THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
05/18/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
GAME ID: 1635 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco 49ers (24-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1
St. Louis Rams (24-21) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
49ers Fall Short, 3-2, at St. Louis
The St. Louis Rams picked up a win at Edward Jones Dome, courtesy of Ramon Rivera. The right-hander helped his team stop the San Francisco 49ers, 3-2. In 7.1 innings, Rivera surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. St. Louis is now 24-21, San Francisco 24-21.

Joe Daniels had a big 2-run home run for the Rams in the bottom of the first inning. With St. Louis leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 23-year old right-handed pitcher Bobby Earnhart and punished it. The result was his 3rd home run of the season, which put the Rams on top, 3-0.

"I felt like I had pretty good command of mostly everything," said Rivera.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Julian RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .258 7 14
J. Stewart 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .225 3 13
J. Buss SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .316 8 26
F. Aguero 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .349 2 8
N. Mathews CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 19
E. Carballo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 5 20
F. Kirby LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .184 2 3
J. Allen C 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
B. Earnhart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   M. Lorenc P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Tilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   M. Estrada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .365 9 39
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 8 12      
a - A. Tilton pinch hit for M. Lorenc in the 6th
b - K. Bass pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Julian (7, 6th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Julian 6 , E. Carballo , J. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Buss , F. Aguero
Sac Fly: J. Stewart
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Buss (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Kirby (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lorenc-Buss-Aguero, Buss-Stewart-Aguero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263 4 12
J. Vaughn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 7
J. Morris LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353 11 34
K. Cummings CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .283 8 21
J. Daniels SS 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 .273 3 6
G. Fesperman 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .351 4 10
P. Bartnick 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 2 11
J. Alvarado C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 0 2
R. Rivera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 1
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hogan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 16
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3 1 7 6      
a - J. Hogan pinch hit for R. Evans in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morris (9, 1st Inning off B. Earnhart, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Daniels (3, 1st Inning off B. Earnhart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morris 2 , K. Cummings , J. Daniels 4 , G. Fesperman , P. Bartnick
2-out RBI: K. Cummings , J. Daniels
GIDP: D. Miller , G. Fesperman
Sac Bunt: R. Rivera
Team LOB: 2
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Earnhart L (2-2) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 29 2.95   
M. Lorenc 4.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 45 7.91   
M. Estrada 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 5.21   
J. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Earnhart 31
Batters Faced: B. Earnhart 6, M. Lorenc 13, M. Estrada 7, J. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Earnhart 0-1, M. Lorenc 5-5, M. Estrada 1-1, J. Thompson 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Earnhart 29-17, M. Lorenc 45-26, M. Estrada 27-18, J. Thompson 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera W (3-5) 7.1 4 2 2 1 7 1 101 6.36   
R. Evans H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.44   
C. Salasar SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 68
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 27, R. Evans 3, C. Salasar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 7-8, R. Evans 0-2, C. Salasar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 101-69, R. Evans 8-6, C. Salasar 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Evans 1-1
WP: R. Evans
Balk: R. Evans
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Rivera
Ballpark: Edward Jones Dome
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 36338
Special Notes: SP Bobby Earnhart was injured while pitching.
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