THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
04/21/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1463 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Bears (12-8) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 10 1
Minnesota Vikings (10-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Bears Win, 5-1, at Minnesota
Starting pitcher Enrique Nunez did his part in helping the Chicago Bears thwart the Minnesota Vikings, 5-1. Chicago goes to 12-8.

Tristan Copeland had a big solo home run for the Bears in the top of the fifth inning. With Chicago leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from 11-year veteran Angelo Medina and punished it. The result was his 5th home run of the season, which put the Bears on top, 3-1.

Copeland attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Copeland LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .333 5 17
A. Rogers CF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .253 3 8
A. Miller SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .321 2 14
I. Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .408 2 19
D. Black RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .257 1 2
S. Moncrief 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .355 6 19
J. Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .300 2 13
T. Gomez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .317 2 6
E. Nunez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   D. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Bynum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 0 1
   M. Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 5 9 13      
a - N. Bynum pinch hit for D. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Jones (9, 1st Inning off A. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Miller 2 (9, 3rd Inning off A. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Copeland (5, 5th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Gomez (2, 7th Inning off A. Amato, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Black (1, 8th Inning off J. Plumb, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Copeland 4 , A. Rogers , A. Miller 4 , I. Jones 2 , D. Black 5 , S. Moncrief , T. Gomez 5
2-out RBI: A. Miller , I. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Miller , I. Jones 2
GIDP: J. Roberts , T. Gomez , N. Bynum
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Roberts (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Moncrief (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Negrete CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 2 3
A. Navarro RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .340 6 14
J. Lamb 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .284 4 13
M. Cook C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 1 6
A. Mancia SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 1 10
M. Capetillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 2 11
J. Smith 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .290 1 3
J. Luna LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 1 3
A. Medina P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   a-S. Torres PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 0
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-V. Gamboa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 2 4
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 15      
a - S. Torres pinch hit for A. Medina in the 5th
b - O. Garcia pinch hit for A. Amato in the 7th
c - V. Gamboa pinch hit for J. Plumb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Navarro (2, 1st Inning off E. Nunez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Smith (1, 4th Inning off E. Nunez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Navarro 3 , A. Mancia , J. Smith 4 , J. Luna
2-out RBI: J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cook , A. Mancia , J. Luna
Sac Bunt: A. Negrete
Hit by Pitch: S. Torres
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Negrete (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Mancia-Smith-Lamb, Mancia-Smith-Lamb, Smith-Mancia-Lamb)
OF assists: 1 (Navarro(Jones at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Nunez W (2-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 111 3.23   
D. Mendoza 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.19   
M. Schmidt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Nunez 62
Batters Faced: E. Nunez 30, D. Mendoza 3, M. Schmidt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Nunez 11-7, D. Mendoza 1-2, M. Schmidt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Nunez 111-70, D. Mendoza 9-6, M. Schmidt 13-7
Hit Batsmen: E. Nunez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Medina L (1-3) 5.0 5 3 3 4 6 1 103 5.34   
A. Amato 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 38 2.57   
J. Plumb 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 23 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Medina 47
Batters Faced: A. Medina 22, A. Amato 8, J. Plumb 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Medina 3-4, A. Amato 1-2, J. Plumb 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Medina 103-56, A. Amato 38-22, J. Plumb 23-15
WP: A. Medina , A. Amato
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Enrique Nunez
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 34721
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