Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1998 at Stade Olympique. The Houston Astros defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 2
Bell rf 5 1 2 1
Alou lf 5 0 2 1
Berry 3b 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 1 1 0
Phillips 1b 4 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 2 1 0
Lima p 3 0 1 0
  Spiers 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Mordecai 2b 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek ss 4 1 2 1
Guerrero rf 5 0 2 0
Fullmer 1b 4 0 2 1
  Stovall lf 0 0 0 0
White cf 3 0 0 0
Widger c 4 0 0 0
  Hubbard c 0 0 0 0
McGuire lf,1b 3 2 2 1
Andrews 3b 4 0 1 0
Moore p 2 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Telford p 0 0 0 0
  Valdes p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Houston 020 000 0024100
Montreal 010 001 0013100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   7.1 8 2 2 0 1
  Nitkowski   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Henry  W (3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   6.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Maddux   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Telford  L (2-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Valdes   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  2B–Houston Alou (12,off Moore); Gutierrez (9,off Moore), Montreal V Guerrero 2 (6,off Lima 2); Andrews (5,off Lima).  HR–Montreal McGuire (1,2nd inning off Lima 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Spiers (1,off Telford).  HBP–Biggio (6,by Moore); Grudzielanek (4,by Lima).  IBB–Ausmus (5,by Moore); White (1,by Nitkowski).  SB–Biggio (19,2nd base off Maddux/Widger); Alou (3,2nd base off Valdes/Hubbard).  WP–Valdes (4).  HBP–Lima (1,Grudzielanek); Moore (1,Biggio).  IBB–Nitkowski (1,White); Moore (3,Ausmus).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:49.  A–8,372.
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