THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
04/14/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
GAME ID: 1396 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Eagles (7-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Rams (7-6) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 12 2
Rams Jolt Eagles, 5-3, with Late Rally
The St. Louis Rams topped the Philadelphia Eagles, 5-3, in National Conference action at Los Angeles Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of St. Louis pitcher Tony Palomera. Ryan Evans, now 1-0, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 1 and walking 0. The defeat makes Philadelphia 7-6.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Alex Vasquez came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Philadelphia pitcher Jon Serrato, he hit a 2-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting St. Louis on top, 4-3.

"We ground out the win," said Vasquez. "That's all that matters."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drake 2B 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .173 1 1
B. Hems RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .212 0 3
C. Baker 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .404 2 5
R. Rodriguez LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .412 5 16
K. Taylor CF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .280 3 15
D. Herrera 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .200 3 9
B. Weiner C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .306 1 3
M. Cuevas SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 4
C. Foster P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-N. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 0 2
   L. Delgado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Norman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   J. Serrato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 12 21      
a - N. Benedict pinch hit for C. Foster in the 6th
b - D. Norman pinch hit for L. Delgado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Drake (2, 1st Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Drake 2 , C. Baker 3 , R. Rodriguez 2 , K. Taylor , C. Foster
2-out RBI: K. Taylor , D. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hems , C. Baker , D. Herrera , B. Weiner
GIDP: R. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: C. Foster
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Herrera-Cuevas-Herrera, Cuevas-Drake-Herrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 0 5
K. Cummings RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308 3 5
J. Morris LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .390 6 12
V. de Leon 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .222 2 8
D. Miller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273 0 2
A. Vasquez C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .343 0 4
F. Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .156 1 2
P. Bartnick 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .244 2 9
T. Palomera P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 3
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5 2 3 17      
a - J. Daniels pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 7th
b - J. Vaughn pinch hit for R. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Miller (2, 1st Inning off C. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Morris (1, 8th Inning off J. Serrato, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. de Leon (2, 1st Inning off C. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cummings 2 , J. Morris 2 , V. de Leon 5 , D. Miller 2 , A. Vasquez 3 , P. Bartnick 2 , T. Palomera
2-out RBI: V. de Leon , P. Bartnick , T. Palomera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hogan 2 , A. Vasquez , J. Vaughn
GIDP: D. Miller , F. Reynolds
Sac Bunt: T. Palomera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: V. de Leon (2) , A. Vasquez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Bartnick-de Leon)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Foster 5.0 7 3 3 2 2 1 70 2.93   
L. Delgado 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
J. Serrato L (0-2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 25 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Foster 41
Batters Faced: C. Foster 23, L. Delgado 6, J. Serrato 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Foster 8-4, L. Delgado 4-1, J. Serrato 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Foster 70-41, L. Delgado 17-13, J. Serrato 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Palomera 6.1 5 1 1 4 9 0 102 2.66   
J. Rodriguez BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 12.46   
R. Evans W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.69   
C. Salasar SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Palomera 64
Batters Faced: T. Palomera 28, J. Rodriguez 5, R. Evans 3, C. Salasar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Palomera 6-3, J. Rodriguez 0-1, R. Evans 0-2, C. Salasar 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Palomera 102-58, J. Rodriguez 24-16, R. Evans 13-8, C. Salasar 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Palomera
Ballpark: Los Angeles Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 26658
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