THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
04/03/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
GAME ID: 1302 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Falcons (1-2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
Los Angeles Rams (2-1) 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 5 10 0
Morris Helps Rams Win, 5-2, with Pair of Homers
No one was more impactful than Justin Morris in the 5-2 Los Angeles win over Atlanta. Morris went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Tony Palomera got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 7.1 innings. The win has Los Angeles at 2-1.

Early in the game, Morris had a 2-run home run for Los Angeles. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Rams on top, 3-1.

"The name on the front of this uniform is all that matters to me," Morris told the Los Angeles Bulletin. "And padding the Los Angeles win column."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .286 0 3
H. Burtrum LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
S. Zamorano RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .273 0 0
D. Grego 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .182 0 2
H. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .500 1 3
R. Roman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
N. Baumgartner SS 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .556 0 1
D. Trimm C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .455 0 0
J. Espejo P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-M. Faust PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Sendejas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2 4 6 18      
a - M. Faust pinch hit for J. Espejo in the 7th
b - R. Sendejas pinch hit for B. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Steen (2, 1st Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Zamorano (1, 8th Inning off R. Evans, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Grego (1, 8th Inning off R. Evans, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Steen 2 , S. Zamorano 2 , D. Grego 2 , H. Lopez , N. Baumgartner 3 , D. Trimm 2 , R. Sendejas
2-out RBI: D. Grego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Steen , H. Burtrum , H. Lopez , R. Roman , J. Espejo
GIDP: R. Roman , M. Faust
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Baumgartner (1)
CS: N. Baumgartner (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Roman-Lopez-Grego, Gutierrez-Lopez-Grego)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
K. Cummings RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .462 0 1
J. Morris LF 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .444 3 5
V. de Leon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .182 0 0
D. Miller 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 0 1
A. Vasquez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
F. Reynolds SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .200 0 1
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Bartnick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 0 1
T. Palomera P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Daniels SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 31 5 10 5 3 4 14      
a - J. Daniels substituted for R. Evans in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cummings (2, 3rd Inning off J. Espejo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Hogan (1, 7th Inning off B. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morris 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Espejo, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Espejo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hogan 3 , K. Cummings 3 , J. Morris 9 , V. de Leon , D. Miller , A. Vasquez , F. Reynolds
2-out RBI: , J. Morris 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , T. Palomera
GIDP: K. Cummings , P. Bartnick
Sac Bunt: A. Vasquez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Miller-Bartnick-de Leon, de Leon-Reynolds-Palomera)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espejo L (0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3 2 93 6.00   
B. Gutierrez 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espejo 41
Batters Faced: J. Espejo 27, B. Gutierrez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espejo 9-5, B. Gutierrez 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espejo 93-57, B. Gutierrez 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Palomera W (1-0) 7.1 6 1 1 3 5 0 103 1.23   
R. Evans 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.40   
C. Salasar SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Palomera 64
Batters Faced: T. Palomera 28, R. Evans 4, C. Salasar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Palomera 10-4, R. Evans 1-0, C. Salasar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Palomera 103-63, R. Evans 20-12, C. Salasar 31-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Morris
Ballpark: Los Angeles Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 28662
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