THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
04/20/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 154 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Broncos (9-10) 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 11 17 1
Kansas City Chiefs (8-11) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 11 1
Roquemore Bashes 5 Base Hits
Thanks to Joe Roquemore and his big bat, the Broncos derailed the Kansas City Chiefs, 11-7, at Arrowhead Stadium. The Denver right fielder had a standout game with 5 hits in 6 at-bats. Joe Roquemore singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, singled in the 5th, flied out in the 6th and singled in the 9th.

This season, Roquemore is swinging the bat at a .333 pace. He has hit 2 home runs and scored 12 times, while driving in 9. His on-base percentage is .372 and he has played in 18 games.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore LF 6 3 5 2 0 0 1 .333 2 9
J. Steptoe 3B 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 .304 5 11
L. Gillam 1B 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .308 8 18
C. Will C 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .295 0 2
C. Hiatt RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .263 1 4
E. Msca SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .239 0 6
P. Martinez 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .421 1 5
M. Blakney CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .262 2 6
T. Tamayo P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 1
   N. Fessenden P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Fritzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Pulley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 11 17 10 6 4 27      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Will (2, 3rd Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Msca (2, 8th Inning off J. Koehler, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gillam (7, 9th Inning off J. Koehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blakney (2, 2nd Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Steptoe (5, 5th Inning off C. Meeker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roquemore 5 , J. Steptoe 4 , L. Gillam 2 , C. Will 4 , C. Hiatt , E. Msca 2 , P. Martinez 2 , M. Blakney 5 , T. Tamayo
2-out RBI: C. Hiatt , P. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roquemore , C. Will , E. Msca 2 , M. Blakney , N. Fessenden
GIDP: J. Steptoe , M. Blakney
Sac Bunt: T. Tamayo 2
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: P. Martinez (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pulley-Msca-Gillam)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 0 2
P. Vinal 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .230 2 2
J. Carrillo 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .377 5 19
   c-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 1 1
R. Rogers LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .353 2 4
J. Rice CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .311 2 11
Q. Merceana C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .250 2 5
L. Shetler SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .352 0 4
E. Libertini 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 0 2
M. Sanchez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
   C. Meeker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Feller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 3 15
   J. Koehler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Nault PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .361 0 7
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 13 9      
a - S. Feller pinch hit for R. Fabian in the 7th
b - C. Nault pinch hit for J. Koehler in the 9th
c - K. Schaal pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Carrillo 2 (5, 1st Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Vinal (3, 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rogers (2, 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 1 on, 1 out) , Q. Merceana 2 (2, 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off N. Fessenden, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Carrillo (5, 8th Inning off N. Fessenden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Vinal 2 , J. Carrillo 8 , R. Rogers 5 , Q. Merceana 8 , L. Shetler 2 , C. Nault
2-out RBI: Q. Merceana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schaal , J. Rice
GIDP: P. Vinal
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Koehler (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Carrillo-Shetler-Vinal, Shetler-Carrillo-Vinal)
PB: Q. Merceana
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tamayo W (1-2) 5.2 8 4 4 0 7 2 107 7.64   
N. Fessenden 1.2 2 3 3 1 3 2 31 3.68   
J. Fritzler 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.08   
Z. Pulley SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tamayo 44
Batters Faced: T. Tamayo 25, N. Fessenden 8, J. Fritzler 4, Z. Pulley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tamayo 6-4, N. Fessenden 1-1, J. Fritzler 0-0, Z. Pulley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tamayo 107-71, N. Fessenden 31-18, J. Fritzler 16-11, Z. Pulley 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fessenden 1-0 , Z. Pulley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sanchez L (0-3) 3.1 9 8 8 3 3 1 78 16.80   
C. Meeker 3.0 5 3 3 3 1 1 58 9.49   
R. Fabian 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.00   
J. Koehler 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sanchez 8
Batters Faced: M. Sanchez 22, C. Meeker 17, R. Fabian 2, J. Koehler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sanchez 4-3, C. Meeker 4-4, R. Fabian 1-1, J. Koehler 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sanchez 78-42, C. Meeker 58-33, R. Fabian 3-2, J. Koehler 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meeker 3-3 , R. Fabian 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Roquemore
Ballpark: Arrowhead Stadium
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 23438
Special Notes: Joe Roquemore ties the ABC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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