THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS
05/13/2002
 
THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 313 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New England Patriots (20-20) 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 7 8 1
Buffalo Bills (21-19) 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Fitzgerald Homers Twice in 7-5 Patriots Win
New England left fielder Matt Fitzgerald had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Buffalo Bills, 7-5. New England pitcher Isaiah Whyms got the win. He's now 1-0. Trevor McMichael was tagged with the loss. Phil Kelley wrapped it up, recording his 2nd save.

New England used a clutch at-bat from Danny Aviles to capture the win. The pinch hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Patriots ahead, 6-5. It was his lone hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a humdinger.

"You look inside of the game, it's just quality approach after quality approach," said Patriots manager Victor Santos.

New England has now won 4 games in a row.
NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .342 6 20
C. Martinez RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .292 1 16
A. Therien SS 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .263 2 18
D. Spoo 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .289 9 17
D. Baker 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 4 15
   a-D. Aviles PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274 4 18
   c-J. Ortiz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 0 8
R. Bernal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 1 2
M. Leoni C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .140 1 2
A. Morrow CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .155 0 3
D. Hawley P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
   I. Whyms P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
   R. Quezada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   P. Kelley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7 4 10 13      
a - D. Aviles pinch hit for D. Baker in the 6th
b - B. Henderson pinch hit for I. Whyms in the 6th
c - J. Ortiz substituted for D. Aviles in the 6th
d - M. Castro pinch hit for R. Quezada in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bernal (2, 2nd Inning off S. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Spoo (2, 4th Inning off S. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Leoni (3, 6th Inning off S. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fitzgerald 2 (6, 3rd Inning off S. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Aviles (4, 6th Inning off T. McMichael, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald 9 , C. Martinez , D. Spoo 2 , D. Aviles 4 , R. Bernal 2 , M. Leoni 2
2-out RBI: , M. Fitzgerald 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Bernal 2 , M. Leoni , B. Henderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Fitzgerald (22) , D. Spoo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Leoni (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bernal-Therien-Spoo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .340 7 19
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .236 5 11
C. Kendrick CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270 3 9
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .347 2 25
J. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 6 19
D. Teal RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 3 16
   a-B. Unger PR, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Waterson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 0 5
   c-J. Conlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1 9
   d-A. Aguilar SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 9
R. Miller C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
S. Abbott P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
   b-B. Hastings PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
   T. McMichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Lewis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   e-B. McDonald PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   T. Annis P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 6 10      
a - B. Unger pinch ran for D. Teal in the 2nd
b - B. Hastings pinch hit for S. Abbott in the 5th
c - J. Conlin pinch hit for J. Waterson in the 6th
d - A. Aguilar substituted for J. Conlin in the 7th
e - B. McDonald pinch hit for J. Monroe in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Ramirez (4, 1st Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Morgan (5, 3rd Inning off D. Hawley, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (7, 5th Inning off D. Hawley, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 8 , J. Morgan 4 , L. Sanchez , D. Teal , R. Miller 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kendrick , S. Abbott
GIDP: J. Conlin
Sac Fly: C. Kendrick
Hit by Pitch: B. Hastings
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (11)
NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hawley 4.0 6 5 5 0 3 2 75 6.37   
I. Whyms W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.75   
R. Quezada H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1.98   
P. Kelley SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hawley 33
Batters Faced: D. Hawley 19, I. Whyms 4, R. Quezada 7, P. Kelley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hawley 4-5, I. Whyms 2-1, R. Quezada 3-1, P. Kelley 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hawley 75-49, I. Whyms 15-10, R. Quezada 23-15, P. Kelley 25-18
Hit Batsmen: D. Hawley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Abbott 5.0 4 3 3 1 6 2 76 4.66   
T. McMichael L (2-1), BS (1) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 12 3.75   
S. Lewis 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 38 2.75   
J. Monroe 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.06   
T. Annis 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Abbott 52
Batters Faced: S. Abbott 20, T. McMichael 3, S. Lewis 8, J. Monroe 2, T. Annis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Abbott 2-7, T. McMichael 0-0, S. Lewis 2-1, J. Monroe 1-0, T. Annis 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Abbott 76-53, T. McMichael 12-3, S. Lewis 38-23, J. Monroe 11-8, T. Annis 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Monroe 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 31065
Special Notes: RF Dustin Teal was injured while running the bases.
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