Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 26, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Repko cf 4 2 2 2
Cruz, Jr. lf 5 0 1 1
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
  Hamulack p 0 0 0 0
  Kent ph 1 0 0 0
Garciaparra 1b 3 0 0 0
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee rf 2 0 2 2
Mueller 3b 5 0 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Navarro c 3 0 1 0
Robles 2b 3 2 1 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Saenz 1b 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 0
  Astacio p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 5 2 2 2
Berkman 1b 4 1 3 3
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 5 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 2 2 0
Burke ss 4 1 3 2
Ausmus c 3 1 2 1
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Los Angeles 000 020 0035101
Houston 013 210 10x8131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (3-1) 4.1 11 7 6 1 3
  Osoria   2.1 2 1 1 0 4
  Hamulack   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (4-0) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Astacio   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
7

  E–Drew (1), Burke (2).  PB–Navarro (1).  2B–Los Angeles Cruz (5,off Rodriguez); Ledee (3,off Qualls), Houston Burke 2 (6,off Perez,off Osoria); Taveras (2,off Perez); Lane (2,off Perez)..  HR–Los Angeles Repko (3,5th inning off Rodriguez 1 on 1 out), Houston Berkman (8,3rd inning off Perez 1 on 0 out).  SH–Perez (1,off Rodriguez); Rodriguez (2,off Perez).  HBP–Repko (2,by Rodriguez); Ausmus (4,by Osoria).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–3:04.  A–32,874.
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