THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
05/04/2002
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THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
GAME ID: 263 - SATURDAY, MAY 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (14-18) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
New England Patriots (14-18) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Chiefs Victors, 4-2, at New England
Kansas City beat New England on the strength of starting pitcher Corey Higgins's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. Alex Barriga nailed down the save. The loss makes New England 14-18.

Phil Crews had a direct impact on the outcome. Crews contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put Kansas City up, 4-0.

"We did enough to win," said Crews.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .293 2 7
R. Rogers LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .340 2 10
P. Vinal 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .230 2 7
   b-E. Libertini 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
J. Carrillo SS, 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .309 5 25
Q. Merceana C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .298 6 12
C. Henderson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .256 1 8
E. Angel CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
P. Crews 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .172 0 2
   A. Barriga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Higgins P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0
   D. Shirey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Ortega 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 3
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 6 11      
a - V. Ortega substituted for D. Shirey in the 9th
b - E. Libertini substituted for P. Vinal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bernacki (9, 1st Inning off T. Quintero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki 2 , R. Rogers , Q. Merceana , C. Henderson , P. Crews 2 , C. Higgins
2-out RBI: P. Crews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bernacki , R. Rogers , Q. Merceana
Sac Bunt: R. Rogers
Sac Fly: P. Vinal
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henderson-Crews-Vinal)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Spoo 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282 6 10
C. Martinez LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292 1 12
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 1 14
D. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 4 13
R. Bernal 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Ortiz RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .286 0 6
M. Leoni C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .143 1 2
A. Morrow CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .125 0 1
T. Quintero P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .159 0 1
   R. Quezada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   P. Kelley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Fitzgerald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 3 12
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 3 13      
a - M. Castro pinch hit for T. Quintero in the 5th
b - B. Henderson pinch hit for R. Quezada in the 7th
c - M. Fitzgerald pinch hit for P. Kelley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Leoni (2, 5th Inning off C. Higgins, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Spoo (1, 7th Inning off C. Higgins, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Spoo 2 , C. Martinez , D. Baker , J. Ortiz 2 , M. Leoni 2 , A. Morrow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Therien 2 , A. Morrow
GIDP: M. Castro
Sac Fly: J. Ortiz
Team LOB: 8
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Higgins W (3-4) 7.2 7 2 2 4 3 0 109 5.40   
D. Shirey H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.00   
A. Barriga SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Higgins 56
Batters Faced: C. Higgins 33, D. Shirey 1, A. Barriga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Higgins 6-13, D. Shirey 1-0, A. Barriga 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Higgins 109-67, D. Shirey 2-1, A. Barriga 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shirey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Quintero L (2-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4 0 98 3.77   
R. Quezada 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.31   
P. Kelley 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Quintero 40
Batters Faced: T. Quintero 23, R. Quezada 6, P. Kelley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Quintero 8-3, R. Quezada 4-1, P. Kelley 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Quintero 98-65, R. Quezada 21-16, P. Kelley 27-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Higgins
Ballpark: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 27482
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