General sloppiness fells the Astros: Astros 2 - Dodgers 5
Probably par for the course when you give Michaels a start.
| Final - 7.18.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Jeff Keppinger, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Miguel Tejada, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .329 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 |
| Chris Coste, 3,2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| Jason Michaels, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Lance Berkman, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Wandy Rodriguez, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .029 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Darin Erstad, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| Michael Bourn, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Wesley Wright, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Arias, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ivan Rodriguez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Mike Hampton, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Jeff Fulchino, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Geoff Blum, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Batting
Doubles - Coste
Grounded into DP - Quintero
Stolen Bases - Bourn
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Hampton
Doubles - Coste
Grounded into DP - Quintero
Stolen Bases - Bourn
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Hampton
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton (L, 5-7) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.63 | 0 | 92-57 |
| Jeff Fulchino | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.30 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Alberto Arias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.47 | 0 | 16-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Blake by Hampton
IBB - Blake by Hampton
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Orlando Hudson, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Manny Ramirez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| Jonathan Broxton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Casey Blake, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .283 |
| Matt Kemp, 9,8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| Mark Loretta, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| James Loney, 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Russell Martin, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Clayton Kershaw, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 |
| Blake DeWitt, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| James McDonald, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brent Leach, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramon Troncoso, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Juan Pierre, 8,7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Triples - Hudson
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Pierre
Caught Stealing - Blake
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Pierre
Triples - Hudson
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Pierre
Caught Stealing - Blake
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Pierre
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw (W, 8-5) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.95 | 0 | 103-66 |
| James McDonald | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.34 | 1 | 10-7 |
| Brent Leach | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Ramon Troncoso (, 3-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Jonathan Broxton (S, 6-0; S,21) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.02 | 0 | 23-12 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.McDonald pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. W.Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike DiMuro, First Base Umpire - Casey Moser, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Duration: 2:51
Pitching notes: J.McDonald pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. W.Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike DiMuro, First Base Umpire - Casey Moser, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Duration: 2:51
