San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1998 at Turner Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 5 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 1 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 1 1
Vaughn lf 3 1 2 1
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez c 2 0 0 0
Cianfrocco 3b 4 0 0 0
  Sheets 3b 0 0 0 0
Giovanola 2b 4 0 2 0
Ashby p 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 5 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 5 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 2 0
Galarraga 1b 3 1 1 1
Klesko lf 3 0 1 0
Lopez c 4 0 2 0
  Bautista pr 0 0 0 0
  Perez c 0 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 1 1 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 1 0
Glavine p 2 0 0 1
  Guillen ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Pride ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
San Diego 201 000 000362
Atlanta 000 100 100292
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  W (5-2) 8.0 9 2 2 2 1
  Hoffman  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  L (4-2) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Martinez   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
6

  E–Cianfrocco 2 (2), Lockhart (2), Martinez (1).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Vaughn 2 (4,off Glavine 2), Atlanta C Jones (8,off Ashby); Tucker (10,off Ashby).  3B–Atlanta C Jones (2,off Ashby).  HR–San Diego Gwynn (5,1st inning off Glavine 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Galarraga (12,7th inning off Ashby 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Ashby (2,off Glavine).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:27.  A–37,490.
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