THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
04/10/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1387 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Falcons (4-6) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
New Orleans Saints (6-4) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Falcons Sneak By Saints, 4-3
The Falcons grabbed a win, 4-3, at Louisiana Superdome, overcoming a fine effort from New Orleans pitcher Mark Hicks. Hicks went 6.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. New Orleans falls to 6-4.

Atlanta took a 4-3 lead on Roberto Roman's 4th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Roman hit in the top of the eighth, left New Orleans pitcher Matt Gordon visibly frustrated.

After the game, Atlanta manager Jake Hodgkinson applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 6
H. Burtrum CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .162 0 2
   b-S. Zamorano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 6
   c-D. de la Cruz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
M. Faust RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .143 0 0
R. Roman 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270 0 3
H. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .290 2 5
N. Baumgartner SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .394 1 2
R. Sendejas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .364 4 7
   C. Maria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Trimm C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 0 0
M. Mikles P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Grego PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 2 8
   L. Potter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Moreno PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 11 8      
a - D. Grego pinch hit for M. Mikles in the 7th
b - S. Zamorano pinch hit for H. Burtrum in the 8th
c - D. de la Cruz substituted for S. Zamorano in the 8th
d - D. Moreno pinch hit for L. Potter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Roman 2 (4, 4th Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Lopez (2, 4th Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Trimm (1, 7th Inning off O. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sendejas (4, 3rd Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Faust , R. Roman 4 , H. Lopez 2 , N. Baumgartner , R. Sendejas 4 , D. Trimm 2
2-out RBI: R. Roman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Baumgartner , D. Trimm , D. Grego
Hit by Pitch: H. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sendejas-Baumgartner-Sendejas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Daake CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .300 0 2
J. van der Linden 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306 1 2
J. Lopez 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .333 2 8
J. McGuire C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .188 1 5
D. Thompson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 3 6
S. Tello LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 6
T. Moon RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .308 0 1
C. Jenkins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 0 2
   b-T. Hogland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 5
M. Hicks P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   O. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Girolamo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   M. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 9 10      
a - D. Girolamo pinch hit for O. Gutierrez in the 7th
b - T. Hogland pinch hit for C. Jenkins in the 9th
c - J. Cruz pinch hit for M. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Tello (2, 4th Inning off M. Mikles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McGuire (1, 1st Inning off M. Mikles, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Daake 2 , J. van der Linden , J. McGuire 4 , S. Tello 2 , T. Moon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McGuire , C. Jenkins
GIDP: J. Lopez
Team LOB: 6
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikles 6.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 90 4.50   
L. Potter W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
C. Maria SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikles 52
Batters Faced: M. Mikles 26, L. Potter 7, C. Maria 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikles 5-5, L. Potter 3-2, C. Maria 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikles 90-55, L. Potter 27-17, C. Maria 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hicks 6.1 4 3 3 1 10 1 107 4.76   
O. Gutierrez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
M. Gordon L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 39 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hicks 62
Batters Faced: M. Hicks 24, O. Gutierrez 3, M. Gordon 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hicks 4-5, O. Gutierrez 1-1, M. Gordon 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hicks 107-71, O. Gutierrez 13-7, M. Gordon 39-26
Hit Batsmen: M. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Hicks
Ballpark: Louisiana Superdome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 28356
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