THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
04/02/2002
 
THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
GAME ID: 11 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Colts (1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 0
Los Angeles Chargers (1-1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 0
Los Angeles Wins, 5-4, Over Colts
Los Angeles first baseman Danny Vargas picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Indianapolis Colts, 5-4. Pete Small claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. His record stands at 1-0. The loss puts Indianapolis at 1-1.

Los Angeles got a knockout punch from Leo Rodriguez. The shortstop hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"This house was rockin'," Rodriguez said.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hooks LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 2
E. Martin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
J. Sargent 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
M. Vallelunga SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .500 1 2
M. Woolhouse CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .222 0 2
J. de la Cruz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 1
A. Sanford RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
A. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Salamone P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-M. de Castro PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Storck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. West PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
   R. Mattox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 5 12      
a - M. de Castro pinch hit for D. Salamone in the 7th
b - A. West pinch hit for B. Storck in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sanford (1, 5th Inning off E. Roman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hooks (1, 7th Inning off E. Roman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Vallelunga (1, 8th Inning off P. Small, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hooks 2 , E. Martin , J. Sargent , M. Vallelunga 5 , A. Sanford 2 , M. de Castro
2-out RBI: B. Hooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hooks , E. Martin , J. de la Cruz 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Sargent
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .143 0 0
B. Todd CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
D. Vargas 1B 5 2 4 3 0 1 1 .700 1 3
L. Rodriguez SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .222 1 1
J. Turner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .143 0 0
V. Mora RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
M. Tapia C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
S. Lambrecht 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
E. Roman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   P. Small P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Ramirez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5 5 10 16      
a - D. Ramirez pinch hit for P. Small in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Vargas (1, 9th Inning off R. Mattox, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Rodriguez (1, 9th Inning off R. Mattox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Todd , D. Vargas 7 , L. Rodriguez 4 , M. Tapia , D. Ramirez
2-out RBI: D. Vargas , L. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Rodriguez , E. Roman 2
Hit by Pitch: V. Mora
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Vargas (1) , M. Tapia (1)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Salamone 6.0 3 1 1 5 6 0 109 1.50   
B. Storck H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 0.00   
R. Mattox L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 4 4 0 2 2 16 21.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Salamone 63
Batters Faced: D. Salamone 27, B. Storck 7, R. Mattox 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Salamone 4-8, B. Storck 3-1, R. Mattox 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Salamone 109-58, B. Storck 30-18, R. Mattox 16-12
WP: D. Salamone
Hit Batsmen: D. Salamone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Roman 6.2 6 2 2 2 4 0 99 2.70   
P. Small W (1-0) 2.1 1 2 2 0 1 1 31 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Roman 56
Batters Faced: E. Roman 28, P. Small 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Roman 9-7, P. Small 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Roman 99-61, P. Small 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Small 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Small
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Vargas
Ballpark: Chargers Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22362
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