THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT DENVER BRONCOS
04/03/2002
 
THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 18 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bills (2-1) 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 2
Denver Broncos (1-2) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 2
Bills Bounce Broncos, 6-4
The Buffalo Bills weathered a fine game by Denver second baseman Jimmy Pietryka to upend the Broncos, 6-4, at Broncos Park. Pietryka was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. Chris Davila was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was Tony Tamayo. Denver now is 1-2.

Kelly Polen had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the third for Buffalo. With the bases loaded and the Bills leading 1-0, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

Buffalo manager Scott Scott was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 0
J. Morgan 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
   R. Marcelo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Kendrick CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .400 0 0
L. Sanchez 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 4
K. Polen C 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .154 0 3
D. Teal RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .143 0 2
J. Castro 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 1
G. Hall SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
C. Davila P 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
   a-A. Aguilar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 4 4 9 22      
a - A. Aguilar substituted for C. Davila in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (2, 1st Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Sanchez (2, 1st Inning off T. Tamayo, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Kendrick (1, 6th Inning off J. Falk, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , J. Morgan , C. Kendrick 4 , L. Sanchez 3 , K. Polen , D. Teal , J. Castro
2-out RBI: K. Polen , D. Teal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Polen , D. Teal 2 , G. Hall , C. Davila
Hit by Pitch: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Polen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Sanchez (1) , C. Davila (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Castro-Morgan-Sanchez, Hall-Morgan-Sanchez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pietryka 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .385 1 4
J. Roquemore RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .364 0 1
J. Steptoe 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .308 0 2
L. Gillam 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 0 1
C. Will C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
M. Beery LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
E. Msca SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .545 0 2
M. Blakney CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 0 0
T. Tamayo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Britt PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   J. Falk P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Fessenden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Garber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   B. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Hiatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 6 12      
a - J. Britt pinch hit for T. Tamayo in the 3rd
b - M. Garber pinch hit for N. Fessenden in the 7th
c - C. Hiatt pinch hit for B. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Britt (1, 3rd Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Steptoe (1, 8th Inning off C. Davila, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pietryka (1, 8th Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pietryka 6 , J. Roquemore 2 , J. Steptoe 3 , J. Britt 2
2-out RBI: J. Roquemore , J. Steptoe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gillam , M. Beery
GIDP: J. Steptoe , E. Msca
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Steptoe (1) , E. Msca (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davila W (1-0) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4 1 115 5.14   
R. Marcelo H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.50   
T. Loaiza SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davila 47
Batters Faced: C. Davila 30, R. Marcelo 3, T. Loaiza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davila 7-8, R. Marcelo 1-1, T. Loaiza 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davila 115-73, R. Marcelo 7-7, T. Loaiza 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Marcelo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tamayo L (0-1) 3.0 5 5 1 2 4 0 69 3.00   
J. Falk 2.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 50 3.86   
N. Fessenden 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
B. Jordan 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tamayo 37
Batters Faced: T. Tamayo 18, J. Falk 12, N. Fessenden 5, B. Jordan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tamayo 1-4, J. Falk 3-1, N. Fessenden 1-3, B. Jordan 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tamayo 69-43, J. Falk 50-30, N. Fessenden 18-11, B. Jordan 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fessenden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Jordan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Pietryka
Ballpark: Broncos Park
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 20165
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