THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
04/28/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 215 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Jets (11-15) 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 7 10 0
New England Patriots (12-14) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 2
Nastasi Rips 2 Home Runs in 7-6 Jets Triumph
Behind the bravura of left fielder Danny Nastasi, the New York Jets topped the New England Patriots by the score of 7-6. Nastasi was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Jets. The win gives the Jets a record of 11-15.

Nastasi had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count fastball from Gaby McKnight, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Jets a 7-5 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Nastasi.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Jets manager Ben Ramirez. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wehr 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .346 2 9
D. Nastasi LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .289 4 10
M. Wakefield 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .227 2 7
P. Hines C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 1 7
M. Galica RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 0 8
R. Stoltz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 3 7
A. Michael 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .230 2 5
   b-S. Corte PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 1
   d-B. Perez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 3
J. Corona SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .313 2 11
P. Catenacci P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 0 4
   a-C. Shiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   E. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Howard PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 1 7
   A. Padilla P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-H. Olivares PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   W. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7 1 4 10      
a - C. Shiner pinch hit for P. Catenacci in the 5th
b - S. Corte pinch ran for A. Michael in the 7th
c - A. Howard pinch hit for E. McKnight in the 7th
d - B. Perez substituted for S. Corte in the 7th
e - H. Olivares pinch hit for A. Padilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Nastasi (7, 3rd Inning off D. Hawley, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Michael (5, 7th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Nastasi 2 (4, 6th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off G. McKnight, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wehr 3 , D. Nastasi 10 , P. Hines , A. Michael 3 , A. Howard
2-out RBI: , C. Wehr 2 , D. Nastasi 2 , A. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wakefield , M. Galica
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Wehr (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Corona-Michael, Padilla-Corona-Wehr)
OF assists: 1 (Stoltz(Spoo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .280 3 9
C. Martinez CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .273 0 8
A. Therien SS 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .295 1 12
C. Garcia RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .311 2 16
J. Watson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .243 3 13
D. Spoo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 6 8
D. Aviles 1B 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .279 3 12
D. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .228 4 13
D. Hawley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   G. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Kelley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 0 1
Totals 33 6 10 5 4 8 16      
a - M. Castro pinch hit for P. Kelley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Martinez (7, 9th Inning off W. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Therien 2 (4, 1st Inning off P. Catenacci, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off P. Catenacci, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Martinez 4 , A. Therien 7 , J. Watson , D. Aviles 2 , D. Baker
2-out RBI: C. Garcia , D. Aviles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fitzgerald , J. Watson
GIDP: C. Garcia
Sac Bunt: D. Hawley
Hit by Pitch: C. Garcia , J. Watson , D. Spoo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Aviles (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Therien (4) , C. Garcia (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Catenacci 4.0 5 5 5 2 4 0 77 4.91   
E. McKnight W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.38   
A. Padilla H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.27   
W. Martinez SV (6) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 16 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Catenacci 34
Batters Faced: P. Catenacci 19, E. McKnight 9, A. Padilla 6, W. Martinez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Catenacci 1-5, E. McKnight 1-4, A. Padilla 2-1, W. Martinez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Catenacci 77-48, E. McKnight 30-20, A. Padilla 28-20, W. Martinez 16-8
WP: P. Catenacci
Hit Batsmen: P. Catenacci 2 , W. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hawley L (2-3) 6.2 8 6 6 0 4 1 91 5.49   
G. McKnight 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 44 2.25   
P. Kelley 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hawley 38
Batters Faced: D. Hawley 28, G. McKnight 9, P. Kelley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hawley 10-6, G. McKnight 3-2, P. Kelley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hawley 91-63, G. McKnight 44-25, P. Kelley 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. McKnight 1-1 , P. Kelley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Nastasi
Ballpark: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 30335
Special Notes: Aubrey Therien ties the ABC regular season game record for triples with 2. 2B Adam Michael was injured while running the bases.
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