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San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2002-04-28 · Day game · PNC Park · 62°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to LF · 3:00

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Diego Padres 3–2. Scott Sauerbeck earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Ryan Klesko went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		3	9

W: Scott Sauerbeck L: Alan Embree SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Mike Fichter · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
D'Angelo Jimenez	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Kotsay	4	1	1	0	1	1
Ryan Klesko	3	1	1	2	2	0
Phil Nevin	4	0	2	0	1	1
Ray Lankford	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sean Burroughs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Lampkin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ramon Vazquez	1	0	0	0	2	1
Ben Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Sweeney	0	0	0	0	1	0
Trent Hubbard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Deivi Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bubba Trammell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Abraham Nunez	2	0	0	0	2	0
Adrian Brown	2	1	1	0	2	0
Brian Giles	4	0	2	1	0	1
Craig Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Armando Rios	4	2	2	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	3	1	0	0
Rob Mackowiak	3	0	0	1	0	1
Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kip Wells	2	0	0	0	0	2
Keith Osik	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ben Howard	5.0	4	4	4
Jason Boyd	1.0	3	0	1
Alan Embree	1.0	2	0	0
Steve Reed	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kip Wells	6.0	5	5	6
Scott Sauerbeck	1.1	0	2	3
Brian Boehringer	0.2	0	0	0
Mike Williams	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

D'Angelo Jimenez: 4/L4
Mark Kotsay: S8/L8LS
Ryan Klesko: HR/F9D.1-H
Phil Nevin: S7/G56
Ray Lankford: 3/G3S.1-2
Sean Burroughs: K

Bot 1

Abraham Nunez: W
Adrian Brown: W.1-2
Brian Giles: K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2
Craig Wilson: SB3
Craig Wilson: 2/FL/P23F

Top 2

Tom Lampkin: K/C
Ramon Vazquez: W
Ben Howard: 14/SH.1-2
D'Angelo Jimenez: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Armando Rios: D9/L9LM
Jason Kendall: S7/G56.2-3
Rob Mackowiak: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
Jack Wilson: 7/F7S
Kip Wells: K

Top 3

Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LD
Ryan Klesko: 31/G34
Phil Nevin: D9/F89D
Ray Lankford: 63/G6S

Bot 3

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4S
Adrian Brown: 3/BG3S
Brian Giles: D7/F78XD
Craig Wilson: 8/F78XD

Top 4

Sean Burroughs: 63/G6S
Tom Lampkin: 8/F89S
Ramon Vazquez: K

Bot 4

Armando Rios: K
Jason Kendall: S8/L78S
Rob Mackowiak: 9/F89XD
Jack Wilson: 4/P89S

Top 5

Ben Howard: K
D'Angelo Jimenez: K
Mark Kotsay: W
Ryan Klesko: W.1-2
Phil Nevin: K

Bot 5

Kip Wells: K
Abraham Nunez: W
Adrian Brown: W.1-2
Brian Giles: 9/F89D.2-3
Craig Wilson: 9/F9LD

Top 6

Ray Lankford: T9/F9LM
Sean Burroughs: 43/G4S
Tom Lampkin: 13/G34S
Ramon Vazquez: IW
Mark Sweeney: W.1-2
D'Angelo Jimenez: 43/G4S

Bot 6

Armando Rios: D8/F89D
Jason Kendall: S8/G6M.2-H
Rob Mackowiak: K
Jack Wilson: S4/G4.1-2
Keith Osik: CS3(25).1-2
Keith Osik: 4/P4D

Top 7

Mark Kotsay: K
Ryan Klesko: W
Phil Nevin: W.1-2
Ray Lankford: K/C
Sean Burroughs: 7/F7M

Bot 7

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4S
Adrian Brown: S9/G34
Brian Giles: T8/F78XD.1-H
Craig Wilson: FC6/G6S.3XH(62);B-1
Armando Rios: 7/F7D

Top 8

Trent Hubbard: K/C
Deivi Cruz: 6/P6
Bubba Trammell: 53/G5

Bot 8

Jason Kendall: 3
Rob Mackowiak: 3/G3
Jack Wilson: 7/F7D

Top 9

D'Angelo Jimenez: S9/F89S
Mark Kotsay: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Ryan Klesko: 3/G3.1X3(361E6)
Phil Nevin: 13/G13

Notes & reviews

8 minute rain delay in first
Debut game for Ben Howard
on the hit & run, Wilson swung at a pitch at his head while falling to the ground; the ball dribbled towards the unattended right side of the infield

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