THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 1571 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (18-17) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
New York Giants (17-18) 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 X 10 19 2
Giants Roll Over Vikings, 10-4
Though the conditions were not ideal, the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings came back from a rain delay to finish their game.

The New York Giants defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 10-4, in National Conference action at Giants Stadium. New York pitcher Ryan Benson had a standout performance. New York is 17-18 and Minnesota, with the loss, 18-17.

Dave Rondan chipped in a 3-run home run for New York in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"Some wins are easy and some are difficult, but either way we come to the ballpark ready to work hard every day," Rondan told the New York Daily.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .326 2 13
B. Farnan LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 0 .331 2 17
A. Mancia SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 3 19
   b-J. Smith PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 1 7
M. Capetillo 3B, SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .267 2 16
A. Negrete CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 4 13
V. Gamboa C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .283 4 12
O. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 0 1
J. Luna 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .318 1 4
A. Medina P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   J. Turner P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-S. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 2
   A. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Plumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Lamb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 6 25
Totals 39 4 11 4 2 9 19      
a - S. Torres pinch hit for J. Turner in the 6th
b - J. Smith pinch hit for A. Mancia in the 7th
c - J. Lamb pinch hit for J. Plumb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Gamboa (3, 2nd Inning off R. Benson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Capetillo (9, 4th Inning off R. Benson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Turner (1, 5th Inning off R. Benson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Farnan (10, 5th Inning off R. Benson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Huber , B. Farnan 3 , A. Mancia , M. Capetillo 2 , A. Negrete , V. Gamboa 3 , J. Luna , J. Turner 2 , J. Lamb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Capetillo , A. Negrete , J. Luna , S. Torres
GIDP: O. Garcia
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Luna (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mancia-Huber-Luna)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Currey 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .313 1 9
   a-D. Osorio PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 1 11
T. Estrada LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .236 0 12
C. Rizo SS 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .341 4 17
R. Santibanez RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .322 6 26
T. Rettig 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .266 3 9
D. Rondan C 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .297 5 20
J. Colon 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .240 0 1
J. Beardslee CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .135 0 2
R. Benson P 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .533 0 0
   J. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 10 19 10 0 5 18      
a - D. Osorio pinch hit for A. Currey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Rizo 2 (15, 1st Inning off A. Medina, 2 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Currey (11, 1st Inning off A. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Colon (2, 6th Inning off A. Garza, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Colon (1, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Currey (5, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Rondan (5, 3rd Inning off A. Medina, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Currey 6 , T. Estrada 2 , C. Rizo 4 , R. Santibanez , T. Rettig 3 , D. Rondan 5 , J. Colon 6 , J. Beardslee , R. Benson 2
2-out RBI: T. Rettig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Currey , R. Santibanez , R. Benson
GIDP: T. Estrada
Sac Bunt: R. Benson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Estrada (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Currey (6) , C. Rizo (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Currey-Rizo-Rettig)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Medina L (1-6) 3.1 12 7 7 0 1 1 56 6.75   
J. Turner 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 27 5.74   
A. Garza 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 36 11.91   
J. Plumb 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Medina 7
Batters Faced: A. Medina 21, J. Turner 10, A. Garza 9, J. Plumb 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Medina 4-4, J. Turner 3-2, A. Garza 1-2, J. Plumb 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Medina 56-39, J. Turner 27-19, A. Garza 36-25, J. Plumb 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Benson W (1-6) 8.0 8 3 3 1 6 0 111 5.24   
J. Garza 1.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 34 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Benson 59
Batters Faced: R. Benson 34, J. Garza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Benson 8-9, J. Garza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Benson 111-76, J. Garza 34-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Benson
Ballpark: Giants Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 22560
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 6th inning.
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