THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
05/03/2002
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THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
GAME ID: 256 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Chargers (20-11) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 5 12 1
Oakland Raiders (13-18) 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 X 7 10 0
Raiders Pocket 7-5 Win Against San Diego
The 3-RBI night of right fielder Danny Castillo helped the Oakland Raiders triumph, 7-5, over the San Diego Chargers. Will Ritchey earned the win for Oakland. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 6-1. Jesus Verdugo recorded the save for Oakland, his 5th of the season.

In the bottom of the sixth, Oakland shortstop Chris Shaver had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Shaver stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 4-2, Oakland. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Castillo.

The win lifts Oakland to a record of 13-18.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .311 10 23
B. Todd RF, LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .261 2 6
L. Rodriguez SS 4 0 2 3 1 0 3 .327 5 21
D. Vargas 1B 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 .333 11 25
D. Ramirez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .316 1 5
J. Escandon LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .193 1 2
   K. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Small P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 9 17
   N. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Cabrera C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .270 2 5
S. Lambrecht 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .157 2 4
E. Roman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .062 0 0
   a-V. Mora LF, RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 7 17
Totals 36 5 12 5 3 10 18      
a - V. Mora substituted for E. Roman in the 6th
b - J. Turner pinch hit for P. Small in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rodriguez (9, 9th Inning off J. Verdugo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cabrera (2, 5th Inning off W. Ritchey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy 2 , B. Todd 3 , L. Rodriguez 3 , D. Ramirez , B. Cabrera 5 , S. Lambrecht , V. Mora
2-out RBI: L. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vargas , J. Escandon , J. Turner
GIDP: J. Escandon
Sac Bunt: B. Todd
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lambrecht (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lemus 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 2 10
D. Garcia 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .319 3 19
M. Short 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286 4 17
D. Belmore CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .273 4 20
B. Mellott LF 4 2 2 3 0 2 4 .329 2 14
D. Castillo RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .283 4 14
C. Shaver SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .217 3 10
C. Hart C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .265 2 6
W. Ritchey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
   a-R. Hager PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 3 10
   M. Suarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. McGee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Fontana PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 3 9
   J. Vazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Verdugo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7 3 7 18      
a - R. Hager pinch hit for W. Ritchey in the 6th
b - J. Fontana pinch hit for B. McGee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Garcia (9, 6th Inning off E. Roman, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lemus (2, 8th Inning off N. Meeks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Castillo (4, 2nd Inning off E. Roman, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Mellott (2, 7th Inning off P. Small, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lemus 2 , D. Garcia 2 , D. Belmore , B. Mellott 5 , D. Castillo 6 , C. Shaver , J. Fontana
2-out RBI: B. Mellott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Garcia , C. Shaver , R. Hager
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Belmore (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shaver-Garcia-Short)
OF assists: 1 (Mellott(Cabrera at 2nd base))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Roman L (3-2) 5.1 7 4 4 1 4 1 95 2.54   
K. Harrison 1.1 0 2 2 2 2 0 32 3.86   
P. Small 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.00   
N. Meeks 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Roman 41
Batters Faced: E. Roman 25, K. Harrison 6, P. Small 2, N. Meeks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Roman 5-7, K. Harrison 2-0, P. Small 1-0, N. Meeks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Roman 95-55, K. Harrison 32-16, P. Small 2-2, N. Meeks 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Harrison 3-0 , P. Small 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Ritchey W (6-1) 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 1 100 1.69   
M. Suarez H (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 24 4.50   
B. McGee 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.42   
J. Vazquez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 11 4.20   
J. Verdugo SV (5) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Ritchey 59
Batters Faced: W. Ritchey 24, M. Suarez 5, B. McGee 4, J. Vazquez 3, J. Verdugo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Ritchey 7-4, M. Suarez 0-0, B. McGee 2-1, J. Vazquez 0-0, J. Verdugo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Ritchey 100-59, M. Suarez 24-16, B. McGee 14-10, J. Vazquez 11-7, J. Verdugo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McGee 2-1 , J. Verdugo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Castillo
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 27630
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