GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (53-65) at LA DODGERS (60-58)

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS LA DODGERS (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .229
M Loretta ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .288
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
L Berkman 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .262
C Lee lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .304
L Scott rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .256
M Lamb 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 .292
J Lane cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .179
E Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268
M Albers p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 7 9 7 5 8 12

a-popped out to shortstop for D Borkowski in the 8th.

BATTING: S - M Albers. SF - M Lamb. RBI - M Lamb 2 (36), L Scott (55), J Lane
(24), E Munson (13), C Burke 2 (21). 2-out RBI - C Burke 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson, J Lane. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lamb-C Burke-L Berkman).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276
J Pierre cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .285
M Kemp rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .316
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289
A Ethier lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .180
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 8 3 2 3 10

a-grounded to third for R Seanez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (26, M Albers). 3B - S Hillenbrand (1, M Albers). HR - M
Kemp (7, 1st inning off M Albers 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Tomko. RBI - M Kemp (24),
J Kent (61), O Saenz (16). 2-out RBI - M Kemp. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Furcal 1, J Pierre 1, R Martin 1, M Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (13, 2nd base off M Albers/E Munson).

FIELDING: E - M Kemp (3, bobble). DP: 2 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney, S
Hillenbrand-J Kent-J Loney).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 106 00 -- 7
LA DODGERS - 100 001 10 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 6 2/3 7 3 3 2 1 1 5.99
T Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
D Borkowski 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
M McLemore 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.78

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 5 6 5 5 4 5 0 5.67
J Beimel 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.35
R Seanez 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.75
S Proctor 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.53

B Tomko pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 98-63; T Miller 3-3; D Borkowski 2-1; M McLemore
15-11; B Tomko 91-51; J Beimel 18-11; R Seanez 21-16; S Proctor 14-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Albers 16-3; T Miller 0-0; D Borkowski 1-0; M McLemore 0-1;
B Tomko 7-3; J Beimel 1-1; R Seanez 0-1; S Proctor 0-3. Batters faced: M Albers
28; T Miller 1; D Borkowski 1; M McLemore 3; B Tomko 23; J Beimel 4; R Seanez
5; S Proctor 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: ERIC HULL (0-0, 8.10) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 3

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.229, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Hull relieved S Proctor.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Burke (.229, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 7 10 0
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MARK MCLEMORE
LOS - ERIC HULL

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.300, 1-FOR-3)
S HILLENBRAND (.200, 1-FOR-3)
E HULL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS LA DODGERS (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .233
M Loretta ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .288
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Berkman 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .262
C Lee lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .303
L Scott rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .256
M Lamb 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 .292
J Lane cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .179
E Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268
M Albers p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 7 10 7 5 9 16

a-popped out to shortstop for D Borkowski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (14, E Hull). S - M Albers. SF - M Lamb. RBI - M Lamb 2
(36), L Scott (55), J Lane (24), E Munson (13), C Burke 2 (21). 2-out RBI - C
Burke 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson,
J Lane, C Lee. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lamb-C Burke-L Berkman).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .276
J Pierre cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .285
M Kemp rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .316
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289
A Ethier lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .180
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Hull p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 8 3 2 3 10

a-grounded to third for R Seanez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (26, M Albers). 3B - S Hillenbrand (1, M Albers). HR - M
Kemp (7, 1st inning off M Albers 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Tomko. RBI - M Kemp (24),
J Kent (61), O Saenz (16). 2-out RBI - M Kemp. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Furcal 1, J Pierre 1, R Martin 1, M Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (13, 2nd base off M Albers/E Munson).

FIELDING: E - M Kemp (3, bobble). DP: 3 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney, S
Hillenbrand-J Kent-J Loney, J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 106 000 -- 7
LA DODGERS - 100 001 10 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 6 2/3 7 3 3 2 1 1 5.99
T Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
D Borkowski 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
M McLemore 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.78

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 5 6 5 5 4 5 0 5.67
J Beimel 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.35
R Seanez 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.75
S Proctor 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.53
E Hull 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23

B Tomko pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 98-63; T Miller 3-3; D Borkowski 2-1; M McLemore
15-11; B Tomko 91-51; J Beimel 18-11; R Seanez 21-16; S Proctor 14-7; E Hull
10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 16-3; T Miller 0-0; D Borkowski 1-0; M
McLemore 0-1; B Tomko 7-3; J Beimel 1-1; R Seanez 0-1; S Proctor 0-3; E Hull
3-0. Batters faced: M Albers 28; T Miller 1; D Borkowski 1; M McLemore 3; B
Tomko 23; J Beimel 4; R Seanez 5; S Proctor 4; E Hull 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Ausmus catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A Ethier (.300, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Sweeney hit for E Hull.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S HILLENBRAND ON FIRST, A ETHIER ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Sweeney (.255, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK SWEENEY SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, S HILLENBRAND ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.276, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRAD LIDGE (3-2, 3.26) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, S HILLENBRAND ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 4

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: R FURCAL (.276, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Lidge relieved M McLemore.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, S HILLENBRAND ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Furcal (.276, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 7 10 0
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - MATT ALBERS, TREVER MILLER (7TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (7TH), MARK
MCLEMORE (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, BRAD AUSMUS
(9TH)

LOS - BRETT TOMKO, JOE BEIMEL (6TH), RUDY SEANEZ (6TH),
SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), ERIC HULL (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: HOU - NONE

LOS - MATT KEMP (7) OFF MATT ALBERS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 7 10 0
LA DODGERS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - MATT ALBERS, TREVER MILLER (7TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (7TH), MARK
MCLEMORE (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, BRAD AUSMUS
(9TH)

LOS - BRETT TOMKO, JOE BEIMEL (6TH), RUDY SEANEZ (6TH),
SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), ERIC HULL (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - MATT ALBERS (3-5)
LP - BRETT TOMKO (2-10)
SAVE - BRAD LIDGE (9)

HOME RUNS: HOU - NONE

LOS - MATT KEMP (7) OFF MATT ALBERS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 3:01 ATT: 49,399

PROBABLES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS (2-7, 6.15)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (13-3, 2.54)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS LA DODGERS (4) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .233
M Loretta ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .288
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Berkman 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .262
C Lee lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .303
L Scott rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .256
M Lamb 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 .292
J Lane cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 .179
E Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M Albers p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 7 10 7 5 9 16

a-popped out to shortstop for D Borkowski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (14, E Hull). S - M Albers. SF - M Lamb. RBI - M Lamb 2
(36), L Scott (55), J Lane (24), E Munson (13), C Burke 2 (21). 2-out RBI - C
Burke 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson,
J Lane, C Lee. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Lamb-C Burke-L Berkman, B Ausmus-L Berkman).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .276
J Pierre cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .284
M Kemp rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .316
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289
A Ethier lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302
S Hillenbrand 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .180
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Hull p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263

Totals 34 4 10 4 3 4 14

a-grounded to third for R Seanez in the 7th; b-singled to right for E Hull in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (26, M Albers); A Ethier (25, M McLemore). 3B - S
Hillenbrand (1, M Albers). HR - M Kemp (7, 1st inning off M Albers 0 on, 2
Out). S - B Tomko. RBI - M Kemp (24), J Kent (61), O Saenz (16), M Sweeney
(11). 2-out RBI - M Kemp. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Furcal 1,
J Pierre 1, R Martin 1, M Kemp 1. GIDP - J Kent. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Furcal (13, 2nd base off M Albers/E Munson).

FIELDING: E - M Kemp (3, bobble). DP: 3 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney, S
Hillenbrand-J Kent-J Loney, J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 106 000 -- 7
LA DODGERS - 100 001 101 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers (W, 3-5) 6 2/3 7 3 3 2 1 1 5.99
T Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
D Borkowski (H, 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
M McLemore 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.32
B Lidge (S, 9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.20

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko (L, 2-10) 5 6 5 5 4 5 0 5.67
J Beimel 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.35
R Seanez 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.75
S Proctor 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.53
E Hull 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23

B Tomko pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M McLemore pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

WP - M McLemore. Pitches-strikes: M Albers 98-63; T Miller 3-3; D Borkowski
2-1; M McLemore 23-15; B Lidge 9-5; B Tomko 91-51; J Beimel 18-11; R Seanez
21-16; S Proctor 14-7; E Hull 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 16-3; T
Miller 0-0; D Borkowski 1-0; M McLemore 0-1; B Lidge 0-1; B Tomko 7-3; J Beimel
1-1; R Seanez 0-1; S Proctor 0-3; E Hull 3-0. Batters faced: M Albers 28; T
Miller 1; D Borkowski 1; M McLemore 6; B Lidge 2; B Tomko 23; J Beimel 4; R
Seanez 5; S Proctor 4; E Hull 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

T--3:01. Att--49,399.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 7
LA DODGERS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (7) AT LA DODGERS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to second. J Pierre grounded out to
second. M Kemp homered to center. J Kent grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 4TH: L Berkman singled to left. C Lee singled to center, L Berkman
to second. L Scott walked, L Berkman to third, C Lee to second. M Lamb
grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Berkman scored, L Scott out at
second, C Lee to third. J Lane grounded into double play, third to second to
first, M Lamb out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta singled to center. L Berkman walked, M Loretta to
second. C Lee singled to right, M Loretta to third, L Berkman to second.
L Scott singled to right, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third, C Lee to second.
J Beimel relieved B Tomko. M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman
scored, C Lee to third. J Lane reached on infield single to shortstop, C Lee
scored, L Scott to second. E Munson singled to right, L Scott scored, J Lane
to third. M Albers sacrificed to pitcher, E Munson to second. R Seanez
relieved J Beimel. C Burke singled to left, J Lane and E Munson scored.
M Loretta struck out looking. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre singled to left. M Kemp flied out to right.
J Kent doubled to deep left, J Pierre scored. J Loney popped out to third.
R Martin grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 7TH: A Ethier grounded out to shortstop. S Hillenbrand tripled
to deep right. O Saenz hit for R Seanez. O Saenz grounded out to third,
S Hillenbrand scored. R Furcal walked. T Miller relieved M Albers. J Pierre
singled to center, R Furcal to second. D Borkowski relieved T Miller. M Kemp
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Pierre out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 9TH: B Ausmus catching. A Ethier doubled to right. A Ethier to
third on wild pitch by M McLemore. S Hillenbrand walked. M Sweeney hit for
E Hull. M Sweeney singled to right, A Ethier scored, S Hillenbrand to second.
B Lidge relieved M McLemore. R Furcal struck out swinging. J Pierre popped into
double play, catcher to first, M Sweeney doubled off first.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (7) AT LA DODGERS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, M Loretta SS, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
L Scott RF, M Lamb 3B, J Lane CF, E Munson C, M Albers RHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, M Kemp RF, J Kent 2B,
J Loney 1B, R Martin C, A Ethier LF, S Hillenbrand 3B, B Tomko RHP.

Umpires -- Jerry Crawford (HP), James Hoye (1B), Travis Reininger (2B),
Tom Hallion (3B).

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 3 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke flied out to right. M Loretta tripled to right.
L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee walked. L Scott struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to second. J Pierre grounded out to
second. M Kemp homered to center. J Kent grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Lamb grounded out to second. J Lane walked. E Munson
grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Lane out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Loney grounded out to second. R Martin struck out
looking. A Ethier grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0,
LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 3RD: M Albers struck out swinging. C Burke flied out to right.
M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0,
LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 3RD: S Hillenbrand grounded out to second. B Tomko grounded out
to second. R Furcal walked. R Furcal stole second. J Pierre grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 4TH: L Berkman singled to left. C Lee singled to center, L Berkman
to second. L Scott walked, L Berkman to third, C Lee to second. M Lamb
grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Berkman scored, L Scott out at
second, C Lee to third. J Lane grounded into double play, third to second to
first, M Lamb out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 4TH: M Kemp singled to left center. J Kent grounded into double
play, third to second to first, M Kemp out at second. J Loney singled to
center. R Martin grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1,
LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 5TH: E Munson struck out swinging. M Albers struck out swinging.
C Burke struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier singled to center. S Hillenbrand flied out to
right. B Tomko sacrificed to pitcher, A Ethier to second. R Furcal grounded
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, LA DODGERS 1.

HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta singled to center. L Berkman walked, M Loretta to
second. C Lee singled to right, M Loretta to third, L Berkman to second.
L Scott singled to right, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third, C Lee to second.
J Beimel relieved B Tomko. M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman
scored, C Lee to third. J Lane reached on infield single to shortstop, C Lee
scored, L Scott to second. E Munson singled to right, L Scott scored, J Lane
to third. M Albers sacrificed to pitcher, E Munson to second. R Seanez
relieved J Beimel. C Burke singled to left, J Lane and E Munson scored.
M Loretta struck out looking. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: J Pierre singled to left. M Kemp flied out to right.
J Kent doubled to deep left, J Pierre scored. J Loney popped out to third.
R Martin grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
LA DODGERS 2.

HOUSTON 7TH: L Berkman flied out to right. C Lee struck out swinging.
L Scott struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 7TH: A Ethier grounded out to shortstop. S Hillenbrand tripled
to deep right. O Saenz hit for R Seanez. O Saenz grounded out to third,
S Hillenbrand scored. R Furcal walked. T Miller relieved M Albers. J Pierre
singled to center, R Furcal to second. D Borkowski relieved T Miller. M Kemp
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Pierre out at second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 3.

HOUSTON 8TH: S Proctor relieved R Seanez. M Lamb flied out to left. J Lane
walked. E Munson flied out to left. T Wigginton hit for D Borkowski.
T Wigginton popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 8TH: E Bruntlett at shortstop. M McLemore relieved D Borkowski.
J Kent flied out to left. J Loney struck out swinging. R Martin struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 3.

HOUSTON 9TH: E Hull relieved S Proctor. C Burke doubled to left.
E Bruntlett grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Burke to third.
L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, E Bruntlett out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 3.

LA DODGERS 9TH: B Ausmus catching. A Ethier doubled to right. A Ethier to
third on wild pitch by M McLemore. S Hillenbrand walked. M Sweeney hit for
E Hull. M Sweeney singled to right, A Ethier scored, S Hillenbrand to second.
B Lidge relieved M McLemore. R Furcal struck out swinging. J Pierre popped into
double play, catcher to first, M Sweeney doubled off first.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 4.</div>

 

Albers silences Dodgers bats in Astros win

<h3>HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Just about every opposing pitcher ismaking the the Los Angeles Dodgers look silly.


Matt Albers tossed six-plus strong innings and the HoustonAstros used a six-run sixth inning to snap a tie en route todowning the struggling Dodgers, 7-4, on Tuesday.


Even though Los Angeles pushed three or more runs across theplate for just the second time in nine games, the anemic offensehas batted just a major league-low .224 (98-for-437) in August,the worst mark in the majors. As a result, Los Angeles haslost 13 of its last 16 games after being tied for first in theNational League West Division with the Arizona Diamondbacks backon July 31.


Tied 1-1 in the sixth, the Astros broke through against Dodgersstarter Brett Tomko (2-10), when Mark Loretta singled to begin astretch of four Houston hitters to reach base. Lance Berkmanwalked and moved to third on a single from Carlos Lee beforeLuke Scott plated the go-ahead run on a run-scoring single.

Joe Beimel relieved Tomko and could not stop the bleeding asMike Lamb's sacrifice fly scored Berkman for a 3-1 advantage.Consecutive RBI singles from Jason Lane and Eric Munson doubledthe lead to 5-1.


Rudy Seanez relieved Beimel one batter later and surrenderedChris Burke's two-run single to increase the bulge to 7-1 beforestruck out to end the inning.


Albers (3-5) held the Dodgers in check for the most part afterallowing Matt Kemp's first-inning solo shot, yielding three runsand seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. However, Mark McLemoreallowed three straight Dodgers hitters to open the ninth,necessitating closer Brad Lidge to enter the game, who strandedthe two baserunners he inherited for his ninth save in 14 tries.

Tomko surrendered five runs and six hits with four walks andfive strikeouts over five frames for the Dodgers, who lost theirfourth consecutive contest and extended a long winless streakfor their starting pitching, which has not recorded a win sinceBrad Penny's decision on July 26. Los Angeles' recent play hasbeen so bad that it has dropped six straight games at home and15 of their last 20.

 

Albers silences Dodgers bats in Astros win

<h3>HOUSTON 7, LA DODGERS 4</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Just about every opposing pitcher ismaking the the Los Angeles Dodgers look silly.


Matt Albers tossed six-plus strong innings and the HoustonAstros used a six-run sixth inning to snap a tie en route todowning the struggling Dodgers, 7-4, on Tuesday.


Even though Los Angeles pushed three or more runs across theplate for just the second time in nine games, the anemic offensehas batted just a major league-low .224 (98-for-437) in August,the worst mark in the majors.


As a result, Los Angeles has lost 13 of its last 16 games afterbeing tied for first in the National League West Division withthe Arizona Diamondbacks back on July 31.


"We are still confident that we can get this turned around, butit's still disappointing," Dodgers manager Grady Little said.

With the score tied, 1-1, in the sixth, the Astros broke throughagainst Dodgers starter Brett Tomko (2-10), when Mark Lorettasingled to begin a stretch of four Houston hitters to reachbase. Lance Berkman walked and moved to third on a single fromCarlos Lee before Luke Scott plated the go-ahead run with an RBIsingle.


"Three hits and a walk came back to get me," Tomko said. "Theygot good at-bats against me in that inning and they put runs onthe board. I felt like that was the best I've thrown the ballin a while."


Joe Beimel relieved Tomko and could not stop the bleeding asMike Lamb's sacrifice fly scored Berkman for a 3-1 advantage.Consecutive RBI singles from Jason Lane and Eric Munson doubledthe lead to 5-1.


"They overtook our bullpen in the sixth inning and, by then, itwas too much for us to come back from," Little said.

Rudy Seanez relieved Beimel one batter later and surrenderedChris Burke's two-run single to increase the bulge to 7-1 beforeLoretta struck out to end the inning.


"Right now we are getting hits when they count," Burke said."It's always good to put up big numbers in one inning because italways seems like it takes the other team out of the game."

Albers (3-5) held the Dodgers in check for the most part afterallowing Matt Kemp's first-inning solo shot, yielding three runsand seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. However, Mark McLemoreallowed three straight Dodgers hitters to open the ninth,bringing on closer Brad Lidge, who stranded the two baserunnershe inherited for his ninth save in 14 tries.


"I felt good all game," Albers said. "I just wanted to go outand be aggressive and make them go after my pitches and getquick outs."


Tomko surrendered five runs and six hits with four walks andfive strikeouts over five frames for the Dodgers, who lost theirfourth consecutive contest and extended a long winless streakfor their starting pitching, which has not recorded a victorysince Brad Penny's decision on July 26. Los Angeles' recentplay has been so bad that it has dropped six straight games athome and 15 of their last 20.


"This just has to come to an end," Dodgers outfielder JuanPierre said. "It's just really frustrating for us because itseems like no matter how hard we play, we are on the losingend."