THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
04/08/2002
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THE SHIELD
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
GAME ID: 56 - MONDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
Cleveland Browns (3-5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Steelers Lose to Browns in Walk-Off
Cleveland Browns starter Mark Almes hurled his team past the Pittsburgh Steelers, 4-2. The loss drops Pittsburgh to 4-4.

Cleveland got a knockout punch from Johnny Betancur. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"The crowd was boisterous tonight," said Betancur.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 3 6
J. Howard 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
T. Guerrero RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .138 0 2
B. Duff CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .308 2 3
W. Humphries 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 0 2
H. Kato C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .346 0 4
G. Nieves SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .304 0 5
C. Hilcher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
M. Gamboa P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Lupi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Millis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   O. Saenz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Penn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 1 1
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 4 13      
a - D. Millis pinch hit for D. Lupi in the 6th
b - J. Penn pinch hit for O. Saenz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Nieves (2, 6th Inning off M. Almes, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Humphries (3, 9th Inning off M. Almes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Howard , B. Duff 2 , W. Humphries 2 , H. Kato , G. Nieves 3 , D. Millis
2-out RBI: W. Humphries , G. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howard , C. Hilcher
GIDP: H. Kato
Hit by Pitch: W. Humphries , H. Kato
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Duff (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Nieves (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-Nieves-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Curvin CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .321 0 0
T. Page LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310 2 6
   a-J. Olson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Givens 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .379 3 8
J. Brown 1B, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .214 1 5
N. Garcia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .214 0 2
   b-S. Freeman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Taute P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Blank SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   d-E. Stoddard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
E. Arizmendi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 1 4
S. Hunt RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .200 0 0
M. Almes P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-J. Betancur LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 4 10
Totals 32 4 7 3 4 3 14      
a - J. Olson substituted for T. Page in the 9th
b - S. Freeman substituted for N. Garcia in the 9th
c - J. Betancur substituted for M. Almes in the 9th
d - E. Stoddard pinch hit for G. Blank in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blank (1, 2nd Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Betancur (4, 9th Inning off E. Epps, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Curvin , T. Page , R. Givens 2 , J. Brown , G. Blank 2 , J. Betancur 4
2-out RBI: J. Brown , J. Betancur
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garcia , S. Hunt , M. Almes
GIDP: R. Givens
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Givens (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Givens-Brown)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gamboa 4.1 3 1 1 3 2 0 72 4.82   
D. Lupi 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 1.93   
O. Saenz 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 0.00   
E. Epps L (0-1) 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 27 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gamboa 52
Batters Faced: M. Gamboa 18, D. Lupi 5, O. Saenz 6, E. Epps 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gamboa 3-6, D. Lupi 2-0, O. Saenz 3-2, E. Epps 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gamboa 72-41, D. Lupi 15-8, O. Saenz 27-18, E. Epps 27-13
WP: M. Gamboa
Balk: D. Lupi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Almes 8.2 7 2 2 0 4 0 108 4.61   
A. Taute W (1-0), BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Almes 66
Batters Faced: M. Almes 32, A. Taute 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Almes 13-7, A. Taute 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Almes 108-75, A. Taute 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Taute 2-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Almes , A. Taute
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Almes
Ballpark: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 26830
Special Notes: SP Mario Gamboa was injured while pitching.
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