THE SHIELD
NEW YORK GIANTS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
04/03/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW YORK GIANTS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1317 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (1-2) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
New Orleans Saints (2-1) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 5 2
Giants Lose By a Run at New Orleans
Led by David Thompson, the New Orleans Saints downed the New York Giants, 4-3. Thompson went 1-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Saints. Dave McMenemy earned save number 2 this season. New York falls to 1-2.

Early in the game, Thompson had a 3-run home run for New Orleans. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Saints on top, 3-0.

"Feels good to get the job done," Thompson said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 .333 0 2
T. Estrada LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286 0 1
C. Rizo 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .400 0 0
R. Santibanez RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .444 1 2
S. Skinner 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .100 1 3
D. Osorio SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .091 0 0
D. Rondan C 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Beardslee CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Rettig PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   c-R. Quezada CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Trippiedi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Benson P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-D. Reyes PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   L. Mercado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Colon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   A. Coury P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3 8 8 26      
a - D. Reyes pinch hit for R. Benson in the 6th
b - T. Rettig pinch hit for J. Beardslee in the 7th
c - R. Quezada substituted for T. Rettig in the 7th
d - J. Colon pinch hit for L. Mercado in the 8th
e - J. Trippiedi pinch hit for R. Quezada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Currey (1, 2nd Inning off S. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Reyes (1, 6th Inning off S. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Currey 2 , T. Estrada , C. Rizo , R. Santibanez , D. Osorio , D. Rondan 2 , R. Benson , D. Reyes 2 , J. Colon
2-out RBI: A. Currey , D. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Estrada 2 , R. Santibanez , S. Skinner , D. Osorio , T. Rettig , A. Coury
GIDP: S. Skinner
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Osorio-Currey-Skinner, Currey-Rizo, Currey-Osorio-Skinner)
PB: D. Rondan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jenkins RF, CF 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .400 1 2
J. van der Linden 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 1 1
J. Lopez 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .125 0 2
T. Hogland 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Thompson SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .500 2 4
J. McGuire C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Tello LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
J. Daake CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .444 0 0
   D. McMenemy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   E. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Moon CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 25 4 5 3 7 5 15      
a - T. Moon substituted for E. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Thompson (2, 1st Inning off R. Benson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Jenkins , J. Lopez , D. Thompson 4 , S. Tello , J. Daake
2-out RBI: D. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jenkins , T. Hogland , J. Daake
GIDP: J. Lopez , D. Thompson
Sac Bunt: S. Davis
Hit by Pitch: J. van der Linden , J. Daake
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jenkins 3 (5) , S. Tello (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. van der Linden (1) , D. Thompson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Thompson-Hogland, Hogland-Lopez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Benson L (0-1) 5.0 4 4 4 6 3 1 92 7.20   
L. Mercado 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 0.00   
A. Coury 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Benson 40
Batters Faced: R. Benson 24, L. Mercado 7, A. Coury 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Benson 5-5, L. Mercado 1-3, A. Coury 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Benson 92-49, L. Mercado 27-12, A. Coury 20-12
WP: R. Benson
Hit Batsmen: R. Benson , L. Mercado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Davis W (1-0) 7.2 9 3 1 7 5 0 122 1.17   
E. Flores H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
D. McMenemy SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Davis 51
Batters Faced: S. Davis 38, E. Flores 2, D. McMenemy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Davis 10-6, E. Flores 1-0, D. McMenemy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Davis 122-70, E. Flores 11-4, D. McMenemy 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Flores 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Thompson
Ballpark: Saints Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 26119
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