THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/01/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 1523 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Cardinals (13-16) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
New York Giants (13-16) 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 7 10 1
New York Downs Arizona, 7-3
Getting offensive support from Ricardo Santibanez, the New York Giants topped the Arizona Cardinals, 7-3. Santibanez was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Giants. Scott Ambler was the winner. He's now 2-2. The loser was 35-year old right-handed pitcher Brandon Reynolds. The Cardinals fall to 13-16 and continue their sputtering start to the 2002 season.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the fifth, Santibanez had a key at-bat for New York. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Santibanez hit a run-scoring single off Brandon Reynolds, making the score 3-2, Giants.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Santibanez told the New York Daily. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lotzer CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .241 7 16
G. Hurley 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330 0 9
A. Seigle LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .262 3 10
J. Torres 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .295 3 15
B. Sander 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .229 6 16
D. Heintz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .198 2 10
W. Chediak SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .315 3 5
R. Pancaldi RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145 1 7
B. Reynolds P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Derrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Preston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 0 0
   O. Ortega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Weber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 0 7
Totals 34 3 6 3 3 7 12      
a - J. Preston pinch hit for B. Derrick in the 7th
b - T. Weber pinch hit for O. Ortega in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lotzer (4, 3rd Inning off S. Ambler, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Hurley (7, 7th Inning off S. Ambler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Chediak (3, 8th Inning off R. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lotzer 3 , G. Hurley 3 , A. Seigle , W. Chediak 4
2-out RBI: W. Chediak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Torres , B. Sander , W. Chediak
Hit by Pitch: B. Sander
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Derrick-Sander-Torres)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .295 1 7
T. Estrada LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .245 0 9
C. Rizo 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .355 4 14
R. Santibanez RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .305 5 22
S. Skinner 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .340 4 16
D. Osorio SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .196 1 11
D. Rondan C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .277 2 14
J. Beardslee CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .121 0 1
S. Ambler P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   R. Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Rettig PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 2 6
   L. Mercado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 8 15      
a - T. Rettig pinch hit for R. Morris in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Rondan (5, 2nd Inning off B. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Estrada (9, 3rd Inning off B. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Currey (8, 3rd Inning off B. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Beardslee (1, 4th Inning off B. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Osorio (3, 5th Inning off B. Reynolds, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Santibanez (5, 2nd Inning off B. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Currey 2 , T. Estrada 2 , R. Santibanez 5 , D. Osorio 2 , D. Rondan 4 , J. Beardslee 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Currey 2 , S. Skinner , J. Beardslee
GIDP: S. Ambler
Hit by Pitch: C. Rizo 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Currey (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Osorio (2)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Reynolds L (1-1) 4.0 8 7 7 3 4 1 88 6.39   
B. Derrick 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 1.04   
O. Ortega 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 31 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Reynolds 19
Batters Faced: B. Reynolds 24, B. Derrick 8, O. Ortega 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Reynolds 3-4, B. Derrick 3-2, O. Ortega 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Reynolds 88-50, B. Derrick 32-18, O. Ortega 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Derrick 2-2
WP: B. Reynolds
Hit Batsmen: B. Reynolds 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ambler W (2-2) 6.2 5 2 2 3 4 0 106 7.36   
R. Morris H (3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 25 3.94   
L. Mercado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ambler 57
Batters Faced: S. Ambler 30, R. Morris 5, L. Mercado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ambler 10-6, R. Morris 0-2, L. Mercado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ambler 106-66, R. Morris 25-17, L. Mercado 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Morris 3-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Ambler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Santibanez
Ballpark: Giants Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 22521
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