THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
04/15/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1415 - MONDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Saints (10-4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 11 0
Minnesota Vikings (7-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Hicks Now 1-1 After Subduing Vikings
Getting an impressive start from Mark Hicks, New Orleans beat Minnesota by the score of 3-0. The Saints, now 10-4, have played some good baseball in the early going.

Hicks yielded no runs on 6 hits over 7.1 innings for the Saints. For the season, Hicks has a record of 1-1 with 25 strikeouts.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Hicks.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .327 1 4
T. Hogland 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .229 2 7
J. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .268 3 9
B. Jenkins RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .204 3 8
D. Thompson SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .326 6 13
J. McGuire C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .238 2 6
S. Tello LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .234 0 6
J. Daake CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 0 4
M. Hicks P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   D. McMenemy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Girolamo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   E. Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 3 5 4 16      
a - D. Girolamo pinch hit for D. McMenemy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hogland (1, 6th Inning off B. Robertson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Girolamo (1, 9th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McGuire (2, 9th Inning off V. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. van der Linden , T. Hogland 4 , D. Thompson , J. McGuire 5 , S. Tello 2 , J. Daake , D. Girolamo 2
2-out RBI: J. van der Linden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hogland , J. Lopez , D. Thompson
GIDP: T. Hogland , S. Tello
Sac Bunt: M. Hicks
Sac Fly: D. Thompson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Daake (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (van der Linden-Lopez-Hogland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 1 3
B. Farnan LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .288 0 4
J. Lamb 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 3 11
A. Navarro RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 6 14
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Cook C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256 1 6
A. Mancia SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 9
M. Capetillo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 1 7
A. Negrete CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 2 3
B. Robertson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1
   a-V. Gamboa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 2 4
   V. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Garcia RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 34 0 8 0 1 11 16      
a - V. Gamboa pinch hit for B. Robertson in the 7th
b - O. Garcia substituted for V. Gonzalez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Negrete (3, 2nd Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Farnan (5, 3rd Inning off M. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Gamboa (1, 7th Inning off M. Hicks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Huber , B. Farnan 2 , J. Lamb , M. Cook , A. Mancia , A. Negrete 3 , V. Gamboa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Huber , A. Navarro , M. Cook , B. Robertson , O. Garcia
GIDP: A. Mancia
Hit by Pitch: A. Navarro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Huber (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mancia-Huber-Lamb, Huber-Mancia-Lamb)
OF assists: 1 (Negrete(Lopez at home))
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hicks W (1-1) 7.1 6 0 0 0 9 0 112 2.89   
D. McMenemy H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0.00   
E. Flores SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hicks 75
Batters Faced: M. Hicks 29, D. McMenemy 2, E. Flores 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hicks 4-9, D. McMenemy 0-0, E. Flores 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hicks 112-76, D. McMenemy 9-6, E. Flores 23-13
Hit Batsmen: M. Hicks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Robertson L (2-1) 7.0 6 1 1 5 2 0 91 2.21   
V. Gonzalez 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 30 3.18   
J. Plumb 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Robertson 58
Batters Faced: B. Robertson 29, V. Gonzalez 8, J. Plumb 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Robertson 6-10, V. Gonzalez 2-0, J. Plumb 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Robertson 91-51, V. Gonzalez 30-22, J. Plumb 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Plumb 1-0
WP: B. Robertson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Hicks
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 29883
Special Notes: RF Alejandro Navarro was injured while throwing the ball.
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