THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS
04/29/2002
 
THE SHIELD
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 198 - MONDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Jaguars (16-11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Buffalo Bills (15-12) 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 X 11 14 2
Bills Bash Jaguars, 11-1
The Buffalo Bills met little resistance from the Jacksonville Jaguars, beating them, 11-1, at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Kelly Polen led the way. He was 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for Buffalo. Chris Davila picked up the win with 7.2 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7. On the season, he is now 6-0. The loss puts Jacksonville at 16-11.

Early in the game, Polen had a 2-run home run for Buffalo. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Bills on top, 3-1.

Said losing manager Fred Valdez: "Give the Bills credit. They played a better game than we did."
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cruz CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .290 5 15
J. Rodriguez RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 6 22
J. Benjamine 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .372 3 13
C. Nishida 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 2 8
   e-D. Strang PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
A. Richards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .305 4 14
B. Kraus SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .167 2 3
B. McCall LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 2 11
   b-S. Ernst PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 2 9
   c-N. Bowie LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
D. Pacheco 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .198 1 6
A. Stack P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 0 0
   K. Zhang P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-B. Scholtes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .096 0 2
   C. Pangle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Ceja P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Newton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Funches PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
Totals 35 1 7 1 4 9 20      
a - B. Scholtes pinch hit for K. Zhang in the 6th
b - S. Ernst pinch hit for B. McCall in the 8th
c - N. Bowie substituted for S. Ernst in the 8th
d - M. Funches pinch hit for M. Newton in the 9th
e - D. Strang pinch hit for C. Nishida in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Benjamine (9, 1st Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Cruz (5, 1st Inning off C. Davila, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cruz 6 , J. Benjamine 2 , A. Richards 2 , S. Ernst
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriguez , D. Strang , B. Kraus , D. Pacheco , B. Scholtes
GIDP: A. Stack
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .333 6 12
   a-B. McDonald PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .232 1 5
C. Kendrick CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .271 2 4
L. Sanchez 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .343 2 17
K. Polen C 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .351 12 33
D. Teal RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .330 2 11
J. Castro 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .230 5 13
J. Waterson SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 0 2
C. Davila P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   T. McMichael P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 11 3 5 13      
a - B. McDonald pinch hit for J. Ramirez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (13, 1st Inning off A. Stack, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Sanchez (7, 1st Inning off A. Stack, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Polen (2, 3rd Inning off A. Stack, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Waterson (1, 8th Inning off J. Ceja, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Morgan (6, 8th Inning off J. Ceja, 2 on, 1 out) , B. McDonald (1, 8th Inning off J. Ceja, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Polen (12, 1st Inning off A. Stack, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , B. McDonald 2 , J. Morgan 2 , C. Kendrick , L. Sanchez 4 , K. Polen 8 , D. Teal , J. Castro , J. Waterson 2
2-out RBI: L. Sanchez , K. Polen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sanchez , D. Teal , J. Castro 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Teal (2)
CS: J. Morgan (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Waterson 2 (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Waterson-Sanchez)
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Stack L (2-1) 4.1 8 6 6 1 2 1 70 4.73   
K. Zhang 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.66   
C. Pangle 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 31 3.00   
J. Ceja 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 13 15.95   
M. Newton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Stack 24
Batters Faced: A. Stack 22, K. Zhang 3, C. Pangle 7, J. Ceja 6, M. Newton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Stack 3-8, K. Zhang 0-2, C. Pangle 1-1, J. Ceja 0-1, M. Newton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Stack 70-48, K. Zhang 8-5, C. Pangle 31-18, J. Ceja 13-8, M. Newton 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Zhang 2-1 , J. Ceja 1-1 , M. Newton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davila W (6-0) 7.2 7 1 1 3 7 1 107 2.38   
T. McMichael 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davila 65
Batters Faced: C. Davila 34, T. McMichael 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davila 7-8, T. McMichael 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davila 107-66, T. McMichael 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McMichael 1-0
WP: T. McMichael
Hit Batsmen: T. McMichael
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Polen
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 40 degrees
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 27857
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