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Questdog · 12-31-2020, 01:39 PM

Thursday, July 14, 2005

We kick off the 2nd half with a 4 game series at home versus the Columbus Explorers. They lost 3 of 4 games in Louisville last weekend, 2 of the losses in extra innings. We won 3 of 4 games in Columbus, April 7-10. They are dead last (16th) in scoring with 3.23 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.14). The Explorers are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.75 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 3.48). Their run differential is -46, 13th in the MLB, and ours is +58, 4th best.

Columbus Explorers (42-46 .477 9.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (52-36 .591 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

COL: Terry Luckett (30-L) (5-9 3.42 ERA 134.1 IP, 129 H, 4 HR, 27 BB, 86 SO) All-Star(4: 01-04)
JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (7-10 4.31 ERA 117 IP, 131 H, 14 HR, 25 BB, 68 SO) Gold Glove(02)

Luckett is their #1 starter. We beat him in April, scoring 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Warwick gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision at Rochester that we lost.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-265-4-23-.667-13 C+)
2: 2B Roger Briones (22-L .360-236-4-30-.850-0 B) All-Star
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-182-5-29-.754-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-270-5-28-.648-6 B)
5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .225-311-2-27-.589-2 B)
6: LF Steve Shauer (29-L .300-200-1-20-.759-10 B+)
7: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .194-124-1-9-.501-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
8: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .229-253-3-14-.603-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04)
9: P Terry Luckett (30-L .220-41-0-5-.458-0 D) All-Star(4: 01-04)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .303-347-4-44-.773-17 A)
2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .273-264-4-25-.721-9 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .272-313-4-30-.681-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .313-323-9-56-.881-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-316-14-48-.699-10 B)
6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .269-119-1-11-.671-0 B)
7: 3B Roger Davis (30-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 C+)
8: C Don Kern (28-R .167-96-3-12-.605-0 B+)
9: P Del Warwick (30-L .162-37-0-3-.351-0 F) Gold Glove(02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 93 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 10,642

Top of the First
Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Roger Briones, the only player the Explorers sent to the All-Star Game this year, strikes out! Gabriel Beltran, the 2002 MVP, strikes out! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger fouls out to 1st. Cal Doty strikes out on 3 pitches... T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to left center for a hit! Ray McDonald strikes out looking...

Top of the Second
With 1 out, Floyd Shawn draws a walk. With 2 outs, Marc Barksdale doubles to left center and Shawn scores... 1 to 0, Explorers.

Bottom of the Third
P Del Warwick grounds a double over the 1st base bag! With 1 out, a wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Cal Doty strikes out looking......... T.R. Hunter lines out hard to right....

Bottom of the Fourth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! Tie Game: 1 to 1!

Top of the Fifth
Steve Shauer draws a walk... Marc Barksdale, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds his second and the Explorers' second hit of the game to right and Shauer goes to 3rd... Joe Tirey pokes a hit to right and Shauer scores... 2 to 1, Explorers. The Bullpen gets up. P Terry Luckett bunts the runners up. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to center and Barksdale scores, but Dickie Stemen throws Tirey out at home! 3 to 1, Explorers.

Bottom of the Sixth
T.R. Hunter and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! But the next three all make outs.....

Top of the Ninth
On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Bob Cline grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn grounds a double play ball to short, but T.R. Hunter makes a bad throw to 2nd.... Steve Shauer gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with no outs.... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). Marc Barksdale strikes out! Joe Tirey strikes out! PH Tim Brantley (31-L), an All-Star in 2002, but batting .156 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 45 AB this year, is sent up. A wild pitch scores the runner... 4 to 1, Explorers. Brantley strikes out looking....

Lost - 4 to 1

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 6 hits and made no errors

Birmingham won at home against Ottawa, knocking us out of 1st place....
The Barons lost 95 games and finished in last place last year....

Del Warwick (L 7-11) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double.
LHP Albert Davies went 1+ innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit and 1 HBP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and struck them all out, but let a run score on a wild pitch.

Terry Luckett (W 6-9) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. He threw a WP.
RHP Jim Rutherford (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th.

SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits. 1B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season. PH Gary McKellar drew a walk.

12-31-2020, 01:39 PM	#1072
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	Thursday, July 14, 2005 We kick off the 2nd half with a 4 game series at home versus the Columbus Explorers. They lost 3 of 4 games in Louisville last weekend, 2 of the losses in extra innings. We won 3 of 4 games in Columbus, April 7-10. They are dead last (16th) in scoring with 3.23 runs per game (Jacksonville is #7 with 4.14). The Explorers are 6th in fewest runs allowed with 3.75 per game (Jacksonville is #2 with 3.48). Their run differential is -46, 13th in the MLB, and ours is +58, 4th best. Columbus Explorers (42-46 .477 9.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (52-36 .591 0.5 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division) COL: Terry Luckett (30-L) (5-9 3.42 ERA 134.1 IP, 129 H, 4 HR, 27 BB, 86 SO) All-Star(4: 01-04) JAX: Del Warwick (30-L) (7-10 4.31 ERA 117 IP, 131 H, 14 HR, 25 BB, 68 SO) Gold Glove(02) Luckett is their #1 starter. We beat him in April, scoring 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings. Warwick gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a no decision at Rochester that we lost. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-265-4-23-.667-13 C+) 2: 2B Roger Briones (22-L .360-236-4-30-.850-0 B) All-Star 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-182-5-29-.754-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-270-5-28-.648-6 B) 5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .225-311-2-27-.589-2 B) 6: LF Steve Shauer (29-L .300-200-1-20-.759-10 B+) 7: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .194-124-1-9-.501-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04) 8: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .229-253-3-14-.603-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04) 9: P Terry Luckett (30-L .220-41-0-5-.458-0 D) All-Star(4: 01-04) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .303-347-4-44-.773-17 A) 2: LF Cal Doty (28-L .273-264-4-25-.721-9 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .272-313-4-30-.681-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .313-323-9-56-.881-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05) 5: 1B Tom McDowell (28-R .234-316-14-48-.699-10 B) 6: CF Dickie Stemen (30-R .269-119-1-11-.671-0 B) 7: 3B Roger Davis (30-R .200-5-0-0-.400-0 C+) 8: C Don Kern (28-R .167-96-3-12-.605-0 B+) 9: P Del Warwick (30-L .162-37-0-3-.351-0 F) Gold Glove(02) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 93 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right Attendance: 10,642 Top of the First Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Roger Briones, the only player the Explorers sent to the All-Star Game this year, strikes out! Gabriel Beltran, the 2002 MVP, strikes out! 1-2-3! Bottom of the First Tony Weninger fouls out to 1st. Cal Doty strikes out on 3 pitches... T.R. Hunter lines the first pitch to left center for a hit! Ray McDonald strikes out looking... Top of the Second With 1 out, Floyd Shawn draws a walk. With 2 outs, Marc Barksdale doubles to left center and Shawn scores... 1 to 0, Explorers. Bottom of the Third P Del Warwick grounds a double over the 1st base bag! With 1 out, a wild pitch sends him to 3rd! Cal Doty strikes out looking......... T.R. Hunter lines out hard to right.... Bottom of the Fourth With 1 out, Tom McDowell hits a home run to left! Tie Game: 1 to 1! Top of the Fifth Steve Shauer draws a walk... Marc Barksdale, the sub-.200 hitter, grounds his second and the Explorers' second hit of the game to right and Shauer goes to 3rd... Joe Tirey pokes a hit to right and Shauer scores... 2 to 1, Explorers. The Bullpen gets up. P Terry Luckett bunts the runners up. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to center and Barksdale scores, but Dickie Stemen throws Tirey out at home! 3 to 1, Explorers. Bottom of the Sixth T.R. Hunter and Ray McDonald lead off with back to back hits! But the next three all make outs..... Top of the Ninth On the Hill: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L), after a perfect 8th. Bob Cline grounds the first pitch up the middle for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn grounds a double play ball to short, but T.R. Hunter makes a bad throw to 2nd.... Steve Shauer gets beaned with an 0-2 pitch to load the bases up with no outs.... Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R). Marc Barksdale strikes out! Joe Tirey strikes out! PH Tim Brantley (31-L), an All-Star in 2002, but batting .156 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 45 AB this year, is sent up. A wild pitch scores the runner... 4 to 1, Explorers. Brantley strikes out looking.... Lost - 4 to 1 We had 8 hits and made 1 error Columbus had 6 hits and made no errors Birmingham won at home against Ottawa, knocking us out of 1st place.... The Barons lost 95 games and finished in last place last year.... Del Warwick (L 7-11) went 7 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks and struck out 6. At bat, he went 2 for 2 with a double. LHP Albert Davies went 1+ innings, allowed 1 unearned run, 1 hit and 1 HBP. RHP Bob Craig faced 3 batters and struck them all out, but let a run score on a wild pitch. Terry Luckett (W 6-9) went 8 innings, gave us 1 run, 8 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 6. He threw a WP. RHP Jim Rutherford (SV 17) pitched a perfect 9th. SS T.R. Hunter had 2 hits. 1B Tom McDowell had 2 hits with his 15th home run of the season. PH Gary McKellar drew a walk.