THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
04/10/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
GAME ID: 1381 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco 49ers (4-6) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Chicago Bears (4-6) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4 8 0
Bears Squeeze By San Francisco, 4-3
The Chicago Bears faced a tough opponent in San Francisco pitcher Jorge Talavera, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Soldier Field by a final score of 4-3. Talavera went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. San Francisco is now 4-6.

Chicago took a 4-3 lead on Andy Miller's 5th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Miller hit in the bottom of the eighth, left San Francisco pitcher Jake Thompson visibly frustrated.

San Francisco manager Conrad Tunstall said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Kirby RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1 1
   b-A. Tilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
J. Stewart 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 3
S. Julian LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306 3 4
J. Buss SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .231 1 1
K. Bass 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .265 0 3
S. Schumacher C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .355 1 4
N. Mathews CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 1 7
E. Carballo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 2 4
J. Talavera P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 1
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Earnhart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-F. Aguero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 7 13      
a - F. Aguero pinch hit for B. Earnhart in the 9th
b - A. Tilton pinch hit for F. Kirby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Schumacher 2 (4, 2nd Inning off S. Tucker, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Ridenour, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Bass (4, 4th Inning off S. Tucker, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Kirby (1, 5th Inning off S. Tucker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Kirby 4 , S. Julian 2 , J. Buss 2 , K. Bass 2 , S. Schumacher 4 , N. Mathews , E. Carballo
2-out RBI: N. Mathews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Buss , N. Mathews , J. Talavera 2
GIDP: A. Tilton
Sac Bunt: N. Mathews
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Julian (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Buss-Bass, Stewart-Buss-Bass)
OF assists: 1 (Mathews(Miller at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .250 2 6
A. Rogers RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .237 1 4
A. Miller SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .262 1 7
I. Jones 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .487 2 10
N. Bynum 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .306 0 3
S. Blackburn C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .059 0 0
   M. Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Black LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .214 0 0
S. Tucker P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Moncrief PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 3 12
   D. Ridenour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Shipman PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .382 1 5
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 5
Totals 29 4 8 3 5 3 15      
a - S. Moncrief pinch hit for S. Tucker in the 5th
b - J. Shipman pinch hit for D. Ridenour in the 7th
c - T. Gomez substituted for D. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Blackburn (1, 3rd Inning off J. Talavera, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Black (1, 7th Inning off J. Talavera, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Miller (5, 8th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Miller 3 , I. Jones 3 , S. Blackburn 2 , D. Black 2 , J. Shipman
2-out RBI: J. Shipman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Miller , S. Blackburn
GIDP: A. Rogers
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Roberts-Bynum)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Talavera 7.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 105 6.17   
J. Thompson L (0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 9.00   
B. Earnhart 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Talavera 51
Batters Faced: J. Talavera 28, J. Thompson 5, B. Earnhart 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Talavera 9-6, J. Thompson 0-2, B. Earnhart 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Talavera 105-60, J. Thompson 23-10, B. Earnhart 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Earnhart 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tucker 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 1 82 7.84   
D. Ridenour 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 1.29   
D. Mendoza W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.00   
M. Schmidt SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tucker 43
Batters Faced: S. Tucker 23, D. Ridenour 8, D. Mendoza 3, M. Schmidt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tucker 7-5, D. Ridenour 2-1, D. Mendoza 1-1, M. Schmidt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tucker 82-54, D. Ridenour 29-19, D. Mendoza 11-9, M. Schmidt 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Talavera
Ballpark: Soldier Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 20565
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