THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
05/13/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1618 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Cardinals (19-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
New Orleans Saints (22-18) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 4 8 0
Saints Shut Out Cardinals, 4-0
The New Orleans Saints knocked off the Arizona Cardinals, 4-0, in National Conference action at Louisiana Superdome. New Orleans pitcher and Caracas, Venezuela, native Luis Rizo had an outstanding performance. Rizo, now 3-1, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 4, and allowing no runs. Edwin Flores finished to wrap up his 7th save.

With New Orleans leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Rizo hit a run-scoring single off Arizona hurler Luis Serrano. It was the 3rd hit of the season for Rizo and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"I'm happy we won," said Rizo. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."

At 22-18, the Saints find themselves in second place in the National Conference South.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Pancaldi LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .190 1 11
M. Lotzer CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281 11 27
A. Seigle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .289 6 15
J. Torres RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .261 4 18
D. Heintz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 3 16
B. Sander 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .248 7 21
W. Chediak SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 5 15
J. Gomez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 1 2
L. Serrano P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 1 4
   a-G. Hurley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 0 10
   J. Telles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Weber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 0 9
Totals 32 0 7 0 4 6 17      
a - G. Hurley pinch hit for L. Serrano in the 8th
b - T. Weber pinch hit for J. Telles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lotzer (7, 4th Inning off L. Rizo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Pancaldi 2 , M. Lotzer 3 , A. Seigle , J. Gomez , L. Serrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Torres , D. Heintz , L. Serrano , T. Weber
GIDP: D. Heintz
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Pancaldi (15)
CS: R. Pancaldi (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 5 14
T. Hogland 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 7 17
J. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 8 22
B. Jenkins RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .215 7 17
D. Thompson SS 3 2 2 2 1 1 4 .311 11 28
J. McGuire C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295 4 16
S. Tello CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .252 0 14
J. Daake LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .292 1 12
   E. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Rizo P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-T. Moon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 8
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 8 17      
a - T. Moon substituted for L. Rizo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jenkins (9, 5th Inning off L. Serrano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Thompson (11, 8th Inning off J. Telles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hogland , J. Lopez 2 , B. Jenkins 3 , D. Thompson 5 , L. Rizo
2-out RBI: D. Thompson , L. Rizo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. van der Linden , D. Thompson , S. Tello
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hogland-Thompson)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Serrano L (2-4) 7.0 7 3 3 3 6 0 117 2.57   
J. Telles 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Serrano 54
Batters Faced: L. Serrano 31, J. Telles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Serrano 9-6, J. Telles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Serrano 117-72, J. Telles 17-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rizo W (3-1) 8.0 7 0 0 4 5 0 116 3.50   
E. Flores SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rizo 69
Batters Faced: L. Rizo 33, E. Flores 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rizo 11-6, E. Flores 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rizo 116-66, E. Flores 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Flores 2-0
WP: L. Rizo , E. Flores
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Rizo
Ballpark: Louisiana Superdome
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 26231
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