THE SHIELD
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 28 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Buffalo Bills (2-2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Bills Lose at Home, 4-3
The Buffalo Bills could not turn a fine performance from right fielder Dustin Teal into a win. Instead, the Los Angeles Chargers prevailed, 4-3. Teal was 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Buffalo now has a record of 2-2.

Nick Abernathy had a direct impact on the outcome. Abernathy contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Los Angeles up, 4-0.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Buffalo manager Scott Scott.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .214 0 1
B. Todd CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .143 0 0
D. Vargas 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .529 1 3
   c-B. Ferrara SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Rodriguez SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .294 1 2
   I. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Turner 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .188 2 3
V. Mora RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .286 0 2
M. Tapia C 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .357 0 1
S. Lambrecht 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Tarter P 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
   a-D. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Escandon 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3 7 7 29      
a - D. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Tarter in the 8th
b - J. Escandon substituted for J. Rodriguez in the 9th
c - B. Ferrara substituted for D. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rodriguez (2, 3rd Inning off C. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Tapia (1, 4th Inning off C. Sandoval, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Turner (2, 2nd Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy 2 , D. Vargas , L. Rodriguez 3 , J. Turner 4 , V. Mora , M. Tapia 3 , D. Ramirez
2-out RBI: L. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Todd , D. Vargas , J. Turner , M. Tapia 2
GIDP: L. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: B. Todd
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Rodriguez 3 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .235 0 0
J. Morgan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .294 0 0
C. Kendrick CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .333 0 0
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .375 0 4
J. Castro 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231 0 1
D. Teal RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .278 1 5
G. Hall SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Robinson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
C. Sandoval P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-B. Hastings PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Aguilar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Marcelo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Lorang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Polen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3
Totals 33 3 6 3 5 9 14      
a - B. Hastings pinch hit for C. Sandoval in the 5th
b - A. Aguilar pinch hit for J. Monroe in the 7th
c - K. Polen pinch hit for J. Lorang in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castro (2, 2nd Inning off J. Tarter, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Teal (1, 8th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Teal (1, 4th Inning off J. Tarter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan , J. Castro 2 , D. Teal 8 , C. Sandoval
2-out RBI: D. Teal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , L. Sanchez , G. Hall , J. Robinson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Morgan-Sanchez)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Tarter W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 3 7 1 102 2.57   
J. Rodriguez H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 9.00   
I. Wallace SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tarter 63
Batters Faced: J. Tarter 29, J. Rodriguez 5, I. Wallace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tarter 6-8, J. Rodriguez 2-0, I. Wallace 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tarter 102-63, J. Rodriguez 12-7, I. Wallace 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sandoval L (0-1) 5.0 8 4 4 3 4 1 86 7.20   
J. Monroe 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 0.00   
R. Marcelo 1.2 2 0 0 3 0 0 30 2.45   
J. Lorang 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sandoval 36
Batters Faced: C. Sandoval 25, J. Monroe 7, R. Marcelo 10, J. Lorang 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sandoval 3-7, J. Monroe 0-3, R. Marcelo 3-2, J. Lorang 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sandoval 86-56, J. Monroe 22-14, R. Marcelo 30-15, J. Lorang 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lorang 2-0
WP: C. Sandoval
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Teal
Ballpark: Billsdome
Weather: Roof closed, 37 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 45214
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