THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
04/15/2002
 
THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 101 - MONDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bills (7-7) 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 14 1
Kansas City Chiefs (5-9) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
Chiefs Popped by Bills, 12-3
The Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 12-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to left fielder Jorge Ramirez. Ramirez hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2 for the Bills on the day. For the Chiefs, the loss makes them 5-9.

Leo Sanchez, who is tied for 10th in the ABC with a .475 on-base percentage, chipped in a run-scoring walk for Buffalo in the top of the third. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Sanchez told the Buffalo Chronicle. "It's as simple as that."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .327 4 5
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .228 1 1
   a-J. O'Keefe PH, SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
C. Kendrick CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .267 1 2
L. Sanchez 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .415 2 12
K. Polen C 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .302 6 16
D. Teal RF 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .288 2 7
J. Castro 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .319 4 9
A. Aguilar SS, 2B 5 0 1 3 0 1 1 .222 1 5
C. Sandoval P 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
   J. Lorang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Gomez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Conlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 0 1
   S. Lewis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 41 12 14 12 5 3 18      
a - J. O'Keefe pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 8th
b - J. Conlin pinch hit for R. Gomez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (2, 1st Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Aguilar (2, 3rd Inning off M. Sanchez, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Castro (4, 9th Inning off R. Fabian, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez 2 (4, 1st Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Meeker, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Teal (2, 2nd Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Sanchez (2, 4th Inning off C. Meeker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 8 , J. Morgan 3 , J. O'Keefe , C. Kendrick 2 , L. Sanchez 5 , D. Teal 5 , J. Castro 3 , A. Aguilar 2
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , J. O'Keefe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , C. Kendrick , K. Polen 2
Sac Fly: K. Polen
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sandoval (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 0 2
   b-R. Rogers PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
C. Nault LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .364 0 6
P. Vinal 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .227 2 2
J. Carrillo 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .386 4 15
S. Feller 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .298 1 9
J. Rice CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .333 1 10
Q. Merceana C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .238 0 1
L. Shetler SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .349 0 3
M. Sanchez P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 0 2
   C. Meeker P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   I. Chenzira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 1
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3 4 4 21      
a - V. Ortega pinch hit for C. Meeker in the 6th
b - R. Rogers pinch hit for P. Bernacki in the 7th
c - K. Schaal pinch hit for I. Chenzira in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Feller (6, 3rd Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki , C. Nault , P. Vinal , J. Carrillo , S. Feller 3 , J. Rice , Q. Merceana , L. Shetler , M. Sanchez
2-out RBI: J. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rogers , C. Nault , J. Carrillo , S. Feller
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rice (2)
CS: C. Nault (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Vinal (1) , Q. Merceana (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sandoval W (1-1) 6.1 8 3 3 3 2 0 108 6.06   
J. Lorang 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
R. Gomez 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 1.59   
S. Lewis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sandoval 44
Batters Faced: C. Sandoval 30, J. Lorang 1, R. Gomez 6, S. Lewis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sandoval 6-10, J. Lorang 0-0, R. Gomez 0-3, S. Lewis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sandoval 108-64, J. Lorang 6-4, R. Gomez 27-13, S. Lewis 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lorang 2-0 , R. Gomez 2-0
WP: C. Sandoval
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sanchez L (0-2) 2.1 8 8 8 1 0 2 67 15.43   
C. Meeker 3.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 51 9.64   
I. Chenzira 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.00   
R. Fabian 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 28 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sanchez 4
Batters Faced: M. Sanchez 18, C. Meeker 15, I. Chenzira 8, R. Fabian 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sanchez 3-4, C. Meeker 4-5, I. Chenzira 2-3, R. Fabian 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sanchez 67-46, C. Meeker 51-30, I. Chenzira 28-19, R. Fabian 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meeker 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Ramirez
Ballpark: Arrowhead Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 21756
Special Notes: RP Jeff Lorang was injured while pitching.
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