THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
05/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
GAME ID: 1580 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Bears (17-18) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
Green Bay Packers (21-14) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Green Bay Mettle Tested in Tight 3-2 Win
Green Bay right-hander Eric Coates helped his team edge Chicago by the score of 3-2. Coates kept the opposing lineup in check. Green Bay has now won 4 straight, while the Bears have lost 3 in a row.

Jason Novick was the walk-off hero for Green Bay. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Packers catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Gregg Bianchino.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE GREEN BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .326 7 26
A. Rogers CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 4 16
I. Jones 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348 4 33
S. Moncrief 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 8 25
D. Black RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .269 1 4
J. Roberts 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259 5 20
T. Gomez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 2 6
G. Murphy SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 1 7
   a-A. Miller PH, SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .328 5 20
D. Panzella P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   b-J. Shipman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 1 8
   V. Caraballo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Bynum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 0 3
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2 2 7 13      
a - A. Miller pinch hit for G. Murphy in the 7th
b - J. Shipman pinch hit for D. Panzella in the 7th
c - N. Bynum pinch hit for V. Caraballo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Copeland (7, 3rd Inning off E. Coates, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Copeland 5 , I. Jones , S. Moncrief , D. Black , J. Roberts , T. Gomez , A. Miller , D. Panzella
2-out RBI: T. Copeland , J. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Copeland , T. Gomez , J. Shipman
GIDP: A. Rogers
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moncrief)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Henning LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 0 2
   a-N. Lennon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
   b-J. Fuller LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 1 7
D. Rodriguez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 4 15
F. Ratekin CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .271 1 19
J. Gomez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 1 11
C. Ferrera 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256 4 14
J. Soto 3B 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .236 5 16
J. Novick C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .244 5 15
B. McDaniel SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .233 0 3
E. Coates P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
   F. Aleman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3 1 9 12      
a - N. Lennon pinch hit for A. Henning in the 8th
b - J. Fuller substituted for N. Lennon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (5, 4th Inning off D. Panzella, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Ferrera (7, 9th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Rodriguez , J. Gomez , C. Ferrera 3 , J. Soto 3 , J. Novick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McDaniel , E. Coates
Hit by Pitch: D. Rodriguez , F. Ratekin
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. McDaniel (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-McDaniel-Gomez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE GREEN BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Panzella 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 99 3.38   
V. Caraballo 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 10.95   
D. Mendoza L (4-3) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Panzella 58
Batters Faced: D. Panzella 24, V. Caraballo 7, D. Mendoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Panzella 3-9, V. Caraballo 3-0, D. Mendoza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Panzella 99-59, V. Caraballo 31-21, D. Mendoza 10-7
Hit Batsmen: D. Panzella , V. Caraballo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Coates 7.2 7 2 2 1 6 1 130 2.48   
F. Aleman W (2-1), BS (4) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Coates 62
Batters Faced: E. Coates 32, F. Aleman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Coates 4-13, F. Aleman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Coates 130-89, F. Aleman 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Aleman 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Coates
Ballpark: Lambeau Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 35827
Special Notes: SP Eric Coates was injured while pitching.
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