MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/11/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1781 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (74-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 2
Houston Astros (63-56) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 5 1
Astros Edge Brewers, 3-2
In a low-scoring contest between the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers, Dwight Gooden, who finished 4th in the NL in ERA with 2.19 in 1988, proved to be the difference. The Houston right-hander earned props for his performance in the 3-2 Astros win. Mariano Rivera got credit for the save for Houston. It was his 28th of the year. The Astros are now 63-56, while the Brewers fall to 74-45.

Luis Gonzalez, who finished 3rd in the NL in RBI with 128 in 1991, chipped in a solo home run for Houston in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 1 run batted in.

Gonzalez attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gonzalez SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282 19 75
R. Ibanez 1B, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .311 19 86
C. Guillen 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .320 11 51
R. Hidalgo CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .332 22 83
W. Helms 3B, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .272 16 68
M. Bradley RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .265 2 47
   b-L. Harris PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 2 21
G. Vaughn LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .230 21 65
S. Hillenbrand C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .175 1 5
   c-T. O'Leary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 2 18
S. Trachsel P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .114 0 2
   a-B. Huskey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 1 11
   J. De Leon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Nixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 0 8
Totals 33 2 10 2 2 5 19      
a - B. Huskey pinch hit for S. Trachsel in the 7th
b - L. Harris pinch hit for M. Bradley in the 8th
c - T. O'Leary pinch hit for S. Hillenbrand in the 9th
d - T. Nixon pinch hit for J. De Leon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (29, 1st Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ibanez (36, 3rd Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gonzalez 2 , R. Ibanez 3 , R. Hidalgo , W. Helms 2 , M. Bradley , G. Vaughn , S. Hillenbrand , S. Trachsel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , R. Hidalgo , W. Helms
GIDP: A. Gonzalez , M. Bradley
Sac Bunt: S. Trachsel
Sac Fly: G. Vaughn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Gonzalez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Helms 2 (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 2 31
C. Koskie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 7 41
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .311 26 95
   M. Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Gonzalez LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .271 14 65
J. Lugo 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266 2 45
M. Cordova RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 8 75
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 1 49
N. Munoz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 8
D. Gooden P 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .065 1 2
   S. Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Orie 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 12
Totals 29 3 5 3 0 9 9      
a - K. Orie substituted for S. Kline in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lugo (19, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gonzalez (14, 6th Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Thomas , L. Gonzalez 5 , J. Lugo 2 , N. Munoz
2-out RBI: F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Koskie , L. Gonzalez , R. Sanchez , N. Munoz
Sac Bunt: K. Lofton , D. Gooden
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lugo (8)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Orie (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lugo-Sanchez-Thomas, Lugo-Sanchez-Orie)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Trachsel L (8-10) 6.0 5 3 2 0 5 1 85 4.29   
J. De Leon 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 28 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Trachsel 57
Batters Faced: S. Trachsel 25, J. De Leon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Trachsel 8-5, J. De Leon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Trachsel 85-57, J. De Leon 28-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gooden W (8-7) 7.1 9 2 2 2 4 0 116 3.03   
S. Kline H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.18   
M. Rivera SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 54
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 31, S. Kline 2, M. Rivera 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 7-9, S. Kline 1-0, M. Rivera 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 116-72, S. Kline 11-7, M. Rivera 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kline 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 35113
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