THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
04/24/2002
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THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
GAME ID: 179 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (9-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
San Diego Chargers (13-10) 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 7 6 0
Chargers Make It 4 In a Row with 7-1 Triumph Over Kansas City
Bill Wheeler brought his A-game to help San Diego defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 7-1. The winner was Wheeler. He threw 8.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Corey Higgins. Kansas City drops to 9-14.

Nick Abernathy had a big bases-clearing double for the Chargers in the bottom of the second inning. With San Diego leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he got a fastball from 25-year old left-handed pitcher Corey Higgins and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 4th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Chargers ahead, 4-0.

"The only difference is executing pitches and not executing pitches," said Wheeler. "When you don't execute, you get beat. When you execute, you usually give your team a chance to win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .221 0 2
J. Rice CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .315 2 11
P. Vinal 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 2 3
S. Feller 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .365 4 16
E. Angel LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 0
L. Shetler SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .348 0 5
   b-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 2
M. Mexicano C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .160 0 0
P. Crews 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 0 0
C. Higgins P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 1 1
   C. Meeker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Koehler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 9 15      
a - K. Schaal pinch hit for R. Fabian in the 7th
b - V. Ortega pinch hit for L. Shetler in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Bernacki , P. Vinal , S. Feller 2 , L. Shetler 2 , P. Crews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Angel , P. Crews , C. Higgins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Bernacki (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rice(Abernathy at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Abernathy LF 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .287 8 20
B. Todd CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 2 5
D. Vargas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .346 9 21
V. Mora RF 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .246 5 12
D. Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .318 1 5
J. Turner 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .260 8 14
B. Cabrera C 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 .192 1 2
S. Lambrecht SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .156 1 3
B. Wheeler P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 0 1
   J. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 7 6 7 5 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Ramirez (5, 2nd Inning off C. Higgins, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Abernathy (4, 2nd Inning off C. Higgins, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vargas (9, 6th Inning off C. Higgins, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Mora (5, 6th Inning off R. Fabian, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Abernathy 2 , B. Todd , D. Vargas 4 , V. Mora 4 , D. Ramirez 2 , S. Lambrecht
2-out RBI: N. Abernathy , B. Todd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vargas , S. Lambrecht
Sac Bunt: B. Wheeler
Hit by Pitch: V. Mora
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Higgins L (2-3) 5.1 3 5 5 3 2 1 97 6.91   
R. Fabian 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 8.22   
C. Meeker 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 43 9.22   
J. Koehler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Higgins 41
Batters Faced: C. Higgins 21, R. Fabian 3, C. Meeker 9, J. Koehler 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Higgins 7-6, R. Fabian 0-1, C. Meeker 1-2, J. Koehler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Higgins 97-53, R. Fabian 11-7, C. Meeker 43-25, J. Koehler 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Koehler 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Meeker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wheeler W (1-2) 8.0 6 1 1 0 7 0 111 6.15   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wheeler 73
Batters Faced: B. Wheeler 30, J. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wheeler 8-9, J. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wheeler 111-75, J. Rodriguez 15-10
WP: B. Wheeler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Wheeler
Ballpark: Chargers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 29307
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