Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1998 at 3Com Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 5 1 2 2
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 1
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
Bergman p 3 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 1 0
Javier rf 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 3 1
Gardner p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Houston 200 001 000361
San Francisco 000 100 000180
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  W (1-1) 6.0 8 1 1 2 3
  Nitkowski  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Johnstone   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
6

  E–Biggio (4).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Bell (7,off Gardner); Gutierrez (2,off Gardner).  HR–Houston Bell (3,1st inning off Gardner 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Nitkowski (1,off Johnstone).  IBB–Ausmus (1,by Gardner).  SB–Biggio (4,2nd base off Gardner/Mayne).  IBB–Gardner (2,Ausmus).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:54.  A–10,153.
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