THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
04/07/2002
 
THE SHIELD
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 70 - SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Denver Broncos (3-4) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
New England Patriots (2-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0
Broncos Win at New England, 4-1
The Denver Broncos downed the New England Patriots, 4-1, at Patriots Field. The Broncos were led by Jabari Steptoe. Steptoe slugged 2 home runs. Zack Pulley earned save number 2 this season. With the win, Denver is 3-4.

With Denver leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Steptoe hit a slider from Dave Hawley for a solo home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Broncos ahead, 2-0.

"You score one run, you're not going to win," said New England skipper Victor Santos. "You can have three Koufaxes and three Drysdales, you're still not going to win."
DENVER BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roquemore RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 1 2
J. Britt LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 1 3
J. Steptoe 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .379 2 5
J. Pietryka 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .290 2 5
L. Gillam 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .345 4 11
C. Will C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 0 1
E. Msca SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .407 0 3
M. Blakney CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .185 0 1
C. Sims P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   N. Fessenden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Hiatt PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 0 0
   Z. Pulley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3 3 4 15      
a - C. Hiatt pinch hit for N. Fessenden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gillam (3, 4th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pietryka (2, 6th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Steptoe 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Steptoe 9 , J. Pietryka 2 , L. Gillam 2 , C. Will 2
2-out RBI: J. Steptoe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Britt , L. Gillam , M. Blakney
Hit by Pitch: J. Britt
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Will (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Gillam (2)
OF assists: 1 (Blakney(Baker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .273 1 2
D. Spoo 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .207 1 2
C. Garcia RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .259 0 1
A. Therien 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250 1 4
C. Martinez CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .500 0 3
D. Baker SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .125 2 7
J. Ortiz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
M. Leoni C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
D. Hawley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
   a-D. Aviles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 2 4
   G. McKnight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 7
   R. Quezada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Simoncelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1 3 10 17      
a - D. Aviles pinch hit for D. Hawley in the 7th
b - J. Watson pinch hit for G. McKnight in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Garcia (1, 1st Inning off C. Sims, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Fitzgerald (2, 7th Inning off C. Sims, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald 4 , D. Spoo 2 , C. Garcia 3 , A. Therien , D. Baker , M. Leoni
2-out RBI: D. Spoo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Therien 2 , C. Martinez 2 , D. Hawley
Team LOB: 11
DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sims W (2-0) 6.2 8 1 1 1 7 0 116 0.61   
N. Fessenden H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 0.00   
Z. Pulley SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sims 60
Batters Faced: C. Sims 29, N. Fessenden 7, Z. Pulley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sims 7-5, N. Fessenden 2-1, Z. Pulley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sims 116-74, N. Fessenden 30-15, Z. Pulley 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Fessenden 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hawley L (1-1) 7.0 5 4 4 1 3 2 81 3.95   
G. McKnight 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 12.00   
R. Quezada 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 0.00   
G. Simoncelli 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hawley 53
Batters Faced: D. Hawley 27, G. McKnight 5, R. Quezada 5, G. Simoncelli 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hawley 10-8, G. McKnight 0-2, R. Quezada 1-1, G. Simoncelli 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hawley 81-50, G. McKnight 12-7, R. Quezada 20-10, G. Simoncelli 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Simoncelli 3-0
WP: D. Hawley
Hit Batsmen: G. McKnight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jabari Steptoe
Ballpark: Patriots Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 25367
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