THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
04/16/2002
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THE SHIELD
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1416 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Saints (11-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 9 1
Minnesota Vikings (7-8) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 13 1
Vikings Lose at Home, 5-3
New Orleans Saints starter Danny Rojas pitched a strong game against the Minnesota Vikings at Metrodome, leading the Saints to victory, 5-3. The Saints, now 11-4, have been on fire in the early going.

New Orleans relied on the bat of Jamy van der Linden to get the win. The third baseman ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Saints ahead, 4-2. For the game, van der Linden had 1 double and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

New Orleans manager Scott Claxton commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. van der Linden 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .339 1 6
T. Hogland 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .226 2 8
J. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .244 3 9
B. Jenkins RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 3 8
D. Thompson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 6 13
J. McGuire C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 2 6
S. Tello LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .235 0 7
J. Daake CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .306 0 4
D. Rojas P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286 0 0
   M. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Girolamo PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 0 0
   O. Gutierrez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Garvin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 1
   M. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4 3 9 15      
a - D. Girolamo pinch hit for M. Romero in the 7th
b - T. Moon pinch hit for T. Garvin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. van der Linden (4, 1st Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Tello (3, 7th Inning off A. Medina, 1 on, 1 out) , J. McGuire (2, 7th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hogland (2, 9th Inning off A. Amato, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. van der Linden (1, 7th Inning off A. Medina, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. van der Linden 5 , T. Hogland 2 , J. McGuire 3 , S. Tello 2 , J. Daake 3
2-out RBI: T. Hogland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. van der Linden , J. Lopez , B. Jenkins 2 , D. Rojas
Sac Bunt: D. Rojas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Tello (4) , J. Daake (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Lopez-Thompson-Hogland, Hogland-Thompson-Hogland, van der Linden-Lopez-Hogland)
OF assists: 1 (Daake(Medina at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Farnan RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .304 0 4
E. Huber 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .298 1 4
J. Lamb 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .286 4 12
M. Capetillo 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .269 1 8
   a-V. Gamboa PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 4
   b-J. Smith 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 1 2
M. Cook C 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .255 1 6
A. Mancia SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .269 1 9
A. Negrete CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 2 3
O. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
A. Medina P 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Luna PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 13 3 4 5 26      
a - V. Gamboa pinch ran for M. Capetillo in the 7th
b - J. Smith substituted for V. Gamboa in the 8th
c - J. Luna pinch hit for J. Plumb in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Medina (1, 2nd Inning off D. Rojas, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Capetillo (3, 5th Inning off D. Rojas, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lamb (4, 9th Inning off M. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lamb (4, 7th Inning off O. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Farnan 2 , E. Huber 2 , J. Lamb 6 , M. Capetillo 2 , M. Cook , A. Mancia 2 , A. Negrete , A. Medina 2 , J. Luna
2-out RBI: E. Huber , M. Capetillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Farnan , M. Cook 2 , A. Medina
GIDP: E. Huber , J. Lamb , A. Mancia
Sac Bunt: A. Mancia
Hit by Pitch: M. Capetillo
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lamb (2)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rojas 5.2 8 2 1 3 5 0 128 0.94   
M. Romero W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
O. Gutierrez 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 1.59   
T. Garvin H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 0.00   
M. Gordon SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rojas 49
Batters Faced: D. Rojas 28, M. Romero 1, O. Gutierrez 2, T. Garvin 7, M. Gordon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rojas 4-7, M. Romero 0-0, O. Gutierrez 0-0, T. Garvin 2-3, M. Gordon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rojas 128-78, M. Romero 1-1, O. Gutierrez 11-7, T. Garvin 26-16, M. Gordon 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Romero 3-1 , T. Garvin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Gutierrez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Medina L (1-2) 6.2 7 4 4 1 7 0 108 5.32   
J. Plumb 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.80   
A. Amato 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 28 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Medina 50
Batters Faced: A. Medina 29, J. Plumb 5, A. Amato 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Medina 5-8, J. Plumb 2-0, A. Amato 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Medina 108-71, J. Plumb 17-12, A. Amato 28-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Plumb 1-0
Balk: A. Medina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Rojas
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 28764
Special Notes: Michael Capetillo and Omar Gutierrez were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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