THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
05/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1556 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Falcons (12-20) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 15 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-18) 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 X 7 11 2
Atlanta Dealt 7-5 Defeat
Sergio Zamorano did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Atlanta Falcons from being beaten, 7-5, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Zamorano was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Danny Dick earned the save, his 1st. The Falcons, now 12-20 this season, have struggled to play .500 ball.

Alberto Mercado had a key at-bat with two out in the bottom of the fifth for Tampa Bay. With the bases loaded and the Buccaneers leading 5-4, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Mercado.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .403 0 15
H. Burtrum CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .211 0 6
S. Zamorano RF 3 3 2 3 1 0 2 .303 6 25
D. Grego 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .299 6 20
R. Roman 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .245 2 11
N. Baumgartner SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .311 2 9
R. Sendejas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .292 5 13
D. Trimm C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253 2 10
   b-D. Moreno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .417 0 1
J. Espejo P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   R. Cantu P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-M. Faust PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 1 5
   E. Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 40 5 15 5 1 2 26      
a - M. Faust pinch hit for R. Cantu in the 8th
b - D. Moreno pinch hit for D. Trimm in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Steen (12, 1st Inning off A. Reynosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Zamorano (6, 3rd Inning off A. Reynosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Steen 4 , H. Burtrum , S. Zamorano 5 , D. Grego 3 , R. Roman 3 , N. Baumgartner , D. Trimm , M. Faust
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Burtrum , D. Grego , R. Sendejas , D. Trimm , D. Moreno
GIDP: R. Sendejas
Sac Bunt: R. Roman
Sac Fly: S. Zamorano
Hit by Pitch: R. Sendejas
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Steen (3)
PB: D. Trimm
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mercado SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .241 5 14
D. Torres CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .259 8 21
E. Nunez RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .312 6 22
R. Sigmon 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .209 1 11
E. Fonseca 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .272 4 19
M. Guzman 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .242 3 13
Z. Gray C 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .221 0 4
T. Henderson LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .225 1 5
A. Reynosa P 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Carneiro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Calderon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
   R. Skroch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Dick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7 5 2 17      
a - J. Calderon pinch hit for V. Carneiro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Torres (6, 8th Inning off E. Jenkins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mercado , D. Torres 2 , R. Sigmon 2 , E. Fonseca 2 , M. Guzman , T. Henderson , A. Reynosa 2 , J. Calderon
2-out RBI: , A. Mercado 2 , A. Reynosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mercado , D. Torres 2 , E. Fonseca
Sac Bunt: A. Reynosa
Hit by Pitch: D. Torres , Z. Gray
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Torres (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Guzman (4) , T. Henderson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Fonseca-Sigmon)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espejo L (1-4) 4.2 8 6 6 4 0 0 92 6.75   
R. Cantu 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.55   
E. Jenkins 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 19 12.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espejo 20
Batters Faced: J. Espejo 28, R. Cantu 7, E. Jenkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espejo 9-5, R. Cantu 4-3, E. Jenkins 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espejo 92-46, R. Cantu 21-13, E. Jenkins 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cantu 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Espejo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Reynosa W (1-6) 6.2 11 4 3 0 1 1 111 6.92   
R. Wert H (2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.45   
V. Carneiro H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.38   
R. Skroch H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.24   
D. Dick SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Reynosa 39
Batters Faced: A. Reynosa 32, R. Wert 4, V. Carneiro 2, R. Skroch 5, D. Dick 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reynosa 8-10, R. Wert 1-1, V. Carneiro 1-1, R. Skroch 1-0, D. Dick 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Reynosa 111-73, R. Wert 10-8, V. Carneiro 10-6, R. Skroch 21-13, D. Dick 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wert 1-0 , V. Carneiro 2-0 , D. Dick 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Reynosa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sergio Zamorano
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29061
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