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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 26, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Bergman |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 32,651 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Greg Bonin |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
Javy Lopez | Catcher |
Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
Tony Graffanino | Second Baseman |
John Smoltz | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Sean Bergman | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1998
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Bergman
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Bergman
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bergman
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smoltz
Ozzie Guillen now playing third base.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guillen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Smoltz
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Bergman
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Bergman
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bergman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Smoltz
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Smoltz
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Smoltz
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bergman
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Bergman
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar misplays the ball. That's an error on Bogar. Graffanino moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smoltz vs. Bergman
Smoltz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Bergman
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graffanino scores. Weiss moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Bergman
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Smoltz
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Weiss. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Smoltz
Bogar hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Smoltz
Bergman bunts towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Smoltz
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Smoltz
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bergman
Guillen hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Eusebio settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Eusebio. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bergman
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bergman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Bergman
Galarraga hits a popup into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Bergman
Klesko hits a line drive beyond second. Biggio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bergman
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bergman
Jones hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Bergman
There goes Jones. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Bergman
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Graffanino vs. Bergman
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Smoltz vs. Bergman
Smoltz hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Smoltz
Bagwell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Smoltz
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Smoltz
Everett hits a line drive for a triple. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Smoltz
Eusebio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Bergman
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Bergman
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Bergman
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Bergman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Smoltz
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smoltz
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smoltz
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Smoltz
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Bergman
Galarraga hits a popup beyond short. Bogar can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Bergman
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bergman
Lopez hits a popup beyond third. Spiers can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Galarraga moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Bergman
Jones hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Jones reaches second base with a double. Galarraga scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Graffanino vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Graffanino hits a popup into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Smoltz vs. Henry
Smoltz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields the ball and throws to Smoltz covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Smoltz
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Smoltz
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Smoltz
Everett hits a fly ball towards center. Jones catches it and throws to second to double up Bell. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Henry
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Henry
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Henry
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Henry
There goes Tucker. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Henry
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Smoltz
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Smoltz
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smoltz
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Doug Henry.
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Elarton
Scott Elarton now pitching.
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Elarton
Lopez hits a line drive towards the mound. Elarton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Elarton
Jones hits a line drive off the glove of Spiers, and into shallow left field. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Elarton
Graffanino hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Seanez
Rudy Seanez now pitching. Gerald Williams now playing left field.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Seanez
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Seanez
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Seanez
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Elarton
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Elarton
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Elarton
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Elarton
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Everett fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Everett. Weiss goes all the way around to score. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Elarton
Galarraga hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ligtenberg
Kerry Ligtenberg now pitching.
Alou hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Ligtenberg
Everett hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Ligtenberg
Eusebio hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Ligtenberg
Dave Clark pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Ligtenberg
Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Scott Elarton.
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Ligtenberg
Hidalgo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1998 -- Atlanta at Houston (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Weiss W, ss 3 1 1 1 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 2 0 Tucker M, rf 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jones C, 3b 1 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 0 Guillen O, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Galarraga A, 1b 5 1 1 0 Alou M, lf 4 2 2 0 Klesko R, lf 4 1 1 0 Everett C, cf 4 0 1 1 Seanez R, p 0 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 0 0 Ligtenberg K, p 0 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 3 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 4 1 2 2 Clark D, ph 1 0 1 0 Jones A, cf 4 1 3 1 Bergman S, p 2 0 0 0 Graffanino T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Henry D, p 0 0 0 0 Smoltz J, p 3 0 0 0 Phillips J, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams G, lf 1 0 0 0 Elarton S, p 0 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 10 6 35 2 8 1 Atlanta 001 301 001 -- 6 Houston 000 100 001 -- 2 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Smoltz J (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 Seanez R 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Ligtenberg K 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Bergman S (L) 5.1 8 5 4 1 4 Henry D 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Elarton S 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 E -- Bogar T, Weiss W, Eusebio T, Everett C DP -- Atlanta 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Atlanta 7, Houston 7 2B -- Jones A 2, Guillen O, Alou M 3B -- Everett C HR -- Lopez J SB -- Jones A, Tucker M WP -- Bergman S, Ligtenberg K T -- 2:48 A -- 32651
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