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Tuesday, September 2, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (67-63 .515 5.5 GB in 4th place in the Southern Division) at
Charlotte Hornets (73-58 .557 1 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Tommy Keyser (24-L) (1-1 7.27 ERA 8.2 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 7 SO) Rookie vs.
CHAR: Jack Brown (27-R) (10-7 4.16 ERA 134 IP, 146 H, 5 HR, 63 BB, 61 SO)

This will be Keyser's 3rd MLB start. He had as crappy as one can be in his first, but only gave up 1 run on 6 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in his 1st win.

Brown is 1-1 in 2 starts against us this season with a 7.15 ERA. 11.1 IP, 20 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 5 SO. He is pitching on short rest today.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .289-471-3-47-.730-28 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .232-310-1-19-.592-7 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .304-480-11-68-.837-17 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .292-452-20-86-.856-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .245-359-9-36-.716-25 B)
6: C Bert Swope (31-S .211-218-0-23-.558-1 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .244-385-9-52-.668-37 B+)
8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .278-151-0-7-.637-12 B)
9: P Tommy Keyser (24-R .000-2-0-0-.000-0 B+) Rookie

CHARLOTTE

1: LF Scott Damon (24-R .255-361-10-44-.707-5 A)
2: C Alex Martinez (29-R .193-207-1-13-.487-3 B+)
3: 3B Larry Davis (28-S .352-488-4-68-.856-14 B) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(01)
4: RF Terry Graham (24-L .216-116-3-14-.636-0 A)
5: 2B Marty Derringer (25-R .246-366-6-45-.646-15 A)
6: 1B Bruce McArthur (26-L .268-396-8-39-.725-0 A+) Gold Glove
7: CF Gabe Valdez (31-R .246-399-7-44-.631-0 B)
8: SS Randy Dodson (30-L .273-55-1-5-.728-0 B+)
9: P Jack Brown (27-R .333-45-0-10-.726-0 B+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Charlotte Municipal Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 15,054

Top of the First:
Cal Doty strikes out... Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit. Ray McDonald lines a hit to center. Marty Eades grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Stewart goes to 3rd. Jack Washburn pops out to 2nd...

Bottom of the First:
Scott Damon pops out to right. Alex Martinez, who is not a sub-.200 hitter when facing the Jays, lines a hit to right... Larry Davis grounds into a force at 2nd, 1-6. Terry Graham grounds one to short, but Bart Daw makes a bad throw to 2nd... Marty Derringer pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, Bart Daw lines a hit to left. Junior Danielson lines a hit to left center and Daw heads to 3rd. The throw by LF Scott Damon is into the dugout and Daw scores! 1 to 0, Jays! P Tommy Keyser doubles to right and Danielson scores! 2 to 0, Jays. Keyser's first MLB hit! Cal Doty lines a hit to center. He gets caught stealing 2nd.... Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three....

Bottom of the Second:
Bruce McArthur pokes a hit to right. Gabe Valdez doubles to right center and McArthur scores from 1st... 2 to 1, Jays. Randy Dodson grounds a hit to right... P Jack Brown bunts the runner to 2nd and Valdez holds at 3rd. Scott Damon grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold! Can we get a sub-.200 hitter out? Alex Martinez grounds out to 3rd!

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Marty Eades doubles to right. With 2 outs, Bert Swope hits a fly ball to center, but Gabe Valdez muffs it for a 2 base error and Eades scores! 3 to 1, Jays! Bart Daw grounds a hit to left and Swope scores! 4 to 1, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
With 1 out, Scott Damon doubles to right center. The Bullpen gets up. Alex Martinez, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds his third hit of the game to left and Damon scores... 4 to 2, Jays. Larry Davis swings at a 3-0 pitch and flies out to right and Martinez tags up and goes to 3rd. Terry Graham grounds out to 1st, 3-1!

Top of the Eighth:

On the Hill: Larry Durbin (37-R), who has held us scoreless since getting the last out of the 5th. Bart Daw beats out an infield hit and Junior Danielson bunts him to 2nd. PH Mike Volkman (35-L) doubles to right center and Daw scores! 5 to 2, Jays! Their Bullpen is all tuckered out. They walk Cal Doty intentionally. Danny Stewart grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Volkman goes to 3rd. Ray McDonald strikes out on 3 pitches....

Top of the Ninth:

With 1 out, Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right. That does it for P Larry Durbin. New Pitcher: Mark Kyles (31-R), who gave us 4 runs in an inning yesterday and took the loss. Bert Swope grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Washburn goes to 3rd. Bart Daw flies out to deep left and Washburn tags up and scores. 6 to 2, Jays!

Won - 6 to 2

Mini-sweep!

We lose 2 of 3 to last place New Orleans and sweep 1st place Charlotte...

We had 16 hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 9 hits and made 2 errors

Tommy Keyser (W 2-1) went 7 innings, allowed 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. 115 pitches. At bat, he had 2 hits with a double and an RBI.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 4) pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.

Jack Brown (L 10-8) went 4.2 innings, gave us 4 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 4.

LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits. 3B Marty Eades hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Junior Danielson had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Mike Volkman hit a double and had an RBI.

For Charlotte, C Alex Martinez, batting .193 coming into the game, had 3 hits and an RBI.

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