THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS
04/17/2002
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THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS
GAME ID: 1438 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (8-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 12 0
Detroit Lions (5-11) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Vikings Score Late, Upend Lions, 5-2
Detroit got a terrific performance from pitcher Saverio Tilli, but it wasn't enough to beat the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota won the Ford Field contest, 5-2. Tilli threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball for the losing team. Aaron Amato snagged the win in relief. He goes to 2-0 on the season. Alex Perea suffered the loss. The Lions fall to 5-11 and continue their lackluster start in 2002.

Johnny Luna came through with a big-time hit for Minnesota. The pinch hitter smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Luna. "You've got to get results."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Farnan RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .295 1 5
E. Huber 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .311 1 4
J. Lamb 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .279 4 12
   O. Cinza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Capetillo 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 1 9
A. Mancia SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .281 1 10
A. Negrete CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 2 3
V. Gamboa C 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .364 2 4
O. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 0 0
E. McNutt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Luna PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 1 3
   c-S. Torres 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 39 5 12 5 0 5 19      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for E. McNutt in the 7th
b - J. Luna pinch hit for A. Amato in the 9th
c - S. Torres substituted for J. Luna in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Gamboa (2, 9th Inning off A. Perea, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Capetillo (4, 9th Inning off A. Perea, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Mancia (1, 4th Inning off S. Tilli, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Luna (1, 9th Inning off A. Perea, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Farnan (1, 9th Inning off A. Perea, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Farnan 4 , E. Huber 2 , J. Lamb , M. Capetillo 3 , A. Mancia 4 , V. Gamboa 4 , J. Luna 4
2-out RBI: B. Farnan , M. Capetillo , A. Mancia , J. Luna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lamb , A. Mancia , A. Negrete , O. Garcia
GIDP: J. Lamb
Sac Bunt: E. McNutt
Hit by Pitch: E. Huber
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mancia-Huber-Lamb)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Orton 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .228 1 5
L. Benitez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 5
   b-Z. Li CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
E. Maldonado LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 5
J. Diaz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310 1 4
W. Barrera C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .267 1 2
Z. McMaster CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .170 0 0
   A. Perea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .263 4 14
T. Baumann 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .098 0 1
   c-J. Alcala PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 2 8
S. Tilli P 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Egbert RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 1
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 7 16      
a - J. Egbert substituted for S. Tilli in the 9th
b - Z. Li substituted for L. Benitez in the 9th
c - J. Alcala pinch hit for T. Baumann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Diaz (5, 4th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Orton (1, 3rd Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Orton 4 , E. Maldonado , J. Diaz 2 , W. Barrera 2 , O. Fernandez , T. Baumann
2-out RBI: A. Orton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. McMaster , S. Tilli
GIDP: O. Fernandez
Hit by Pitch: L. Benitez , Z. McMaster
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Baumann (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tilli (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Orton-Diaz)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McNutt 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 1 92 6.43   
A. Amato W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.25   
O. Cinza SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McNutt 55
Batters Faced: E. McNutt 25, A. Amato 8, O. Cinza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McNutt 7-6, A. Amato 1-2, O. Cinza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. McNutt 92-57, A. Amato 23-13, O. Cinza 12-8
Hit Batsmen: E. McNutt , A. Amato
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tilli 8.0 7 1 1 0 3 0 101 3.16   
A. Perea L (0-2), BS (2) 0.2 5 4 4 0 2 2 26 9.00   
B. Boyer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tilli 67
Batters Faced: S. Tilli 32, A. Perea 8, B. Boyer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tilli 13-8, A. Perea 0-0, B. Boyer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tilli 101-71, A. Perea 26-18, B. Boyer 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Boyer 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Perea
Balk: S. Tilli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Saverio Tilli
Ballpark: Ford Field
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 25317
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