THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
04/20/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1447 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Cowboys (10-9) 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 14 0
New Orleans Saints (11-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 1
Lobaton Hits 2 home runs in Cowboys Win
The Dallas Cowboys topped the New Orleans Saints, 7-2, at Louisiana Superdome. Dallas center fielder Ramon Lobaton was a spark plug for the offense. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 5. Ben Will got the win, improving to 2-2. He worked 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. The win gives Dallas a record of 10-9.

With Dallas leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Lobaton hit a sinker from Mark Hicks for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Cowboys ahead, 3-0.

"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," said New Orleans manager Scott Claxton.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newhouse 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .382 6 8
D. Wallin SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .282 3 6
D. Jackson 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .255 2 5
R. Lobaton CF 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 .394 9 22
J. Ponce LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .228 3 9
S. Benson RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .250 0 5
J. Contreras C 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .360 0 2
B. Kruschke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .160 0 1
B. Will P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Ponticello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lobaton (5, 7th Inning off J. Galvin, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Jackson (3, 7th Inning off J. Galvin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Newhouse (6, 3rd Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Lobaton 2 (9, 3rd Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Newhouse 6 , D. Wallin 2 , D. Jackson 3 , R. Lobaton 10 , J. Ponce , J. Contreras 3
2-out RBI: R. Lobaton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Newhouse , D. Wallin
Sac Bunt: B. Will 2
Sac Fly: J. Contreras
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Benson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Daake LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .354 1 7
T. Hogland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 4 11
J. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .300 4 12
B. Jenkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .152 3 9
J. van der Linden SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .348 2 8
J. Cruz C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 0 4
T. Moon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .231 0 2
C. Jenkins 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 0 2
   c-J. McGuire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 2 7
M. Hicks P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Tello PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 7
   J. Galvin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 6 14
   T. Garvin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 8 12      
a - S. Tello pinch hit for M. Romero in the 6th
b - D. Thompson pinch hit for J. Galvin in the 8th
c - J. McGuire pinch hit for C. Jenkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jenkins (1, 8th Inning off B. Will, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cruz (4, 9th Inning off T. Ponticello, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Daake , J. Lopez , J. van der Linden 2 , J. Cruz 3 , C. Jenkins 2 , D. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Moon , J. McGuire
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Daake (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hicks (1)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Will W (2-2) 7.0 7 2 2 0 7 0 106 3.86   
T. Ponticello 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Will 62
Batters Faced: B. Will 27, T. Ponticello 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Will 8-5, T. Ponticello 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Will 106-72, T. Ponticello 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ponticello 2-1
Balk: B. Will
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hicks L (1-2) 4.1 8 5 5 1 2 3 77 4.30   
M. Romero 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00   
J. Galvin 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 50 4.26   
T. Garvin 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hicks 28
Batters Faced: M. Hicks 22, M. Romero 7, J. Galvin 10, T. Garvin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hicks 7-3, M. Romero 3-0, J. Galvin 1-3, T. Garvin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hicks 77-52, M. Romero 25-15, J. Galvin 50-29, T. Garvin 16-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Lobaton
Ballpark: Louisiana Superdome
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 32232
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