THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
04/10/2002
 
THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1390 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (6-4) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 6 13 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1
Vikings Win at Tampa Bay, 6-1
Alejandro Lopez never let Tampa Bay get something going. The Minnesota left-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Vikings to a 6-1 win. In 6.1 innings, Lopez surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. The loss drops Tampa Bay to 3-7.

The Vikings had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the sixth. The score was 3-0, Minnesota, with two out. Tampa Bay, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Ryan Sigmon dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 slider, he lined out.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Negrete CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .212 2 3
E. Huber 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275 0 2
J. Lamb 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .308 3 11
M. Capetillo 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 1 7
M. Cook C 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .258 0 4
A. Mancia SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 8
O. Garcia RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
J. Smith LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .357 1 2
A. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   B. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Luna PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6 3 5 18      
a - J. Luna pinch hit for B. Wheeler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Capetillo (2, 4th Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Negrete (2, 7th Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lamb (3, 7th Inning off M. Watson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: O. Garcia (1, 6th Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Negrete (2, 5th Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lamb (3, 9th Inning off J. Womac, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Negrete 6 , E. Huber 2 , J. Lamb 6 , M. Capetillo 2 , M. Cook , A. Mancia 2 , O. Garcia 4 , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Huber 2 , M. Capetillo , A. Mancia , J. Smith , A. Lopez
Sac Bunt: A. Lopez
Sac Fly: A. Negrete
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Huber (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mercado SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .300 0 3
D. Torres CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .225 0 1
E. Nunez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .341 3 8
E. Fonseca 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 5
R. Sigmon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .158 0 1
M. Guzman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235 1 3
Z. Gray C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
T. Henderson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   b-J. Calderon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Watson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. McIntire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
   J. Womac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Carneiro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Bailey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
Totals 35 1 10 1 1 11 17      
a - T. McIntire pinch hit for J. Edwards in the 7th
b - J. Calderon pinch hit for T. Henderson in the 9th
c - R. Bailey pinch hit for V. Carneiro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Torres (2, 6th Inning off A. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mercado (2, 8th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 4 , D. Torres 2 , R. Sigmon , M. Guzman , Z. Gray , T. Henderson , J. Calderon , R. Bailey
2-out RBI: A. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Torres 2 , E. Fonseca 2 , R. Sigmon
Sac Bunt: D. Torres , M. Watson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Guzman (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez W (1-0) 6.1 5 0 0 1 9 0 104 2.19   
B. Wheeler 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.75   
J. Turner 2.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 32 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 71
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 25, B. Wheeler 2, J. Turner 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 6-4, B. Wheeler 0-1, J. Turner 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 104-67, B. Wheeler 11-7, J. Turner 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wheeler 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Watson L (0-2) 6.0 11 5 5 1 3 1 97 7.50   
J. Edwards 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
J. Womac 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 24 3.38   
V. Carneiro 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Watson 32
Batters Faced: M. Watson 30, J. Edwards 3, J. Womac 7, V. Carneiro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Watson 7-8, J. Edwards 1-1, J. Womac 2-1, V. Carneiro 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Watson 97-65, J. Edwards 13-8, J. Womac 24-11, V. Carneiro 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Edwards 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Lopez
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23522
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