NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/02/1998
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1109 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (38-42) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays (39-42) 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Astros Stumble Again, Lose, 6-1
The Toronto Blue Jays dealt the Houston Astros a 6-1 loss at SkyDome. Eddie Taubensee was the star on offense. He was 4-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. This win makes it 6 in a row for Toronto.

With Toronto leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Taubensee hit a fastball from Ken Cloude for a 2-run double. It was his 20th double of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 4-0.

"We're playing like we're capable of," said Toronto manager Ryan Nares.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Winn LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 0 14
G. DiSarcina SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 30
R. Jefferson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .257 14 45
J. Jaha DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .215 13 33
R. Coomer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 8 42
A. Brown CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .298 0 6
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 6 28
T. Pagnozzi C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 2
R. Milliard 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208 1 7
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Milliard (3, 3rd Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Coomer , J. Dye , T. Pagnozzi , R. Milliard 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Winn 2
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (3)
CS: R. Jefferson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Offerman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .273 5 29
R. Mondesi RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .259 9 39
B. Bonds CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .274 19 53
   a-M. Devereaux CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
V. Castilla 3B 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .347 26 74
E. Alfonzo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .302 9 33
E. Taubensee C 4 1 4 5 0 0 0 .309 3 34
M. Luke LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 9 26
R. Amaral 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 4 26
J. Bates DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .102 0 4
Totals 33 6 10 6 3 6 17      
a - M. Devereaux substituted for B. Bonds in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Offerman (12, 3rd Inning off K. Cloude, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Taubensee 2 (20, 3rd Inning off K. Cloude, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off K. Cloude, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Bonds (12, 5th Inning off K. Cloude, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Taubensee (3, 2nd Inning off K. Cloude, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Offerman 2 , R. Mondesi 2 , B. Bonds 2 , V. Castilla , E. Taubensee 9 , M. Luke
2-out RBI: E. Taubensee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Luke , R. Amaral
Sac Fly: B. Bonds
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloude L (3-9) 5.2 9 6 6 3 4 1 90 7.71   
J. Poole 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloude 28
Batters Faced: K. Cloude 29, J. Poole 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloude 5-8, J. Poole 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloude 90-61, J. Poole 30-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Poole 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Valdez W (11-1) 8.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 109 3.61   
F. Lira 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Valdez 75
Batters Faced: I. Valdez 28, F. Lira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Valdez 5-12, F. Lira 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Valdez 109-70, F. Lira 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Taubensee
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 24642
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