THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
05/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 248 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Jets (13-19) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-24) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4 11 0
Pittsburgh Beats New York, 4-1
Pittsburgh and New York duked it out and the Steelers came out victorious.

Pittsburgh pitcher Mario Gamboa did his part in helping his team beat the New York Jets, 4-1. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Pittsburgh is still hoping to get on a roll. The win is just their 8th in 32 games.

With two out in the bottom of the seventh, Gabriel Nieves had a game-changing hit. The Steelers third baseman slammed a 2-run single off Justin DeCola, making the score 4-1, Pittsburgh.

"Every time I step on the mound, I want to go out there and compete and bring my best game," said Gamboa.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Corona SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 2 12
   b-A. Michael PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 9
   A. Padilla P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Nastasi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291 4 12
M. Wakefield 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 8
P. Hines C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .188 1 7
M. Galica RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263 0 9
R. Stoltz CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .259 3 9
S. Corte 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348 1 2
B. Perez 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 2 3
O. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 1
   J. DeCola P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Wehr PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 13
Totals 31 1 8 1 1 1 8      
a - C. Wehr pinch hit for J. DeCola in the 8th
b - A. Michael pinch hit for J. Corona in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Perez (1, 5th Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Hines 2 , M. Galica 2 , R. Stoltz , S. Corte 2 , B. Perez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Nastasi 2
GIDP: M. Galica
Sac Bunt: J. Corona
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Corte (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wakefield (7) , R. Stoltz (2) , O. Perez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Corona-Corte)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .339 5 12
R. Reyes RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 0 0
   c-W. Humphries 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 3 14
J. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .231 1 11
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   d-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 0 3
   T. Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Davis CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .236 1 5
H. Kato C 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .287 0 7
G. Nieves 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .250 1 13
C. Hilcher LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .163 0 2
M. Gandolfi SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .282 1 7
M. Gamboa P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   B. Lecaros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Millis PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 4
   b-B. Duff LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 6
Totals 34 4 11 3 3 4 24      
a - D. Millis pinch hit for B. Lecaros in the 7th
b - B. Duff substituted for D. Millis in the 8th
c - W. Humphries substituted for R. Reyes in the 8th
d - M. Schmitt pinch hit for R. Siegrist in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gandolfi (5, 2nd Inning off O. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee 3 , R. Reyes , W. Humphries , C. Davis , H. Kato 2 , G. Nieves , M. Gandolfi 3
2-out RBI: H. Kato , G. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schmitt , H. Kato , C. Hilcher , M. Gamboa 2
GIDP: G. Nieves
Sac Bunt: R. Reyes 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Lee (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Gandolfi-Howard)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Galica at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Perez L (1-3) 6.2 8 4 1 3 2 0 106 5.66   
J. DeCola 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.82   
A. Padilla 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Perez 47
Batters Faced: O. Perez 32, J. DeCola 2, A. Padilla 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Perez 8-10, J. DeCola 0-0, A. Padilla 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Perez 106-67, J. DeCola 7-6, A. Padilla 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. DeCola 3-2
WP: O. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gamboa 6.1 7 1 1 1 0 0 97 5.82   
B. Lecaros W (1-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.84   
R. Siegrist H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.63   
T. Stone SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gamboa 54
Batters Faced: M. Gamboa 25, B. Lecaros 1, R. Siegrist 3, T. Stone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gamboa 8-9, B. Lecaros 0-1, R. Siegrist 2-1, T. Stone 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gamboa 97-69, B. Lecaros 3-2, R. Siegrist 6-3, T. Stone 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lecaros 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Gamboa
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 26504
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