THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
04/17/2002
 
THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
GAME ID: 142 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Tennessee Titans (8-8) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3 5 0
Tennessee Beats Kansas City, 3-1
Tennessee Titans starter Chris Waltz turned in an exceptional performance against the Kansas City Chiefs at The Coliseum, resulting in a Tennessee win, 3-1. The Chiefs are now 6-10.

With the game tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the seventh, Waltz had a key at-bat for Tennessee. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Waltz hit a 2-run single off Ryan Gepner, making the score 3-1, Titans.

"I put my work in and trusted the process," said Waltz.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 0 2
P. Vinal 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 2 2
C. Nault LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 6
J. Carrillo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 4 15
   b-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 1
S. Feller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 10
J. Rice CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .333 2 11
Q. Merceana C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 0 2
L. Shetler SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .354 0 4
R. Gepner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   C. Stakes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Chenzira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 0
   D. Shirey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 5 9      
a - R. Rogers pinch hit for I. Chenzira in the 8th
b - K. Schaal pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Merceana (3, 3rd Inning off C. Waltz, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Shetler (4, 8th Inning off C. Waltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rice (2, 7th Inning off C. Waltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Carrillo , J. Rice 5 , Q. Merceana 2 , L. Shetler 2
2-out RBI: J. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Vinal
GIDP: P. Bernacki
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shetler-Carrillo-Vinal)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Silvas LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .375 3 11
J. Guerrero 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .286 1 8
   R. Jacobs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lethco RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328 4 14
K. Tanner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 3 9
J. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .207 4 10
A. Garcia C 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .364 0 5
K. Marder SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 1 5
J. Dickmann CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .244 0 3
C. Waltz P 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 0 2
   a-M. Baker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
Totals 27 3 5 3 3 4 16      
a - M. Baker substituted for C. Waltz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Garcia (6, 5th Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Silvas , A. Garcia 3 , K. Marder , C. Waltz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriguez
GIDP: J. Guerrero
Sac Fly: J. Dickmann
Hit by Pitch: M. Silvas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanner-Marder-Guerrero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gepner L (0-2) 6.1 4 3 3 3 3 0 99 6.75   
C. Stakes 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20.25   
I. Chenzira 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
D. Shirey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gepner 53
Batters Faced: R. Gepner 27, C. Stakes 1, I. Chenzira 1, D. Shirey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gepner 6-10, C. Stakes 0-0, I. Chenzira 1-0, D. Shirey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gepner 99-57, C. Stakes 3-2, I. Chenzira 6-3, D. Shirey 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Stakes 1-0 , I. Chenzira 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Gepner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Waltz W (2-1) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 92 2.67   
R. Jacobs SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Waltz 71
Batters Faced: C. Waltz 29, R. Jacobs 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Waltz 10-9, R. Jacobs 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Waltz 92-58, R. Jacobs 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Waltz
Ballpark: The Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 19492
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