Dodgers 4, Astros 3
Russ Ortiz struck out four and walked two in six innings. (Lori Shepler/AP)
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
A day after Mike Hampton's strange error contributed to a loss, reliever Alberto Arias committed two errors in the seventh, the second of which allowed the tying run. LaTroy Hawkins then surrendered a homer in the eighth, putting an end to a pair of frustrating losses.
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Houston
(46-46)
Lost 2
LA Dodgers 4, Houston 3
Today's Boxes 7/19/09
SEA 5, CLE 3
TOR 3, BOS 1
CIN 5, MIL 3
PHI 5, FLA 0
CHC 11, WSH 3
SF 4, PIT 3
BAL 10, CWS 2
NYY 2, DET 1
TB 4, KC 3
STL 2, ARI 1
LAA 1, OAK 0
COL 6, SD 1
ATL 7, NYM 1
TEX 5, MIN 3
LA Dodgers
(58-34)
Won 2
July 19, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Houston
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
2
LA Dodgers
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
X
4
8
1
Standings thru 7/19/09  | Recap: HOU | LAD  | Gameday  | Astros stats  | Dodgers stats
Houston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bourn , CF
5
1
2
0
0
1
0
.286
Keppinger , 2B
5
0
0
0
0
1
4
.260
Tejada, M , SS
5
0
0
0
0
1
2
.324
Lee, Ca , LF
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
.308
Blum , 3B
2
1
1
2
2
0
2
.284
Pence , RF
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.295
Rodriguez, I , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.255
Coste , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.234
Ortiz, Ru , P
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
.192
Arias , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Michaels , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.177
Hawkins , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
35
3
7
3
3
6
14
a-Flied out for Arias in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez, I (12, Kuroda), Bourn (17, Kuroda).HR : Blum (3, 3rd inning off Kuroda,
1 on, 2 out).TB : Bourn 3; Lee, Ca; Blum 4; Pence; Rodriguez, I 2; Ortiz, Ru.RBI : Lee, Ca (50), Blum
2 (31).2-out RBI : Lee, Ca; Blum 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blum; Ortiz, Ru; Keppinger;
Rodriguez, I; Pence.Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Bourn
(34, 2nd base off Kuroda/Ausmus), Lee, Ca (3, 2nd base off Mota/Ausmus). FIELDING E : Arias 2 (3,
missed catch, fielding).DP : 2 (Tejada, M-Keppinger-Coste 2).
LA Dodgers
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Furcal , SS
4
0
0
1
0
1
3
.251
Hudson, O , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.292
Mota , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Loretta , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.241
Castro, Ju , 2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.347
Ramirez, M , LF
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
.333
Blake , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.279
Ethier , RF
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.254
Loney , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.276
Kemp , CF
3
4
3
1
1
0
0
.321
Ausmus , C
3
0
2
2
0
0
0
.305
Kuroda , P
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
a-DeWitt , PH-2B
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.143
Troncoso , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Broxton , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
31
4
8
4
3
4
18
a-Grounded out for Kuroda in the 5th. b-Flied out for Mota in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Ausmus 2 (4, Ortiz, Ru, Ortiz, Ru).HR : Kemp (12, 8th inning off Hawkins, 0 on, 2
out).TB : Ethier 3; Kemp 6; Ausmus 4.RBI : Ausmus 2 (7), Furcal (22), Kemp (53).2-out RBI :
Kemp.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hudson, O 2; Blake 2.SAC : Ausmus.GIDP : Loney
2.Team RISP : 1-for-12.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Kemp (20, 2nd base
off Ortiz, Ru/Rodriguez, I). FIELDING E : Furcal (12, fielding).PB : Ausmus (2).
Houston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Ortiz, Ru
6.0
5
2
2
2
4
0
4.33
Arias (BS, 1)
1.0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1.42
Hawkins (L, 1-4)
1.0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2.50
LA Dodgers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Kuroda
5.0
7
3
3
2
1
1
4.73
Mota
2.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3.27
Troncoso (W, 4-0)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.70
Broxton (S, 22)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2.95
IBB : Ramirez, M (by Arias), Blum (by Mota).HBP : Lee, Ca (by Mota).Pitches-strikes : Ortiz, Ru
104-64, Arias 24-12, Hawkins 23-13, Kuroda 92-58, Mota 34-20, Troncoso 14-9, Broxton 12-10.Groundouts-flyouts :
Ortiz, Ru 10-0, Arias 4-1, Hawkins 2-0, Kuroda 6-3, Mota 1-2, Troncoso 0-1, Broxton 0-0.Batters faced : Ortiz,
Ru 24, Arias 7, Hawkins 4, Kuroda 25, Mota 8, Troncoso 3, Broxton 3.Umpires : HP: Casey Moser. 1B: Dale Scott.
2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Mike DiMuro.Weather : 93 degrees, sunny.Wind : 5 mph, Varies.T : 3:11.Att :
40,340.July 19, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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