THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS
04/23/2002
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THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 184 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Denver Broncos (11-11) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 9 2
Pietryka Slugs 2 Home Runs, Broncos Beat Steelers, 5-0
The Denver Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 5-0, at Invesco Field at Mile High. Denver was led by 25-year old second baseman Jimmy Pietryka, who belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Pittsburgh is 5-17 after the defeat.

Early in the game, Pietryka had a 2-run home run for Denver. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Broncos on top, 2-0.

Pietryka attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Duff CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 2 6
W. Humphries 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 0 5
S. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .386 5 12
H. Kato C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 0 5
J. Howard 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .197 1 8
M. Gandolfi SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 1 5
   b-G. Nieves PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 9
C. Davis RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .175 0 3
C. Hilcher LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .154 0 1
S. Smyers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 7
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Saenz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-D. Millis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 3
Totals 32 0 6 0 4 4 19      
a - T. Guerrero pinch hit for S. Smyers in the 7th
b - G. Nieves pinch hit for M. Gandolfi in the 8th
c - D. Millis pinch hit for O. Saenz in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Duff , H. Kato 2 , M. Gandolfi , C. Hilcher , D. Millis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Duff 2 , W. Humphries , G. Nieves
GIDP: S. Lee
Sac Bunt: C. Davis , S. Smyers
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .318 2 9
M. Blakney CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .301 2 7
J. Pietryka 3B 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .291 9 18
L. Gillam 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289 9 20
C. Will C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 0 2
J. Britt LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .258 3 7
E. Msca SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 0 6
P. Martinez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .364 1 5
A. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Genaro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Hiatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 1 4
   J. Fritzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Fuentes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5 1 7 8      
a - C. Hiatt pinch hit for M. Genaro in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Britt (1, 2nd Inning off S. Smyers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pietryka 2 (9, 3rd Inning off S. Smyers, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off O. Saenz, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Britt (3, 4th Inning off S. Smyers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Roquemore , M. Blakney 2 , J. Pietryka 8 , C. Will 2 , J. Britt 7
2-out RBI: J. Pietryka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Britt , P. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Will (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pietryka (2) , P. Martinez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Pietryka-Martinez-Gillam)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Smyers L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 2 77 7.00   
E. Epps 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 27 3.44   
O. Saenz 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Smyers 52
Batters Faced: S. Smyers 24, E. Epps 5, O. Saenz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Smyers 2-10, E. Epps 2-1, O. Saenz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Smyers 77-53, E. Epps 27-18, O. Saenz 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Saenz 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Perez W (2-0) 6.2 5 0 0 2 4 0 103 4.37   
M. Genaro H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50   
J. Fritzler H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 1.74   
D. Fuentes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Perez 66
Batters Faced: A. Perez 27, M. Genaro 1, J. Fritzler 9, D. Fuentes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Perez 11-4, M. Genaro 0-1, J. Fritzler 2-3, D. Fuentes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Perez 103-63, M. Genaro 5-3, J. Fritzler 34-13, D. Fuentes 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Genaro 2-0 , D. Fuentes 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Pietryka
Ballpark: Invesco Field at Mile High
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19084
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