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Lineups and Summary
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 29, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on September 29, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Johnson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 50,080 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Bob Davidson |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
| Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
| Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Jim Leyritz | First Baseman |
| Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Hernandez | Catcher |
| Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
| Kevin Brown | Pitcher |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Randy Johnson | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 29, 1998
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Johnson
Veras 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 -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Johnson
Gwynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Johnson
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Johnson
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Johnson
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Johnson
Finley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Johnson
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leyritz moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brown
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brown
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Johnson
Veras hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Johnson
Gwynn 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 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ausmus hits a line drive beyond second. Veras can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
The ball gets by Hernandez for a passed ball. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Brown
The ball gets by Hernandez for a passed ball. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Johnson
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Johnson
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Johnson
Vaughn is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Johnson
Leyritz hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leyritz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Johnson
Finley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Johnson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finley moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Veras vs. Johnson
Veras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brown
Alou strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alou out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brown
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Johnson
Gwynn hits a line drive off the glove of Spiers, and into shallow left field. Gwynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Johnson
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Caminiti vs. Johnson
Caminiti hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Gwynn moves to third. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Leyritz vs. Johnson
Leyritz hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gwynn tags and scores. Vaughn tags and moves to third. Caminiti tags and moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Finley vs. Johnson
Finley strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Johnson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ruben Rivera now playing right field.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brown
Johnson strikes out. There goes Ausmus. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Brown
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Brown
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Johnson
Veras hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Johnson
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Brown
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brown
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brown
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Johnson
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Johnson
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Johnson
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Johnson
Finley 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 8
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brown
Wally Joyner now playing first base.
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brown
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brown
Dave Clark pinch hits for Randy Johnson.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Brown
Biggio strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Biggio out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Hernandez 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 -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Powell
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Powell
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Kevin Brown.
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Powell
There's a wild pitch. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Veras vs. Powell
Veras is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching. Andy Sheets pinch runs for Quilvio Veras.
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Hoffman
Andy Sheets now playing second base. Trevor Hoffman now pitching.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Caminiti, and into shallow left field. Spiers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hoffman
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Hoffman
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Hoffman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Caminiti. Spiers scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Hoffman
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1998 -- San Diego at Houston (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Veras Q, 2b 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sheets A, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Gwynn T, rf 3 1 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0
Rivera R, rf 2 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Vaughn G, lf 4 1 3 1 Alou M, lf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Everett C, cf 4 0 0 0
Leyritz J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Joyner W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 2 0
Finley S, cf 3 0 0 0 Johnson R, p 2 0 0 0
Hernandez C, c 4 0 2 0 Clark D, ph 0 0 0 0
Gomez C, ss 3 0 1 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Brown K, p 3 0 0 0 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0
VanderWal J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoffman T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 30 1 4 0
San Diego 000 001 010 -- 2
Houston 000 000 001 -- 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Brown K (W) 8.0 2 0 0 2 16
Hoffman T (S) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson R (L) 8.0 9 2 2 1 9
Powell J 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Henry D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Caminiti K
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- San Diego 9, Houston 5
2B -- Gwynn T, Spiers B
HR -- Vaughn G
CS -- Vaughn G
SF -- Leyritz J
HBP -- by Brown K (Biggio C), by Powell J (Veras Q)
WP -- Powell J
PB -- Hernandez C 2
T -- 2:38
A -- 50080
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