THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
05/17/2002
 
THE SHIELD
BUFFALO BILLS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
GAME ID: 356 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bills (25-19) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Tennessee Titans (21-23) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 12 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Bills, 4-3
Jimmy Lethco did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Tennessee Titans from being beaten, 4-3, to the Buffalo Bills at The Coliseum. Lethco went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Eric Robinson earned the win to go to 4-5. He allowed 3 runs on 10 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work. Earning his 11th save for Buffalo was Tony Loaiza.

Buffalo used a clutch at-bat from Kelly Polen to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Bills ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Buffalo manager Scott Scott.

Buffalo has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .335 7 19
D. Teal RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .296 4 18
C. Kendrick CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .297 3 9
L. Sanchez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .325 2 25
K. Polen C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .314 13 40
J. Castro 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221 6 20
J. Waterson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 0 5
A. Aguilar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 1 11
   T. Loaiza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Robinson P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .053 0 0
   T. Annis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Morgan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 5 13
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 8 12      
a - J. Morgan substituted for T. Annis in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Kendrick (4, 1st Inning off C. Waltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Polen (13, 4th Inning off C. Waltz, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , D. Teal , C. Kendrick 4 , L. Sanchez , K. Polen 4 , J. Castro , A. Aguilar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Teal , C. Kendrick , L. Sanchez
GIDP: D. Teal , J. Waterson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (12)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kendrick(Guerrero at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Silvas LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 4 21
J. Guerrero 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 3 16
J. Lethco RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .335 11 29
K. Tanner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 3 19
A. Garcia C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 1 14
N. Horn 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302 3 15
M. Baker SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .188 1 3
   b-J. McClary PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 0 3
   E. Velazquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Dickmann CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 1 10
C. Waltz P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 2
   a-K. Marder PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 1 9
   P. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Rodriguez PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 8 23
Totals 37 3 12 3 1 7 19      
a - K. Marder pinch hit for C. Waltz in the 7th
b - J. McClary pinch hit for M. Baker in the 8th
c - J. Rodriguez pinch hit for P. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Horn (7, 2nd Inning off E. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Tanner (9, 4th Inning off E. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lethco (11, 4th Inning off E. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Silvas , J. Guerrero , J. Lethco 6 , K. Tanner 2 , N. Horn 3 , M. Baker , C. Waltz , K. Marder , J. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: J. Lethco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Silvas , A. Garcia , M. Baker , J. Dickmann
Sac Bunt: J. Guerrero
Hit by Pitch: M. Silvas , K. Tanner
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Marder (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Horn-Tanner-Guerrero, Tanner-Baker-Guerrero)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Robinson W (4-5) 7.1 10 3 3 1 5 1 125 3.36   
T. Annis H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.18   
T. Loaiza SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Robinson 50
Batters Faced: E. Robinson 34, T. Annis 3, T. Loaiza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Robinson 9-7, T. Annis 0-1, T. Loaiza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Robinson 125-79, T. Annis 15-8, T. Loaiza 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Annis 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Robinson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Waltz L (5-3) 7.0 9 4 4 1 6 1 93 3.56   
P. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.52   
E. Velazquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Waltz 48
Batters Faced: C. Waltz 29, P. Miller 3, E. Velazquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Waltz 9-4, P. Miller 2-0, E. Velazquez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Waltz 93-65, P. Miller 11-6, E. Velazquez 6-5
WP: C. Waltz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Lethco
Ballpark: The Coliseum
Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 21982
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