MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
11/04/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 8752 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 6 1
Raucous Skydome Crowd Propels Blue Jays to 3-1 Victory; Series Tied at 3
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros will take the World Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation today, the Blue Jays beat the Astros 3-1 at Skydome to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Toronto right-hander Hideki Irabu had a big role in the win. He threw 6 innings of 5-hit ball.

Trot Nixon, the Toronto right fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 3-1, Blue Jays. For the game, Nixon went 1 for 2 with a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Toronto manager Rosscoe Blue Jays.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow. Slated to start are Ismael Valdez for the Houston Astros and Roy Halladay for the the Toronto Blue Jays.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 4 9
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 0 2
V. Guerrero RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .273 4 20
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .326 8 17
J. Kendall C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .326 3 16
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .161 1 9
R. Aurilia SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .224 3 14
J. Allensworth DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 2
T. Shumpert 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 1
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 12 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kendall (8, 6th Inning off H. Irabu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Aurilia , J. Damon , C. Delgado , V. Guerrero 2 , J. Kendall 2
2-out RBI: J. Kendall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , C. Delgado , L. Gonzalez 2
Sac Bunt: J. Allensworth
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Aurilia , T. Shumpert
Double Plays: 2 (Aurilia-Biggio-Delgado, Aurilia-Biggio-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 6 21
B. Giles LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .441 8 17
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 0 9
M. Grace 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 12
M. Barrett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .196 5 11
   a-W. Delgado 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
T. Nixon RF 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .327 0 14
B. Jordan CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 4 12
C. Johnson C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .315 4 19
B. Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146 2 6
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 7 12      
a - W. Delgado substituted for M. Barrett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (4, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (8, 1st Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grace , B. Giles 4 , C. Johnson 3 , T. Nixon , M. Barrett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , B. Jordan
GIDP: B. Boone , B. Jordan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cabrera
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Schmidt L (1-5) 8.0 6 3 2 2 7 1 104 73 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 65
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 104-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Irabu W (5-1) 6.0 5 1 1 0 10 0 95 62 3.15   
P. Hentgen H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 4.63   
J. Rocker SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 8 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Irabu 68
Batters Faced: H. Irabu 24, P. Hentgen 7, J. Rocker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Irabu 5-3, P. Hentgen 3-2, J. Rocker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Irabu 95-62, P. Hentgen 20-13, J. Rocker 15-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideki Irabu
Ballpark: Skydome
Weather: Roof closed, 64 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 50338
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