THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
04/04/2002
 
THE SHIELD
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GAME ID: 37 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Browns (2-2) 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 6 15 13 1
Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 17 1
Browns Overwhelm Chiefs, 15-6
The Cleveland Browns powered past the Kansas City Chiefs, 15-6, at Chiefs Stadium. Johnny Betancur slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored three times, to lead the charge. The win has Cleveland at 2-2.

Cleveland used the hitting of R.J. Givens to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Browns on top, 9-6. For the game, Givens had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Givens told the Cleveland Times.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Curvin CF 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 .333 0 0
T. Page LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .333 2 5
   d-A. Craig PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Givens 2B 5 3 3 4 1 0 3 .429 2 6
J. Betancur RF 5 3 3 7 1 1 3 .286 3 7
E. Stoddard C 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 0 0
J. Sanford SS 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
N. Garcia 3B 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .231 0 1
J. Brown 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 .200 1 2
J. Rodriguez P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   N. Leandro P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   I. Tiburcio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Olson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   K. Grzybowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Arizmendi PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 4
   S. Persun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 15 13 15 12 7 24      
a - S. Freeman pinch hit for N. Leandro in the 6th
b - J. Olson pinch hit for O. Santiago in the 8th
c - E. Arizmendi pinch hit for K. Grzybowski in the 9th
d - A. Craig pinch hit for T. Page in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brown (1, 8th Inning off R. Fabian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Betancur 3 (3, 4th Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Sanchez, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Fabian, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Arizmendi (1, 9th Inning off C. Meeker, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Givens (2, 9th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Page , R. Givens 6 , J. Betancur 12 , E. Stoddard , J. Sanford 2 , J. Brown 2 , J. Rodriguez , E. Arizmendi 4
2-out RBI: , J. Betancur 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Givens , J. Betancur , E. Stoddard , N. Garcia
GIDP: T. Page , R. Givens , J. Brown
Hit by Pitch: M. Curvin
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Curvin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Stoddard (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 5 2 3 0 1 0 5 .368 0 2
C. Nault LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 2 .444 0 2
J. Rice CF 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .471 0 3
J. Carrillo 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .467 0 5
   b-K. Schaal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   C. Stakes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Fabian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Chenzira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Feller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 1 4
   C. Meeker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Vinal 1B 5 1 0 0 0 2 7 .000 0 0
C. Henderson 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .278 0 1
Q. Merceana C 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .308 0 1
L. Shetler SS 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 .333 0 3
M. Sanchez P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Libertini 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 42 6 17 6 3 4 30      
a - V. Ortega pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 6th
b - K. Schaal pinch hit for J. Carrillo in the 6th
c - E. Libertini substituted for V. Ortega in the 7th
d - S. Feller pinch hit for I. Chenzira in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rice (3, 1st Inning off J. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Nault 3 (4, 2nd Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Persun, 1 on, 2 outs) , Q. Merceana (1, 7th Inning off O. Santiago, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Bernacki (1, 4th Inning off J. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki 5 , C. Nault 7 , J. Rice 3 , J. Carrillo , S. Feller , C. Henderson 2 , Q. Merceana 4 , E. Libertini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bernacki , C. Nault , J. Rice , P. Vinal 3 , Q. Merceana
Sac Fly: L. Shetler 2
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Bernacki (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Shetler (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Shetler-Carrillo-Vinal, Henderson-Carrillo-Vinal, Shetler-Carrillo-Vinal)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodriguez 3.0 10 5 5 1 1 0 75 15.00   
N. Leandro 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
I. Tiburcio W (1-0) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 30 4.50   
O. Santiago H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
K. Grzybowski H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 0.00   
S. Persun 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodriguez 17
Batters Faced: J. Rodriguez 20, N. Leandro 6, I. Tiburcio 7, O. Santiago 5, K. Grzybowski 5, S. Persun 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodriguez 5-3, N. Leandro 3-2, I. Tiburcio 2-0, O. Santiago 0-3, K. Grzybowski 1-2, S. Persun 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodriguez 75-45, N. Leandro 25-14, I. Tiburcio 30-19, O. Santiago 10-7, K. Grzybowski 28-15, S. Persun 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Leandro 1-0 , O. Santiago 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sanchez 4.2 4 5 5 7 1 2 86 9.64   
J. Hernandez 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00   
C. Stakes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
R. Fabian L (0-1) 1.0 7 4 4 1 2 1 28 36.00   
I. Chenzira 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
C. Meeker 0.0 1 4 3 2 0 1 19 45.00   
A. Gonzalez 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 15 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sanchez 30
Batters Faced: M. Sanchez 22, J. Hernandez 5, C. Stakes 1, R. Fabian 11, I. Chenzira 2, C. Meeker 4, A. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sanchez 7-3, J. Hernandez 1-2, C. Stakes 0-0, R. Fabian 1-0, I. Chenzira 1-0, C. Meeker 0-0, A. Gonzalez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sanchez 86-40, J. Hernandez 16-9, C. Stakes 6-3, R. Fabian 28-20, I. Chenzira 7-5, C. Meeker 19-6, A. Gonzalez 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Chenzira 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Betancur
Ballpark: Chiefs Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 41323
Special Notes: Johnny Betancur sets the ABC regular season game record for home runs with 3. Johnny Betancur ties the ABC regular season game record for RBI with 7. Mike Curvin sets the ABC regular season game record for bases on balls with 4. Chris Nault sets the ABC regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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