THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
05/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DALLAS COWBOYS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 1562 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Cowboys (17-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Carolina Panthers (21-14) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Dallas Absorbs 2-0 Loss to Carolina
Cruz Morales, who is tied for 5th in the NBC with a 1.11 WHIP, never let the Cowboys get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Panthers to a win, 2-0. The winning pitcher was Morales, now 3-1. He tossed 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 5 and fanning 4. The triumph puts Carolina at 21-14 for the season.

The Panthers had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 2-0, Carolina, with one out. Dallas, with a runner on 2nd, was mounting a threat. Ramon Lobaton dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 fastball, he struck out.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wiertel SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .380 6 21
R. Lobaton LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .391 11 29
D. Wallin 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .349 9 23
J. Ponce RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .236 7 23
A. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 0 6
K. Clough C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 1 2
B. Kruschke 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 0 6
   a-B. Newhouse PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .319 10 18
S. Benson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .223 0 11
X. Tinoco P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077 0 1
   b-D. Norgaard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   N. Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-D. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 14
Totals 30 0 5 0 6 6 24      
a - B. Newhouse pinch hit for B. Kruschke in the 6th
b - D. Norgaard pinch hit for X. Tinoco in the 7th
c - D. Jackson pinch hit for N. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wiertel (9, 9th Inning off J. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wiertel 3 , R. Lobaton , D. Wallin , B. Kruschke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wiertel , D. Wallin , J. Ponce 2 , S. Benson
Sac Bunt: K. Clough , X. Tinoco
Hit by Pitch: K. Clough
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Thompson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Wallin-Wiertel-Thompson, Wiertel-Wallin-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Miniato 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
V. Navratil 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 2 5
S. Baker CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 2 16
K. Kroon RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 5 17
T. Gaxiola C 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .258 3 11
D. Bisceglia SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250 2 9
   J. King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Grider 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .224 2 15
J. Thompson LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 1 4
   a-C. Borjas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 1 1
   M. James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Jungels SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 7 19
C. Morales P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   W. Lara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Mathis PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346 4 17
Totals 29 2 7 2 2 5 15      
a - C. Borjas pinch hit for J. Thompson in the 7th
b - R. Mathis pinch hit for W. Lara in the 7th
c - J. Jungels substituted for J. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bisceglia (2, 2nd Inning off X. Tinoco, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Kroon (3, 8th Inning off N. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kroon 3 , D. Bisceglia 3 , D. Grider 2 , C. Borjas
2-out RBI: D. Grider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bisceglia , J. Thompson
GIDP: D. Grider , J. Thompson
Sac Bunt: K. Kroon
Hit by Pitch: T. Gaxiola
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kroon (7)
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Tinoco L (3-2) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 85 3.31   
N. Garcia 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Tinoco 55
Batters Faced: X. Tinoco 25, N. Garcia 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Tinoco 6-7, N. Garcia 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: X. Tinoco 85-49, N. Garcia 31-19
Hit Batsmen: X. Tinoco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morales W (3-1) 6.1 2 0 0 5 4 0 99 1.16   
W. Lara H (4) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.49   
M. James H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
J. Brown H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.26   
J. King SV (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morales 68
Batters Faced: C. Morales 27, W. Lara 4, M. James 1, J. Brown 4, J. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morales 7-8, W. Lara 1-1, M. James 0-1, J. Brown 3-0, J. King 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morales 99-59, W. Lara 11-9, M. James 3-3, J. Brown 17-9, J. King 12-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Morales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cruz Morales
Ballpark: Ericsson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 25797
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