THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
04/15/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 119 - MONDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Chargers (8-6) 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
New England Patriots (6-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 1
Chargers Victorious at New England, 4-3
Jake Tarter had a strong outing for the San Diego Chargers against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 4-3 win. In 8 innings, Tarter surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 1. He allowed 3 runs. The save was credited to Isaiah Wallace, his 5th.

San Diego used the hitting of Jack Turner to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Chargers on top, 2-0. For the game, Turner had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Winning never gets dull," said Tarter.

The loss drops New England to 6-8.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .302 6 8
B. Todd CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .241 0 1
L. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .321 2 4
D. Vargas 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .396 5 14
   b-J. Escandon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 2
J. Turner 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .265 6 12
V. Mora RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 2 6
M. Tapia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .390 2 4
D. Ramirez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .444 1 5
J. Tarter P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-I. Marin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   I. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 3 5 14      
a - I. Marin pinch hit for J. Tarter in the 9th
b - J. Escandon substituted for D. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Turner (6, 2nd Inning off D. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Vargas (5, 4th Inning off D. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Abernathy (6, 5th Inning off D. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy 5 , D. Vargas 4 , J. Turner 5 , V. Mora 2 , M. Tapia , D. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Abernathy , B. Todd
GIDP: B. Todd , L. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: J. Tarter
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tapia (2)
CS: L. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Rodriguez (1) , D. Ramirez (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Ramirez-Vargas, Ramirez-Rodriguez-Vargas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 1 4
C. Martinez RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .366 0 5
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 7
C. Garcia CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .306 0 6
J. Watson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 2 8
D. Spoo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 2 4
D. Aviles 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .321 3 7
D. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 2 10
D. Sanchez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
   R. Quezada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Castro PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
   P. Kelley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 3 14      
a - M. Castro pinch hit for R. Quezada in the 8th
b - B. Henderson pinch hit for P. Kelley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Martinez (6, 8th Inning off J. Tarter, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Garcia (5, 8th Inning off J. Tarter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald 2 , C. Martinez 2 , C. Garcia 3 , J. Watson , D. Spoo , D. Baker
2-out RBI: C. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Watson , B. Henderson
GIDP: A. Therien , D. Aviles
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Baker (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Baker-Spoo-Aviles, Therien-Spoo-Aviles)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Tarter W (2-1) 8.0 8 3 0 1 2 0 104 2.25   
I. Wallace SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tarter 61
Batters Faced: J. Tarter 32, I. Wallace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tarter 11-9, I. Wallace 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tarter 104-73, I. Wallace 20-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Sanchez L (0-1) 7.0 7 4 4 2 4 3 106 4.91   
R. Quezada 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00   
P. Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sanchez 49
Batters Faced: D. Sanchez 29, R. Quezada 4, P. Kelley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sanchez 6-9, R. Quezada 1-1, P. Kelley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sanchez 106-73, R. Quezada 15-6, P. Kelley 18-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Tarter
Ballpark: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 22810
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