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Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 3, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 3, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 3, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 3, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chad Billingsley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brandon Backe |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 35,696 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim Timmons 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Jim Reynolds |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matt Kemp | Center Fielder |
Andre Ethier | Right Fielder |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
James Loney | First Baseman |
Blake DeWitt | Third Baseman |
Delwyn Young | Left Fielder |
Luis Maza | Shortstop |
Chad Billingsley | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Mark Loretta | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
J.R. Towles | Catcher |
Brandon Backe | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 3, 2008
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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