Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1998 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 1 2
Bell rf 6 0 2 1
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 0
Alou lf 5 1 2 2
Everett cf 3 2 0 0
Berry 3b 5 1 2 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 2 2 1
Bergman p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 11 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Guerrero 2b 4 1 2 0
  Cora ss 1 0 0 0
Castro ss,2b 5 1 1 0
Mondesi cf 5 1 2 2
Sheffield rf 5 1 1 1
Karros 1b 3 1 1 0
  Cedeno pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Luke lf,1b 5 1 2 3
Beltre 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Mlicki p 3 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 10 6
Houston 001 000 050 28111
Los Angeles 600 000 000 06102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   6.0 8 6 6 0 2
  Miller   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Henry  W (7-2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Powell  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
2
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   7.0 6 3 2 2 7
  Osuna   0.2 2 3 2 1 1
  Radinsky   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Hall  L (0-2) 0.1 0 2 2 2 1
  Guthrie   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
11
8
6
8
9

  E–Bell (5), Cora (1), Beltre (5).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Berry (11,off Mlicki); Biggio (32,off Mlicki), Los Angeles Castro (4,off Bergman).  3B–Los Angeles Mondesi (5,off Bergman).  HR–Houston Alou (24,8th inning off Osuna 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Luke Jr (8,1st inning off Bergman 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Bergman (6,off Mlicki).  IBB–Biggio (2,by Guthrie).  SB–Everett (11,2nd base off Hall/Johnson).  IBB–Guthrie (1,Biggio).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:38.  A–40,205.
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