THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
05/06/2002
 
THE SHIELD
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
GAME ID: 277 - MONDAY, MAY 6TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Titans (17-17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Cleveland Browns (16-18) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Tennessee Upended by Cleveland, 5-1
Cleveland turned a good performance from starting pitcher Juan Rodriguez into a 5-1 triumph over the Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns Stadium. In 7 innings, Rodriguez surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. Cleveland is now 16-18, while Tennessee is 17-17.

The Browns got a big at-bat from first baseman Kyle McDonald. For the game, McDonald went 1 for 3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead.

"Hustle and hard work is a big part of our success," said McDonald. "Those qualities define our team."
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Silvas CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .336 3 18
J. Guerrero 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .306 2 14
K. Tanner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 3 16
J. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .254 8 17
J. McClary LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .268 0 3
K. Marder SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .304 1 8
R. Zentner C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .128 1 4
J. Dickmann RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 1 10
   b-J. Lethco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 8 23
D. de Jesus P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-N. Horn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 2 12
   E. Therien P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Foy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 1 13
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 6 16      
a - N. Horn pinch hit for D. de Jesus in the 6th
b - J. Lethco pinch hit for J. Dickmann in the 9th
c - A. Garcia pinch hit for D. Foy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tanner (7, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rodriguez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Silvas , K. Tanner 2 , J. Rodriguez 2 , K. Marder 2 , R. Zentner , J. Dickmann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerrero , K. Marder , R. Zentner
GIDP: J. Guerrero
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Givens 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .369 4 13
J. Brown 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .308 4 13
K. McDonald 1B 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .279 2 6
J. Betancur RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .366 9 31
N. Garcia SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .208 5 15
E. Arizmendi C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .237 4 9
S. Freeman LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .103 0 1
S. Hunt CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .070 0 4
J. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 0
   J. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 1 5
   I. Tiburcio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 7 13      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. McDonald (2, 1st Inning off D. de Jesus, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Arizmendi (4, 2nd Inning off D. de Jesus, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown 3 , K. McDonald 4 , J. Betancur , N. Garcia , E. Arizmendi 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Givens , D. Smith
Sac Bunt: S. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: K. McDonald
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Givens-Garcia-McDonald)
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. de Jesus L (0-3) 5.0 6 5 5 0 4 2 84 9.19   
E. Therien 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 28 3.94   
D. Foy 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. de Jesus 39
Batters Faced: D. de Jesus 22, E. Therien 9, D. Foy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. de Jesus 8-3, E. Therien 3-2, D. Foy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. de Jesus 84-55, E. Therien 28-17, D. Foy 18-10
WP: D. de Jesus
Hit Batsmen: D. de Jesus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez W (2-1) 7.0 7 1 1 3 5 0 111 3.43   
J. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.52   
I. Tiburcio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 61
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 30, J. Sanchez 3, I. Tiburcio 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 8-7, J. Sanchez 1-1, I. Tiburcio 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 111-68, J. Sanchez 11-9, I. Tiburcio 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 22383
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