THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
04/02/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
GAME ID: 1301 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Falcons (1-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Los Angeles Rams (1-1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 X 9 9 0
Falcons Popped by Rams, 9-3
The Los Angeles Rams topped the Atlanta Falcons, 9-3, with left fielder Justin Morris playing a big role. Morris was 1 for 1 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Rams in the win. The win gives Los Angeles a record of 1-1.

Had Joe Daniels not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Daniels hit a run-scoring double. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Rams.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Daniels.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   a-D. de la Cruz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Burtrum LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Zamorano RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
D. Grego 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 0 0
H. Lopez 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .571 1 3
R. Roman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375 0 0
N. Baumgartner SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 1
D. Trimm C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .375 0 0
M. Maxwell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   E. Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Solis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Faust PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 2 3 3 13      
a - D. de la Cruz substituted for J. Steen in the 8th
b - M. Faust pinch hit for O. Solis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lopez (1, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Grego (1, 6th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Zamorano 2 , D. Grego 3 , H. Lopez 3 , R. Roman 2 , N. Baumgartner , D. Trimm
2-out RBI: H. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lopez , D. Trimm , M. Maxwell 2
Sac Fly: H. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: N. Baumgartner
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .222 0 2
K. Cummings RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .444 0 0
J. Morris LF 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .200 1 2
V. de Leon 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 0
D. Miller 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .167 0 0
A. Vasquez C 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .400 0 2
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .125 0 1
P. Bartnick 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .143 0 1
R. Rivera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Vaughn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Daniels PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Kidder PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   M. Cisnero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 9 9 8 6 6 12      
a - J. Vaughn pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 6th
b - J. Daniels pinch hit for J. Perez in the 7th
c - D. Kidder pinch hit for R. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cummings (1, 4th Inning off M. Maxwell, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Reynolds (1, 7th Inning off M. Maxwell, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Daniels (1, 7th Inning off M. Maxwell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morris (1, 4th Inning off M. Maxwell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hogan , K. Cummings 3 , J. Morris 4 , F. Reynolds 2 , P. Bartnick , J. Vaughn , J. Daniels 2 , D. Kidder
2-out RBI: J. Hogan , P. Bartnick , J. Daniels , D. Kidder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hogan , K. Cummings , V. de Leon
Sac Bunt: A. Vasquez
Sac Fly: A. Vasquez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morris (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-de Leon)
OF assists: 1 (Hogan(Lopez at home))
PB: A. Vasquez 2
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Maxwell L (0-1) 7.0 5 4 4 3 6 1 106 5.14   
E. Jenkins 0.2 3 5 5 3 0 0 26 67.50   
O. Solis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Maxwell 54
Batters Faced: M. Maxwell 28, E. Jenkins 8, O. Solis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Maxwell 8-6, E. Jenkins 1-1, O. Solis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Maxwell 106-70, E. Jenkins 26-14, O. Solis 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Solis 2-1
WP: E. Jenkins 2
Balk: E. Jenkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera 5.1 7 3 3 2 1 0 95 5.06   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
J. Perez W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
R. Evans H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
M. Cisnero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 41
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 23, J. Rodriguez 4, J. Perez 3, R. Evans 5, M. Cisnero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 2-11, J. Rodriguez 1-0, J. Perez 1-1, R. Evans 1-2, M. Cisnero 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 95-59, J. Rodriguez 21-14, J. Perez 16-11, R. Evans 14-10, M. Cisnero 16-9
WP: R. Rivera
Hit Batsmen: R. Evans
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Morris
Ballpark: Los Angeles Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 25243
Special Notes: CF Jim Steen was injured while throwing the ball.
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