Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Backe
  
  Kemp strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ethier vs. Backe
  
  Ethier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Backe
  
  Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Kent vs. Backe
  
  Kent takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Loney vs. Backe
  
  Loney hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Martin scores. Kent moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  DeWitt vs. Backe
  
  DeWitt hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Kent scores. Loney scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Backe
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Billingsley
  
  Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Loretta vs. Billingsley
  
  Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeWitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berkman vs. Billingsley
  
  Berkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeWitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Maza vs. Backe
  
  Maza hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Billingsley vs. Backe
  
  Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Backe
  
  Kemp strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Billingsley
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Billingsley
  
  Tejada strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Blum vs. Billingsley
  
  Blum strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ethier vs. Backe
  
  Ethier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Backe
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Kent vs. Backe
  
  Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Loney vs. Backe
  
  Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Backe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Backe. Kent moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  DeWitt vs. Backe
  
  DeWitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Backe covering, for the out. Kent moves to third. Loney moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Young vs. Backe
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Billingsley
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Towles vs. Billingsley
  
  Towles hits a popup towards short. Maza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Backe vs. Billingsley
  
  Backe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Maza vs. Backe
  
  Maza hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billingsley vs. Backe
  
  Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Backe
  
  Kemp strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Billingsley
  
  Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeWitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Loretta vs. Billingsley
  
  Loretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Berkman vs. Billingsley
  
  Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Ethier vs. Backe
  
  Ethier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Backe
  
  There goes Ethier. The throw from Towles and he is out, Loretta applying the tag. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Backe
  
  Martin hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Kent vs. Backe
  
  Kent hits a line drive towards third. Blum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Billingsley
  
  Angel Berroa now playing shortstop. Luis Maza now playing second base.
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingsley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Tejada vs. Billingsley
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Blum vs. Billingsley
  
  Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maza misplays the ball. That's an error on Maza. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pence vs. Billingsley
  
  Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blum moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Towles vs. Billingsley
  
  Towles hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Towles reaches second base with a double. Blum scores. Pence goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Backe vs. Billingsley
  
  Backe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Bourn vs. Billingsley
  
  Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Loney vs. Backe
  
  Loney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  DeWitt vs. Backe
  
  DeWitt hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Backe
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Maza vs. Backe
  
  Maza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Loretta vs. Billingsley
  
  Loretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Berkman vs. Billingsley
  
  Berkman hits a popup towards third. DeWitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Billingsley
  
  Lee hits a line drive off the glove of DeWitt, and into shallow left field. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Tejada vs. Billingsley
  
  Tejada hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Billingsley vs. Backe
  
  Billingsley strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Backe
  
  Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Ethier vs. Backe
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kemp moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Ethier vs. Backe
  
  Ethier strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Martin vs. Geary
  
  Geoff Geary now pitching.
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Blum vs. Billingsley
  
  Blum hits a popup towards first. Loney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Billingsley
  
  Pence strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Towles vs. Billingsley
  
  Towles strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Geary
  
  Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Loney vs. Geary
  
  Loney takes first base on ball four. Berroa moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  DeWitt vs. Geary
  
  DeWitt hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Young vs. Geary
  
  Young hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Maza vs. Geary
  
  Maza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Erstad vs. Billingsley
  
  Jason Repko now playing left field. Darin Erstad pinch hits for Geoff Geary.
  
  Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bourn vs. Billingsley
  
  Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Loretta vs. Billingsley
  
  Loretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Berkman vs. Billingsley
  
  Berkman strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Brocail
  
  Doug Brocail now pitching. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Chad Billingsley.
  
  Sweeney strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Brocail
  
  Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Ethier vs. Byrdak
  
  Tim Byrdak now pitching.
  
  Ethier takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Martin vs. Byrdak
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to second for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Berroa vs. Byrdak
  
  Berroa hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Saito
  
  Takashi Saito now pitching.
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Saito
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Berroa. Tejada moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Blum vs. Saito
  
  Blum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pence vs. Saito
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Towles vs. Saito
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Blum moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Towles vs. Saito
  
  Towles hits a line drive towards short. Berroa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/3/2008 -- Los Angeles at Houston (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Kemp M, cf            4  0  1  0   Bourn M, cf           4  0  0  0   
Ethier A, rf          3  1  1  1   Loretta M, 2b         4  0  2  0   
Martin R, c           5  1  1  0   Berkman L, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Kent J, 2b            2  1  1  0   Lee C, lf             4  0  2  0   
Berroa A, ss          2  0  1  0   Tejada M, ss          4  0  1  0   
Loney J, 1b           3  2  2  2   Blum G, 3b            4  1  1  0   
DeWitt B, 3b          4  0  1  2   Pence H, rf           4  1  1  0   
Young D, lf           4  0  0  0   Towles J, c           4  0  1  2   
Repko J, lf           0  0  0  0   Backe B, p            1  0  0  0   
Maza L, ss-2b         4  0  0  0   Geary G, p            0  0  0  0   
Billingsley C, p      3  0  0  0   Erstad D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Sweeney M, ph         1  0  0  0   Brocail D, p          0  0  0  0   
Saito T, p            0  0  0  0   Byrdak T, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  8  5                        34  2  8  2

Los Angeles      301 001 000 --  5
Houston          000 020 000 --  2

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingsley C (W)     8.0  6  2  0  1  5
Saito T (S)           1.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Backe B (L)           6.2  7  5  5  2  8
Geary G               1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Brocail D             0.1  0  0  0  1  1
Byrdak T              0.2  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Backe B, Maza L, Berroa A
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Houston 6
2B -- Loney J, Towles J, Lee C
HR -- Ethier A, Loney J
CS -- Ethier A
WP -- Backe B
T -- 2:51
A -- 35696

    

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