[Questdog]

Monday, September 15, 2003

We are in New Orleans to play the Pelicans a 4 game series. They won 2 of 3 here versus Richmond over the weekend. They have the worst record in the MLB, but are almost at .500 since the All-Star break (27-28). We are 6-4 against them on the season and lost 2 of 3 the first time we visited, August 29-31. They are last in scoring with 3.50 runs per game (Jacksonville is #8 with 3.89). The Pelicans are 14th in fewest runs allowed with 4.51 per game (Jacksonville is #6 with 3.87). Their run differential is -144, now the 2nd worst in the MLB (Indianapolis), and ours is +4.

Jacksonville Jays (71-71 .500 7.5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division) at
New Orleans Pelicans (55-87 .387 23.5 GB in 8th (last) place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (22-R) (1-3 5.91 ERA 32 IP, 29 H, 5 HR, 23 BB, 8 SO) Rookie
NO: Dan Krueger (25-R) (1-1 2.41 ERA 18.2 IP, 18 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 7 SO) All-Star(2: 02-03)

Marsh gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 6 walks with 1 strikeout in 5.1 innings last time out in a loss. Another bad outing and we will put him on the shelf until next year.

Krueger was the #2 pick in the 2002 B Leagues Draft, the draft where we took Jim Baucom #1. We faced him in August, in his first start of the season, and only scored 2 unearned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in a no decision that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .285-512-3-48-.720-35 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .232-332-1-19-.585-9 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .299-521-11-70-.823-18 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .283-498-20-89-.821-2 C) All-Star
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .253-388-9-38-.728-26 B)
6: SS Bart Daw (31-R .244-427-9-56-.660-39 B+)
7: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .275-193-0-8-.625-13 B)
8: C Ron Gregory (32-L .000-4-0-0-.000-0 C+)
9: P Mike Marsh (22-R .556-9-0-0-1.111-0 B+) Rookie

NEW ORLEANS
1: CF Franklin Sanchez (22-R .222-338-1-22-.537-22 B+)
2: LF Jimmy Dixon (31-L .197-132-2-10-.610-3 A)
3: RF Tim Dawson (27-R .260-442-5-44-.689-8 B+)
4: 1B Jerry Rafanello (32-S .295-312-5-34-.756-0 D) All-Star(2: 01,03) 16 for 32 w/4 2B & 3 HR vs Jax
5: C Niel Williams (27-R .225-315-5-32-.644-0 B)
6: SS Chuck Corrigan (27-R .305-442-5-52-.774-0 C+)
7: 3B Ray Teague (27-S .302-242-1-27-.740-11 D+)
8: 2B Jim Brister (31-S .242-298-2-24-.641-1 A)
9: P Dan Krueger (25-R .000-7-0-0-.000-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: 81 F, Rain, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 3,465

Top of the First:
Cal Doty pops out to right. Danny Stewart plunks one and is out, 2-3. Ray McDonald draws a walk. Marty Eades drives one to deep center, but Franklin Sanchez runs it down... Will we ever score again?

Bottom of the First:
Franklin Sanchez beats out an infield hit... Jimmy Dixon swings at the first pitch and doubles to left and Sanchez scores... 1 to 0, Pelicans. The Bullpen gets up. Tim Dawson flies out to deep left and Dixon tags up and moves to 3rd. Jerry Rafanello doubles to center and Dixon scores... 2 to 0, Pelicans. Niel Williams flies out to right and Ray McDonald doubles Rafanello off 2nd!! 16 assists for him now!

Bottom of the Second:
Chuck Corrigan lines a hit to center and goes to 2nd on a passed ball.... The Bullpen is back up. Ray Teague lines a 3-2 pitch to left for a double and Corrigan scores... 3 to 0, Pelicans. Jim Brister grounds out to 2nd and Teague goes to 3rd. With the infield P Dan Krueger blisters one to the right side, but Junior Danielson makes a great stop and throws him out and Teague holds at 3rd. Franklin Sanchez lines a hit to right and Teague scores... 4 to 0, Pelicans. Jimmy Dixon doubles to right center and Sanchez scores... 5 to 0, Pelicans. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (28-R). Don Kern (26-R) is in to catch in a double switch. Tim Dawson pokes a hit to left and Dixon scores... 6 to 0, Pelicans. This is the worst offense in the League.... 8 hits in 2 innings...

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Jack Washburn draws a walk and steals 2nd. Bart Daw lines a hit to left. Junior Danielson grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and Washburn scores. 6 to 1, Pelicans. No shutout today!

Bottom of the Fifth:
On the Hill: Albert Davies (25-L), after a scoreless 4th. Niel Williams doubles to center... Chuck Corrigan grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn boots it... P Davies needs to give us some innings and then he can rest until Christmas.... Ray Teague lines out to center and Williams tags up and scores. 7 to 1, Pelicans. With 2 outs, P Dan Krueger lines a hit to center... A wild pitch moves the runners up. Franklin Sanchez draws a walk to load the bases up with 2 outs. LF Ricky Palmer (34-S) grounds out to short.

Top of the Sixth:
Ray McDonald beats out an infield hit. Marty Eades swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middles and McDonald beats the throw to 3rd. Jack Washburn strikes out.... Bart Daw grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and McDonald scores and Eades beats the throw to 3rd! 7 to 2, Pelicans. Junior Danielson pops out to right and the runners hold.... PH Dennis Brown (29-L) swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the Sixth:
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (29-R). Tim Dawson lines a hit to right. Jerry Rafanello grounds a hit to right and Dawson beats the throw to 3rd and Rafanello takes 2nd... 15 hits now for the worst hitting team in the League... Niel Williams takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... Chuck Corrigan lines out to left and Dawson tags up and scores. 8 to 2, Pelicans. With 2 outs, 2B Dennis Carr (40-R) clears the bases with a double to right... 10 to 2, Pelicans.

Lost - 10 to 2

This is fun!

We had 8 hits (all singles) and made 1 error
New Orleans had 19 hits and made no errors

The most hits we have allowed this season and the 2nd most ever.

We gave up 21 to Memphis on June 17, 2001, in a 20 to 1 loss.

Mike Marsh (L 1-4) went 1.2 innings, allowed 6 runs, 7 hits, no walks and struck out no one.
RHP Roger Wallace went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies went 2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 3 innings, allowed 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Dan Krueger (W 2-1) went 7.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit.

RF Ray McDonald had a hit and a walk and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B Junior Danielson had 2 hits, stole a base and had an RBI.

For New Orleans, CF Franklin Sanchez had 3 hits and a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. RF Tim Dawson had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. SS Chuck Corrigan had 3 hits, scored a run and had an RBI.

The Pelicans had 2 players hurt during the game: 2B Jim Brister has a herniated disc and will be out 1 to 2 weeks and will go on the DL; LF Jimmy Dixon has a strained back that will bother him for about a week, but will keep playing.