Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1998 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 3 0 0 0
Klesko lf 2 1 1 0
  Williams pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 0 1 0
Perez c 3 2 2 3
Jones A. cf 3 0 0 0
Neagle p 3 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 2 0
Howell 1b 3 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Lima p 1 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Atlanta 001 020 000340
Houston 000 000 011270
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (5-1) 7.1 6 1 1 2 5
  Martinez  SV (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  L (6-2) 6.0 2 3 3 1 5
  Nitkowski   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Houston Howell (4,off Neagle); Biggio (16,off Neagle); Berry (6,off Martinez).  HR–Atlanta E Perez 2 (2,3rd inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Lima 1 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:23.  A–38,941.
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