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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Richmond Robins (46-30 .605 2.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (48-27 .640 2.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)
RICH: Greg Sinclair (26-R) (4-3 4.95 ERA 67.1 IP, 73 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 49 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (4-4 3.18 ERA 85 IP, 74 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 40 SO) Rookie
When not facing the Jays this season, Sinclair has a 6.35 ERA. Against us, he is 1-0 in 2 starts with an 0.55 ERA. 16.1 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 12 SO.
Calice gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and no walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings last time out in a no decision that we won in 10 innings.
Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (31-R .294-255-3-25-.759-4 B) All-Star(3: 01-03)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Skip Dunkin (25-S .362-130-1-12-.822-11 B)
3: LF Dave Brooks (26-L .357-207-6-40-.977-16 D+)
4: 2B Ray Holloway (30-R .270-185-4-24-.721-3 B+) All-Star(01)
5: RF Bob Cline (26-R .293-208-1-23-.753-4 B)
6: 1B Juan Vizcaino (27-L .391-64-1-7-.950-1 B+)
7: 3B Ray Montgomery (34-L .287-164-6-25-.779-1 B+)
8: C Sandy Sanchez (27-S .300-120-0-12-.749-0 C)
9: P Greg Sinclair (26-R .083-24-0-0-.203-0 F)
JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Charlie Faber (33-R .294-279-0-31-.723-7 B+)
2: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .281-185-3-20-.694-0 C) Rookie
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .323-288-5-30-.845-12 C+)
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .310-229-11-50-.916-7 B+)
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .271-266-14-51-.826-4 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .234-239-9-25-.687-18 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .240-196-3-21-.659-14 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .247-154-0-15-.602-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .133-30-0-3-.400-0 F) Rookie
Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 9,578
Top of the First
Jose Vazquez swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Skip Dunkin swings at the first pitch and plunks one and is out, 2-3. Dave Brooks swings at the first pitch and fouls out to the catcher! 1-2-3!
Bottom of the First
Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Fernando Tello takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to left. Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right and Tello goes to 3rd. Tom McDowell flies out to right....
Top of the Second
With 1 out, Bob Cline lines a hit to left center. With 2 outs, Ray Montgomery doubles to left and Cline scores... 1 to 0, Robins.
Bottom of the Third
With 1 out, Fernando Tello doubles to left center. With 2 outs, Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right and Tello scores! Tie Game: 1 to 1!
Top of the Sixth
Jose Vazquez lines a hit to right. The Bullpen gets up. Skip Dunkin lays down a bunt, but P Al Calice throws the ball away at 1st for a 2 base error... We Walk Dave Brooks intentionally to load the bases up with no outs. Ray Holloway strikes out looking. Bob Cline grounds into a force at home, 6-2. Juan Vizcaino, the .391 hitter, swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses!
Bottom of the Sixth
With 1 out, Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 1st base bag and then goes to 3rd on a deep fly ball. They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Bart Daw walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with 2 outs. Bert Swope lines a hit to right and 2 runs score!! 3 to 1, Jays!
Top of the Seventh
Ray Montgomery walks on 4 pitches.... The Bullpen gets up. Sandy Sanchez grounds a hit to right and Montgomery beats the throw to 3rd... PH Andres Borges (36-S), the 2-time All-Star(02-03), who was 0 for 3 with an RBI yesterday, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs for them for the second inning in a row..... No way we wiggle out twice in a row... PH Vince Depew (23-L), who was 0 for 4 yesterday, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (27-L). Depew flies out to deep right and the runners on 2nd and 3rd both advance. 3 to 2, Jays. Skip Dunkin grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, but we cannot turn the double play and a run scores.... Tie Game: 3 to 3. Dunkin tries to steal 2nd and we have a pitchout on, but C Bert Swope throws the ball into center and Dunkin goes to 3rd... Dave Brooks grounds a 3-2 pitch to right for a hit and Dunkin scores... 4 to 3, Robins.
Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Bruce Roach (26-R), in his season debut due to an injury, after a scoreless 7th. He has a career ERA of 2.75. Ray McDonald and Tom McDowell lead off with back to back hits. Jack Washburn lines the first pitch off the wall in left center and clears the bases with a triple!! 5 to 4, Jays! Bart Daw flies out to deep right and Washburn trots home. 6 to 4, Jays!
Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Gary McKellar (34-R) is in to play center. Cal Doty moves to left and Ray McDonald moves to right. 8-9-1 up for the Robins. Sandy Sanchez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center. CF Pete Dyche (33-L), batting .234 with 1 HR and 5 RBI in 77 AB, pops out to right! PH Andy Schaeffer (40-R), 0 for 3 with a walk yesterday, strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!
Won - 6 to 4
We had 9 hits and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made no errors
Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks (1 INT), 1 HBP and struck out 4.
LHP Albert Davies (W 5-2, BS 2) went 2 scoreless innings (all 3 inherited runners scored), allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 10) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.
Greg Sinclair went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 3 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Bruce Roach (L 0-1, BS 1), in his season debut, went 1.1 innings, gave us 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RF Fernando Tello hit a double, drew a walk and scored a run. LF/RF Ray McDonald went 4 for 4 with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, drew a walk (INT), scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. C Bert Swope had 2 hits and 2 RBI.
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