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Questdog · 11-22-2020, 04:33 PM

Monday, August 23, 2004

We are back home to play the Memphis Mules a 4 game series. They did us a good turn by sweeping Richmond in 3 games at home over the weekend, outscoring the Robins, 25 to 9. Before that, they had lost 9 in a row. We are 6-1 against them on the season and this is their 1st visit to Jacksonville. They are 10th in scoring with 3.93 runs per game (Jacksonville is #3 with 4.52). The Mules are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.04 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.12). Their run differential is -14 and ours is +173, still best in the MLB!

Memphis Mules (58-66 .468 28 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (86-38 .694 15 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Dave Gray (35-R) (6-8 3.33 ERA 173 IP, 144 H, 9 HR, 77 BB, 76 SO)
JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (23-1 1.45 ERA 211.2 IP, 137 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 200 SO) All-Star(3: 02-04)

We faced Gray in April and beat him, but only scored 1 run on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. Del Warwick pitched a 3 hit shutout and Ray McDonald hit the home run.

Baucom has pitched 2 straight shutouts and 3 straight CG. We could use another CG today, but do not want to let his pitch count get up again. Last time out, he allowed 6 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .255-368-1-30-.656-19 B+)
2: CF Steve Gress (33-L .229-266-7-22-.675-7 B) All-Star(01)
3: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .259-371-4-34-.702-6 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .260-430-25-72-.795-2 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: 3B Pedro Manzanares (30-R .205-73-1-8-.577-0 B)
6: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .226-340-8-33-.663-5 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
7: 2B Larry Devaney (22-R .227-203-1-13-.555-3 A) Rookie #13 prospect
8: RF Ron Alario (34-R .209-335-4-28-.588-2 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03)
9: P Dave Gray (35-R .077-52-1-2-.212-0 D)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Junior Danielson (33-R .255-106-0-8-.558-2 B)
2: 3B Leander Gooding (33-R .234-192-0-11-.586-5 C+)
3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .338-461-13-61-.903-15 C+) All-Star
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .319-411-20-90-.932-15 B+) All-Star
5: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-363-10-38-.760-0 C) Rookie
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-395-14-49-.716-21 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .210-353-6-41-.601-20 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-266-1-26-.633-1 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .186-70-0-5-.394-0 C) All-Star(3: 02-04)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 12,656

Top of the First
Tony Weninger strikes out! Steve Gress swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Roger Beaudin strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Junior Danielson grounds out to 3rd, Pedro Manzanares making a sparkling play... Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Cal Doty pokes a hit to center. He gets caught stealing by a bum catcher....

Top of the Second
P Jim Baucom strikes out the side in order! 5 K's in 6 batters!

The Mules go 9 up, 9 down with 7 strikeouts!

In the bottom of the 3rd, we load the bases up with 2 outs for RF Ray McDonald, who hit the home run off P Dave Gray in April, but he strikes out for the second time today....

Top of the Fourth
Tony Weninger beats out an infield hit... Maybe someday... But not today.... Steve Gress draws a walk... Roger Beaudin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with no outs.... 7 K's in the first 9 batters and then all of a sudden the magic is gone.... Nestor Gonzalez lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a double and 2 runs score... 2 to 0, Mules. Pedro Manzanares flies out to left and both runners advance. 3 to 0, Mules. Rafael Jimenez strikes out. Larry Devaney grounds out to short.

Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits...

And through 6, as Ray McDonald strikes out for the third time...

Top of the Seventh
Pedro Manzanares whacks the first pitch over the left field wall for a home run... 4 to 0, Mules. His second home run of the season.... Both have been against the Jays....

Bottom of the Seventh
Jack Washburn leads off with a walk. Bart Daw flies out to left. That does it for P Dave Gray, who threw 130 pitches his last start and, like Jim Baucom, is not a high stamina guy. New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (28-R), who is 1-3 with 1 SV and a 2.31 ERA in 35 IP with 0 HR. Bert Swope lines a hit to left. PH Mike Volkman (36-L) draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. PH Tom McDowell (27-R) grounds into a force at home, 6-2... Leander Gooding strikes out....

Top of the Eighth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Tom McDowell stays in to play 3rd and Leander Gooding moves to 2nd. PH Leo Toruno (30-L), batting .292 with 23 HR and 71 RBI in 467 AB, pokes a hit to center... Tony Weninger grounds a 3-2 pitch to 3rd, but McDowell boots it.... Steve Gress grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Our 3-4-5 hitters go down in order in the 8th.... A dark day...

Top of the Ninth
Nestor Gonzalez walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Rafael Jimenez hits a home run to right center... 6 to 0, Mules.

Lost - 6 to 0

We had 4 whole hits (all singles) for the 3rd game in a row and made 1 error
Memphis had 6 hits and made 1 error

Jim Baucom (L 23-2) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 10. 110 pitches. 4 of 5 base runners allowed scored... And it all started out so well.... Editor's Note: For those of you thinking I jinxed him by noting that the Mules went 9 up, 9 down, I would have you know that I am acutely aware of jinxes. And though I do not believe in them, I do believe that it is proper baseball etiquette to give them due respect and observe their forms. I did not write the 9 up, 9 down line until after Baucom had actually allowed a hit.
LHP Bill Grant went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit.

Dave Gray (W 7-8) went 6.1 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Ray McDonald 3 times....

CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. C Bert Swope had 2 hits. PH Mike Volkman drew a walk.

11-22-2020, 04:33 PM	#879
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Monday, August 23, 2004 We are back home to play the Memphis Mules a 4 game series. They did us a good turn by sweeping Richmond in 3 games at home over the weekend, outscoring the Robins, 25 to 9. Before that, they had lost 9 in a row. We are 6-1 against them on the season and this is their 1st visit to Jacksonville. They are 10th in scoring with 3.93 runs per game (Jacksonville is #3 with 4.52). The Mules are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 4.04 per game (Jacksonville is still #1 with 3.12). Their run differential is -14 and ours is +173, still best in the MLB! Memphis Mules (58-66 .468 28 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (86-38 .694 15 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) MEM: Dave Gray (35-R) (6-8 3.33 ERA 173 IP, 144 H, 9 HR, 77 BB, 76 SO) JAX: Jim Baucom (23-L) (23-1 1.45 ERA 211.2 IP, 137 H, 7 HR, 28 BB, 200 SO) All-Star(3: 02-04) We faced Gray in April and beat him, but only scored 1 run on 7 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. Del Warwick pitched a 3 hit shutout and Ray McDonald hit the home run. Baucom has pitched 2 straight shutouts and 3 straight CG. We could use another CG today, but do not want to let his pitch count get up again. Last time out, he allowed 6 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) MEMPHIS 1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .255-368-1-30-.656-19 B+) 2: CF Steve Gress (33-L .229-266-7-22-.675-7 B) All-Star(01) 3: C Roger Beaudin (32-R .259-371-4-34-.702-6 D+) All-Star(2: 03-04) 4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .260-430-25-72-.795-2 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 5: 3B Pedro Manzanares (30-R .205-73-1-8-.577-0 B) 6: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .226-340-8-33-.663-5 C) All-Star(2: 02-03) 7: 2B Larry Devaney (22-R .227-203-1-13-.555-3 A) Rookie #13 prospect 8: RF Ron Alario (34-R .209-335-4-28-.588-2 A+) Gold Glove(2: 02-03) 9: P Dave Gray (35-R .077-52-1-2-.212-0 D) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Junior Danielson (33-R .255-106-0-8-.558-2 B) 2: 3B Leander Gooding (33-R .234-192-0-11-.586-5 C+) 3: CF Cal Doty (27-L .338-461-13-61-.903-15 C+) All-Star 4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .319-411-20-90-.932-15 B+) All-Star 5: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .287-363-10-38-.760-0 C) Rookie 6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .235-395-14-49-.716-21 B) 7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .210-353-6-41-.601-20 B+) 8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-266-1-26-.633-1 B) 9: P Jim Baucom (23-L .186-70-0-5-.394-0 C) All-Star(3: 02-04) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 91 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing out to center Attendance: 12,656 Top of the First Tony Weninger strikes out! Steve Gress swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Roger Beaudin strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Junior Danielson grounds out to 3rd, Pedro Manzanares making a sparkling play... Leander Gooding swings at the first pitch and pops out to center. Cal Doty pokes a hit to center. He gets caught stealing by a bum catcher.... Top of the Second P Jim Baucom strikes out the side in order! 5 K's in 6 batters! The Mules go 9 up, 9 down with 7 strikeouts! In the bottom of the 3rd, we load the bases up with 2 outs for RF Ray McDonald, who hit the home run off P Dave Gray in April, but he strikes out for the second time today.... Top of the Fourth Tony Weninger beats out an infield hit... Maybe someday... But not today.... Steve Gress draws a walk... Roger Beaudin takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and the bases are loaded with no outs.... 7 K's in the first 9 batters and then all of a sudden the magic is gone.... Nestor Gonzalez lines a 1-2 pitch to left for a double and 2 runs score... 2 to 0, Mules. Pedro Manzanares flies out to left and both runners advance. 3 to 0, Mules. Rafael Jimenez strikes out. Larry Devaney grounds out to short. Through 5 innings, we have 2 hits... And through 6, as Ray McDonald strikes out for the third time... Top of the Seventh Pedro Manzanares whacks the first pitch over the left field wall for a home run... 4 to 0, Mules. His second home run of the season.... Both have been against the Jays.... Bottom of the Seventh Jack Washburn leads off with a walk. Bart Daw flies out to left. That does it for P Dave Gray, who threw 130 pitches his last start and, like Jim Baucom, is not a high stamina guy. New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (28-R), who is 1-3 with 1 SV and a 2.31 ERA in 35 IP with 0 HR. Bert Swope lines a hit to left. PH Mike Volkman (36-L) draws a walk to load the bases up with 1 out. PH Tom McDowell (27-R) grounds into a force at home, 6-2... Leander Gooding strikes out.... Top of the Eighth New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (33-L). Tom McDowell stays in to play 3rd and Leander Gooding moves to 2nd. PH Leo Toruno (30-L), batting .292 with 23 HR and 71 RBI in 467 AB, pokes a hit to center... Tony Weninger grounds a 3-2 pitch to 3rd, but McDowell boots it.... Steve Gress grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Our 3-4-5 hitters go down in order in the 8th.... A dark day... Top of the Ninth Nestor Gonzalez walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Rafael Jimenez hits a home run to right center... 6 to 0, Mules. Lost - 6 to 0 We had 4 whole hits (all singles) for the 3rd game in a row and made 1 error Memphis had 6 hits and made 1 error Jim Baucom (L 23-2) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 10. 110 pitches. 4 of 5 base runners allowed scored... And it all started out so well.... Editor's Note: For those of you thinking I jinxed him by noting that the Mules went 9 up, 9 down, I would have you know that I am acutely aware of jinxes. And though I do not believe in them, I do believe that it is proper baseball etiquette to give them due respect and observe their forms. I did not write the 9 up, 9 down line until after Baucom had actually allowed a hit. LHP Bill Grant went 1.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace got 2 outs and allowed 1 hit. Dave Gray (W 7-8) went 6.1 scoreless innings, gave us 2 hits, 4 walks and struck out 4. Ray McDonald 3 times.... CF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk. C Bert Swope had 2 hits. PH Mike Volkman drew a walk.