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Astros
@ Giants
3Com Park
April 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on April 7, 1998 at 3Com Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Halama |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Ballpark | 3Com Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 55,370 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Dana DeMuth |
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 |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| John Halama | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Rich Aurilia | Shortstop |
| Orel Hershiser | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
3Com Park
April 7, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hershiser
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hershiser
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hershiser
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hershiser
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton hits a popup into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Halama
Kent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Halama
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Halama
Johnson strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hershiser
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Hershiser
Hidalgo hits a line drive towards first. Snow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Hershiser
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Hershiser
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Halama
Snow hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Halama
Aurilia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershiser vs. Halama
Hershiser bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton 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
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Halama vs. Hershiser
Halama hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hershiser
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hershiser
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Halama
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hershiser
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hershiser
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hershiser
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Hershiser
Alou takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Hershiser
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Hershiser
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Halama
Javier 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 -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Halama
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Halama
Snow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Halama
Aurilia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snow moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hershiser vs. Halama
There's a wild pitch. Snow scores. Aurilia moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hershiser vs. Halama
Hershiser strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Hershiser
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Halama vs. Hershiser
Halama hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hershiser
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Halama
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Hamilton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Halama
Mueller bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hamilton moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Halama
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Halama
Kent hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Kent reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Nitkowski
C.J. Nitkowski now pitching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Nitkowski
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Snow vs. Nitkowski
Snow strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hershiser
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Hershiser
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Hershiser
Berry is hit by the pitch. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Hershiser
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Hidalgo hits a popup into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Reed
Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Nitkowski
Aurilia hits a popup into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Nitkowski
Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Steve Reed.
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Nitkowski
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching. Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tavarez
Dave Clark pinch hits for C.J. Nitkowski.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Tavarez
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Tavarez
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Tavarez
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamilton throws the ball in to Kent who tags Bell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Biggio scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Tavarez
Bagwell hits a line drive towards short. Aurilia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching. Tony Eusebio now catching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Magnante
Bonds hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Magnante
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Magnante
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Tavarez
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Tavarez
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Tavarez
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Magnante
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Magnante
Snow hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Magnante
Aurilia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Aurilia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Magnante
Marvin Benard pinch hits for Julian Tavarez.
Benard 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
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Nen
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Nen
Carl Everett pinch hits for Mike Magnante.
Everett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wagner
Mueller bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Wagner
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wagner covering, for the out. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Kent vs. Wagner
Kent is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Wagner
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Kent moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Wagner
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Nen
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nen
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Nen
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Wagner
Snow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Aurilia vs. Wagner
Aurilia takes first base on ball four. Snow moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Wagner
Rey Sanchez pinch hits for Robb Nen.
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snow scores. Aurilia moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1998 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 1 Hamilton D, cf 5 1 2 0
Bell D, rf 5 0 1 1 Mueller B, 3b 2 2 1 0
Bagwell J, 1b 3 2 1 0 Bonds B, lf 4 0 1 1
Berry S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kent J, 2b 4 0 2 2
Alou M, lf 3 0 2 1 Javier S, rf 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo R, cf 3 0 0 1 Johnson B, c 5 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Snow J, 1b 4 2 1 0
Ausmus B, c 2 0 0 0 Aurilia R, ss 3 0 2 0
Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hershiser O, p 1 0 0 0
Eusebio T, c 1 0 0 0 Reed S, p 0 0 0 0
Halama J, p 2 0 0 0 Hayes C, ph 1 0 0 0
Nitkowski C, p 0 0 0 0 Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0
Clark D, ph 0 1 0 0 Benard M, ph 1 0 0 0
Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0 Nen R, p 0 0 0 0
Everett C, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ph 1 0 1 1
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 5 4 36 5 10 4
Houston 000 101 200 0 -- 4
San Francisco 100 120 000 1 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Halama J* 4.0 6 4 4 3 3
Nitkowski C 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Magnante M 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Wagner B (L) 1.1 2 1 1 3 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O 5.1 3 2 2 4 6
Reed S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Tavarez J 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
Nen R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 5, San Francisco 12
2B -- Alou M, Hamilton D, Kent J, Biggio C, Aurilia R
SB -- Bagwell J
SH -- Hershiser O, Mueller B 2
SF -- Hidalgo R
HBP -- by Hershiser O (Berry S)
WP -- Hershiser O, Halama J, Tavarez J
T -- 3:38
A -- 55370
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