Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - April 21, 2009

Scores for Apr 21, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/21)

(10-4, 4-4 away)

(5-9, 3-5 home)

8:05 PM ET, April 21, 2009

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: R. Ortiz (1-0)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Furcal SS	4	1	0	0	1	0	23	.255	.317	.364
O Hudson 2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	23	.393	.477	.625
M Ramirez LF	4	2	2	3	1	1	21	.340	.500	.596
A Ethier RF	2	0	0	0	3	0	31	.286	.438	.592
J Loney 1B	5	0	0	1	0	1	21	.264	.344	.283
R Martin C	5	0	2	1	0	2	21	.261	.382	.326
M Kemp CF	4	0	2	0	0	1	15	.392	.439	.745
C Blake 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	.214	.314	.476
R Troncoso P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Pierre PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.333	.400	.333
R Belisario P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Kershaw P	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	.167	.286	.167
G Mota P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Loretta 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	.455	.500	.455
Totals	34	5	8	5	7	5	183
a-flied out to center for R Troncoso in the 8th
BATTING 3B: M Kemp (2, R Ortiz) HR: M Ramirez (3, 7th inning off J Fulchino 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 3 (10), J Loney (10), R Martin (6) 2-out RBI: R Martin, M Ramirez 2 GIDP: A Ethier, C Blake Dodgers RISP: 2-10 (C Kershaw 0-1, R Martin 1-2, R Furcal 0-1, A Ethier 0-1, O Hudson 0-1, J Loney 0-2, M Ramirez 1-2) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Outfield Assist: A Ethier (M Tejada at 2nd base).

Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Kershaw (L, 3-3)	4.1	8	6	6	2	3	1	86-55	4.41
G Mota	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	24-15	6.75
R Troncoso	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	30-22	2.35
R Belisario	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	11-7	1.86
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	3	5	1	151-99
PITCHING HBP: J Keppinger (By G Mota) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Kershaw 14/21; G Mota 5/7; R Troncoso 4/5; R Belisario 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Kershaw 15-5-19-16; G Mota 6-0-4-5; R Troncoso 5-6-8-3; R Belisario 2-0-0-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Kershaw 5-3; G Mota 3-1; R Troncoso 2-1; R Belisario 1-2 Game Scores: C Kershaw 24

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Matsui 2B	2	2	1	2	2	0	25	.235	.325	.382
M Tejada SS	5	1	2	3	0	1	17	.364	.417	.418
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	20	.208	.367	.438
C Lee LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	18	.265	.321	.531
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
G Blum 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.400	.390
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.294	.356	.490
J Michaels CF-LF	3	0	1	0	1	2	19	.200	.294	.333
I Rodriguez C	3	3	2	0	0	0	11	.255	.286	.362
J Keppinger 3B	3	1	2	0	0	0	11	.500	.571	.889
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Ortiz P	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.200	.200
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.200	.111
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Bourn CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.340	.318
Totals	30	8	11	8	3	5	151
a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for W Wright in the 6th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada (3, C Kershaw); J Michaels (2, G Mota) HR: C Lee (3, 3rd inning off C Kershaw 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Berkman (8), M Tejada 3 (4), C Lee 2 (10), K Matsui 2 (4) S: I Rodriguez, M Bourn, R Ortiz SF: K Matsui 2-out RBI: M Tejada 2 Astros RISP: 4-12 (J Michaels 0-1, M Tejada 2-4, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 1-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 1-3, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (2, 2nd base off C Kershaw/R Martin) CS: J Michaels (1, 2nd base by C Kershaw)
FIELDING E: J Valverde (1, bunt) DP: 2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, J Keppinger-K Matsui-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Ortiz (W, 3-2)	5.0	3	3	3	5	2	0	116-64	5.93
W Wright (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	8.31
J Fulchino	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	19-11	6.00
L Hawkins (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	2.57
J Valverde (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	24-14	4.50
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	7	5	1	183-103
PITCHING HBP: C Blake (By R Ortiz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Ortiz 11/23; W Wright 0/3; J Fulchino 5/6; L Hawkins 3/4; J Valverde 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Ortiz 21-7-21-15; W Wright 1-1-2-2; J Fulchino 5-0-1-5; L Hawkins 3-1-0-4; J Valverde 4-3-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ortiz 11-2; W Wright 2-0; J Fulchino 2-1; L Hawkins 0-3; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: R Ortiz 46

			LA	HOU
	1st	M Ramirez singled to center, R Furcal scored, O Hudson to second.	1	0
	1st	J Loney grounded out to third, O Hudson scored.	2	0
	1st	R Martin singled to left center, M Ramirez scored.	3	0
	1st	L Berkman singled to left, K Matsui scored.	3	1
	3rd	M Tejada doubled to left, K Matsui scored.	3	2
	3rd	C Lee homered to left, M Tejada scored.	3	4
	4th	M Tejada singled to right, I Rodriguez and J Keppinger scored, M Tejada out stretching at second.	3	6
	6th	K Matsui walked, I Rodriguez scored, J Keppinger to third, D Erstad to second.	3	7
	7th	M Ramirez homered to center, O Hudson scored.	5	7
	8th	K Matsui hit sacrifice fly to center, I Rodriguez scored.	5	8
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	26,360 (62.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:34
Weather	83 degrees, clear
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ed Montague, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Chris Guccione

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