Aug 2, 1998 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1998 Houston 44-61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 1914 Boston N 47-58 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 - 8 6 1 Houston AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Boston N AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Kelly RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Tenney 1B 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Watson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Collins, J 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .223 Berger CF 3 1 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Tucker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Bates LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222 Caminiti 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .227 Sweeney 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 Edwards C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Maranville SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Long PR-SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Berkman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Moran C 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215 Dierker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 Whitney P 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Wynn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 29 8 6 8 4 4 1 0 1 11 .233 Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biggio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 35 1 7 1 1 3 1 0 0 15 .231 Houston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Dierker L(7-12) 6.0 5 7 4 1 3 2 109 66 43 5.14 28 120(126) 39 Niekro 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 2 32 22 10 3.65 9 70(75) + 8.0 6 8 4 1 4 4 141 88 53 4.60 37 Boston N IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Whitney W(7-16) 9.0 7 1 1 0 1 3 109 79 30 5.04 36 150(157) 71 9.0 7 1 1 0 1 3 109 79 30 4.49 36 HOU: Wynn hit for Dierker in the 7th Berkman hit for Pena in the 9th Biggio hit for Niekro in the 9th BSN: Long moved to SS in the 6th E-Dierker(7), Bagwell(7), Sweeney(8) 2B-Caminiti(19), Berger(36) HR-BSN Berger(36) off Dierker(33) in the 5th with 2 on base, 345 feet SB-HOU Cedeno(36) off Whitney(29) + Moran(52), 3rd BSN Kelly(22) off Dierker(20) + Edwards(52), 1st BSN Moran(4) off Dierker(21) + Edwards(53), 3rd BSN Tenney(15) off Dierker(22) + Edwards(54), 3rd BSN Bates(18) off Dierker(23) + Edwards(55), 5th BSN Long(25) off Dierker(24) + Edwards(56), 6th CS-BSN Tenney(8) by Dierker(9) and Edwards(20), 1st RBI-HOU - Caminiti(44) BSN - Whitney(3), Berger 6(93), Tenney(44) HBP-Collins(BSN) by Dierker(HOU) Maranville(BSN) by Dierker(HOU) SH-Whitney(1), Berger(6) PB-Edwards (7) Great-Edwards(5), Pena(15), Tucker(11), Bates(5), Collins, J(27) Poor-Altuve(15), Tenney(11) LOB-Houston 8 Boston N 5 Game MVP:Jim Whitney Injury: Maranville (today only) Braves Field II (06-10-2026 10:12:08) Time 2:42, 73ø Night Game