THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS
04/17/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS
GAME ID: 1435 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Saints (11-5) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6 11 1
Chicago Bears (9-7) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 7 13 1
Bears Get Hard-Earned Win
The Chicago Bears withstood an impressive performance by New Orleans center fielder Jeremy Daake to defeat the Saints, 7-6, at Soldier Field. Daake was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times. Chicago reliever Danny Collins picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Edwin Flores absorbed the loss. The loss drops the Saints to 11-5.

Jeff Roberts was the walk-off hero for Chicago. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bears second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Gregg Bianchino.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .328 1 7
T. Hogland 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .214 2 8
J. Lopez 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .280 4 11
B. Jenkins RF, CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .172 3 8
D. Thompson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .302 6 13
S. Tello LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 0 7
J. Daake CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .333 1 5
   E. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cruz C 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 .308 0 3
L. Rizo P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   O. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Girolamo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   D. McMenemy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Moon CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 7 13      
a - D. Girolamo pinch hit for O. Gutierrez in the 8th
b - T. Moon substituted for D. McMenemy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Daake (2, 2nd Inning off H. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cruz 2 (3, 2nd Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out) , J. van der Linden (5, 8th Inning off D. Panzella, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (4, 5th Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Daake (1, 6th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. van der Linden 2 , J. Lopez 6 , D. Thompson , J. Daake 7 , J. Cruz 4 , D. Girolamo
2-out RBI: J. van der Linden , J. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. van der Linden , J. Lopez , S. Tello , J. Daake , L. Rizo
Sac Bunt: D. Thompson , S. Tello
Sac Fly: J. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: T. Hogland
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Lopez-Hogland)
OF assists: 1 (Daake(Black at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .311 3 14
   d-M. Keyser PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
A. Rogers RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .246 2 7
A. Miller SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .318 1 11
I. Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .433 2 16
S. Moncrief 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .359 5 16
J. Roberts 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .333 2 13
S. Blackburn C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .147 0 2
D. Black LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .174 0 0
H. Garcia P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-N. Bynum PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Shipman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .415 1 6
   D. Panzella P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Peres PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 2
   D. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 6 5 5 18      
a - N. Bynum pinch hit for H. Garcia in the 5th
b - J. Shipman pinch hit for D. Mendoza in the 7th
c - I. Peres pinch hit for D. Panzella in the 8th
d - M. Keyser pinch ran for T. Copeland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Moncrief (10, 5th Inning off L. Rizo, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Jones (6, 9th Inning off E. Flores, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Copeland 2 , I. Jones 3 , S. Moncrief 3 , J. Roberts 2 , S. Blackburn , D. Black , N. Bynum , J. Shipman , I. Peres
2-out RBI: I. Peres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Copeland , I. Jones
GIDP: A. Miller
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Miller (3)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rizo 6.1 6 4 4 3 3 0 117 3.96   
O. Gutierrez BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.42   
D. McMenemy H (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 18 1.04   
E. Flores L (1-1), BS (2) 0.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 21 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rizo 45
Batters Faced: L. Rizo 27, O. Gutierrez 4, D. McMenemy 5, E. Flores 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rizo 8-7, O. Gutierrez 1-0, D. McMenemy 1-0, E. Flores 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rizo 117-64, O. Gutierrez 11-7, D. McMenemy 18-12, E. Flores 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Gutierrez 3-3
WP: O. Gutierrez , D. McMenemy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Garcia 5.0 6 3 3 2 6 1 81 3.75   
D. Mendoza 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 2.45   
D. Panzella 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 31 2.16   
D. Collins W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Garcia 47
Batters Faced: H. Garcia 23, D. Mendoza 8, D. Panzella 8, D. Collins 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Garcia 2-7, D. Mendoza 3-2, D. Panzella 1-2, D. Collins 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Garcia 81-54, D. Mendoza 23-15, D. Panzella 31-18, D. Collins 18-11
Hit Batsmen: D. Panzella
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Daake
Ballpark: Soldier Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29953
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