THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
04/23/2002
 
THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
GAME ID: 190 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Texans (18-4) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 12 0
Tennessee Titans (11-11) 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 8 11 0
Titans Get 8-4 Win Versus Houston
The Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans, 8-4, at The Coliseum. Tennessee catcher Armando Garcia had an outstanding performance. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Losses have been rare for the Texans, who are now 18-4.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Titans grabbed the lead when Garcia hit his 1st home run of the season. The grand slam home run off Mike Crawford made it 8-4, Tennessee.

"It was our day today," Garcia told the Tennessee Herald. "But we've got to keep our nose to the grindstone."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stiffler CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .268 1 9
B. Brackman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .379 4 11
M. de Kruijff C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 1 13
A. Guzman RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .211 1 7
J. Mullins 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .237 1 8
J. Alvarado SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337 4 14
   b-J. Dodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .442 9 20
   c-E. Rendon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 3 11
M. Thomas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .120 1 2
J. McClelland LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .296 0 2
K. Sherwood P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-F. Simpson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .215 1 9
   M. Crawford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Fregoso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Elmore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
Totals 37 4 12 4 1 4 10      
a - F. Simpson pinch hit for K. Sherwood in the 6th
b - J. Dodson pinch hit for J. Alvarado in the 8th
c - E. Rendon substituted for J. Dodson in the 8th
d - J. Elmore pinch hit for J. Fregoso in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Sherwood (1, 3rd Inning off D. de Jesus, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Simpson (2, 6th Inning off D. de Jesus, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Stiffler (4, 9th Inning off E. Therien, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mullins (1, 6th Inning off D. de Jesus, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stiffler 4 , B. Brackman , M. de Kruijff , A. Guzman 2 , J. Mullins 4 , M. Thomas , J. McClelland , K. Sherwood 2 , F. Simpson 2
2-out RBI: F. Simpson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stiffler , B. Brackman , J. Mullins 2
GIDP: J. Elmore
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stiffler (6)

FIELDING
PB: M. de Kruijff
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Silvas CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .333 3 14
J. Guerrero 1B 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .288 2 10
J. Lethco RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .338 7 18
K. Tanner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .277 3 10
A. Garcia C 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 .328 1 10
N. Horn 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .239 1 7
J. McClary LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .400 0 2
M. Baker SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 1 2
D. de Jesus P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   E. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Marder PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 1 6
   P. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Dickmann PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 5
   E. Therien P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8 4 6 18      
a - K. Marder pinch hit for E. Velazquez in the 7th
b - J. Dickmann pinch hit for P. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McClary (4, 2nd Inning off K. Sherwood, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Silvas (8, 7th Inning off M. Crawford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Guerrero (2, 5th Inning off K. Sherwood, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Garcia (1, 7th Inning off M. Crawford, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Silvas 2 , J. Guerrero 5 , K. Tanner , A. Garcia 5 , N. Horn , J. McClary 2 , D. de Jesus , K. Marder , J. Dickmann
2-out RBI: , A. Garcia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerrero , N. Horn , J. McClary , D. de Jesus
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Horn (2)
CS: M. Silvas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanner-Baker-Guerrero)
OF assists: 1 (Silvas(Stiffler at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Sherwood 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 1 96 6.64   
M. Crawford L (0-2) 1.2 3 4 4 1 3 1 39 7.50   
J. Fregoso 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Sherwood 38
Batters Faced: K. Sherwood 23, M. Crawford 9, J. Fregoso 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Sherwood 6-6, M. Crawford 2-0, J. Fregoso 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Sherwood 96-65, M. Crawford 39-22, J. Fregoso 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. de Jesus 6.0 10 4 4 1 3 1 98 10.35   
E. Velazquez W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.08   
P. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.82   
E. Therien 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. de Jesus 38
Batters Faced: D. de Jesus 28, E. Velazquez 3, P. Miller 3, E. Therien 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. de Jesus 5-9, E. Velazquez 1-2, P. Miller 1-1, E. Therien 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. de Jesus 98-63, E. Velazquez 15-9, P. Miller 11-7, E. Therien 21-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Garcia
Ballpark: The Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 19479
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