THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
04/27/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1510 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Cowboys (14-11) 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 10 13 0
Minnesota Vikings (12-13) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Lobaton, Cowboys Clobber Vikings, 10-1
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.

The 3-hit performance of Ramon Lobaton, who is tied for 4th in the NBC with a .470 on-base percentage, helped the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings, 10-1. The win puts Dallas at 14-11.

With Dallas leading 6-1 in the top of the eighth, Lobaton came up to bat against Minnesota pitcher Alfredo Garza. Lobaton hit a fastball to center for a grand slam home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Cowboys on top, 10-1.

"We didn't put up much resistance," said losing manager Jim Lee.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Newhouse 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .370 8 11
R. Lobaton LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .418 10 26
D. Wallin 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .322 6 16
D. Jackson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .231 2 7
J. Wiertel SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .365 6 18
C. Williams RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .207 3 13
S. Benson CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .261 0 8
J. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .343 0 3
   b-M. Crum PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
X. Tinoco P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
   E. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Thompson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306 0 6
   D. Ronquillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Ponce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 4 12
   T. Ponticello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10 5 6 16      
a - A. Thompson pinch hit for E. Perez in the 8th
b - M. Crum pinch hit for J. Contreras in the 9th
c - J. Ponce pinch hit for D. Ronquillo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Wallin 2 (6, 1st Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Medina, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Williams (3, 4th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Newhouse (8, 5th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Lobaton (10, 8th Inning off A. Garza, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Newhouse 5 , R. Lobaton 6 , D. Wallin 9 , C. Williams 5 , S. Benson , J. Contreras , M. Crum
2-out RBI: B. Newhouse , D. Wallin 2 , C. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , J. Contreras , X. Tinoco , J. Ponce
Sac Bunt: S. Benson
Sac Fly: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lobaton 2 (9) , D. Wallin (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wiertel-Jackson-Newhouse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .337 1 9
B. Farnan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310 2 10
J. Lamb 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .297 4 14
A. Navarro RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .319 7 17
M. Cook C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 2 9
A. Mancia SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .270 2 14
M. Capetillo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .259 2 11
A. Negrete CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 2 5
A. Medina P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Luna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 1 4
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 0
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 7 15      
a - J. Luna pinch hit for J. Turner in the 5th
b - O. Garcia pinch hit for B. Wheeler in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Huber 2 , B. Farnan , M. Cook 2 , M. Capetillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lamb , A. Mancia
GIDP: J. Lamb
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Farnan (3)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Tinoco W (3-0) 5.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 102 2.58   
E. Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.53   
D. Ronquillo 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7.50   
T. Ponticello 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Tinoco 60
Batters Faced: X. Tinoco 23, E. Perez 4, D. Ronquillo 3, T. Ponticello 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Tinoco 6-6, E. Perez 2-2, D. Ronquillo 1-1, T. Ponticello 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: X. Tinoco 102-61, E. Perez 17-12, D. Ronquillo 10-6, T. Ponticello 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Medina L (1-4) 4.2 7 5 5 0 2 4 72 5.94   
J. Turner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.70   
J. Plumb 1.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 35 2.31   
B. Wheeler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.86   
A. Garza 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 17 15.00   
A. Amato 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Medina 32
Batters Faced: A. Medina 21, J. Turner 1, J. Plumb 8, B. Wheeler 3, A. Garza 5, A. Amato 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Medina 6-6, J. Turner 0-0, J. Plumb 1-1, B. Wheeler 1-1, A. Garza 0-1, A. Amato 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Medina 72-47, J. Turner 3-3, J. Plumb 35-17, B. Wheeler 15-10, A. Garza 17-6, A. Amato 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wheeler 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramon Lobaton
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34776
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