THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/06/2002
 
THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 1570 - MONDAY, MAY 6TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (18-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
New York Giants (16-18) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 10 2
Giants 5-1 Winners Versus Minnesota
The New York Giants went home winners at Giants Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Scott Ambler. Ambler stifled the Minnesota Vikings, enabling New York to grab the 5-1 win. The winner was Ambler. He threw 7.2 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was John Glenn. By defeating Minnesota, the third-place Giants improved to 16-18.

The outcome was still in doubt with two out in the top of the fifth inning, but Ambler was able to pitch out of a jam. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Minnesota trailing 2-0, Ambler retired Evan Huber, who flied out.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Farnan LF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .328 2 14
E. Huber 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .328 2 13
J. Lamb 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 6 25
M. Capetillo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .270 2 16
M. Cook C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 10
A. Mancia SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 3 19
A. Negrete CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 4 13
O. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 0 1
J. Glenn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 0 0
   a-S. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 0 2
   R. Legra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 3 11      
a - S. Torres pinch hit for J. Glenn in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Farnan (9, 7th Inning off S. Ambler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Farnan 3 , M. Capetillo 2 , A. Negrete , O. Garcia
2-out RBI: B. Farnan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Huber , A. Mancia
Hit by Pitch: M. Cook
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Farnan (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Negrete(Currey at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 1 8
T. Estrada LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .230 0 11
C. Rizo 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .339 4 15
R. Santibanez RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .327 6 26
S. Skinner 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324 4 19
   a-T. Rettig PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 7
   b-D. Reyes 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 1 2
D. Osorio SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 1 11
J. Trippiedi C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .156 2 9
A. Rangel CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .121 0 3
S. Ambler P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .077 0 0
   A. Coury P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 1 6 10      
a - T. Rettig pinch ran for S. Skinner in the 1st
b - D. Reyes substituted for T. Rettig in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: S. Skinner (12, 1st Inning off J. Glenn, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Currey 2 , T. Estrada 2 , C. Rizo 2 , R. Santibanez , S. Skinner 2 , J. Trippiedi , S. Ambler
2-out RBI: T. Estrada , R. Santibanez , S. Skinner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Reyes 2 , D. Osorio
Sac Fly: R. Santibanez
Hit by Pitch: C. Rizo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Estrada 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rizo (5) , D. Reyes (1)
OF assists: 1 (Estrada(Torres at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Glenn L (2-2) 6.0 10 5 5 1 4 0 95 4.99   
R. Legra 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Glenn 35
Batters Faced: J. Glenn 29, R. Legra 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Glenn 7-6, R. Legra 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Glenn 95-63, R. Legra 26-14
WP: J. Glenn
Hit Batsmen: J. Glenn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ambler W (3-2) 7.2 5 1 1 2 2 0 111 5.94   
A. Coury 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ambler 65
Batters Faced: S. Ambler 30, A. Coury 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ambler 9-10, A. Coury 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ambler 111-69, A. Coury 20-13
Hit Batsmen: S. Ambler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Ambler
Ballpark: Giants Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 23447
Special Notes: 1B Shawn Skinner was injured while running the bases.
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