THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
04/29/2002
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THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1512 - MONDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Cowboys (15-12) 0 3 2 6 1 0 8 0 0 20 26 0
Minnesota Vikings (13-14) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 0
Great Day for Wiertel -- 5 Hits
Jason Wiertel said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Metrodome, and it showed in the box score. The Dallas shortstop had a fantastic 5-for-7 day against the Minnesota Vikings, leading his club to victory, 20-6.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Wiertel said later."

Jason Wiertel grounded out in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th, hit a two-run single in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

This year, Wiertel is hitting .385 with 37 hits, 6 home runs, 21 RBIs and has scored 25 runs.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lobaton CF 6 3 4 1 1 0 2 .422 10 27
J. Wiertel SS 7 3 5 3 0 1 3 .385 6 21
B. Newhouse 1B 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 .397 9 15
D. Wallin 2B 6 3 3 3 0 0 4 .333 7 19
J. Ponce RF 6 2 2 5 0 2 3 .238 6 18
C. Williams LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .214 3 13
   T. Ponticello P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   N. Garcia P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   D. Cafiso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Kruschke 3B 6 2 1 1 0 1 4 .160 0 2
J. Contreras C 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .342 0 5
T. Aguilar P 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-D. Norgaard PR, LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 2
Totals 52 20 26 20 3 5 22      
a - D. Norgaard pinch ran for T. Aguilar in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kruschke (4, 2nd Inning off A. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Wiertel 2 (7, 4th Inning off A. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Wallin (5, 4th Inning off J. Turner, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Aguilar (2, 4th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Newhouse (3, 7th Inning off A. Garza, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ponce (6, 3rd Inning off A. Lopez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Wallin (7, 7th Inning off A. Garza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lobaton 4 , J. Wiertel 7 , B. Newhouse 4 , D. Wallin 7 , J. Ponce 5 , C. Williams , N. Garcia , B. Kruschke 2 , J. Contreras 3 , T. Aguilar 3 , D. Norgaard
2-out RBI: R. Lobaton , J. Wiertel 2 , T. Aguilar , D. Norgaard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lobaton , J. Wiertel , B. Newhouse 2 , J. Ponce
Hit by Pitch: C. Williams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wiertel-Wallin-Newhouse, Wallin-Wiertel-Newhouse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .350 1 10
B. Farnan LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .316 2 11
J. Lamb 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .283 5 17
A. Navarro RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .312 7 18
M. Cook C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .280 2 9
A. Mancia SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .268 2 15
M. Capetillo 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .264 2 12
A. Negrete CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .233 2 6
A. Lopez P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   J. Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Luna PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 1 4
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-V. Gamboa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 2 4
   V. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6 4 5 20      
a - J. Luna pinch hit for J. Turner in the 6th
b - V. Gamboa pinch hit for A. Amato in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cook (5, 1st Inning off T. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Lopez (1, 2nd Inning off T. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Negrete (6, 8th Inning off N. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Negrete (1, 6th Inning off T. Ponticello, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Huber 2 , B. Farnan , A. Navarro 2 , M. Cook 3 , A. Mancia , M. Capetillo , A. Negrete 5 , A. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: A. Navarro , A. Mancia , M. Capetillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Farnan , J. Lamb , A. Mancia , M. Capetillo , A. Negrete
GIDP: A. Navarro , A. Mancia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Huber 2 (10) , A. Navarro (1)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Aguilar 3.0 7 4 4 2 0 0 82 6.03   
T. Ponticello W (1-1) 2.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 36 6.30   
N. Garcia 2.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.86   
D. Cafiso 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Aguilar 25
Batters Faced: T. Aguilar 18, T. Ponticello 9, N. Garcia 11, D. Cafiso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Aguilar 7-2, T. Ponticello 3-2, N. Garcia 2-3, D. Cafiso 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Aguilar 82-54, T. Ponticello 36-22, N. Garcia 29-22, D. Cafiso 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Garcia 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez L (1-3) 3.0 11 8 8 2 1 1 69 5.22   
J. Turner 3.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 34 5.59   
A. Garza 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 1 21 21.00   
B. Wheeler 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 30 4.76   
A. Amato 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.41   
V. Gonzalez 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 2
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 21, J. Turner 15, A. Garza 4, B. Wheeler 7, A. Amato 4, V. Gonzalez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 3-4, J. Turner 5-4, A. Garza 0-0, B. Wheeler 1-0, A. Amato 1-2, V. Gonzalez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 69-41, J. Turner 34-24, A. Garza 21-14, B. Wheeler 30-19, A. Amato 19-14, V. Gonzalez 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 2-2 , A. Amato 1-0
WP: V. Gonzalez
Hit Batsmen: J. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Wiertel
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 28701
Special Notes: RF Constantin Williams was injured in a collision at a base. SP Tony Aguilar was injured while running the bases. Jason Wiertel ties the NBC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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