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Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (42-49 .462 12.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Providence Steamrollers (43-49 .467 13.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (1-1 4.50 ERA 24 IP, 24 H, 5 HR, 12 BB, 7 SO) Rookie vs.
PROV: Larry Bowling (25-R) (8-5 3.27 ERA 124 IP, 124 H, 7 HR, 34 BB, 90 SO)

Marsh allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, 2 home runs and 2 walks with no strikeouts in 4 innings last time out in a no decision that we won. P Danny Coreano is ready to come back, so either Marsh or P Dave Buchalter will head back to Daytona (A) after this game.

Bowling is their #1 starter. We faced him in May and scored 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 5.1 innings in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Leander Gooding (32-R .288-66-0-4-.671-7 B)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .278-335-3-29-.698-20 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .290-331-6-43-.797-13 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .295-315-14-60-.857-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .221-272-8-21-.658-16 B)
6: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .236-212-1-13-.585-4 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .237-245-7-30-.659-25 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .186-102-4-13-.631-4 B) Rookie
9: P Mike Marsh (22-R .333-6-0-0-.667-0 B+) Rookie

PROVIDENCE
1: CF Jimmy Reed (25-R .312-253-9-39-.863-11 C+) All-Star
2: SS T.R. Hunter (26-R .299-335-4-31-.729-8 B+) All-Star(2: 02-03)
3: RF Billy Brown (28-R ..307-231-12-38-.880-0 D-) All-Star(2:02-03) Bruised finger
4: 1B Gus Milam (35-R .250-316-15-51-.769-0 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02) Quadriceps strain
5: 3B Israel Villegas (33-R .198-207-9-26-.685-1 C+) All-Star(02)
6: C Doug Bowers (28-R .233-279-5-24-.645-0 C)
7: LF Juan Duarte (24-R .284-225-0-19-.695-5 B) Silver Slugger(CF-02) Blurred vision
8: 2B Ken Yockey (23-R .333-108-0-17-.845-1 A+)
9: P Larry Bowling (25-R .268-41-0-2-.578-0 C)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Providence Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 9,378

Top of the First:
Leander Gooding grounds one to 3rd, but Israel Villegas throws it away for a 2 base error! Cal Doty walks in 4 pitches. Ray McDonald lines out to left. Marty Eades lines a hit to center and Gooding heads home, but gets thrown out by Jimmy Reed... Jack Washburn grounds out to short...

Bottom of the First:
Jimmy Reed pops out to left. T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Billy Brown doubles off the wall in center and Hunter scores... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. Gus Milam flies out to right. Israel Villegas walks on 4 pitches... Doug Bowers doubles to right and Brown scored and Villegas heads home, but he is out, 9-4-2! 14 assists for RF Ray McDonald! Villegas is hurt... 2 to 0, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Third:
Billy Brown walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Doug Bowers takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... 5 walks for P Mike Marsh. Pia! A train ticket! Juan Duarte swings at the first pitch and clears the bases with a double to left... 4 to 0, Steamrollers. Call to the Bullpen: Jose Azamar (25-R). Dave Thompson (27-R) is in to play 1st in a double switch. Ken Yockey lines a hit to right and Duarte scores... 5 to 0, Steamrollers. P Larry Bowling lines a hit to right... Jimmy Reed swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Yockey scores... 6 to 0, Steamrollers. Pia! Two tickets! P Azamar needs to take his lumps...

Top of the Fourth:
Danny Stewart and Bart Daw lead off with back to back hits. We now have 6 hits and no runs.... Don Kern, of course, grounds into a 6-4-3 double play and Stewart goes to 3rd.... Dave Thompson lines a hit to right and Stewart scores. 6 to 1, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Gus Milam hits a home run to left... 7 to 1, Steamrollers. 3B Andy Povich (27-L) lines a double to right.... Doug Bowers grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades makes a bad throw for an error... Juan Duarte gets beaned to load the bases up with 1 out... Ken Yockey beats out an infield hit and a run scores... 8 to 1, Steamrollers. P Larry Bowling lines out to left and Bowers tags up and beats the throw home... 9 to 1, Steamrollers. Cal Doty is hurt... He needs to just quit making throws altogether... He either throws it to the backstop or hurts himself.... Dennis Brown (29-L) goes in to play right and Ray McDonald moves to left. Jimmy Reed grounds out to 3rd.

Bottom of the Fifth:
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (29-R). T.R. Hunter doubles to left center... But the next three make outs.

Top of the Eighth:
Ray McDonald grounds one to 3rd, but 2-time Gold Glover Andy Povich makes a bad throw for an error. Marty Eades plunks one and grounds into a force at 2nd, 2-4. PH Ed Diskin (39-R) grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Danny Stewart grounds a hit to left. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit t load the bases up with 2 outs. Don Kern pokes a hit to center and 2 runs score!! 9 to 3, Steamrollers.

Top of the Ninth:
P Larry Bowling is at 107 pitches. Leander Gooding and Dennis Brown lead off with back to back hits. Ray McDonald doubles off the wall in left and Gooding scores! 9 to 4, Steamrollers. 4 more doubles and we tie the game! Marty Eades, now playing 1st base, doubles to left and both runners score!! 9 to 6, Steamrollers. Only 3 more doubles needed! That does it for P Bowling. New Pitcher: Jim Gibson (31-R), their closer, who is 1-7 with 16 SV and a 4.34 ERA. 3B Ed Diskin plunks one and C Doug Bowers throws the ball away for a 2 base error and Eades scores! As good as a double! Only 2 more, fellas! Danny Stewart grounds out to short... Bart Daw strikes out... Don Kern takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. PH Bert Swope (31-S) (I know;'tis very sad to be down to him in the pecking order...), takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three....

Lost - 9 to 7

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Providence had 12 hits and made 3 errors

Mike Marsh (L 1-2) went 2.2 innings, allowed 5 runs, 4 hits, 5 walks and struck out no one. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Jose Azamar went 1.1 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 6 hits, 1 home run and 1 HBP.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Larry Bowling (W 9-5) went 8+ innings, gave us 7 runs (4 earned), 16 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 4.
Jim Gibson (SV 17) pitched a scoreless inning, gave us 1 walk and struck out 2.

2B Leander Gooding had 2 hits and scored a run. RF/LF Ray McDonald his 2 doubles, scored a run and had an RBI and another outfield assist. 1B/1B Marty Eades had 3 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch, scored a run and had 2 RBI. CF Danny Stewart had 3 hits and scores 2 runs. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits. C Don Kern had a hit and a walk and 2 RBI.

For Providence, 2B Ken Yockey had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

The Steamrollers announced that 3B Israel Villegas had a hip flexor strain that should bother him for 5 or 6 days.

Trudy's report on Cal Doty is another finger blister... Big whoop! She says it should be fine in a few days. What a wuss!