THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
05/23/2002
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THE SHIELD
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
GAME ID: 388 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Chiefs (20-29) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 14 1
Cleveland Browns (23-26) 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 X 6 12 1
Curvin goes 4-for-5 to Ignite Browns Offense
No one was more impactful than Mike Curvin in the 6-4 Cleveland win over Kansas City. Curvin, who is tied for 8th in the ABC in stolen bases with 8, went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Adam Taute wrapped it up, recording his 14th save. Cleveland occupies second place in the American Conference North at 23-26.

Cleveland first baseman Kyle McDonald helped the Browns go up, 5-4, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, McDonald hit a run-scoring single off Kansas City pitcher C.J. Clarke.

Cleveland manager Mike Watson commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Bernacki RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .271 3 11
R. Rogers LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .365 3 18
   c-K. Schaal PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .362 4 6
S. Feller 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .373 8 25
J. Carrillo 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .316 10 43
Q. Merceana C 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .333 7 16
C. Henderson 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273 2 13
E. Angel CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .221 3 12
   d-V. Ortega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 2 4
L. Shetler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 0 11
   a-E. Libertini PR, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 6
C. Clarke P 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 1 2
   I. Chenzira P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Vinal PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 4 11
   D. Shirey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 14 3 2 7 27      
a - E. Libertini pinch ran for L. Shetler in the 2nd
b - P. Vinal pinch hit for I. Chenzira in the 8th
c - K. Schaal pinch hit for R. Rogers in the 8th
d - V. Ortega pinch hit for E. Angel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. Merceana (10, 2nd Inning off B. Horne, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Bernacki (10, 6th Inning off B. Horne, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Carrillo (10, 7th Inning off B. Horne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Bernacki 3 , S. Feller 2 , J. Carrillo 5 , Q. Merceana 4 , C. Henderson 2 , E. Libertini , C. Clarke , P. Vinal
2-out RBI: P. Bernacki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Bernacki , R. Rogers , S. Feller , J. Carrillo , Q. Merceana 2 , E. Angel
GIDP: C. Henderson
Sac Bunt: R. Rogers , C. Clarke
Sac Fly: C. Clarke
Hit by Pitch: L. Shetler
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: E. Libertini (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Carrillo-Feller)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Curvin CF 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .278 2 7
K. McDonald 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .323 4 9
R. Givens 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .325 6 18
J. Betancur RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .319 12 40
   c-S. Hunt RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124 0 6
E. Stoddard C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 3 18
T. Page LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .294 4 12
   A. Taute P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 5 17
G. Blank SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 3 13
B. Horne P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 0 0
   a-N. Garcia PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232 7 19
   J. Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Freeman PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .139 0 3
Totals 36 6 12 6 3 4 16      
a - N. Garcia pinch hit for B. Horne in the 7th
b - S. Freeman pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 8th
c - S. Hunt substituted for J. Betancur in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Curvin (5, 7th Inning off C. Clarke, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Curvin (2, 3rd Inning off C. Clarke, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Page (4, 4th Inning off C. Clarke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Curvin 8 , K. McDonald 2 , J. Betancur 2 , E. Stoddard , T. Page 4 , J. Brown , N. Garcia
2-out RBI: J. Betancur , E. Stoddard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Givens , T. Page
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Curvin (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brown (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Givens-Blank-McDonald)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Clarke L (5-4) 6.1 10 6 5 1 2 2 109 3.93   
I. Chenzira 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.27   
D. Shirey 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Clarke 32
Batters Faced: C. Clarke 29, I. Chenzira 4, D. Shirey 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Clarke 9-7, I. Chenzira 0-1, D. Shirey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Clarke 109-71, I. Chenzira 12-10, D. Shirey 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Chenzira 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Horne W (2-4) 7.0 12 4 3 1 3 1 120 4.13   
J. Sanchez H (5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.09   
A. Taute SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Horne 41
Batters Faced: B. Horne 35, J. Sanchez 6, A. Taute 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Horne 12-5, J. Sanchez 0-1, A. Taute 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Horne 120-74, J. Sanchez 25-14, A. Taute 14-9
WP: B. Horne
Hit Batsmen: B. Horne
Balk: B. Horne
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Curvin
Ballpark: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 20203
Special Notes: SS Lance Shetler was injured being hit by a pitch.
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