THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT DETROIT LIONS
04/05/2002
 
THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT DETROIT LIONS
GAME ID: 1331 - FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Commanders (4-1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0
Detroit Lions (1-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Erickson Now 1-0 Following 3-0 Win
Lew Erickson never let the Lions get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Commanders to a win, 3-0. With their winning streak at 4, the Commanders have raced to a strong start this season.

Erickson, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 1-0. In 8.1 innings of work, Erickson gave up no runs on 1 hit, while racking up 5 Ks. He kept the Lions punchless, offensively.

"Lew pounded the strike zone and made good pitches when he needed to," said Washington manager Josh Garcia.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Barajas 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .316 0 0
J. Earls SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 0 3
K. Weathersby RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .125 0 1
P. Fierro 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .353 2 4
E. Dodson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 1 3
D. Carrillo LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 1 5
E. Bennett CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .222 1 2
S. Perez C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .400 0 0
L. Erickson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
   A. Aksamit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 6 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Carrillo (1, 2nd Inning off C. Rader, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Fierro (2, 6th Inning off C. Rader, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Earls , K. Weathersby , P. Fierro 4 , D. Carrillo 4 , E. Bennett 2 , S. Perez 2
2-out RBI: J. Earls , D. Carrillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Earls , K. Weathersby , P. Fierro , L. Erickson
Sac Bunt: L. Erickson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Weathersby 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Maldonado LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 0 0
Z. McMaster RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .050 0 0
J. Diaz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 2
A. Orton 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 0 0
J. Egbert CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .154 0 0
O. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 4
M. Rivera C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Baumann 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Rader P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Benitez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   B. Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Cabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 1
Totals 28 0 1 0 1 6 4      
a - L. Benitez pinch hit for C. Rader in the 6th
b - W. Barrera pinch hit for J. Cabe in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Orton
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: Z. McMaster (2) , O. Fernandez (3)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Erickson W (1-0) 8.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 104 0.00   
A. Aksamit 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Erickson 85
Batters Faced: L. Erickson 27, A. Aksamit 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Erickson 7-13, A. Aksamit 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Erickson 104-64, A. Aksamit 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rader L (0-1) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 2 92 3.00   
B. Boyer 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 28 3.00   
J. Cabe 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rader 53
Batters Faced: C. Rader 24, B. Boyer 6, J. Cabe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rader 5-8, B. Boyer 0-0, J. Cabe 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rader 92-53, B. Boyer 28-16, J. Cabe 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lew Erickson
Ballpark: Lions Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (37 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 24803
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