THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
05/10/2002
 
THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 310 - FRIDAY, MAY 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0
New England Patriots (17-20) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5 11 1
Pittsburgh Upended, 5-3, by New England
New England registered a win at Gillette Stadium by beating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 5-3. Pitcher Tony Quintero was one reason why the Patriots triumphed. The winner was Quintero. He threw 8.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Mario Gamboa. Earning his 9th save for New England was Roberto Velazquez.

Doug Spoo, who is tied for 8th in the ABC with a .430 on-base percentage, helped out the New England cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman went 1-2 with 2 walks.

New England manager Victor Santos was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.

The Patriots improved their record to 17-20 with the win over Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .336 5 16
R. Reyes RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 0 2
J. Howard 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 2 14
B. Duff LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 4 10
C. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 1 5
H. Kato C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 0 7
G. Nieves 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291 1 15
M. Gandolfi SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264 1 7
M. Gamboa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Humphries PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 4 19
   B. Lecaros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Millis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 2 7
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 33 3 6 2 0 4 10      
a - W. Humphries pinch hit for M. Gamboa in the 6th
b - D. Millis pinch hit for B. Lecaros in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Howard , C. Davis , G. Nieves 2 , M. Gandolfi , W. Humphries
2-out RBI: J. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Reyes
Hit by Pitch: H. Kato
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kato (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lee-Gandolfi-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Spoo 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .300 9 17
C. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 1 12
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 15
M. Fitzgerald LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .324 4 16
J. Watson C 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .284 4 17
D. Baker 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .221 4 15
R. Bernal 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
A. Morrow CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .163 0 3
T. Quintero P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-M. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146 0 1
   R. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5 2 3 13      
a - M. Castro pinch hit for T. Quintero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Watson (9, 3rd Inning off M. Gamboa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fitzgerald (4, 5th Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Spoo , M. Fitzgerald 5 , J. Watson 4 , D. Baker , R. Bernal 2 , A. Morrow 2
2-out RBI: D. Spoo , A. Morrow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Martinez , R. Bernal , M. Castro
GIDP: C. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Morrow (1)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Kato at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gamboa L (0-5) 5.0 8 4 4 2 1 1 94 6.00   
B. Lecaros 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.45   
R. Siegrist 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gamboa 34
Batters Faced: M. Gamboa 24, B. Lecaros 6, R. Siegrist 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gamboa 6-7, B. Lecaros 1-4, R. Siegrist 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gamboa 94-54, B. Lecaros 20-11, R. Siegrist 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Quintero W (3-3) 8.0 6 3 1 0 3 0 108 3.35   
R. Velazquez SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Quintero 65
Batters Faced: T. Quintero 31, R. Velazquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Quintero 11-9, R. Velazquez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Quintero 108-65, R. Velazquez 9-8
WP: T. Quintero
Hit Batsmen: T. Quintero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Quintero
Ballpark: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 26616
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