THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
05/20/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
GAME ID: 1673 - MONDAY, MAY 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Rams (25-22) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Atlanta Falcons (19-28) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Rams Down Falcons, 6-4
The St. Louis Rams beat the Atlanta Falcons, 6-4, at Georgia Dome. Kyle Cummings starred for St. Louis. He was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Tony Palomera got the win, improving to 5-2. He worked 6 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. St. Louis is now 25-22.

Tony Palomera, who is tied for 5th in the NBC in wins with 5, took Atlanta hurler Juan Espejo deep in the top of the fourth. His 3-run home run put the Rams on top, 6-3. In all, Palomera had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Cummings told the St. Louis Bulletin. "It's as simple as that."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .215 5 16
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .265 4 21
J. Morris LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .340 11 34
V. de Leon 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .225 8 29
K. Cummings RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .291 8 23
J. Daniels 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .254 3 7
P. Bartnick 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .265 2 11
J. Alvarado C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .125 0 2
T. Palomera P 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 1 5
   C. Vossberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Fesperman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391 5 11
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Mazuca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 11 15      
a - G. Fesperman pinch hit for C. Vossberg in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Reynolds (8, 1st Inning off J. Espejo, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Cummings (12, 1st Inning off J. Espejo, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Alvarado (1, 6th Inning off J. Ochoa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Palomera (1, 4th Inning off J. Espejo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reynolds 3 , V. de Leon , K. Cummings 4 , J. Daniels , P. Bartnick , J. Alvarado 2 , T. Palomera 5 , G. Fesperman
2-out RBI: K. Cummings , J. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Reynolds , J. Morris
GIDP: J. Daniels
Hit by Pitch: J. Hogan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hogan(Trimm at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Burtrum LF, CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 8
D. de la Cruz CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 1 8
   a-M. Faust PH, RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 1 7
S. Zamorano RF, LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .281 7 35
D. Grego 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .294 7 27
H. Lopez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .284 6 20
N. Baumgartner SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .293 2 11
D. Trimm C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 3 12
W. Sierra 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   b-J. Steen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 1 23
   L. Potter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Espejo P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .105 0 2
   J. Ochoa P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   L. Bustamante P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   E. Jenkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-R. Sendejas PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 22
Totals 36 4 12 4 3 4 15      
a - M. Faust pinch hit for D. de la Cruz in the 7th
b - J. Steen pinch hit for W. Sierra in the 8th
c - R. Sendejas pinch hit for E. Jenkins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Sierra (1, 3rd Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Zamorano (9, 7th Inning off C. Vossberg, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. de la Cruz , M. Faust , S. Zamorano 3 , D. Grego 2 , H. Lopez 2 , D. Trimm , W. Sierra 3 , J. Ochoa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Lopez , N. Baumgartner 2
Sac Fly: D. Grego
Hit by Pitch: H. Burtrum
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Sierra (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baumgartner-Lopez-Grego)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Palomera W (5-2) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 105 5.02   
C. Vossberg H (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 6.43   
J. Rodriguez H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 6.95   
R. Mazuca SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Palomera 45
Batters Faced: T. Palomera 27, C. Vossberg 6, J. Rodriguez 6, R. Mazuca 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Palomera 4-9, C. Vossberg 3-0, J. Rodriguez 1-3, R. Mazuca 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Palomera 105-63, C. Vossberg 21-11, J. Rodriguez 29-19, R. Mazuca 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mazuca 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Palomera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Espejo L (2-5) 3.1 6 6 6 2 6 1 61 6.41   
J. Ochoa 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 37 4.61   
L. Bustamante 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 6.08   
E. Jenkins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8.31   
L. Potter 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Espejo 26
Batters Faced: J. Espejo 18, J. Ochoa 10, L. Bustamante 8, E. Jenkins 2, L. Potter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Espejo 3-1, J. Ochoa 2-2, L. Bustamante 3-1, E. Jenkins 1-0, L. Potter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Espejo 61-40, J. Ochoa 37-25, L. Bustamante 31-20, E. Jenkins 3-2, L. Potter 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Bustamante 1-0 , E. Jenkins 1-0
WP: J. Ochoa
Hit Batsmen: E. Jenkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Cummings
Ballpark: Georgia Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 21319
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