THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
05/06/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 268 - MONDAY, MAY 6TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-24) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 9 13 2
Kansas City Chiefs (14-20) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 15 1
Multi-HR Day for Duff as Steelers Overpower Chiefs, 9-7
The performance of Butch Duff proved critical in helping Pittsburgh beat Kansas City, 9-7. The Steelers left fielder went 3-5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Pittsburgh, with the win, is 10-24.

Pittsburgh used the timely hitting of Gabriel Nieves to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Steelers on top, 7-6. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Steelers," said Nieves.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 .359 5 15
R. Reyes RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .316 0 1
J. Howard 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .234 2 13
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   T. Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Duff LF 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .246 4 10
W. Humphries 3B, SS 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .276 4 16
C. Davis CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 1 5
D. Millis C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .236 1 5
M. Gandolfi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 1 7
   c-G. Nieves PH, 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 1 15
M. Wenda P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
   D. Leonard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Hilcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 0 2
   B. Senger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Kato PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 0 7
Totals 38 9 13 8 4 5 10      
a - M. Schmitt pinch hit for M. Wenda in the 5th
b - C. Hilcher pinch hit for D. Leonard in the 7th
c - G. Nieves pinch hit for M. Gandolfi in the 8th
d - H. Kato pinch hit for B. Senger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lee 2 (14, 1st Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Shirey, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Humphries (4, 2nd Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Millis (2, 8th Inning off D. Shirey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Duff 2 (4, 6th Inning off R. Gepner, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Fabian, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Humphries (4, 8th Inning off D. Shirey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee 5 , R. Reyes , B. Duff 9 , W. Humphries 6 , C. Davis , D. Millis 3 , G. Nieves
2-out RBI: S. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , B. Duff , D. Millis
Sac Fly: D. Millis
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Humphries (2) , H. Kato (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Humphries-Lee-Howard, Nieves-Lee-Kato)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 2 7
J. Carrillo 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .311 6 27
R. Rogers LF 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 .379 3 11
P. Vinal 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .248 2 7
E. Angel CF 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .235 0 3
L. Shetler SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .286 0 8
   b-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348 2 2
M. Mexicano C 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .205 0 1
   c-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 3
E. Libertini 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .222 0 3
R. Gepner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   a-C. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 10
   C. Stakes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Shirey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-Q. Merceana PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 6 12
Totals 41 7 15 7 3 8 22      
a - C. Henderson pinch hit for R. Gepner in the 7th
b - K. Schaal pinch hit for L. Shetler in the 9th
c - V. Ortega pinch hit for M. Mexicano in the 9th
d - Q. Merceana pinch hit for R. Fabian in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Angel 2 (3, 7th Inning off B. Senger, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off T. Stone, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Carrillo (6, 1st Inning off M. Wenda, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Rogers (3, 5th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki , J. Carrillo 4 , R. Rogers 6 , P. Vinal 2 , E. Angel 6 , L. Shetler , M. Mexicano , E. Libertini 2
2-out RBI: M. Mexicano , E. Libertini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Carrillo , E. Libertini , C. Henderson
GIDP: P. Vinal , M. Mexicano
Sac Bunt: R. Gepner
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Shirey (1)
OF assists: 1 (Angel(Reyes at 2nd base))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wenda 4.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 78 5.49   
D. Leonard 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 34 5.40   
B. Senger W (1-0) 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 20 1.69   
R. Siegrist H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.45   
T. Stone SV (8) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wenda 34
Batters Faced: M. Wenda 20, D. Leonard 9, B. Senger 7, R. Siegrist 4, T. Stone 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wenda 4-3, D. Leonard 3-1, B. Senger 1-1, R. Siegrist 2-0, T. Stone 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wenda 78-53, D. Leonard 34-21, B. Senger 20-14, R. Siegrist 14-10, T. Stone 22-16
WP: B. Senger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gepner 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 102 3.93   
C. Stakes 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 11 15.00   
D. Shirey L (0-3), BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 23 5.73   
R. Fabian 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 7.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gepner 53
Batters Faced: R. Gepner 29, C. Stakes 2, D. Shirey 8, R. Fabian 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gepner 7-9, C. Stakes 0-0, D. Shirey 1-2, R. Fabian 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gepner 102-62, C. Stakes 11-7, D. Shirey 23-14, R. Fabian 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shirey 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Butch Duff
Ballpark: Arrowhead Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 17864
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