THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
05/24/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
GAME ID: 1688 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Lions (23-27) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 9 0
Washington Commanders (28-22) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
On Road, Detroit Beats Washington, 4-2
Andy Orton, who is tied for 7th in the NBC in doubles with 16, led Detroit to a triumph over Washington. The final score was 4-2. The second baseman went 4 for 5, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 2 runs and added 1 RBI. Gus Pena, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-3. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 1. The setback makes Washington 28-22.

Orton had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count changeup from James Prevost, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Lions a 3-2 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Orton.

Detroit manager Chris Salerno was pleased with the team's effort. "It was just a good, gutsy performance by everybody," he said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Orton 2B 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .288 5 14
Z. McMaster CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 5 14
E. Maldonado LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .292 6 20
J. Diaz 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .324 9 21
W. Barrera C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .309 2 16
J. Egbert RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .231 3 13
O. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .248 4 19
T. Baumann 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .079 0 3
G. Pena P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 0 1
   a-J. Alcala PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 7 27
   B. Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Perea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 6 19      
a - J. Alcala pinch hit for G. Pena in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Orton 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Prevost, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off Z. Spivey, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Egbert (8, 2nd Inning off J. Prevost, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Orton (5, 7th Inning off J. Prevost, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Orton 9 , Z. McMaster , E. Maldonado , J. Egbert 3 , O. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Diaz , W. Barrera , T. Baumann , J. Alcala
GIDP: J. Diaz
Sac Bunt: Z. McMaster , T. Baumann
Sac Fly: E. Maldonado , T. Baumann
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fernandez-Diaz, Baumann-Orton-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Barajas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .335 5 22
J. Earls SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 0 21
K. Weathersby RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .302 14 38
P. Fierro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 11 30
E. Dodson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293 13 25
D. Carrillo LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 5 18
E. Bennett CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .260 6 20
J. Trewartha C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .321 6 19
J. Prevost P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .087 1 2
   L. Marchand P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 1 3
   Z. Spivey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 8 12      
a - J. Estrada pinch hit for L. Marchand in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Barajas (15, 3rd Inning off G. Pena, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Bennett (13, 7th Inning off G. Pena, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Trewartha (2, 5th Inning off G. Pena, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Barajas 3 , P. Fierro , E. Dodson , E. Bennett 3 , J. Trewartha 3 , J. Prevost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Earls , P. Fierro 2 , J. Estrada
GIDP: D. Carrillo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Earls (2) , E. Bennett (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Earls-Fierro-Dodson)
PB: J. Trewartha
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Pena W (5-3) 7.0 6 2 2 1 7 0 107 4.08   
B. Boyer H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.74   
A. Perea SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Pena 63
Batters Faced: G. Pena 27, B. Boyer 4, A. Perea 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Pena 9-4, B. Boyer 2-1, A. Perea 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Pena 107-74, B. Boyer 13-9, A. Perea 12-7
WP: B. Boyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Prevost L (2-6) 6.1 6 3 3 3 5 1 128 5.43   
L. Marchand 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.86   
Z. Spivey 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Prevost 51
Batters Faced: J. Prevost 28, L. Marchand 4, Z. Spivey 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Prevost 5-9, L. Marchand 1-1, Z. Spivey 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Prevost 128-71, L. Marchand 13-8, Z. Spivey 31-20
WP: J. Prevost
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Orton
Ballpark: Commanders Field
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 27944
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