THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
04/03/2002
 
THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
GAME ID: 12 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Colts (2-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 1
Los Angeles Chargers (1-2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Colts Slap 4-2 Loss on Chargers
Indianapolis got a strong outing from Ben Cline as the Colts defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 4-2, at Chargers Field. Indianapolis reliever Carlos Garnica picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Bill Wheeler absorbed the loss. Justin Leah nailed down the save.

Indianapolis used a timely hit from Adam West to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Colts ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

West called the win a testament to his team's "grit."

The Colts, now 2-1, have been playing some good baseball.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hooks LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 0 2
E. Martin 1B, RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .250 0 2
J. Sargent 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .333 0 0
M. Vallelunga SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .375 1 2
M. Woolhouse CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 .154 0 2
J. de la Cruz C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .182 0 2
A. Sanford RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-A. West PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .667 0 3
   B. Storck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   J. Leah P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Jones 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .083 0 0
B. Cline P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   C. Garnica P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. de Castro PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .750 0 0
   d-C. Martinez PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 6 5 28      
a - A. West pinch hit for A. Sanford in the 7th
b - M. de Castro pinch hit for C. Garnica in the 7th
c - J. Hernandez pinch hit for B. Storck in the 8th
d - C. Martinez pinch ran for M. de Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Martin (1, 1st Inning off B. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Hooks (2, 3rd Inning off B. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) , A. West (1, 7th Inning off K. Harrison, 3 on, 0 outs) , M. de Castro (2, 9th Inning off I. Wallace, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hooks 2 , E. Martin 3 , J. de la Cruz , A. West 2 , A. Jones , B. Cline , M. de Castro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hooks , M. Woolhouse 2 , J. Hernandez
GIDP: E. Martin , A. Jones
Hit by Pitch: J. Sargent , M. Vallelunga
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hooks (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sargent (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 0 0
B. Todd CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
D. Vargas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .615 1 3
L. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 1 1
J. Turner 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .182 1 2
V. Mora RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 0 2
M. Tapia C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
S. Lambrecht 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Ramirez PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
B. Wheeler P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   K. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 2 6 8      
a - D. Ramirez pinch hit for S. Lambrecht in the 7th
b - A. Herrera pinch hit for K. Harrison in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rodriguez (1, 4th Inning off B. Cline, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Vargas (1, 5th Inning off B. Cline, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Turner (1, 4th Inning off B. Cline, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Vargas 2 , L. Rodriguez 2 , J. Turner 4 , V. Mora , M. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Rodriguez , B. Wheeler
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Vargas (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lambrecht-Rodriguez-Vargas, Vargas-Rodriguez)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cline 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 95 3.38   
C. Garnica W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
B. Storck H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
J. Leah SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cline 51
Batters Faced: B. Cline 23, C. Garnica 2, B. Storck 4, J. Leah 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cline 7-7, C. Garnica 1-1, B. Storck 1-1, J. Leah 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cline 95-63, C. Garnica 11-7, B. Storck 14-6, J. Leah 24-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wheeler L (0-1) 6.0 3 3 3 5 0 0 108 4.50   
K. Harrison BS (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
J. Morgan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 9.00   
I. Wallace 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wheeler 49
Batters Faced: B. Wheeler 24, K. Harrison 4, J. Morgan 6, I. Wallace 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wheeler 6-9, K. Harrison 0-1, J. Morgan 1-1, I. Wallace 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wheeler 108-59, K. Harrison 16-12, J. Morgan 24-15, I. Wallace 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Harrison 3-2
WP: B. Wheeler
Hit Batsmen: B. Wheeler , J. Morgan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Cline
Ballpark: Chargers Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 26338
Special Notes: CF Manuel de Castro was injured while running the bases.
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