THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/18/2002
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THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 125 - THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-13) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 12 1
Buffalo Bills (9-8) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 11 0
Bills Pull Out Late-Game Win, 6-5
Buffalo starter Sean Abbott pitched well against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-5. The Steelers, now 4-13, continue their slow start.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Buffalo catcher Kelly Polen, facing Tony Stone, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Bills the 6-5 win.

"We're going through a bad spell," said Pittsburgh manager Nick Flanery.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .391 4 11
J. Howard 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179 1 3
T. Guerrero RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .145 0 5
B. Duff LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .237 2 5
W. Humphries 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .304 0 3
C. Davis CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .148 0 2
H. Kato C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .265 0 4
G. Nieves SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289 1 9
S. Smyers P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .412 0 2
   D. Lupi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   O. Saenz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Hilcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
   B. Lecaros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Millis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 0 1
   T. Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5 0 14 18      
a - M. Schmitt pinch hit for S. Smyers in the 4th
b - C. Hilcher pinch hit for O. Saenz in the 7th
c - D. Millis pinch hit for R. Siegrist in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lee 2 (8, 1st Inning off S. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Loaiza, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Kato (4, 4th Inning off S. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Guerrero (2, 8th Inning off T. Annis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Lee (1, 7th Inning off R. Gomez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee 7 , T. Guerrero 3 , B. Duff 2 , W. Humphries 2 , H. Kato 2 , G. Nieves , S. Smyers
2-out RBI: T. Guerrero , B. Duff , W. Humphries
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , M. Schmitt
Sac Fly: C. Davis
Hit by Pitch: T. Guerrero
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Howard (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .303 5 6
D. Teal RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .317 2 9
C. Kendrick CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .269 1 2
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .397 2 13
K. Polen C 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .275 7 18
J. Castro 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .281 5 10
A. Aguilar 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 1 6
   R. Gomez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Annis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Hastings PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 3
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. O'Keefe SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .385 0 1
S. Abbott P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Morgan 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 1 3
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 7 19      
a - J. Morgan substituted for S. Abbott in the 6th
b - B. Hastings pinch hit for T. Annis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (4, 8th Inning off B. Lecaros, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Castro (5, 3rd Inning off S. Smyers, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (5, 6th Inning off D. Lupi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 4 , D. Teal 3 , C. Kendrick 2 , L. Sanchez , J. Castro 4 , A. Aguilar , B. Hastings , J. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , L. Sanchez , J. Castro , A. Aguilar
Sac Bunt: S. Abbott
Sac Fly: K. Polen
Hit by Pitch: C. Kendrick
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Sanchez (1)
CS: J. Ramirez (2) , B. Hastings (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Smyers 3.0 6 4 4 2 2 1 58 12.00   
D. Lupi 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 49 5.40   
O. Saenz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.00   
B. Lecaros 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.00   
R. Siegrist 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.68   
T. Stone L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Smyers 29
Batters Faced: S. Smyers 17, D. Lupi 11, O. Saenz 2, B. Lecaros 6, R. Siegrist 1, T. Stone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Smyers 1-6, D. Lupi 2-3, O. Saenz 0-1, B. Lecaros 1-1, R. Siegrist 0-0, T. Stone 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Smyers 58-34, D. Lupi 49-26, O. Saenz 5-4, B. Lecaros 24-18, R. Siegrist 6-4, T. Stone 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Siegrist 1-0
WP: T. Stone
Hit Batsmen: D. Lupi
Balk: D. Lupi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Abbott 5.2 6 2 2 0 8 0 102 3.07   
R. Gomez H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 1.29   
T. Annis H (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 5.40   
T. Loaiza W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 31 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Abbott 57
Batters Faced: S. Abbott 24, R. Gomez 5, T. Annis 5, T. Loaiza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Abbott 4-5, R. Gomez 2-0, T. Annis 0-1, T. Loaiza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Abbott 102-67, R. Gomez 21-14, T. Annis 25-16, T. Loaiza 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gomez 1-0
WP: T. Loaiza
Hit Batsmen: S. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Abbott
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 47 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 24034
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