THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
05/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
GAME ID: 266 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New England Patriots (16-19) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 13 2
Indianapolis Colts (21-14) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0
Colts Down Patriots, 5-4
New England got a terrific game from first baseman Doug Spoo. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Indianapolis, 5-4, in 11 innings. Spoo belted 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The winner was Indianapolis reliever Ryan Elkins, now 1-1. The loser was Roberto Velazquez. The defeat makes New England 16-19.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Indianapolis center fielder Matt Woolhouse, facing Roberto Velazquez, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Colts the 5-4 win.

"I think we all put in a good day's work," said Woolhouse.
NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .308 3 15
   b-D. Aviles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 3 15
   G. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 4 16
   R. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Morrow CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
   c-M. Castro PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .152 0 1
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 1 14
D. Spoo 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .289 8 13
D. Baker 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .228 4 15
R. Bernal 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312 0 1
J. Ortiz RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .324 0 8
M. Leoni C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .128 1 2
K. Realmuto P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
   a-C. Martinez PH, CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .305 1 12
Totals 39 4 13 4 2 7 17      
a - C. Martinez pinch hit for K. Realmuto in the 8th
b - D. Aviles pinch hit for M. Fitzgerald in the 8th
c - M. Castro pinch hit for A. Morrow in the 8th
d - J. Watson pinch hit for G. McKnight in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Baker 2 (7, 1st Inning off D. Salamone, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Mattox, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Realmuto (1, 2nd Inning off D. Salamone, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ortiz (4, 4th Inning off D. Salamone, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Spoo 2 (8, 1st Inning off D. Salamone, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off R. Elkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald , A. Morrow , D. Spoo 8 , D. Baker 5 , R. Bernal , J. Ortiz 3 , K. Realmuto 2 , C. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: D. Spoo , J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fitzgerald , A. Therien , R. Bernal , M. Leoni 2
GIDP: D. Baker
Sac Bunt: M. Castro , J. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: A. Therien
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fitzgerald (18)
CS: M. Fitzgerald (5) , A. Morrow (2) , D. Spoo (3) , R. Bernal (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Therien (5) , R. Bernal (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Woolhouse CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .300 4 20
E. Martin 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 9 29
   b-A. West 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 8
   c-A. Sanford PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 3 20
M. Vallelunga SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .257 3 11
J. de la Cruz C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .301 2 12
M. de Castro RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .278 5 17
B. Hooks LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .210 0 4
A. Jones 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .260 1 7
J. Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .147 0 6
   R. Mattox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Elkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
D. Salamone P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 0
   a-J. Sargent 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .304 5 19
Totals 37 5 6 5 7 6 19      
a - J. Sargent substituted for D. Salamone in the 9th
b - A. West substituted for E. Martin in the 9th
c - A. Sanford pinch hit for A. West in the 9th
d - R. Morales pinch hit for R. Elkins in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Woolhouse (7, 1st Inning off K. Realmuto, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Vallelunga (4, 7th Inning off K. Realmuto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Woolhouse 3 , E. Martin , M. Vallelunga 3 , B. Hooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de la Cruz , M. de Castro , J. Hernandez
Sac Fly: M. Woolhouse , B. Hooks
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Vallelunga-Martin)
NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Realmuto 7.0 5 3 1 4 4 0 116 3.62   
G. McKnight 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 37 2.31   
R. Velazquez L (1-3) 1.1 1 2 0 2 1 0 29 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Realmuto 59
Batters Faced: K. Realmuto 31, G. McKnight 7, R. Velazquez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Realmuto 7-10, G. McKnight 2-3, R. Velazquez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Realmuto 116-70, G. McKnight 37-19, R. Velazquez 29-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Salamone 8.0 8 2 2 2 4 1 97 2.25   
R. Mattox BS (2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 33 4.72   
R. Elkins W (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Salamone 60
Batters Faced: D. Salamone 30, R. Mattox 9, R. Elkins 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Salamone 8-7, R. Mattox 2-1, R. Elkins 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Salamone 97-63, R. Mattox 33-22, R. Elkins 11-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Salamone
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Spoo
Ballpark: RCA Dome
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 27802
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