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Questdog · 12-31-2020, 03:01 PM

Friday, July 15, 2005

Columbus Explorers (43-46 .483 8.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (52-37 .584 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division)

COL: Steve Melita (32-R) (7-7 3.49 ERA 111 IP, 99 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 61 SO)
JAX: Ernesto Noyola (26-R) (7-1 2.75 ERA 72 IP, 61 H, 4 HR, 20 BB, 40 SO)

We beat Melita in April, scoring 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Noyola gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a win at Rochester.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-269-4-24-.664-13 C+)
2: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-274-5-28-.646-6 B)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-186-5-29-.749-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04)
4: LF Robert Duenas (35-L .250-168-8-23-.752-0 B)
5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .223-314-2-27-.585-2 B)
6: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .205-127-1-10-.533-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04)
7: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .230-257-3-15-.602-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04)
8: 2B Jose Madrid (25-R .258-128-0-10-.620-5 A+) Rookie #81 prospect
9: P Steve Melita (32-R .286-35-0-2-.677-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .299-351-4-44-.764-17 A)
2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .272-268-4-25-.718-9 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .285-260-5-40-.738-1 C)
4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .312-327-9-56-.876-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .231-251-4-20-.712-15 B)
6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .237-320-15-49-.712-10 C+)
7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-317-4-30-.685-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04)
8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .249-201-4-25-.703-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernesto Noyola (26-R .240-25-0-3-.509-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 11,320

Top of the First
Jorge Moreida swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bob Cline bloops a hit to center... Just to remind everyone: this is the worst offense in the MLB... Gabriel Beltran grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and Moreida scores... 1 to 0, Explorers. Robert Duenas swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center and we finally have an out. Floyd Shawn flies out to left. Marc Barksdale, the hero of yesterday's game, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three!

Bottom of the First
Tony Weninger beats out an infield hit! Cal Doty grounds a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Weninger goes to 3rd! Doty steals 2nd! Fernando Tello, robbed of the opportunity to ground into a double play, decides, instead, to hit the ball over the wall in right center! Way over the wall! 515 ft! 3 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds a 2-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd. T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd.

We load the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 2nd for our cleanup hitter, but he does no cleaning and grounds out to short...

Top of the Fifth
With 2 outs, Bob Cline hits a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a home run... 3 to 2, Jays.

Bottom of the Fifth
With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bob Hutson doubles to left center and Hunter scores! 4 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Seventh
Jose Madrid walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. PH Tim Brantley (31-L), the former All-Star, who is batting .152 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 46 AB this year and who struck out yesterday, triples to center and Madrid scores... 4 to 3, Jays. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to left and Brantley scores... Tie Game: 4 to 4. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Bob Cline, who hit a home run last time up, bunts the runner to 2nd. We walk Gabriel Beltran intentionally.... Moreida steals 3rd... Robert Duenas grounds a hit to right and Moreida scores and Beltran goes to 3rd.... 5 to 4, Explorers. Did I mention that this is the worst offense in the MLB? Floyd Shawn strikes out looking. Marc Barksdale grounds out to 2nd.

Bottom of the Seventh
New Pitcher: Bill Chappell (25-R), a rookie, who is 1-1 with 1 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 37.2 IP. 23 BB. With 1 out, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right! Tie Game: 5 to 5!

Top of the Eighth
Joe Tirey doubles to left center... The Bullpen hops back up. A wild pitch sends Tirey to 3rd... Jose Madrid draws a walk... PH Miguel Andrade (29-L), who is batting .230 with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 135 AB, strikes out! Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd! Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R), hopefully to face only 1 batter... Madrid steals 2nd. Bob Cline pops out to 2nd!

Top of the Ninth
New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), who should have been a 3-time All-Star this year. Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. 3-4-5 up for the Explorers. Gabriel Beltran strikes out looking! Robert Duenas lines a 3-0 pitch to left for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn strikes out! Mark Barksdale pops one up to shallow center that looks like trouble, but Cal Doty makes a running catch!

Bottom of the Ninth
On the Hill: Mike McGillicuddy (25-R), another rookie, after a scoreless 8th. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald, 0 for 4 today and 2 for his last 14, lines a double to the left field corner! That is his 20th double of the season! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. I would not mind a double steal here.... But we do not run and Tom McDowell flies out to deep right and McDonald tags up and goes to 3rd. Can we get a runner in from 3rd with less than 2 outs? No.... T.R. Hunter lines out to the pitcher... Bob Hutson grounds one to the hole on the right side.... 2B Jose Madrid reaches it, just, but Hutson beats the throw to 1st for an infield hit and McDonald scores and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 6 to 5

Birmingham lost, so we are back in 1st place!

We had 13 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 11 hits and made no errors

Ernesto Noyola went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. 125 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies went 1.2 scoreless innings (allowing an inherited runner to score, though), allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Bob Craig faced 1 batter and retired him.
LHP Bill Grant (W 4-1) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Steve Melita went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3.
RHP Mike McGillicuddy (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1.

2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk (INT), stole a base and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and scored the winning run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and his 5th home run and was walked intentionally. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson had 2 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch and had 2 RBI, including the game winner. We now have had 5 walk-off wins on the season and Hutson has had the winning hit in 3 of them! PH Mike Volkman had a hit. PR Bart Daw stole a base.

For Columbus, RF Bob Cline had 2 hits with his 6th home run. LF Robert Duenas had 3 hits and an RBI.

Around the League: Ex-Jay Mike Marsh (24-R) of Memphis, did not pitch all that great, but got the win and went 2 for 4 with his 1st career home run and had 3 RBI.

12-31-2020, 03:01 PM	#1073
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, July 15, 2005 Columbus Explorers (43-46 .483 8.5 GB in 5th place in the Northern Division) at Jacksonville Jays (52-37 .584 0.5 GB in 2nd place in the Southern Division) COL: Steve Melita (32-R) (7-7 3.49 ERA 111 IP, 99 H, 7 HR, 31 BB, 61 SO) JAX: Ernesto Noyola (26-R) (7-1 2.75 ERA 72 IP, 61 H, 4 HR, 20 BB, 40 SO) We beat Melita in April, scoring 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings. Noyola gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last time out in a win at Rochester. Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF) COLUMBUS 1: CF Jorge Moreida (26-L .245-269-4-24-.664-13 C+) 2: RF Bob Cline (27-R .241-274-5-28-.646-6 B) 3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (35-S .269-186-5-29-.749-3 B) MVP(02)/Silver Slugger(2: 02-03)/All-Star(3: 02-04) 4: LF Robert Duenas (35-L .250-168-8-23-.752-0 B) 5: 3B Floyd Shawn (27-R .223-314-2-27-.585-2 B) 6: C Marc Barksdale (34-R .205-127-1-10-.533-0 B) All-Star(04)/Gold Glove(3: 01-02,04) 7: SS Joe Tirey (33-L .230-257-3-15-.602-2 A) Gold Glove(3: 01,03-04) 8: 2B Jose Madrid (25-R .258-128-0-10-.620-5 A+) Rookie #81 prospect 9: P Steve Melita (32-R .286-35-0-2-.677-0 C+) JACKSONVILLE 1: 2B Tony Weninger (24-R .299-351-4-44-.764-17 A) 2: CF Cal Doty (28-L .272-268-4-25-.718-9 C+) All-Star(2: 04-05) 3: LF Fernando Tello (23-L .285-260-5-40-.738-1 C) 4: RF Ray McDonald (25-L .312-327-9-56-.876-20 B+) All-Star(2: 04-05) 5: 1B Jack Washburn (23-L .231-251-4-20-.712-15 B) 6: 3B Tom McDowell (28-R .237-320-15-49-.712-10 C+) 7: SS T.R. Hunter (28-R .274-317-4-30-.685-5 B+) All-Star(3: 02-04) 8: C Bob Hutson (22-L .249-201-4-25-.703-0 B) Rookie 9: P Ernesto Noyola (26-R .240-25-0-3-.509-0 F) Game Start: 7:05 PM Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium Weather: 85 F, Clear Skies, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from right Attendance: 11,320 Top of the First Jorge Moreida swings at the first pitch and beats out an infield hit... Bob Cline bloops a hit to center... Just to remind everyone: this is the worst offense in the MLB... Gabriel Beltran grounds a 2-2 pitch to left for a hit and Moreida scores... 1 to 0, Explorers. Robert Duenas swings at a 3-2 pitch and flies out to deep center and we finally have an out. Floyd Shawn flies out to left. Marc Barksdale, the hero of yesterday's game, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three! Bottom of the First Tony Weninger beats out an infield hit! Cal Doty grounds a 2-2 pitch to center for a hit and Weninger goes to 3rd! Doty steals 2nd! Fernando Tello, robbed of the opportunity to ground into a double play, decides, instead, to hit the ball over the wall in right center! Way over the wall! 515 ft! 3 to 1, Jays! Ray McDonald strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds a 2-2 pitch over the 1st base bag for a double! Tom McDowell grounds out to 3rd. T.R. Hunter swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd. We load the bases up with 2 outs in the bottom of the 2nd for our cleanup hitter, but he does no cleaning and grounds out to short... Top of the Fifth With 2 outs, Bob Cline hits a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a home run... 3 to 2, Jays. Bottom of the Fifth With 1 out, Tom McDowell takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. T.R. Hunter grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4. Bob Hutson doubles to left center and Hunter scores! 4 to 2, Jays! Top of the Seventh Jose Madrid walks on 4 pitches... The Bullpen gets up. PH Tim Brantley (31-L), the former All-Star, who is batting .152 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 46 AB this year and who struck out yesterday, triples to center and Madrid scores... 4 to 3, Jays. Jorge Moreida lines a hit to left and Brantley scores... Tie Game: 4 to 4. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Albert Davies (28-L). Bob Cline, who hit a home run last time up, bunts the runner to 2nd. We walk Gabriel Beltran intentionally.... Moreida steals 3rd... Robert Duenas grounds a hit to right and Moreida scores and Beltran goes to 3rd.... 5 to 4, Explorers. Did I mention that this is the worst offense in the MLB? Floyd Shawn strikes out looking. Marc Barksdale grounds out to 2nd. Bottom of the Seventh New Pitcher: Bill Chappell (25-R), a rookie, who is 1-1 with 1 SV and a 3.58 ERA in 37.2 IP. 23 BB. With 1 out, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right! Tie Game: 5 to 5! Top of the Eighth Joe Tirey doubles to left center... The Bullpen hops back up. A wild pitch sends Tirey to 3rd... Jose Madrid draws a walk... PH Miguel Andrade (29-L), who is batting .230 with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 135 AB, strikes out! Jorge Moreida swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to 2nd! Call to the Bullpen: Bob Craig (27-R), hopefully to face only 1 batter... Madrid steals 2nd. Bob Cline pops out to 2nd! Top of the Ninth New Pitcher: 2-time All-Star Bill Grant (34-L), who should have been a 3-time All-Star this year. Danny Rosas (26-L) is in to play left in a double switch. 3-4-5 up for the Explorers. Gabriel Beltran strikes out looking! Robert Duenas lines a 3-0 pitch to left for a hit... The Bullpen gets up. Floyd Shawn strikes out! Mark Barksdale pops one up to shallow center that looks like trouble, but Cal Doty makes a running catch! Bottom of the Ninth On the Hill: Mike McGillicuddy (25-R), another rookie, after a scoreless 8th. 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald, 0 for 4 today and 2 for his last 14, lines a double to the left field corner! That is his 20th double of the season! They walk Jack Washburn intentionally. I would not mind a double steal here.... But we do not run and Tom McDowell flies out to deep right and McDonald tags up and goes to 3rd. Can we get a runner in from 3rd with less than 2 outs? No.... T.R. Hunter lines out to the pitcher... Bob Hutson grounds one to the hole on the right side.... 2B Jose Madrid reaches it, just, but Hutson beats the throw to 1st for an infield hit and McDonald scores and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays! Won - 6 to 5 Birmingham lost, so we are back in 1st place! We had 13 hits and made no errors Columbus had 11 hits and made no errors Ernesto Noyola went 6 innings, allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 5. 125 pitches. LHP Albert Davies went 1.2 scoreless innings (allowing an inherited runner to score, though), allowed 2 hits, 2 walks (1 INT) and struck out 2. He threw a WP. RHP Bob Craig faced 1 batter and retired him. LHP Bill Grant (W 4-1) pitched a scoreless 9th, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Steve Melita went 6 innings, gave us 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3. RHP Mike McGillicuddy (L 1-2) went 1.2 innings, gave us 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks (2 INT) and struck out 1. 2B Tony Weninger had 2 hits and a walk and scored a run. CF Cal Doty had 2 hits and a walk (INT), stole a base and scored a run. LF Fernando Tello had 2 hits with his 6th home run of the season, drew a walk and had 3 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and scored the winning run. 1B Jack Washburn hit a double and his 5th home run and was walked intentionally. 3B Tom McDowell had a hit and a walk. C Bob Hutson had 2 hits with a double, was hit by a pitch and had 2 RBI, including the game winner. We now have had 5 walk-off wins on the season and Hutson has had the winning hit in 3 of them! PH Mike Volkman had a hit. PR Bart Daw stole a base. For Columbus, RF Bob Cline had 2 hits with his 6th home run. LF Robert Duenas had 3 hits and an RBI. Around the League: Ex-Jay Mike Marsh (24-R) of Memphis, did not pitch all that great, but got the win and went 2 for 4 with his 1st career home run and had 3 RBI.