THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
05/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1544 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Rams (16-16) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 14 1
Arizona Cardinals (15-17) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 5 6 0
Cardinals Jolt Rams, 5-4, with Late Rally
In a tight contest at Sun Devil Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals edged the St. Louis Rams by the score of 5-4. Arizona first baseman Aaron Seigle, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. The winner in relief was Bob Derrick. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. The loss drops St. Louis to 16-16.

Arizona took a 5-3 lead on Matt Lotzer's 3rd triple of the season. The 2-run triple, which Lotzer hit in the bottom of the eighth, left St. Louis pitcher Ryan Evans visibly frustrated.

"We were the better team," crowed Lotzer.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .220 4 12
   b-J. Daniels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 1 3
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Cummings RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .290 7 17
J. Morris LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .374 10 27
V. de Leon 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .236 7 20
D. Miller 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .288 4 11
A. Vasquez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .202 0 4
F. Reynolds SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .229 4 14
P. Bartnick 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .277 2 11
T. Palomera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 2
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Fesperman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .364 4 9
   c-B. Harris CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3
Totals 37 4 14 3 2 7 26      
a - G. Fesperman pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 8th
b - J. Daniels pinch hit for J. Hogan in the 8th
c - B. Harris substituted for G. Fesperman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hogan (3, 3rd Inning off S. Mothudi, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Morris (7, 7th Inning off S. Mothudi, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Daniels (4, 8th Inning off B. Derrick, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vasquez (5, 9th Inning off B. Derrick, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Hogan (3, 7th Inning off S. Mothudi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hogan 6 , J. Daniels 2 , K. Cummings , J. Morris 3 , D. Miller 2 , A. Vasquez 2 , F. Reynolds 2 , P. Bartnick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Cummings 2 , J. Morris , V. de Leon , A. Vasquez , F. Reynolds , T. Palomera
GIDP: A. Vasquez
Sac Bunt: K. Cummings , A. Vasquez , T. Palomera 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Morris (10)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Miller (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pancaldi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .149 1 9
G. Hurley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 0 9
A. Seigle 1B 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 .276 5 12
J. Torres RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .304 4 18
M. Lotzer CF 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .265 7 20
B. Sander 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .238 6 18
J. Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 1 2
J. Wagner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
S. Mothudi P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 1
   O. Ortega P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Weber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 8
   B. Derrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5 2 3 6      
a - T. Weber pinch hit for O. Ortega in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lotzer (5, 4th Inning off T. Palomera, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Hurley (8, 5th Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Lotzer (3, 8th Inning off R. Evans, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Seigle (5, 1st Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hurley 2 , A. Seigle 5 , M. Lotzer 5 , B. Sander
2-out RBI: A. Seigle , M. Lotzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Seigle , B. Sander , J. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: J. Torres
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Seigle (1)
CS: J. Gomez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wagner-Gomez-Seigle)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Palomera 6.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 105 4.50   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8.40   
R. Evans L (1-2) 1.0 1 2 0 0 1 0 30 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Palomera 51
Batters Faced: T. Palomera 25, J. Rodriguez 2, R. Evans 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Palomera 9-7, J. Rodriguez 1-1, R. Evans 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Palomera 105-62, J. Rodriguez 7-6, R. Evans 30-17
Hit Batsmen: R. Evans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Mothudi 6.1 10 3 3 2 4 0 112 7.38   
O. Ortega 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.86   
B. Derrick W (1-0) 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 36 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mothudi 43
Batters Faced: S. Mothudi 31, O. Ortega 2, B. Derrick 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mothudi 8-7, O. Ortega 1-1, B. Derrick 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mothudi 112-70, O. Ortega 8-5, B. Derrick 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Ortega 2-0
WP: B. Derrick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Seigle
Ballpark: Sun Devil Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 53 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 33632
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