Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
May 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 13

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 2 0
Vizcaino ss 4 0 0 0
  Castro ss 0 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 4 0 1 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 0 0
  Konerko 3b 1 0 0 0
Mondesi cf 3 1 1 1
  Cedeno cf 1 0 0 0
Karros 1b 3 1 2 0
  Eisenreich 1b 1 0 1 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 2 1
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Valdez p 2 0 0 0
  Bruske p 1 0 0 0
  Howard rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 1
  Gutierrez ss 1 0 0 0
Bell rf 2 1 0 0
  Hidalgo ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Spiers 1b 4 2 2 2
  Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0
Berry 3b 2 3 0 1
Alou lf 4 2 2 2
Everett cf,rf 2 1 1 2
Eusebio c 4 2 3 2
Bogar ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds p 4 1 1 1
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 13 11 11
Los Angeles 010 100 000292
Houston 020 080 30x13111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez  L (4-6) 4.2 8 10 9 4 2
  Bruske   2.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
13
12
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (5-3) 8.0 7 2 2 0 7
  Magnante   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
8

  E–Bonilla (6), Karros (3), Berry (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bogar (1,off Valdes); Alou (14,off Bruske).  3B–Los Angeles Karros (1,off Reynolds), Houston Alou (4,off Valdes); Spiers (2,off Valdes).  HR–Los Angeles Mondesi (12,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Biggio (2,off Valdes).  CS–Sheffield (3,2nd base by Reynolds/Eusebio); Everett (6,2nd base by Valdes/Johnson).  WP–Valdes (2), Bruske (3).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:34.  A–16,251.
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