Astros 6-5 Dodgers (23 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Houston Astros

6-9, 4-5 home


LAD
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	5	10	1
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	-	6	11	0

DodgersTop 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- H Pence safe at first on error by shortstop R Furcal.
  0
  0
- H Pence stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
DodgersTop 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- D Erstad in center field.
  4
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- R. Wolf pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 8th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- R. Belisario pitching for LAD
  LAD
  HOU
- G Blum hit for C Sampson.
  5
  5
- H Pence to third on wild pitch by R Belisario.
  5
  5
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
DodgersTop 9th
- L. Hawkins pitching for HOU
  LAD
  HOU
- M Bourn in center field.
  5
  6
- G Blum at third base.
  5
  6
- D Erstad in left field.
  5
  6
- J Pierre hit for R Belisario.
  5
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Dodgers
5
Astros
8

Game 1

22/4

Dodgers
5
Astros
6

Game 2

23/4

Minute Maid Park

1:05 AM, 23 April 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 26,725

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	98	64	.605	-	W5
San Diego	93	69	.574	5	L1
Arizona	89	73	.549	9	W1
San Francisco	80	82	.494	18	L1
Colorado	61	101	.377	37	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Houston Astros

C. Sampson1-0

R. Belisario0-1

L. Hawkins2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single