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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

1998-08-19 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 21341 · 72°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:44

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 9th. Shane Reynolds earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Bobby Abreu went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	11
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7

W: Shane Reynolds L: Mark Leiter SV: Billy Wagner

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Spiers	4	0	2	0	0	0
Derek Bell	5	0	2	2	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	3	0	0	0	2	1
Moises Alou	4	1	1	1	0	1
Carl Everett	4	0	1	0	0	2
Tony Eusebio	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Reynolds	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Clark	1	0	1	0	0	0
Richard Hidalgo	1	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doug Glanville	3	0	1	0	1	1
Gregg Jefferies	4	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Rolen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rico Brogna	4	1	2	0	0	1
Kevin Jordan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Abreu	4	1	2	3	0	1
Bobby Estalella	4	0	0	0	0	4
Alex Arias	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carlton Loewer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Desi Relaford	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	8.0	5	1	9
Billy Wagner	1.0	2	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlton Loewer	7.1	8	2	3
Mark Leiter	1.2	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 3/F34D
Bill Spiers: 43/G4
Derek Bell: 7/F8LM

Bot 1

Doug Glanville: W
Gregg Jefferies: 46(1)/FO/G4
Scott Rolen: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 2

Jeff Bagwell: W
Moises Alou: 64(1)/FO/G6
Carl Everett: S7/F78S.1-2
Tony Eusebio: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Rico Brogna: 43/G4
Kevin Jordan: S6/G56
Bobby Abreu: K
Bobby Estalella: K

Top 3

Tim Bogar: 63/G6
Shane Reynolds: 53/G5
Craig Biggio: 43/G4M

Bot 3

Alex Arias: 43/G4
Carlton Loewer: 31/G34
Doug Glanville: 43/G4

Top 4

Bill Spiers: 8/F8LD
Derek Bell: S8/G6M
Jeff Bagwell: W.1-2
Moises Alou: K
Carl Everett: K

Bot 4

Gregg Jefferies: 3/G3
Scott Rolen: 43/G4
Rico Brogna: K

Top 5

Tony Eusebio: D8/L78M
Tim Bogar: 53/G56
Shane Reynolds: 3/G34.2-3
Craig Biggio: D9/G3.3-H
Bill Spiers: S9/G4.2XH(92)

Bot 5

Kevin Jordan: 9/F9M
Bobby Abreu: 43/G4
Bobby Estalella: K

Top 6

Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: 43/G4M
Moises Alou: HR/L89XD
Carl Everett: 63/G6

Bot 6

Alex Arias: 53/G56
Carlton Loewer: K
Doug Glanville: S5/G56S
Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4

Top 7

Tony Eusebio: S8/G4M
Tim Bogar: 8/F8LD
Shane Reynolds: 3/BP13S
Craig Biggio: 7/L7M

Bot 7

Scott Rolen: K
Rico Brogna: S4/G34
Kevin Jordan: S8/G6.1-2
Bobby Abreu: HR/F9D.2-H;1-H
Bobby Estalella: K
Alex Arias: 53/G56

Top 8

Bill Spiers: S8/L89S
Derek Bell: 5/P6S
Jeff Bagwell: E5/G56.1-2
Moises Alou: 8/F8LD
Carl Everett: K

Bot 8

Desi Relaford: K
Doug Glanville: K
Gregg Jefferies: 31/G3

Top 9

Tony Eusebio: 13/G15S
Dave Clark: S4/G34
Richard Hidalgo: S8/L8RM.1-3
Craig Biggio: 9/L9M
Bill Spiers: HP.1-2
Derek Bell: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jeff Bagwell: K

Bot 9

Scott Rolen: K
Rico Brogna: S3/L34D
Kevin Jordan: 53/G5.1-2
Bobby Abreu: S6/L6.2-3
Bobby Estalella: DI.1-2
Bobby Estalella: K