Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
July 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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 4, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 2
Spiers 3b 5 0 1 0
Everett cf 5 0 0 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 1
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 1 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Hidalgo rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 4 1 2 0
Finley cf 5 2 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 3
  Giovanola 3b 1 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Leyritz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Joyner 1b 2 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez c 4 0 2 0
Gomez ss 3 0 2 0
  Gwynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Sheets ss 1 0 1 1
Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Houston 100 020 001 0491
San Diego 102 010 000 15110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   6.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Powell   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Henry   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Magnante  L (3-5) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.2
11
5
5
5
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   8.0 7 3 3 0 10
  Hoffman   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Wall  W (4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
0
12

  E–Biggio (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (33,off Brown), San Diego Veras (15,off Hampton); Finley (30,off Hampton); Rivera (6,off Magnante).  HR–Houston Alou (25,9th inning off Hoffman 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Caminiti (18,3rd inning off Hampton 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hampton (6,off Brown).  IBB–Hernandez (2,by Magnante).  IBB–Magnante (3,Hernandez).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:06.  A–41,034.
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