THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
04/12/2002
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THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1392 - FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (7-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-8) 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Buccaneers Top Vikings, 5-0, Behind Estes
Matt Estes pitched a gem to lead Tampa Bay to victory over the Minnesota Vikings, 5-0. Tampa Bay is off to a sluggish start, getting just their 4th win in 12 games.

Estes was in the zone all game. He frustrated Minnesota hitters while giving the Buccaneers 8.1 innings of quality work. Estes threw 119 pitches, allowing 4 hits and getting 3 punchouts.

"I had everything working," said Estes.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Negrete CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 2 3
B. Farnan LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 0 4
J. Lamb 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .310 3 11
A. Navarro RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .357 6 14
M. Cook C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 0 4
A. Mancia SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 9
M. Capetillo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 1 7
J. Smith 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
E. McNutt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Huber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 1 3
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 3 5 8      
a - E. Huber pinch hit for B. Wheeler in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Lamb , A. Navarro , M. Capetillo , J. Smith
GIDP: M. Cook
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Navarro (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hartman LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 1 6
A. Mercado SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .292 2 6
E. Nunez RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .347 4 11
A. Sandoval 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 1 5
E. Fonseca 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 1 5
D. Torres CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .229 0 2
M. Guzman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 1 3
Z. Gray C 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .158 0 0
M. Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   R. Skroch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Nunez (5, 4th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hartman (3, 5th Inning off E. McNutt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Mercado 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. McNutt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hartman 2 , A. Mercado 8 , E. Nunez 2 , A. Sandoval , D. Torres , Z. Gray
2-out RBI: D. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Torres
Sac Bunt: M. Estes
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sandoval (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Sandoval-Fonseca)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McNutt L (0-2) 4.1 7 5 5 0 4 2 73 7.80   
B. Wheeler 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 3.38   
A. Garza 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McNutt 33
Batters Faced: E. McNutt 20, B. Wheeler 8, A. Garza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McNutt 7-2, B. Wheeler 4-2, A. Garza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. McNutt 73-51, B. Wheeler 33-22, A. Garza 27-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Estes W (1-1) 8.1 4 0 0 3 3 0 119 2.05   
R. Skroch 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estes 75
Batters Faced: M. Estes 30, R. Skroch 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estes 12-8, R. Skroch 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estes 119-70, R. Skroch 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Skroch 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Estes
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 27685
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