Kids Won, Suns: Nothing
April 28, 2003 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -â The Suns managed three hits against the Birmingham Barons in a 3-0 defeat in front of 5,016 fans Monday morning at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
The game started at 11:05 a.m. to allow fifth-graders from Duval County to attend the game as a field trip. Concession stands did not serve beer, but all fans were permitted to attend. Many came briefly over their lunch breaks as the crowd swelled in the middle innings.
Barons starter Enemencio Pacheco (2-0) advanced his streak to 22 innings without allowing an earned run by shutting out the Suns over six innings. He walked none and struck out five in earning the victory. Pacheco's ERA dropped to 0.36.
Jake Meyer pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Pacheco and Royce Ring retired the Suns in order in the ninth to record his fifth save.
Birmingham (11-13) snapped the Suns' five-game winning streak after being shut out by Jacksonville on Sunday. Barons designated hitter Carlos Maldonado hit a sacrifice fly which scored Ryan Hankins in the fourth inning; and Danny Sandoval smacked a two-run double in the fifth to account for all the scoring.
Suns starter Eric Stults (2-2) lost despite delivering the eighth quality start in the team's last nine games. Stults pitched six innings allowing five hits and two earned runs. Jacksonville starting pitchers have allowed seven earned runs over their last 57-1/3 innings, spanning nine starts. That computes to a 1.10 ERA.
Scott Proctor faced the minimum nine hitters and pitched three scoreless innings of relief.
Brennan King, batting .145 entering the game, had two hits to lead the Suns (13-12).
Right-hander Joel Hanrahan (3-1, 3.58 ERA) is scheduled to face Barons left-hander Jim Bullard (1-1, 3.60) at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Baseball Grounds.
SUNS SPOTS: The Suns' pitching staff has allowed seven earned runs in the last six games, spanning 54 innings (1.17 ERA). ...The staff didn't walk a batter over 22 innings, from the ninth inning Friday at Chattanooga until Stults' walk of Maldonado in the third inning Monday. ...When Sandoval doubled in the fifth inning Monday, it snapped a streak of 22-2/3 innings without allowing an earned run for the Suns' staff.
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