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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
1998-08-30 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 25342 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:12
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–4. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 4th. Shane Reynolds earned the win. Richard Hidalgo went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
W: Shane Reynolds L: Jeff McCurry SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Randy Marsh · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Greg Bonin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Womack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adrian Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Turner Ward | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Strange | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Guillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Derek Bell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Moises Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Berry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Eusebio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Spiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Meluskey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. R. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Lawrence | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff McCurry | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Loiselle | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Reynolds | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
 Doug Henry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Womack: S8/G4M
- Adrian Brown: W.1-2
- Jason Kendall: 54(1)/FO/G56S.2-3
- Kevin Young: K
- Turner Ward: HR/F9LD.3-H;1-H
- Al Martin: K
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: 53/G25
- Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6S
- Derek Bell: 6/P6MD
Top 2
- Doug Strange: K23
- Kevin Polcovich: 13/G15S
- Sean Lawrence: K
Bot 2
- Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8RXD
- Moises Alou: 53/G6S
- Richard Hidalgo: HR/F78XD
- Sean Berry: D7/F7M
- Tony Eusebio: 53/G25
Top 3
- Tony Womack: 43/G13S
- Adrian Brown: 63/G4MS
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Shane Reynolds: K
- Craig Biggio: 9/F9M
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G25
Top 4
- Kevin Young: K
- Turner Ward: 5/P5F
- Al Martin: K
Bot 4
- Derek Bell: D8/F8RXD
- Jeff Bagwell: W
- Moises Alou: W.2-3;1-2
- Richard Hidalgo: K
- Sean Berry: D7/L7LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Tony Eusebio: IW
- Shane Reynolds: 4E6/G4S.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
- Craig Biggio: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: 5(2)/FO/G56S
Top 5
- Doug Strange: D8/F78XD
- Kevin Polcovich: S4/G4MS.2-3
- Freddy Garcia: 7/SF/F7M.3-H;1-2
- Tony Womack: K
- Adrian Brown: 43/G4S
Bot 5
- Derek Bell: K
- Jeff Bagwell: D8/F8LM
- Moises Alou: 63/G6S
- Richard Hidalgo: HR/F7LD.2-H
- Sean Berry: W
- Tony Eusebio: 63/F6S
Top 6
- Jason Kendall: K23
- Kevin Young: S8/F4MD
- Turner Ward: S6/F56D.1-2
- Al Martin: K
- Doug Strange: 43/G4S
Bot 6
- Shane Reynolds: S8/F8RS
- Craig Biggio: 9/F9S
- Ricky Gutierrez: D7/F7M.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Derek Bell: S8/G4.3-H
- Jeff Bagwell: D9/F9LS.1-3
- Moises Alou: 53/G6S.3-H
- Richard Hidalgo: 8/F8LM
Top 7
- Kevin Polcovich: K
- Manny Martinez: K
- Tony Womack: 7/F78S
Bot 7
- Bill Spiers: 3/G23
- Tony Eusebio: S3/L3D
- Mitch Meluskey: W.1-2
- Craig Biggio: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: 9/F9S
Top 8
- Adrian Brown: K
- Jason Kendall: 63/G25
- Kevin Young: D7/F7S
- Turner Ward: K
Bot 8
- Derek Bell: S3/F9LS
- Jeff Bagwell: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Moises Alou: S9/F9S
- Richard Hidalgo: 64(1)/FO/G6S
- Bill Spiers: 8/F8LXD
- Tony Eusebio: W.1-2
- J. R. Phillips: 43/G4S
Top 9
- Jose Guillen: 4/L4
- Doug Strange: K
- Kevin Polcovich: W
- Manny Martinez: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Mitch Meluskey