THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
05/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1559 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Eagles (15-17) 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 15 1
Minnesota Vikings (17-15) 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 11 2
Minnesota Wins, 10-6, Behind 2 Gamboa Home Runs
Minnesota catcher Victor Gamboa had a 7-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Philadelphia Eagles, 10-6. Odílio Cinza recorded the save for Minnesota, his 9th of the season. The loss drops the Eagles to 15-17.

Early in the game, Gamboa had a grand slam home run for Minnesota. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Vikings on top, 7-3.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Gamboa.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drake 2B 5 0 1 2 0 3 4 .246 7 13
C. Baker 3B 5 0 2 0 1 2 5 .368 5 10
R. Rodriguez LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .331 8 22
D. Norman RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 .258 1 8
K. Taylor CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .235 6 28
D. Herrera 1B 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .287 5 18
V. Ramirez C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .294 0 1
   c-B. Hems PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 2 9
M. Cuevas SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 8
   d-B. Weiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 2 10
J. Lira P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   J. Miranda P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Benedict PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 3 8
   C. Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Serrato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   C. Haeflinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   e-R. Croasdale PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 2 4
Totals 41 6 15 5 5 10 29      
a - N. Benedict pinch hit for J. Miranda in the 5th
b - G. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Serrato in the 7th
c - B. Hems pinch hit for V. Ramirez in the 9th
d - B. Weiner pinch hit for M. Cuevas in the 9th
e - R. Croasdale pinch hit for C. Haeflinger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodriguez 2 (13, 2nd Inning off A. Lopez, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Herrera (6, 5th Inning off A. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Drake , C. Baker 2 , R. Rodriguez 5 , D. Norman , D. Herrera 5 , M. Cuevas , J. Lira , G. Ramirez , R. Croasdale
2-out RBI: R. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Drake , C. Baker , D. Norman , K. Taylor 2 , N. Benedict
GIDP: M. Cuevas
Sac Fly: C. Drake
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rodriguez (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cuevas (6)
PB: V. Ramirez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .339 2 13
J. Lamb 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .297 5 23
   O. Cinza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Mancia SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .265 3 19
A. Negrete CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .229 3 10
V. Gamboa C 5 2 2 7 0 1 2 .273 4 11
O. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182 0 1
J. Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .264 1 7
J. Luna LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 1 4
A. Lopez P 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
   J. Turner 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-B. Farnan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 2 13
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Torres 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 2
Totals 35 10 11 10 5 8 14      
a - B. Farnan pinch hit for B. Wheeler in the 7th
b - S. Torres substituted for A. Garza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lamb (11, 3rd Inning off J. Miranda, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Gamboa 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Lira, 2 on, 2 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Lira, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Huber , J. Lamb 3 , A. Mancia , V. Gamboa 8 , O. Garcia , J. Smith , J. Luna 2 , B. Farnan
2-out RBI: , V. Gamboa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Negrete 2 , V. Gamboa , J. Luna , A. Lopez
Sac Bunt: A. Lopez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Farnan (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Luna (1) , J. Turner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mancia-Huber-Lamb)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lira L (1-3) 1.2 5 7 3 3 3 2 55 4.68   
J. Miranda 2.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 62 6.57   
C. Foster 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.25   
J. Serrato 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.06   
C. Haeflinger 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 5.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lira 19
Batters Faced: J. Lira 14, J. Miranda 13, C. Foster 5, J. Serrato 3, C. Haeflinger 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lira 2-0, J. Miranda 3-3, C. Foster 1-1, J. Serrato 1-1, C. Haeflinger 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lira 55-34, J. Miranda 62-34, C. Foster 25-13, J. Serrato 13-7, C. Haeflinger 27-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez 4.0 9 4 3 4 4 0 104 5.40   
J. Turner W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 35 4.50   
B. Wheeler 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.60   
A. Garza 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 24 15.00   
O. Cinza SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 30
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 24, J. Turner 7, B. Wheeler 6, A. Garza 9, O. Cinza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 4-3, J. Turner 0-1, B. Wheeler 2-1, A. Garza 1-4, O. Cinza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 104-60, J. Turner 35-24, B. Wheeler 21-14, A. Garza 24-15, O. Cinza 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 1-1 , B. Wheeler 1-0 , O. Cinza 2-0
Balk: J. Turner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Gamboa
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 33397
Special Notes: Victor Gamboa ties the NBC regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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