The 1998 Houston Astros scored one run in each of the 1st four innings against Randy Johnson, two on Derek Bell sacrifice flies. Jay Bell’s 2-run home run and Andy Fox’s RBI single kept the game close at 4-3 into the 7th. That’s when Craig Biggio bobbled the 3rd out, leading to 4 unearned runs and a 7-4 Arizona lead against José Lima. In the bottom of the 7th, Johnson walked Bell with 2 outs, and Jeff Bagwell took the 1st pitch he saw deep for a grand slam to give Houston an 8-7 lead. Billy Wagner retired one batter in the 9th before leaving with a pulled hip. Jay Powell walked Bernard Gilkey, but got Matt Williams to ground into a double-play to end the game. Houston now has a 2-0 series lead against Arizona. Arizona will need to win 3 straight games to avoid elimination. They came back to win 3 straight against the 1990 New York Mets in the Elimination Round. The Astros will be without Moisés Alou for a few days after he collided with the wall in the 6th inning.