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Sunday, July 13, 2003

RP Johnny Groom (25-R) and RP Roger Wallace (28-R) were both sent to Daytona (A). RP Mike Moore (25-R) and P Jose Azamar (25-R) were called up.

Ottawa Otters (47-40 .540 7 GB in 3rd place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (38-47 .447 14.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

OTT: Bill Cortright (35-R) (8-5 2.90 ERA 102.1 IP, 84 H, 9 HR, 27 BB, 70 SO) vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (4-6 3.01 ERA 71.2 IP, 61 H, 3 HR, 23 BB, 45 SO)

Cortright was 9-10 with a 3.30 ERA in 191 IP last year. He is 2-1 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 2.10 ERA. 30 IP, 28 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 18 SO.

Gilchrist has lost 3 starts in a row. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out, but we were shut out.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
OTTAWA
1: 3B Wes Fitzgibbons (27-R .332-250-1-23-.803-16 A) All-Star(01)
2: 1B Wilson Partida (26-R .245-106-2-12-.707-6 B) Rookie
3: RF Ed Yeager (28-L .272-302-7-40-.695-1 C+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: LF Tom Beyke (35-R .162-105-4-11-.606-1 B)
5: C Joe Tomlinson (28-R .201-259-9-35-.625-1 C)
6: 2B Tom Van Diest (29-R .229-288-8-31-.714-15 B+)
7: SS Dave Behm (26-R .197-294-5-28-.548-9 A)
8: CF Bob McCord (34-R .190-100-2-11-.560-0 C+)
9: P Bill Cortright (35-R .206-34-0-1-.441-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .273-311-2-24-.683-18 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .249-197-1-11-.606-4 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .279-308-5-40-.772-10 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .286-294-13-52-.833-2 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .229-253-8-20-.689-14 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .244-209-3-36-.668-1 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .222-225-4-25-.599-23 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .191-94-4-13-.638-3 B) Rookie
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .167-24-0-2-.327-0 C+)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 84 F, Clear Skies, with an 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,727

Top of the First:
Wes Fitzgibbons flies out to deep center. Wilson Partida strikes out looking! Ed Yeager hits a home run to right center.... 1 to 0, Otters. His 8th home run of the season and 3 are against us.... Tom Beyke strikes out.

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty lines one to the left side, but 3B Wes Fitzgibbons makes an amazing diving catch.... Danny Stewart lines one hard to deep center, but Bob McCord goes horizontal and snags it.... Ray McDonald grounds out to 1st, 3-1....

Bottom of the Fourth:
Ray McDonald doubles to right center. Marty Eades walks on 4 pitches. Jack Washburn, with all that power in his bat, bunts the runners up.... Ed Diskin flies out to right and McDonald tags up and scores. Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Wes Fitzgibbons grounds the Otters' second hit of the game to right. With 2 outs, Ed Yeager hits his second home run of the game to left... 3 to 1, Otters. 3 hits, 3 runs.... 9 home runs now for Yeager and 4 against us in 8 games... Tom Beyke lines a hit to left... The Bullpen gets up. Joe Tomlinson swings at the first pitch and doubles to center and Beyke scores... 4 to 1, Otters. Tom Van Diest gets beaned.... Call to the Bullpen: Mike Moore (25-R), making his MLB debut. He was 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in 26 IP for Daytona (A). Dave Behm lines out hard to left!

Bottom of the Sixth:

With 1 out, Ray McDonald draws a walk and steals 2nd. Marty Eades lines a hit to center and McDonald beats the throw home! 4 to 2, Otters. The next two make outs.

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Dave Nini (25-L), after a scoreless 8th. Dave Behm hits a monster home run to straight away center.... 519 ft. 5 to 2, Otters. Bob McCord grounds a hit to right. P Nini has to take his lumps as there is no one even remotely fresh enough to pitch in the Pen.... With 1 out, Wes Fitzgibbons lines an 0-2 pitch to left center for a hit. With 2 outs, Ed Yeager grounds a hit to right and McCord scores... 6 to 2, Otters.

Lost - 6 to 2

We finish the season series with Ottawa, 4-4.
Better than the 3-5 of last year and the 0-8 of 2001!

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Ottawa had 9 hits and made 1 error

Dale Gilchrist (L 4-7) went 5.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 home runs, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4.
RHP Mike Moore, in his MLB debut, faced 4 batters and got them all out!
LHP Dave Nini went 2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 4. 52 pitches.

Bill Cortright (W 9-5) went 8 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.

LF Cal Doty had 2 hits with a double. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, drew a walk, stole a base and scored 2 runs. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk and an RBI.

For Ottawa, RF Ed Yeager had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk and 4 RBI.

The All-Star rosters were announced today and the Jays are sending 3 players, the same as last season and two of the same players we sent last year: P Jim Baucom and RP Bill Grant are repeating their trips of a year ago. The 3rd player sent last year was RF Glen Lewis, who is going again this year, but as a 1st baseman for Rochester. Old friend P Victor Espinoza was also named to the team, but he is hurt and will not participate. The first timer going for the Jays this season is 3B Marty Eades! None of the Jays were voted in as starters.
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