THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
05/24/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
GAME ID: 1685 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Saints (24-26) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 8 2
St. Louis Rams (27-23) 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 8 0
Loss to Rams Extends New Orleans Losing Streak
Though he had a terrific game, Jamy van der Linden could not prevent his team, the New Orleans Saints, from absorbing a loss. St. Louis won the game, 7-4. van der Linden went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs. Ramon Rivera got the win, improving to 4-5. He held the Saints to 3 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 2. The losing skid has reached 6 games for New Orleans.

The Rams got a big hit from first baseman Vic de Leon. Facing New Orleans pitcher Luis Rizo in the bottom of the fifth, de Leon pounded a 2-run double to center. His 11th double of the season put the Rams ahead, 5-1.

"I still think this team can play even better," de Leon told the St. Louis Bulletin.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .277 6 22
T. Hogland 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .217 7 20
J. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .269 8 23
B. Jenkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .213 8 20
D. Thompson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .298 11 28
J. McGuire C 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291 6 21
D. Lopez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 1 2
J. Daake CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 1 14
L. Rizo P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-T. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 0 13
   D. McMenemy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Galvin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-S. Tello PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 18
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 10 11      
a - T. Moon pinch hit for L. Rizo in the 7th
b - S. Tello pinch hit for J. Galvin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hogland (6, 5th Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McGuire (6, 6th Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out) , J. van der Linden (6, 9th Inning off C. Salasar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. van der Linden 6 , T. Hogland 3 , J. Lopez , D. Thompson , J. McGuire 4
2-out RBI: J. van der Linden , T. Hogland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lopez , B. Jenkins 2
Hit by Pitch: J. van der Linden
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hogland (3) , D. Thompson (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 5 16
K. Cummings RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .311 8 25
J. Morris LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .348 14 42
V. de Leon 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .240 8 32
D. Miller 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .262 4 12
A. Vasquez C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .219 1 11
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .253 5 23
P. Bartnick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272 2 12
R. Rivera P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
   M. Cisnero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 7
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7 4 7 11      
a - J. Daniels pinch hit for M. Cisnero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Vasquez (9, 2nd Inning off L. Rizo, 1 on, 1 out) , V. de Leon (11, 5th Inning off L. Rizo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Reynolds (5, 2nd Inning off L. Rizo, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Morris (14, 7th Inning off D. McMenemy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cummings , J. Morris 4 , V. de Leon 3 , A. Vasquez 2 , F. Reynolds 4 , P. Bartnick , R. Rivera
2-out RBI: V. de Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hogan , D. Miller , P. Bartnick
Sac Bunt: A. Vasquez
Team LOB: 7
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rizo L (3-2) 6.0 7 5 5 2 5 1 108 3.95   
D. McMenemy 1.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 37 4.26   
J. Galvin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rizo 41
Batters Faced: L. Rizo 28, D. McMenemy 9, J. Galvin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rizo 5-8, D. McMenemy 1-2, J. Galvin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rizo 108-68, D. McMenemy 37-20, J. Galvin 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Galvin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rivera W (4-5) 6.1 6 3 3 2 5 1 94 6.14   
M. Cisnero H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 1.93   
C. Salasar 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 0.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 52
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 28, M. Cisnero 6, C. Salasar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 7-7, M. Cisnero 0-1, C. Salasar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 94-60, M. Cisnero 27-18, C. Salasar 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cisnero 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jamy van der Linden
Ballpark: Edward Jones Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 31664
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