THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BUFFALO BILLS
05/05/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 246 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Browns (15-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 7 1
Buffalo Bills (17-16) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Buffalo Downed, 5-2, by Browns
Cleveland and Buffalo duked it out and the Browns came out victorious.

Buffalo got a valiant performance from pitcher Carlos Sandoval, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland won the game, 5-2. Sandoval threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. The Browns now have a record of 15-18 with the win over Buffalo.

Jorge Garcia came through with a big-time hit for Cleveland. The center fielder smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 5-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

Garcia called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Givens 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .383 4 13
J. Brown LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 4 13
K. McDonald 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .275 1 4
J. Betancur RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .370 9 29
E. Stoddard C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .212 2 11
G. Blank SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 2 10
N. Garcia 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .206 5 15
J. Garcia CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .182 1 4
J. Osorio P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 0
   I. Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Hunt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073 0 4
   J. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 1 5
   A. Taute P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5 1 9 7      
a - S. Hunt pinch hit for O. Santiago in the 8th
b - D. Smith pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDonald (5, 9th Inning off T. Loaiza, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Stoddard (5, 9th Inning off T. Loaiza, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Stoddard (1, 4th Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. McDonald (1, 1st Inning off C. Sandoval, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Garcia (1, 9th Inning off T. Loaiza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown , K. McDonald 6 , J. Betancur , E. Stoddard 5 , J. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: K. McDonald , J. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garcia
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: N. Garcia (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Givens-McDonald)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .215 1 6
D. Teal RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 2 15
C. Kendrick CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .272 2 5
L. Sanchez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .344 2 22
K. Polen C 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .355 12 35
J. Conlin LF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .364 1 9
J. Castro 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 .221 5 14
A. Aguilar SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .227 1 8
   a-J. Robinson PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256 0 7
   b-J. Ramirez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 6 15
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Sandoval P 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .200 0 1
   c-J. Waterson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 3
Totals 32 2 7 2 7 8 22      
a - J. Robinson pinch hit for A. Aguilar in the 8th
b - J. Ramirez pinch ran for J. Robinson in the 8th
c - J. Waterson pinch hit for C. Sandoval in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Conlin (5, 4th Inning off J. Osorio, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Kendrick (5, 7th Inning off I. Colon, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Robinson (4, 8th Inning off J. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Sanchez (10, 9th Inning off A. Taute, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Kendrick (3, 3rd Inning off J. Osorio, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kendrick 5 , L. Sanchez 2 , K. Polen , J. Conlin 3 , J. Robinson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , L. Sanchez 2 , K. Polen 3 , C. Sandoval 3
GIDP: J. Castro
Sac Bunt: D. Teal , J. Castro
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Teal (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morgan (5)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Osorio 5.0 3 1 1 5 4 0 95 4.36   
I. Colon 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 9.00   
O. Santiago 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.25   
J. Sanchez W (3-0) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 3.77   
A. Taute SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Osorio 56
Batters Faced: J. Osorio 23, I. Colon 7, O. Santiago 2, J. Sanchez 5, A. Taute 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Osorio 3-8, I. Colon 2-1, O. Santiago 0-0, J. Sanchez 3-0, A. Taute 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Osorio 95-52, I. Colon 26-19, O. Santiago 8-6, J. Sanchez 15-6, A. Taute 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Colon 1-0 , O. Santiago 1-0
WP: J. Osorio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sandoval 8.0 4 1 1 0 7 1 101 4.35   
T. Loaiza L (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 3 4 4 1 2 1 20 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sandoval 77
Batters Faced: C. Sandoval 29, T. Loaiza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sandoval 6-11, T. Loaiza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sandoval 101-71, T. Loaiza 20-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Sandoval
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 48 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 33972
Special Notes: C Jamie Robinson was injured while running the bases.
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