THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS
05/11/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 302 - SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Browns (16-22) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 12 0
Denver Broncos (21-17) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 11 0
Win Streak at 6 for Broncos
The Denver Broncos picked up a win at Invesco Field at Mile High, knocking off the Cleveland Browns, 5-3. On the mound for Denver was left-hander Tony Tamayo. He played a key role in the triumph. Zack Pulley wrapped it up, recording his 10th save. The Browns, now 16-22, have lost 4 straight.

Jabari Steptoe hit a 2-run home run off Juan Rodriguez in the bottom of the third, which put the Broncos ahead, 2-1. In addition to the homer, Steptoe had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"This team is real focused right now," said Denver manager Tristen Sawyer.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Givens 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .357 5 15
N. Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 5 15
K. McDonald 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .268 2 6
J. Betancur RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .368 10 34
E. Stoddard C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .228 2 12
J. Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .298 5 14
G. Blank SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .248 2 10
S. Hunt CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .110 0 4
J. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 0 0
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 5
   O. Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 1 3
Totals 37 3 12 3 0 8 17      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 7th
b - N. Thomas pinch hit for O. Santiago in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Stoddard (6, 6th Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. McDonald (1, 8th Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Givens (5, 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Betancur (10, 6th Inning off T. Tamayo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Givens 6 , K. McDonald 4 , J. Betancur 5 , E. Stoddard 3 , G. Blank 3
2-out RBI: R. Givens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Givens , N. Garcia , J. Brown , S. Hunt
GIDP: J. Brown
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .311 3 14
   b-M. Garber 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
J. Steptoe 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .290 10 20
J. Pietryka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311 12 24
L. Gillam 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .300 14 30
   Z. Pulley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Will C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .294 1 14
J. Britt LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .275 3 11
M. Blakney CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 2 12
E. Msca SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 1 18
T. Tamayo P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 1
   J. Fritzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Hiatt RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 4 10
Totals 35 5 11 5 0 4 13      
a - C. Hiatt substituted for J. Fritzler in the 9th
b - M. Garber substituted for J. Roquemore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Will (7, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Steptoe (6, 5th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Britt (3, 8th Inning off O. Santiago, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Steptoe (10, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Gillam (14, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roquemore 2 , J. Steptoe 6 , J. Pietryka , L. Gillam 5 , C. Will 2 , J. Britt 4 , E. Msca
2-out RBI: J. Steptoe , L. Gillam , E. Msca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pietryka , L. Gillam , M. Blakney , E. Msca , T. Tamayo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Roquemore (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steptoe-Pietryka-Gillam)
OF assists: 1 (Blakney(Stoddard at home))
PB: C. Will
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez L (2-2) 6.0 9 5 5 0 3 2 84 3.91   
O. Santiago 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 40 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 37
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 27, O. Santiago 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-7, O. Santiago 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 84-52, O. Santiago 40-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tamayo W (3-3) 7.0 11 3 3 0 6 2 103 5.24   
J. Fritzler H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.83   
Z. Pulley SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tamayo 49
Batters Faced: T. Tamayo 30, J. Fritzler 3, Z. Pulley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tamayo 7-6, J. Fritzler 1-1, Z. Pulley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tamayo 103-70, J. Fritzler 11-7, Z. Pulley 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fritzler 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Tamayo
Ballpark: Invesco Field at Mile High
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 27106
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