THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/17/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 124 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
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Pittsburgh Steelers (4-12) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Buffalo Bills (8-8) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 8 0
3-2 Loss Deepens Pittsburgh Funk
Buffalo beat Pittsburgh at Ralph Wilson Stadium, eking out a 3-2 win. The win was due in large part to shortstop Aaron Aguilar. He went 3-3 with 3 singles. The winner in relief was Trevor McMichael. He is now 1-0. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 3.2 innings. Pittsburgh falls to 4-12.

Aguilar contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Buffalo get the win.

Pittsburgh manager Nick Flanery, after yet another defeat, said: "Guys need to step up. Pronto."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Duff LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 2 4
W. Humphries 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 0 2
S. Lee 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .373 4 10
T. Guerrero RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .121 0 4
D. Millis C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .190 0 1
J. Howard 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .196 1 3
M. Gandolfi SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .265 1 4
C. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
M. Wenda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Leonard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Lupi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-G. Nieves PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 1 9
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 13      
a - G. Nieves pinch hit for D. Lupi in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Lee , T. Guerrero , D. Millis , J. Howard , M. Gandolfi , C. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Davis
GIDP: S. Lee
Sac Fly: M. Gandolfi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Gandolfi-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .302 4 5
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .246 1 3
K. Polen C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .298 7 17
L. Sanchez 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .407 2 12
J. Castro 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .283 4 9
D. Teal RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 2 7
A. Aguilar SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .273 1 6
J. Conlin LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 1
M. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McMichael P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. O'Keefe PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Kendrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
   T. Annis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3 2 6 12      
a - J. O'Keefe pinch hit for T. McMichael in the 5th
b - C. Kendrick pinch hit for J. Monroe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. O'Keefe (2, 5th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Morgan (3, 5th Inning off D. Lupi, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Polen (7, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 2 , K. Polen 4 , L. Sanchez 2 , A. Aguilar 3 , J. O'Keefe 2
2-out RBI: A. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Conlin
GIDP: D. Teal
Sac Bunt: J. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morgan (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Aguilar-Sanchez)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wenda 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.86   
D. Leonard L (0-3) 3.2 4 3 3 2 2 1 52 7.50   
D. Lupi 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 6.00   
E. Epps 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wenda 45
Batters Faced: M. Wenda 2, D. Leonard 17, D. Lupi 5, E. Epps 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wenda 0-1, D. Leonard 8-1, D. Lupi 2-1, E. Epps 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wenda 7-5, D. Leonard 52-34, D. Lupi 16-11, E. Epps 27-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lupi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 6.23   
T. McMichael W (1-0) 3.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 52 4.91   
J. Monroe H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 7.11   
T. Annis H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.91   
T. Loaiza SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 48
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 4, T. McMichael 16, J. Monroe 8, T. Annis 4, T. Loaiza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 2-0, T. McMichael 5-4, J. Monroe 1-3, T. Annis 0-2, T. Loaiza 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 21-13, T. McMichael 52-35, J. Monroe 22-17, T. Annis 15-9, T. Loaiza 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Aguilar
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 43 degrees
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 25651
Special Notes: SP Mike Wenda was injured while pitching. SP Manny Martinez was injured while pitching.
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