THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
04/20/2002
 
THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 148 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Tennessee Titans (9-10) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 8 13 0
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-15) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 13 0
Titans Drop Steelers, 8-7
The Tennessee Titans outlasted the Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-7, in 10 innings. Tennessee third baseman Jose Rodriguez stood out with his performance. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Peter Miller earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 1.2 innings. His record is now 2-0. Picking up his 6th save was 31-year old right-handed pitcher Randy Jacobs.

Tennessee needed the clutch hitting of Jimmy Lethco to seal the deal. The right fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Titans on top, 8-7. For the game, Lethco had 1 home run and 1 single in 2 at-bats.

"It was a test of wills," said Jeff Hall, the Tennessee skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."

The Steelers, now 4-15, continue their inauspicious start.
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Silvas CF 6 0 2 1 0 2 3 .333 3 12
J. Guerrero 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .286 1 8
K. Tanner 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261 3 9
J. Rodriguez 3B 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .269 6 14
A. Garcia C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .340 0 5
J. McClary LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .348 0 1
K. Marder SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .302 1 5
   b-J. Lethco PH, RF 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 5 15
J. Dickmann RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .224 0 3
   c-P. Carrillo PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .364 1 3
   e-M. Baker SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 2
J. Gish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
   E. Therien P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   E. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 1 7
   D. Foy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Zentner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 1 2
   N. Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Jacobs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 7 5 10 16      
a - N. Horn pinch hit for E. Velazquez in the 7th
b - J. Lethco pinch hit for K. Marder in the 8th
c - P. Carrillo pinch hit for J. Dickmann in the 8th
d - R. Zentner pinch hit for D. Foy in the 8th
e - M. Baker substituted for P. Carrillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guerrero (7, 4th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Carrillo (2, 8th Inning off R. Siegrist, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Dickmann (2, 5th Inning off B. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriguez 2 (6, 8th Inning off E. Epps, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Stone, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Lethco (5, 10th Inning off T. Stone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Silvas 2 , J. Guerrero 3 , J. Rodriguez 10 , K. Marder , J. Lethco 5 , J. Dickmann 3 , P. Carrillo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Silvas 2 , J. Guerrero , K. Tanner , A. Garcia , K. Marder
Sac Bunt: P. Miller , J. Gish
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Silvas (4)
CS: M. Silvas (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Baker(Humphries at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .406 4 11
W. Humphries 3B, 1B 6 1 3 1 0 2 3 .327 0 4
T. Guerrero RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .152 0 6
J. Howard 1B 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 .194 1 6
   b-M. Gandolfi SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 4
H. Kato C 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .293 0 5
G. Nieves SS, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .255 1 9
C. Davis CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .152 0 2
   c-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 0 2
   T. Stone P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   B. Lecaros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Hilcher LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .150 0 1
B. Davis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   O. Saenz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Millis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Duff PH, CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .246 2 5
Totals 42 7 13 7 3 10 19      
a - D. Millis pinch hit for O. Saenz in the 6th
b - M. Gandolfi substituted for J. Howard in the 7th
c - M. Schmitt pinch hit for C. Davis in the 8th
d - B. Duff pinch hit for R. Siegrist in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Davis (2, 2nd Inning off J. Gish, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kato 2 (6, 3rd Inning off J. Gish, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Howard (2, 3rd Inning off J. Gish, 3 on, 0 outs) , S. Lee (9, 4th Inning off E. Therien, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Lee 3 , W. Humphries 3 , T. Guerrero , J. Howard 2 , H. Kato 4 , C. Davis 2 , C. Hilcher , B. Duff 2
2-out RBI: W. Humphries , T. Guerrero , C. Hilcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Guerrero , T. Stone , C. Hilcher
Hit by Pitch: S. Lee , T. Guerrero
Team LOB: 10
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gish 2.0 6 5 5 1 4 0 54 5.31   
E. Therien 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 41 4.09   
E. Velazquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00   
D. Foy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 6.35   
N. Dixon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.00   
P. Miller W (2-0) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 40 5.40   
R. Jacobs SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gish 23
Batters Faced: J. Gish 14, E. Therien 11, E. Velazquez 4, D. Foy 4, N. Dixon 1, P. Miller 9, R. Jacobs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gish 0-2, E. Therien 4-5, E. Velazquez 0-2, D. Foy 1-1, N. Dixon 0-1, P. Miller 3-0, R. Jacobs 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gish 54-32, E. Therien 41-24, E. Velazquez 14-9, D. Foy 23-16, N. Dixon 2-1, P. Miller 40-25, R. Jacobs 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Therien 1-0
WP: J. Gish
Hit Batsmen: J. Gish , D. Foy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Davis 5.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 90 2.74   
O. Saenz H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.57   
E. Epps H (2) 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 35 3.38   
R. Siegrist BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 5.14   
T. Stone L (0-2), BS (1) 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 2 33 4.26   
B. Lecaros 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Davis 48
Batters Faced: B. Davis 23, O. Saenz 3, E. Epps 8, R. Siegrist 3, T. Stone 9, B. Lecaros 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Davis 6-3, O. Saenz 1-1, E. Epps 2-1, R. Siegrist 0-0, T. Stone 2-2, B. Lecaros 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Davis 90-54, O. Saenz 9-7, E. Epps 35-19, R. Siegrist 13-8, T. Stone 33-19, B. Lecaros 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Siegrist 2-2 , B. Lecaros 1-0
WP: B. Davis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rodriguez
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 23053
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