THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS
05/01/2002
 
THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS
GAME ID: 230 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bills (15-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Cincinnati Bengals (12-17) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 11 1
5-0 Win for Cincinnati Over Buffalo
The Cincinnati Bengals went home winners at Paul Brown Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Chih-hsiung Zhang. Zhang stifled the Buffalo Bills, enabling Cincinnati to grab the 5-0 win. Buffalo now has a record of 15-14.

The Bengals got a big at-bat from left fielder Sam Osborne. For the game, Osborne was 1 for 4 with a double. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 4th double of the season gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead.

Osborne told the Cincinnati Times: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 6 12
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .240 1 5
C. Kendrick CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 2 4
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 2 17
K. Polen C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .350 12 33
J. Conlin RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 1 7
J. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221 5 13
J. Waterson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211 0 2
M. Martinez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Aguilar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 8
   M. Finstad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Hastings PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 0 3
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 7 14      
a - A. Aguilar pinch hit for M. Martinez in the 5th
b - B. Hastings pinch hit for M. Finstad in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan 2 (8, 3rd Inning off C. Zhang, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Zhang, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Conlin (3, 6th Inning off C. Zhang, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 4 , C. Kendrick , K. Polen , J. Conlin 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kendrick , L. Sanchez 2 , J. Waterson
GIDP: L. Sanchez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Waterson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Morgan-Sanchez)
OF assists: 3 (Kendrick(Zhang at home), Conlin(Rodriguez at home), Ramirez(Zhang at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Londono CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311 5 13
R. Rodriguez 2B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .252 1 8
J. Bedney 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .297 2 12
S. Osborne LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .277 5 14
M. Fielder RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 .197 1 10
A. Burrows 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .187 4 14
J. Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .317 2 10
T. Peterson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 1
C. Zhang P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0
   A. Reynozo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 11 5 2 2 11      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Osborne (4, 1st Inning off M. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Zhang (2, 6th Inning off M. Finstad, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Londono , R. Rodriguez 3 , J. Bedney 2 , S. Osborne 2 , M. Fielder , A. Burrows , C. Zhang 3
2-out RBI: J. Bedney , A. Burrows
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Torres
GIDP: A. Burrows
Sac Fly: M. Fielder 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Torres (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Torres-Bedney)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Martinez L (0-3) 4.0 8 5 4 2 1 0 74 6.27   
M. Finstad 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.35   
J. Monroe 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Martinez 27
Batters Faced: M. Martinez 21, M. Finstad 7, J. Monroe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Martinez 3-6, M. Finstad 2-3, J. Monroe 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Martinez 74-47, M. Finstad 16-9, J. Monroe 26-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zhang W (3-1) 7.0 6 0 0 2 5 0 116 1.72   
A. Reynozo 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zhang 68
Batters Faced: C. Zhang 30, A. Reynozo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zhang 5-11, A. Reynozo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zhang 116-71, A. Reynozo 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reynozo 1-0
WP: C. Zhang 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chih-hsiung Zhang
Ballpark: Paul Brown Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 19211
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