Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 3 1
Spiers 3b 5 2 2 0
Bell rf 2 2 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 3 5
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 4 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 5 1 1 0
Ausmus c 5 0 0 0
Lima p 2 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 1 0 0
Jefferies lf 3 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 1 0 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 3 2
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 3 0 0 0
Estalella c 3 0 1 0
Relaford ss 4 0 0 0
Grace p 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Zuber ph 1 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Houston 210 030 0028100
Philadelphia 000 002 000241
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (12-6) 7.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grace  L (4-6) 5.0 8 6 5 0 4
  Ryan   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Spradlin   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Gomes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
8

  E–Relaford (19).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Everett (31,off Grace); Biggio (39,off Grace); Bagwell (24,off Bottalico).  3B–Philadelphia Brogna (3,off Lima).  SH–Lima (8,off Grace).  HBP–Bell (3,by Grace); Glanville (4,by Lima).  SB–Biggio (40,2nd base off Grace/Estalella).  WP–Henry 2 (4), Grace (1), Spradlin (3).  HBP–Lima (6,Glanville); Grace (8,Bell).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:58.  A–17,541.
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