THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
05/08/2002
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THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 270 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-25) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Chiefs (15-21) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 11 1
Kansas City Earns 5-4 Win
The Kansas City Chiefs dealt the Pittsburgh Steelers a 5-4 loss at Arrowhead Stadium. Phil Vinal, who is tied for 6th in the ABC in bases on balls with 21, was the star on offense. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Earning his 6th save for Kansas City was Alex Barriga. After today's action, Kansas City sits at 15-21; Pittsburgh slips to 11-25.

Had Ed Libertini not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Libertini hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Chiefs.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Vinal.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Reyes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 0 2
   B. Senger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Saenz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
M. Schmitt 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 3
B. Duff CF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 4 10
W. Humphries 3B, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292 4 19
D. Millis 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .246 2 7
   b-C. Davis LF, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 5
H. Kato C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 0 7
M. Gandolfi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 1 7
   d-S. Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 5 15
C. Hilcher LF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
M. Rassi P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 13
   c-G. Nieves 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 15
Totals 36 4 9 3 0 5 11      
a - J. Howard pinch hit for E. Epps in the 7th
b - C. Davis substituted for D. Millis in the 7th
c - G. Nieves substituted for J. Howard in the 7th
d - S. Lee pinch hit for M. Gandolfi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Duff (4, 4th Inning off D. Echeverria, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Kato (7, 4th Inning off D. Echeverria, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Nieves (4, 9th Inning off A. Barriga, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Millis (2, 6th Inning off D. Echeverria, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Reyes , B. Duff 2 , W. Humphries 2 , D. Millis 4 , C. Davis , H. Kato 2 , C. Hilcher , G. Nieves 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schmitt , D. Millis , M. Rassi
Sac Fly: D. Millis
Hit by Pitch: C. Hilcher
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 2 7
E. Angel CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 1 4
S. Feller 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349 4 16
J. Carrillo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .315 7 28
C. Henderson 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 10
P. Vinal LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .248 3 9
Q. Merceana C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .318 6 13
L. Shetler SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 0 8
   a-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 3
   b-E. Libertini SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 0 4
D. Echeverria P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 0 1
   c-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 2 2
   I. Chenzira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .365 3 12
   A. Barriga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5 1 4 10      
a - V. Ortega pinch hit for L. Shetler in the 6th
b - E. Libertini substituted for V. Ortega in the 7th
c - K. Schaal pinch hit for D. Echeverria in the 7th
d - R. Rogers pinch hit for I. Chenzira in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Vinal (3, 2nd Inning off M. Rassi, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Carrillo (7, 4th Inning off M. Rassi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki , J. Carrillo 5 , C. Henderson , P. Vinal 5 , Q. Merceana 3 , L. Shetler , E. Libertini
2-out RBI: Q. Merceana , E. Libertini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Carrillo , D. Echeverria , R. Rogers
Sac Bunt: C. Henderson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Bernacki (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Shetler (3)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rassi 5.2 6 3 3 1 2 2 108 8.00   
E. Epps H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.82   
B. Senger H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.50   
O. Saenz L (0-1), BS (2) 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rassi 46
Batters Faced: M. Rassi 24, E. Epps 2, B. Senger 2, O. Saenz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rassi 8-7, E. Epps 0-1, B. Senger 0-1, O. Saenz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rassi 108-65, E. Epps 11-7, B. Senger 10-6, O. Saenz 25-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Echeverria 7.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 95 3.09   
I. Chenzira W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.50   
A. Barriga SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Echeverria 53
Batters Faced: D. Echeverria 29, I. Chenzira 4, A. Barriga 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Echeverria 8-9, I. Chenzira 2-1, A. Barriga 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Echeverria 95-64, I. Chenzira 9-7, A. Barriga 20-13
WP: D. Echeverria 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Echeverria
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Vinal
Ballpark: Arrowhead Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 19238
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