THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS
05/11/2002
 
THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS
GAME ID: 290 - SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (15-23) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Houston Texans (26-12) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 8 0
Texans Win Streak Reaches 6
The Houston Texans eked out a 3-2 win versus the Kansas City Chiefs at Reliant Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Jake Van Dellen. He was terrific. This win makes it 6 in a row for Houston.

Freddy Simpson chipped in a solo home run for Houston in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

Simpson called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 2 7
R. Rogers LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .366 3 14
S. Feller 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .370 5 19
J. Carrillo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .313 7 28
   b-P. Vinal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 3 9
   D. Shirey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Q. Merceana C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .313 6 14
C. Henderson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 1 10
E. Angel CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 5
   d-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 1 3
L. Shetler SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 0 9
R. Gepner P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067 0 1
   C. Stakes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 2 2
   c-E. Libertini 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
Totals 35 2 10 2 0 7 10      
a - K. Schaal pinch hit for R. Griffin in the 8th
b - P. Vinal pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 8th
c - E. Libertini substituted for K. Schaal in the 8th
d - V. Ortega pinch hit for E. Angel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Feller (5, 6th Inning off J. Van Dellen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rogers 2 , S. Feller 6 , J. Carrillo , Q. Merceana , C. Henderson 2 , E. Angel
2-out RBI: S. Feller , Q. Merceana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Vinal
GIDP: E. Angel
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bernacki(Guzman at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stiffler LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 3 17
J. Alvarado SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .356 4 19
J. Dodson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .348 11 26
F. Simpson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .276 2 19
E. Rendon 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278 4 18
M. de Kruijff C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 2 20
J. Mullins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .250 1 11
   K. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Guzman RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 2 9
J. Van Dellen P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Thomas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 1 4
Totals 29 3 8 3 2 1 14      
a - M. Thomas substituted for J. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Guzman (1, 3rd Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Van Dellen (1, 7th Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Simpson (2, 6th Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dodson (11, 6th Inning off R. Gepner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stiffler , J. Alvarado , J. Dodson 4 , F. Simpson 5 , M. de Kruijff , A. Guzman 2 , J. Van Dellen 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mullins 2
Sac Bunt: E. Rendon
Sac Fly: B. Stiffler
Hit by Pitch: M. de Kruijff
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarado-Rendon-Simpson)
OF assists: 1 (Dodson(Feller at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gepner L (2-3) 6.0 7 3 3 2 1 2 101 4.01   
C. Stakes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.64   
R. Griffin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
D. Shirey 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gepner 45
Batters Faced: R. Gepner 27, C. Stakes 1, R. Griffin 2, D. Shirey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gepner 9-7, C. Stakes 0-1, R. Griffin 0-2, D. Shirey 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gepner 101-58, C. Stakes 4-2, R. Griffin 8-5, D. Shirey 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Stakes 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Gepner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Van Dellen W (2-3) 7.2 9 2 2 0 5 1 106 2.82   
J. Wagner H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.00   
K. Barnes SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Van Dellen 58
Batters Faced: J. Van Dellen 30, J. Wagner 1, K. Barnes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Van Dellen 11-5, J. Wagner 0-1, K. Barnes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Van Dellen 106-68, J. Wagner 7-4, K. Barnes 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wagner 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Van Dellen
Ballpark: Reliant Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 32847
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