THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
05/08/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
GAME ID: 1578 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Detroit Lions (17-19) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Atlanta Falcons (14-22) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Lions Drop Close One Late
The Atlanta Falcons picked up a win at Georgia Dome, dropping the Detroit Lions, 3-2, in 11 innings. Matt Maxwell was the difference-maker. Eric Jenkins notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. His record now sits at 3-2. The win puts Atlanta at 14-22.

The Falcons got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Tom Voigt. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Falcons.

"It was bedlam at the end," Maxwell said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .145 1 4
L. Benitez RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256 4 8
E. Maldonado LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292 4 14
J. Diaz 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .304 5 14
Z. McMaster CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .241 2 9
W. Barrera C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .258 1 10
J. Alcala 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .400 6 24
O. Fernandez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 4 17
S. Tilli P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .059 0 0
   B. Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Orton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 3 10
   R. Reiter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Gillespie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 2 8 1 1 11 16      
a - A. Orton pinch hit for B. Boyer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Williams (2, 5th Inning off M. Maxwell, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Maldonado (6, 6th Inning off M. Maxwell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Williams 2 , E. Maldonado 2 , Z. McMaster 2 , W. Barrera , J. Alcala , O. Fernandez , S. Tilli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Williams , L. Benitez , E. Maldonado , J. Diaz , J. Alcala
GIDP: J. Alcala
Sac Bunt: P. Williams , S. Tilli
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. McMaster (1) , J. Alcala (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tilli (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .401 0 17
D. de la Cruz CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 5
S. Zamorano RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .298 6 28
D. Grego 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 6 21
R. Roman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .230 2 13
   c-M. Faust PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 1 6
   d-D. Moreno 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 0 2
R. Sendejas 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .278 5 14
N. Baumgartner SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 2 9
D. Trimm C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 2 10
M. Maxwell P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   a-H. Lopez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 14
   L. Potter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Maria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Burtrum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 6
   E. Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   e-T. Voigt PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 40 3 9 3 3 6 12      
a - H. Lopez pinch hit for M. Maxwell in the 6th
b - H. Burtrum pinch hit for C. Maria in the 9th
c - M. Faust pinch hit for R. Roman in the 10th
d - D. Moreno substituted for M. Faust in the 11th
e - T. Voigt pinch hit for E. Jenkins in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Steen (14, 2nd Inning off S. Tilli, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Maxwell (1, 2nd Inning off S. Tilli, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Lopez (12, 6th Inning off S. Tilli, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Baumgartner (3, 11th Inning off J. Gillespie, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Steen 3 , D. Grego , R. Sendejas , N. Baumgartner 2 , D. Trimm , M. Maxwell 2 , H. Lopez 2 , T. Voigt
2-out RBI: J. Steen , M. Maxwell , T. Voigt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Steen , D. de la Cruz 2 , R. Roman
Sac Bunt: N. Baumgartner , M. Maxwell
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sendejas (3) , N. Baumgartner (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Roman-Baumgartner-Maxwell)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tilli 7.2 7 2 2 3 4 0 134 2.44   
B. Boyer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.74   
R. Reiter 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 1.50   
J. Gillespie L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tilli 58
Batters Faced: S. Tilli 34, B. Boyer 1, R. Reiter 6, J. Gillespie 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tilli 12-7, B. Boyer 0-1, R. Reiter 3-2, J. Gillespie 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tilli 134-89, B. Boyer 4-3, R. Reiter 22-17, J. Gillespie 18-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Maxwell 6.0 6 2 1 0 6 0 100 4.93   
L. Potter 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 3.22   
C. Maria 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.15   
E. Jenkins W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 9.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Maxwell 60
Batters Faced: M. Maxwell 25, L. Potter 7, C. Maria 5, E. Jenkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Maxwell 7-5, L. Potter 2-1, C. Maria 2-1, E. Jenkins 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Maxwell 100-64, L. Potter 26-18, C. Maria 13-8, E. Jenkins 18-13
WP: M. Maxwell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Maxwell
Ballpark: Georgia Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 19826
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