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Thursday, August 26, 2004

Memphis Mules (60-67 .472 27 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (87-40 .685 15 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

MEM: Dave Whipple (29-R) (6-7 4.30 ERA 104.2 IP, 113 H, 14 HR, 32 BB, 79 SO)
JAX: Al Calice (23-R) (7-6 3.65 ERA 140.2 IP, 137 H, 12 HR, 58 BB, 73 SO) Rookie

Whipple was 3-5 with 1 SV and a 4.98 ERA in 9 starts (36 G) last year, but 5-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 12 starts in 2002 as a rookie. He is 1-2 in 5 starts against the Jays in his career with a 4.22 ERA. 32 IP, 27 H, 3 HR, 17 BB, 24 SO.

Calice has been shelled in his last two starts, both losses. Last time out, he gave up 4 runs on 9 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 5 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
MEMPHIS
1: SS Tony Weninger (23-R .255-377-1-31-.651-19 B+)
2: 2B Leo Toruno (30-L .294-477-23-72-.895-20 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01,SS,02)/All-Star(3: 01-02,04)
3: 3B Keith Meyer (29-L .304-497-26-76-.860-15 C+) MVP(2: 01,03)/Silver Slugger(3: 01,2B,02-03)/All-Star(4: 01-04)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (30-L .260-442-25-75-.795-2 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (30-L .226-345-9-35-.668-5 C) All-Star(2: 02-03)
6: CF Steve Gress (33-L .234-278-8-24-.691-8 B) All-Star(01)
7: RF Larry Devaney (22-R .235-213-1-13-.577-3 C+) Rookie
8: C Pat Kennedy (23-R .375-64-3-12-1.048-0 C+) Rookie
9: P Dave Whipple (29-R .306-36-0-2-.694-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Junior Danielson (33-R .243-115-0-8-.532-2 B)
2: CF Cal Doty (27-L .334-470-13-61-.892-15 C+) All-Star
3: RF Fernando Tello (22-L .283-374-10-38-.756-0 C) Rookie
4: LF Ray McDonald (24-L .312-420-20-90-.913-15 B+) All-Star
5: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .263-456-21-85-.789-7 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (22-L .236-403-15-51-.726-21 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (32-R .211-361-6-41-.599-20 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (32-S .252-274-1-26-.630-1 B)
9: P Al Calice (23-L .104-48-0-4-.312-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 92 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 10,765

Top of the First
Tony Weninger doubles to right... Leo Toruno pops out to 3rd. Keith Meyer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Weninger tries to steal 3rd and C Bert Swope throws him out! Keith Meyer tries to steal 2nd and C Bert Swope throws him out, too! Thanks, Mules!

Bottom of the First
Junior Danielson swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Cal Doty flies out to left. Fernando Tello swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left....

Top of the Second
Nestor Gonzalez doubles to center.... With 1 out, Steve Gress walks on 4 pitches... Larry Devaney lines a hit to right and Gonzalez scores... 1 to 0, Mules. Pat Kennedy, who hit a double and a home run and had 4 RBI on Tuesday, swings at the first pitch and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!!

Top of the Third
P Dave Whipple grounds a hit to right... With 2 outs, Keith Meyer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... That is a walk in each inning now for P Al Calice... Nestor Gonzalez bloops a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and P Whipple scores... 2 to 0, Mules.

Bottom of the Fifth
Bert Swope beats out an infield hit. P Al Calice bunts one foul with 2 strikes... With 2 outs, a passed ball moves Swope to 2nd. Cal Doty lines a hit to right and Swope heads....nope, he stops at 3rd.... Why? Fernando Tello grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Swope scores! 2 to 1, Mules.

Top of the Sixth
Nestor Gonzalez doubles to right center... The Bullpen gets up. We walk Rafael Jimenez intentionally.... I hate Manny, our Manager, but he is buddies with the owner and I cannot fire him.... I have tried to educate him, but he, instead, tries to educate me.... With 2 outs, Pat Kennedy grounds a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a hit and Gonzalez scores... 3 to 1, Mules.

Bottom of the Eighth
On the Hill: Jim Sutton (34-L), after a perfect 7th. Fernando Tello lines a hit to left. Ray McDonald grounds the first pitch to right for a hit and Tello beats the throw to 3rd and McDonald takes 2nd! Tom McDowell beats out an infield hit, but the other runners hold and the bases are loaded with no outs! PH Gary McKellar (34-R) flies out to deep center and Tello tags up and scores. 3 to 2, Mules. Bart Daw grounds one to short, but Tony Weninger boots it and the bases are loaded back up with 1 out. PH Leander Gooding (33-R), who won the game yesterday with a hit, grounds a hit up the middle and 2 runs score!! 4 to 3, Jays! Gooding will take over for Junior Danielson at 2nd, lead glove and all! That does it for P Sutton. New Pitcher; Jim Lucas (25-R), pitching in his third game of the series. He has faced 4 batters and gotten them all out. 1B Dave Thompson (28-R) grounds out to 3rd and the runners move up. PH Danny Stewart (33-L) strikes out....

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: Robbie Hopley (30-R). Don Kern is in to catch, Frank Roadman (29-R) is in to play 2nd and Danny Stewart stays in to play left. Ray McDonald moves to right. 9-1-2 up for the Mules. PH Pedro Manzanares (30-R), 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI this series, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Tony Weninger swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to right! Leo Toruno swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left... Keith Meyer beats out an infield hit.... Nestor Gonzalez strikes out on 3 pitches and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 4 to 3

We had 10 hits (all singles) and made no errors
Memphis had 11 hits and made 1 error

Al Calice went 6+ innings, allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 3. 108 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies (W 8-5) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 HBP and struck out 1.
RHP Robbie Hopley (SV 10) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.

Dave Whipple went 6 innings, gave us 1 unearned run, 6 hits, 2 walks and struck out 3. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
LHP Jim Sutton (L 7-2, BS 1), went 1.1 innings, gave us 3 runs and 4 hits.

RF Fernando Tello had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Gary McKellar hit a SF. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits. PH Leander Gooding won his 2nd game in a row with a hit and 2 RBI.

For the Mules, 1B Nestor Gonzalez had 3 hits with 2 doubles, was hit by a pitch, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. He only made 1 out all day, but it was to end the game with 2 runners on base.