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SL1 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Lethargic Suns fall, 4-1

August 5, 2005 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


MOBILE, Ala. - Corey Smith hit a two-run home run to right on a 2-2 fastball with two outs in the first inning, giving the BayBears a 2-1 lead in front of 4,771 fans Friday at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Suns starter Chad Billingsley (8-6) struck out 11 batters, walked one and allowed two runs over six innings, but earned the loss by virtue of allowing the home run to Smith, the third he has hit off Billingsley this season.

James Loney had two hits, the only hits after the second pitch of the game, on which Jon Weber singled home Tony Abreu, giving the Suns a 1-0 lead.

Suns relievers Hong-chih Kuo and Luis Gonzalez gave up single runs in their lone innings, the seventh and eighth, respectively. Four BayBears pitchers combined to retire the final 10 batters.

Right-handers Eric Hull (5-5, 3.72 ERA) and William Juarez (4-4, 4.80) are scheduled to start games one and two, respectively, against BayBears righties Jose Oyervidez (5-7, 3.77) and Jared Wells (1-1, 2.77) at 7:05 p.m. Saturday as the Suns (58-50 overall, 20-18 second half) face the BayBears (43-63, 15-21) in the second and third games of a four-game series. Broadcast time on WFXJ-AM 930 The Fox and www.jacksonville.com is 6:50 p.m.

SUNS SPOTS: 3B Andy LaRoche left the game in the fourth inning after chopping a ball off his ankle. ...Kuo pitched with one day of rest for the first time in his career. ...Gonzalez allowed two hits in a game for the first time as a Sun since May 28. ...Billingsley leads the Southern League with 134 strikeouts. ...The Suns traveled 537 miles from Tennessee overnight, arriving in Mobile at 7 a.m.

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