NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/31/1998
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2563 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (32-72) 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 12 0
Houston Astros (47-56) 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Diamondbacks Rally to Win, 8-7
The Arizona Diamondbacks powered past the Houston Astros, 8-7, at Astrodome. Domingo Cedeno provided some of the pop. He was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Arizona reliever Brian Anderson picked up the win. Tom Gordon, who is tied for 9th in the NL in saves with 21, took the loss for Houston. The win puts Arizona at 32-72.

The game was at a stalemate until designated hitter Dave Berg came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing Houston pitcher Tom Gordon, he hit a 3-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Arizona on top, 8-7.

"Big win," said Cedeno.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .292 1 35
D. Berg DH 5 0 2 3 1 2 1 .292 6 45
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269 13 50
L. Alicea 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .265 7 52
B. Roberts RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .252 0 14
J. Drew LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 3 11
K. Elster SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .197 7 33
D. Cedeno 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .245 4 36
B. Banks C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 4 18
   a-M. Piazza PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 10 54
   b-Y. Benitez PR, C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .153 3 12
Totals 35 8 12 7 9 5 11      
a - M. Piazza pinch hit for B. Banks in the 10th
b - Y. Benitez pinch ran for M. Piazza in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Elster (7, 7th Inning off R. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hunter , D. Berg 2 , L. Alicea , B. Roberts 2 , J. Drew , K. Elster 4 , D. Cedeno 2 , B. Banks , M. Piazza
2-out RBI: B. Hunter , D. Berg 2 , D. Cedeno , B. Banks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , L. Alicea 2
GIDP: J. Drew
Sac Bunt: B. Roberts , B. Banks
Hit by Pitch: B. Hunter
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hunter (34)
CS: L. Alicea (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Winn LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .255 0 18
G. DiSarcina SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .256 0 35
   b-C. Everett PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 13 68
R. Jefferson 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .269 20 64
W. Greene 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .255 18 54
J. Jaha DH 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 .214 16 44
E. Marrero C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .247 4 34
R. Coomer 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .288 12 61
A. Brown CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .324 0 8
J. Dye RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .263 8 34
   a-G. Norton PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 1 13
Totals 37 7 8 6 7 6 19      
a - G. Norton pinch hit for J. Dye in the 8th
b - C. Everett pinch hit for G. DiSarcina in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Marrero (16, 6th Inning off M. Clement, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Winn (7, 5th Inning off M. Clement, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Winn 3 , G. DiSarcina 2 , J. Jaha , E. Marrero 2 , A. Brown 3
2-out RBI: A. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett , W. Greene , A. Brown , J. Dye
Sac Fly: R. Jefferson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (4)
CS: J. Jaha (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Brown (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Greene-Norton-Jefferson)
OF assists: 3 (Winn(Elster at 3rd base), Brown(Drew at 2nd base), Brown(Hunter at 3rd base))
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clement 5.1 6 6 6 4 2 0 102 7.64   
M. Rojas BS (6) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 26 6.60   
T. Sturtze 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 5.30   
B. Anderson W (3-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.75   
J. Rocker SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clement 30
Batters Faced: M. Clement 27, M. Rojas 7, T. Sturtze 7, B. Anderson 1, J. Rocker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clement 7-8, M. Rojas 1-1, T. Sturtze 2-1, B. Anderson 0-1, J. Rocker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clement 102-59, M. Rojas 26-14, T. Sturtze 37-20, B. Anderson 1-1, J. Rocker 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rojas 2-2 , B. Anderson 1-0
WP: M. Rojas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rusch 6.0 7 5 4 6 5 0 113 5.72   
R. Lewis BS (5) 3.0 3 2 2 2 0 1 31 6.71   
T. Gordon L (3-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rusch 39
Batters Faced: G. Rusch 31, R. Lewis 11, T. Gordon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rusch 8-4, R. Lewis 1-5, T. Gordon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rusch 113-63, R. Lewis 31-19, T. Gordon 21-11
WP: R. Lewis
Hit Batsmen: G. Rusch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Domingo Cedeno
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 22939
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