THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
05/23/2002
 
THE SHIELD
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
GAME ID: 1681 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22-27) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
Carolina Panthers (25-24) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Nunez Excels in 6-2 Tampa Bay Win
The 3-hit performance of Edgar Nunez, who is tied for 9th in the NBC with a 1.012 OPS, helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers, 6-2. Eric Wheaton, the winner, improved to 4-6. He held Carolina to 2 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Tampa Bay goes to 22-27, Carolina to 25-24.

Early in the game, Nunez had a 2-run home run for Tampa Bay. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Buccaneers on top, 2-0.

Nunez attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mercado SS 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 .279 6 20
R. Sigmon 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .204 2 17
E. Nunez RF 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .317 9 30
A. Sandoval 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .272 6 12
E. Fonseca LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 5 26
M. Guzman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 5 21
L. Singletary C 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .317 4 8
D. McDonald CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .200 0 3
E. Wheaton P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 0 0
   a-Z. Gray PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248 1 7
   R. Wert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Dick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 12 14      
a - Z. Gray pinch hit for E. Wheaton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mercado (10, 1st Inning off C. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Sigmon (5, 3rd Inning off C. Morales, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Nunez 2 (9, 1st Inning off C. Morales, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Morales, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Singletary (4, 2nd Inning off C. Morales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Mercado 4 , R. Sigmon 3 , E. Nunez 9 , M. Guzman , L. Singletary 5
2-out RBI: Z. Gray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mercado , E. Fonseca
Hit by Pitch: Z. Gray
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Sandoval (23)
CS: A. Mercado (5) , E. Nunez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wheaton (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Guzman-Sandoval-Sigmon, Mercado-Sigmon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jungels 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .311 8 23
J. Casas RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .314 7 24
R. Mathis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 6 23
S. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 2 19
K. Kroon LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 7 22
T. Gaxiola C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .236 4 16
D. Bisceglia SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 2 10
D. Grider 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .226 2 21
   b-V. Navratil PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 2 5
C. Morales P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   C. Diaz P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   B. Walsh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Borjas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 1 3
   W. Lara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 7 12      
a - C. Borjas pinch hit for B. Walsh in the 7th
b - V. Navratil pinch hit for D. Grider in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Casas (7, 3rd Inning off E. Wheaton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Casas 6 , D. Bisceglia , D. Grider , C. Morales , C. Diaz
2-out RBI: D. Grider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Jungels 2 , S. Baker , K. Kroon
GIDP: S. Baker
Sac Bunt: T. Gaxiola
Hit by Pitch: R. Mathis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Casas (11)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Wheaton W (4-6) 7.0 6 2 1 0 6 1 104 4.68   
R. Wert 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.79   
D. Dick 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wheaton 65
Batters Faced: E. Wheaton 28, R. Wert 4, D. Dick 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wheaton 9-6, R. Wert 2-0, D. Dick 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wheaton 104-72, R. Wert 12-7, D. Dick 11-4
Hit Batsmen: R. Wert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morales L (4-2) 3.0 6 5 5 0 2 3 68 1.89   
C. Diaz 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 39 4.94   
B. Walsh 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 6.75   
W. Lara 1.0 1 1 1 2 3 0 32 3.62   
L. Shaw 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morales 27
Batters Faced: C. Morales 14, C. Diaz 8, B. Walsh 8, W. Lara 7, L. Shaw 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morales 2-4, C. Diaz 1-2, B. Walsh 2-1, W. Lara 0-0, L. Shaw 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morales 68-44, C. Diaz 39-23, B. Walsh 35-25, W. Lara 32-15, L. Shaw 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Walsh 3-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Lara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Nunez
Ballpark: Ericsson Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 23664
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