THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT DENVER BRONCOS
05/16/2002
 
THE SHIELD
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 349 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis Colts (25-18) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 13 0
Denver Broncos (23-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 2
Colts Collect 8-3 Win Versus Denver
The Indianapolis Colts topped the Denver Broncos, 8-3, in American Conference action at Invesco Field at Mile High. The standout performance belonged to Indianapolis pitcher and Cherry Hill Mall, New Jersey, native Ben Cline. Indianapolis is now 25-18. Denver is 23-20.

Indianapolis used a clutch at-bat from Brian Hooks to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Colts ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Cline said.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Woolhouse LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .310 5 24
A. Sanford CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .309 6 25
J. Sargent 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 5 21
M. Vallelunga SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .248 3 13
E. Martin 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .250 10 32
J. de la Cruz C 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .310 2 12
A. Jones 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .281 1 9
B. Hooks RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 5 .236 3 9
B. Cline P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
   a-A. West PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 8
   V. Maldonado P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-J. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145 0 7
   A. Loeza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   B. Storck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 8 2 5 22      
a - A. West pinch hit for B. Cline in the 7th
b - J. Hernandez pinch hit for V. Maldonado in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Hooks (3, 2nd Inning off T. Tamayo, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Martin (10, 4th Inning off T. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Woolhouse (5, 8th Inning off N. Fessenden, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Woolhouse 5 , A. Sanford 2 , J. Sargent , M. Vallelunga 2 , E. Martin 4 , J. de la Cruz 2 , A. Jones 2 , B. Hooks 4
2-out RBI: M. Woolhouse , M. Vallelunga
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Woolhouse , E. Martin , A. Jones
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vallelunga-Sargent-Martin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .292 4 15
L. Gillam 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 15 34
   f-F. Cruz PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Pietryka 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .315 12 25
J. Britt LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 3 11
   b-J. Doyle PH, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .375 0 3
C. Will C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .293 2 18
E. Msca SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .295 1 19
P. Martinez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .377 2 11
M. Blakney CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 2 12
   c-J. Steptoe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 11 22
   d-C. Hiatt CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 4 10
T. Tamayo P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 0 1
   a-M. Garber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 3
   A. Owens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Fessenden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 2
Totals 38 3 12 3 2 3 21      
a - M. Garber pinch hit for T. Tamayo in the 6th
b - J. Doyle pinch hit for J. Britt in the 8th
c - J. Steptoe pinch hit for M. Blakney in the 8th
d - C. Hiatt substituted for J. Steptoe in the 9th
e - M. Lopez pinch hit for N. Fessenden in the 9th
f - F. Cruz pinch hit for L. Gillam in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Britt (4, 3rd Inning off B. Cline, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Pietryka (12, 9th Inning off A. Loeza, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Doyle (1, 9th Inning off A. Loeza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Roquemore (4, 3rd Inning off B. Cline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roquemore 4 , F. Cruz , J. Pietryka 3 , J. Britt 2 , J. Doyle 2 , C. Will , E. Msca 2 , P. Martinez 2 , M. Blakney
2-out RBI: J. Doyle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Will 3 , E. Msca , J. Steptoe
GIDP: J. Roquemore
Hit by Pitch: L. Gillam
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pietryka 2 (7)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cline W (2-2) 6.0 8 1 1 1 1 1 95 3.57   
V. Maldonado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.98   
A. Loeza 1.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 35 4.91   
B. Storck 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cline 52
Batters Faced: B. Cline 27, V. Maldonado 3, A. Loeza 10, B. Storck 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cline 5-11, V. Maldonado 0-2, A. Loeza 3-2, B. Storck 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cline 95-64, V. Maldonado 8-6, A. Loeza 35-21, B. Storck 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Storck 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Cline
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tamayo L (3-4) 6.0 6 4 4 1 3 2 104 5.33   
A. Owens 1.2 5 3 1 0 1 0 34 6.06   
N. Fessenden 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 31 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tamayo 46
Batters Faced: T. Tamayo 26, A. Owens 10, N. Fessenden 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tamayo 5-10, A. Owens 1-2, N. Fessenden 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tamayo 104-71, A. Owens 34-24, N. Fessenden 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fessenden 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Cline
Ballpark: Invesco Field at Mile High
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 22829
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