THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
05/02/2002
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THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
GAME ID: 1536 - THURSDAY, MAY 2ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-17) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 4
San Francisco 49ers (14-16) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 7 12 1
49ers Get 7-3 Win Versus Tampa Bay
The San Francisco 49ers took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Candlestick Park.

Tampa Bay catcher Alberto Mercado had a good game, even if his team did not. The Buccaneers dropped a 7-3 decision to San Francisco at Candlestick Park. Mercado was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The loss drops the Buccaneers to 13-17.

San Francisco took advantage of an error in the bottom of the sixth inning. The game was tied, 3-3, when Jacob Shaffer hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put the 49ers in front, 5-3.

"I've been criticized for being a slacker, but the one thing I do care about is winning," Shaffer told the San Francisco Today.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sandoval SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305 5 10
A. Mercado C 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .241 5 12
E. Nunez RF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .321 6 22
J. Hartman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .296 2 15
E. Fonseca 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 4 19
R. Sigmon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .198 1 10
M. Guzman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 2 10
   I. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Torres PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 8 20
T. Henderson LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .176 1 4
E. Wheaton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   a-T. McIntire 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3 6 6 19      
a - T. McIntire substituted for E. Wheaton in the 6th
b - D. Torres pinch hit for R. Wert in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Nunez (9, 5th Inning off M. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Nunez (2, 3rd Inning off M. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mercado (5, 5th Inning off M. Flores, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 5 , E. Nunez 5 , E. Fonseca , R. Sigmon
2-out RBI: A. Mercado , E. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mercado , J. Hartman 2 , R. Sigmon , T. Henderson
GIDP: M. Guzman 2
Sac Bunt: E. Wheaton
Hit by Pitch: D. Torres
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mercado (9)
CS: A. Sandoval (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mercado (5) , E. Nunez (1) , J. Hartman (2) , R. Sigmon (1)
PB: A. Mercado 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Shaffer LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .363 10 24
J. Stewart 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .219 2 8
S. Julian RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .262 6 9
   b-F. Aguero 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 1 3
J. Buss SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .321 6 19
K. Bass 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .298 4 17
   c-D. Leedom RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
S. Schumacher C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .310 2 11
N. Mathews CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .269 1 16
E. Carballo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240 3 10
M. Flores P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 0
   a-A. Tilton PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 0 0
   J. Talavera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   J. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 0
   M. Fujioka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Rufener P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 5 1 10 18      
a - A. Tilton pinch hit for M. Flores in the 6th
b - F. Aguero substituted for S. Julian in the 8th
c - D. Leedom substituted for K. Bass in the 8th
d - R. Gomez pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Mathews (5, 5th Inning off E. Wheaton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Buss (8, 6th Inning off E. Wheaton, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Bass (10, 6th Inning off E. Wheaton, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Stewart (7, 8th Inning off R. Wert, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Shaffer 2 , J. Stewart 2 , S. Julian 2 , J. Buss 2 , K. Bass 3 , N. Mathews 3 , E. Carballo , A. Tilton
2-out RBI: J. Shaffer , J. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Shaffer , J. Stewart 2 , S. Julian , F. Aguero , J. Buss , E. Carballo
Sac Bunt: S. Schumacher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Shaffer (6) , S. Julian (6) , K. Bass (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Bass (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Stewart-Buss-Bass, Flores-Stewart-Bass)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton L (2-4) 5.2 9 5 4 1 6 0 106 4.71   
I. Sanchez 1.2 1 1 0 0 4 0 32 6.00   
R. Wert 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 38
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 27, I. Sanchez 7, R. Wert 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 8-3, I. Sanchez 0-2, R. Wert 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 106-72, I. Sanchez 32-23, R. Wert 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Sanchez 2-2 , R. Wert 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flores W (3-2) 6.0 6 3 3 3 4 1 102 4.85   
J. Talavera H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 3.62   
J. Thompson H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.91   
M. Fujioka 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.97   
M. Rufener SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flores 49
Batters Faced: M. Flores 25, J. Talavera 5, J. Thompson 3, M. Fujioka 4, M. Rufener 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flores 9-3, J. Talavera 1-0, J. Thompson 1-2, M. Fujioka 0-1, M. Rufener 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flores 102-60, J. Talavera 24-11, J. Thompson 10-7, M. Fujioka 18-8, M. Rufener 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 2-0 , M. Rufener 2-0
WP: M. Flores
Hit Batsmen: M. Fujioka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alberto Mercado
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 20979
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