THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
04/14/2002
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THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 100 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bills (6-7) 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 11 15 2
Kansas City Chiefs (5-8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Polen Helps Buffalo Cruise to 11-1 Win
Kelly Polen helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Chiefs, 11-1. In the game, the Buffalo catcher belted 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Picking up the win was Chris Davila. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits. The right--hander struck out 6 and walked 2. The loss makes Kansas City 5-8.

Early in the game, Polen had a grand slam home run for Buffalo. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Bills on top, 4-0.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Polen said.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .314 2 3
   a-B. McDonald PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Morgan 2B 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 .208 1 1
C. Kendrick CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 1 2
L. Sanchez 1B 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .408 1 10
K. Polen C 4 2 3 6 1 0 2 .325 6 15
D. Teal RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .265 1 6
J. Castro 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .310 4 7
A. Aguilar SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .227 1 2
C. Davila P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   M. Finstad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Conlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 0 1
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11 6 4 19      
a - B. McDonald pinch hit for J. Ramirez in the 7th
b - J. Conlin pinch hit for M. Finstad in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (6, 2nd Inning off C. Higgins, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Sanchez (5, 5th Inning off C. Higgins, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Castro (3, 9th Inning off A. Barriga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Polen 2 (6, 1st Inning off C. Higgins, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Koehler, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Castro (4, 5th Inning off C. Higgins, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Aguilar (1, 7th Inning off J. Koehler, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Morgan (1, 8th Inning off J. Koehler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , J. Morgan 4 , L. Sanchez 4 , K. Polen 9 , D. Teal 2 , J. Castro 6 , A. Aguilar 4 , C. Davila
2-out RBI: K. Polen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , K. Polen , C. Davila
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Teal (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan (1) , A. Aguilar (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .280 0 2
C. Nault LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .380 0 6
P. Vinal 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .225 2 2
J. Carrillo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .410 4 15
S. Feller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .279 1 9
J. Rice CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 9
Q. Merceana C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
L. Shetler SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .359 0 3
   a-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 1 1
   b-E. Libertini SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
C. Higgins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   J. Koehler P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Meeker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   A. Barriga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 0 3 10 20      
a - K. Schaal pinch hit for L. Shetler in the 8th
b - E. Libertini substituted for K. Schaal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Nault 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Nault 4 , Q. Merceana 2 , L. Shetler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Bernacki 2 , S. Feller , J. Rice
Hit by Pitch: J. Carrillo
Team LOB: 11
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davila W (3-0) 6.2 5 1 0 2 6 0 114 1.77   
M. Finstad 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 35 0.00   
J. Monroe 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davila 66
Batters Faced: C. Davila 30, M. Finstad 6, J. Monroe 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davila 7-7, M. Finstad 1-0, J. Monroe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davila 114-70, M. Finstad 35-23, J. Monroe 15-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Davila
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Higgins L (1-2) 4.1 8 7 7 4 1 2 78 9.39   
J. Koehler 3.1 6 4 4 1 0 3 61 10.80   
C. Meeker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 12.71   
A. Barriga 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Higgins 16
Batters Faced: C. Higgins 25, J. Koehler 16, C. Meeker 1, A. Barriga 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Higgins 6-6, J. Koehler 3-6, C. Meeker 0-0, A. Barriga 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Higgins 78-49, J. Koehler 61-40, C. Meeker 5-3, A. Barriga 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meeker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Polen
Ballpark: Arrowhead Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 26884
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