[Questdog]

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Jacksonville Jays (14-9 .609 1 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (9-14 .391 6 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (25-L) (2-1 3.91 ERA 25.1 IP, 30 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) vs.
MEM: Robin Morris (30-R) (1-1 4.38 ERA 12.1 IP, 16 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO) All-Star(01)

Coreano gave up 1 run on 11 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts in 8.1 innings last time out in a win.

Morris was 7-5 with a 3.54 ERA and 2 SV in 16 starts and 134.2 IP last year. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against the Jays in his career with a 5.60 ERA. 17.2 IP, 21 H, 3 HR, 5 BB, 11 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Cal Doty (27-L .281-89-2-6-.809-6 C+)
2: LF Danny Stewart (33-L .333-9-0-1-.889-0 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (23-L .301-93-3-15-.887-2 B+)
4: 3B Tom McDowell (26-R .290-93-5-17-.797-2 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .227-88-5-11-.705-4 B)
6: C Bert Swope (32-S .229-48-0-5-.545-1 B)
7: SS Charlie Faber (33-R .310-84-0-10-.739-1 C+)
8: 2B Junior Danielson (32-R .130-23-0-1-.341-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (25-L .429-7-0-2-1.071-0 F)

MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (22-R .265-68-0-4-.624-3 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .275-91-4-18-.807-2 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS),02)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 3 Keith Meyer (29-L .337-92-7-16-.967-3 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01(2BB),02-03)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
4: Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .221-95-3-8-.661-0 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: C Roger Beaudin (31-R .227-75-0-4-.568-1 D+) All-Star
6: RF Ron Alario (34-R .203-79-1-5-.570-0 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
7: CF Steve Gress (32-L .226-84-1-4-.567-3 B) All-Star(01)
8: LF Larry Devaney (22-R .214-28-0-5-.481-0 B+) Rookie #13 prospect
9: P Robin Morris (30-R .333-3-0-0-.667-0 D+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 67 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 12,211

Top of the First
Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and fouls out to 3rd. Danny Stewart doubles to left! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and lines out to right. Tom McDowell grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left. Leo Toruno sends a 3-2 pitch to deep center and Cal Doty reels it in near the warning track. Weninger tags up and goes to 2nd. Keith Meyer lines out to deep center. Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and flies out to center!

Bottom of the Second
Roger Beaudin and Ron Alario lead off with back to back hits... Steve Gress lines out to short and we double Beaudin off of 2nd!!

Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Tony Weninger lines a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit. He steals 2nd. Leo Toruno draws a walk. They pull off a double steal... Keith Meyer hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Mules. His 8th home run of the season in the 24th game... His career high in HR is 24.

Through 5 innings, we have one hit....

Bottom of the Fifth
Tony Weninger lines one to 3rd, but Tom McDowell drops it for an error... With 1 out, Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Nestor Gonzalez grounds one to short, but Charlie Faber boots it... We have more errors than hits... Roger Beaudin grounds a hit up the middle and Meyer scores... 4 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Seventh
With 2 outs, Bert Swope doubles to left, our second hit of the game. Charlie Faber draws a walk. PH Dennis Brown (30-L) pokes a hit to right and Swope beats the throw home! 4 to 1, Mules. PH Leander Gooding (33-R), who will stay in to play 2nd, beats out an infield hit and the bases are loaded with 2 outs. Cal Doty swings at a 2-2 pitch and lines one off the wall down the right field line and clears the bases with a double, but gets thrown out trying for 3rd, 9-3-5.... Tie Game: 4 to 4!

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: John Robillard (28-R), their closer, after a scoreless 9th. Bert Swope doubles to right! Pinch-runner: Frank Roadman (29-R). Charlie Faber flies out to deep center and Roadman tags up and goes to 3rd. PH Dave Thompson (28-R) is walked intentionally. Leander Gooding grounds one to short, but all they get is the force at 2nd, 6-4, and Roadman scores! 5 to 4, Jays! Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Danny Stewart grounds one hard to the right side, but 1B Nestor Gonzalez makes a diving stop and tosses to the pitcher covering for the out...

Bottom of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Mike Marsh (23-R), in his season debut, to face one batter. Top of their order up. They pull down Tony Weninger and send up PH Rafael Jimenez (29-L), the 2-time All-Star... I did not think they would pinch-hit for Weninger, else I would not have sent in P Marsh... Jimenez walks on 4 pitches... Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Leo Toruno bunts Jimenez to 2nd. Keith Meyer pops out to 3rd! Nestor Gonzalez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 5 to 4

We had 7 hits and made 2 errors
Memphis had 10 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano went 5 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walks and struck out 1.
RHP Robbie Hopley went 1 scoreless inning and allowed 2 hits.
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-0) went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.
RHP Mike Marsh, in his season debut, faced 1 batter and walked him.
LHP Albert Davies (SV 1) faced 3 big hitters and got them all out. One bunted, but the other two took their hacks. His 1st career Save.

Robin Morris went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2.
RHP John Robillard (L 0-1) went 2 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 1.

CF Cal Doty hit a double, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. LF Danny Stewart had 2 hits with a double. C Bert Swope hit 2 doubles and scored a run. PR Frank Roadman scored a run. SS Charlie Faber drew 2 walks and scored a run. PH Dennis Brown had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dave Thompson was walked intentionally. PH/2B Leander Gooding had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI in 2 AB.

For Memphis, SS Tony Weninger had 3 hits, stole 2 bases and scored a run. 3B Keith Meyer hit his 8th home run of the season, tying him for the MLB lead, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI.

Around the League: 1B Marty Eades (33-R) of Rochester had 3 hits with 2 HR, one in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game and one in the bottom of the 10th to win the game. They are his 1st 2 HR of the season, but he is hitting .304. Editor's Note: I was right in my surmise that he would not get a rating for 3rd base this season.