THE SHIELD
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
04/22/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
GAME ID: 165 - MONDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Bengals (7-14) 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 13 2
Cleveland Browns (9-12) 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 X 10 12 0
Blank Excels in 10-8 Cleveland Win
In a high-scoring contest between Cleveland and Cincinnati, shortstop Gabe Blank was a difference-maker. Blank distinguished himself in the 10-8 Cleveland win. He was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Nelson Leandro, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. Now 7-14, the Bengals have gotten off to a poor start.

Early in the game, Blank had a grand slam home run for Cleveland. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Browns on top, 4-0.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Blank.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Londono CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .316 4 9
R. Rodriguez 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256 1 7
J. Bedney 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .265 0 6
S. Osborne LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .292 3 10
M. Fielder RF 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .196 1 8
A. Burrows 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .159 4 11
J. Torres SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 .347 1 7
T. Peterson C 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .158 0 1
J. Cashwell P 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
   E. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Gomez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
   A. Reynozo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   X. Li P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Diekmann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8 4 5 12      
a - S. Wallace pinch hit for C. Gomez in the 6th
b - A. Martinez pinch hit for A. Reynozo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Torres (5, 2nd Inning off B. Horne, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Osborne (3, 3rd Inning off B. Horne, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Fielder (3, 6th Inning off N. Leandro, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Londono , R. Rodriguez 2 , J. Bedney 2 , S. Osborne 4 , M. Fielder 3 , J. Torres 3 , J. Cashwell
2-out RBI: , M. Fielder 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Burrows , J. Torres , J. Cashwell
GIDP: S. Osborne , T. Peterson
Sac Fly: T. Peterson
Hit by Pitch: J. Torres
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Londono (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Londono (2) , J. Torres (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bedney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Curvin CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .250 1 3
   c-J. Brown PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 10
   J. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-E. Stoddard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 1 6
   I. Tiburcio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Page LF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .275 3 8
R. Givens 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 7 .420 3 10
J. Betancur 1B 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .358 6 20
N. Garcia 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .213 1 6
G. Blank SS 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .245 1 8
D. Smith RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .208 0 4
E. Arizmendi C 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .087 1 6
B. Horne P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-J. Olson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 1 1
   N. Leandro P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   I. Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
   d-S. Hunt CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10 8 7 23      
a - J. Olson pinch hit for B. Horne in the 4th
b - S. Freeman pinch hit for I. Colon in the 7th
c - J. Brown pinch ran for M. Curvin in the 7th
d - S. Hunt substituted for S. Freeman in the 8th
e - E. Stoddard pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blank (4, 4th Inning off C. Gomez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Curvin (3, 5th Inning off C. Gomez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Blank (1, 8th Inning off X. Li, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Blank (1, 1st Inning off J. Cashwell, 3 on, 2 outs) , T. Page (3, 4th Inning off E. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Curvin (1, 4th Inning off J. Cashwell, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Betancur (6, 4th Inning off E. Thomas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Curvin 6 , T. Page 5 , R. Givens , J. Betancur 5 , G. Blank 9 , N. Leandro , J. Olson
2-out RBI: J. Betancur , G. Blank
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Stoddard , N. Garcia , D. Smith 2 , E. Arizmendi
Sac Bunt: T. Page
Hit by Pitch: M. Curvin , J. Betancur
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Givens-Blank-Betancur, Betancur-Blank)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cashwell L (1-3) 3.1 4 6 6 4 3 2 81 4.35   
E. Thomas 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 19 81.00   
C. Gomez 1.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 34 0.00   
A. Reynozo 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 6.17   
X. Li 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 31 9.00   
R. Diekmann 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cashwell 25
Batters Faced: J. Cashwell 19, E. Thomas 3, C. Gomez 8, A. Reynozo 5, X. Li 8, R. Diekmann 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cashwell 5-2, E. Thomas 0-0, C. Gomez 0-4, A. Reynozo 0-1, X. Li 0-3, R. Diekmann 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cashwell 81-41, E. Thomas 19-11, C. Gomez 34-19, A. Reynozo 23-13, X. Li 31-18, R. Diekmann 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Diekmann 1-0
WP: E. Thomas
Hit Batsmen: J. Cashwell , X. Li
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Horne 4.0 8 5 5 4 2 0 107 5.76   
N. Leandro W (1-0) 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 0 39 6.97   
I. Colon H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.32   
J. Sanchez H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.00   
I. Tiburcio SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Horne 24
Batters Faced: B. Horne 22, N. Leandro 11, I. Colon 3, J. Sanchez 3, I. Tiburcio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Horne 2-6, N. Leandro 1-3, I. Colon 1-1, J. Sanchez 1-1, I. Tiburcio 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Horne 107-63, N. Leandro 39-25, I. Colon 12-8, J. Sanchez 10-6, I. Tiburcio 6-5
Hit Batsmen: N. Leandro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gabe Blank
Ballpark: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 22795
Special Notes: CF Mike Curvin was injured being hit by a pitch.
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