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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 18, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,119 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Paul Schrieber 3B: Ed Montague |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Gerald Williams | Right Fielder |
| Danny Bautista | Left Fielder |
| Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Bill Spiers | First Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 1998
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Hampton
Graffanino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Graffanino moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Graffanino scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Glavine
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Glavine
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hampton
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bautista vs. Hampton
Bautista hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Gutierrez, and into shallow left field. Bautista reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Glavine vs. Hampton
Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Bautista moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Graffanino vs. Hampton
Graffanino strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Glavine
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Glavine
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Glavine
Spiers hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Glavine
Hampton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Hampton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Glavine
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Glavine
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hidalgo vs. Glavine
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hampton
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hidalgo. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bautista vs. Hampton
Bautista hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Hampton
Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Glavine
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Glavine
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Glavine
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss hits a line drive beyond second. Biggio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Hampton
Graffanino hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Glavine
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hampton
Williams hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Hampton
Bautista hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Glavine
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Glavine
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Glavine
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Glavine
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glavine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glavine vs. Hampton
Glavine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss bunts towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. Glavine moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Hampton
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graffanino moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Glavine
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Glavine
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Scanlan
Bob Scanlan now pitching.
Lopez 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 -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Scanlan
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Scanlan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bautista vs. Scanlan
Bautista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Nitkowski
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Tom Glavine. C.J. Nitkowski now pitching.
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Weiss vs. Nitkowski
Weiss hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Cather
Mike Cather now pitching.
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Cather
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cather
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Jack Howell now playing first base. Bill Spiers now playing shortstop.
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wagner
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Wagner
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Ligtenberg
Kerry Ligtenberg now pitching.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ligtenberg
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Ligtenberg
Howell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Howell reaches second base with a double. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Ligtenberg
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Ligtenberg
Bell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1998 -- Atlanta at Houston (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 2 0
Graffanino T, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0
Jones C, 3b 5 0 3 0 Alou M, lf 4 0 0 0
Galarraga A, 1b 5 0 1 1 Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lopez J, c 4 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf 4 0 0 0
Jones A, cf 4 1 2 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0
Williams G, rf 4 2 2 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Bautista D, lf 2 0 1 2 Spiers B, 1b-ss 4 0 1 0
Glavine T, p 3 0 1 1 Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 0
Tucker M, ph 0 0 0 0 Hampton M, p 2 0 1 0
Cather M, p 0 0 0 0 Bogar T, ph 1 0 0 0
Ligtenberg K, p 0 0 0 0 Scanlan B, p 0 0 0 0
Nitkowski C, p 0 0 0 0
Howell J, 1b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 4 34 0 7 0
Atlanta 120 100 000 -- 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine T (W) 7.0 5 0 0 4 8
Cather M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Ligtenberg K 1.0 2 0 0 0 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M (L) 7.0 11 4 3 0 3
Scanlan B 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Nitkowski C 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Wagner B 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Hidalgo R
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Houston 11
2B -- Graffanino T, Bautista D, Biggio C, Jones A, Howell J
SH -- Weiss W
SF -- Bautista D
T -- 2:47
A -- 22119
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