Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
July 25, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 5 0 2 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 1 0 0
Hidalgo cf 3 0 1 0
  Everett ph,cf 1 0 1 1
Eusebio c 4 1 2 0
Bogar 3b 2 0 1 2
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Reynolds p 2 1 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 1 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 4 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 1 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 2 1 0
Vaughn lf 5 2 1 1
Joyner 1b 3 0 1 2
Finley cf 4 0 2 2
Myers c 2 0 1 0
  Leyritz ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Sheets pr 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Langston p 3 0 0 0
  Bruske p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
Houston 002 101 1005113
San Diego 201 201 00x692
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L (12-6) 3.2 8 5 3 3 4
  Miller   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Nitkowski   2.0 0 1 0 0 1
  Elarton   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
3
3
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (4-3) 5.2 8 4 2 2 2
  Bruske   1.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Sanders   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hoffman  SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
4
7

  E–Gutierrez 2 (10), Bogar (1), Caminiti (14), G Myers (3).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–Houston Bogar (2,off Langston); Bell (30,off Bruske), San Diego Finley (29,off Reynolds); Veras (14,off Reynolds).  HR–San Diego Vaughn (37,3rd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bogar (1,off Langston); Joyner (3,off Nitkowski).  HBP–Leyritz (1,by Nitkowski).  SB–Everett (12,2nd base off Sanders/Leyritz); Vaughn (6,3rd base off Nitkowski/Eusebio).  HBP–Nitkowski (3,Leyritz).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–3:04.  A–54,176.
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