THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS
05/14/2002
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THE SHIELD
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS
GAME ID: 314 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New England Patriots (20-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Buffalo Bills (22-19) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Bills Win, 3-1, Versus Patriots
Eduardo Valle was terrific for the Buffalo Bills in his team's 3-1 triumph over the New England Patriots. His performance earned Valle rave reviews. The winning pitcher was Valle, now 1-0. He tossed 5 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 3. The 'W' lifts Buffalo's record to 22-19.

The Bills got a big at-bat from pinch hitter Joe Conlin. For the game, Conlin was 1 for 1 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Buffalo a 3-1 lead.

Conlin called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."
NEW ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fitzgerald LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .342 6 20
C. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 1 16
A. Therien SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 2 18
D. Spoo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .282 9 17
J. Watson C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .271 4 17
D. Baker 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .213 4 16
   b-D. Aviles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 4 18
R. Bernal 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .270 1 2
A. Morrow CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145 0 3
D. Caldera P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .140 0 1
   R. Quezada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 9 16      
a - M. Castro pinch hit for D. Caldera in the 7th
b - D. Aviles pinch hit for D. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Fitzgerald , C. Martinez , J. Watson , R. Bernal
2-out RBI: D. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bernal , A. Morrow
Hit by Pitch: D. Spoo
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Therien-Bernal-Spoo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .344 7 19
D. Teal RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 3 16
L. Sanchez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .344 2 25
C. Kendrick CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277 3 9
K. Polen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .319 12 37
J. Morgan 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238 5 11
   T. Annis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Waterson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 0 5
B. Hastings 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 3
E. Valle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Conlin PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .343 2 12
   J. Monroe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-A. Aguilar PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 9
Totals 28 3 7 3 2 4 9      
a - J. Conlin pinch hit for E. Valle in the 5th
b - A. Aguilar pinch hit for J. Monroe in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Conlin (2, 5th Inning off D. Caldera, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , L. Sanchez , C. Kendrick 2 , J. Morgan , J. Conlin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kendrick , K. Polen
GIDP: J. Morgan
Sac Bunt: J. Waterson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Sanchez (3)
NEW ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Caldera L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 66 3.86   
R. Quezada 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Caldera 49
Batters Faced: D. Caldera 25, R. Quezada 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Caldera 10-4, R. Quezada 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Caldera 66-46, R. Quezada 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Valle W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 86 3.60   
J. Monroe H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 2.75   
T. Annis H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.37   
T. Loaiza SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Valle 58
Batters Faced: E. Valle 21, J. Monroe 7, T. Annis 3, T. Loaiza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Valle 8-4, J. Monroe 0-2, T. Annis 1-1, T. Loaiza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Valle 86-54, J. Monroe 29-22, T. Annis 11-9, T. Loaiza 23-13
Hit Batsmen: E. Valle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eduardo Valle
Ballpark: Ralph Wilson Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 55 degrees
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 24269
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