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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2009 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
Furcal ss 4 1 0 0
Hudson 2b 4 2 2 0
Ramirez lf 4 2 2 3
Ethier rf 2 0 0 0
Loney 1b 5 0 0 1
Martin c 5 0 2 1
Kemp cf 4 0 2 0
Blake 3b 2 0 0 0
  Troncoso p 0 0 0 0
  Pierre ph 1 0 0 0
  Belisario p 0 0 0 0
Kershaw p 1 0 0 0
  Mota p 0 0 0 0
  Loretta 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 2 2 1 2
Tejada ss 5 1 2 3
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 1 2 2
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Blum 3b 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Michaels cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 3 2 0
Keppinger 3b 3 1 2 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Ortiz p 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Bourn cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 11 8
Los Angeles 300 000 200580
Houston 103 201 01x8111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kershaw  L(0-1) 4.1 8 6 6 2 3
  Mota   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Troncoso   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Belisario   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W(1-0) 5.0 3 3 3 5 2
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fulchino   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Valverde  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
7
5

  E–Valverde (1), Valverde (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Keppinger-Matsui-Berkman, Houston 2. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Keppinger-Matsui-Berkman.  2B–Houston Tejada (3,off Kershaw); Michaels (2,off Mota).  3B–Los Angeles Kemp (2,off Ortiz).  HR–Los Angeles Ramirez (3,7th inning off Fulchino 1 on 2 out), Houston Lee (3,3rd inning off Kershaw 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Blake (2,by Ortiz); Keppinger (1,by Mota).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Ortiz (1,off Kershaw); I. Rodriguez (1,off Mota); Bourn (1,off Belisario).  SF–Matsui (1,off Belisario).  Team–6.  SB–Matsui (2,2nd base off Kershaw/Martin); Matsui (2,2nd base off Kershaw/Martin).  CS–Michaels (1,2nd base by Kershaw/Martin); Michaels (1,2nd base by Kershaw/Martin).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:34.  A–26,360.
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