THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
05/20/2002
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THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 368 - MONDAY, MAY 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Jaguars (27-20) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 12 0
Pittsburgh Steelers (16-31) 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 X 9 11 0
Jacksonville Sent Home with 9-5 Loss
The Pittsburgh Steelers weathered an outstanding game by Jacksonville third baseman Josh Benjamine to topple the Jaguars, 9-5. Benjamine was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The Steelers now have a record of 16-31.

Making an impact for the home team was Chad Davis. In the bottom of the fourth, the 29-year old center fielder had a run-scoring ground out. That made the score 3-1, Steelers.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Steelers manager Nick Flanery. "This one was nice to get."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McCall LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .291 3 18
J. Rodriguez RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .291 7 31
J. Benjamine 3B 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 .352 5 26
B. Kraus SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .202 4 10
A. Cruz CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .295 6 22
C. Nishida 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .277 4 15
A. Richards C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 5 22
D. Pacheco 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 2 11
   a-N. Bowie PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 5
   c-S. Ernst 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 3 13
A. Stack P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   R. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Funches PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 1
   K. Zhang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   J. Ceja P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-B. Scholtes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 2 8
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 5 15      
a - N. Bowie pinch ran for D. Pacheco in the 6th
b - M. Funches pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 6th
c - S. Ernst substituted for N. Bowie in the 6th
d - B. Scholtes pinch hit for J. Ceja in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Nishida (9, 2nd Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Pacheco 2 (6, 2nd Inning off M. Gamboa, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Benjamine (5, 9th Inning off D. Leonard, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCall , J. Rodriguez 3 , J. Benjamine 5 , B. Kraus 2 , C. Nishida 2 , D. Pacheco 4 , A. Stack
2-out RBI: D. Pacheco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCall , C. Nishida 2 , A. Stack
GIDP: B. Kraus
Sac Fly: A. Cruz
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cruz(Duff at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Davis RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .285 1 9
   c-M. Gandolfi SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 8
G. Nieves 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .280 2 19
J. Howard 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .225 3 18
   a-J. Willingham PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
B. Duff CF 4 0 1 4 0 0 2 .213 4 15
H. Kato C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .244 0 9
W. Humphries SS, 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .281 5 22
M. Schmitt 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .260 0 5
C. Hilcher LF, RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .159 0 4
M. Gamboa P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .154 0 0
   V. Hinojosa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Leonard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Reyes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 1 6
Totals 34 9 11 9 5 2 17      
a - J. Willingham pinch hit for J. Howard in the 8th
b - R. Reyes substituted for D. Leonard in the 9th
c - M. Gandolfi substituted for C. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Humphries (6, 2nd Inning off A. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Duff (5, 4th Inning off A. Stack, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Schmitt (1, 7th Inning off J. Ceja, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Howard (3, 6th Inning off K. Zhang, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Davis 2 , J. Howard 5 , B. Duff 2 , W. Humphries 3 , M. Schmitt 4 , C. Hilcher , M. Gamboa
2-out RBI: , J. Howard 2 , B. Duff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kato , V. Hinojosa , M. Gamboa 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Davis (2) , B. Duff (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Humphries-Howard)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stack L (3-3) 4.0 7 7 7 4 1 0 75 4.88   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
K. Zhang 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 29 5.59   
J. Ceja 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 12.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stack 17
Batters Faced: A. Stack 22, R. Rodriguez 5, K. Zhang 6, J. Ceja 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stack 4-6, R. Rodriguez 0-3, K. Zhang 0-3, J. Ceja 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stack 75-42, R. Rodriguez 16-9, K. Zhang 29-18, J. Ceja 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ceja 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gamboa W (1-5) 6.0 8 2 2 3 2 0 106 5.26   
V. Hinojosa 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.71   
D. Leonard 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 10 6.66   
R. Siegrist 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gamboa 47
Batters Faced: M. Gamboa 28, V. Hinojosa 8, D. Leonard 3, R. Siegrist 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gamboa 10-5, V. Hinojosa 3-3, D. Leonard 0-0, R. Siegrist 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gamboa 106-64, V. Hinojosa 33-22, D. Leonard 10-6, R. Siegrist 11-8
WP: M. Gamboa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Benjamine
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 21401
Special Notes: 2B Daniel Pacheco was injured while running the bases.
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