THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
05/03/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
GAME ID: 1546 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Panthers (19-12) 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 2
Chicago Bears (16-15) 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 X 9 14 0
Casas Excels, But Bears Win
The Chicago Bears weathered an outstanding game by Carolina right fielder Jorge Casas to topple the Panthers, 9-6. Casas was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. Chicago reliever Devin Mendoza picked up the win. Lane Shaw took the loss for Carolina. Danny Collins earned the save for Chicago, his 1st.

Isaiah Jones, who is tied for 4th in the NBC in doubles with 11, helped out the Chicago cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the third baseman went 1-4 with a hit by pitch. He drove in 2 runs.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Chicago skipper Gregg Bianchino.

Carolina is 19-12 after the defeat.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Casas RF 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .275 5 15
   a-K. Kroon RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 5 17
F. Miniato 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
R. Mathis 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .363 4 14
S. Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .257 1 13
D. Bisceglia SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .236 2 8
D. Grider 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .198 2 11
   b-V. Navratil PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 2 5
F. Pulido C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .190 0 0
J. Thompson LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .143 1 4
E. Zapata P 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .118 0 0
   L. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   c-T. Gaxiola PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 3 9
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 15 10      
a - K. Kroon substituted for J. Casas in the 5th
b - V. Navratil pinch hit for D. Grider in the 8th
c - T. Gaxiola pinch hit for C. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Thompson (1, 2nd Inning off H. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Casas 2 (5, 2nd Inning off H. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off H. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Casas 9 , R. Mathis 2 , S. Baker , D. Bisceglia 2 , J. Thompson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bisceglia , D. Grider , F. Pulido
GIDP: S. Baker
Sac Bunt: F. Miniato
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mathis (2) , F. Pulido (2)
OF assists: 2 (Casas(Black at home), Casas(Blackburn at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Miller 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .333 4 19
A. Rogers CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 4 15
   a-M. Keyser CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .163 1 3
I. Jones 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .368 4 33
S. Moncrief 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .357 8 24
N. Bynum LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 0 3
D. Black RF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .254 1 4
S. Blackburn C 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .213 0 6
G. Murphy SS 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .333 1 7
H. Garcia P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 0 1
   F. Montes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Shipman PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .317 1 8
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Copeland PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .345 6 24
   D. Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 14 8 6 7 17      
a - M. Keyser substituted for A. Rogers in the 1st
b - J. Shipman pinch hit for F. Montes in the 6th
c - T. Copeland pinch hit for D. Mendoza in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Black (3, 2nd Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Murphy (6, 5th Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Bynum (2, 7th Inning off L. Shaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Keyser (1, 5th Inning off E. Zapata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Miller 2 , M. Keyser 4 , I. Jones , N. Bynum 2 , D. Black 4 , S. Blackburn 4 , G. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: A. Miller , M. Keyser 2 , I. Jones 2 , J. Shipman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Keyser , I. Jones , S. Moncrief 2
Sac Bunt: F. Montes
Sac Fly: T. Copeland
Hit by Pitch: I. Jones
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moncrief-Murphy-Montes)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zapata 5.2 10 6 6 4 5 1 96 5.08   
L. Shaw L (0-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 3 2 2 1 0 22 4.91   
M. James 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
C. Diaz 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zapata 26
Batters Faced: E. Zapata 29, L. Shaw 8, M. James 1, C. Diaz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zapata 5-5, L. Shaw 1-1, M. James 0-0, C. Diaz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zapata 96-62, L. Shaw 22-13, M. James 4-4, C. Diaz 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Shaw 3-1 , M. James 2-0 , C. Diaz 3-1
WP: L. Shaw
Hit Batsmen: L. Shaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Garcia 3.0 9 6 6 2 6 3 68 4.89   
F. Montes 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 5.40   
D. Mendoza W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.50   
D. Collins SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Garcia 19
Batters Faced: H. Garcia 20, F. Montes 9, D. Mendoza 3, D. Collins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Garcia 2-1, F. Montes 2-3, D. Mendoza 0-0, D. Collins 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Garcia 68-37, F. Montes 32-20, D. Mendoza 17-11, D. Collins 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montes 1-0
WP: H. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Casas
Ballpark: Soldier Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 31164
Special Notes: CF Adrian Rogers was injured while throwing the ball. RF Jorge Casas was injured while throwing the ball.
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