THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
05/18/2002
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THE SHIELD
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GAME ID: 1656 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Panthers (24-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Minnesota Vikings (22-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 4 0
Rallying Vikings Get 1-0 Win
Left-hander Eric McNutt mesmerized the Carolina Panthers while leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 1-0 victory. McNutt yielded no runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. His record improves to 2-3. The win puts the Vikings at 22-23, while the Panthers drop to 24-21.

Minnesota took a 1-0 lead on Jimmy Smith's 2nd home run of the season. The solo home run, which Smith hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Carolina pitcher Ettore Zapata visibly frustrated.

"I just tried to stick to my strengths," said McNutt.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kroon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 7 21
S. Baker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 2 18
J. Jungels 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .325 8 22
R. Mathis LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .309 5 20
D. Grider 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .216 2 17
D. Bisceglia SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 2 10
   a-V. Navratil PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 2 5
J. Casas RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 5 18
F. Pulido C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 0 0
   b-C. Borjas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 1 3
E. Zapata P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
   J. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 7 13      
a - V. Navratil pinch hit for D. Bisceglia in the 9th
b - C. Borjas pinch hit for F. Pulido in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jungels (11, 4th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Bisceglia (4, 5th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Baker (12, 8th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Casas (2, 7th Inning off E. McNutt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Baker 2 , J. Jungels 2 , D. Grider , D. Bisceglia 2 , J. Casas 3 , E. Zapata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mathis 3 , F. Pulido 2
GIDP: D. Bisceglia
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Garcia CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .150 0 1
J. Lamb 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .293 6 27
   O. Cinza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Farnan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 2 21
M. Cook C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 2 14
A. Mancia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 3 22
M. Capetillo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 2 18
J. Luna RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 1 5
   a-E. Huber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 2 15
   b-A. Negrete RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 6 16
J. Smith 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 2 8
E. McNutt P 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .143 0 1
   c-S. Torres 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
Totals 28 1 4 1 1 6 6      
a - E. Huber pinch hit for J. Luna in the 8th
b - A. Negrete substituted for E. Huber in the 9th
c - S. Torres substituted for E. McNutt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Garcia (2, 3rd Inning off E. Zapata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Cook (2, 4th Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Smith (2, 8th Inning off E. Zapata, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Garcia 2 , M. Cook 3 , J. Smith 4 , E. McNutt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lamb , M. Capetillo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Mancia-Lamb)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Zapata L (4-3) 7.1 4 1 1 1 5 1 104 4.81   
J. Brown 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Zapata 70
Batters Faced: E. Zapata 27, J. Brown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Zapata 6-11, J. Brown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Zapata 104-69, J. Brown 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McNutt W (2-3) 8.0 6 0 0 2 4 0 99 5.27   
O. Cinza SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McNutt 72
Batters Faced: E. McNutt 31, O. Cinza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McNutt 11-8, O. Cinza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. McNutt 99-65, O. Cinza 21-11
WP: E. McNutt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric McNutt
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 31027
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