THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DETROIT LIONS
04/21/2002
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THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DETROIT LIONS
GAME ID: 1445 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Cardinals (8-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 0
Detroit Lions (8-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 11 0
Lions Edge Past Cardinals, 4-3
Ford Field played host to some high drama.

Detroit beat Arizona at Ford Field, escaping with a 4-3 win. The win in large part was due to first baseman Jose Alcala. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs. The loss makes the Cardinals 8-12.

The decisive blow was delivered by Luis Benitez in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 28-year old right-handed pitcher Fidel Nieves to win the game for Detroit. The home crowd went nuts.

"This place was rockin'," said Benitez.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lotzer CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .224 6 13
G. Hurley 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .311 0 7
A. Seigle LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 5
J. Torres 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 2 10
D. Heintz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 1 7
W. Chediak 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
R. Pancaldi RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .162 0 5
J. Gomez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .192 0 0
L. Serrano P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-G. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   F. Nieves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 3 1 5 12      
a - G. Jones pinch hit for L. Serrano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Chediak (6, 4th Inning off G. Pena, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lotzer (6, 7th Inning off G. Pena, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lotzer 5 , G. Hurley 2 , A. Seigle , J. Torres , W. Chediak 4 , J. Gomez , L. Serrano
2-out RBI: M. Lotzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Heintz , R. Pancaldi , G. Jones
GIDP: A. Seigle
Sac Bunt: G. Hurley , R. Pancaldi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Pancaldi 2 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Orton 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .232 1 5
L. Benitez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 2 6
J. Alcala 1B 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .382 2 12
J. Diaz SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .324 3 9
Z. McMaster CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .164 0 0
J. Egbert LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .191 1 2
D. Tejera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
M. Rivera C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 1 1
G. Pena P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   a-Z. Li PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 1
   R. Reiter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Maldonado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 7
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 8 14      
a - Z. Li pinch hit for G. Pena in the 7th
b - E. Maldonado pinch hit for R. Reiter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Alcala (2, 5th Inning off L. Serrano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Benitez (2, 9th Inning off F. Nieves, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Orton , L. Benitez 5 , J. Alcala 4 , J. Diaz 2 , D. Tejera , M. Rivera 2
2-out RBI: L. Benitez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Diaz , Z. McMaster 2 , J. Egbert
Sac Bunt: L. Benitez
Hit by Pitch: A. Orton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Diaz (2)
CS: A. Orton (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Orton-Alcala)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Serrano 8.0 10 3 3 1 8 0 123 3.48   
F. Nieves L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Serrano 57
Batters Faced: L. Serrano 35, F. Nieves 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Serrano 11-4, F. Nieves 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Serrano 123-83, F. Nieves 5-5
WP: L. Serrano
Hit Batsmen: L. Serrano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Pena 7.0 10 3 3 1 5 1 117 6.75   
R. Reiter W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Pena 49
Batters Faced: G. Pena 29, R. Reiter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Pena 6-7, R. Reiter 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Pena 117-67, R. Reiter 19-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Alcala
Ballpark: Ford Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 25977
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