THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/27/2002
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THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 196 - SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Jaguars (15-10) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Buffalo Bills (14-11) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 6 9 2
Jacksonville Stopped, 6-1, by Buffalo
The Buffalo Bills used the hitting of catcher Kelly Polen to subdue the Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-1. For the game, Polen was 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. The win has Buffalo at 14-11.

Buffalo took a 6-1 lead on Polen's 11th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Dustin Johnson in the bottom of the eighth, propelled Buffalo to the win.

"I like our mindset right now," said Buffalo manager Scott Scott.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .278 4 14
S. Ernst SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 2 8
J. Benjamine 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .376 3 13
J. Rodriguez RF, LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .311 6 22
A. Richards C 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .297 4 14
B. Kraus 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 2 3
B. McCall LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .321 2 11
   b-C. Nishida PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 2 8
   D. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Pacheco 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .203 0 3
B. Heller P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
   a-B. Scholtes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .098 0 2
   T. Rada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Bowie PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 37 1 9 1 3 7 28      
a - B. Scholtes pinch hit for B. Heller in the 6th
b - C. Nishida pinch hit for B. McCall in the 8th
c - N. Bowie pinch hit for T. Rada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodriguez (5, 3rd Inning off E. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Nishida (7, 8th Inning off T. Annis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cruz 2 , J. Benjamine 2 , J. Rodriguez 2 , B. McCall , C. Nishida 2 , D. Pacheco 2
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cruz , A. Richards 3 , B. Heller , N. Bowie
GIDP: A. Richards
Hit by Pitch: A. Richards
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cruz (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cruz (2) , S. Ernst (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .326 5 11
J. Morgan 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .242 1 3
C. Kendrick CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .269 2 4
L. Sanchez 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .344 2 15
K. Polen C 4 1 2 5 0 1 0 .333 11 29
D. Teal RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 2 11
J. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 5 13
A. Aguilar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 8
E. Robinson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 0 2
   T. Annis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6 0 4 7      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for E. Robinson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Sanchez (6, 1st Inning off B. Heller, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Morgan (5, 1st Inning off B. Heller, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (11, 5th Inning off B. Heller, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Polen (11, 8th Inning off D. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 3 , J. Morgan 3 , C. Kendrick , L. Sanchez 2 , K. Polen 5 , J. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , C. Kendrick , J. Castro
Sac Bunt: L. Sanchez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan (3) , A. Aguilar (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Morgan-Sanchez)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Heller L (2-3) 5.0 5 3 2 0 4 0 78 3.49   
T. Rada 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.00   
D. Johnson 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Heller 51
Batters Faced: B. Heller 21, T. Rada 7, D. Johnson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Heller 6-5, T. Rada 5-1, D. Johnson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Heller 78-53, T. Rada 24-15, D. Johnson 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Robinson W (2-3) 7.0 7 1 1 3 6 0 111 3.00   
T. Annis SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Robinson 62
Batters Faced: E. Robinson 32, T. Annis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Robinson 6-8, T. Annis 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Robinson 111-68, T. Annis 29-23
Hit Batsmen: E. Robinson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Polen
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 38511
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