THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
04/17/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
GAME ID: 1417 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Rams (9-7) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 8 0
Washington Commanders (12-4) 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 X 11 13 2
Dodson Socks 2 Homers in 11-4 Win
Getting offensive support from Elijah Dodson, the Washington Commanders topped the St. Louis Rams, 11-4. Dodson was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Commanders. Alberto Shutters earned the win. Ramon Rivera took the loss for St. Louis. The Commanders, now 12-4, have hit the ground running this season.

Washington shortstop Jake Trewartha contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to left-center field for a grand slam home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Commanders ahead, 8-0.

"This team is on a mission," said Dodson, who is one of the clubhouse leaders. "I like our focus."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .172 1 6
K. Cummings RF, LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297 3 6
J. Morris LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .367 7 13
   c-D. Kidder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   d-B. Harris LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
V. de Leon 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .236 2 9
J. Daniels 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .231 1 3
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .164 2 4
P. Bartnick 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .255 2 9
J. Alvarado C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067 0 0
R. Rivera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Vossberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Vaughn PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 0 0
   M. Cisnero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Fesperman PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 3 7
   R. Mazuca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Miller PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 1 3
   J. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4 6 8 20      
a - J. Vaughn pinch hit for C. Vossberg in the 5th
b - G. Fesperman pinch hit for M. Cisnero in the 6th
c - D. Kidder pinch hit for J. Morris in the 7th
d - B. Harris substituted for D. Kidder in the 7th
e - D. Miller pinch hit for R. Mazuca in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cummings (3, 5th Inning off A. Shutters, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Miller (1, 8th Inning off K. McCarter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cummings 2 , V. de Leon , F. Reynolds , P. Bartnick 2 , J. Vaughn , G. Fesperman , D. Miller 4
2-out RBI: K. Cummings , F. Reynolds , G. Fesperman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hogan , J. Morris , J. Daniels , P. Bartnick , J. Alvarado 2
GIDP: J. Daniels
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reynolds-Bartnick-de Leon)
PB: J. Alvarado
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Barajas 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .400 2 9
J. Earls SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .246 0 11
   a-J. Trewartha SS 3 1 1 4 0 0 3 .340 4 10
K. Weathersby RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .271 5 11
P. Fierro 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .345 6 14
E. Dodson 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .302 5 12
D. Carrillo LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 1 8
   b-J. Zellmer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Glasgow LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
E. Bennett CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .296 1 8
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
A. Shutters P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   K. McCarter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 2
   G. Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 34 11 13 11 3 5 8      
a - J. Trewartha substituted for J. Earls in the 4th
b - J. Zellmer pinch hit for D. Carrillo in the 7th
c - M. Glasgow substituted for J. Zellmer in the 8th
d - T. Jones pinch hit for K. McCarter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Fierro 2 (4, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. Vossberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Weathersby (3, 4th Inning off C. Vossberg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Barajas (1, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Weathersby (5, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Dodson 2 (5, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Vossberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Trewartha (4, 4th Inning off R. Rivera, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Barajas 4 , J. Earls , J. Trewartha 4 , K. Weathersby 6 , P. Fierro 4 , E. Dodson 8 , E. Bennett 2 , S. Perez
2-out RBI: J. Trewartha , P. Fierro , E. Dodson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trewartha , E. Dodson
GIDP: J. Trewartha
Sac Bunt: A. Shutters
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Earls (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Trewartha 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Trewartha-Fierro-Dodson)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera L (0-3) 3.2 8 8 8 2 3 3 72 11.29   
C. Vossberg 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 18 7.36   
M. Cisnero 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.79   
R. Mazuca 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 6.00   
J. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 12
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 20, C. Vossberg 4, M. Cisnero 5, R. Mazuca 6, J. Perez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 3-4, C. Vossberg 0-1, M. Cisnero 2-1, R. Mazuca 2-2, J. Perez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 72-43, C. Vossberg 18-11, M. Cisnero 12-7, R. Mazuca 19-14, J. Perez 10-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Shutters W (2-1) 6.1 5 3 1 5 4 0 107 1.67   
K. McCarter 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 25 5.40   
G. Orosco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Shutters 54
Batters Faced: A. Shutters 30, K. McCarter 9, G. Orosco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Shutters 8-6, K. McCarter 1-2, G. Orosco 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Shutters 107-60, K. McCarter 25-15, G. Orosco 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCarter 1-1
WP: A. Shutters , K. McCarter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elijah Dodson
Ballpark: Commanders Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 24706
Special Notes: Jason Earls was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call.
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