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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 28, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 28, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Johnson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 40,709 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Paul Nauert |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Polcovich | Second Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Manny Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Lou Collier | Shortstop |
| Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Dave Clark | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Randy Johnson | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 28, 1998
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Polcovich vs. Johnson
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Johnson
There goes Kendall. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Kendall steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Johnson
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cordova
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Johnson
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cordova
Alou hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Cordova
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Alou for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Johnson
Collier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Johnson
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collier moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polcovich vs. Johnson
Polcovich hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Cordova
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cordova
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Johnson
Guillen hits a popup beyond third. Spiers can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez hits a popup beyond short. Gutierrez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Collier vs. Johnson
Collier hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cordova
Clark hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Johnson
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Johnson
Polcovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cordova
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Cordova
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Johnson
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Johnson
Guillen is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Cordova
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Cordova
The umpire calls a balk on Cordova Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Cordova
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ausmus scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Cordova
There goes Biggio. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Cordova
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johnson
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field.
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Johnson
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Cordova
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Cordova
Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Johnson
Turner Ward pinch hits for Francisco Cordova.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Polcovich vs. Johnson
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Hidalgo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hidalgo. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Williams
Manny Martinez now playing center field. Turner Ward now playing left field. Mike Williams now pitching.
Ausmus bunts towards the mound. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson strikes out. The ball gets by Kendall. He chases the ball to the backstop. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Williams
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ausmus scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Williams
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Williams
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Johnson
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1998 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brown A, cf 4 0 3 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 2
Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Polcovich K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Clark D, rf 3 0 1 0
Kendall J, c 4 0 1 0 Hidalgo R, rf 1 0 0 0
Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Alou M, lf 3 0 1 0
Martinez M, lf-cf 4 0 1 0 Everett C, cf 3 0 1 0
Garcia F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Collier L, ss 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 3 2 1 0
Cordova F, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson R, p 3 0 0 0
Ward T, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 7 0 29 2 4 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 001 01x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova F (L) 7.0 4 1 1 1 4
Williams M 1.0 0 1 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson R (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 16
E -- Hidalgo R, Williams M, Kendall J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 4
2B -- Clark D, Ausmus B
SB -- Kendall J, Biggio C
CS -- Guillen J
WP -- Williams M 2
Balk -- Cordova F
PB -- Ausmus B
T -- 2:23
A -- 40709
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