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Questdog · 12-03-2020, 03:49 PM

Friday, April 22, 2005

Jacksonville Jays (9-7 .562 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (7-9 .438 2 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (2-1 1.82 ERA 24.2 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 20 SO) All-Star
BIRM: Marty Forner (32-L) (1-1 4.74 ERA 19 IP, 19 H, 5 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO)

Marsh gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss.

Forner was 11-8 with a 3.42 ERA in 152.2 IP last year as a 31 year old rookie. We faced him once and he beat us with 7 scoreless innings on 7 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (33-R .196-46-1-7-.559-2 B+)
2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .259-58-1-6-.623-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04)
3: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .217-60-1-8-.648-1 B+) All-Star
4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .266-64-5-12-.819-3 C+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .255-51-1-3-.828-4 B) Bruised shin
6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .200-60-1-6-.522-0 C)
7: C Don Kern (28-R .273-111-4-1.065-0 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .250-12-1-1-.900-0 B)
9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .333-9-0-0-.667-0 B+) All-Star

BIRMINGHAM
1: 3B Stan Stephens (27-R .309-68-0-4-.715-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03)
2: LF Benny Dreher (27-R .283-60-0-4-.655-2 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
3: 1B Wilson Partida (28-R .311-45-1-8-.793-3 B) Trade from Ottawa
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (31-R .180-61-6-14-.778-1 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03)
5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .086-58-1-2-.300-0 B) All-Star(02)
6: RF Bob Marks (26-R .295-61-2-8-.835-4 B+) RoY(03)/All-Star
7: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .288-52-2-5-.750-0 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Antonio Barajas (27-R .222-27-0-9-.562-0 B)
9: P Marty Forner (32-L .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right
Attendance: 10,341

Top of the First
Bart Daw pops out to short... T.R. Hunter grounds an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Tom McDowell pokes a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and McDonald goes to 3rd. McDowell steals 2nd! Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd....

Bottom of the First
Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Benny Dreher grounds out to short. Wilson Partida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3!

Top of the Second
Fernando Tello grounds a hit up the middle! Don Kern doubles to center! Gary McKellar strikes out.... P Mike Marsh swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Third
T.R. Hunter triples to right center! With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds out to short and Hunter holds.... Tom McDowell grounds out to the pitcher and Hunter holds.... Useless! All of them useless! Jack Washburn strikes out............

Top of the Fifth
Bart Daw grounds one to 3rd, but Stan Stephens throws the ball away for a 2 base error! P Marty Forner is hurt. New Pitcher: Tony Horch (33-R), who is 1-0 with 1 SV and a 15.00 ERA in 6 IP with 13 H, 2 HR and 5 BB. T.R. Hunter grounds out to 2nd and Daw goes to 3rd. With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Daw scores! 2 to 0, Jays! The next two fly out.....

Bottom of the Fifth
Rick Halverson doubles off the wall in right center.... With 2 outs, Stan Stephens strikes out! Only his 4th K of the season! But when P Mike Marsh comes to the dugout, he goes to see Trudy and she says he is done for the day......

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (29-R), after a perfect 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 4-5-6 up for the Barons. Sergio Acevedo strikes out! Ken Kelly fouls out to the catcher! Bob Marks hits a home run to right.... 2 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). PH Al Chase (33-R), 1 for 9 on the season, but a .301 career hitter, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 2 to 1

The first 1-run game of the season!
And we won!

We had 9 hits and made no errors
Birmingham had 7 hits and made 1 error

Mike Marsh (W 3-1) pitched 5 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a SF.
RHP Bob Craig (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
RHP Roger Wallace (H 1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant (SV 4) faced 1 batter and retired him.

Marty Forner (L 1-2) went 4+ innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.
RHP Tony Horch, the fella with the 15.00 ERA, pitched 3 scoreless innings and gave us 3 hits.

2B T.R. Hunter had 4 hits with a triple, but no runs or RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. C Don Kern hit a double.

For Birmingham, RF Bob Marks had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 2nd in the last two days.

The Barons announced that P Marty Forner had an oblique strain and would likely be out 1 to 2 weeks, so he will be put on the DL.

Trudy's report on Mike Marsh is a sore elbow that she thinks will bother him for a week or two.... Off to such a great start....

12-03-2020, 03:49 PM	#980
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	Friday, April 22, 2005 Jacksonville Jays (9-7 .562 0 GA tied for 1st place in the Southern Division) at Birmingham Barons (7-9 .438 2 GB tied for 5th place in the Southern Division) JAX: Mike Marsh (24-R) (2-1 1.82 ERA 24.2 IP, 14 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 20 SO) All-Star BIRM: Marty Forner (32-L) (1-1 4.74 ERA 19 IP, 19 H, 5 HR, 7 BB, 9 SO) Marsh gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a loss. Forner was 11-8 with a 3.42 ERA in 152.2 IP last year as a 31 year old rookie. We faced him once and he beat us with 7 scoreless innings on 7 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) JACKSONVILLE 1: SS Bart Daw (33-R .196-46-1-7-.559-2 B+) 2: 2B T.R. Hunter (28-R .259-58-1-6-.623-0 A+) All-Star (3: 02-04) 3: RF Ray McDonald (24-L .217-60-1-8-.648-1 B+) All-Star 4: 3B Tom McDowell (27-R .266-64-5-12-.819-3 C+) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .255-51-1-3-.828-4 B) Bruised shin 6: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .200-60-1-6-.522-0 C) 7: C Don Kern (28-R .273-111-4-1.065-0 B+) 8: CF Gary McKellar (35-R .250-12-1-1-.900-0 B) 9: P Mike Marsh (24-R .333-9-0-0-.667-0 B+) All-Star BIRMINGHAM 1: 3B Stan Stephens (27-R .309-68-0-4-.715-4 C+) All-Star(2: 01,03) 2: LF Benny Dreher (27-R .283-60-0-4-.655-2 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02) 3: 1B Wilson Partida (28-R .311-45-1-8-.793-3 B) Trade from Ottawa 4: CF Sergio Acevedo (31-R .180-61-6-14-.778-1 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(3: 01-03) 5: SS Ken Kelly (26-S .086-58-1-2-.300-0 B) All-Star(02) 6: RF Bob Marks (26-R .295-61-2-8-.835-4 B+) RoY(03)/All-Star 7: 2B Rick Halverson (28-L .288-52-2-5-.750-0 B) All-Star(01) 8: C Antonio Barajas (27-R .222-27-0-9-.562-0 B) 9: P Marty Forner (32-L .200-5-0-0-.400-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Briggs Stadium Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing left to right Attendance: 10,341 Top of the First Bart Daw pops out to short... T.R. Hunter grounds an 0-2 pitch to right for a hit! Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6. Tom McDowell pokes a 3-2 pitch to center for a hit and McDonald goes to 3rd. McDowell steals 2nd! Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd.... Bottom of the First Stan Stephens swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Benny Dreher grounds out to short. Wilson Partida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd! 1-2-3! Top of the Second Fernando Tello grounds a hit up the middle! Don Kern doubles to center! Gary McKellar strikes out.... P Mike Marsh swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep center and Tello tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Jays! Top of the Third T.R. Hunter triples to right center! With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds out to short and Hunter holds.... Tom McDowell grounds out to the pitcher and Hunter holds.... Useless! All of them useless! Jack Washburn strikes out............ Top of the Fifth Bart Daw grounds one to 3rd, but Stan Stephens throws the ball away for a 2 base error! P Marty Forner is hurt. New Pitcher: Tony Horch (33-R), who is 1-0 with 1 SV and a 15.00 ERA in 6 IP with 13 H, 2 HR and 5 BB. T.R. Hunter grounds out to 2nd and Daw goes to 3rd. With the infield in, Ray McDonald grounds a double over the 1st base bag and Daw scores! 2 to 0, Jays! The next two fly out..... Bottom of the Fifth Rick Halverson doubles off the wall in right center.... With 2 outs, Stan Stephens strikes out! Only his 4th K of the season! But when P Mike Marsh comes to the dugout, he goes to see Trudy and she says he is done for the day...... Bottom of the Ninth On the Hill: Roger Wallace (29-R), after a perfect 8th. The Bullpen is ready. 4-5-6 up for the Barons. Sergio Acevedo strikes out! Ken Kelly fouls out to the catcher! Bob Marks hits a home run to right.... 2 to 1, Jays. Call to the Bullpen: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L). PH Al Chase (33-R), 1 for 9 on the season, but a .301 career hitter, grounds out to short and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 2 to 1 The first 1-run game of the season! And we won! We had 9 hits and made no errors Birmingham had 7 hits and made 1 error Mike Marsh (W 3-1) pitched 5 scoreless innings, allowed 4 hits, no walks and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a SF. RHP Bob Craig (H 2) went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. RHP Roger Wallace (H 1) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1. LHP Bill Grant (SV 4) faced 1 batter and retired him. Marty Forner (L 1-2) went 4+ innings, gave us 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3. RHP Tony Horch, the fella with the 15.00 ERA, pitched 3 scoreless innings and gave us 3 hits. 2B T.R. Hunter had 4 hits with a triple, but no runs or RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit 2 doubles and had an RBI. C Don Kern hit a double. For Birmingham, RF Bob Marks had 2 hits with his 3rd home run of the season and 2nd in the last two days. The Barons announced that P Marty Forner had an oblique strain and would likely be out 1 to 2 weeks, so he will be put on the DL. Trudy's report on Mike Marsh is a sore elbow that she thinks will bother him for a week or two.... Off to such a great start....