THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
05/15/2002
 
THE SHIELD
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
GAME ID: 1614 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Vikings (20-22) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
St. Louis Rams (22-20) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 5 9 0
Rams Slap 5-3 Loss on Minnesota
The St. Louis Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings, 5-3. St. Louis pitcher and San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, Dominican Republic, native Tony Palomera led the way. Palomera picked up the win for St. Louis, going 6 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 4-2. Earning his 7th save for St. Louis was Chris Salasar.

St. Louis first baseman Vic de Leon helped the Rams go up, 5-3, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, de Leon hit a 2-run single off Minnesota pitcher Aaron Amato.

"It was a good effort all around," said Palomera.

The Rams, at 22-20, sit in second place in the National Conference West.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .338 2 15
J. Lamb 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .299 6 27
M. Cook C 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .254 2 14
A. Mancia SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .237 3 21
M. Capetillo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .236 2 18
A. Negrete CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .245 6 16
   b-B. Farnan PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 2 19
J. Luna RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 1 5
J. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .219 1 7
B. Robertson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 2
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Gamboa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 4 12
   R. Legra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 0 3
   V. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3 5 5 19      
a - V. Gamboa pinch hit for A. Amato in the 7th
b - B. Farnan pinch hit for A. Negrete in the 8th
c - S. Torres pinch hit for R. Legra in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Huber (6, 1st Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lamb (12, 3rd Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Cook (7, 3rd Inning off T. Palomera, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Huber (3, 7th Inning off C. Vossberg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Negrete (6, 4th Inning off T. Palomera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Huber 6 , J. Lamb 2 , M. Cook 2 , A. Mancia , A. Negrete 4 , B. Farnan , J. Luna
2-out RBI: M. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Mancia 3 , M. Capetillo , S. Torres
Sac Bunt: J. Luna
Sac Fly: M. Cook
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Huber (13)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Negrete (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mancia-Huber-Lamb)
OF assists: 1 (Luna(Morris at 3rd base))
PB: M. Cook
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hogan CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .220 5 16
F. Reynolds SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 4 21
J. Morris LF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .357 11 33
V. de Leon 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 6 .232 8 29
K. Cummings RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 8 19
J. Daniels 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 2 4
P. Bartnick 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .278 2 11
J. Alvarado C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .119 0 2
T. Palomera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 2
   a-G. Fesperman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .352 4 10
   C. Vossberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Cisnero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 3
   C. Salasar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5 4 3 13      
a - G. Fesperman pinch hit for T. Palomera in the 6th
b - B. Harris pinch hit for M. Cisnero in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Hogan , F. Reynolds 2 , V. de Leon , J. Daniels , P. Bartnick 2 , J. Alvarado 2
2-out RBI: J. Hogan , V. de Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. de Leon 2
GIDP: P. Bartnick
Sac Bunt: T. Palomera
Hit by Pitch: F. Reynolds , J. Morris , J. Daniels
Team LOB: 9
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Robertson L (4-3) 5.2 8 5 5 4 2 0 95 3.58   
A. Amato 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.04   
R. Legra 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.76   
V. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Robertson 31
Batters Faced: B. Robertson 30, A. Amato 1, R. Legra 4, V. Gonzalez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Robertson 8-6, A. Amato 0-0, R. Legra 1-1, V. Gonzalez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Robertson 95-58, A. Amato 3-2, R. Legra 11-8, V. Gonzalez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Amato 3-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Robertson 2 , R. Legra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Palomera W (4-2) 6.0 6 3 3 3 1 1 102 5.08   
C. Vossberg H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 6.30   
M. Cisnero H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.65   
C. Salasar SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Palomera 46
Batters Faced: T. Palomera 26, C. Vossberg 5, M. Cisnero 5, C. Salasar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Palomera 7-9, C. Vossberg 0-2, M. Cisnero 1-1, C. Salasar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Palomera 102-62, C. Vossberg 28-13, M. Cisnero 18-9, C. Salasar 18-13
WP: C. Salasar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Palomera
Ballpark: Edward Jones Dome
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 26972
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