THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
04/27/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
GAME ID: 1507 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco 49ers (12-13) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 12 0
Green Bay Packers (14-11) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 6 11 0
Packers Score 6-5 Win Against San Francisco
The Green Bay Packers turned back the San Francisco 49ers, 6-5, at Lambeau Field. John Soto, in particular, had a fine performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Eric Coates, the winning pitcher, improved to 4-1. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 9 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 2. Fernando Aleman was called on to finish, recording his 6th save.

Jason Novick took San Francisco hurler Mario Flores deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 3-run home run put the Packers on top, 5-2. In all, Novick had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We found a way to get it done," Novick said.

The win puts Green Bay at 14-11.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE GREEN BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Shaffer LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .326 9 17
J. Stewart 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 2 5
S. Julian RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .286 6 9
J. Buss SS 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .333 6 17
K. Bass 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .301 3 12
S. Schumacher C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 2 9
   M. Estrada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Aguero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 1 3
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Mathews CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .218 1 12
E. Carballo 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .256 3 9
M. Flores P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
   a-R. Gomez C 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .233 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5 2 10 21      
a - R. Gomez substituted for M. Flores in the 6th
b - F. Aguero pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Mathews (4, 2nd Inning off E. Coates, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Carballo (7, 5th Inning off E. Coates, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Shaffer (6, 9th Inning off F. Aleman, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Gomez (1, 9th Inning off F. Aleman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buss (6, 2nd Inning off E. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Shaffer 4 , S. Julian 2 , J. Buss 5 , K. Bass , N. Mathews 2 , E. Carballo 2 , M. Flores , R. Gomez 2
2-out RBI: J. Shaffer , J. Buss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Stewart , S. Julian , K. Bass 2 , N. Mathews , E. Carballo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Shaffer (4) , J. Stewart (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stewart-Buss-Bass)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Fujimoto CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .304 0 8
J. Soto 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .239 3 10
D. Rodriguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .322 3 13
   F. Aleman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gomez 1B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 1 9
C. Ferrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .267 2 10
J. Novick C 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 .257 5 14
A. Henning LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 0 1
B. McDaniel SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-E. LeMond SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 4 13
E. Coates P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .214 0 1
   b-F. Ratekin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 1 15
Totals 33 6 11 6 1 9 16      
a - E. LeMond substituted for B. McDaniel in the 3rd
b - F. Ratekin substituted for E. Coates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (2, 5th Inning off M. Flores, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Novick (5, 5th Inning off M. Flores, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Soto (3, 7th Inning off M. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Fujimoto 2 , J. Soto 6 , D. Rodriguez , J. Gomez 2 , C. Ferrera , J. Novick 5 , E. Coates
2-out RBI: J. Novick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. LeMond
GIDP: J. Soto
Sac Fly: J. Gomez
Team LOB: 5
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE GREEN BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores L (2-2) 5.0 10 5 5 1 8 1 101 4.91   
M. Estrada 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 28 9.00   
J. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 34
Batters Faced: M. Flores 25, M. Estrada 7, J. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 1-5, M. Estrada 3-3, J. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 101-62, M. Estrada 28-17, J. Thompson 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Coates W (4-1) 8.0 9 4 4 2 7 1 124 2.72   
F. Aleman SV (6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 21 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Coates 53
Batters Faced: E. Coates 35, F. Aleman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Coates 10-7, F. Aleman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Coates 124-80, F. Aleman 21-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Soto
Ballpark: Lambeau Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 32101
Special Notes: SS Brian McDaniel was injured in a collision at a base.
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