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October 1, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Padres 4 8 1
Astros 4 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Padres 4 8 1
Astros 5 11 1

Bill Spiers Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .500 .375
OBP .500 .375
At Bats 4 8
Hits 2 3
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 2 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Trevor Hoffman Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Astrodome - October 1, 1998
Trevor Hoffman
Greg Myers
Jim Leyritz
Quilvio Veras
Ken Caminiti
Chris Gomez
Greg Vaughn
Steve Finley
Tony Gwynn
Bill Spiers
Craig Biggio
Ricky Gutierrez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Diego Padres 4 8 1 5
Houston Astros 5 11 1 8
Winning Pitcher Billy Wagner
Losing Pitcher Dan Miceli
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Spiers
Attendance 45,550
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

End of Game

Spiers hits a line drive beyond first. Leyritz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gutierrez scores. Biggio moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Biggio is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Trevor Hoffman now pitching. There goes Gutierrez. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Gutierrez steals third.
Bottom 9 Ausmus bunts towards the mound. Miceli fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Leyritz now playing first base. Greg Myers now catching. Dan Miceli now pitching. Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 George Arias pinch hits for Donne Wall. Andy Sheets pinch runs for Carlos Hernandez. Arias strikes out.
Top 9 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Wally Joyner. Leyritz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Billy Wagner now pitching. Brad Ausmus now catching. Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gwynn for the out.
Bottom 8 Eusebio strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Eusebio out.
Bottom 8 Wall fires over to first and Joyner drops the ball. That's an error on Joyner. Everett moves to second.
Bottom 8 Everett hits a line drive beyond short. Gomez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bagwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Donne Wall now pitching. Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Finley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Powell covering, for the out.
Top 8 Veras strikes out.
Top 8 Jay Powell now pitching. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Joey Hamilton. Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Powell covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Gomez hits a popup into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joyner hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Eusebio strikes out.
Bottom 6 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 6 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Gwynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finley scores.
Top 6 Finley hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Finley reaches second base with a double. Veras goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Veras hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bagwell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joey Hamilton now pitching. Spiers strikes out.
Top 5 John Vander Wal pinch hits for Andy Ashby. Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gutierrez strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gutierrez out.
Bottom 4 Eusebio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gwynn. Eusebio reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 4 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio.
Bottom 3 Everett strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Everett out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Spiers scores.
Bottom 3 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Spiers hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Finley. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third.
Bottom 3 Biggio takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Finley hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Veras strikes out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds 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.
Bottom 2 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Eusebio moves to second.
Bottom 2 Eusebio is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gomez strikes out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Joyner strikes out.
Top 2 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third.
Bottom 1 Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Caminiti hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gwynn hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Finley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. Veras moves to second.
Top 1 Veras takes first base on ball four.