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Houston Astros @ 
San Diego Padres
1998-10-03 · 1998 Division Series · Game 3 of 4 ◀ Game 2 Game 4 ▶ · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 65235 · 68°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 6 mph to RF · 2:32
San Diego Padres defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Dan Miceli earned the win and Trevor Hoffman picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| SDN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
W: Dan Miceli L: Scott Elarton SV: Trevor Hoffman
Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Randy Marsh · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: Mike Winters · RF: Bill Hohn
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Spiers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Derek Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Moises Alou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Everett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Diego Padres — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quilvio Veras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Gwynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Caminiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Leyritz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Finley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Gomez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
San Diego Padres — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 6.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Dan Miceli | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Trevor Hoffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Craig Biggio: K
- Bill Spiers: 6/P6S
- Derek Bell: 9/F9LM
Bot 1
- Quilvio Veras: 53/G56S
- Tony Gwynn: 43/G34
- Greg Vaughn: 4/P34D
Top 2
- Jeff Bagwell: HP
- Moises Alou: S8/G6M.1-2
- Carl Everett: 4(1)3/GDP/G4S.2-3
- Ricky Gutierrez: W
- Brad Ausmus: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Bot 2
- Ken Caminiti: 43/G4S
- Jim Leyritz: 63/G6
- Steve Finley: 6/P6MD
Top 3
- Mike Hampton: K
- Craig Biggio: 53/G56S
- Bill Spiers: K
Bot 3
- Carlos Hernandez: 63/G6
- Chris Gomez: W
- Kevin Brown: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
- Quilvio Veras: 43/G4S
Top 4
- Derek Bell: 53/G56S
- Jeff Bagwell: 2/G2R
- Moises Alou: 8/F8LM
Bot 4
- Tony Gwynn: 7/F7LDF
- Greg Vaughn: 63/G6
- Ken Caminiti: 63/G6S
Top 5
- Carl Everett: 4/L34
- Ricky Gutierrez: W
- Brad Ausmus: 8/F8LD
- Mike Hampton: K
Bot 5
- Jim Leyritz: 8/F8RD
- Steve Finley: K
- Carlos Hernandez: 63/G6
Top 6
- Craig Biggio: 63/G6M
- Bill Spiers: W
- Derek Bell: K
- Jeff Bagwell: 8/F89D
Bot 6
- Chris Gomez: S7/L6D
- Kevin Brown: 34/SH/BG13S.1-2
- Quilvio Veras: S6/G6.2-3
- Tony Gwynn: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
- Greg Vaughn: WP.1-2
- Greg Vaughn: K
Top 7
- Moises Alou: S6/G6M
- Carl Everett: S9/F89M.B-2(TH);1X3(95)
- Ricky Gutierrez: HP
- Brad Ausmus: 9/F9M.2-3
- Dave Clark: W.1-2
- Craig Biggio: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bill Spiers: K
Bot 7
- Ken Caminiti: 4/P4MS
- Jim Leyritz: HR/F7LD
- Steve Finley: K
- Carlos Hernandez: HP
- Chris Gomez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 8
- Derek Bell: S5/L5D
- Jeff Bagwell: K
- Moises Alou: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 8
- Mark Sweeney: W
- Quilvio Veras: CS2(26)
- Quilvio Veras: K
- Tony Gwynn: K
Top 9
- Carl Everett: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: K
- Pete Incaviglia: K