THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
05/13/2002
 
THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 316 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Texans (27-13) 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 15 17 0
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-29) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Texans Wax Steelers, 15-1
The Houston Texans buried the Pittsburgh Steelers, 15-1, under a barrage of hits. Alex Guzman led the onslaught, going 2-for-4 for Houston. The winning pitcher was Eric Snow. He's now 5-1. He went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits for the Texans. Houston has an impressive 27-13 record.

Houston got a big at-bat from Rancho Cordova, California native Bob Brackman, who in the top of the third hit a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Texans ahead, 9-0.

"We think we're a good team overall, so we're not too surprised to win today," said Brackman.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stiffler LF 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 .311 4 18
J. Alvarado SS 6 2 2 2 0 1 2 .345 5 21
J. Dodson CF 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 .354 11 28
F. Simpson 1B 6 2 4 1 0 0 2 .290 3 20
M. de Kruijff C 4 2 1 2 1 1 5 .264 2 22
A. Guzman RF 4 2 2 4 2 0 2 .209 3 13
J. Mullins 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .241 1 11
B. Brackman 2B 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 .283 5 17
   a-J. McClelland PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
   b-E. Rendon 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 4 18
E. Snow P 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
Totals 44 15 17 15 5 6 20      
a - J. McClelland pinch hit for B. Brackman in the 7th
b - E. Rendon substituted for J. McClelland in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Simpson (6, 1st Inning off M. Rassi, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Stiffler (13, 9th Inning off O. Saenz, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Alvarado (2, 9th Inning off O. Saenz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Stiffler (4, 1st Inning off M. Rassi, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Alvarado (5, 1st Inning off M. Rassi, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Simpson (3, 3rd Inning off M. Rassi, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brackman (5, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Guzman (3, 8th Inning off V. Hinojosa, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stiffler 6 , J. Alvarado 7 , J. Dodson 2 , F. Simpson 8 , M. de Kruijff , A. Guzman 5 , J. Mullins , B. Brackman 4 , J. McClelland , E. Snow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stiffler , A. Guzman , J. Mullins
Sac Bunt: E. Snow
Sac Fly: M. de Kruijff
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .324 5 18
   b-M. Gandolfi 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 7
R. Reyes RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 0 2
J. Howard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 2 14
B. Duff LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 4 10
W. Humphries 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 4 19
C. Davis CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 1 5
H. Kato C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 0 7
G. Nieves SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 2 16
M. Rassi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   D. Leonard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-M. Schmitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 3
   V. Hinojosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Millis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 7
   T. Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Saenz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 4 9      
a - M. Schmitt pinch hit for A. Bell in the 6th
b - M. Gandolfi substituted for S. Lee in the 8th
c - D. Millis pinch hit for V. Hinojosa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Reyes (2, 9th Inning off E. Snow, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Lee , R. Reyes 2 , H. Kato
2-out RBI: S. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Humphries , H. Kato
Sac Bunt: D. Leonard
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lee 2 (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Snow W (5-1) 9.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 92 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Snow 79
Batters Faced: E. Snow 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Snow 15-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Snow 92-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rassi L (0-3) 2.1 7 8 8 2 2 3 55 10.62   
D. Leonard 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 34 5.32   
A. Bell 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 37 1.17   
V. Hinojosa 2.0 2 3 2 1 1 1 29 1.66   
T. Stone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.75   
O. Saenz 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 22 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rassi 7
Batters Faced: M. Rassi 16, D. Leonard 9, A. Bell 9, V. Hinojosa 10, T. Stone 1, O. Saenz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rassi 2-3, D. Leonard 0-4, A. Bell 1-3, V. Hinojosa 2-3, T. Stone 0-1, O. Saenz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rassi 55-29, D. Leonard 34-23, A. Bell 37-18, V. Hinojosa 29-17, T. Stone 4-2, O. Saenz 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leonard 3-3
WP: A. Bell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Guzman
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 21025
Special Notes: RP Dennis Leonard was injured while pitching. 2B Sun-woo Lee was injured in a collision at a base. CL Tony Stone was injured while pitching.
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