San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 0 1 0
Finley cf 3 1 2 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 1
Sweeney lf 3 0 0 0
  Vaughn ph 1 0 0 1
Myers c 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Giovanola 3b 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
Ashby p 2 0 0 0
  Cianfrocco ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 3 0
Martin lf 4 1 2 0
Kendall c 4 1 0 1
Smith 1b 3 1 1 1
  Young 1b 1 0 0 0
Ward cf 3 1 1 2
Guillen rf 4 0 2 1
Strange 3b 4 0 0 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 0 0
Cordova p 3 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
San Diego 000 000 002260
Pittsburgh 000 004 01x590
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (5-3) 7.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Reyes   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (5-3) 8.1 6 2 2 0 6
  Christiansen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6

  E–None.  2B–San Diego Joyner (10,off Cordova), Pittsburgh Womack (5,off Ashby); Martin (5,off Ashby).  HR–Pittsburgh Ward (1,8th inning off Reyes 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Finley (1,off Cordova).  HBP–Veras (2,by Cordova).  SF–Ward (4,off Ashby).  SB–Smith (1,2nd base off Ashby/G Myers); Womack (17,2nd base off Ashby/G Myers).  WP–Ashby (2).  HBP–Cordova (1,Veras).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:08.
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