NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
08/20/1998
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2818 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (55-66) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 9 1
Cleveland Indians (68-53) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Petagine Slugs Astros to 8-3 Win
The Houston Astros powered past the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, at Jacobs Field. Roberto Petagine was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice, to lead the charge. Ken Cloude, the winning pitcher, is now 5-12. He went 8.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, while fanning 6 and walking 1. The Astros now own a record of 55-66.

With Houston leading 4-3 in the top of the eighth, Petagine hit a fastball from Dave Telgheder for a grand slam home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Astros ahead, 8-3.

Petagine told a Houston Gazette reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. DiSarcina SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 45
J. Dye RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .271 11 42
C. Everett CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .278 14 76
R. Jefferson 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .277 21 73
J. Jaha DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .206 19 54
R. Coomer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .273 12 65
R. Petagine LF 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 .184 5 11
T. Pagnozzi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 0 2
R. Milliard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .177 1 8
Totals 36 8 9 8 2 12 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Everett 2 (37, 1st Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jaha (11, 3rd Inning off M. Oquist, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Dye (15, 8th Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Petagine 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off D. Telgheder, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dye 3 , C. Everett 4 , R. Jefferson 2 , J. Jaha 2 , R. Petagine 8
2-out RBI: R. Jefferson , J. Jaha , R. Petagine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Coomer
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Coomer (12)
Double Plays: 1 (DiSarcina-Jefferson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Boone 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 5 39
J. Edmonds RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .301 23 69
J. Kent DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .239 19 77
K. Griffey Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 28 73
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .342 29 101
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 7 58
A. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .217 10 50
M. Lemke 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .224 5 37
S. Halter 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .156 1 7
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ibanez (32, 6th Inning off K. Cloude, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Boone , J. Edmonds , J. Kent , K. Griffey Jr. , J. Lopez , R. Ibanez 2 , S. Halter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , A. Gonzalez , M. Lemke
Sac Fly: J. Lopez
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Cloude W (5-12) 8.1 7 3 3 1 6 0 101 6.55   
B. Patrick 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Cloude 62
Batters Faced: K. Cloude 33, B. Patrick 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Cloude 7-11, B. Patrick 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Cloude 101-68, B. Patrick 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Patrick 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oquist L (6-9) 7.1 8 7 7 2 10 1 108 6.35   
D. Telgheder 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 7.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 42
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 32, D. Telgheder 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 10-2, D. Telgheder 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 108-76, D. Telgheder 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Telgheder 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Petagine
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 22144
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