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Questdog · 10-10-2020, 05:54 PM

Sunday, July 27, 2003

Richmond Robins (55-42 .567 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (44-52 .458 11.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Greg Sinclair (25-R) (4-5 3.25 ERA 74.2 IP, 64 H, 6 HR, 27 BB, 42 SO) vs.
JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (3-2 4.36 ERA 53.2 IP, 51 H, 10 HR, 28 BB, 31 SO) Rookie

Sinclair missed the 1st 2 months of the season because of a torn rotator cuff suffered last August. We have not faced him this season. He was 8-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 21 starts and 143.1 IP last year. He is 4-1 in 5 starts against us in his career with a 3.34 ERA. 35 IP, 36 H, 0 HR, 16 BB, 15 SO.

Buchalter gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5.1 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .307-378-1-26-.743-11 B+) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove (2: 01-02)
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (24-S .306-278-0-34-.732-31 A)
3: LF Dave Brooks (25-L .293-123-3-12-.811-10 D+) Rookie
4: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .255-337-5-42-.668-7 A) All-Star(01)
5: 1B Ray Montgomery (33-L .251-223-4-30-.736-5 B+)
6: RF Bob Cline (25-R .238-265-2-23-.611-8 B)
7: SS Brian Bowden (26-R .240-283-2-29-.604-14 A+) Gold Glove(02) Strained oblique
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .188-213-0-13-.503-1 C)
9: P Greg Sinclair (25-R .182-22-0-0-.432-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .240-263-7-30-.652-27 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .237-228-1-13-.585-4 C+)
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .298-352-7-45-.819-14 A)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .293-331-14-63-.845-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .216-287-8-23-.637-16 B)
6: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .237-228-1-13-.585-4 C+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .200-130-0-6-.534-5 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .173-156-0-12-.489-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R .250-20-0-1-.536-0 C) Rookie

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,006

Top of the First:
Jose Vazquez pops out to left. Skip Dunkin grounds out to 2nd. Dave Brooks lines a hit to right... Ray Holloway flies out to deep right!

Bottom of the First:
Bart Daw fouls out to the catcher... Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit, but comes up lame.... Pinch-runner: Cal Doty (26-L), who will stay in to play left and Ray McDonald will move to center. Doty gets caught stealing... Ray McDonald grounds a hit up the middle. Marty Eades hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays. That is 2 runs in 2 games Doty has cost us by getting caught stealing in the first inning.... But maybe that is our good luck charm to hit home runs! Jack Washburn strikes out... He could use a trip to Daytona (A), maybe....

Top of the Second:
Ray Montgomery beats out an infield hit. Bob Cline bloops a hit to right... Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Third:
P Dave Buchalter doubles to left center! With 2 outs and P Buchalter on 3rd after a ground out, Ray McDonald gets beaned with the first pitch..... But no one seems too angry, but me. Marty Eades strikes out...

Top of the Fourth:
With 2 outs, Ray Montgomery doubles to left center. Bob Cline grounds a hit to left and Montgomery scores.... 2 to 1, Jays.

Top of the Sixth:
Dave Brooks walks... The Bullpen gets up. Ray Holloway grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Ray Montgomery clears the bases with a double high off the screen in right... 3 to 2, Robins. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (29-R). Bob Cline lines a hit to right... Brian Bowden grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Montgomery scores. 4 to 2, Robins. Larry Slattery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right. Dennis Brown pokes a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. PH Mike Volkman (35-L) grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Bert Swope lines out hard to left... PH Ed Diskin (39-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, strikes out...

Bottom of the Eighth:
With 1 out, Dennis Brown lines a hit to right. That does it for P Greg Sinclair. New Pitcher: Loren Brooks (34-R), the reliever who won 14 games last year and is pitching better this year. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings on Friday, but gave us 2 hits and 2 walks. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) flies out to center. Bert Swope swings at a 3-2 pitch and pokes a hit to right and Brown goes to 3rd. Ed Diskin lines a double to left and both runners score!! 6 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Dave Nini (25-L), Gary McKellar is into play center and Ray McDonald moves to right. The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for the Robins. Larry Slattery swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! PH Andy Schaeffer (39-R), who is 2 for 5 with a home run this series, draws a walk... C Bert Swope picks Schaeffer off at 1st!! Jose Vazquez walks on 4 pitches... Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 4

Sweep of the MLB Champs!!!

We had 12 hits and made no errors
Richmond had 11 hits and made no errors

Dave Buchalter went 5+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit.
LHP Bill Grant (W 3-5) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits and 1 HBP.
LHP Dave Nini (SV 4) pitched a scoreless 9th and walked 2.

Greg Sinclair (L 4-6) went 7.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 6. 129 pitches.

CF Danny Stewart had a hit in his only at bat. LF/CF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, was hit by a pitch and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit his 15th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Dennis Brown had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and 2 RBI. PH/2B Ed Diskin hit a double and had 2 RBI.

For Richmond, 1B Ray Montgomery went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Bob Cline went 3 for 3, was hit by a pitch and had an RBI.

Trudy's report on Danny Stewart is a bruised hand and he will not be able to play for 3 or 4 days.

10-10-2020, 05:54 PM	#617
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	Sunday, July 27, 2003 Richmond Robins (55-42 .567 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (44-52 .458 11.5 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) RICH: Greg Sinclair (25-R) (4-5 3.25 ERA 74.2 IP, 64 H, 6 HR, 27 BB, 42 SO) vs. JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (3-2 4.36 ERA 53.2 IP, 51 H, 10 HR, 28 BB, 31 SO) Rookie Sinclair missed the 1st 2 months of the season because of a torn rotator cuff suffered last August. We have not faced him this season. He was 8-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 21 starts and 143.1 IP last year. He is 4-1 in 5 starts against us in his career with a 3.34 ERA. 35 IP, 36 H, 0 HR, 16 BB, 15 SO. Buchalter gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5.1 innings last time out in a win. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) RICHMOND 1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .307-378-1-26-.743-11 B+) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove (2: 01-02) 2: 3B Skip Dunkin (24-S .306-278-0-34-.732-31 A) 3: LF Dave Brooks (25-L .293-123-3-12-.811-10 D+) Rookie 4: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .255-337-5-42-.668-7 A) All-Star(01) 5: 1B Ray Montgomery (33-L .251-223-4-30-.736-5 B+) 6: RF Bob Cline (25-R .238-265-2-23-.611-8 B) 7: SS Brian Bowden (26-R .240-283-2-29-.604-14 A+) Gold Glove(02) Strained oblique 8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .188-213-0-13-.503-1 C) 9: P Greg Sinclair (25-R .182-22-0-0-.432-0 F) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .240-263-7-30-.652-27 B+) 2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .237-228-1-13-.585-4 C+) 3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .298-352-7-45-.819-14 A) 4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .293-331-14-63-.845-2 C) All-Star 5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .216-287-8-23-.637-16 B) 6: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .237-228-1-13-.585-4 C+) 7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .200-130-0-6-.534-5 B+) 8: C Bert Swope (31-S .173-156-0-12-.489-0 B) 9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R .250-20-0-1-.536-0 C) Rookie Game Start: 2:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 88 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 9,006 Top of the First: Jose Vazquez pops out to left. Skip Dunkin grounds out to 2nd. Dave Brooks lines a hit to right... Ray Holloway flies out to deep right! Bottom of the First: Bart Daw fouls out to the catcher... Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit, but comes up lame.... Pinch-runner: Cal Doty (26-L), who will stay in to play left and Ray McDonald will move to center. Doty gets caught stealing... Ray McDonald grounds a hit up the middle. Marty Eades hits a home run to left center!! 2 to 0, Jays. That is 2 runs in 2 games Doty has cost us by getting caught stealing in the first inning.... But maybe that is our good luck charm to hit home runs! Jack Washburn strikes out... He could use a trip to Daytona (A), maybe.... Top of the Second: Ray Montgomery beats out an infield hit. Bob Cline bloops a hit to right... Brian Bowden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Third: P Dave Buchalter doubles to left center! With 2 outs and P Buchalter on 3rd after a ground out, Ray McDonald gets beaned with the first pitch..... But no one seems too angry, but me. Marty Eades strikes out... Top of the Fourth: With 2 outs, Ray Montgomery doubles to left center. Bob Cline grounds a hit to left and Montgomery scores.... 2 to 1, Jays. Top of the Sixth: Dave Brooks walks... The Bullpen gets up. Ray Holloway grounds a double over the 3rd base bag... Ray Montgomery clears the bases with a double high off the screen in right... 3 to 2, Robins. Call to the Bullpen: Robbie Hopley (29-R). Bob Cline lines a hit to right... Brian Bowden grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Montgomery scores. 4 to 2, Robins. Larry Slattery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!! Bottom of the Sixth: With 1 out, Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Jack Washburn lines a hit to right. Dennis Brown pokes a hit to right and the bases are loaded with 1 out. PH Mike Volkman (35-L) grounds a hit to left and 2 runs score!! Tie Game: 4 to 4! Bert Swope lines out hard to left... PH Ed Diskin (39-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, strikes out... Bottom of the Eighth: With 1 out, Dennis Brown lines a hit to right. That does it for P Greg Sinclair. New Pitcher: Loren Brooks (34-R), the reliever who won 14 games last year and is pitching better this year. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings on Friday, but gave us 2 hits and 2 walks. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) flies out to center. Bert Swope swings at a 3-2 pitch and pokes a hit to right and Brown goes to 3rd. Ed Diskin lines a double to left and both runners score!! 6 to 4, Jays! Top of the Ninth: New Pitcher: Dave Nini (25-L), Gary McKellar is into play center and Ray McDonald moves to right. The Bullpen is ready. 8-9-1 up for the Robins. Larry Slattery swings at the first pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! PH Andy Schaeffer (39-R), who is 2 for 5 with a home run this series, draws a walk... C Bert Swope picks Schaeffer off at 1st!! Jose Vazquez walks on 4 pitches... Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 6 to 4 Sweep of the MLB Champs!!! We had 12 hits and made no errors Richmond had 11 hits and made no errors Dave Buchalter went 5+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. At bat, he hit a double. RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 1 hit. LHP Bill Grant (W 3-5) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits and 1 HBP. LHP Dave Nini (SV 4) pitched a scoreless 9th and walked 2. Greg Sinclair (L 4-6) went 7.1 innings, gave us 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 6. 129 pitches. CF Danny Stewart had a hit in his only at bat. LF/CF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, was hit by a pitch and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit his 15th home run of the season, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Dennis Brown had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman had a hit and 2 RBI. PH/2B Ed Diskin hit a double and had 2 RBI. For Richmond, 1B Ray Montgomery went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. RF Bob Cline went 3 for 3, was hit by a pitch and had an RBI. Trudy's report on Danny Stewart is a bruised hand and he will not be able to play for 3 or 4 days.