (28-L) (3-4 2.35 ERA 53.2 IP, 49 H, 5 HR, 12 BB, 32 SO) vs.
JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (2-1 4.54 ERA 41.2 IP, 40 H, 7 HR, 23 BB, 25 SO) Rookie

We have not faced Perez yet this season. He was 8-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 189.1 IP last year. He is 3-0 in 6 starts against us in his career with a 4.85 ERA. 39 IP, 42 H, 5 HR, 13 BB, 28 SO.

Buchalter gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .307-339-0-29-.691-34 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .256-289-2-24-.638-6 A) All-Star
3: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .302-311-11-51-.835-13 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .257-261-8-40-.729-7 B)
5: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .287-223-13-39-.864-0 C+)
6: 2B Tom Howard (27-R .290-283-8-26-.820-14 B+) Strained rib cage muscle
7: CF Pete Thompson (23-L .250-160-6-24-.738-4 B) Rookie
8: C Mike Day (32-S .255-145-5-21-.727-0 C+)
9: P Antonio Perez (28-S .158-19-0-0-.316-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .221-208-4-25-.601-21 B+)
2: C Don Kern (26-R .210-81-4-13-.704-2 B) Rookie
3: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .290-69-1-4-.723-0 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .290-279-12-49-.843-2 C)
5: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .285-291-5-38-.788-9 B+)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .250-200-3-34-.681-1 C+)
7: LF Cal Doty (26-L .278-291-2-23-.701-18 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .238-84-1-8-.611-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R .267-15-0-1-.579-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,732

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson pops out to 1st. Danny Hutchinson flies out to deep center. Gil Weaver hits a home run to right center... 1 to 0, Juice. Ricky Perez flies out to deep left.

Bottom of the First:
Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Don Kern grounds out slowly to short and Daw goes to 2nd. Daw gets caught trying to steal 3rd.... Dave Thompson grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Second:
Herman Chance and Tom Howard lead off with back to back walks... Pete Thompson grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Chance goes to 3rd. Mike Day strikes out looking! P Antonio Perez pops out to left!

Top of the Third:
Ernie Patterson takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and gets bunted to 2nd. Gil Weaver grounds a hit up the middle and Patterson heads home, but Gary McKellar throws him out! Ricky Perez swings at a 3-2 pitch and triples off the wall in left center and Weaver scores... 2 to 0, Juice.

Meanwhile, we go 9 up, 9 down....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Bart Daw and Don Kern lead off with back to back hits. We pull off a double steal! Dave Thompson strikes out....Marty Eades pops out to center and the runners hold... Why am I torturing myself thus? Vegetable marrows never would give me stress.... Ray McDonald grounds out to short...

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Herman Chance hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Juice.

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 2 outs, Ray McDonald pokes a hit to right center. Ed Diskin grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and McDonald scores! 3 to 1, Juice.

Top of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (28-R). Ernie Patterson gets beaned... The Bullpen hops up. With 1 out, Gil Weaver grounds a hit to right and Patterson beats the throw to 3rd. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Ricky Perez strikes out! Herman Chance draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. A wild pitch scores Patterson... 4 to 1, Juice. Tom Howard lines a hit to left and both runners score.... Cal Doty's throw is to the backstop and Howard goes to 2nd on the error... 6 to 1, Juice. The Bullpen gets back up. Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Mike Day lines a hit to right and Howard scores... 7 to 1, Juice.

Lost - 7 to 1

We had 4 whole hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 11 hits and made 1 error

Dave Buchalter (L 2-2) went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 home runs, 3 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits and 1 HBP.
LHP Bill Grant got 1 out, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. He threw a WP.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1.1 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits.

Antonio Perez (W 4-4) went 6.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 4 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3.

SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk and stole a base. 2B Ed Diskin hit a double, drew a walk and had our only RBI.

For Orlando, RF Gil Weaver had 4 hits (as many as our whole team) with his 12th home run of the season and scored 3 runs (2 more than our whole team).
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