THE SHIELD
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
04/10/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
GAME ID: 1369 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (7-3) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 12 1
Philadelphia Eagles (5-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 1
Late Rally by Giants Secures 6-3 Win
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 6-3, at Veterans Stadium. New York third baseman Carlos Rizo had an outstanding performance. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Joe Hager earned the save for New York, his 4th. At 7-3, the Giants have played well so far.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Dave Rondan came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Philadelphia pitcher Charles Calvert, he hit a 1-1 slider for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting New York on top, 5-3.

"The name on the front of this uniform is all that matters to me," Rizo told the New York Daily. "And padding the New York win column."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .317 1 5
T. Estrada LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .310 0 5
C. Rizo 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .487 2 9
R. Santibanez RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .242 1 6
T. Rettig 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 1
   b-S. Skinner PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .324 2 7
D. Osorio SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 1 6
D. Rondan C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .333 1 5
A. Rangel CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .111 0 1
   c-J. Trippiedi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 1 6
   e-J. Beardslee CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. Silverman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   L. Mercado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   K. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   R. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Colon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 0 0
   A. Coury P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Hager P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6 2 6 22      
a - D. Reyes pinch hit for L. Mercado in the 7th
b - S. Skinner pinch hit for T. Rettig in the 8th
c - J. Trippiedi pinch hit for A. Rangel in the 8th
d - J. Colon pinch hit for R. Morris in the 8th
e - J. Beardslee substituted for J. Trippiedi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rizo (7, 1st Inning off J. Lira, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Osorio (2, 2nd Inning off J. Lira, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Estrada (3, 9th Inning off H. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rizo (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lira, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Currey 2 , T. Estrada 2 , C. Rizo 7 , R. Santibanez , S. Skinner , D. Osorio 2 , D. Rondan 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Santibanez , T. Rettig , J. Colon
GIDP: S. Skinner
Sac Fly: A. Rangel
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rizo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Currey-Osorio-Skinner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drake 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .184 0 0
R. Rodriguez LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .410 4 13
C. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289 1 3
D. Norman RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
K. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .220 2 8
D. Herrera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .185 2 6
B. Weiner C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 1 1
M. Cuevas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 0 4
   c-R. Croasdale PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
J. Lira P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 2
   J. Miranda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Hems PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 3
   C. Calvert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   H. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Blake PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 5 11      
a - N. Benedict pinch hit for J. Lira in the 5th
b - B. Hems pinch hit for J. Miranda in the 7th
c - R. Croasdale pinch hit for M. Cuevas in the 9th
d - S. Blake pinch hit for H. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Baker (1, 1st Inning off T. Silverman, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Rodriguez 2 (6, 3rd Inning off T. Silverman, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off L. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Drake , R. Rodriguez 5 , C. Baker 2 , D. Norman , B. Weiner , B. Hems , S. Blake
2-out RBI: D. Norman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rodriguez , C. Baker 2 , K. Taylor , D. Herrera
GIDP: R. Croasdale
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baker (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Cuevas-Drake-Herrera)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Silverman 5.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 73 2.04   
L. Mercado H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.18   
K. Moore 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.45   
R. Morris W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 22 4.05   
A. Coury H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
J. Hager SV (4) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Silverman 65
Batters Faced: T. Silverman 19, L. Mercado 5, K. Moore 1, R. Morris 5, A. Coury 3, J. Hager 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Silverman 9-5, L. Mercado 1-0, K. Moore 0-0, R. Morris 1-1, A. Coury 1-1, J. Hager 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Silverman 73-49, L. Mercado 20-13, K. Moore 2-2, R. Morris 22-12, A. Coury 16-10, J. Hager 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morris 1-1
WP: R. Morris 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lira 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 1 82 2.77   
J. Miranda 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.00   
C. Calvert L (0-1) 1.0 3 3 2 1 1 0 32 3.72   
H. Perez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lira 43
Batters Faced: J. Lira 23, J. Miranda 6, C. Calvert 8, H. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lira 7-5, J. Miranda 3-1, C. Calvert 1-1, H. Perez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lira 82-57, J. Miranda 26-16, C. Calvert 32-18, H. Perez 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Perez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Rizo
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 25063
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