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Friday, July 25, 2003

We are back home to play the defending MLB champion Richmond Robins a 3 game series over the weekend. They just lost 3 of 4 in Hartford and ended a 5 game losing streak yesterday with an extra-inning win. We are 2-4 against them on the season and split a pair of games the last time they visited, May 19-20. They are 14th in scoring with 3.65 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.63). They are last in the MLB with only 27 HR. The 2nd worst team has 45. We have 55 and are 13th. The Robins are 1st in fewest runs allowed with 2.80 per game (Jacksonville is #10 with 4.19). Their run differential is +81, the best in the League, and ours is -53, still 4th worst.

Richmond Robins (55-40 .579 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (42-52 .447 13.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Leroy Chandler (34-R) (8-9 2.31 ERA 132.1 IP, 111 H, 7 HR, 35 BB, 77 SO) All-Star vs.
JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (4-7 3.02 ERA 83.1 IP, 71 H, 5 HR, 28 BB, 52 SO)

Chandler was 15-9 with a 3.72 ERA in 229.2 IP last year. This is the first time we have faced him this season. He is 3-2 in 5 starts against us in his career with a shutout and a 3.34 ERA. 35 IP, 34 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 22 SO.

Gilchrist is 0-4 in his last 5 starts. Last time out, he allowed 4 unearned run on 5 hits, and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .313-371-1-26-.755-11 B+) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove (2: 01-02)
2: 1B Vince Depew (23-L .303-155-3-17-.752-11 C+)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .261-329-5-42-.683-7 A) All-Star(01)
4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .270-263-4-35-.733-2 C+) All-Star(2: 02-03)
5: RF Andy Schaeffer (39-R .253-83-2-12-.703-0 C+)
6: 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L .249-217-4-30-.730-5 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (26-R .239-276-2-29-.603-14 A+) Gold Glove(02) Strained oblique
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .190-205-0-13-.507-1 C)
9: P Leroy Chandler (34-L .317-41-0-5-.659-0 C) All-Star

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .276-344-3-29-.694-20 B+) Finger blister
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .244-221-1-13-.597-4 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .292-343-6-44-.800-14 B+)
4: 3B Ed Diskin (39-R .236-216-3-37-.647-1 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .215-279-8-21-.642-16 B)
6: SS Bart Daw (31-R .244-258-7-30-.664-26 B+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .182-121-0-4-.509-5 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .172-151-0-11-.474-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .179-28-0-4-.351-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with a 5 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 6,940

Top of the First:
Jose Vazquez grounds out to 3rd. Vince Depew swings at the first pitch and bloops a hit to left... Ray Holloway strikes out! Andres Borges grounds out to 3rd!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty flies out to deep center. Danny Stewart grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Holloway throws that ball away for a 2 base error! Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit. Ed Diskin lines an 0-2 pitch to left for a hit and Stewart scores and McDonald beats the throw to 3rd! 1 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn flies out to deep center and McDonald trots home. 2 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw strikes out.

Bottom of the Third:
Ray McDonald and Ed Diskin lead off with back to back hits and we have runners at the corners with no outs! Jack Washburn grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and McDonald scores. 3 to 0, Jays! Bart Daw grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Charlie Faber lines a hit to right center and Daw goes to 3rd. Bert Swope beats out an infield hit and Daw scores! 4 to 0, Jays!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd! Danny Stewart walks on 4 pitches. Ray McDonald lines out to the pitcher and they double Stewart off at 1st...

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 1 out, Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Gold Glover Brian Bowden boots it! Daw steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Larry Slattery throws the ball away! With the infield in, Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short, Bowden make a great stop. Bert Swope grounds one to 2nd, but Ray Holloway boots it for the third error of the inning and Daw scores! 5 to 0, Jays! P Dale Gilchrist grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and Swope scores from 1st! 6 to 0, Jays! Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and P Gilchrist scores! 7 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
Andy Schaeffer leads off with a home run to right center... 7 to 1, Jays.

Won - 7 to 1

We had 14 hits and made no errors
Richmond had 8 hits and made 5 errors

The 5 errors sets a record for a Jay opponent in a 9 inning game
It ties the 5 made by Rochester in 11 innings on April 8, 2001, in the first win ever for the Jays!

Dale Gilchrist (W 5-7) went 9 innings (CG), allowed 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. 113 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double (the only XBH of the Jays), scored a run and had an RBI.

Leroy Chandler (L 8-10) went 4.2 innings, gave us 7 runs (2 earned), 10 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.

LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and had an RBI. CF Danny Stewart drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. 3B Ed Diskin had 2 hits and an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and 2 RBI, though neither RBI came off a hit. SS Bart Daw had no hits or walks, but stole a base and scored 2 runs. 2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits. C Bert Swope had a hit and a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. That's everyone who played in the game getting a mention!