Millennial League Baseball, est. 2001

[Questdog]

April 28, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Jimmy Reed, CF, Providence (25-R .316/.349/.532) Had 11 hits with 2 2B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 7 R and 8 RBI in 6 G

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

April 22 - Cesar Rodriguez (29-R) of Birmingham pitched a 3 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked 4 and struck out 4. At bat, he had 3 hits, scored a run and had 2 RBI. The Barons won, 4 to 0.
April 22 - Manny Martinez (31-R) of Orlando, the ex-Jay, pitched a 3 hit shutout at New Orleans. He walked 2 and struck out 6. The Juice won, 2 to 0.
April 23 - Tom Peterson (32-R) of Syracuse pitched a 2 hit shutout at Ottawa. He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run. The Sycamores won, 6 to 0.
April 23 - Paul Gaughan (34-R) of Birmingham pitched a 3 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked 1 and struck out 1. The Barons won, 2 to 0, and only had 5 hits themselves.
April 24 - CF Jimmy Reed (25-R) of Providence had 4 hits with a double and a Grand Slam and scored 2 runs at Ottawa. The Steamrollers won, 7 to 2.
April 25 - Mike Elizondo (24-R) of Columbus pitched a 2 hit shutout at Buffalo, He did not walk a batter and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season, tying him for the League lead. The Explorers won, 8 to 0.
April 26 - 3B Norm Geiger (27-R) of Indianapolis hit 2 home runs and had 5 RBI at Hartford. The Arrows won, 10 to 2.
April 27 - LF Steve Shauer (27-L) of Columbus had 5 hits with a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI at Buffalo. The Explorers won, 7 to 3.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

The defending champion Richmond Robins are here to play a short 2 game set and close out this miserable month of April. They swept Orlando at home in 4 games over the weekend. We were 4-10 against them last season when they went 94-68 and won the Southern Division. They are 6th in scoring with 4.00 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 2.74). The Robins are once again last in the League in HR with 6. They only hit 65 last year, but were 3rd in the League in scoring with 705 runs because they led the League in BA at .270. This year they are 2nd with a .284 BA. We are tied for 8th with 12 HR, but have only scored 19 runs... We are last in the League with a .214 BA. The Robins are 3rd in fewest run allowed with 3.26 (Jacksonville is #14 with 4.26). Their run differential is +14 and ours, after getting pummeled by the Colonels, is now -29, the worst int he League....

Richmond Robins (12-7 .632 2 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (7-12 .368 7 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Brian Brenner (34-R) (2-1 1.91 ERA 28.1 IP, 19 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 19 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (0-1 2.17 ERA 29 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 26 SO) All-Star

Brenner is their #1 starter. He is 2-1 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 3.55 ERA. 25.1 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 18 SO.

Baucom gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .338-80-0-8-.820-2 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)/MC MVP
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (24-S .276-76-0-19-.686-10 A)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .268-71-1-8-.682-0 A) All-Star(01)
4: LF Andres Borges (35-S .323-62-2-10-.922-0 C+) All-Star
5: 1B Mike Sammon (24-R .389-18-0-2-.810-0 B)
6: RF Bob Cline (24-R .250-56-0-4-.597-1 B)
7: SS Brian Bowden (26-R .217-60-0-3-.545-2 A+) Gold Glove
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .229-48-0-3-.622-1 C)
9: P Brian Brenner (34-R .143-7-0-1-.393-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .323-65-1-5-.823-2 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .342-73-1-6-.796-1 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .243-70-3-10-.749-3 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .197-66-3-8-.647-1 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .226-62-2-3-.682-3 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .197-61-1-7-.515-0 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .164-55-1-4-.488-4 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .140-50-0-2-.358-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .143-7-0-0-.536-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 5,957

Top of the First:
Jose Vazquez grounds out to short. Skip Dunkin strikes out! Ray Holloway plunks an 0-2 pitch and beats it out for a hit... Andres Borges lines out to left!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty plunks one, but is out, 2-3. Danny Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd....

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Jose Vazquez grounds a hit to left. Skip Dunkin doubles to right center... A wild pitch scores Vazquez... 1 to 0, Robins. Ray Holloway strikes out! Andres Borges grounds a hit up the middle and Dunkin scores... 2 to 0, Robins.

Bottom of the Third:
P Jim Baucom grounds a hit to left! Cal Doty grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and then goes to 2nd on a ground out. Ray McDonald lines a hit to left and Doty beats the throw home! 2 to 1, Robins. Marty Eades grounds a double over the 3rd base bag and McDonald scores from 1st, but they throw out Eades trying to take 3rd, 7-6-5. Tie Game: 2 to 2!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jack Washburn triples to right center! Ed Diskin lines out to center and Washburn tags up and scores. 3 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (27-R). Garrett Bender 29-R) is in to catch and Charlie Faber (32-R) is in to play 3rd. The Bullpen is ready. 5-6-7 up for the Robins. PH Vince Depew (22-L), batting .344 in 32 AB, takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Bob Cline bunts the runner over. PH Jose Catalan (31-L), 3 for 5 on the season, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Hal Bradford (27-L), who has not been able to get lefties out yet... Catalan flies out to left! We leave Bradford in to face the right-hander, because they have some heavy hitting left-handers on the bench... Larry Slattery flies out to center and THIS Ball Game Belongs to Jim Baucom! His first win! The Bullpen did not blow it!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Richmond had 5 hits and made no errors

We have not had more than 7 hits for 5 straight games...

Jim Baucom (W 1-1) went 8 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 9. He threw a WP. 109 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Roger Wallace (H 2) got 1 out and allowed 1 walk.
LHP Hal Bradford (SV 2) faced 2 batters and got 2 outs.

Brian Brenner (L 2-2) went 6 innings, gave us 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 3.

RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits with a double and an RBI. 1B Jack Washburn hit a triple, drew a walk (INT) and scored a run.

The Robins announced that RP Ken Decker, injured during the game, had a strained oblique that they expected to bother him for about a week.

[Questdog]

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Richmond Robins (12-8 .600 3 GB tied for 3rd place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (8-12 .400 7 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

RICH: Billy Warner (24-R) (3-0 2.16 ERA 33.1 IP, 21 H, 1 HR, 12 BB, 21 SO) vs.
JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (2-2 4.82 ERA 28 IP, 28 H, 4 HR, 5 BB, 15 SO) Gold Glove

Warner, who was the #8 prospect last year as a rookie, was acquired in a trade with Birmingham this Winter. He is 1-1 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 3.98 ERA. 20.1 IP, 20 H, 0 HR, 9 BB, 13 SO.

Warwick gave up 7 runs on 6 hits, 3 home runs and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
RICHMOND
1: CF Jose Vazquez (30-R .333-84-0-8-.805-2 B+) All-Star(2: 01-02)/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)/MC MVP
2: 3B Skip Dunkin (24-S .275-80-0-19-.689-10 A)
3: 2B Ray Holloway (29-R .267-75-1-8-.672-0 A) All-Star(01)
4: 1B Mike Sammon (24-R .333-21-0-2-.697-0 B)
5: RF Andy Schaeffer (38-R .400-10-0-1-1.055-0 C+)
6: LF Bob Cline (24-R .237-59-0-4-.568-1 B+)
7: SS Brian Bowden (26-R .226-62-0-3-.591-2 A+) Gold Glove
8: C Larry Slattery (27-R .216-51-0-3-.599-1 C)
9: P Billy Warner (24-R .333-12-0-0-.667-0 C) Trade from Birmingham

JACKSONVILLE
1: LF Cal Doty (26-L .304-69-1-5-.778-2 B+)
2: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .325-77-1-6-.755-1 C+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .257-74-3-11-.762-3 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .214-70-3-9-.681-1 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .234-64-2-3-.733-3 B)
6: 2B Ed Diskin (39-R .190-63-1-8-.496-0 C+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .155-58-1-4-.464-4 B+)
8: C Bert Swope (31-S .135-52-0-2-.345-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .286-7-0-0-.571-0 C+) Gold Glove

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 5,899

Top of the First:
Jose Vazquez lines out to 3rd. Skip Dunkin doubles to right center... Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Mike Sammon grounds out to short and the runners move up. Andy Schaeffer grounds out to short!

Bottom of the First:
Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep right. Danny Stewart flies out to near the warning track in left. Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Third:
Jose Vazquez, who never walks, walks... Skip Dunkin lays down a bunt and beats it out for a hit... Ray Holloway takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs... I think the Rochester Roosters fleeced us when they gave us P Del Warwick and took our Rookie of the Year.... Mike Sammon strikes out! Andy Schaeffer pops out to 1st! Bob Cline flies out to center!!! No runs!

Top of the Seventh:
Larry Slattery swings at the first pitch and grounds one to short, but Bart Daw boots it... The Bullpen is up. P Billy Warner bunts the runner over. We walk Jose Vazquez intentionally. With 2 outs, Ray Holloway lines a hit to left and Slattery heads home..... Cal Doty throws the ball to the backstop for an error and the runners move up.... 1 to 0, Robins. Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (25-R). Mike Sammon takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up... Andy Schaeffer swings at a 3-2 pitch and beats out an infield hit and a run scores... 2 to 0, Robins.

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Billy Warner is at 84 pitches. We have 2 hits and 2 walks off him.... Top of our order up. Cal Doty flies out to near the warning track in left... Danny Stewart grounds out to short... Ray McDonald triples to left center! Marty Eades, who is no longer the Marty Eades who won 2 Player of the Month awards last year, pops out to center...

Lost - 2 to 0

Our 6th shutout of April and 2nd in the last 3 games...
I really do not mind losing with a young club, but not hitting anything at all is not fun.... I'd rather be losing 10 to 6....

We had 3 whole hits and made 2 errors
Richmond had 7 hits and made no errors

Only 3 hits, but we still managed to get caught stealing twice...
We lead the League with 17 CS and only have 19 SB.

Del Warwick (L 2-3) went 6.2 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 6 hits, 5 walks (1 INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Johnny Groom went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and 2 walks.
RHP Robbie Hopley pitched a perfect inning with 1 strikeout.

Billy Warner (W 4-0) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 3 hits, 3 walks and struck out 4. 96 pitches.

RF Ray McDonald hit a triple and drew a walk.

For Richmond, 3B Skip Dunkin had 3 hits with 2 doubles, but no runs or RBI.

[Questdog]

Monthly Awards for April, 2003
Player of the Month: Roger Beaudin, c, Memphis (30-R) .444/.481/.750 72 AB, 10 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 6 SO, 2 SB, 0 CS, 15 R, 23 RBI in 20 G (18 GS)
Pitcher of the Month: Billy Warner, rhp, Richmond (24-R) 4-0 1.70 ERA 5 GS, 1 ShO, 42.1 IP, 24 H, 1 HR, 15 BB, 25 SO
Rookie of the Month: Marty Forner, lhp, Birmingham (30-L) 3-0 1.17 ERA 3 GS, 1 ShO, 23 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 14 SO

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Time for the May Purge! I would love to send about 10 guys to Daytona (A), but we do not have 10 guys at Daytona worth bringing up... We actually have about zero....

C Bert Swope (31-S), 2B Ed Diskin (39-R), 3B Brian Porter (35-S), RF Mike Volkman (35-L), P Spencer Shuff (34-R) and RP Robbie Hopley (29-R) have been given train tickets.

C Don Kern (26)-R, 1B Dave Thompson (27-R), 2B Junior Danielson (31-R), RF Dennis Brown (29-L), P Jose Azamar (25-R) and RP Albert Davies (26-L) have been called up.

The Orlando Juice are here to play a 4 game series through the weekend. They split a pair of games at Charlotte on Monday and Tuesday and have lost 5 of their last 6 and 7 of 9. We were 8-6 against them last season and have won more games against them over the last two seasons than any other team. They are 11th in scoring with 3.38 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 2.62). They are last in fewest runs allowed with 4.57 per game (Jacksonville is #14 with 4.05). Their run differential is -24 and ours is -30, the worst in the League.

Orlando Juice (8-13 .381 8 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (8-13 .381 8 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Larry Hemmerling (27-R) (1-1 5.24 ERA 22.1 IP, 31 H, 1 HR, 8 BB, 16 SO) Silver Slugger(01) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (24-L) (2-2 2.63 ERA 24 IP, 17 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 16 SO)

Hemmerling was 10-12 with a 3.07 ERA in 208 IP last year. He is 1-2 in 5 starts against us in his career with a 6.31 ERA. 25.2 IP, 31 H, 5 HR, 8 BB, 18 SO.

Coreano gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and no walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .261-88-0-9-.622-6 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .263-76-0-7-.647-2 A) All-Star
3: LF Ted Mason (25-R .444-9-0-0-1.056-0 B)
4: 2B Tom Howard (26-R .270-74-1-5-.722-6 B+)
5: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .275-80-2-14-.723-2 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: C Mike Day (32-S .218-55-1-3-.544-0 C+)
7: 1B Roger Falbo (32-R .308-13-0-0-.692-0 A+)
8: CF Pete Thompson (22-L .238-21-0-1-.577-0 B) Rookie #4 prospect
9: P Larry Hemmerling (27-R .429-7-0-1-.929-0 F) Silver Slugger(01)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .309-81-1-6-.719-1 C+)
2: 2B Leander Gooding (32-R .125-16-0-2-.473-3 B)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .288-73-1-5-.737-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .260-77-3-11-.792-3 B+)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .205-73-3-9-.663-1 C)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .239-67-2-3-.730-3 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .153-59-1-4-.456-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .214-14-0-0-.639-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (24-L .167-6-0-0-.333-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 5,700

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson gets beaned... Danny Hutchinson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6. Ted Mason flies out to left. Tom Howard flies out to deep right!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart draws a walk. Leander Gooding beats out an infield hit, diving headfirst into the bag! But he calls out Trudy the Trainer.... Pinch-runner: Charlie Faber (32-R), who will stay in to play 2nd. Cal Doty flies out to deep left and Stewart tags up and moves to 3rd. Ray McDonald lines out to center and Stewart tags up and beats the throw home. 1 to 0, Jays! Marty Eades flies out to left.

Top of the Sixth:
Pete Thompson lines their second hit of the game to left center for a double... The Bullpen is up. P Larry Hemmerling grounds out to short and Thompson goes to 3rd. Ernie Patterson pops out to 1st! Danny Hutchinson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd!!

Top of the Ninth:
P Danny Coreano is at 94 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. 2-3-4 up for the Juice. Danny Hutchinson strikes out looking! Ted Mason pops out to 1st! Tom Howard strikes out and THIS Ball Game Belongs to the Jays!

Won - 1 to 0

We had 3 whole hits (all singles) and made no errors
Orlando had 5 hits and made no errors

We set a new team record with our 5th straight game without allowing a home run!

Danny Coreano (W 3-2) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), allowed 5 hits, no walks, 1 HBP and struck out 5. 106 pitches. At bat, he had 1 of our 3 hits. The 2nd shutout if his career!

Larry Hemmerling (L 1-2) went 7 innings, gave us 1 run, 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 8.

CF Danny Stewart drew 2 walks and scored the only run of the game. 2B Leander Gooding had a hit in his only at bat.

Trudy's report on Leander Gooding is a fractured hand and she expects him to miss 6 weeks....

[Questdog]

Friday, May 2, 2003

2B Leander Gooding (32-R) was placed on the DL and 3B Brian Porter (35-S) was recalled.

Orlando Juice (8-14 .364 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (9-13 .409 8 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Bob Carroll (27-R) (0-2 4.94 ERA 23.2 IP, 26 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 12 SO) vs.
JAX: Ernesto Noyola (23-R) (0-4 4.62 ERA 25.1 IP, 27 H, 4 HR, 10 BB, 16 SO) Rookie

Carroll was 10-9 with a 4.17 ERA in 213.2 IP last year. He led the League in walks with 105 in 2001. He is 0-3 in 6 starts against us in his career with a 4.54 ERA. 39.2 IP, 44 H, 1 HR, 29 BB, 19 SO.

Noyola gave up 3 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 6.1 innings last time out in a loss.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .253-91-0-9-.609-6 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .250-80-0-7-.616-2 A) All-Star
3: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .280-82-2-14-.729-2 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .257-70-1-9-.707-2 B)
5: 2B Tom Howard (26-R .269-78-1-5-.711-6 B+)
6: CF Pete Thompson (22-L .292-24-0-1-.708-0 B) Rookie
7: 1B Joe Jones (27-R .188-16-0-1-.423-0 A+)
8: C Mike Day (32-S .207-58-1-3-.517-0 C+)
9: P Bob Carroll (27-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 F)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .301-83-1-6-.717-1 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .200-25-0-1-.551-2 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .276-76-1-5-.710-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .253-79-3-12-.769-3 B+)
5: 3B Brian Porter (35-S .148-27-0-2-.381-0 C+)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .229-70-2-3-.700-3 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .145-62-1-4-.435-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .176-17-0-0-.535-0 B)
9: P Ernesto Noyola (23-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 F) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 68 F, Partly Cloudy, with an 8 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 7,125

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson grounds out to short. Danny Hutchinson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 3rd. Gil Weaver lines out to 1st! 1-2-3!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart grounds a hit up the middle. Charlie Faber draws a walk! Cal Doty clears the bases with a double to the left field corner!! 2 to 0, Jays! Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd and Doty goes to 3rd. Brian Porter grounds out to 1st, unassisted and Doty scores. 3 to 0, Jays! Jack Washburn takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three...

Top of the Third:
Joe Jones and Mike Day lead off with back to back walks.... P Bob Carroll bunts them up. Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and flies out to center and both runners advance. 3 to 1, Jays. Danny Hutchinson triples to right center and Day scores... 3 to 2, Jays. Gil Weaver grounds out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Third:
Charlie Faber triples high off the wall in right center! Cal Doty strikes out.... Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses.... Pitiful.... Brian Porter flies out to right...

Top of the Fourth:
Ricky Perez and Tom Howard lead off with back to back his and the Juice have runners at the corners with no outs. I bet the next two do NOT strike out... Pete Thompson swings at a 3-2 pitch and pops out to short! Joe Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!!! Well, they did NOT strike out! But, I'll take it!

Bottom of the Fourth:
Jack Washburn swings at the first pitch and doubles to left! Bart Daw lines a hit to right and Washburn beats the throw home and Daw takes 2nd! 4 to 2, Jays! Garrett Bender takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Ernesto Noyola bunts the runners up. Danny Stewart clears the bases with a triple to right!! 6 to 2, Jays! Only the second time all season that we have scored more than 5 runs in a game! Our season high is a pitiful 7.... And it took us 12 innings to get that! That does it for P Bob Carroll. New Pitcher: Mike Ballou (26-R), who is 0-1 with a 1.26 ERA in 14.1 IP with only 7 H. Charlie Faber walks on 4 pitches. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left and Stewart tags up and scores! 7 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Sixth:
With 2 outs, Tom Howard draws a walk. Pete Thompson hits a home run to right... 7 to 4, Jays. The Bullpen gets up. Joe Jones lines a hit to left center. Mike Day hits a home run to left center... 7 to 6, Jays. Pia! A train ticket! We leave P Noyola in there to get one more out, because his spot in the order is coming up.... P Mike Ballou lines a hit to right... Ernie Paterson doubles off the wall in center and P Ballou scores.... Tie Game: 7 to 7. Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (27-R). Marty Eades is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Danny Hutchinson swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd.

Top of the Eighth:
Mike Day grounds one to 1st and Jack Washburn boots it... His first error of the season, believe it or not... The Bullpen is up. PH Barry Magee (31-L), batting .228 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 57 AB, beats out an infield hit... Ernie Patterson lays down a bunt and 1B Jack Washburn goes to 3rd for the force, but his throw is late and the bases are loaded with no one out and no one having hit the ball much at all.... Danny Hutchinson lines a hit to left and 2 runs score... 9 to 7, Juice. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Gil Weaver grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Patterson goes to 3rd. Ricky Perez swings at the first pitch and flies out to deep left and Patterson tags up and scores. 10 to 7, Juice. Did not I just say that I would rater lose games 10 to 6 than 2 to 0? I have got my wish!

Bottom of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Dave Kelly (32-R), who is 1-2 with an 8.68 ERA in 9.1 innings. Last year, he was 5-6 with 6 SV and a 5.08 ERA in 79.2 IP with 10 HR and 42 BB. PH Tony Becerra (33-L) walks on 4 pitches. Jack Washburn doubles to right! Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and pops out to center and the runners hold... Garrett Bender takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with 1 out. Marty Eades pops out to short... Danny Stewart lines out to center.... Phooey phumbait!

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Albert Davies (26-L), making his Major League debut. He was our 6th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft. Joe Jones swings at a 3-2 pitch and bloops a hit over the 1st baseman.... The Bullpen is up. With 1 out, PH Ted Mason (25-R), who was 0 for 4 yesterday, takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three with Jones running and C Garrett Bender throws Jones out for a strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play!!

Lost - 10 to 7

We had 7 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 14 hits and made no errors

Ernesto Noyola went 5.2 innings, allowed 7 runs, 8 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 4.
RHP Roger Wallace (L 1-1) went 1.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (1 earned), 4 hits, and struck out 1.
LHP Bill Grant went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies, in his Major League debut, went 1 scoreless inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Bob Carroll went 3.1 innings, gave us 7 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 3.
RHP Mike Ballou (W 1-1) went 3.2 scoreless, hitless innings, gave us 1 walk and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Ray Hayes (SV 5) pitched a perfect 9th.

CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. 2B Charlie Faber hit a double, drew 2 walks and scored a run. LF Cal Doty hit a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI. PH Tony Becerra drew a walk. 1B Jack Washburn hit 2 doubles and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had a hit and was hit by a pitch, scored a run and had an RBI. C Garrett Bender drew 2 walks and scored a run and threw out the only runner to try to steal.

For Orlando, SS Danny Hutchinson had 2 hits with a triple and 3 RBI. 2B/1B Tom Howard had 3 hits and a walk and scored a run. C Mike Day hit his 2nd home run of the season, drew 2 walks, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 3, 2003

P Ernesto Loyola (23-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and P John Lombardi (28-R) was called up. The quote when we traded for him in April: "A bum for a bum. No picture warranted. ....He will be 14th on our Starting Pitcher depth chart." Well, he is the only one pitching well for Daytona (A). He is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 3 starts.

Orlando Juice (9-14 .391 9 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (9-14 .391 9 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Manny Martinez (31-R) (2-2 3.06 ERA 32.1 IP, 30 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 30 SO) vs.
JAX: Jose Azamar (25-R) (1-1 2.53 ERA 21.1 IP, 20 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 13 SO) Rookie

Martinez is their #1 starter. He was 9-6 with a 3.10 ERA in 162.2 IP last year as a Jacksonville Jay. We traded him to the Juice for RF Ray McDonald. This is the first time we have faced him.

Azamar was our 8th round pick in this year's B Leagues Draft, which is only 8 rounds long..... He is making his Major League debut today. We do not expect much, but who knows?

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .255-94-0-11-.619-6 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: 2B Tom Howard (26-R .293-82-1-5-.756-6 B+)
3: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .276-87-2-14-.711-2 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .222-63-3-10-.697-0 C+)
5: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .257-74-1-10-.693-2 B)
6: CF Pete Thompson (22-L .276-29-1-3-.761-0 B) Rookie
7: C Mike Day (32-S .213-61-2-5-.595-0 C+)
8: SS Roger Falbo (32-R .250-16-0-0-.563-0 B)
9: P Manny Martinez (31-R .143-7-0-0-.286-0 F) ex-Jay

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .307-88-1-8-.744-1 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .222-27-0-1-.707-2 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .275-80-1-8-.708-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .238-84-3-12-.725-3 B+)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .192-78-3-9-.622-1 C)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .243-74-2-3-.742-3 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .154-65-1-5-.456-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .158-19-0-0-.544-0 B)
9: P Jose Azamar (25-R Major League debut C) Rookie

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,993

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson pops out to right. Tom Howard swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to the pitcher! Gil Weaver grounds out to short! 1-2-3! We have a plucked a star with our 8th round pick! He says facetiously....

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart strikes out on 3 pitches... Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd...

Top of the Second:
Herman Chance doubles to right... A wild pitch sends him to 3rd... Ricky Perez draws a walk... Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and grounds into a force at 2nd, 3-6, and Chance scores. 1 to 0, Juice. Another wild pitch sends the runner to 2nd... With 2 outs, Roger Falbo takes a 3-2 pitch for another walk... P Manny Martinez pops out to center.

Bottom of the Second:
Ray McDonald walks on 4 pitches. Marty Eades grounds into a force at 2nd, 5-4, and P Manny Martinez is hurt. And that is why he was traded... New Pitcher: Gerry Wyatt (25-R), a rookie, who is 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 IP. He had a 5.44 ERA in A Ball last year... But he gets our next two hitters out...

Top of the Fourth:
Herman Chance grounds one to 3rd, but Marty Eades throws the ball away for a 2 base error... Ricky Perez grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Chance goes to 3rd. Pete Thompson doubles to center and Chance scores... 2 to 0, Juice. 2 hits for them and 2 runs... Thompson steals 3rd... Mike Day doubles to left and Thompson scores... 3 to 0, Juice. The Bullpen gets up. Roger Falbo grounds a hit to right and Day beats the throw home... 4 to 0, Juice. The next two make outs.

Top of the Fifth:
Tom Howard takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... The Bullpen gets up. Gil Weaver beats out an infield hit... Herman Chance grounds a 3-2 pitch to left for a hit and Howard beats the throw home.... 5 to 0, Juice. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (25-L). Brian Porter (35-S) is in to play 3rd in a double switch. Ricky Perez lines a hit to center and the bases are loaded with no outs... Pete Thompson swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right and a run scores... 6 to 0, Juice. Mike Day grounds a hit to left and another run is in... 7 to 0, Juice. The Bullpen is back up. Roger Falbo beats out an infield hit and another run scores... 8 to 0, Juice. Oh, my.... Nobody could be this bad.... P Gerry Wyatt beats out an infield hit and another run scores... 9 to 0, Juice. This is ridiculous! Call to the Bullpen: Johnny Groom (25-R). Ernie Patterson strikes out looking. Tom Howard grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4, and another run scores... 10 to 0, Juice. 6 run inning... The first 8 batters reached base.... We'll chalk that up to a rift in the Space-Time Continuum....

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Hal Bradford (27-L). Tom Howard and Gil Weaver lead off with back to back hits... With 2 outs, Pete Thompson hits a home run to left... 13 to 0, Juice. Pia! A train ticket!

Bottom of the Eighth:
C Don Kern (26-R) makes his Major League debut and grounds out to short... And Brian Porter and Danny Stewart strike out...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (32-R), who is 0-2 with a 14.73 ERA in 7.1 IP with 17 H and 2 HR and 11 BB.... With 1 out, Cal Doty hits a home run to right center! 13 to 1, Juice. No shutout! Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right. PH Dave Thompson (27-R), in his Major League debut, grounds a hit to right! But the next two make outs...

Lost - 13 to 1

We had 8 hits and made 1 error
Orlando had 17 hits and made no errors

Jose Azamar (L 0-1), in his Major League debut, went 4+ innings, allowed 7 runs (6 earned), 6 hits, 4 walks and struck out no one. He threw 2 WP. We will give him one more start...
LHP Albert Davies did not get an out and gave up 3 runs and 5 hits. We will let him pitch again.
RHP Johnny Groom went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 5.
LHP Hal Bradford went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home runs and struck out 1. He will not get another chance, at least for a while.... He now has a 6.23 ERA in 13 IP with 19 H and 2 HR.

Manny Martinez went 1.1 scoreless innings, gave us no hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.
RHP Gerry Wyatt (W 2-0) pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, gave us 5 hits and struck out 5. 72 pitches.

LF Cal Doty hit his 2nd home run of the season. RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits and a walk. PH Dave Thompson had a hit. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits, but got caught stealing when we were down 10 to 0....

For Orlando, rookie CF Pete Thompson had 4 hits with a double and his 2nd home run (both in the last two games against us), stole a base, scored 3 runs and had 6 RBI.

The Juice announced that P Manny Martinez had a mild hamstring strain that should bother him for about 2 weeks, but they think he can pitch with it. They ought to know better....

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 4, 2003

RP Hal Bradford (27-L) was sent to Daytona (A). RP Justin Reddick (30-R) was recalled.

Orlando Juice (10-14 .417 8 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (9-15 .375 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

ORL: Clark Davis (25-R) (2-1 4.66 ERA 29 IP, 31 H, 3 HR, 7 BB, 16 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (1-1 2.19 ERA 37 IP, 26 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 35 SO) All-Star

Davis is 2-1 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 3.16 ERA. 25.2 IP, 25 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 18 SO.

Baucom allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings last time out in his 1st win of the season.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
ORLANDO
1: 3B Ernie Patterson (22-R .245-98-0-11-.594-6 A+) All-Star/Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
2: SS Danny Hutchinson (24-R .259-85-0-10-.650-2 A) All-Star
3: LF Ricky Perez (23-L .256-78-1-10-.691-2 B)
4: 1B Herman Chance (33-R .235-68-3-11-.718-0 C+)
5: RF Gil Weaver (25-L .280-93-2-14-.708-2 C) All-Star(2: 01-02)
6: 2B Tom Howard (26-R .302-86-1-6-.780-6 B+)
7: C Mike Day (32-S .227-66-2-7-.625-0 C+)
8: CF Pete Thompson (22-L .353-34-2-9-.996-1 B) Rookie
9: P Clark Davis (25-R .111-9-0-0-.311-0 C+)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .304-92-1-8-.734-1 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .200-30-0-1-.639-2 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .274-84-2-9-.735-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .253-87-3-12-.752-3 B+)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .188-80-3-9-.607-1 C)
6: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .231-78-2-3-.705-3 B)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .174-69-1-5-.486-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .190-21-0-0-.584-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .200-10-0-0-.573-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 69 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,826

Top of the First:
Ernie Patterson flies out to center. Danny Hutchinson grounds one to 2nd, but Charlie Faber boots it... Ricky Perez strikes out! Herman Chance pops out to 2nd!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart walks on 4 pitches. Charlie Faber makes up for his error by grounding into a 4-6-3 double play.... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Second:
Ray McDonald doubles to left center! With 1 out, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right center!! 2 to 0, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
Herman Chance grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets up. With 1 out, Tom Howard swings at the first pitch and doubles to right and Chance scores from 1st... 2 to 1, Jays. The next two make outs!

Top of the Ninth:
P Jim Baucom is at 93 pitches. The Bullpen is ready. 3-4-5 up for the Juice. Ricky Perez grounds one to the left side, but Bart Daw makes a great backhanded stop and throws him out! Herman Chance, who has 2 of Orlando's 4 hits today, strikes out! Gil Weaver, who led the League in both OBP and SLG last year, lines a hit to left... Tom Howard takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... C Kevin Landman (34-R), 3 for 20 (.150) with a HR and 2 RBI this season, grounds one to 1st, but Jack Washburn makes a bad toss to P Jim Baucom for a 2 base error and Weaver scores.... Tie Game: 2 to 2. If I put in defensive replacements, they score; if I don't, they score.... I am sick of this team.... Ted Mason flies out to right...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Dave Kelly (32-R), after a scoreless 8th. He sucks... Just so you know when he holds us to no runs for 2 innings.... 4-5-6 up for us. Ray McDonald grounds a hit to right. Marty Eades plunks one and they get the force at 2nd, 2-4. Jack Washburn, who can give P Jim Baucom back the win he stole from him in the top of the inning, grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd. Bart Daw is walked intentionally. PH Tony Becerra (33-L) grounds out to 2nd....

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Don Kern (25-R) is in to catch in a double switch. 9-1-2 up for them. With 1 out, Ernie Patterson swings at the first pitch and grounds a double over the 3rd base bag.... The Bullpen gets up. With 2 outs, Ricky Perez gets beaned... Herman Chance strikes out!

Bottom of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Ray Hayes (28-R), their closer, pitching in his 3rd game of the series. He has a Save and 2 scoreless innings. 9-1-2 up for us. We go down in order...

Top of the Eleventh:
With 2 outs, Kevin Landman swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. CF Ted Mason (25-R), 0 for 2 this game, swings at the first pitch and pops out to 2nd!

Bottom of the Eleventh:
Cal Doty grounds one to 2nd, but Tom Howard boots it! Ray McDonald bunts Doty to 2nd. With 2 outs, they walk Jack Washburn intentionally. Bart Daw grounds out to 1st, unassisted....

Top of the Twelfth:
They go down in order!

Bottom of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Daniel Escarcega (32-R), who gave us a home run and 3 hits in an inning yesterday. He is so bad, that if we do not win the game right here, I will retire and go raise vegetable marrows like I have always dreamed of.... PH Dave Thompson (27-R) strikes out... Don Kern swings at the first pitch and gets his first Major League hit: a game winning home run to left!!!!!!! It is the first walk-off home run in Jay history!

Won - 3 to 2

We had 8 hits and made 3 errors
Orlando had 7 hits and made 2 errors

Jim Baucom went 9 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 7. 114 pitches. At bat, he had a hit and a walk. That is twice now that he has pitched 9 innings and not gotten a decision...
LHP Bill Grant (W 1-2) pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 HBP and struck out 4.

Clark Davis went 7 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2.
RHP Daniel Escarcega (L 0-3) got 1 out, gave us 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and struck out 1. He was decent last year (3.38 ERA in 64 IP), but cannot get anyone out this season. Well, except Dave Thompson....

RF Ray McDonald had 3 hits with a double and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with his 3rd home run, a walk and had 2 RBI and made an error to rob P Jim Baucom of a win.... SS Bart Daw had a hit and a walk (INT). C Don Kern won the game with his 1st Major League hit, a home run.

Orlando announced that C Mike Day, injured in the game, had a hamstring strain that would keep him out for about 2 weeks, so they are putting him on the DL.

[Questdog]

May 5, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Keith Meyer, 3B, Memphis (28-L .420/.468/.710) Had 12 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 6 SO, 11 R (!!!) and 4 RBI in 6 G (5th career PoW)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

May 2 - Sammy Brumley (26-L) of Richmond pitched a 5 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked 1 and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit. He is now 1-2 with a 4.56 ERA in 5 starts. The Robins won, 3 to 0.
May 2 - Dave Gray (33-R) of Memphis pitched a 2 hit shutout at Birmingham. He walked 2 and struck out 3. He is now 2-3 with a 4.28 ERA in 5 starts. The Mules won, 4 to 0.
May 3 - Xavier Cervantes (34-R) of Louisville pitched a 4 hit shutout at home versus Richmond. He walked 3 and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk. He is now 3-1 with a 1.41 ERA in 5 starts. He was 9-15 with a 5.60 ERA in 29 starts last year. The Colonels won, 1 to 0.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 5, 2003

We are in Memphis to play the 1st place Mules a short 2 game set. They won 3 of 4 at Birmingham over the weekend. We lost 2 of 3 games with them here, April 18-20. They lead the League in scoring with 4.92 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 2.68). They are tied for 4th in fewest runs allowed with 3.28 (Jacksonville is now last after getting pummeled by the Juice with 4.40). Their run differential is +41, the best in the League, and ours is the worst at -43.

Jacksonville Jays (10-15 .400 9 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (19-6 .760 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (2-3 3.89 ERA 34.2 IP, 34 H, 4 HR, 10 BB, 20 SO) Gold Glove vs.
MEM: Dave Whipple (28-R) (1-0 3.86 ERA 11.2 IP, 9 H, 3 HR, 2 BB, 10 SO) All-Star

Warwick gave up 2 unearned runs on 6 hits and 5 walks with 5 strikeouts in 6.2 innings last time out in a loss, his 2nd in a row.

Whipple beat us in April, giving us 1 run on 3 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .292-96-1-8-.711-2 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .258-89-2-9-.695-2 B+)
3: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .244-82-3-5-.764-5 B)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .275-91-3-12-.794-3 B+)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .176-85-3-9-.572-1 C)
6: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .176-34-0-1-.587-3 B+)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .178-73-1-5-.497-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .167-24-0-0-.519-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Gold Glove

MEMPHIS
1: RF Fred Heff (21-R .174-23-0-0-.382-0 B)
2: 3B Keith Meyer (28-L .420-100-6-16-1.178-8 C+) MVP(01)/Silver Slugger(2: 01(2B),02(3B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 2B Leo Toruno (29-L .231-91-1-13-.645-3 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS), 02(2B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (.216-97-4-17-.667-1 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (28-L .304-92-2-11-.739-2 C) All-Star
6: C Roger Beaudin (30-R .427-82-4-23-1.167-3 D+)
7: CF Steve Gress (31-L .293-99-0-7-.749-7 B) All-Star(01)
8: SS Bil Weydert (25-S .077-13-0-1-.220-0 B)
9: P Dave Whipple (28-R .000-4-0-0-.000-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 72 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 11,503

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right. Cal Doty bounces out to 1st, unassisted, and Stewart goes to 2nd. Jack Washburn flies out to left. Ray McDonald swings at the first pitch and hits one hard and deep to left, but Rafael Jimenez makes a running catch....

Bottom of the First:
Fred Heff swings at the first pitch and triples to center... You know, if you are vigilant with your hoeing and are careful in your watering, vegetable marrows can grow quite large.... Keith Meyer hits a home run to left... 2 to 0, Mules. Leo Toruno lines a hit to left... Nestor Gonzalez pops out to right. Rafael Jimenez strikes out. Roger Beaudin grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Second:
Steve Gress grounds a double over the 1st base bag.... With 1 out, P Dave Whipple grounds a hit to right and Gress scores... 3 to 0, Mules. Our team is not as bad as they have been playing. We should be scoring a lot more runs and allowing a lot fewer.... But the baseball gods are unkind to us for some reason... With 2 outs, Kieth Meyer triples to right and P Whipple scores... 4 to 0, Mules.

Top of the Third:
With 1 out, Danny Stewart takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. A wild pitch sends him to 2nd. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Another wild pitch moves them to 2nd and 3rd. Jack Washburn grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold... Ray McDonald grounds out to 2nd... How can ANY team be as futile as we are? Even the 2001 Jays, who used Garrett Bender as a cleanup hitter in a lot of games, for crying out loud, scored a full run more per game than we are this season....

Top of the Fifth:
Garrett Bender swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Our second of the game... With 1 out, Danny Stewart lines a hit to right. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up. Jack Washburn strikes out looking on 3 pitches.... Ray McDonald pops out to center....

Top of the Sixth:
Marty Eades pokes a rare hit to center! With 1 out, Bart Daw hits a home run to left center!! 4 to 2, Mules.

Top of the Seventh:
Cal Doty grounds a hit to right. Jack Washburn swings at a 3-2 pitch and loops a hit to right and Doty heads for 3rd. The throw by Fred Heff is into the dugout and Doty scores! 4 to 3, Mules. Ray McDonald draws a walk. Marty Eades takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs! That does it for P Dave Whipple. New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (33-L) who is 1-0 with 2 SV and a 1.04 ERA in 8.2 IP. He was 2-4 with 3 SV and a 2.31 ERA in 78 IP last year. Charlie Faber swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds into a force at home, 4-2... Bart Daw nearly hits his second home run of the game, but it is caught on the warning track in center and McDonald trots home and Eades goes to 3rd. Tie Game: 4 to 4! A wild pitch scores Eades! 5 to 4, Jays!

Top of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Al Moser (35-R), after a scoreless 8th. With 1 out, Marty Eades bloops a hit to right. Pinch-runner: Rob Worms (30-R). He steals 2nd! With 2 outs, they walk Bart Daw intentionally. PH Brian Porter (35-R) clears the bases with a triple to center!! 7 to 4, Jays!

Won - 7 to 4

As exhausting a win as I have ever had....
Memphis loaded the bases up with 2 outs in both the 8th and 9th innings, but P Roger Wallace (27-R) got the final out both times!

We had 10 hits and made 1 error
Memphis had 11 hits and made 1 error

It is the 1st time we have had 10 hits in 11 games....

Del Warwick (W 3-3) went 7 innings, allowed 4 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, no walks and struck out 6. After giving up the triple to Keith Meyers in the 2nd inning to make the score, 4 to 0, he retired 14 batters in a row.
LHP Albert Davies (H 1) got 2 outs and allowed 2 hits.
RHP Roger Wallace (SV 1) went 1.1 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1.

Dave Whipple (L 1-1) went 6 innings, gave us 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 home run, 7 walks and struck out 5. He threw 2 WP. 124 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.

CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and a walk, but no runs or RBI. LF Cal Doty had 2 hits and 2 walks and scored 1 run. 3B Marty Eades had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. PR Rob Worms stole a base and scored a run. SS Bart Daw hit his 2nd home run of the season, was walked intentionally, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. C Garrett Bender had a hit and a walk. PH Brian Porter hit a triple and had 2 RBI.

For Memphis, 3B Keith Meyer had 4 hits with a triple and his 7th home run and 3 RBI. He now leads the League in BA at .438 and has a .762 SLG.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (11-15 .423 8 GB in 6th place in the Southern Division) at
Memphis Mules (19-7 .731 3 GA in 1st place in the Southern Division)

JAX: Danny Coreano (24-L) (3-2 1.91 ERA 33 IP, 22 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 21 SO) vs.
MEM: Ernie Jones (27-R) (3-0 2.67 ERA 33.2 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 13 SO)

Coreano, the most pleasant surprise of the season so far, pitched a 5 hit shutout last time out with no walks and 5 strikeouts.

With Rick Potts on the DL, Jones is their #1 starter. We faced him in April and he shut us out for 5 innings and then had to leave with an injury. He gave us 3 hits and 1 walk and struck out 2.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .300-100-1-8-.728-2 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .158-38-0-1-.545-3 B+)
3: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .241-87-3-5-.743-5 B)
4: LF Ray McDonald (22-L .263-95-3-12-.768-3 A)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .191-89-3-9-.598-1 C)
6: RF Rob Worms (30-R .000-8-0-0-.000-1 B+) Gold Glove(01)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .184-76-2-8-.548-4 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .333-3-1-1-1.667-0 B) 1st MLB start
9: P Danny Coreano (24-L .222-9-0-0-.444-0 F)

MEMPHIS
1: RF Fred Heff (21-R .179-28-0-0-.457-0 B)
2: 3B Keith Meyer (28-L .438-105-7-19-1.244-8 C+) MVP(01)/Silver Slugger(2: 01(2B),02(3B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
3: 2B Leo Toruno (29-L .240-96-1-13-.652-3 B) Silver Slugger(2: 01(SS), 02(2B)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
4: 1B Nestor Gonzalez (.208-101-4-17-.642-1 A) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: LF Rafael Jimenez (28-L .295-95-2-11-.716-2 C) All-Star
6: SS Pedro Manzanares (29-R .250-12-0-0-.771-0 D)
7: CF Steve Gress (31-L .291-103-0-7-.749-7 B) All-Star(01)
8: C Jose Rodriguez (27-R .000-4-0-0-.000-0 B) Rookie
9: P Ernie Jones (27-S .083-12-0-1-.226-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 10 MPH wind blowing in from right
Attendance: 13,557

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle. He steals 2nd! Jack Washburn flies out to right. Ray McDonald lines a hit to right center and Faber beats the throw home! 1 to 0, Jays! McDonald steals 2nd! Marty Eades flies out to deep center...

Bottom of the First:
Fred Heff takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4.... Coreano did not walk a batter last game and he walks the first one this game... Keith Meyer grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. Leo Toruno gets beaned.... Nestor Gonzalez flies out to deep center. Rafael Jimenez strikes out on 3 pitches!

Bottom of the Second:
Pedro Manzanares swings at the first pitch and triples to left center... Steve Gress doubles to right and Manzanares scores... Tie Game: 1 to 1. With 2 outs, Fred Heff pokes a hit to left and Gress scores... 2 to 1, Mules.

Bottom of the Third:
Leo Toruno walks on 4 pitches... Nestor Gonzalez grounds into a force at 2nd, 6u. Rafael Jimenez lines a hit to center and Gonzalez beats the throw to 3rd... Pedro Manzanares fouls out to 1st! Steve Gress grounds out to short!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd. With 2 outs, P Danny Coreano swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left and Daw beats the throw home! Tie Game: 2 to 2. P Ernie Jones is hurt. New Pitcher: Jim Sutton (33-L), who pitched a perfect inning yesterday, but still managed to blow the Save. Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit. Charlie Faber grounds a hit up the middle and P Coreano scores! 3 to 2, Jays!

Top of the Seventh:
Danny Stewart pokes a hit to right. They make a pitching change. New Pitcher: Al Moser (35-R), who gave us 2 runs in 2 innings yesterday. Charlie Faber bunts Stewart to 2nd. PH Tony Becerra (33-L) strikes out looking on 3 pitches... They walk Ray McDonald intentionally. Marty Eades bloops a hit to right and Stewart beats the throw home! 4 to 2, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
PH Danny Bautista (26-R), 1 for 2 on the season, draws a walk... The Bullpen gets up. A wild pitch sends the runner to 2nd... Fred Heff walks on 4 pitches... Another wild pitch moves the runners up... Keith Meyer takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases up with no outs.... Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Cal Doty is in to play left in a double switch. Ray McDonald moves to right. Leo Toruno takes a 3-2 pitch for the fourth walk in a row and forces in a run... 4 to 3, Jays. Nestor Gonzalez grounds into a force at home, 4-2. PH Juan Nunez (36-R), 0 for 1 yesterday, lines a hit to center and 2 runs score... 5 to 4, Mules. Pedro Manzanares lines a hit to right and another run scores... 6 to 4, Mules. The Bullpen is back up. Steve Gress takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 to load the bases back up with 1 out... Why do we get these stretches where nothing goes our way? Jose Rodriguez strikes out. Danny Bautista, who started the inning, ends it with a fly ball to center... 4 run inning...

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jackie Wade (27-R), their closer, after two others have been put on the DL. They cannot complain about his performance, though. He is 1-1 with 9 SV and a 1.10 ERA in 16.1 IP with only 8 H allowed. Top of our order up. Danny Stewart lines out to center. PH Brian Porter (35-S) flies out to left. Tony Becerra strikes out....

Lost - 6 to 4

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Memphis had 8 hits and made 1 error

First time this season that we have had back to back games with double digit hits.

Danny Coreano (L 3-3) went 6+ innings, allowed 5 runs (4 in the 7th), 5 hits, 5 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 2. He threw 2 WP. 110 pitches. At bat, he had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
LHP Bill Grant (BS 2) went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 2 walks and struck out 1.

Ernie Jones went 3.2 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out 2.
RHP Al Moser (W 1-0) went 1 scoreless inning, gave us 1 hit, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 1.
RHP Jackie Wade (SV 10) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and scored a run. 2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. LF/RF Ray McDonald had 2 hits with a double and a walk (INT), stole a base and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and a walk, stole a base and scored a run.

The Mules announced that P Ernie Jones had a sore elbow that they expected to bother him for about a week.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Yesterday was Johnny Groom's 26th birthday!

Trudy the Trainer gave us the good news yesterday that P Dale Gilchrist (24-R) is ready to pitch, so he was activated from the DL and P John Lombardi (28-R) was sent back to Daytona (A) without having thrown a pitch for the Jays.

We are back home to play the Providence Steamrollers a 4 game series through the weekend. They just split a pair of games at home with Indianapolis. We were 3-5 against them last season when they finished 79-83 in 7th place in the Northern Division. They are 8th in scoring with 3.96 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 2.89). They are 2nd in HR with 25 and we are 10th with 16. The Steamrollers are 7th in fewest runs allowed with 3.63 per game (Jacksonville is up to #15 with 4.44). Their run differential is +9 and ours is -42, still the worst in the League.

Providence Steamrollers (13-14 .481 5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (11-16 .407 9 GB tied for 6th place in the Southern Division)

PROV: Juan Estrada (29-L) (3-1 4.40 ERA 30.2 IP, 33 H, 3 HR, 14 BB, 19 SO) vs.
JAX: Ernie Jones (27-R) (3-0 2.67 ERA 33.2 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 13 BB, 13 SO)

We have only faced Estrada once before, but he is a lefty, so he beat us, giving us 3 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits, 1 home run and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts in 8 innings. He is the first lefty we have faced in over 3 weeks.

It has been 3 weeks since Gilchrist last pitched and he went 7 scoreless innings and allowed 5 hits and 1 walk with 8 strikeouts before getting injured.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
PROVIDENCE
1: CF Jimmy Reed (25-R .318-107-6-19-.935-4 C+) Trade from Charlotte
2: 2B Kim Byrne (27-R .267-90-1-5-.679-4 A)
3: RF Billy Brown (27-R .325-40-1-6-.872-0 D-) All-Star
4: 1B Gus Milam (35-R .253-99-3-10-.713-0 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: C Doug Bowers (28-R .205-78-4-11-.679-0 C)
6: LF Carter Bates (33-S .500-4-0-2-1.350-0 B+)
7: 3B Andy Povich (27-L .217-23-0-4-.541-0 A) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(2B)
8: SS T.R. Hunter (26-R .330-91-1-5-.798-2 B+) All-Star
9: P Juan Estrada (29-L .182-11-0-2-.455-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .203-79-2-8-.585-5 B+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .195-41-0-2-.600-4 B+)
3: LF Ray McDonald (22-L .276-98-3-13-.800-4 A)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .194-93-3-10-.594-1 C)
5: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .333-3-0-0-.667-0 C+) Rookie 1st MLB start
6: CF Cal Doty (26-L .269-93-2-9-.720-2 C+)
7: RF Rob Worms (30-R .000-12-0-0-.000-1 B+) Gold Glove(01)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .185-27-0-0-.556-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 79 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 4,564

Smallest crowd of the season...

Top of the First:
Jimmy Reed bloops a hit to right center... Kim Byrne beats out an infield hit... I HATE this crap when they get all kind of good stuff happening without hitting the ball worth a lick! Billy Brown, who had 5 hits with a double and a home run and 6 RBI yesterday, hits the ball worth a crap and over the wall in left center... 3 to 0, Steamrollers. The Bullpen gets up. Gus Milam lines a hit to center... Doug Bowers doubles off the wall in center and Milam scores... 4 to 0, Steamrollers. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (26-L), pitching for his life.... Carter Bates grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Bowers goes to 3rd. Andy Povich strikes out. T.R. Hunter takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Juan Estrada takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three.

Bottom of the First:
Bart Daw pops out to short. Charlie Faber swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Ray McDonald pops out to center. Marty Eades swings at a 3-2 pitch and lines out to deep center...

Top of the Second:
Jimmy Reed hits a home run to left center... 5 to 0, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Second:
Dave Thompson bloops a hit to right center. With 1 out, Rob Worms grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. 0 for 13 on the season now... Garrett Bender swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit up the middle and Worms beats the throw to 3rd and Bender takes 2nd. PH Brian Porter (35-S) swings at a 3-2 pitch and clears the bases with a double to center!! 5 to 2, Steamrollers. Bart Daw doubles to left center and Porter scores! 5 to 3, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Eighth:
Charlie Faber grounds a hit to left. With 1 out, Marty Eades grounds a hit up the middle and Faber beats the throw to 3rd! Dave Thompson strikes out on 3 pitches... Cal Doty grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jerry January (36-L), who is 0-1 with a 1.13 ERA in 8 IP. Last year, he was 4-3 with 1 SV and a 2.64 ERA in 95.1 IP. 7-8-9 up for us and we do not have a right-handed bat left on the bench... Rob Worms plunks one and is out, 2-3... 0 for 16 on the season... Garrett Bender takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three... PH Danny Stewart (32-L) swings at the first pitch and lines out to 1st....

Lost - 5 to 3

We had 8 hits and made no errors
Providence had 11 hits and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 1-1) did not get a batter out, allowed 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, no walks and no strikeouts. 11 pitches.
LHP Albert Davies went 2 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk and struck out 3. He is still on probation...
RHP Jose Azamar pitched 2 perfect innings and struck out 1.
RHP Justin Reddick, in his season debut, went 3 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 walk (INT) and struck out 5.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings and allowed 1 hit.

Juan Estrada (W 4-1) went 8 innings, gave us 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 walk and struck out 5.
LHP Jerry January (SV 1) pitched a perfect 9th with 1 strikeout.

SS Bart Daw hit a double and had an RBI. 2B Charlie Faber had 2 hits and a walk. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits and scored a run. PH Brian Porter hit a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI.

For Providence, RF Billy Brown hit 2 doubles and a home run and had 3 RBI.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 9, 2003

Providence Steamrollers (14-14 .500 5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (11-17 .393 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

PROV: Ramiro Huerta (30-R) (1-3 4.31 ERA 31.1 IP, 35 H, 4 HR, 14 BB, 14 SO) vs.
JAX: Jim Baucom (21-L) (1-1 1.96 ERA 46 IP, 31 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 42 SO) All-Star

Huerta was acquired in a trade with Birmingham over the Winter. He was 13-12 with a 3.10 ERA in 229 IP last year. He is 3-1 in 5 starts against us in his career with a 2.18 ERA. 33 IP, 30 H, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO.

Baucom cannot pitch much better than he has and only has 1 win to show for it in 6 starts... Last time out, he gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts in 9 innings in a no decision that we won.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
PROVIDENCE
1: CF Jimmy Reed (25-R .321-112-7-20-.956-4 C+)
2: LF Juan Duarte (24-R .269-78-0-5-.706-2 B) Silver Slugger(CF)
3: RF Billy Brown (27-R .356-45-2-9-1.018-0 D-) All-Star
4: 1B Gus Milam (35-R .265-102-3-10-.736-0 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 2B Kim Byrne (27-R .263-95-1-5-.665-4 A)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (26-R .319-94-1-5-.779-2 B+) All-Star
7: C Doug Bowers (28-R .207-82-4-12-.682-0 C)
8: 3B Andy Povich (27-L .222-27-0-4-.535-0 A) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(2B)
9: P Ramiro Huerta (30-R .000-12-0-0-.000-0 D)

P Huerta, 0 for 12, is guaranteed to get a hit today...

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .302-106-1-8-.724-2 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .227-44-0-2-.661-4 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .258-97-2-9-.692-2 B+)
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .196-97-3-10-.590-1 C)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .236-89-3-5-.727-5 B)
6: RF Dennis Brown (29-L .000-2-0-0-.000-0 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .205-83-2-9-.593-5 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .226-31-0-0-.609-0 B)
9: P Jim Baucom (21-L .250-12-0-0-.690-0 C) All-Star

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 9 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 6,046

Top of the First:
Jimmy Reed strikes out looking! Juan Duarte walks on 4 pitches... Billy Brown grounds a hit to left... Gus Milam flies out to deep right. Kim Byrne pokes a hit to left and Duarte beats the throw home... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. T.R. Hunter strikes out looking.

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Charlie Faber pops out to left. Cal Doty fouls out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Second:
Marty Eades walks on 4 pitches. Jack Washburn pokes a hit to right. Dennis Brown, in his first start in two years, hits a home run to right!!! 3 to 1, Jays! With 1 out, Garrett Bender takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. P Jim Baucom bunts him to 2nd. Danny Stewart bloops a hit to left center and Bender heads home, but gets thrown out by Jimmy Reed...

Top of the Third:
Jimmy Reed takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4 and steals 2nd... With 1 out, Billy Brown pokes a hit to left... If we finally score P Jim Baucom some runs and he loses, that would just be typical.... P Baucom picks Brown off at 1st! Gus Milam pops out to right! P Baucom is already at 59 pitches...

Top of the Fifth:
P Ramiro Huerta, as predicted, grounds a hit up the middle... Jimmy Reed grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! Juan Duarte bloops a hit to right... Billy Brown lines a hit to center, his 3rd today and 11th in the last 3 games... Gus Milam pops one up in fair territory that C Garrett Bender drops for an error and Duarte scores... 3 to 2, Jays. 90 pitches now for P Jim Baucom... We are being outhit, 7 to 3...

Top of the Seventh:
The Bullpen is up because P Jim Baucom is over 100 pitches. With 1 out, Juan Duarte grounds a hit up the middle... Call to the Bullpen: Roger Wallace (27-R). With 2 outs, Gus Milan hits a home run to left... 4 to 3, Steamrollers and another win stolen from P Baucom by our Bullpen...

Bottom of the Ninth:
On the Hill: Jim Gibson (31-R), their closer, after a perfect 8th. He has a 6.19 ERA even after the perfect inning... 4-5-6 up for us. Marty Eades draws a walk. Pinch-runner: Rob Worms (30-R). Jack Washburn bunts Worms to 2nd... PH Tony Becerra (33-L) is sent up. Worms gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd.... That does it.... Pia! A train ticket! Becerra strikes out...

Lost - 4 to 3

We had 5 whole hits and made 2 errors
Providence had 10 hits and made no errors

Jim Baucom went 6.1 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 9 hits, 2 walks and struck out 6. 115 pitches.
RHP Roger Wallace (L 1-2 BS 2) got 2 outs, allowed 1 run, 1 hit, a home run and 1 walk.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings and struck out 1.

Ramon Huerta (W 2-3) went 7 innings, gave us 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 walks and struck out 1. He threw a WP. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Jim Gibson (SV 6) pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 1.

3B Marty Eades drew 2 walks and scored a run. RF Dennis Brown hit his 1st home run and had 3 RBI.

For Providence, LF Juan Duarte had 2 hits and a walk and scored 3 runs. RF Billy Brown had 3 hits.

[Questdog]

Saturday, May 10, 2003

RF Rob Worms (30-R) was sent to Daytona (A) and CF Gary McKellar (33-R) was called up. McKellar, who sometimes has slacker issues, is currently getting good reports from the Daytona coaches.

Providence Steamrollers (15-14 .514 5 GB in 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (11-18 .379 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

PROV: Norm Kent (36-R) (0-1 3.92 ERA 20.2 IP, 20 H, 3 HR, 10 BB, 6 SO) vs.
JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (3-3 4.10 ERA 41.2 IP, 41 H, 5 HR, 10 BB, 26 SO) Gold Glove

Kent was 9-5 with a 3.74 ERA in 19 starts and 113 IP last year. He is 1-0 in 2 starts against us in his career with an 0.60 ERA. 15 IP, 8 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 4 SO.

Warwick gave up 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 home run and no walks with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings last time out in a win. The Steamrollers are not a good matchup for him with all their right-handed hitters....

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
PROVIDENCE
1: CF Jimmy Reed (25-R .310-116-7-20-.929-5 C+)
2: LF Juan Duarte (24-R .280-82-0-5-.726-2 B) Silver Slugger(CF)
3: RF Billy Brown (27-R .380-50-2-9-1.035-0 D-) All-Star
4: 1B Gus Milam (35-R .262-107-4-12-.749-0 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 2B Kim Byrne (27-R .265-98-1-6-.671-4 A)
6: SS T.R. Hunter (26-R .306-98-1-5-.749-2 B+) All-Star
7: C Doug Bowers (28-R .209-86-4-12-.686-0 C)
8: 3B Andy Povich (27-L .226-31-0-4-.531-0 A) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(2B)
9: P Norm Kent (36-R .429-7-0-2-.857-0 C)

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .300-110-1-8-.717-2 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .229-48-0-2-.648-4 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .257-101-2-9-.685-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .262-103-3-13-.763-4 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .239-92-3-5-.725-5 B)
6: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .192-99-3-10-.593-1 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .200-85-2-9-.587-6 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .219-32-0-0-.609-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .182-11-0-0-.364-0 C+) Gold Glove

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 83 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing right to left
Attendance: 5,373

Top of the First:
Jimmy Reed flies out to center. Juan Duarte beats out an infield hit. He steals 2nd. Billy Brown flies out to the warning track in center and Duarte tags up and moves to 3rd. Gus Milam flies out to center!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart grounds a hit up the middle. He gets caught stealing... Charlie Faber lines one to center, but Jimmy Reed makes a diving catch... Cal Doty flies out to deep center...

Top of the Second:
With 1 out, T.R. Hunter lines a hit to right. Doug Bowers lines a hit to right and Ray McDonald muffs the pickup for an error... Andy Povich lines a hit to left and Hunter scores, but Bowers gets thrown out at home by Cal Doty! 1 to 0, Steamrollers. P Norm Kent grounds a double to right and Povich scores from 1st... 2 to 0, Steamrollers.

Top of the Fourth:
T.R. Hunter and Doug Bowers lead off with back to back hits. That makes 8 hits for 9 outs for P Del Warwick... The Bullpen is up... With 1 out, Norm Kent swings away, but grounds out to 3rd and gets the same effect as a bunt when the runners move up. Jimmy Reed beats out an infield hit and Hunter scores... 3 to 0, Steamrollers. Juan Duarte lines their tenth hit to right and Bowers scores.... 3 to 0, Steamrollers. Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (30-R). Billy Brown grounds out to short.

Bottom of the Fourth:
Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit. With 1 out, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. A wild pitch moves the runners up. Ray McDonald swings at a 3-2 pitch and clears the bases with a double to left center!! 4 to 2, Steamrollers. McDonald gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd... I am tired of the stupidity....

Bottom of the Seventh:
Jack Washburn triples to center! Marty Eades doubles to right center and Washburn scores! 4 to 3, Steamrollers. With 1 out, Garrett Bender lines a hit to left and Eades beats the throw home! Tie Game: 4 to 4! PH Dennis Brown (29-L) beats out an infield hit! Danny Stewart walks to load the bases up with 1 out. Charlie Faber walks to force in a run! 5 to 4, Jays! That does it for P Norm Kent. New Pitcher: Dennis Hughes (29-R), who is 2-2 with a 2.21 ERA in 20.1 IP and 1 start. Cal Doty swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to left and 2 runs score!! 7 to 4, Jays! With 2 outs, Jack Washburn grounds a hit to right and Faber scores! 8 to 4, Jays! A new season high in runs scored! Marty Eades draws a walk to load the bases up. Bart Daw clears them with a triple to right center!!! 11 to 4, Jays!

Bottom of the Eighth:
1B Tony Becerra (33-L) doubles to right. CF Gary McKellar (33-R), in his season debut, grounds out to short and the next two make outs, as well....

Won - 11 to 4

We had 13 hits and made 1 error
Providence at 11 hits and made no errors

A new season high in runs and hits!

Del Warwick went 3.2 innings, allowed 4 runs, 10 hits, no walks and struck out 3. He threw a WP.
RHP Justin Reddick (W 1-0) went 3.1 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3. At bat, he drew a walk.
RHP Roger Wallace went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

Norm Kent (L 0-2) went 6.1 innings, gave us 8 runs, 9 hits, 4 walks and struck out 1. At bat, he had a hit and an RBI.

CF Danny Stewart had 2 hits and a walk and scored 2 runs. 2B Charlie Faber drew a walk, scored a run and had an RBI. LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI and threw a runner out at home. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and had 2 RBI. 1B Jack Washburn had 2 hits with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. 3B Marty Eades hit a double, drew a walk, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with a triple and 3 RBI. C Garrett Bender had 2 hits, scored a run and had an RBI. PH Dennis Brown had a hit and scored a run. 1B Tony Becerra hit a double in his only at bat.

[Questdog]

Sunday, May 11, 2002

Providence Steamrollers (15-15 .500 5 GB tied for 4th place in the Northern Division) at
Jacksonville Jays (12-18 .400 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division)

PROV: Larry Bowling (24-R) (3-1 2.00 ERA 45 IP, 45 H, 1 HR, 9 BB, 33 SO) vs.
JAX: Danny Coreano (24-L) (3-3 2.77 ERA 39 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 11 BB, 23 SO)

Bowling is their #1 starter. He was 16-13 with a 2.92 ERA in 252.2 IP last year. He is 3-0 in 3 starts against us in his career with an 2.35 ERA. 23 IP, 26 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 10 SO.

Coreano gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and 5 walks with 2 strikeouts in 6 innings last time out in a loss. The Steamrollers are not a good matchup for him, either, with all their right-handed hitters.... But we have no alternative, except to call up a bum from Daytona (A).

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
PROVIDENCE
1: CF Jimmy Reed (25-R .314-121-7-21-.924-5 C+)
2: LF Juan Duarte (24-R .287-87-0-6-.730-3 B) Silver Slugger(CF)
3: RF Billy Brown (27-R .352-54-2-9-.960-0 D-) All-Star
4: 1B Gus Milam (35-R .261-111-4-12-.740-0 C+) All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: 2B T.R. Hunter (26-R .314-102-1-5-.758-2 A+) All-Star
6: C Doug Bowers (28-R .222-90-4-12-.699-0 C)
7: 3B Andy Povich (27-L .229-35-0-5-.527-0 A) Gold Glove(2: 01-02(2B)
8: SS Ken Yockey (23-R .400-10-0-2-.855-0 B+)
9: P Larry Bowling (24-R .000-11-0-0-.083-0 B)

Another hitless pitcher will get his 1st hit today...

JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .310-113-1-8-.738-2 C+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .212-52-0-3-.613-4 B+)
3: LF Cal Doty (26-L .257-105-2-11-.684-2 B+)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .262-107-3-15-.763-4 B+)
5: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .250-96-3-6-.756-5 B)
6: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .196-102-3-11-.611-1 C)
7: SS Bart Daw (31-R .213-89-2-12-.627-6 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .250-36-0-1-.650-0 B)
9: P Danny Coreano (24-L .250-12-0-1-.500-0 F)

Game Start: 2:05 PM
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: 74 F, Overcast, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from center
Attendance: 6,134

Top of the First:
Jimmy Reed strikes out! Juan Duarte grounds a hit to right. Bill Brown pops out to right. Gus Milam swings at the first pitch and lines out to left!

Bottom of the First:
Danny Stewart grounds out to 1st, unassisted. Charlie Faber grounds out to short... I wish we had a better #2 hitter... Cal Doty draws a walk. He steals 2nd! Ray McDonald strikes out looking....

Top of the Second:
T.R. Hunter pokes a hit to center. Doug Bowers lines out to center, but Danny Coreano calls out Trudy the Trainer.... And our Bullpen is spent and has nothing but left-handers who are fresh.... New Pitcher: Albert Davies (26-L). Sorry, Albert... A wild pitch sends Hunter to 2nd... Andy Povich flies out to deep center and Hunter tags up and moves to 3rd. Kevin Yockey lines a hit to left center and Hunter scores... 1 to 0, Steamrollers. And that will give P Coreano a loss, because Davies will give up an bunch more runs...

Bottom of the Second:
Jack Washburn lines a hit to left and steals 2nd! If he can score, that will get P Coreano off the hook! But the next three make outs....

Top of the Third:
Jimmy Reed walks on 4 pitches and gets bunted to 2nd... P Albert Davies need to take his lumps... Reed tries to steal 3rd and C Garrett Bender throws him out! Billy Brown lines a hit to right. Gus Milam draws a walk. T.R. Hunter strikes out on 3 pitches!

Top of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Andy Povich beats out an infield hit... The only lefty in the lineup and he cannot get him out... With 2 outs, P Larry Bowling, as advertised, grounds a hit to left and Povich beats the throw to 3rd and P Bowling takes 2nd. Jimmy Reed lines a hit to left and both runners score.... 3 to 0, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Fourth:
With 1 out, Ray McDonald doubles to right center. He steals 3rd... Why are we trying to steal 3rd so often lately? Jack Washburn lines a hit to center and McDonald scores! 3 to 1, Steamrollers. Washburn steals 2nd! With 2 outs, Bart Daw lines a hit to right center and Washburn beats the throw home! 3 to 2, Steamrollers.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, they make a pitching change. P Larry Bowling is not a high stamina guy and he threw 124 pitches last time out. New Pitcher: Dennis Hughes (29-R), who gave us 3 runs in 1.2 innings yesterday. Marty Eades draws a walk. Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and hits a home run to left!! 4 to 3, Jays!

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Jerry January (36-L), who got the Save with perfect inning on Thursday. With 2 outs, Jack Washburn hits a home run to right! Off a lefty! 5 to 3, Jays!

In the Top of the 8th, after P Johnny Groom throws 1 pitch to Billy Brown, the skies open up and a torrential rain begins! After a while, the umpires call the game!

Won - 5 to 3

We had 10 hits and made no errors
Providence had 7 hits and made no errors

Danny Coreano went 1.1 innings, allowed 1 run, 2 hits, no walks and struck out 1.
LHP Albert Davies went 3.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP. 60 pitches. He is still on probation, even though he has a 7.71 ERA.... We keep having to pitch him in unfavorable conditions....
RHP Johnny Groom (W 1-0) pitched 2.1 perfect innings with 1 strikeout. at bat, he went 2 for 2!

Larry Bowling went 5.1 innings, gave us 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and struck out 6. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.
RHP Dennis Hughes (L 2-3 BS 1) got 2 outs, gave us 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run and 2 walks.

LF Cal Doty had a hit and a walk and stole a base. RF Ray McDonald hit a double, stole a base and scored a run. 1B Jack Washburn had 3 hits with his 4th home run of the season, stole 2 bases, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI. He now leads the team in HR and SB. 3B Marty Eades had a hit and a walk and scored a run. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits with his 3rd home run and had 3 RBI. He is now tied for the team lead in RBI with 15.

Trudy's report on Danny Coreano is elbow tendinitis and she expects him to be out about 7 weeks.... There goes the most pleasant surprise of the season.... I should have called up a bum from Daytona (A) to make the start....

[Questdog]

May 12, 2003

Monday Morning Report
Player of the Week - Ivan Moreno, RF, Buffalo (31-L .342/.413/.640) Had 14 hits with 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR (!!), 4 BB, 4 SO, 9 R (!!) and 9 RBI in 6 G (2nd career PoW)

(Slash lines are for the season, not the week)

May 5 - 3B Ray Montgomery (33-L) of Richmond had 4 hits with 2 doubles and a home run, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Charlotte. 2B Brian Bowden had 4 hits with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI. The Robins won, 11 to 5.
May 6 - Tommy Corris (23-R) of Louisville pitched a 3 hit shutout at home versus New Orleans. he walked 1 and struck out 6. At bat, he had 2 hits and scored a run. He is now 3-2 with a 2.31 ERA in 6 starts. The Colonels won, 10 to 0.
May 7 - C Joe Tomlinson (28-R) of Ottawa hit a double and 2 home runs, including the game winner in the bottom of the 11th inning, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI at home versus Hartford. He also had 3 PB. The Otters won, 10 to 9, in 11 innings.
May 7 - RF Billy Brown (27-R) of Providence went 5 for 5 with a double and a home run, scored 2 runs and had 6 RBI at home versus Indianapolis. The Steamrollers won, 9 to 4.
May 7 - Victor Espinoza (38-R) of New Orleans pitched a 5 hit shutout at Louisville. He walked 1 and struck out 4. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 2-2 with a 1.79 ERA in 7 starts. The Pelicans won, 6 to 0.
May 8 - Rookie Victor Macias (26-L) of Rochester, in his Major League debut, pitched a 10 inning, 3 hit shutout at home versus Louisville. He walked 3 and struck out 5. 123 pitches thrown. He was a 7th round draft pick in the 2002 B League Draft. The Roosters won, 1 to 0, in 10 innings.
May 9 - RF Ivan Moreno (31-L) of Buffalo had 3 hits with 2 home runs and a walk, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI at New Orleans. The Bombers won, 7 to 1.
May 10 - Billy Warner (24-R) of Richmond pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Hartford. He walked 2 and struck out 4. At bat, he hit a double and had an RBI. It is his 2nd shutout of the season. He is now 5-0 with a 2.11 ERA in 7 starts. The Robins won, 2 to 0.
May 11 - Robin Morris (29-R) of Memphis , in his first start of the season, pitched a 2 hit shutout at home versus Syracuse. He walked 5 and struck out 6. He is now 2-0 with 2 SV and an 0.77 ERA in 1 start (6 G) and 23.1 IP. The Mules won, 3 to 0.

[Questdog]

Monday, May 12, 2003

We put P Danny Coreano (24-L) on the DL and recalled P John Lombardi (28-R).

We are in Columbus, Ohio, to play the Explorers a 4 game series. They lost 3 of 4 in Orlando over the weekend. We were 5-3 against them last year when they finished 86-76 in 5th place in the North. They are 12th in scoring with 3.55 runs per game (Jacksonville is up to #14 with 3.23!). The Explorers are 11th in fewest runs allowed with 3.94 (Jacksonville is #14 with 4.39). Their run differential is -12 and ours is -36, now 2nd worst to New Orleans!

Jacksonville Jays (13-18 .419 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Columbus Explorers (13-18 .419 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) (1-1 5.00 ERA 9 IP, 12 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 12 SO) vs.
COL: Bill Halpin (26-R) (2-3 4.29 ERA 35.2 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 15 BB, 11 SO)

Gilchrist is going on 3 days rest, but he only threw 11 pitches last time out and did not retire a batter in a loss... We are hoping that was because of his 3 week layoff and not because the injuries have turned him into mush....

Halpin was 13-9 with a 3.20 ERA last year in 39 G with 24 starts and 182.2 IP. We have never faced him as a starter.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .299-117-1-8-.713-2 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .259-108-2-11-.689-2 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .261-111-3-15-.763-5 B+)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .270-100-4-8-.815-7 B)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .200-105-3-11-.619-1 C)
6: SS Bart Daw (31-R .226-93-3-15-.674-6 B+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .196-56-0-3-.571-4 B+)
8: C Garrett Bender (29-R .237-38-0-1-.633-0 B)
9: P Dale Gilchrist (24-R .000-3-0-0-.000-0 C+)

COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (24-L .143-35-0-1-.382-2 B)
2: LF Steve Shauer (27-L .234-107-1-12-.586-7 A)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (33-S .356-118-1-15-.891-6 B) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: RF Tim Brantley (29-L .262-84-3-12-.755-0 C) All-Star
5: 3B Sandy Jimenez (37-R .278-97-1-7-.754-5 C+)
6: C Marc Barksdale (32-R .194-93-0-5-.501-0 B) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
7: SS Joe Tirey (31-L .263-99-3-15-.756-2 A) Gold Glove(01)
8: 2B Dan Carroll (25-R .184-76-1-5-.498-2 A+)
9: P Bill Halpin (26-L .364-11-0-1-.871-0 F)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, with a 10 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 6,587

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart draws a walk. With Stewart running, Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three and Stewart is safe with a stolen base. Bu then he gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd... Why I am being punished so???? Ray McDonald grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Jorge Moreida lines a hit to right....That is 6 straight hits allowed by P Dale Gilchrist.... Steve Shauer grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6! He CAN still get an out! Moreida steals 2nd and goes to 3rd when C Garrett Bender throws the ball into center field... Gabriel Beltran, the reigning MVP, walks on 4 pitches... Tim Brantley grounds a hit up the middle and Moreida scores and Beltran beats the throw to 3rd... 1 to 0, Explorers. Sandy Jimenez clears the bases with a double to left center... 3 to 0, Explorers. P Gilchrist is mush.... The Bullpen gets up. Jimenez tries to steal 3rd, but C Garrett Bender throws him out! Marc Barksdale doubles to right.... 10 of the last 11 batters have reached base on P Gilchrist.... Make that 11 of 12.... Joe Tirey beats out an infield hit.... Call to the weary Bullpen: Jose Azamar (25-R), tomorrow's scheduled starter. Dan Carroll strikes out!

Bottom of the Third:
Gabriel Beltran lines a hit to center. Tim Brantley takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. Sandy Jimenez walks on 4 pitches to load the bases up with no outs... P Jose Azamar has to pitch some innings... A passed ball scores Beltran... 4 to 0, Explorers. Marc Barksdale grounds out to the pitcher and the runners hold. Joe Tirey grounds out to 3rd and the runners hold. Dan Carroll pops out to to right!

Top of the Fifth:
Charlie Faber takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. With 2 outs, Danny Stewart lines a hit to left center and Faber beats the throw to 3rd. Cal Doty clears the bases with a triple to right center!! 4 to 2, Explorers.

Bottom of the Sixth:
With 1 out, toothpick wielding Dan Carroll hits a home run to left... 5 to 2, Explorers.

Top of the Seventh:
PH Brian Porter (35-S) grounds a hit to right. With 1 out, Cal Doty lines a hit to left center. Ray McDonald clears the bases with a triple to right center!! 5 to 4, Explorers. Jack Washburn flies out to center and McDonald tags up and gets thrown out by Jorge Moreida.... Someday, the breaks will fall to our side....

Top of the Eighth:
New Pitcher: Warren Wynn (32-R), who is 0-1 with a 14.63 ERA in 8.1 IP with 14 H, 2 HR and 7 BB. He was 5-3 with 4 SV and a 5.09 ERA in 74.1 IP last year, but had a 1.72 ERA in 62.2 IP in 2001. With 1 out, Bart Daw beats out an infield hit. PH Dennis Brown (29-L) pokes a hit to right and Daw beats the throw to 3rd. PH Tony Becerra (33-L) swings at the first pitch and pops out to center and the runners hold.... Someday.... 3B Brian Porter takes a 3-2 pitch for strike three....

Top of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Jim Rutherford (33-R), their closer, who is 0-1 with 6 SV in 15 IP with only 4 BB and 16 SO, but 3 HR. Top of our order is up, but the cleanup hole is now the pitcher's spot.... Danny Stewart strikes out... Cal Doty grounds a hit up the middle. Ray McDonald fouls out to 3rd... PH Dave Thompson (27-R) flies out to center...

Lost - 5 to 4

We had 11 hits and made 2 errors
Columbus had 9 hits (5 in the 1st inning) and made no errors

Dale Gilchrist (L 1-2) got 2 outs, allowed 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and struck out no one.
Jose Azamar went 5.1 innings, allowed 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks and struck out 2. 80 pitches. If he fails as a starter, he will get a chance to be a long reliever.
LHP Bill Grant went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Bill Halpin (W 3-3) went 7 innings, gave us 4 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks and struck out 2. He threw a WP.
RHP Jim Rutherford (SV 7) pitched a scoreless 9th, gave us 1 hit and struck out 1.

CF Danny Stewart had a hit and 2 walks, stole a base and scored a run. LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double, scored a run and had 2 RBI. RF Ray McDonald hit a double and had 2 RBI. 3B/1B Marty Eades had 2 hits and a walk. 2B Charlie Faber had a hit and a walk and scored a run. PH Dennis Brown had a hit. PH/3B Brian Porter had a hit and scored a run in 3 at bats.

For Columbus, 1B Gabriel Beltran went 3 for 3 with a walk and scored 2 runs.

[Questdog]

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

P Dale Gilchrist (24-R) was sent to Daytona (A) to try to right himself. P Dave Buchalter (25-R) was recalled. He made 1 start for the Jays last year and took a loss with 4 innings pitched.

Jacksonville Jays (13-19 .406 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Columbus Explorers (14-18 .438 7 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Dave Buchalter (25-R) (2-2 4.88 ERA 27.2 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 18 BB, 19 SO in A Ball) Rookie vs.
COL: Steve Melita (30-R) (1-3 4.71 ERA 28.2 IP, 32 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 16 SO)

Buchalter was our 6th round pick in the 2002 B Leagues Draft.

Melita was 6-10 with a 4.01 ERA last year in 25 starts and 155 IP. He is 1-1 in 3 starts against us in his career with a 4.96 ERA. 16.1 IP, 17 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 5 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .300-120-1-8-.722-3 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .274-113-2-13-.728-3 B+)
3: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .259-116-3-17-.765-5 B+)
4: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .260-104-4-8-.784-7 B)
5: 3B Brian Porter (35-S .184-38-0-7-.507-0 C+)
6: SS Bart Daw (31-R .227-97-3-15-.667-6 B+)
7: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .207-58-0-3-.596-4 B+)
8: C Don Kern (26-R .125-8-1-1-.625-0 B)
9: P Dave Buchalter (25-R Season debut C+) Rookie

COLUMBUS
1: CF Jorge Moreida (24-L .154-39-0-1-.394-2 B)
2: LF Steve Shauer (27-L .225-111-1-12-.566-8 A)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (33-S .372-121-1-15-.921-6 B) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: RF Tim Brantley (29-L .264-87-3-13-.758-0 C) All-Star
5: 3B Sandy Jimenez (37-R .280-100-1-9-.767-5 C+)
6: C Marc Barksdale (32-R .196-97-0-5-.511-0 B) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
7: SS Joe Tirey (31-L .262-103-3-15-.747-2 A) Gold Glove(01)
8: 2B Dan Carroll (25-R .188-80-2-6-.535-2 A+)
9: P Steve Melita (30-R .286-7-0-1-.571-0 C+)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 68 F, Clear Skies, with a 9 MPH wind blowing out to right
Attendance: 7,357

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses... Cal Doty lines a hit to left. Ray McDonald grounds into a force at 2nd, 6-4. He steals 2nd! Jack Washburn pops out to center...

Bottom of the First:
Jorge Moreida lines a hit to left... He steals 2nd... Steve Shauer strikes out! Gabriel Beltran takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Tim Brantley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play!!

Bottom of the Third:
With 1 out, P Steve Melita swings at the first pitch and grounds a hit to left... Jorge Moreida doubles to right... Steve Shauer strikes out looking on 3 pitches! Gabriel Beltran pops one foul to the right side! But Jack Washburn muffs it.... P Dave Buchalter balks home a run... 1 to 0, Explorers. Given a second chance, Beltran draws a walk.... Tim Brantley flies out to center!

Bottom of the Fifth:
With 2 outs, Steve Shauer draws a walk... Not a smart thing to walk a guy in front of the League MVP.... Gabriel Beltran hits a home run to left center... 3 to 0, Explorers. Tim Brantley swings at a 3-2 pitch and hits a home run to left... 4 to 0, Explorers.

Top of the Seventh:
P Steve Melita strikes out the side in order...

Bottom of the Eighth:
On the Hill: Roger Wallace (27-R). Marc Barksdale and Joe Tirey lead off with back to back hits... The Bullpen was up after the first hit. But the next three make outs with two strikeouts.

Lost - 4 to 0

P Steve Melita had an OPS of over 1.000 versus left-handed batters coming into this game....
Our team is designed to murder pitchers like him...
But we got shut out...

We had 6 hits and made 1 error
Columbus had 10 hits and made no errors

I am so sick of this team not hitting....
And when we do hit, they do stupid crap like getting thrown out trying to steal 3rd base when we are down 4 to 0 in the 6th inning (Cal Doty).....

Editor's Note: I have done all I can with the Strategy Sliders to try to prevent this, to no avail. It was a sad day when the Strategy Sliders were dumbed down. There is so much less you can control now....

Dave Buchalter (L 0-1) went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned), 7 hits, 2 home runs, 4 walks and struck out 4. He balked.
RHP Roger Wallace pitched 2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 2.

Steve Melita (W 2-3) pitched 9 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 7. At bat, he had a hit and scored a run.

CF Danny Stewart hit a double. LF Cal Doty had 3 hits with a double. RF Ray McDonald had a hit and 2 walks. PH Dennis Brown was hit by a pitch.

[Questdog]

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Jacksonville Jays (13-21 .382 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Columbus Explorers (16-18 .471 6 GB in 6th place in the Northern Division)

JAX: Del Warwick (28-L) (3-3 4.57 ERA 45.1 IP, 51 H, 5 HR, 10 BB, 29 SO) Gold Glove vs.
COL: Terry Luckett (28-L) (2-3 3.25 ERA 44.1 IP, 37 H, 4 HR, 14 BB, 30 SO) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Warwick gave up 4 runs on 10 hits and no walks with 3 strikeouts in 3.2 innings last time out in a no decision that we won handily.

Luckett was 19-10 with a 2.69 ERA last year in 254.2 IP. Believe it or not, he is 1-3 in 4 starts against us in his career with a 6.14 ERA. 22 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 14 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: SS Bart Daw (31-R .218-101-3-15-.642-6 B+)
2: 2B Charlie Faber (32-R .190-63-0-3-.552-4 B+)
3: 1B Dave Thompson (27-R .250-8-0-0-.500-0 C+) Rookie
4: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .204-113-3-11-.616-1 C)
5: LF Brian Porter (35-S .167-42-0-7-.460-0 C)
6: C Garrett Bender (29-R .209-43-0-1-.566-0 B)
7: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .254-122-3-17-.755-6 B+)
8: CF Gary McKellar (33-R .000-1-0-0-.000-0 B)
9: P Del Warwick (28-L .167-12-0-0-.333-0 C+) Gold Glove

COLUMBUS
1: RF Jorge Moreida (24-L .163-49-0-1-.416-3 A+)
2: CF Dave Sanders (29-R .261-92-0-3-.628-1 C+)
3: 1B Gabriel Beltran (33-S .362-127-2-17-.926-6 B) MVP/Silver Slugger/All-Star
4: 3B Sandy Jimenez (37-R .278-108-1-10-.758-5 C+)
5: LF Steve Shauer (27-L .237-118-1-14-.588-9 A)
6: C Marc Barksdale (32-R .198-101-0-5-.511-0 B) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
7: SS Joe Tirey (31-L .266-109-3-15-.753-2 A) Gold Glove(01)
8: 2B Floyd Shawn (25-R .375-48-0-8-.811-0 B) Rookie #52 prospect
9: P Terry Luckett (28-L .429-14-0-3-.857-0 D) All-Star(2: 01-02)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: 66 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing out to center
Attendance: 9,472

Top of the First:
Bart Daw swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right center. He is now 7 for 9 lifetime against P Terry Luckett! Charlie Faber grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.... Dave Thompson fouls out to 3rd...

Bottom of the First:
Jorge Moreida grounds out to 2nd. Dave Sanders swings at the first pitch and grounds out to 2nd. Gabriel Beltran swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short! 1-2-3!

Top of the Third:
Gary McKellar doubles down the right field line! P Del Warwick bunts him to 3rd. Bart Daw takes a 3-2 pitch for strike 3.... 7 for 9 until you need one.... Charlie Faber flies out to deep center....

Top of the Ninth:
P Terry Luckett is at 101 pitches. 2-3-4 up for us. We have 5 hits and no walks. Charlie Faber grounds out to 2nd. Dave Thompson swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit up the middle. Pinch-runner: Jack Washburn (21-L), who will stay in to play 1st. Marty Eades flies out to deep center and Washburn tags up and gets throw out at 2nd by Dave Sanders....

Bottom of the Ninth:
P Del Warwick is at 103 pitches. The Explorers have 3 hits and 3 walks. 3-4-5 up for them. The Bullpen is ready. Gabriel Beltran grounds out to 2nd. Sandy Jimenez swings at a 3-2 pitch and misses! PH Ron Stillwaggon (39-R), the 2-time All-Star, who is on the bench this season and 2 for 10 on the year, strikes out looking!

Extras!

Top of the Tenth:
5-6-7 up for us. We go down in order....

Bottom of the Tenth:
6-7-8 up for them. Marc Barksdale takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4... Joe Tirey grounds a hit up the middle and Barksdale beats the throw to 3rd... Call to the Bullpen: Justin Reddick (30-R). Cal Doty is in to play left in a double switch. PH Robert Duenas (33-L), 0 for 1 yesterday, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short and Tirey goes to 2nd and Barksdale stays put. PH Rusty Dexter (31-L), 9 for 27 (.333) with 2 RBI in 27 AB, is sent up. Call to the Bullpen: Albert Davies (26-L), who is now pitching for his life... No more excuses. Dexter swings at the first pitch and lines a hit to right....

Lost - 1 to 0

Swept...
We scored 6 total runs in 4 games...
8th shutout in 35 games....
2nd in the last 3...

We had 6 hits and made no errors
Columbus had 5 hits and made no errors

Del Warwick (L 3-4) went 9+ innings, allowed 1 run, 4 hits, 4 walks and struck out 6. 134 pitches. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP Justin Reddick faced 1 batter and retired him.
LHP Albert Davies faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and gave up a hit.

Terry Luckett (W 3-3) pitched 10 shutout innings (CG), gave us 6 hits, no walks and struck out 5. 120 pitches.

1B Dave Thompson had a 2 hits. CF Gary McKellar hit a double.

[Questdog]

Friday, May 16, 2003

RP Albert Davies (26-L) was sent to Daytona (A) and RP Hal Bradford (26-L) was recalled. Bradford has pitched 6 scoreless innings since being sent down.

We are in Birmingham to play a 3 games series over the weekend. The Barons just split 4 games here with Syracuse and scored 30 runs off the best pitching staff in the MLB. We split a pair of games here to begin the season. They lead the League in scoring with 4.57 runs per game (Jacksonville is #15 with 3.03). The Barons are 15th in fewest runs allowed with 4.60 per game (Jacksonville is #12 with 4.29). Their run differential is -1 and ours is -44, now the worst in the League.

Jacksonville Jays (13-22 .371 9 GB in 7th place in the Southern Division) at
Birmingham Barons (17-18 .486 5 GB in 5th place in the Southern Division)

JAX: John Lombardi (28-R) (2-0 1.51 ERA 35.2 IP, 30 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 15 SO in A Ball) vs.
BIRM: Cesar Rodriguez (29-R) (3-3 3.25 ERA 44.1 IP, 39 H, 3 HR, 18 BB, 22 SO) All-Star(01)

Lombardi was 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA in 5 starts for Indianapolis last year, but gave up 6 HR in 32 IP. And the Barons have plenty of pop in their lineup.... He is making his Jay debut today.

Rodriguez was 7-13 with a 3.76 ERA last year in 189 IP. He is 2-0 in 3 starts against us in his career with a shutout and a 2.35 ERA. 23 IP, 21 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 19 SO.

Lineups: Pos Name (Age-Bats BA-AB-HR-RBI-OPS-SB DEF)
JACKSONVILLE
1: CF Danny Stewart (32-L .291-127-1-8-.711-3 C+)
2: LF Cal Doty (26-L .289-121-2-13-.753-4 B+)
3: 1B Jack Washburn (21-L .259-112-5-9-.791-7 B)
4: RF Ray McDonald (22-L .246-126-3-17-.732-6 B+)
5: 3B Marty Eades (32-R .205-117-3-11-.612-1 C)
6: C Garrett Bender (29-R .191-47-0-1-.522-0 B)
7: 2B Junior Danielson (31-R .333-3-0-0-.667-0 B)
8: SS Charlie Faber (32-R .179-67-0-3-.520-4 C+)
9: P John Lombardi (28-S Season debut F)

BIRMINGHAM
1: SS Stan Stephens (25-R .414-145-3-19-.947-13 D+) All-Star(01)
2: 2B Ken Kelly (25-S .262-130-2-17-.698-10 B+) All-Star
3: 1B Jim Montgomery (32-R .276-145-10-31-.877-0 A)
4: CF Sergio Acevedo (29-R .226-124-8-24-.780-5 B+) Silver Slugger(01)/All-Star(2: 01-02)
5: LF Benny Dreher (25-R .227-66-0-4-.605-1 B+) Gold Glove(2: 01-02)
6: RF Dave Jay (37-R .313-64-2-11-.866-0 B+)
7: 3B Turner Morache (23-R .342-38-1-6-.840-1 A)
8: C Bob Marcuson (32-R .190-58-0-1-.449-0 C+) All-Star(01)
9: P Cesar Rodriguez (29-R .313-16-0-3-.607-0 F) All-Star(01)

Game Start: 7:05 PM
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: 77 F, Clear Skies, with a 7 MPH wind blowing in from left
Attendance: 10,688

Top of the First:
Danny Stewart grounds out to 2nd. Cal Doty swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to short. Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd... Batters are irrelevant to our team...

Bottom of the First:
Stan Stephens lines a hit to left center... He steals 2nd. Ken Kelly lines a hit to right and Stephens heads home, but gets thrown out by Ray McDonald! Kelly steals 2nd... Jim Montgomery swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds one to short, but Charlie Faber throws it away for a 2 base error and Kelly scores.... 1 to 0, Barons. Sergio Acevedo hits a home run to right... 3 to 0, Barons. #16 against the Jays in 31 games with the Barons... Benny Dreher flies out to right. Dave Jay grounds a hit to left. Turner Morache flies out to deep left.

Top of the Third:
Charlie Faber beats out an infield hit. P John Lombardi shows bunt, but swings away and grounds a hit to right and Faber goes to 3rd! Danny Stewart grounds into a force at 2nd, 4-6, and Faber scores. 3 to 1, Barons. Cal Doty takes a 3-2 pitch for ball 4. But our awesome #3 and #4 hitters both make outs....

Top of the Fourth:
Marty Eades doubles to left center! But the next three make outs...

Top of the Seventh:
Junior Danielson grounds a hit to left and steals 2nd! With 1 out, PH Dennis Brown (29-L) hits a home run to right!! Tie Game: 3 to 3! Danny Stewart beats out an infield hit. Cal Doty draws a walk. But our awesome #3 and #4 hitters both make outs...

Bottom of the Seventh:
New Pitcher: Justin Reddick (30-R). Dennis Brown stays in to play right. With 1 out, Stan Stephens swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds a hit to left. He steals 2nd. Ken Kelly grounds a hit up the middle. The Bullpen gets back up. Jim Montgomery hits a home run to left center... 6 to 3, Barons.

Top of the Eighth:
Marty Eades doubles to center! PH Tony Becerra (33-L) lines out to left and they double Eades off at 2nd... Junior Danielson beats out an infield hit. That does it for P Cesar Rodriguez. New Pitcher: Billy Miller (36-R), who is 0-0 with 1 SV and a 4.82 ERA in 18.2 IP. He was 4-1 with 2 SV and a 3.21 ERA in 67.1 IP last year. PH Brian Porter (35-S) is sent up. A wild pitch moves Danielson to 2nd. Porter beats out an infield hit. Dennis Brown grounds a hit up the middle and Danielson scores! 6 to 4, Barons.

Top of the Ninth:
2-3-4 up for us. But #4 is now the pitcher's spot. Cal Doty fouls out to 3rd... Jack Washburn doubles to left. PH Dave Thompson (27-R) grounds a hit up the middle! Marty Eades, the scourge of pitchers everywhere last season and the butt of their jokes this year, strikes out... Bart Daw lines a hit to left and Washburn scores! 6 to 5, Barons. Junior Danielson up and no one to pinch-hit for him, but light-hitting Gary McKellar, so he bats and lines a hit to left and Thompson rounds 3rd and heads home....Safe! Tie Game: 6 to 6! C Don Kern (26-R) grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Ninth:
New Pitcher: Johnny Groom (25-R). 9-1-2 up for the Barons. PH Ken Johnson (26-L), 4 for 26 (.154) with 1 HR and 5 RBI on the season, plunks one and is out, 2-3. Stan Stephens, who has 2 hits today and is now batting .419 on the season, swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 3rd! Ken Kelly flies out to right!

Extras!
For the second day in a row...

Top of the Tenth:
New Pitcher: Manny Santoya (39-L), who is 0-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 19 IP, but a WHIP of 1.00 and no HR allowed. He was 5-5 with 7 SV and a 2.10 ERA in 77 IP last year. Dennis Brown lines a double to left and goes to 3rd on a ground out. He is 3 for 3 today! Cal Doty strikes out... Jack Washburn grounds out to 2nd...

Bottom of the Tenth:
3-4-5 up for them... Which one will hit the home run? With 1 out, Sergio Acevedo bloops a hit to right. Benny Dreher lines a hit to right... PH Jose Fernandez (34-L), 3 for 7 on the season, strikes out! PH Al Chase (31-R), 5 for 16 (.313) on the season and a career .305 hitter, strikes out!!

Top of the Eleventh:
We use our last bench player, PH Gary McKellar (33-R) to hit for the pitcher and he grounds out to 3rd. With 2 outs, Bart Daw beats out an infield hit, but Junior Danielson pops out to center.

Bottom of the Eleventh:
New Pitcher: Roger Wallace (27-R). With 2 outs, Stan Stephens lines a hit to center. Ken Kelly strikes out!

Top of the Twelfth:
New Pitcher: Don Kneip (36-L), of the Knights who say Kneip. He is 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 16.2 IP. We go down in order...

Bottom of the Twelfth:
The big boys, Montgomery and Acevedo, are up this inning... They go down in order!

Top of the Thirteenth:
With 2 outs, P Roger Wallace grounds one to 3rd and 1B Jim Montgomery drops the ball for an error, but Marty Eades grounds out to 3rd...

Bottom of the Thirteenth:
Jose Fernandez lines a hit to right center... RF Bob Marks (24-R), a rookie who is batting .236 with 8 RBI in 106 AB and was the #9 prospect this Spring, grounds into a 4-6-3 double play!! C Shigeru Nagata (25-R), another rookie, who the Barons traded for from Providence this Winter, skies one to center, but Danny Stewart muffs the catch for a 2 base error.... His first error of the season... P Don Kneip has to bat and he is 2 for 8 in his career... He strikes out!

Top of the Fourteenth:
We go down in order to this bum....

Bottom of the Fourteenth:
The Bullpen is up and ready, but no one is fresh... Top of their order up. They go down in order!

Top of the Fifteenth:
We go down in order with 2 strikeouts...

Bottom of the Fifteenth:
Sergio Acevedo to lead it off.... He grounds out to the pitcher! With 2 outs, Jose Fernandez lines a hit to right. Call to the Bullpen: All-Star Bill Grant (32-L). Rookie Bob Marks grounds out to short!

Top of the Sixteenth:
This is now the longest game of the season! We go down in order yet again to this bum... He would have 5 perfect innings pitched now, except P Roger Wallace reached on an error....

Bottom of the Sixteenth:
They go down in order!

Top of the Seventeenth:
This is now tied for the longest Jay game of all-time! With 1 out, Junior Danielson draws a walk. Can we get a hit off this bum, please! He is now in his 6th inning, for goodness' sake! C Don Kern swings at a 3-2 pitch and grounds out to 1st, unassisted, and Danielson goes to 2nd. That does it for P Don Kneip. New Pitcher: John Holcomb (31-L), an even suckier lefty, who is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in 13.1 IP with a 2.32 WHIP and he is NOT fresh. His loss came against us on Opening Day. Dennis Brown flies out to left...

Bottom of the Seventeenth:
2-3-4 up for them and here it ends, I am afraid.... Ken Kelly swings at the first pitch and triples to left.... Jim Montgomery flies out to center and Kelly tags up and beats the throw home....

Lost - 7 to 6

We had 18 hits, but none in the final 6 innings, and made 3 errors
Birmingham had 16 hits and made 1 error

John Lombardi went 6 innings, allowed 3 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 HBP and struck out 2. At bat, he had a hit.
RHP John Reddick went 2 innings, allowed 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 home run and struck out 1.
RHP Johnny Groom went 2 scoreless innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
RHP Roger Wallace went 4.2 scoreless innings, allowed 3 hits and struck out 6. 56 pitches.
LHP Bill Grant (L 1-3) went 1.2 innings, allowed 1 run, 1 hit and struck out 1.

Cesar Rodriguez went 7.2 innings, gave us 4 runs, 10 hits, 1 home run, 2 walks, 1 HBP and struck out 4. At bat, he had a hit.
LHP Don Kneip went 5.2 scoreless, hitless innings, gave us 1 walk and struck out 6.
LHP John Holcomb (W 1-1) faced 1 batter, threw 1 pitch and got an out.

LF Cal Doty drew 2 walks and was hit by a pitch and stole a base. 1B Hack Washburn hit a double and scored a run. PH Dave Thompson had a hit and scored a run. 3B Marty Eades hit 2 doubles. SS Bart Daw had 2 hits and an RBI. 2B Junior Danielson had 3 hits and a walk, stole a base, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. PH Brian Porter had a hit. PH/RF Dennis Brown had 3 hits with a double and a home run and 3 RBI.

For Birmingham, SS Stan Stephens had 3 hits, was hit by a pitch, stole 3 bases and scored a run. 2B Ken Kelly had 3 hits with a triple, stole a base and scored 3 runs, including the final one. 1B Jim Montgomery hit his 11th home run of the season, scored 2 runs and had 4 RBI, including the game winner. He now has 3 HR in 3 games against the Jays this season. LF Benny Dreher had 3 hits with a double and stole a base and doubled a runner off at 2nd base.

Down on the Farm: Dale Gilchrist (24-R) pitched 9 innings, allowed 1 run, 9 hits, 1 walk and struck out 9, but Daytona (A) lost, 3 to 1, in 10 innings. Gilchrist had a hit and a walk at bat. We will call him forthwith. RP Bob Craig (25-R) took the loss and will not be called up....