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Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 21, 2009
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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 April 21, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 2009 |
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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 | April 21, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clayton Kershaw |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 26,360 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Tony Randazzo 3B: Chris Guccione |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rafael Furcal | Shortstop |
Orlando Hudson | Second Baseman |
Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
Andre Ethier | Right Fielder |
James Loney | First Baseman |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Matt Kemp | Center Fielder |
Casey Blake | Third Baseman |
Clayton Kershaw | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Jason Michaels | Center Fielder |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 21, 2009
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Ortiz
Furcal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Ortiz
Hudson takes first base on ball four. Furcal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furcal scores. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ethier vs. Ortiz
Ethier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Ortiz covering, for the out. Hudson moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Loney vs. Ortiz
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Hudson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ortiz
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Ortiz
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Kershaw
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Kershaw
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Kershaw
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Matsui scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Kershaw
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Kershaw
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Kershaw
Michaels strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Ortiz
Blake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kershaw vs. Ortiz
Kershaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furcal vs. Ortiz
Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Kershaw moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hudson vs. Ortiz
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hudson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kershaw
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Kershaw
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Kershaw
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ethier vs. Ortiz
Ethier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Ortiz
Loney hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Kershaw
Matsui hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Kershaw
There goes Matsui. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Kershaw
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Matsui scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Kershaw
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Kershaw
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Kershaw
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Kershaw
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kershaw
Kershaw fires to first and has Michaels trapped. There's the throw to Furcal who tags Michaels for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ortiz
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Ortiz
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Michaels who is chasing the ball. Kemp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blake vs. Ortiz
Blake is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kershaw vs. Ortiz
Kershaw bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Furcal vs. Ortiz
Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Matsui fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kershaw
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Kershaw
Keppinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Kershaw
Ortiz bunts towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Kershaw
Matsui hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Kershaw
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Ethier throws the ball in to Furcal who tags Tejada trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rodriguez scores. Keppinger scores. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Ortiz
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ortiz
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Ortiz
Ethier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Loney vs. Ortiz
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Kershaw
Berkman strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Berkman out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Mota
Guillermo Mota now pitching.
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Mota
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Wright
Kemp hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Wright
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Mota
Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Mota
Rodriguez bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Michaels moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Keppinger vs. Mota
Keppinger is hit by the pitch. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Erstad vs. Mota
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Wesley Wright.
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it and throws to home to get Michaels. Rodriguez moves to third. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Matsui vs. Mota
Matsui takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez scores. Keppinger moves to third. Erstad moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Tejada vs. Troncoso
Ramon Troncoso now pitching. Mark Loretta now playing third base.
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Berkman vs. Troncoso
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berkman for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Fulchino
Jeff Fulchino now pitching.
Loretta hits a fly ball into center field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Fulchino
Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Fulchino
Hudson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Fulchino
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Fulchino
Ethier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loney vs. Fulchino
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Loney for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Troncoso
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Troncoso
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Loretta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Troncoso
Michaels strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Michaels out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Jason Michaels now playing left field. Michael Bourn now playing center field.
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Hawkins
Kemp hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pierre vs. Hawkins
Juan Pierre pinch hits for Ramon Troncoso.
Pierre hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Hawkins
Loretta hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Belisario
Ronald Belisario now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Belisario
Keppinger bunts towards the mound. Belisario fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Belisario
Bourn bunts towards third. Loretta fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Belisario
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Belisario
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Ethier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Valverde
Geoff Blum now playing third base. Jose Valverde now pitching.
Furcal bunts towards the mound. Valverde juggles the ball. That's an error on Valverde. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Valverde
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valverde fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furcal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Valverde
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furcal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ethier vs. Valverde
Ethier takes first base on ball four. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Loney vs. Valverde
Loney strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Valverde
Martin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/2009 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Furcal R, ss 4 1 0 0 Matsui K, 2b 2 2 1 2 Hudson O, 2b 4 2 2 0 Tejada M, ss 5 1 2 3 Ramirez M, lf 4 2 2 3 Berkman L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ethier A, rf 2 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 1 2 2 Loney J, 1b 5 0 0 1 Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Martin R, c 5 0 2 1 Blum G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Kemp M, cf 4 0 2 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0 Blake C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Michaels J, cf-lf 3 0 1 0 Troncoso R, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 3 2 0 Pierre J, ph 1 0 0 0 Keppinger J, 3b 3 1 2 0 Belisario R, p 0 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 Kershaw C, p 1 0 0 0 Ortiz R, p 1 0 0 0 Mota G, p 0 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Loretta M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Fulchino J, p 0 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 5 30 8 11 8 Los Angeles 300 000 200 -- 5 Houston 103 201 01x -- 8 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Kershaw C (L) 4.1 8 6 6 2 3 Mota G 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 Troncoso R 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Belisario R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ortiz R (W) 5.0 3 3 3 5 2 Wright W 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Fulchino J 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 Hawkins L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Valverde J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Valverde J DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Houston 6 2B -- Tejada M, Michaels J 3B -- Kemp M HR -- Lee C, Ramirez M SB -- Matsui K CS -- Michaels J SH -- Ortiz R, Rodriguez I, Bourn M SF -- Matsui K HBP -- by Ortiz R (Blake C), by Mota G (Keppinger J) T -- 3:34 A -- 26360
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