THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT BUFFALO BILLS
05/21/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 366 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Broncos (24-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 0
Buffalo Bills (27-21) 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 X 5 6 0
Buffalo Edges Denver, 5-4
Buffalo parlayed a decent outing from starter Carlos Sandoval into a solid win over the Denver Broncos. The final score was 5-4. The triumph puts Buffalo at 27-21 for the season.

Juan Castro helped out the Buffalo cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the third baseman drew 1 walk in 4 trips to the plate.

"Carlos pitched like a champ," said Buffalo manager Scott Scott.
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 4 17
M. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
J. Pietryka 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 13 28
C. Hiatt 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 4 11
J. Britt LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 4 14
E. Msca SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 19
   b-L. Gillam PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .306 16 37
P. Martinez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338 2 12
M. Blakney CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .253 2 12
T. Tamayo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 1
   B. Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Steptoe PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 12 24
   N. Fessenden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 0 0 8      
a - J. Steptoe pinch hit for B. Jordan in the 8th
b - L. Gillam pinch hit for E. Msca in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Steptoe (12, 8th Inning off C. Sandoval, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Gillam (16, 9th Inning off T. Loaiza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lopez , C. Hiatt , J. Britt , L. Gillam 4 , P. Martinez , M. Blakney 2 , J. Steptoe 4
2-out RBI: L. Gillam
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roquemore , T. Tamayo
GIDP: J. Pietryka
Sac Bunt: T. Tamayo
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pietryka-Martinez-Hiatt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .330 7 20
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .238 5 14
   b-B. Unger RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
C. Kendrick CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .289 3 9
J. Castro 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .209 6 21
J. Waterson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .219 0 7
D. Teal RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .299 5 20
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Conlin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .341 2 12
J. Robinson C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 0 7
C. Sandoval P 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .227 0 2
   a-A. Aguilar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 11
Totals 27 5 6 5 3 3 10      
a - A. Aguilar substituted for C. Sandoval in the 9th
b - B. Unger substituted for J. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (22, 3rd Inning off T. Tamayo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Morgan (12, 7th Inning off T. Tamayo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , J. Morgan 2 , J. Waterson , J. Robinson , C. Sandoval
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , C. Kendrick , J. Conlin
GIDP: J. Waterson
Sac Bunt: C. Sandoval
Sac Fly: D. Teal
Hit by Pitch: J. Castro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Waterson-Morgan-Conlin)
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Tamayo L (3-5) 6.2 6 5 5 3 1 0 95 5.49   
B. Jordan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.76   
N. Fessenden 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tamayo 40
Batters Faced: T. Tamayo 29, B. Jordan 1, N. Fessenden 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tamayo 13-5, B. Jordan 1-0, N. Fessenden 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tamayo 95-56, B. Jordan 2-2, N. Fessenden 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Jordan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Tamayo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sandoval W (5-3) 8.0 6 2 2 0 0 1 88 3.14   
T. Loaiza SV (12) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sandoval 62
Batters Faced: C. Sandoval 29, T. Loaiza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sandoval 12-11, T. Loaiza 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sandoval 88-57, T. Loaiza 18-8
WP: T. Loaiza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Sandoval
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 58 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 24732
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