THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS
05/15/2002
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THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS
GAME ID: 1617 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Bears (22-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 8 0
Detroit Lions (20-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 11 3
Lions Suffer 9-5 Home Loss
At Ford Field, the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Chicago Bears starter Harry McDonald pitched a strong game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, leading the Bears to victory, 9-5. The winner was McDonald. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Todd Arrington.

Chicago took the lead, 9-4, on Grant Murphy's 4th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Detroit pitcher John Cabe in the top of the ninth.

"Ah, the sweet taste of victory," Murphy crowed after the game.

With the win, Chicago goes to 22-20, while the Lions fall to 20-22.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Murphy SS 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .300 4 17
S. Moncrief LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 9 30
A. Miller 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .317 6 24
T. Copeland RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .314 9 29
J. Shipman 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .272 1 8
A. Rogers CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .271 5 19
J. Roberts 2B 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .266 6 21
S. Blackburn C 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .232 1 14
H. McDonald P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 0 0
   D. Ridenour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Jones PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .353 7 41
   F. Montes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 9 3 9 14      
a - I. Jones pinch hit for D. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roberts (6, 5th Inning off T. Arrington, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Miller (4, 4th Inning off T. Arrington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (6, 3rd Inning off T. Arrington, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Murphy (4, 9th Inning off J. Cabe, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Murphy 4 , A. Miller 4 , A. Rogers , J. Roberts 6 , S. Blackburn , I. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Moncrief , J. Shipman , H. McDonald
GIDP: S. Moncrief
Sac Fly: G. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: T. Copeland
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Copeland (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Roberts-Shipman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Orton 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .260 3 12
L. Benitez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 4 8
   a-Z. Li PR, RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250 2 4
J. Diaz 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .309 8 19
E. Maldonado CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287 5 17
W. Barrera C 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .293 2 13
J. Egbert LF 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .236 3 10
O. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 4 18
T. Baumann 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 2
   d-Z. McMaster PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 3 11
   J. Cabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Reiter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Arrington P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 0
   b-T. Garcia PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   J. Gillespie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Pruitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Alcala PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .384 7 25
   A. Perea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-D. Tejera PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 6 6 15      
a - Z. Li pinch ran for L. Benitez in the 3rd
b - T. Garcia pinch hit for T. Arrington in the 5th
c - J. Alcala pinch hit for M. Pruitt in the 7th
d - Z. McMaster pinch hit for T. Baumann in the 8th
e - D. Tejera pinch hit for A. Perea in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Orton (11, 3rd Inning off H. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. McMaster (5, 8th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Egbert (3, 8th Inning off D. Ridenour, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Diaz 2 (8, 8th Inning off D. Ridenour, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off F. Montes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Orton 2 , J. Diaz 8 , E. Maldonado , W. Barrera 3 , J. Egbert 4 , Z. McMaster 2 , T. Garcia , J. Alcala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Li , J. Diaz , E. Maldonado , T. Baumann
GIDP: A. Orton
Hit by Pitch: L. Benitez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Orton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Orton (4) , O. Fernandez (9) , J. Cabe (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Orton-Diaz)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. McDonald W (5-1) 6.1 5 0 0 3 5 0 95 2.72   
D. Ridenour 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 2 26 3.86   
D. Mendoza H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 17 5.01   
F. Montes 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 6.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. McDonald 65
Batters Faced: H. McDonald 27, D. Ridenour 6, D. Mendoza 5, F. Montes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. McDonald 7-6, D. Ridenour 1-0, D. Mendoza 0-1, F. Montes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. McDonald 95-61, D. Ridenour 26-13, D. Mendoza 17-8, F. Montes 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ridenour 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Arrington L (3-5) 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 66 4.47   
J. Gillespie 1.0 1 4 2 1 2 0 25 4.79   
M. Pruitt 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 7.59   
A. Perea 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.15   
J. Cabe 0.2 3 4 3 1 0 1 26 2.89   
R. Reiter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Arrington 60
Batters Faced: T. Arrington 18, J. Gillespie 7, M. Pruitt 4, A. Perea 3, J. Cabe 7, R. Reiter 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Arrington 4-6, J. Gillespie 1-0, M. Pruitt 0-1, A. Perea 0-1, J. Cabe 2-0, R. Reiter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Arrington 66-45, J. Gillespie 25-13, M. Pruitt 12-11, A. Perea 15-9, J. Cabe 26-15, R. Reiter 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pruitt 3-3 , R. Reiter 1-0
WP: J. Gillespie
Hit Batsmen: J. Gillespie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harry McDonald
Ballpark: Ford Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 24559
Special Notes: RF Luis Benitez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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