THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
04/17/2002
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THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1432 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-10) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Arizona Cardinals (7-9) 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 11 1
Buccaneers Handed 7-4 Loss by Arizona
Starting pitcher Luis Puccini pitched well enough to help the Arizona Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7-4. Puccini, the winner, moves to 1-1. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 2 walks. The save was credited to Roberto Quintana, his 5th.

Bobby Sander helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Cardinals.

"Luis gave us a really strong effort," said Arizona manager Ben Javery.

The Buccaneers fall to 6-10 and continue their wobbly start to the 2002 season.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sandoval 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283 2 6
A. Mercado SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .258 2 6
E. Nunez RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 4 14
J. Hartman LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 1 9
E. Fonseca 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .241 2 10
R. Sigmon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .147 0 2
D. Torres CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 7
Z. Gray C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 0 0
E. Wheaton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Womac P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Guzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 1 3
   D. Dick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Calderon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 7 11      
a - M. Guzman pinch hit for J. Edwards in the 7th
b - J. Calderon pinch hit for D. Dick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Fonseca (5, 4th Inning off L. Puccini, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Sandoval (2, 5th Inning off L. Puccini, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Sandoval 4 , J. Hartman 2 , E. Fonseca 2 , D. Torres , J. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Sandoval 2 , Z. Gray
Hit by Pitch: D. Torres 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Torres (3)
CS: D. Torres (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mercado (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Fonseca-Sandoval-Sigmon, Sandoval-Mercado-Sigmon, Sigmon-Mercado-Sigmon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lotzer CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .222 5 10
G. Hurley 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .279 0 6
A. Seigle LF, 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 .220 2 5
J. Torres 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .341 2 9
   a-R. Pancaldi LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 3
B. Sander 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .241 4 10
T. Weber RF, LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 .229 0 5
W. Chediak SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .245 0 2
J. Wagner C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 0
L. Puccini P 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111 0 2
   K. Mullins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Preston PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
   R. Quintana P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7 6 2 16      
a - R. Pancaldi substituted for J. Torres in the 8th
b - J. Preston pinch hit for K. Mullins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wagner (1, 2nd Inning off E. Wheaton, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Sander (2, 2nd Inning off E. Wheaton, 3 on, 0 outs) , L. Puccini (1, 2nd Inning off E. Wheaton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lotzer , G. Hurley 3 , A. Seigle 2 , J. Torres , B. Sander 3 , J. Wagner 2 , L. Puccini 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Chediak
GIDP: A. Seigle , J. Torres , J. Wagner
Sac Fly: T. Weber
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Preston (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Chediak (4)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton L (1-2) 1.1 8 7 6 3 1 0 58 4.76   
J. Womac 3.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 55 1.42   
J. Edwards 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00   
D. Dick 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 4
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 16, J. Womac 12, J. Edwards 3, D. Dick 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 0-3, J. Womac 6-3, J. Edwards 2-0, D. Dick 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 58-29, J. Womac 55-35, J. Edwards 11-7, D. Dick 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Womac 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Puccini W (1-1) 6.0 4 4 3 2 6 1 109 7.20   
K. Mullins H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 2.53   
R. Quintana SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Puccini 54
Batters Faced: L. Puccini 25, K. Mullins 7, R. Quintana 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Puccini 6-5, K. Mullins 4-1, R. Quintana 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Puccini 109-69, K. Mullins 30-21, R. Quintana 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mullins 1-0
WP: L. Puccini
Hit Batsmen: L. Puccini , R. Quintana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Puccini
Ballpark: Sun Devil Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 22354
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