THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
04/27/2002
 
THE SHIELD
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
GAME ID: 1501 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Rams (12-13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-14) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 X 6 9 0
St. Louis Absorbs 6-3 Loss to Tampa Bay
The St. Louis Rams could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Eric Roush into a win. Instead, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prevailed, 6-3. Roush threw 6.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The win puts Tampa Bay at 11-14.

Edgar Nunez, who is tied for 7th in the NBC in RBI with 19, helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the right fielder drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

Nunez told a Tampa Bay Gazette reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .196 4 10
D. Miller 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 3 8
J. Morris LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .387 9 19
V. de Leon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 5 13
K. Cummings RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312 6 14
A. Vasquez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 0 4
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 3 6
P. Bartnick 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 2 9
E. Roush P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-J. Vaughn PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .190 1 6
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Vossberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 3
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 5 13      
a - J. Vaughn pinch hit for E. Roush in the 7th
b - J. Daniels pinch hit for J. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vaughn (3, 7th Inning off E. Wheaton, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Bartnick (5, 7th Inning off E. Wheaton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hogan , D. Miller , J. Morris , F. Reynolds 2 , P. Bartnick 3 , J. Vaughn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hogan 2 , J. Morris , A. Vasquez
Sac Bunt: E. Roush
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hartman LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .289 1 13
A. Mercado SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .239 4 9
E. Nunez RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .322 5 19
A. Sandoval 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .318 4 9
E. Fonseca 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .295 3 17
D. Torres CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .267 6 17
M. Guzman 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .224 1 6
Z. Gray C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224 0 4
E. Wheaton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
   a-R. Sigmon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .172 1 10
   b-T. McIntire PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   D. Dick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Skroch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 3 11      
a - R. Sigmon pinch hit for E. Wheaton in the 7th
b - T. McIntire pinch ran for R. Sigmon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Sandoval (4, 4th Inning off E. Roush, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mercado (4, 1st Inning off E. Roush, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Torres (6, 8th Inning off C. Vossberg, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hartman , A. Mercado 4 , A. Sandoval 2 , E. Fonseca 2 , D. Torres 4 , M. Guzman 3
2-out RBI: J. Hartman , E. Nunez , E. Fonseca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hartman , A. Sandoval , D. Torres
Sac Bunt: D. Torres
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Guzman (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Torres(Miller at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Roush 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 83 2.36   
J. Rodriguez L (1-2), BS (5) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 35 10.03   
C. Vossberg 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 20 5.40   
J. Perez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Roush 59
Batters Faced: E. Roush 22, J. Rodriguez 7, C. Vossberg 4, J. Perez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Roush 12-3, J. Rodriguez 2-0, C. Vossberg 1-1, J. Perez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Roush 83-59, J. Rodriguez 35-19, C. Vossberg 20-12, J. Perez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Vossberg 3-1
WP: E. Roush
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton W (2-3) 7.0 7 3 3 3 3 0 96 4.46   
D. Dick H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.15   
R. Skroch SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 51
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 30, D. Dick 3, R. Skroch 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 12-5, D. Dick 0-2, R. Skroch 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 96-54, D. Dick 10-6, R. Skroch 17-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Roush
Ballpark: Raymond James Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 34273
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