THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
05/17/2002
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THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
GAME ID: 1643 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (18-26) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 9 1
Philadelphia Eagles (22-22) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Buccaneers Drop Eagles, 4-3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Philadelphia right fielder Blake Hems by beating the Eagles, 4-3, at Veterans Stadium. Hems went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs. Ray Skroch finished to wrap up his 6th save. The Buccaneers improved their record to 18-26 with the win over Philadelphia.

Josh Jackson helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 1-4.

After the game, Tampa Bay manager Justin Wilson applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mercado SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .278 6 17
R. Sigmon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 2 16
   b-A. Sandoval 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 6 12
E. Nunez RF 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 .281 6 23
M. Guzman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 4 17
E. Fonseca 2B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258 5 24
L. Singletary C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .304 3 7
J. Jackson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .333 1 5
D. McDonald CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 2
E. Wheaton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
   a-Z. Gray PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 0 4
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. McIntire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 1 3
   R. Skroch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3 2 9 15      
a - Z. Gray pinch hit for E. Wheaton in the 7th
b - A. Sandoval substituted for R. Sigmon in the 8th
c - T. McIntire pinch hit for R. Wert in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Singletary 2 (4, 2nd Inning off T. Lavareda, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Lavareda, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mercado (9, 5th Inning off T. Lavareda, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Fonseca (8, 6th Inning off T. Lavareda, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Nunez (11, 7th Inning off T. Lavareda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mercado (6, 7th Inning off T. Lavareda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 6 , E. Nunez 2 , M. Guzman , E. Fonseca 2 , L. Singletary 4 , J. Jackson , D. McDonald
2-out RBI: J. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sigmon , M. Guzman 2 , J. Jackson , D. McDonald 2
GIDP: L. Singletary
Sac Bunt: R. Sigmon
Hit by Pitch: E. Nunez , Z. Gray
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Gray (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mercado (6)
OF assists: 1 (Nunez(Taylor at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drake 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .224 10 18
B. Hems RF 5 0 3 3 0 0 2 .286 4 15
C. Baker SS, 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .371 6 16
R. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .325 9 25
K. Taylor CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 7 35
D. Herrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .278 5 21
B. Weiner C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .257 3 15
G. Ramirez 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .241 2 5
   a-S. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
   b-M. Cuevas 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 9
T. Lavareda P 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 .357 0 5
   J. Serrato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Norman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 2 11
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 9 23      
a - S. Blake pinch hit for G. Ramirez in the 8th
b - M. Cuevas substituted for S. Blake in the 9th
c - D. Norman pinch hit for J. Serrato in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hems (9, 2nd Inning off E. Wheaton, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Ramirez (3, 6th Inning off E. Wheaton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hems 4 , C. Baker 2 , K. Taylor , D. Herrera , G. Ramirez 2
2-out RBI: B. Hems
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Drake , B. Hems , C. Baker , K. Taylor , D. Herrera
Sac Bunt: T. Lavareda
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baker (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Drake-Herrera)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Singletary at home))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton W (3-6) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3 0 93 5.09   
R. Wert H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 34 3.60   
R. Skroch SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 47
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 28, R. Wert 7, R. Skroch 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 8-6, R. Wert 1-2, R. Skroch 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 93-57, R. Wert 34-21, R. Skroch 20-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lavareda L (8-1) 7.1 9 4 3 2 7 1 123 2.72   
J. Serrato 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lavareda 51
Batters Faced: T. Lavareda 33, J. Serrato 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lavareda 8-4, J. Serrato 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lavareda 123-74, J. Serrato 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Serrato 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Lavareda 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Hems
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 28214
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