FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/03/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 283 - THURSDAY, MAY 3RD , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (13-15) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 10 2
Minnesota Twins (11-18) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Diamondbacks Rally Late to Nip Twins
The Arizona Diamondbacks overcame a pretty good performance by Minnesota first baseman Norm Siebern, beating the Twins, 5-4, at Metropolitan Stadium. Siebern was 2-5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The win belonged to Chuck Cary in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Jesse Crain took the loss for Minnesota. Shawn Tolleson nailed down his 2nd save.

Daulton Varsho, who is tied for 7th in the NL in stolen bases with 8, helped out the Arizona cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 2-5 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

Varsho attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."

The loss makes Minnesota 11-18.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .278 4 13
J. Bottomley 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .257 7 13
J. Marshall DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .333 9 24
B. Wilkerson RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .306 8 24
J. Bruce CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 6 12
P. Ward 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .216 4 17
G. Perdomo 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .290 2 15
T. Marcano SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .299 3 12
R. Hassey C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 2 6
   a-W. Wietelmann PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 0 0
   b-H. Quintero C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 7 19      
a - W. Wietelmann pinch hit for R. Hassey in the 9th
b - H. Quintero substituted for W. Wietelmann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Marcano (4, 3rd Inning off L. Cessa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bottomley (7, 3rd Inning off L. Cessa, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Marshall (9, 8th Inning off J. Crain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Varsho 2 , J. Bottomley 4 , J. Marshall 5 , B. Wilkerson 2 , P. Ward 2 , T. Marcano 2
2-out RBI: J. Bottomley , P. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bottomley , G. Perdomo , T. Marcano
GIDP: J. Bottomley , J. Bruce
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho (8) , B. Wilkerson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hassey 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .290 8 18
K. Miller DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 5
T. Trammell CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .208 6 14
E. Lake 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .202 2 8
J. Offerman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 0 7
G. Kingsale RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .323 3 11
V. Joshua LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 1 13
L. Marson C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .237 0 3
B. Morgan SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 0 2
   a-P. McNulty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 2 11
   b-O. Navarro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 3
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 2 17      
a - P. McNulty pinch hit for B. Morgan in the 8th
b - O. Navarro substituted for P. McNulty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Miller (3, 4th Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Siebern 2 (8, 1st Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off T. Megill, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Siebern 8 , K. Miller 2 , T. Trammell 2 , V. Joshua , L. Marson 2 , B. Morgan
2-out RBI: N. Siebern
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Siebern , T. Trammell , J. Offerman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Offerman (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Siebern-Morgan-Siebern, Morgan-Offerman-Siebern)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill 6.1 7 4 4 2 1 2 105 5.50   
C. Cary W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.15   
D. Veres H (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00   
S. Tolleson SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 42
Batters Faced: T. Megill 29, C. Cary 3, D. Veres 7, S. Tolleson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 13-5, C. Cary 0-2, D. Veres 2-2, S. Tolleson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 105-64, C. Cary 10-6, D. Veres 26-16, S. Tolleson 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tolleson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cessa 5.0 5 4 4 2 1 1 85 3.16   
R. Meacham BS (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.87   
J. Bonikowski 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.19   
J. Crain L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17 3.77   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cessa 40
Batters Faced: L. Cessa 21, R. Meacham 4, J. Bonikowski 4, J. Crain 6, R. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cessa 6-6, R. Meacham 1-1, J. Bonikowski 0-0, J. Crain 1-2, R. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cessa 85-55, R. Meacham 19-13, J. Bonikowski 16-11, J. Crain 17-11, R. Rodriguez 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-1
WP: R. Meacham
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norm Siebern
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 25587
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