THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
05/05/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 249 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Jets (13-20) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-24) 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 X 7 10 1
Steelers Pick Up 7-1 Win Against New York
Pittsburgh Steelers starter Sam Smyers hurled his team past the New York Jets, 7-1. Smyers got the win, improving to 2-1. He gave up 4 hits and walked 3 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run. With the win, the Steelers are 9-24.

In the bottom of the fourth, Gabriel Nieves delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and the bases loaded, the Pittsburgh shortstop hit a run-scoring single, putting the Steelers in front, 7-1.

"I really like what we did out there today," Smyers said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wehr SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .311 2 13
D. Nastasi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 4 12
M. Wakefield 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 2 8
P. Hines C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .192 2 8
R. Stoltz RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 3 9
A. Howard CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271 1 8
A. Michael 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245 2 9
M. Galica 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 0 9
C. Dale P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Spain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Corte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   E. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 8 9      
a - S. Corte pinch hit for A. Spain in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Hines (2, 4th Inning off S. Smyers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wehr , D. Nastasi , P. Hines 4 , R. Stoltz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wakefield , R. Stoltz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Howard (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hines-Michael)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .350 5 14
R. Reyes RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
J. Howard 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .241 2 13
B. Duff LF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .229 2 7
W. Humphries 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .267 3 14
C. Davis CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .230 1 5
H. Kato C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .286 0 7
G. Nieves SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .264 1 14
S. Smyers P 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 .375 0 0
   V. Hinojosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 0 3
   D. Leonard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 7 10 7 4 3 19      
a - M. Schmitt pinch hit for V. Hinojosa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Duff 2 (3, 1st Inning off C. Dale, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off E. McKnight, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Lee (12, 6th Inning off C. Dale, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Howard (2, 5th Inning off C. Dale, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Lee 4 , J. Howard 5 , B. Duff 4 , H. Kato , G. Nieves 2
2-out RBI: B. Duff , G. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , W. Humphries , H. Kato , S. Smyers
Sac Bunt: R. Reyes 2 , S. Smyers
Sac Fly: R. Reyes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Duff (6) , C. Davis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lee (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Dale L (2-5) 5.1 9 7 7 4 3 1 92 7.41   
A. Spain 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.72   
E. McKnight 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Dale 21
Batters Faced: C. Dale 28, A. Spain 2, E. McKnight 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Dale 5-7, A. Spain 1-1, E. McKnight 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Dale 92-50, A. Spain 11-7, E. McKnight 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Spain 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Smyers W (2-1) 7.0 4 1 1 3 8 1 109 4.12   
V. Hinojosa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.02   
D. Leonard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Smyers 70
Batters Faced: S. Smyers 27, V. Hinojosa 3, D. Leonard 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Smyers 5-7, V. Hinojosa 2-1, D. Leonard 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Smyers 109-64, V. Hinojosa 7-5, D. Leonard 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Smyers
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 23509
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