THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
04/11/2002
 
THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1391 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (7-4) 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 9 9 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 1
Win Makes Vikings 7-4
A 5-RBI performance from the 31-year old right fielder Alejandro Navarro helped the Minnesota Vikings beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 9-6. The Vikings raised their record to 7-4.

Minnesota used the timely hitting of Billy Farnan to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Vikings on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Anytime you're seeing it well, it's a good feeling," Navarro told the Minnesota News.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .302 1 3
B. Farnan LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .359 0 4
A. Navarro RF 5 2 2 5 0 0 2 .359 6 14
A. Mancia SS 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 .263 1 9
M. Capetillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 1 7
A. Negrete CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 2 3
V. Gamboa C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 2 4
J. Luna 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   c-S. Torres 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
A. Medina P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Lamb PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 3 11
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Legra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   V. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Cinza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 9 9 9 5 6 9      
a - J. Lamb pinch hit for J. Plumb in the 7th
b - J. Smith pinch hit for A. Amato in the 8th
c - S. Torres substituted for J. Luna in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: A. Navarro (1, 1st Inning off E. Wheaton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Huber (1, 5th Inning off E. Wheaton, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Navarro (6, 7th Inning off I. Sanchez, 3 on, 1 out) , V. Gamboa (2, 8th Inning off R. Wert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Huber 5 , B. Farnan , A. Navarro 7 , A. Negrete , V. Gamboa 5 , J. Luna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Capetillo
GIDP: A. Navarro
Sac Bunt: B. Farnan
Sac Fly: A. Mancia
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Huber (5)
CS: A. Negrete (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Torres (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mancia-Huber-Luna, Mancia-Huber-Torres)
PB: V. Gamboa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sandoval 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .293 1 5
A. Mercado SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .273 0 3
E. Nunez RF 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .356 4 11
J. Hartman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 1 5
E. Fonseca 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 1 5
R. Sigmon 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .136 0 2
D. Torres CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 1
Z. Gray C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .125 0 0
E. Wheaton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Calderon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Guzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 3
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6 4 5 18      
a - J. Calderon pinch hit for T. Gray in the 7th
b - M. Guzman pinch hit for R. Wert in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sandoval (2, 7th Inning off A. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Nunez (4, 7th Inning off A. Garza, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Sandoval 3 , E. Nunez 5 , J. Hartman , E. Fonseca 2 , D. Torres , Z. Gray , J. Calderon
2-out RBI: J. Hartman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sandoval , R. Sigmon , D. Torres , Z. Gray
GIDP: A. Mercado , E. Fonseca
Sac Bunt: E. Wheaton
Sac Fly: R. Sigmon
Hit by Pitch: J. Hartman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sandoval (7) , J. Hartman 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Fonseca (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Sandoval-Mercado-Sigmon)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Medina W (1-1) 5.2 6 2 2 2 3 0 106 5.29   
J. Plumb H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.70   
A. Garza 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 18 9.00   
R. Legra H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9.82   
A. Amato H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.29   
V. Gonzalez H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
O. Cinza SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Medina 50
Batters Faced: A. Medina 24, J. Plumb 2, A. Garza 4, R. Legra 3, A. Amato 1, V. Gonzalez 4, O. Cinza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Medina 6-7, J. Plumb 0-0, A. Garza 0-0, R. Legra 0-1, A. Amato 0-1, V. Gonzalez 0-3, O. Cinza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Medina 106-62, J. Plumb 4-4, A. Garza 18-7, R. Legra 15-10, A. Amato 6-3, V. Gonzalez 16-10, O. Cinza 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Plumb 1-0 , A. Amato 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Legra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton L (1-1) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 109 2.53   
I. Sanchez 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 25 11.25   
T. Gray 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.60   
R. Wert 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 5.79   
J. Edwards 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 47
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 25, I. Sanchez 5, T. Gray 3, R. Wert 4, J. Edwards 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 5-7, I. Sanchez 0-1, T. Gray 1-0, R. Wert 1-2, J. Edwards 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 109-69, I. Sanchez 25-13, T. Gray 14-10, R. Wert 14-9, J. Edwards 7-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Sanchez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Navarro
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 23605
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