Houston Ties Series on Wild Pedro and Big 1st Inning

The 1998 Houston Astros took advantage of a wild Pedro Martinez, scoring 4 runs in the 1st inning on their way to evening the series with the 1994 Montreal Expos with a 5-3 win. Martinez walked two batters and hit another two, including one with the bases loaded. Then, with two outs, Richard Hidalgo hit a 2-run single, and Bill Spiers added an RBI double. Martinez hit Spiers in the 3rd inning to load the bases. This time, it led to a benches-clearing brawl. Martinez and Spiers were both ejected. Shane Reynolds improved to 3-0 in the Tournament, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits in 7 1/3 innings. Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless 9th for his 2nd save. The teams get a day off before they head to Montreal.

’94 Expos @ ’98 Astros – 9/23/24