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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on April 17, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dustin Hermanson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Halama |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,485 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Rich Rieker 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
| F.P. Santangelo | Center Fielder |
| Rondell White | Left Fielder |
| Brad Fullmer | First Baseman |
| Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
| Mike Mordecai | Second Baseman |
| DaRond Stovall | Right Fielder |
| Chris Widger | Catcher |
| Dustin Hermanson | Pitcher |
| Felipe Alou | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| John Halama | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1998
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Halama
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Halama
Santangelo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Halama
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Halama covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hermanson
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mordecai scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hermanson
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hermanson
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hermanson
Berry hits a line drive beyond second. Mordecai can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Hermanson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Andrews. Bagwell scores. Berry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Hermanson
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Halama
Fullmer strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Halama
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mordecai vs. Halama
Mordecai strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hermanson
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Hermanson
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hermanson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Halama vs. Hermanson
Halama strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Halama
Stovall bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stovall for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Widger vs. Halama
Widger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanson vs. Halama
Hermanson bunts towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Widger moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Halama
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hermanson
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hermanson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hermanson
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grudzielanek. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hermanson
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Hermanson to Mordecai and they have Bagwell trapped. The throw over to Fullmer, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hermanson
Berry strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Halama
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Halama
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fullmer vs. Halama
Fullmer is hit by the pitch. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Halama
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mordecai vs. Halama
Mordecai hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Stovall vs. Halama
Stovall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Andrews moves to third. Mordecai moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Widger vs. Halama
There's a wild pitch. Andrews scores. Mordecai moves to third. Stovall moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Widger vs. Halama
Widger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hermanson vs. Halama
Hermanson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hermanson
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Hermanson
Everett bunts towards the mound. Hermanson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hermanson
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Halama
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Halama
Santangelo hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Halama
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Hermanson
Bogar hits a line drive beyond first. Fullmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Halama vs. Hermanson
Halama bunts towards first. Fullmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Halama for the out. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Hermanson
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stovall. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Bogar scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hermanson
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Hermanson
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hermanson
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hermanson
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Halama
Fullmer strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Halama
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mordecai vs. Halama
Mordecai hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hermanson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mordecai scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Hermanson
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Hermanson
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fullmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ausmus for the out. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Hermanson
Bogar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Halama vs. Hermanson
Halama strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stovall vs. Halama
Stovall hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Widger vs. Halama
Widger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Halama
Jose Vidro pinch hits for Dustin Hermanson.
Vidro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Halama
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. DeHart
Rick DeHart now pitching.
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. DeHart
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews juggles the ball. That's an error on Andrews. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. DeHart
Bagwell hits a popup into right field. Stovall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. DeHart
Berry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Berry reaches second base with a double. White throws the ball in to Widger who tags Berry trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Santangelo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Magnante
White hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Santangelo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Fullmer vs. Magnante
Fullmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to home to get White. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Magnante
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fullmer moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mordecai vs. Magnante
Mordecai strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Magnante
Vladimir Guerrero pinch hits for DaRond Stovall.
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Telford
Anthony Telford now pitching. Ryan McGuire now playing right field.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Telford
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mordecai scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Telford
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Widger vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Widger hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Wagner
Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Anthony Telford.
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Wagner
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1998 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Grudzielanek M, ss 5 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 2 2 2
Santangelo F, cf 3 1 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 1 0 1
White R, lf 4 1 2 1 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Fullmer B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 4 0 2 1
Andrews S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 0 0 0
Mordecai M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Everett C, cf 3 0 0 0
Stovall D, rf 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Guerrero V, ph 1 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 2 1 1 0
McGuire R, rf 0 0 0 0 Halama J, p 2 0 0 0
Widger C, c 3 0 1 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanson D, p 1 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Vidro J, ph 1 0 1 0
DeHart R, p 0 0 0 0
Telford A, p 0 0 0 0
Hubbard M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 2 29 5 6 4
Montreal 000 200 010 -- 3
Houston 101 020 10x -- 5
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Hermanson D (L) 6.0 5 4 3 3 7
DeHart R 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Telford A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Halama J (W) 7.0 5 2 2 1 5
Magnante M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Wagner B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Andrews S 2, Grudzielanek M
LOB -- Montreal 7, Houston 5
2B -- Biggio C, Berry S
3B -- White R
HR -- Biggio C
CS -- Bagwell J
SH -- Hermanson D, Halama J
SF -- Bell D
HBP -- by Halama J (Fullmer B), by Magnante M (Santangelo F)
WP -- Halama J, Hermanson D
T -- 2:31
A -- 26485
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