THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/20/2002
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THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 145 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Texans (16-3) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 14 0
Buffalo Bills (10-9) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Texans Pocket 5-1 Win Against Buffalo
The Houston Texans topped the Buffalo Bills, 5-1, in American Conference action at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Houston pitcher Jake Van Dellen. The winner was Van Dellen. He threw 8.1 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Carlos Sandoval. Now 16-3, the 2002 Texans have been phenomenal so far.

Jeremy Dodson helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a run-scoring single to give Houston a 1-0 lead.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Van Dellen.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stiffler LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .254 1 8
J. Alvarado SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .338 2 12
J. Dodson CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .434 8 18
F. Simpson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 8
E. Rendon 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .324 3 11
M. de Kruijff C 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .267 1 13
J. Mullins 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .250 0 6
   K. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Guzman RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .209 1 7
J. Van Dellen P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   a-M. Thomas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 2
Totals 38 5 14 5 2 3 23      
a - M. Thomas substituted for J. Van Dellen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Alvarado (7, 1st Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Rendon (3, 5th Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stiffler , J. Alvarado 2 , J. Dodson , F. Simpson , E. Rendon 6 , M. de Kruijff 2 , J. Mullins 2 , A. Guzman 2 , J. Van Dellen
2-out RBI: E. Rendon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stiffler , J. Alvarado 2 , J. Dodson , E. Rendon , A. Guzman
GIDP: J. Mullins
Sac Bunt: J. Van Dellen 2
Sac Fly: M. de Kruijff
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stiffler (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarado-Rendon-Simpson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 5 6
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 1 3
C. Kendrick CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 1 2
L. Sanchez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .377 2 13
K. Polen C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .296 8 19
D. Teal RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 2 9
J. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262 5 10
A. Aguilar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 6
C. Sandoval P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 0 2
   S. Lewis 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-B. Hastings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 4 13      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for C. Sandoval in the 5th
b - B. Hastings pinch hit for R. Gomez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Polen (8, 4th Inning off J. Van Dellen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , J. Morgan 2 , K. Polen 5 , D. Teal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sanchez , J. Castro , A. Aguilar
GIDP: J. Castro
Sac Bunt: D. Teal
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Castro (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Morgan-Sanchez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Van Dellen W (1-1) 8.1 6 1 1 2 3 1 97 1.41   
K. Barnes SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Van Dellen 68
Batters Faced: J. Van Dellen 32, K. Barnes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Van Dellen 13-8, K. Barnes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Van Dellen 97-66, K. Barnes 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Barnes 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sandoval L (1-2) 5.0 9 4 4 1 1 1 75 6.33   
S. Lewis 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 1.74   
R. Gomez 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.12   
J. Monroe 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sandoval 33
Batters Faced: C. Sandoval 26, S. Lewis 7, R. Gomez 5, J. Monroe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sandoval 8-6, S. Lewis 2-2, R. Gomez 3-0, J. Monroe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sandoval 75-44, S. Lewis 32-20, R. Gomez 19-11, J. Monroe 17-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Van Dellen
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 46 degrees
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 34547
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