THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
04/22/2002
 
THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
GAME ID: 1461 - MONDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Commanders (14-7) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 1
San Francisco 49ers (11-10) 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 X 7 15 0
49ers Win, Now 11-10
The San Francisco 49ers downed the Washington Commanders, 7-4, the largest share of the credit belonging to shortstop Jesse Buss. On the day, Buss was 4 for 5 with 4 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the 49ers. Matt Rufener was called on to finish, recording his 7th save. The win lifts San Francisco to a record of 11-10.

Josh Stewart, who is rated as the 15th best prospect by BNN, aided the San Francisco cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman was 2-3 with a double.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Stewart, "one at-bat at a time."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Barajas 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .395 3 12
J. Earls SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292 0 11
K. Weathersby RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .312 7 17
P. Fierro 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .294 6 15
E. Dodson 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .345 8 19
   b-M. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 0 4
D. Carrillo LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 2 9
E. Bennett CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .239 1 10
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 0 0
A. Shutters P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   D. Gividen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Spivey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Estrada PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 1 2
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 6 19      
a - J. Estrada pinch hit for Z. Spivey in the 9th
b - M. Ramos pinch hit for E. Dodson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Fierro (5, 2nd Inning off B. Hornberger, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Carrillo (7, 4th Inning off B. Hornberger, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Shutters (1, 6th Inning off B. Hornberger, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Barajas (8, 9th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Dodson (8, 6th Inning off B. Hornberger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Barajas 3 , J. Earls , K. Weathersby , P. Fierro 2 , E. Dodson 5 , D. Carrillo 3 , A. Shutters 2 , J. Estrada
2-out RBI: P. Fierro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Barajas , K. Weathersby , P. Fierro , M. Ramos , S. Perez 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Barajas (1) , E. Bennett (3)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Barajas (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Barajas-Fierro-Dodson)
OF assists: 1 (Bennett(Aguero at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Shaffer LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 .309 9 15
J. Stewart 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .280 2 5
S. Julian RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289 4 6
J. Buss SS 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .342 5 13
K. Bass 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 2 11
   a-F. Aguero 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .409 1 3
S. Schumacher C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .390 2 9
N. Mathews CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .230 1 12
E. Carballo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273 3 9
B. Hornberger P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .231 1 4
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Rufener P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 7 15 7 2 2 25      
a - F. Aguero substituted for K. Bass in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Bass 2 (9, 4th Inning off A. Shutters, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Shutters, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Stewart (6, 8th Inning off Z. Spivey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Shaffer (9, 3rd Inning off A. Shutters, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Shaffer 4 , J. Stewart 3 , J. Buss 4 , K. Bass 4 , F. Aguero , S. Schumacher 2 , N. Mathews 2 , B. Hornberger
2-out RBI: , J. Buss 2 , K. Bass , S. Schumacher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Shaffer , S. Julian , S. Schumacher , B. Hornberger
GIDP: S. Julian
Sac Bunt: J. Stewart , B. Hornberger
Sac Fly: J. Stewart
Hit by Pitch: J. Shaffer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguero)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Shutters L (2-2) 6.0 10 5 4 0 0 1 103 2.45   
D. Gividen 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29 5.19   
Z. Spivey 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 19 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Shutters 34
Batters Faced: A. Shutters 30, D. Gividen 6, Z. Spivey 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Shutters 7-11, D. Gividen 0-2, Z. Spivey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Shutters 103-61, D. Gividen 29-14, Z. Spivey 19-12
WP: D. Gividen
Hit Batsmen: A. Shutters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hornberger W (2-2) 7.0 9 3 3 2 4 1 110 3.77   
J. Thompson H (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 6.75   
M. Rufener SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hornberger 49
Batters Faced: B. Hornberger 32, J. Thompson 5, M. Rufener 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hornberger 8-9, J. Thompson 0-2, M. Rufener 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hornberger 110-72, J. Thompson 11-9, M. Rufener 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0 , M. Rufener 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Buss
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Weather: Rain (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 17507
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