THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
05/01/2002
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THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
GAME ID: 1520 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Bears (15-14) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 0
Washington Commanders (18-11) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 X 7 8 0
Chicago Dispatched, 7-4, by Washington
The Washington Commanders picked up a win at Commanders Field, knocking off the Chicago Bears, 7-4. On the mound for Washington was right-hander Lew Erickson. He played a key role in the triumph. Chicago drops to 15-14.

The Commanders got a big at-bat from right fielder Elijah Bennett. For the game, Bennett went 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season gave Washington a 2-1 lead.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Erickson.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .349 6 23
A. Rogers CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .269 4 15
A. Miller SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .313 3 17
I. Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .376 4 31
N. Bynum 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .278 0 3
J. Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .257 4 16
D. Black LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 1 4
T. Gomez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 2 6
E. Nunez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Shipman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 1 7
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Moncrief PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .369 8 24
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 16      
a - J. Shipman pinch hit for D. Collins in the 8th
b - S. Moncrief pinch hit for D. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rogers (3, 9th Inning off A. Barendse, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Moncrief (16, 9th Inning off A. Barendse, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Copeland (9, 9th Inning off A. Barendse, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Miller (3, 1st Inning off L. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Copeland 2 , A. Rogers 2 , A. Miller 5 , I. Jones , N. Bynum , D. Black , J. Shipman , S. Moncrief 2
2-out RBI: T. Copeland , A. Rogers , I. Jones , N. Bynum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Jones , J. Roberts , T. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: T. Copeland , I. Jones
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Copeland (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Barajas 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .361 4 16
J. Earls SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 0 14
P. Fierro 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 6 17
E. Bennett RF 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .265 3 15
E. Dodson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333 10 22
M. Ramos LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .233 0 5
J. Trewartha C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .338 5 13
M. Glasgow CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
L. Erickson P 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-D. Carrillo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 4 12
   Z. Spivey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Weathersby PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297 9 22
   A. Barendse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Aksamit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7 6 4 12      
a - D. Carrillo pinch hit for L. Erickson in the 7th
b - K. Weathersby pinch hit for Z. Spivey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Glasgow (1, 2nd Inning off E. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Barajas (11, 5th Inning off E. Nunez, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Carrillo (8, 7th Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Bennett (3, 1st Inning off E. Nunez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Weathersby (9, 8th Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Barajas 2 , J. Earls , P. Fierro , E. Bennett 4 , M. Glasgow 3 , D. Carrillo 2 , K. Weathersby 4
2-out RBI: E. Bennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Fierro , M. Ramos , M. Glasgow , L. Erickson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Bennett (7) , M. Glasgow (1)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Nunez L (2-1) 5.1 4 4 4 3 0 1 74 3.56   
D. Collins 1.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 38 2.41   
D. Mendoza 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 22 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Nunez 41
Batters Faced: E. Nunez 23, D. Collins 10, D. Mendoza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Nunez 5-11, D. Collins 1-2, D. Mendoza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Nunez 74-47, D. Collins 38-18, D. Mendoza 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Collins 1-0
WP: D. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Erickson W (2-1) 7.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 103 4.76   
Z. Spivey 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 27 3.18   
A. Barendse 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 19 6.94   
A. Aksamit SV (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Erickson 69
Batters Faced: L. Erickson 26, Z. Spivey 7, A. Barendse 5, A. Aksamit 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Erickson 4-12, Z. Spivey 1-0, A. Barendse 1-1, A. Aksamit 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Erickson 103-68, Z. Spivey 27-15, A. Barendse 19-12, A. Aksamit 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Aksamit 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Erickson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lew Erickson
Ballpark: Commanders Field
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 24558
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