SBN's NL Central Round Up: Part I
SBN NL Central Round table: all the insider perspective from the teams you despise.
| Final - 7.16.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Astros Drop A Deuce On Dodgers
The Dodgers dropped their figurative second half opener tonight, 3-0 to the Astros.
Astros crest .500 for the first time in 2009: Astros - 3 Dodgers - 0
Astros Crest .500 for the first time in 2009: Astros - 3 Dodgers - 0—We're winners!! For tonight, at least.
Manny, Dodgers Return Home To Face Astros
After the All-Star break, the best team in baseball returns home to start a 10-game homestand, and Manny Ramirez plays his first home game in 71 days.
Monday Morning Astros, etc. Round Up
It's Monday, so start your day off right with all the Astros news and notes you need and put off those action items.
Ruminations on the Astros being .500 at the ASB
Ruminations on the Astros being .500 at the ASB
GameThreads
Dodgers Fans GameThread on True Blue LA
Loading Game Thread from True Blue LA
Astros Fans GameThread on The Crawfish Boxes
Loading Game Thread from The Crawfish Boxes
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Jeff Keppinger, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Lance Berkman, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| LaTroy Hawkins, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Valverde, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Miguel Tejada, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Kazuo Matsui, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| Wandy Rodriguez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .029 |
| Geoff Blum, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Tim Byrdak, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Arias, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darin Erstad, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Quintero
Doubles - Matsui
Grounded into DP - Quintero
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Quintero
Doubles - Matsui
Grounded into DP - Quintero
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez (W, 9-6) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.81 | 0 | 108-68 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Alberto Arias (, 2-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.52 | 0 | 18-13 |
| LaTroy Hawkins (, 1-3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Jose Valverde (S, 0-2; S,9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Manny Ramirez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .352 |
| Casey Blake, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Matt Kemp, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Russell Martin, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| James Loney, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| Orlando Hudson, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Randy Wolf, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .081 |
| Guillermo Mota, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Pierre, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| Brent Leach, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Claudio Vargas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Elbert, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mark Loretta, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Hudson
Grounded into DP - Ethier, Blake
Team LOB - 9
Doubles - Hudson
Grounded into DP - Ethier, Blake
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wolf (L, 4-4) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.51 | 0 | 94-62 |
| Guillermo Mota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 0 | 11-6 |
| Brent Leach | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 | 0 | 11-5 |
| Claudio Vargas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22-13 |
| Scott Elbert | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 0 | 4-3 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Wolf pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Third Base Umpire - Casey Moser
Duration: 3:06
Pitching notes: Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Wolf pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Third Base Umpire - Casey Moser
Duration: 3:06
