THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
05/16/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1654 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Panthers (23-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Minnesota Vikings (21-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 3 0
Vikings Pull Out Late Win, 2-1
Minnesota pitcher Alejandro Lopez did his part in helping his team defeat the Carolina Panthers, 2-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the left-hander. Odílio Cinza finished to wrap up his 12th save. The loss makes Carolina 23-20.

Alberto Mancia drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances for Minnesota. The 27-year old shortstop had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring walk off Josh Brown. It was his 9th walk of the season.

"Tough loss," said Carolina manager Tim Breidinger. "But we'll learn from it."
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kroon RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .243 7 21
S. Baker CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .253 2 18
J. Jungels 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 7 20
R. Mathis 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .321 5 19
D. Bisceglia SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 2 10
T. Gaxiola C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 12
V. Navratil 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .318 2 5
J. Thompson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 1 5
I. Bass P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 1
   a-J. Casas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 5 18
   L. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Walsh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Grider PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 2 17
   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
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 6 12      
a - J. Casas pinch hit for I. Bass in the 6th
b - D. Grider pinch hit for B. Walsh in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Mathis (5, 7th Inning off A. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kroon , J. Jungels , R. Mathis 4 , V. Navratil , J. Casas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Baker , T. Gaxiola
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Kroon (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bisceglia (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Jungels-Bisceglia-Mathis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Huber 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .342 2 15
B. Farnan LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .307 2 19
J. Lamb 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 6 27
   a-S. Torres 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 3
A. Mancia SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .232 3 22
M. Capetillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .230 2 18
A. Negrete CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 6 16
V. Gamboa C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 4 12
J. Luna RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 1 5
   b-O. Garcia PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
A. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .067 0 0
   A. Amato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Cook PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 2 14
   O. Cinza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 2 3 1 5 9 12      
a - S. Torres substituted for J. Lamb in the 7th
b - O. Garcia pinch hit for J. Luna in the 8th
c - M. Cook pinch hit for V. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Huber (7, 8th Inning off J. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Farnan (3, 3rd Inning off I. Bass, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Huber 3 , B. Farnan 3
2-out RBI: A. Mancia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lamb , M. Capetillo 2
GIDP: J. Luna
Sac Bunt: J. Lamb
Team LOB: 6
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Bass 5.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 81 4.35   
L. Shaw 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.03   
B. Walsh 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.31   
M. James L (0-1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.45   
J. Brown 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Bass 65
Batters Faced: I. Bass 19, L. Shaw 2, B. Walsh 4, M. James 2, J. Brown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Bass 4-2, L. Shaw 0-1, B. Walsh 1-3, M. James 1-0, J. Brown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Bass 81-50, L. Shaw 8-7, B. Walsh 10-7, M. James 6-2, J. Brown 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brown 1-1
WP: I. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lopez 6.1 3 1 1 1 4 1 99 5.15   
A. Amato 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.93   
V. Gonzalez W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.00   
O. Cinza SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lopez 66
Batters Faced: A. Lopez 22, A. Amato 5, V. Gonzalez 2, O. Cinza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lopez 6-8, A. Amato 1-1, V. Gonzalez 1-0, O. Cinza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lopez 99-61, A. Amato 21-11, V. Gonzalez 6-4, O. Cinza 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Gonzalez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Lopez
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 22524
Special Notes: RP Lane Shaw was injured while pitching.
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