THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
04/27/2002
 
THE SHIELD
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1498 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Commanders (16-9) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
New Orleans Saints (14-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0
Commanders Make Saints 2-1 Losers
Louisiana Superdome featured a tense pitchers' duel.

Washington Commanders starter Alberto Shutters pitched a good game to help his team take down the New Orleans Saints, 2-1. Adam Aksamit earned the save for Washington.

Tom Jones had a direct impact on the outcome. Jones contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to put Washington up, 2-1.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Washington skipper Josh Garcia.

Washington is now 16-9.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Carrillo LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .264 2 10
J. Earls SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 0 13
V. Barajas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .385 4 13
K. Weathersby RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 7 17
P. Fierro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 6 17
M. Ramos 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .270 0 4
E. Bennett CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .238 1 10
J. Trewartha C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .338 5 12
   a-J. Estrada PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   c-S. Perez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
A. Shutters P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .071 0 0
   Z. Spivey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Jones PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 0 4
   A. Aksamit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 18      
a - J. Estrada pinch hit for J. Trewartha in the 9th
b - T. Jones pinch hit for Z. Spivey in the 9th
c - S. Perez substituted for J. Estrada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Trewartha (4, 2nd Inning off D. Rojas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Carrillo , V. Barajas , M. Ramos , E. Bennett , J. Trewartha 3
2-out RBI: J. Trewartha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Carrillo 2 , P. Fierro , A. Shutters
Sac Bunt: E. Bennett
Sac Fly: T. Jones
Hit by Pitch: J. Estrada
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bennett (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Carrillo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Barajas-Fierro-Ramos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jenkins RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .161 4 12
J. van der Linden 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .326 2 8
J. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .304 4 15
T. Hogland 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .245 5 14
D. Thompson SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284 8 19
J. McGuire C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .325 3 12
S. Tello LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207 0 8
J. Daake CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .371 1 10
D. Rojas P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   a-T. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 0 6
   M. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Girolamo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 0 0
   E. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 0 2 9 17      
a - T. Moon pinch hit for D. Rojas in the 6th
b - D. Girolamo pinch hit for M. Romero in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. van der Linden 2 , J. Lopez , T. Hogland , D. Thompson , J. McGuire , S. Tello 2 , J. Daake , D. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jenkins , T. Hogland , J. McGuire 2 , D. Girolamo
GIDP: J. Daake
Sac Bunt: D. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: J. Daake
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. van der Linden (7)

FIELDING
PB: J. McGuire
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Shutters 7.2 9 1 0 2 9 0 111 1.99   
Z. Spivey W (2-0), BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.24   
A. Aksamit SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Shutters 66
Batters Faced: A. Shutters 34, Z. Spivey 2, A. Aksamit 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Shutters 6-7, Z. Spivey 1-0, A. Aksamit 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Shutters 111-71, Z. Spivey 8-5, A. Aksamit 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Spivey 1-1
WP: A. Shutters
Hit Batsmen: A. Shutters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rojas 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 0 91 1.08   
M. Romero 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 0.00   
E. Flores L (2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rojas 61
Batters Faced: D. Rojas 25, M. Romero 6, E. Flores 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rojas 7-7, M. Romero 1-2, E. Flores 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rojas 91-51, M. Romero 21-16, E. Flores 16-9
Hit Batsmen: E. Flores
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Shutters
Ballpark: Louisiana Superdome
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 32362
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