THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
04/09/2002
 
THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
GAME ID: 66 - TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Titans (4-5) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 0
San Diego Chargers (5-4) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Titans, 4-3
The Tennessee Titans weathered an outstanding game by San Diego catcher Montrelle Tapia to topple the Chargers, 4-3. Tapia went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 runs. Earning his 4th save of the year was Randy Jacobs. Tennessee goes to 4-5.

Tennessee used the hitting of Ricky Zentner to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Titans on top, 4-1. For the game, Zentner had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Tennessee manager Jeff Hall. "It's usually not just one thing."
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McClary CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 0 1
J. Guerrero 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 0 2
   a-M. Baker PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
K. Tanner 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .258 0 3
J. Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .226 2 5
P. Carrillo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
   R. Jacobs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Zentner C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 1 2
K. Marder SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .367 0 3
C. Hauer RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Gish P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   E. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Lethco PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 3 8
Totals 36 4 12 4 2 5 13      
a - M. Baker pinch ran for J. Guerrero in the 5th
b - J. Lethco pinch hit for E. Velazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Marder (3, 2nd Inning off J. Tarter, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Guerrero (3, 5th Inning off J. Tarter, 1 on, 1 out) , J. McClary (1, 9th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Zentner (1, 6th Inning off K. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McClary 2 , J. Guerrero 2 , K. Tanner 2 , J. Rodriguez , R. Zentner 5 , K. Marder 4 , J. Gish 2
2-out RBI: K. Marder , J. Gish
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tanner , P. Carrillo , C. Hauer
Sac Bunt: P. Carrillo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanner-Marder-Guerrero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .312 2 4
B. Ferrara SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   c-L. Rodriguez PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 1 2
D. Vargas 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .429 2 9
V. Mora RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .214 0 3
J. Turner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 8
D. Ramirez 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 1 5
J. Escandon LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 0 0
M. Tapia C 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .458 1 2
J. Tarter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-S. Lambrecht PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .040 0 0
   K. Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1 1
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 4 20      
a - S. Lambrecht pinch hit for J. Tarter in the 5th
b - A. Herrera pinch hit for K. Harrison in the 6th
c - L. Rodriguez pinch hit for B. Ferrara in the 7th
d - B. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tapia (3, 5th Inning off J. Gish, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Turner (1, 6th Inning off J. Gish, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Rodriguez (5, 9th Inning off R. Jacobs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tapia (1, 9th Inning off R. Jacobs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ferrara 2 , L. Rodriguez 2 , V. Mora , J. Turner 2 , D. Ramirez 3 , M. Tapia 6
2-out RBI: B. Ferrara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Abernathy , D. Vargas , A. Herrera
GIDP: V. Mora
Hit by Pitch: M. Tapia
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ramirez (1)
CS: D. Ramirez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vargas)
OF assists: 1 (Mora(Hauer at 3rd base))
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gish W (1-1) 6.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 107 3.55   
E. Velazquez H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
R. Jacobs SV (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gish 48
Batters Faced: J. Gish 27, E. Velazquez 7, R. Jacobs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gish 10-4, E. Velazquez 1-3, R. Jacobs 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gish 107-63, E. Velazquez 25-17, R. Jacobs 19-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Gish
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Tarter L (1-1) 5.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 82 3.75   
K. Harrison 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.50   
J. Rodriguez 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 35 2.45   
J. Morgan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tarter 40
Batters Faced: J. Tarter 23, K. Harrison 4, J. Rodriguez 11, J. Morgan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tarter 6-6, K. Harrison 1-2, J. Rodriguez 0-5, J. Morgan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tarter 82-52, K. Harrison 15-9, J. Rodriguez 35-24, J. Morgan 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morgan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Montrelle Tapia
Ballpark: Chargers Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 23451
Special Notes: 1B Josue Guerrero was injured while running the bases.
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