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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 20, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brett Tomko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,301 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Bruce Dreckman 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Charlie Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Mike Frank | Center Fielder |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Brett Tomko | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Spiers | Second Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| J.R. Phillips | Left Fielder |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Scott Elarton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 20, 1998
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Elarton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Frank vs. Elarton
Frank strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Elarton
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Tomko
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Frank settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Tomko
Ausmus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Greene reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Elarton
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a line drive off the glove of Spiers, and into shallow right field. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Taubensee vs. Elarton
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Elarton
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields the ball and throws to Elarton covering. Safe. Young scores. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Casey vs. Elarton
Casey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tomko
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Tomko
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Tomko
Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frank. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Tomko
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. Tomko
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bogar for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tomko vs. Elarton
Tomko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Elarton
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Frank vs. Elarton
Frank hits a line drive towards short. Bogar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Tomko
Elarton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Tomko
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Tomko
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Spiers moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell hits a line drive beyond second. Boone can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Spiers scores. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Tomko
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Tomko
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Frank settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Tomko
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Elarton
Larkin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Elarton
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Elarton
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Elarton
Taubensee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tomko
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Tomko
Bogar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Elarton vs. Tomko
Elarton bunts towards first. Casey scoops it up and throws to first, with Boone covering, for the out. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Tomko
Spiers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Tomko
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Elarton
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Elarton
Casey hits a line drive towards third. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tomko vs. Elarton
Tomko hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tomko
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tomko
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Frank settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Tomko
Everett hits a line drive beyond second. Boone can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Tomko
Berry hits a line drive beyond short. Larkin can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Tomko
Phillips hits a line drive beyond first. Casey can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Everett scores. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Elarton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Frank vs. Elarton
Frank takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Elarton
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Elarton
Greene strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Graves
Elarton hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Graves
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Graves
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Graves
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Graves
Bagwell hits a line drive towards third. Greene reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Elarton
Taubensee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Elarton
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taubensee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Casey vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Casey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taubensee scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stynes vs. Magnante
Chris Stynes pinch hits for Danny Graves.
Stynes takes first base on ball four. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Harris
Reggie Harris now pitching.
Sanders takes first base on ball four. Boone scores. Casey moves to third. Stynes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Frank vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching.
Frank hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Casey scores. Stynes moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Nitkowski
Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Greene vs. Nitkowski
Greene is hit by the pitch. Stynes scores. Sanders moves to third. Frank moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Young vs. Nitkowski
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Krivda
Rick Krivda now pitching. Chris Stynes now playing left field.
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Krivda
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Krivda
Moises Alou pinch hits for J.R. Phillips.
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Nitkowski
Moises Alou now playing left field.
Taubensee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nitkowski
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Nitkowski
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Krivda
Craig Biggio pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Krivda
Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for C.J. Nitkowski.
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Krivda
Spiers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ausmus vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Frank settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Sullivan
There goes Spiers. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Spiers steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Sullivan
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Sullivan
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Everett vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching.
Everett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Everett reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. Spiers scores. Bagwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Shaw
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Craig Biggio now playing second base. Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop. Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Stynes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Wagner
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Frank vs. Wagner
Frank hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Frank reaches second base with a double. Stynes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Wagner
Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frank scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Wagner
Greene 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1998 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Sanders R, rf 4 0 0 1 Spiers B, 2b-3b 3 2 1 1
Frank M, cf 4 1 2 2 Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 0
Larkin B, ss 5 1 2 2 Bell D, rf 5 1 2 1
Greene W, 3b 4 0 0 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 1 3
Young D, lf 4 1 1 0 Everett C, cf 5 1 2 3
Krivda R, p 0 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 5 0 2 0
Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips J, lf 2 0 1 1
Taubensee E, c 4 1 1 0 Alou M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Boone B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Bogar T, ss 3 0 1 0
Casey S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Biggio C, ph-2b 0 1 0 0
Tomko B, p 2 0 0 0 Elarton S, p 2 0 0 0
Graves D, p 0 0 0 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Stynes C, ph-lf 1 2 1 0 Harris R, p 0 0 0 0
Nitkowski C, p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ph-ss 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 8 35 9 12 9
Cincinnati 010 100 402 -- 8
Houston 004 010 04x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko B 4.2 8 5 5 2 2
Graves D 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Krivda R (L)* 1.0 2 3 3 0 2
Sullivan S 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
Shaw J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S 6.1 5 4 4 1 9
Magnante M+ 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Harris R# 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Nitkowski C (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Wagner B (S) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Houston 9
2B -- Young D, Berry S, Everett C, Frank M
HR -- Bagwell J, Larkin B
SB -- Spiers B
SH -- Elarton S
HBP -- by Tomko B (Spiers B), by Nitkowski C (Greene W), by Krivda R (Biggio C)
T -- 3:13
A -- 24301
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