THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
04/14/2002
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THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
GAME ID: 1405 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Bears (6-7) 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 13 18 3
Atlanta Falcons (4-9) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 18 0
Bears Send Atlanta Home with 13-8 Loss
Despite a fine performance by left fielder Jim Steen, the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Chicago Bears, 13-8. Steen was 4-4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Harry McDonald was the winner. He's now 2-1. The loser was 34-year old right-handed pitcher Juan Espejo. After losing, Atlanta is 4-9.

Chicago won the game in part because of Jeff Roberts. The second baseman ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bears ahead, 3-0. For the game, Roberts had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"It's the best feeling when you come through for your teammates," said Roberts.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland CF 6 1 3 1 0 2 0 .333 2 9
A. Rogers RF 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .245 1 6
A. Miller SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .316 1 11
I. Jones 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 3 .460 2 11
S. Moncrief 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .380 5 15
J. Roberts 2B 5 2 2 5 0 0 2 .333 2 9
S. Blackburn C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .077 0 1
N. Bynum LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 0 1
H. McDonald P 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .400 0 0
   a-J. Shipman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .378 1 5
   F. Montes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Peres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
   D. Panzella P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Black PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 0
   V. Caraballo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Ridenour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 13 18 12 3 7 14      
a - J. Shipman pinch hit for H. McDonald in the 6th
b - I. Peres pinch hit for D. Collins in the 8th
c - D. Black pinch hit for D. Panzella in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Copeland (3, 5th Inning off J. Espejo, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Moncrief 2 (9, 5th Inning off R. Cantu, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Jones (4, 5th Inning off R. Cantu, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Roberts (4, 9th Inning off B. Gutierrez, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Blackburn (2, 9th Inning off B. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (2, 2nd Inning off J. Espejo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Copeland 4 , A. Rogers , A. Miller 3 , I. Jones 4 , S. Moncrief 4 , J. Roberts 6 , S. Blackburn 2 , N. Bynum 2 , J. Shipman
2-out RBI: A. Miller , S. Moncrief
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rogers , I. Jones , J. Roberts
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Jones (5) , S. Moncrief (1) , S. Blackburn (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jones-Roberts-Moncrief, Roberts-Miller-Moncrief)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen LF 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 .354 0 9
H. Burtrum CF 6 1 1 1 0 1 7 .180 0 3
S. Zamorano RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .255 2 7
   e-T. Voigt PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Grego 1B, SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .277 2 8
H. Lopez 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .238 3 7
R. Roman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .245 0 3
N. Baumgartner SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350 1 3
   a-D. de la Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   b-M. Detting SS, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .357 0 1
D. Trimm C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 0 0
   f-D. Moreno PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
J. Espejo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Cantu P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Ochoa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Sendejas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 4 7
   O. Solis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Faust PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   B. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Jenkins P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 44 8 18 8 2 5 24      
a - D. de la Cruz pinch hit for N. Baumgartner in the 4th
b - M. Detting substituted for D. de la Cruz in the 5th
c - R. Sendejas pinch hit for J. Ochoa in the 6th
d - M. Faust pinch hit for O. Solis in the 8th
e - T. Voigt pinch hit for S. Zamorano in the 9th
f - D. Moreno pinch hit for D. Trimm in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Faust (1, 8th Inning off D. Panzella, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Grego (3, 9th Inning off V. Caraballo, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Steen (6, 9th Inning off V. Caraballo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Steen (1, 5th Inning off H. McDonald, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Lopez (3, 2nd Inning off H. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Steen 7 , H. Burtrum , S. Zamorano 2 , T. Voigt , D. Grego 4 , H. Lopez 4 , R. Roman 2 , D. Moreno , E. Jenkins , R. Cantu , M. Faust 2
2-out RBI: J. Steen , D. Moreno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Burtrum 3 , R. Roman 2 , D. Trimm
GIDP: D. Grego , N. Baumgartner
Hit by Pitch: J. Steen
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Burtrum (5) , D. Grego (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. McDonald W (2-1) 5.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 92 4.80   
F. Montes 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 1.86   
D. Collins 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.45   
D. Panzella 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0.00   
V. Caraballo 0.2 6 4 4 0 0 0 25 15.43   
D. Ridenour 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. McDonald 36
Batters Faced: H. McDonald 24, F. Montes 6, D. Collins 3, D. Panzella 5, V. Caraballo 8, D. Ridenour 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. McDonald 6-2, F. Montes 2-1, D. Collins 1-1, D. Panzella 3-0, V. Caraballo 1-1, D. Ridenour 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. McDonald 92-59, F. Montes 36-22, D. Collins 11-7, D. Panzella 30-18, V. Caraballo 25-16, D. Ridenour 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ridenour 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Panzella
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espejo L (0-3) 4.2 6 6 6 2 4 1 69 11.85   
R. Cantu 0.2 6 3 3 0 0 0 36 5.68   
J. Ochoa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.25   
O. Solis 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 0.90   
B. Gutierrez 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 28 9.53   
E. Jenkins 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 42.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espejo 30
Batters Faced: J. Espejo 21, R. Cantu 8, J. Ochoa 2, O. Solis 7, B. Gutierrez 7, E. Jenkins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espejo 8-1, R. Cantu 1-1, J. Ochoa 2-0, O. Solis 2-2, B. Gutierrez 0-1, E. Jenkins 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espejo 69-45, R. Cantu 36-25, J. Ochoa 7-4, O. Solis 29-15, B. Gutierrez 28-19, E. Jenkins 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cantu 1-1 , J. Ochoa 2-0 , E. Jenkins 1-0
WP: R. Cantu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Steen
Ballpark: Georgia Dome
Weather: Roof closed, 54 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 25241
Special Notes: SS Nick Baumgartner was injured while throwing the ball.
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