THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS
04/10/2002
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THE SHIELD
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS
GAME ID: 88 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Chargers (5-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 10 0
Denver Broncos (4-6) 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Gillam Socks Chargers in 8-5 Broncos Win
The Denver Broncos topped the San Diego Chargers, 8-5, with youngster Lee Gillam playing a key role. Gillam belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Broncos in the win. The winning pitcher was Alfonso Perez. He tossed 96 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. With the loss, San Diego is 5-5.

Early in the game, Gillam had a 2-run home run for Denver. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Broncos on top, 2-0.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Gillam. "And not try to do too much."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE DENVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .297 3 5
V. Mora RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .212 1 4
L. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 2
J. Turner 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .265 4 8
J. Escandon 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .316 1 2
B. Todd CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 0 1
M. Tapia C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .429 1 2
S. Lambrecht 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .037 0 0
   a-D. Ramirez PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 1 5
M. Whiting P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Owen P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   N. Meeks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Vargas PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 3 10
   J. Dudley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 1
Totals 37 5 10 5 1 11 15      
a - D. Ramirez pinch hit for S. Lambrecht in the 7th
b - D. Vargas pinch hit for N. Meeks in the 8th
c - B. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Dudley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Turner (2, 2nd Inning off A. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Todd (2, 5th Inning off A. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ramirez (3, 9th Inning off Z. Pulley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Mora (1, 6th Inning off A. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Vargas (3, 8th Inning off A. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Abernathy (3, 8th Inning off A. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Escandon (1, 8th Inning off J. Falk, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy 4 , V. Mora 4 , L. Rodriguez , J. Turner 3 , J. Escandon 4 , B. Todd 2 , M. Tapia , D. Ramirez 2 , D. Vargas 4
2-out RBI: J. Escandon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Mora , J. Escandon , M. Tapia , M. Owen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Lambrecht-Escandon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Britt LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .095 1 3
L. Gillam 1B 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 .350 6 15
J. Steptoe 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .417 3 6
J. Pietryka 2B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .256 3 7
C. Will C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .290 0 1
E. Msca SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .289 0 3
C. Hiatt RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .353 1 2
M. Blakney CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .229 0 2
A. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   J. Falk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Garber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 2
   Z. Pulley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8 5 8 16      
a - M. Garber pinch hit for J. Falk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Will (1, 1st Inning off M. Whiting, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Steptoe (3, 1st Inning off M. Whiting, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gillam 2 (6, 1st Inning off M. Whiting, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Owen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pietryka (3, 2nd Inning off M. Whiting, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gillam 9 , J. Steptoe 4 , J. Pietryka 4 , C. Will 3 , M. Blakney 3
2-out RBI: J. Pietryka , M. Blakney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gillam , C. Hiatt
GIDP: E. Msca
Sac Bunt: A. Perez
Team LOB: 6
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE DENVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Whiting L (0-1) 1.2 6 7 7 2 2 3 49 12.15   
M. Owen 3.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 48 1.35   
N. Meeks 2.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 37 4.91   
J. Dudley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiting 9
Batters Faced: M. Whiting 13, M. Owen 12, N. Meeks 9, J. Dudley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiting 1-2, M. Owen 3-5, N. Meeks 2-0, J. Dudley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiting 49-30, M. Owen 48-27, N. Meeks 37-21, J. Dudley 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Perez W (1-0) 7.0 6 3 3 1 9 3 96 5.25   
J. Falk 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 23 8.10   
Z. Pulley SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Perez 61
Batters Faced: A. Perez 28, J. Falk 5, Z. Pulley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Perez 4-8, J. Falk 0-3, Z. Pulley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Perez 96-63, J. Falk 23-16, Z. Pulley 28-15
WP: A. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lee Gillam
Ballpark: Invesco Field at Mile High
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18169
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