THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
05/03/2002
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THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 262 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (13-18) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 9 4
New England Patriots (14-17) 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 12 17 0
Fitzgerald, Patriots Beat Chiefs, 12-4
The New England Patriots downed the Kansas City Chiefs, 12-4, at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots were led by Matt Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The loss drops the Chiefs to 13-18.

Carlos Martinez, who is tied for 4th in the ABC in bases on balls with 20, chipped in a 3-run home run for New England in the bottom of the second. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said New England manager Victor Santos.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .294 2 7
   c-J. Dunn PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Rogers LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .340 2 10
P. Vinal 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .235 2 6
E. Angel CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .182 0 0
C. Henderson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 1 7
L. Shetler SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 8
M. Mexicano C 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .200 0 0
P. Crews 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .120 0 0
D. Echeverria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   C. Meeker P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .182 1 3
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Koehler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Carrillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 5 25
Totals 33 4 9 4 6 5 18      
a - V. Ortega pinch hit for C. Meeker in the 6th
b - J. Carrillo pinch hit for J. Koehler in the 9th
c - J. Dunn pinch hit for P. Bernacki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Angel (1, 5th Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Mexicano (1, 6th Inning off D. Hawley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki , R. Rogers 2 , P. Vinal , E. Angel 2 , L. Shetler , M. Mexicano 2 , P. Crews , C. Meeker
2-out RBI: P. Bernacki , R. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bernacki , E. Angel , C. Henderson 2
GIDP: P. Vinal
Sac Bunt: D. Echeverria
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Bernacki (1)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Bernacki (2) , C. Henderson (1) , P. Crews (1) , D. Echeverria (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Vinal-Shetler-Vinal, Crews-Shetler-Vinal)
OF assists: 1 (Angel(Martinez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 .306 3 12
C. Martinez CF 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .290 1 12
A. Therien SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .305 1 14
J. Watson C 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .242 3 14
D. Baker 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .202 4 13
D. Aviles 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .275 3 15
   b-B. Hammond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   c-B. Henderson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
M. Castro RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .163 0 1
J. Ortiz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 0 5
D. Hawley P 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   S. Leo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Morrow PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .107 0 0
   K. Shanks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 12 17 11 1 6 15      
a - A. Morrow pinch hit for S. Leo in the 7th
b - B. Hammond pinch hit for D. Aviles in the 8th
c - B. Henderson substituted for B. Hammond in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fitzgerald (7, 1st Inning off D. Echeverria, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hawley (1, 3rd Inning off D. Echeverria, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Therien (8, 4th Inning off C. Meeker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Martinez (1, 2nd Inning off D. Echeverria, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald 5 , C. Martinez 5 , A. Therien 4 , J. Watson 3 , D. Baker , D. Aviles , J. Ortiz , D. Hawley 2 , A. Morrow
2-out RBI: , M. Fitzgerald 2 , C. Martinez , A. Therien , D. Aviles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fitzgerald , C. Martinez , M. Castro
GIDP: D. Aviles , M. Castro
Sac Bunt: D. Hawley 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Baker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fitzgerald 2 (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baker-Ortiz-Aviles)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Echeverria L (3-2) 2.2 9 8 6 0 3 1 69 2.79   
C. Meeker 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 7.88   
R. Fabian 1.2 4 4 4 1 2 0 45 7.82   
J. Koehler 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Echeverria 11
Batters Faced: D. Echeverria 19, C. Meeker 9, R. Fabian 10, J. Koehler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Echeverria 2-4, C. Meeker 3-2, R. Fabian 0-3, J. Koehler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Echeverria 69-45, C. Meeker 26-18, R. Fabian 45-27, J. Koehler 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meeker 1-0 , J. Koehler 2-1
WP: D. Echeverria
Hit Batsmen: C. Meeker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hawley W (3-3) 6.0 7 4 4 5 1 0 107 5.56   
S. Leo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
K. Shanks 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hawley 38
Batters Faced: D. Hawley 28, S. Leo 3, K. Shanks 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hawley 11-4, S. Leo 1-0, K. Shanks 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hawley 107-58, S. Leo 14-10, K. Shanks 27-16
WP: D. Hawley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 22718
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