THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
05/19/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
GAME ID: 1672 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
St. Louis Rams (24-22) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0
Atlanta Falcons (19-27) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 0
Falcons Sneak Past Rams, 5-4
The Atlanta Falcons had to overcome a big game from St. Louis first baseman Griffin Fesperman to leave Georgia Dome with a victory. And they did, winning, 5-4, in 14 innings. Fesperman went 4 for 6 with a home run and 3 singles. The last-place Falcons improved to 19-27.

The decisive blow was delivered by Sergio Zamorano in the bottom of the 14th when he hit a run-scoring double off 17-year veteran Melvin Cisnero to win the game for Atlanta. The home crowd went nuts.

"No one player deserves all the credit when you win," Zamorano said. "And the same is true when you lose."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 .220 5 16
F. Reynolds SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .258 4 21
J. Morris LF 6 0 2 0 1 2 0 .352 11 34
V. de Leon 2B 6 1 1 0 1 3 6 .224 8 29
J. Daniels 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 3 6
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Bartnick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 2 11
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 1 3
   M. Cisnero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Vasquez C 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .213 1 9
J. Vaughn RF 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 .237 3 10
G. Fesperman 1B 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 .381 5 11
M. Escobedo P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 0 2
   R. Evans P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 8 21
   R. Mazuca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Miller 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 4 12
Totals 50 4 14 4 4 10 23      
a - K. Cummings pinch hit for R. Evans in the 9th
b - D. Miller substituted for R. Mazuca in the 10th
c - P. Bartnick pinch hit for C. Salasar in the 12th
d - B. Harris pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: V. de Leon (9, 10th Inning off C. Maria, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Vaughn (6, 11th Inning off L. Potter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Morris (10, 12th Inning off B. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Vaughn (3, 2nd Inning off M. Mikles, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Fesperman (5, 9th Inning off C. Maria, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hogan 2 , F. Reynolds , J. Morris 3 , V. de Leon 2 , A. Vasquez 2 , J. Vaughn 6 , G. Fesperman 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hogan , J. Daniels , P. Bartnick , B. Harris , A. Vasquez , M. Escobedo
GIDP: F. Reynolds , D. Miller
Sac Bunt: F. Reynolds 2 , J. Daniels , M. Escobedo
Hit by Pitch: J. Daniels
Team LOB: 13
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Steen LF 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 .384 1 23
H. Burtrum CF 6 0 1 0 0 4 5 .212 0 8
S. Zamorano RF 6 1 2 2 0 2 3 .276 7 33
D. Grego 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 3 .289 7 26
H. Lopez SS 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 .280 6 20
R. Sendejas 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .282 6 22
D. Moreno 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .343 0 3
D. Trimm C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 3 12
   C. Maria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Potter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Baumgartner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 2 11
   B. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Voigt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   R. Cantu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
M. Mikles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   a-M. Faust PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 7
   L. Bustamante P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   b-W. Sierra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-M. Detting C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 2
Totals 49 5 14 5 4 10 26      
a - M. Faust pinch hit for M. Mikles in the 5th
b - W. Sierra pinch hit for L. Bustamante in the 7th
c - M. Detting substituted for E. Jenkins in the 9th
d - N. Baumgartner pinch hit for L. Potter in the 11th
e - T. Voigt pinch hit for B. Gutierrez in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Lopez 2 (16, 8th Inning off R. Evans, 2 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off C. Salasar, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Zamorano (8, 14th Inning off M. Cisnero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Steen , H. Burtrum , S. Zamorano 3 , D. Grego 2 , H. Lopez 4 , R. Sendejas , D. Moreno 2 , D. Trimm , N. Baumgartner , M. Faust
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Grego , R. Sendejas , D. Moreno , D. Trimm , M. Detting
Sac Bunt: H. Burtrum , D. Moreno
Sac Fly: S. Zamorano , R. Sendejas
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Burtrum (16)
CS: N. Baumgartner (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sendejas-Grego-Moreno, Grego-Lopez-Moreno)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Escobedo 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 0 93 3.06   
R. Evans BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 3.72   
R. Mazuca 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.86   
C. Salasar 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 35 0.36   
J. Rodriguez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 7.52   
M. Cisnero L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Escobedo 57
Batters Faced: M. Escobedo 30, R. Evans 5, R. Mazuca 3, C. Salasar 9, J. Rodriguez 7, M. Cisnero 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Escobedo 5-9, R. Evans 1-2, R. Mazuca 2-1, C. Salasar 2-1, J. Rodriguez 3-2, M. Cisnero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Escobedo 93-56, R. Evans 14-10, R. Mazuca 10-7, C. Salasar 35-22, J. Rodriguez 25-17, M. Cisnero 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Evans 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikles 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 86 5.80   
L. Bustamante 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 6.39   
E. Jenkins 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 8.44   
C. Maria BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 27 2.49   
L. Potter 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.86   
B. Gutierrez 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.81   
R. Cantu W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikles 47
Batters Faced: M. Mikles 21, L. Bustamante 6, E. Jenkins 6, C. Maria 7, L. Potter 5, B. Gutierrez 9, R. Cantu 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikles 7-3, L. Bustamante 3-3, E. Jenkins 1-1, C. Maria 0-3, L. Potter 2-1, B. Gutierrez 3-1, R. Cantu 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikles 86-59, L. Bustamante 26-18, E. Jenkins 21-14, C. Maria 27-18, L. Potter 18-14, B. Gutierrez 32-21, R. Cantu 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Potter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Jenkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Griffin Fesperman
Ballpark: Georgia Dome
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 23612
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