Final
PIT 0 — HOU 2
8/28/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199808280
Complete available game record for PIT at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Brown | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Polcovich | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Hidalgo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Young | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Guillen | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Moises Alou | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy Garcia | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lou Collier | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Francisco Cordova | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turner Ward | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Cordova | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Randy Johnson | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0-0 |
| Mike Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Cordova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy Garcia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Ward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Guillen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Collier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Clark | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S18/G13S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G15S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G23 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/F34D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G23 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S2/G2L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S1/G15S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F78S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G13S | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4/F34D | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S5/F5D | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S6/F6MD.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G25 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G15S | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LM | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4S | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G56S | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53/G25 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | K+PB.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(34) | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7/F7LS | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | BK.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | FC1/G23.3-H | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G13 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63/G15S | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L56 | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4MS.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6S | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 31/G23 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9/F9S.1-3(E9) | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/P3SF | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E1/BG13.B-1 | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K+WP.1-3(E2/TH) | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | FC6/G6S.3-H(UR);B-1 | 0–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G23.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |