THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS
05/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 254 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Jaguars (20-12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 1
Denver Broncos (15-17) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Jaguars Nip Broncos, 3-2
The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Denver Broncos, 3-2, at Invesco Field at Mile High. Chikafusa Nishida was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The 11-year veteran was a menace to Denver all day. Dustin Johnson recorded the save for Jacksonville, his 2nd of the season. At 20-12, the Jaguars have played well so far.

Ben Kraus came through with a big-time hit for Jacksonville. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 3-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Every loss hurts," said Denver manager Tristen Sawyer. "But this was a tough one."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .314 5 18
S. Ernst SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 2 10
J. Benjamine 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .360 4 18
C. Nishida 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .300 3 11
B. Scholtes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .121 0 4
B. McCall RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .320 2 13
D. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 3
D. Pacheco 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 2 8
A. Stack P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 0 0
   M. Newton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Kraus PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 4 8
   D. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 8 7      
a - B. Kraus pinch hit for M. Newton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Nishida (8, 4th Inning off J. Madrid, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Nishida (3, 7th Inning off J. Madrid, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kraus (4, 8th Inning off A. Owens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cruz , C. Nishida 7 , B. McCall , B. Kraus 4
2-out RBI: C. Nishida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCall , D. Pacheco
GIDP: J. Benjamine
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McCall (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ernst (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .313 2 10
J. Steptoe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 7 16
L. Gillam 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .306 13 27
J. Britt LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .277 3 11
C. Will C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 1 9
E. Msca SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .262 1 15
P. Martinez 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .343 1 9
   a-J. Pietryka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 11 21
M. Blakney CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 2 9
   b-M. Garber PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 3
J. Madrid P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 1 2
   A. Owens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379 0 2
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 8 17      
a - J. Pietryka pinch hit for P. Martinez in the 9th
b - M. Garber pinch hit for M. Blakney in the 9th
c - M. Lopez pinch hit for B. Jordan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roquemore (9, 1st Inning off A. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Madrid (1, 5th Inning off A. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Msca (2, 6th Inning off A. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roquemore 2 , L. Gillam , J. Britt , E. Msca 4 , J. Madrid 2
2-out RBI: J. Britt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Will , M. Blakney , J. Madrid 2
Sac Bunt: P. Martinez
Sac Fly: L. Gillam
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Msca-Martinez-Gillam)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stack 6.0 6 2 1 2 5 0 103 4.23   
M. Newton W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.95   
D. Johnson SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stack 57
Batters Faced: A. Stack 27, M. Newton 3, D. Johnson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stack 5-8, M. Newton 1-1, D. Johnson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stack 103-60, M. Newton 12-8, D. Johnson 25-14
WP: A. Stack
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Madrid 6.1 4 2 2 1 7 1 95 1.55   
A. Owens L (1-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 29 6.59   
B. Jordan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Madrid 63
Batters Faced: J. Madrid 23, A. Owens 7, B. Jordan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Madrid 5-6, A. Owens 0-4, B. Jordan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Madrid 95-65, A. Owens 29-19, B. Jordan 5-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chikafusa Nishida
Ballpark: Invesco Field at Mile High
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 24047
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