THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
05/26/2002
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THE SHIELD
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
GAME ID: 1720 - SUNDAY, MAY 26TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco 49ers (26-26) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 0
New Orleans Saints (25-27) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Win Makes San Francisco 26-26
In a low-scoring game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints, pitcher Ben Hornberger was masterful on the mound. The San Francisco right-hander spearheaded his team's 3-1 win. Matt Rufener picked up the save, his 14th. At 26-26, San Francisco is in second place in the National Conference West.

San Francisco won the game in part because of Jesse Buss. The shortstop ripped a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the 49ers ahead, 2-1. For the game, Buss had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Hornberger.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Julian LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .267 8 15
N. Mathews CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 2 20
J. Buss SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .341 11 33
K. Bass 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .339 9 42
   a-A. Tilton 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 4
J. Stewart 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .247 4 17
A. Quintanilla RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-D. Leedom RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 0 2
E. Carballo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248 5 20
   c-F. Kirby PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .195 2 3
   e-J. Conklin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 1 2
J. Allen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
B. Hornberger P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 1 7
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-F. Aguero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 4 12
   M. Rufener P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 2 15      
a - A. Tilton substituted for K. Bass in the 8th
b - D. Leedom substituted for A. Quintanilla in the 8th
c - F. Kirby pinch hit for E. Carballo in the 9th
d - F. Aguero pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 9th
e - J. Conklin substituted for F. Kirby in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Buss (12, 1st Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Hornberger (1, 5th Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Buss (11, 6th Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stewart (4, 8th Inning off M. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Julian , N. Mathews , J. Buss 6 , J. Stewart 5 , F. Kirby , J. Allen , B. Hornberger 2
2-out RBI: J. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Julian , N. Mathews 2 , K. Bass , J. Stewart , E. Carballo
Sac Bunt: N. Mathews , B. Hornberger
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stewart (9)
CS: A. Quintanilla (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bass-Buss-Hornberger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .290 7 23
T. Hogland 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .228 8 23
J. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 8 23
B. Jenkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .205 8 20
D. Lopez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .227 1 3
J. Daake CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 1 14
J. Cruz C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 10
C. Jenkins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 1 9
M. Hicks P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .053 0 0
   M. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 11 28
   O. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1 2 11 13      
a - D. Thompson pinch hit for M. Romero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. van der Linden (10, 5th Inning off B. Hornberger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. van der Linden (7, 1st Inning off B. Hornberger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. van der Linden 6 , T. Hogland , J. Daake , D. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lopez , D. Lopez 2 , M. Hicks
GIDP: C. Jenkins
Sac Bunt: J. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: J. Cruz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hogland (1)
CS: J. van der Linden (1)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hornberger W (5-5) 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 104 3.49   
J. Thompson H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.57   
M. Rufener SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hornberger 68
Batters Faced: B. Hornberger 27, J. Thompson 3, M. Rufener 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hornberger 7-5, J. Thompson 0-2, M. Rufener 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hornberger 104-64, J. Thompson 14-8, M. Rufener 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0
WP: J. Thompson
Hit Batsmen: B. Hornberger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hicks L (3-5) 7.2 7 2 2 2 2 1 113 2.87   
M. Romero 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.38   
O. Gutierrez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hicks 57
Batters Faced: M. Hicks 31, M. Romero 2, O. Gutierrez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hicks 7-13, M. Romero 0-1, O. Gutierrez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hicks 113-70, M. Romero 7-5, O. Gutierrez 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Hornberger
Ballpark: Louisiana Superdome
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 25133
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