THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
04/24/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
GAME ID: 170 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New England Patriots (11-12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Cleveland Browns (11-12) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 6 0
Browns Solve Patriots, 5-2
The Cleveland Browns handed the New England Patriots a loss at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Nate Garcia made the highlight reel for Cleveland. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 1 run and drove in 2. He also added 2 bases on balls. The save was credited to Adam Taute, his 7th. Cleveland sits at 11-12 in the early going.

Cleveland took a 4-1 lead on Garcia's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which he hit off Tony Quintero in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Cleveland to the win.

"It was sure nice to get the win but there's a lot of baseball left," Garcia after the game.
NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .300 3 8
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 1 10
D. Spoo 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 6 8
C. Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 12
   a-B. Henderson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Ortiz RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 0 5
C. Martinez CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .258 0 8
D. Aviles 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 3 10
   d-B. Hammond PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
   e-M. Castro 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 1
J. Watson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254 3 13
D. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 4 12
T. Quintero P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   c-A. Morrow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   K. Shanks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-M. Leoni PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 1
Totals 34 2 8 2 0 3 13      
a - B. Henderson pinch ran for C. Garcia in the 6th
b - J. Ortiz substituted for B. Henderson in the 6th
c - A. Morrow pinch hit for T. Quintero in the 7th
d - B. Hammond pinch hit for D. Aviles in the 8th
e - M. Castro substituted for B. Hammond in the 8th
f - M. Leoni pinch hit for K. Shanks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Watson (6, 2nd Inning off M. Almes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Spoo (6, 6th Inning off M. Almes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald , D. Spoo 5 , J. Ortiz , D. Aviles , J. Watson 3 , D. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fitzgerald , B. Hammond , D. Baker
Sac Fly: C. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: C. Garcia
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Blank SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 1 8
T. Page LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 3 8
J. Betancur 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .347 6 21
E. Stoddard C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .200 1 7
J. Brown 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .299 2 11
D. Smith RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185 0 4
N. Garcia 3B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .238 2 8
S. Hunt CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .091 0 1
M. Almes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   I. Tiburcio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   O. Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Givens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .419 3 10
   A. Taute P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 26 5 6 5 5 4 15      
a - J. Olson pinch hit for I. Tiburcio in the 6th
b - R. Givens pinch hit for O. Santiago in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Betancur (10, 1st Inning off T. Quintero, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Brown (7, 3rd Inning off T. Quintero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garcia (2, 6th Inning off T. Quintero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Betancur 3 , J. Brown 3 , N. Garcia 5
2-out RBI: J. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Blank 2 , J. Brown , D. Smith , R. Givens
Sac Bunt: D. Smith 2 , M. Almes
Sac Fly: S. Hunt
Hit by Pitch: M. Almes
Team LOB: 7
NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Quintero L (2-2) 6.0 5 4 4 3 4 1 107 3.77   
K. Shanks 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Quintero 47
Batters Faced: T. Quintero 27, K. Shanks 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Quintero 10-4, K. Shanks 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Quintero 107-68, K. Shanks 23-12
Hit Batsmen: T. Quintero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Almes W (2-1) 5.1 5 1 1 0 2 1 70 3.03   
I. Tiburcio H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.87   
O. Santiago H (4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 32 2.45   
A. Taute SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Almes 56
Batters Faced: M. Almes 22, I. Tiburcio 2, O. Santiago 9, A. Taute 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Almes 7-7, I. Tiburcio 0-2, O. Santiago 1-4, A. Taute 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Almes 70-47, I. Tiburcio 2-2, O. Santiago 32-23, A. Taute 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Tiburcio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Almes
Balk: M. Almes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Garcia
Ballpark: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 21019
Special Notes: Carlos Garcia and Mark Almes were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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