THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
04/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1336 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Panthers (3-1) 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 11 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3) 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 8 13 1
Panthers Deal Buccaneers 11-8 Loss
Edgar Nunez did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from being beaten, 11-8, to the Carolina Panthers at Buccaneers Park. Nunez went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The winner in relief was Josh Brown. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0. The win takes Carolina to 3-1.

Carolina used the timely hitting of Franklin Miniato to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Panthers on top, 9-8. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We came out aggressive," said Panthers manager Tim Breidinger. "We came out swinging the bats."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jungels 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .368 2 4
J. Casas RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .067 0 0
S. Baker 1B, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 1 4
T. Richards LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .286 0 1
   M. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-F. Miniato PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   J. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Gaxiola C 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .200 1 1
K. Kroon CF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .312 0 5
D. Bisceglia SS 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .000 0 1
D. Grider 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .200 2 4
I. Bass P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Navratil PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   C. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Borjas 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 11 11 7 6 15      
a - V. Navratil pinch hit for I. Bass in the 6th
b - C. Borjas substituted for C. Diaz in the 7th
c - F. Miniato pinch hit for J. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Gaxiola (1, 3rd Inning off S. Jung, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Kroon 2 (2, 2nd Inning off S. Jung, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off S. Jung, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Grider (2, 2nd Inning off S. Jung, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Jungels (2, 6th Inning off E. Lara, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Gaxiola (1, 7th Inning off I. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jungels 6 , S. Baker , F. Miniato , T. Gaxiola 6 , K. Kroon 7 , D. Grider 4
2-out RBI: J. Jungels , T. Gaxiola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Casas , C. Borjas
Sac Fly: D. Bisceglia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bisceglia (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Baker-Jungels)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sandoval 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .143 1 2
D. Torres CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .278 0 0
E. Nunez RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .412 2 6
J. Hartman LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .235 1 2
E. Fonseca 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .312 1 4
A. Mercado SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .312 0 1
M. Guzman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .214 1 2
L. Singletary C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
S. Jung P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Lara P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. McIntire PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   I. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Sigmon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 4 10      
a - T. McIntire pinch hit for E. Lara in the 6th
b - R. Sigmon pinch hit for I. Sanchez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Nunez (3, 6th Inning off C. Diaz, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Fonseca (3, 6th Inning off C. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Fonseca (1, 5th Inning off I. Bass, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Sandoval (1, 3rd Inning off I. Bass, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Nunez (2, 8th Inning off J. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sandoval 4 , D. Torres 2 , E. Nunez 7 , J. Hartman , E. Fonseca 5 , A. Mercado , M. Guzman , L. Singletary , T. McIntire
2-out RBI: , A. Sandoval 2 , E. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Torres , J. Hartman , A. Mercado
Sac Fly: J. Hartman , A. Mercado
Hit by Pitch: A. Sandoval
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Torres (1) , J. Hartman (1)
CS: A. Mercado (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Torres (2)
PB: L. Singletary
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Bass 5.0 8 4 3 3 1 1 88 5.40   
C. Diaz BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 14 9.00   
M. James H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
J. Brown W (2-0), BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 26 3.38   
J. King SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Bass 35
Batters Faced: I. Bass 26, C. Diaz 7, M. James 1, J. Brown 6, J. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Bass 5-7, C. Diaz 1-2, M. James 0-1, J. Brown 2-2, J. King 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Bass 88-48, C. Diaz 14-12, M. James 4-2, J. Brown 26-15, J. King 9-7
Hit Batsmen: I. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Jung 2.1 4 6 6 4 1 1 58 23.14   
E. Lara 3.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 53 2.45   
I. Sanchez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 9.00   
R. Wert L (0-1) 1.2 4 3 2 2 2 0 39 6.75   
T. Gray 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Jung 18
Batters Faced: S. Jung 15, E. Lara 14, I. Sanchez 4, R. Wert 11, T. Gray 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Jung 5-1, E. Lara 2-6, I. Sanchez 2-1, R. Wert 1-2, T. Gray 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Jung 58-28, E. Lara 53-31, I. Sanchez 14-9, R. Wert 39-28, T. Gray 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lara 1-1 , T. Gray 3-0
WP: R. Wert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Nunez
Ballpark: Buccaneers Park
Weather: Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 40763
Special Notes: Kyle Kroon sets the NBC regular season game record for triples with 2.
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