THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
04/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1324 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 2
Arizona Cardinals (2-2) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 8 1
Eagles Spill Cardinals, 9-4
Philadelphia right-hander Javier Lira pitched his team to victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The final score was 9-4. Philadelphia sits at 3-1 in the early going.

Philadelphia won the game in part because of Ricardo Rodriguez. The left fielder ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Eagles ahead, 9-0. For the game, Rodriguez had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"I feel like a little kid every time I put the uniform on," said Rodriguez.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drake 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .176 0 0
   a-V. Ramirez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Hems RF, LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .300 0 2
C. Baker 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .312 1 1
R. Rodriguez LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .600 2 6
   b-S. Blake PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Taylor CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .294 1 6
N. Benedict 1B, RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .214 0 2
B. Weiner C 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312 0 0
M. Cuevas SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .400 0 2
J. Lira P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
   J. Miranda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 10 9 3 6 19      
a - V. Ramirez pinch hit for C. Drake in the 8th
b - S. Blake pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodriguez (3, 4th Inning off S. Mothudi, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hems (1, 6th Inning off B. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Taylor (1, 4th Inning off S. Mothudi, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Rodriguez (2, 4th Inning off B. Reynolds, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hems 3 , C. Baker , R. Rodriguez 6 , K. Taylor 5 , B. Weiner , M. Cuevas 2
2-out RBI: B. Hems , R. Rodriguez , M. Cuevas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Taylor , N. Benedict 2 , J. Lira
Sac Bunt: J. Lira
Hit by Pitch: C. Baker , N. Benedict , M. Cuevas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baker (3) , J. Lira (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Blake-Cuevas-Ramirez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lotzer CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .188 1 3
G. Hurley 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .294 0 3
A. Seigle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
D. Heintz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
T. Weber RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 3
   b-J. Reynoso PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
B. Sander 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .231 2 3
W. Chediak SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 0 0
R. Pancaldi LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   c-J. Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-G. Jones LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
S. Mothudi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Preston PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Ortega P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3 1 6 17      
a - J. Torres pinch hit for B. Reynolds in the 6th
b - J. Reynoso pinch hit for T. Weber in the 7th
c - J. Wagner pinch hit for R. Pancaldi in the 7th
d - G. Jones substituted for J. Wagner in the 8th
e - J. Preston pinch hit for J. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Pancaldi (1, 6th Inning off J. Lira, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lotzer (1, 8th Inning off J. Lira, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Sander (2, 5th Inning off J. Lira, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lotzer 2 , G. Hurley , D. Heintz , J. Reynoso , B. Sander 4 , W. Chediak , R. Pancaldi 2 , G. Jones
2-out RBI: B. Sander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lotzer , J. Wagner
GIDP: A. Seigle
Sac Fly: M. Lotzer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hurley (1)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lira W (1-0) 8.0 6 4 1 0 4 1 107 1.12   
J. Miranda 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lira 64
Batters Faced: J. Lira 31, J. Miranda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lira 6-13, J. Miranda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lira 107-72, J. Miranda 21-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Mothudi L (0-1) 3.2 7 7 7 1 3 1 61 17.18   
B. Reynolds 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 45 7.71   
J. Martin 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 0.00   
O. Ortega 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mothudi 19
Batters Faced: S. Mothudi 20, B. Reynolds 13, J. Martin 8, O. Ortega 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mothudi 4-4, B. Reynolds 3-3, J. Martin 2-3, O. Ortega 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mothudi 61-37, B. Reynolds 45-24, J. Martin 38-21, O. Ortega 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reynolds 1-1
WP: S. Mothudi
Hit Batsmen: S. Mothudi , B. Reynolds 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Lira
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 48 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 36960
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