THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
04/06/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
GAME ID: 1341 - SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco 49ers (4-2) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Atlanta Falcons (2-4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 1
49ers Dismiss Falcons, 3-2
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons.

Though he had a terrific game, Jim Steen could not prevent his team, the Atlanta Falcons, from absorbing a loss. San Francisco won the game, 3-2. Steen went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Mario Flores was the winner. Over 6 innings, he yielded 1 run on 9 hits, with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts.

San Francisco used the hitting of Steve Julian to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the 49ers on top, 3-1. For the game, Julian had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"The fact of the matter is that we had a shot to win," said losing manager Jake Hodgkinson.

San Francisco sits at 4-2 in the early going.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Shaffer LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .320 3 5
J. Stewart 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 1 3
S. Julian RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304 2 3
   b-D. Leedom RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Buss SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 1 1
K. Bass 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
S. Schumacher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .368 1 4
   M. Rufener P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Mathews CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 1 6
E. Carballo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 4
M. Flores P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Aguero PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 4 6      
a - F. Aguero pinch hit for M. Flores in the 7th
b - D. Leedom substituted for S. Julian in the 8th
c - R. Gomez substituted for B. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bass (3, 1st Inning off I. Terry, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Shaffer (3, 5th Inning off I. Terry, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Julian (2, 6th Inning off I. Terry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Shaffer 4 , S. Julian 5 , J. Buss , K. Bass 3 , S. Schumacher
2-out RBI: J. Shaffer , K. Bass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schumacher
GIDP: S. Schumacher
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Mathews (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Carballo-Stewart-Bass, Buss-Stewart-Bass, Buss-Stewart-Bass)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen CF 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 .333 0 4
H. Burtrum LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .040 0 0
S. Zamorano RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .208 1 2
D. Grego 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
H. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .350 1 3
R. Roman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
N. Baumgartner SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .450 1 2
D. Trimm C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
I. Terry P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-R. Sendejas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   O. Solis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. de la Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2 3 4 15      
a - R. Sendejas pinch hit for I. Terry in the 6th
b - D. de la Cruz pinch hit for O. Solis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Steen 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Lorenc, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Baumgartner (1, 4th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Steen 5 , H. Burtrum , D. Grego 2 , H. Lopez , N. Baumgartner 3 , D. Trimm , I. Terry
2-out RBI: J. Steen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Zamorano , R. Roman
GIDP: H. Burtrum , H. Lopez , D. Trimm
Sac Bunt: I. Terry
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Burtrum 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Grego (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Baumgartner-Lopez-Grego)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores W (1-0) 6.0 9 1 1 3 2 0 107 4.50   
M. Lorenc 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 27.00   
B. Lopez H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
M. Rufener SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 49
Batters Faced: M. Flores 27, M. Lorenc 1, B. Lopez 6, M. Rufener 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 10-3, M. Lorenc 0-0, B. Lopez 3-2, M. Rufener 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 107-62, M. Lorenc 3-1, B. Lopez 16-10, M. Rufener 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lopez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Terry L (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 74 3.21   
O. Solis 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Terry 52
Batters Faced: I. Terry 24, O. Solis 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Terry 4-10, O. Solis 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Terry 74-54, O. Solis 26-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Steen
Ballpark: Falcons Fields
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 28440
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