THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
04/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DETROIT LIONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 1345 - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Lions (1-6) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 5 12 1
Carolina Panthers (5-2) 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 3
Carolina Gets 6-5 Win Against Lions
Detroit left fielder Eddie Maldonado had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 6-5, to Carolina at Carolina Grounds. Maldonado was 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Detroit falls to 1-6.

Toby Richards helped out the Carolina cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the shortstop drove in one run.

After the game, Carolina manager Tim Breidinger applauded the team's effort. "We put some good AB's together," he said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Maldonado LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 0 2
J. Egbert CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .136 0 0
J. Diaz 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .318 1 3
A. Orton 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .333 0 2
W. Barrera C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 1 1
L. Benitez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
O. Fernandez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .222 1 4
T. Baumann 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .043 0 0
S. Tilli P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-Z. Li PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Alcala PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1 6
   J. Gillespie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 5 25      
a - Z. Li pinch hit for S. Tilli in the 6th
b - J. Alcala pinch hit for B. Boyer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Egbert (2, 3rd Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Orton (3, 7th Inning off C. Diaz, 2 on, 1 out) , O. Fernandez (4, 8th Inning off C. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Maldonado 3 , J. Egbert 2 , J. Diaz 2 , A. Orton 3 , W. Barrera , L. Benitez , O. Fernandez 2 , T. Baumann
2-out RBI: E. Maldonado , J. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Egbert , A. Orton 2 , W. Barrera , L. Benitez , S. Tilli , Z. Li
GIDP: A. Orton
Sac Bunt: S. Tilli
Hit by Pitch: L. Benitez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Diaz (1) , L. Benitez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Baumann (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kroon CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 6
S. Baker LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 5
   a-V. Navratil 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 0 1
J. Jungels 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .312 3 6
R. Mathis 1B, LF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Grider 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 .174 2 6
T. Gaxiola C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .227 1 2
T. Richards SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .280 0 3
J. Casas RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .192 0 2
E. Zapata P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   C. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Borjas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   J. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 5 4 4 17      
a - V. Navratil substituted for S. Baker in the 7th
b - C. Borjas pinch hit for C. Diaz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Gaxiola (2, 2nd Inning off S. Tilli, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Casas (1, 2nd Inning off S. Tilli, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Navratil (1, 7th Inning off B. Boyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Baker , V. Navratil 2 , J. Jungels , R. Mathis , T. Gaxiola 3 , J. Casas 2 , C. Borjas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kroon , T. Gaxiola , E. Zapata
Sac Fly: T. Richards
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kroon (2) , R. Mathis (1) , T. Richards (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Richards-Jungels-Navratil)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tilli L (0-2) 5.0 6 6 5 3 2 0 84 5.73   
B. Boyer 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 1.80   
J. Gillespie 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tilli 32
Batters Faced: S. Tilli 25, B. Boyer 8, J. Gillespie 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tilli 5-8, B. Boyer 2-2, J. Gillespie 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tilli 84-48, B. Boyer 29-21, J. Gillespie 14-8
WP: S. Tilli 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zapata W (1-0) 6.0 8 3 3 1 5 0 106 3.27   
C. Diaz 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 29 6.35   
J. King SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zapata 48
Batters Faced: E. Zapata 28, C. Diaz 10, J. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zapata 6-7, C. Diaz 1-5, J. King 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zapata 106-66, C. Diaz 29-19, J. King 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Diaz 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Zapata
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Maldonado
Ballpark: Carolina Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 32015
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