THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT DALLAS COWBOYS
04/25/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT DALLAS COWBOYS
GAME ID: 1485 - THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Bears (13-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 0
Dallas Cowboys (13-11) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 6 12 0
Cowboys Slap 6-3 Loss on Chicago
The Dallas Cowboys knocked off the Chicago Bears, 6-3, in National Conference action at Texas Stadium. Dallas pitcher and New York, native Ben Will had an outstanding performance. Chicago drops to 13-11.

Jonathan Ponce chipped in a 3-run home run for Dallas in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

Ponce attributed the win to his team's "concerted effort."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307 5 18
A. Rogers CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .271 4 10
A. Miller 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .322 3 15
S. Moncrief 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .352 7 21
D. Black LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .227 1 2
J. Roberts 2B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .295 3 14
S. Blackburn C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .154 0 6
G. Murphy SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .372 1 7
   c-I. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .402 4 26
S. Tucker P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   F. Montes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Shipman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 1 7
   V. Caraballo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Bynum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 0 1
   D. Panzella P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-I. Peres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 31 3 7 3 4 5 15      
a - J. Shipman pinch hit for F. Montes in the 6th
b - N. Bynum pinch hit for V. Caraballo in the 7th
c - I. Jones pinch hit for G. Murphy in the 9th
d - I. Peres pinch hit for D. Panzella in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Miller (3, 8th Inning off N. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Roberts (3, 9th Inning off D. Cafiso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rogers , A. Miller 4 , S. Moncrief , D. Black , J. Roberts 5 , S. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Copeland , A. Miller
GIDP: T. Copeland , S. Blackburn
Hit by Pitch: S. Blackburn
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rogers (2)
CS: G. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moncrief)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newhouse 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .353 7 10
R. Lobaton LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .407 9 22
D. Wallin SS, 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .306 4 13
D. Jackson 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .246 2 6
   a-J. Wiertel SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .383 6 18
J. Ponce RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .216 4 12
S. Benson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 0 8
J. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .348 0 3
B. Kruschke 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
B. Will P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Ronquillo P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   N. Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 0 6
   D. Cafiso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Stuart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6 2 3 14      
a - J. Wiertel substituted for D. Jackson in the 7th
b - A. Thompson pinch hit for N. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jackson (4, 1st Inning off S. Tucker, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Kruschke (3, 5th Inning off S. Tucker, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Wallin (4, 5th Inning off S. Tucker, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Lobaton (7, 5th Inning off S. Tucker, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Contreras (4, 5th Inning off F. Montes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ponce (4, 5th Inning off F. Montes, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Wiertel (6, 7th Inning off D. Panzella, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lobaton 2 , D. Wallin 3 , D. Jackson 3 , J. Wiertel 4 , J. Ponce 5 , S. Benson , J. Contreras 2 , B. Kruschke 2 , D. Ronquillo
2-out RBI: D. Wallin , J. Ponce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ponce , J. Contreras , B. Kruschke
Sac Bunt: B. Will
Sac Fly: B. Newhouse
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jackson-Wallin-Newhouse, Kruschke-Jackson-Newhouse)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tucker L (0-3) 4.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 91 6.84   
F. Montes 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 18 5.14   
V. Caraballo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 11.42   
D. Panzella 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tucker 42
Batters Faced: S. Tucker 21, F. Montes 5, V. Caraballo 4, D. Panzella 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tucker 4-8, F. Montes 1-0, V. Caraballo 2-0, D. Panzella 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tucker 91-56, F. Montes 18-12, V. Caraballo 15-9, D. Panzella 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montes 1-1
WP: S. Tucker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Will W (3-2) 5.2 2 0 0 3 2 0 69 2.96   
D. Ronquillo 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 25 8.18   
N. Garcia H (4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 2.30   
D. Cafiso 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.08   
S. Stuart SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Will 64
Batters Faced: B. Will 19, D. Ronquillo 8, N. Garcia 5, D. Cafiso 1, S. Stuart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Will 7-5, D. Ronquillo 1-1, N. Garcia 0-2, D. Cafiso 0-0, S. Stuart 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Will 69-39, D. Ronquillo 25-14, N. Garcia 29-19, D. Cafiso 2-2, S. Stuart 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Garcia 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Ronquillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Will
Ballpark: Texas Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 22458
Special Notes: SP Ben Will was injured while pitching.
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