Houston Astros vs Florida Marlins
August 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1998 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Florida Marlins 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gutierrez ss 4 1 1 0
Everett cf 2 0 0 0
  Bell rf 2 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 2
Alou lf 2 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 4 1 2 1
Eusebio c 4 0 0 0
Bogar 2b 3 0 0 0
Hampton p 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus ph 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 0 2 0
  Dunwoody ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 1 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 1 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 3
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Wehner lf 3 1 2 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
Redmond c 4 0 2 1
Sanchez p 3 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Kotsay ph 1 0 1 0
  Mantei p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Houston 000 002 100361
Florida 013 001 00x591
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (9-6) 5.0 7 5 4 3 4
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Magnante   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Nitkowski   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez  W (5-6) 7.0 6 3 1 3 6
  Alfonseca   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mantei  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
3
10

  E–Hampton (3), Orie (6).  DP–Florida 2.  2B–Houston Bagwell (21,off Sanchez), Florida Jackson (10,off Hampton); Cangelosi (7,off Hampton); Wehner (2,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Berry (7,7th inning off Sanchez 0 on, 0 out), Florida Lee (13,3rd inning off Hampton 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Renteria (9,off Hampton).  HBP–Orie (5,by Magnante).  CS–Gutierrez (7,2nd base by Sanchez/Redmond).  WP–Magnante (3).  HBP–Magnante (3,Orie).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:46.  A–19,038.
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