THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
05/20/2002
 
THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
GAME ID: 371 - MONDAY, MAY 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
San Diego Chargers (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 5 1
Indianapolis Colts (29-18) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 12 1
Colts Win with Late Heroics
The Indianapolis Colts clipped the San Diego Chargers, 7-5, in 12 innings at RCA Dome. The standout performance belonged to Indianapolis pitcher and Youngstown, Ohio, native Preston Roby. The Colts now have a record of 29-18 with the win over San Diego.

Indianapolis got a knockout punch from Ricardo Morales. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"Exhilarating win," said Morales.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 10 27
B. Todd CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 2 10
D. Vargas 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .337 14 33
L. Rodriguez SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .285 5 25
   e-B. Ferrara SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Turner 3B 5 1 1 2 0 4 0 .204 12 30
V. Mora RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .329 7 20
M. Tapia C 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .282 5 16
S. Lambrecht 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .178 2 6
   b-I. Marin PH, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 1 4
B. Wheeler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   a-D. Ramirez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 1 8
   K. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Escandon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 1 5
   J. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 3 6
   I. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-A. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056 0 0
   M. Owen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 42 5 5 5 3 18 11      
a - D. Ramirez pinch hit for B. Wheeler in the 6th
b - I. Marin pinch hit for S. Lambrecht in the 8th
c - J. Escandon pinch hit for N. Meeks in the 8th
d - B. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 10th
e - B. Ferrara substituted for L. Rodriguez in the 11th
f - A. Herrera pinch hit for I. Wallace in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Todd (14, 6th Inning off P. Roby, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Tapia (6, 12th Inning off J. Leah, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Marin (2, 8th Inning off P. Roby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Turner (12, 9th Inning off R. Mattox, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Vargas (14, 11th Inning off J. Leah, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Todd 2 , D. Vargas 4 , J. Turner 4 , M. Tapia 2 , I. Marin 3
2-out RBI: B. Todd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Todd , D. Vargas , A. Herrera
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lambrecht (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Woolhouse CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 5 25
   b-R. Morales RF 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 1 3
E. Martin 1B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .257 11 33
   R. Mattox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-J. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145 0 8
   J. Leah P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sargent 2B 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .323 8 25
M. Vallelunga SS 5 0 1 1 1 3 4 .259 6 20
A. Sanford RF, 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .305 7 26
B. Hooks LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .244 4 13
A. Jones 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .278 1 10
   c-A. West PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 2 8
   d-C. Martinez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 0 2
E. Corbin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .180 0 0
   e-J. de la Cruz PH, C 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .307 2 12
P. Roby P 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 0 2
   J. Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. de Castro CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 6 20
Totals 47 7 12 6 6 14 24      
a - M. de Castro substituted for J. Hawkins in the 9th
b - R. Morales substituted for M. Woolhouse in the 9th
c - A. West pinch hit for A. Jones in the 9th
d - C. Martinez substituted for A. West in the 10th
e - J. de la Cruz pinch hit for E. Corbin in the 10th
f - J. Hernandez pinch hit for R. Mattox in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Martin (5, 1st Inning off B. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Sanford (16, 7th Inning off K. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. de la Cruz (9, 10th Inning off I. Wallace, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Martin (11, 6th Inning off K. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Sanford (7, 11th Inning off I. Wallace, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Morales (1, 12th Inning off M. Owen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Morales 4 , E. Martin 8 , J. Sargent 2 , M. Vallelunga , A. Sanford 6 , B. Hooks , J. de la Cruz 2
2-out RBI: E. Martin , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sargent , M. Vallelunga 2 , A. Sanford , E. Corbin 2 , P. Roby
Hit by Pitch: J. Sargent , A. Sanford
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Martin (5) , B. Hooks (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Vallelunga (3)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wheeler 5.0 4 2 2 4 2 0 87 5.01   
K. Harrison 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 1 36 5.14   
N. Meeks 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45   
J. Morgan 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 22 3.54   
I. Wallace 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 30 3.57   
M. Owen L (5-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 14 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wheeler 49
Batters Faced: B. Wheeler 26, K. Harrison 8, N. Meeks 2, J. Morgan 7, I. Wallace 9, M. Owen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wheeler 8-5, K. Harrison 2-0, N. Meeks 1-1, J. Morgan 0-1, I. Wallace 2-0, M. Owen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wheeler 87-50, K. Harrison 36-21, N. Meeks 2-2, J. Morgan 22-20, I. Wallace 30-20, M. Owen 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Meeks 1-0
WP: K. Harrison
Hit Batsmen: B. Wheeler 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Roby 7.1 2 2 1 2 13 0 110 2.92   
J. Hawkins H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.45   
R. Mattox BS (3) 2.0 1 2 2 1 3 1 33 4.67   
J. Leah W (3-4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 33 7.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Roby 79
Batters Faced: P. Roby 27, J. Hawkins 2, R. Mattox 8, J. Leah 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Roby 2-7, J. Hawkins 2-0, R. Mattox 1-2, J. Leah 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Roby 110-75, J. Hawkins 11-6, R. Mattox 33-22, J. Leah 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hawkins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Preston Roby
Ballpark: RCA Dome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 27418
Special Notes: Preston Roby ties the ABC regular season game record for strikeouts with 12. Preston Roby sets the ABC regular season game record for strikeouts with 13.
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