Dodge This! Astros fall 6-2
When Geoff Blum starts at shortstop, it's going to be a bad game. One of the comments in Monday's Wandy post talked about the defense behind him (I believe it was Joe in Birmingham that brought it...
| Final - 5.17.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
Dodgers 6, Astros 2: Ely Mania is Alive and Well
The Dodgers won their eighth straight game, behind the growing legend that is John Ely.
Ely, Dodgers Primed to Face Punchless Astros
Game 1 of the short two-game series with the Astros features John Ely facing Wandy Rodriguez.
Houston Astros - Team Preview
Houston Astros - Team Preview
Astros Starting Five: Wandy Rodriguez
What's going on with Wandy Rodriguez this season? Which of his pitches is one of the best in baseball (hint: it's not the one you'd expect)?
GameThreads
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Astros Fans GameThread on The Crawfish Boxes
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Jeff Keppinger, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Lance Berkman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Geoff Blum, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Pedro Feliz, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Wandy Rodriguez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Chris Sampson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cory Sullivan, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jason Michaels, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Brandon Lyon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Lee
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Keppinger
Grounded into DP - Lee
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Keppinger
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez (L, 2-5) | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | 0 | 100-68 |
| Chris Sampson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Brandon Lyon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 0 | 20-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Loney by Lyon
IBB - Loney by Lyon
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Martin, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Reed Johnson, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Manny Ramirez, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .358 |
| Matt Kemp, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| James Loney, 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| Casey Blake, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Jamey Carroll, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| John Ely, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronnie Belliard, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Jeff Weaver, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Sherrill, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramon Troncoso, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Batting
Triples - DeWitt 2
Doubles - Ramirez, Kemp, Blake
Sacrifice flies - Loney, Carroll
Caught Stealing - Martin
Team LOB - 5
Triples - DeWitt 2
Doubles - Ramirez, Kemp, Blake
Sacrifice flies - Loney, Carroll
Caught Stealing - Martin
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ely (W, 2-1) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.51 | 1 | 97-68 |
| Jeff Weaver (, 2-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 3-2 |
| George Sherrill (, 0-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 | 0 | 10-6 |
| Ramon Troncoso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 0 | 16-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Duration: 2:24
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Duration: 2:24
