THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
04/17/2002
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THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 1420 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Panthers (11-5) 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 14 0
New York Giants (8-8) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 3
Mathis Excels in 6-3 Carolina Win
A 3-RBI performance from Rich Mathis, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 draft, helped the Carolina Panthers beat the New York Giants, 6-3. No one expected much of this team, but the hot start by Carolina might have some re-evaluating their pre-season predictions. This latest win lifts their record to 11-5.

Early in the game, Mathis had a 2-run home run for Carolina. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Panthers on top, 2-0.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Mathis told the Carolina Daily.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jungels 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .354 4 13
J. Casas RF 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 .197 1 6
R. Mathis 1B 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 .447 2 6
   a-V. Navratil 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
T. Richards SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .288 2 6
K. Kroon LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .222 1 11
S. Baker CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 1 8
D. Grider 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .216 2 10
F. Pulido C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
E. Zapata P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 0 0
   L. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6 1 7 21      
a - V. Navratil substituted for R. Mathis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Pulido 2 (2, 4th Inning off R. Benson, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kroon (2, 5th Inning off R. Benson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Grider (2, 7th Inning off T. Silverman, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Baker (4, 7th Inning off T. Silverman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Jungels (4, 8th Inning off T. Silverman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Mathis (2, 3rd Inning off R. Benson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jungels 3 , R. Mathis 7 , K. Kroon 2 , S. Baker 3 , D. Grider 3 , F. Pulido 4 , E. Zapata
2-out RBI: K. Kroon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Richards , K. Kroon , D. Grider , E. Zapata 3
GIDP: F. Pulido
Sac Fly: J. Jungels
Hit by Pitch: S. Baker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jungels (9) , J. Casas (6)
CS: J. Jungels (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jungels-Richards-Mathis, Jungels-Richards-Mathis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 1 7
D. Osorio SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .175 1 6
C. Rizo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .413 2 12
R. Santibanez RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .273 3 14
S. Skinner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321 4 11
T. Rettig LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
D. Rondan C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 1 7
J. Beardslee CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   a-D. Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   b-A. Rangel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 2
R. Benson P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .857 0 0
   T. Silverman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 5
   L. Mercado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 6 8      
a - D. Reyes pinch hit for J. Beardslee in the 7th
b - A. Rangel substituted for D. Reyes in the 8th
c - T. Estrada pinch hit for J. Garza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Skinner (4, 4th Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Benson (2, 5th Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Santibanez 2 (3, 4th Inning off E. Zapata, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off L. Shaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Santibanez 9 , S. Skinner 2 , R. Benson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Osorio , D. Rondan
GIDP: S. Skinner , D. Reyes
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Currey (2) , D. Osorio (1) , S. Skinner (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Skinner-Osorio-Skinner, Skinner)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zapata W (2-0) 6.1 5 2 2 2 5 1 107 4.03   
L. Shaw 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 24 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zapata 58
Batters Faced: E. Zapata 25, L. Shaw 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zapata 10-3, L. Shaw 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zapata 107-68, L. Shaw 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Shaw 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Benson L (0-4) 5.0 9 5 3 1 4 1 109 6.86   
T. Silverman 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 41 2.21   
J. Garza 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 18.00   
L. Mercado 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Benson 36
Batters Faced: R. Benson 27, T. Silverman 12, J. Garza 1, L. Mercado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Benson 7-2, T. Silverman 2-3, J. Garza 0-0, L. Mercado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Benson 109-69, T. Silverman 41-26, J. Garza 5-3, L. Mercado 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Silverman 2-1 , J. Garza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Mathis
Ballpark: Giants Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 22161
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