[Questdog]

Saturday, April 17, 2004

Charlotte Hornets (6-5 .545 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (6-5 .545 1 GB tied for 2nd place in the Southern Division)

CHAR: Franklin Garcia (34-R) (1-0 3.95 ERA 13.2 IP, 14 H, 2 HR, 8 BB, 8 SO) Silver Slugger vs.
JAX: Del Warwick (29-L) (0-1 4.91 ERA 11 IP, 18 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 5 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Garcia was 8-8 with a 3.06 ERA last year in 164.2 IP for Hartford. He is 1-2 in 6 starts against us in his career with a 3.82 ERA. 30.2 IP, 23 H, 3 HR, 12 BB, 14 SO.

Warwick is still looking for his first good start of the season. He gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision that we lost in 10 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
CHARLOTTE
1: LF John Hartz (39-R .400-5-0-2-.900-1 D) All-Star(2: 01-02)
2: SS Bruce McArthur (27-L .261-46-1-7-.781-0 B) Gold Glove(2: 02-03(1B)
3: 1B Larry Davis (28-S .320-50-0-6-.726-0 B) Silver Slugger(01(3B)/All-Star(01)
4: 3B Tom Morris (30-R .176-17-0-0-.458-0 B+)
5: 2B Terry Wolf (32-L .300-30-0-4-.810-0 B) Silver Slugger/All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: CF Scott Damon (25-R .256-43-1-4-.661-0 B)
7: RF Gabe Valdez (32-R .111-18-0-1-.367-0 A)
8: C Mike Tyra (28-R .053-19-0-0-.323-0 B)
9: P Franklin Garcia (34-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F) Silver Slugger .293 career BA

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .250-44-2-2-.752-1 C+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .267-45-0-4-.556-0 C) Rookie
3: LF Ray McDonald (23-L .318-44-1-7-.936-1 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .244-45-3-9-.738-0 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .279-43-3-6-.877-2 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .231-13-0-1-.538-0 B)
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .316-38-0-5-.843-1 C+)
8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .250-12-0-1-.583-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (29-L .000-2-0-0-.000-0 D+) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 70 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 8,745

Top of the First
John Hartz swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Bruce McArthur flies out to deep center, Cal Doty making a running catch! Larry Davis beats out and infield hit. He tries to steal 2nd, but C Bert Swope throws him out!

Bottom of the First
Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and pops out to short. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short. Ray McDonald swings at the second pitch and fouls out to 3rd...

Top of the Third
Gabe Valdez doubles to center.... With 2 outs, John Hartz draws a walk. Bruce McArthur lines a hit to right and Valdez scores... 1 to 0, Hornets.

Meanwhile, we go 9 up, 9 down with 4 strikeouts...

Top of the Fourth
Tom Morris grounds a double over the 3rd base bag.... Terry Wolf doubles to center and Morris scores... 2 to 0, Hornets. P Del Warwick has become a batting tee.... 23 hits with 5 doubles and 2 triples in 14 innings.... We got one good year out of a pitcher for trading away a Rookie of the Year... With 1 out, Gabe Valdez doubles to right center and Wolf scores... 3 to 0, Hornets. The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Fourth
Cal Doty doubles to left! But the next three make outs...

Top of the Fifth
John Hartz grounds one to 1st, but P Del Warwick drops the toss from Jack Washburn for an error.... With 1 out, Larry Davis grounds a hit to right and Hartz beats the throw to 3rd. The Bullpen gets up. Davis steals 2nd. Tom Morris strikes out. Terry Wolf flies out to left!

We have had 1 base runner through 5 innings...

Top of the Sixth
Scott Damon leads off with yet another double, their fifth of the game and third to lead off an inning... He is hurt. Pinch-runner: Danny Pakan (27-L). The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, Mike Tyra doubles to right and Damon scores... 4 to 0, Hornets. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L), because he is the only fresh arm in the Pen. Frank Roadman (29-R) is in to play short in a double switch. P Franklin Garcia draws a walk... The next two make outs.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Cal Doty grounds his and the teams' second hit of the game up the middle. P Franklin Garcia is hurt.

Top of the Seventh
Larry Davis leads off with yet another double.... Tom Morris lines a hit to center. Terry Wolf flies out to deep left, but Davis stays put. RF Danny Pakan lines a hit to left and Davis scores... 5 to 0, Hornets. Gabe Valdez grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Morris beats the throw home and the other runners move up... 6 to 0, Hornets. Mike Tyra swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses. PH Stan Jernigan (34-R), 1 for 1 on the season, grounds out to 3rd.

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (27-L). Gabe Valdez draws a walk. Mike Tyra grounds a hit up the middle... With 1 out, John Hartz pops out to center and Cal Doty doubles Valdez off at 2nd!!

Lost - 6 to 0

We had 2 whole hits and made 1 error
Charlotte had 16 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (L 0-2) went 5.1 innings, allowed 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. He has allowed exactly 9 hits and 4 runs in each of his 3 starts... 16.1 IP and 27 hits allowed with 8 doubles and 2 triples. .892 OPS against with no HR allowed, which seems pretty tough to accomplish....
LHP Bill Grant went 2.2 innings, allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2.
LHP Albert Davies went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Franklin Garcia (W 2-0) pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, no walks and struck out 4.

CF Cal Doty went 2 for 4 with a double. The rest of the team was 0 for 25 with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts....

For Charlotte, 1B Larry Davis had 3 hits with a double, stole a base and scored a run. RF/CF Gabe Valdez had 3 hits with 2 doubles and a walk, scored a run and had 2 RBI. Charlotte hit 8 doubles....

The Hornets announced that CF Scott Damon had a hip flexor strain that the expected to bother his running for about a week, maybe less. P Frank Garcia had back stiffness that they expected to bother him for about two weeks, but they think he can pitch through it.