THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
04/23/2002
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THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
GAME ID: 187 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
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Buffalo Bills (11-11) 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 9 0
Oakland Raiders (9-13) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Bills Win at Oakland, 7-2
The Buffalo Bills defeated the Oakland Raiders, 7-2, in American Conference action at Oakland Coliseum. Kelly Polen pulled his weight. The 12-year veteran went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. With the win, Buffalo lifts its record to 11-11.

With Buffalo leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Polen hit a slider from Ruben Garcia for a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Bills ahead, 4-0.

"I thought we played a nice game," Polen told the Buffalo Chronicle. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .317 5 10
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 1 3
C. Kendrick CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .261 2 4
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .358 2 14
K. Polen C 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .311 10 22
D. Teal RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .312 2 10
   b-J. Conlin RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 0 2
J. Castro 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .239 5 10
A. Aguilar SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .212 1 7
M. Martinez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   T. McMichael P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Hastings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 0 3
   S. Lewis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. McDonald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 2 6 16      
a - B. Hastings pinch hit for T. McMichael in the 6th
b - J. Conlin substituted for D. Teal in the 6th
c - B. McDonald pinch hit for S. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kendrick (3, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (9, 6th Inning off B. McGee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Polen (10, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Kendrick (2, 5th Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , C. Kendrick 6 , L. Sanchez , K. Polen 4 , D. Teal , J. Conlin , A. Aguilar
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , C. Kendrick , K. Polen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan
Sac Bunt: J. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lemus 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .254 2 7
R. Hager 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .323 0 4
B. Mellott 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 1 6
D. Belmore LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .320 4 19
D. Mazzei C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 3 14
D. Castillo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 2 6
C. Shaver SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1 6
B. Halbrook CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152 0 4
R. Garcia P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. McGee P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Seitz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 3 11
   J. Verdugo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2 2 3 6      
a - D. Garcia pinch hit for D. Seitz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Belmore (6, 4th Inning off T. McMichael, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lemus , R. Hager , B. Mellott , D. Belmore 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mazzei
Sac Fly: D. Belmore
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lemus (4)
CS: M. Lemus (3)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.52   
T. McMichael W (2-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 45 2.08   
S. Lewis 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 43 2.92   
J. Monroe 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 47
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 5, T. McMichael 12, S. Lewis 9, J. Monroe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 0-4, T. McMichael 4-4, S. Lewis 1-4, J. Monroe 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 15-11, T. McMichael 45-28, S. Lewis 43-22, J. Monroe 25-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garcia L (1-1) 4.2 6 5 5 1 1 2 55 4.98   
B. McGee 2.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 41 2.95   
D. Seitz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.09   
J. Verdugo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 32
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 22, B. McGee 12, D. Seitz 2, J. Verdugo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 6-7, B. McGee 3-3, D. Seitz 0-1, J. Verdugo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 55-37, B. McGee 41-25, D. Seitz 6-4, J. Verdugo 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. McGee 1-0 , D. Seitz 1-0
WP: B. McGee
Hit Batsmen: R. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Polen
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 20718
Special Notes: SP Manny Martinez was injured while pitching. Dustin Teal was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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