Dodgers 5, Astros 2

Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Kemp CF	4	0	1	0	1	3	0	.281
A Ethier RF	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	.276
R Martin C	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.306
J Kent 2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.266
A Berroa SS	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	.194
J Loney 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	.304
B DeWitt 3B	4	0	1	2	0	0	4	.260
D Young LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	5	.258
J Repko LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
L Maza SS-2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.225
C Billingsley P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.065
a-M Sweeney PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.094
T Saito P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	5	8	5	5	9	17
a-struck out swinging for C Billingsley in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Loney (19, B Backe) HR: A Ethier (9, 3rd inning off B Backe 0 on, 0 Out); J Loney (7, 6th inning off B Backe 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Loney 2 (44), B DeWitt 2 (34), A Ethier (34) 2-out RBI: J Loney, B DeWitt 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Young 2, R Martin 1, A Berroa 1, L Maza 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: A Ethier (2, 2nd base by B Backe/J Towles)
FIELDING E: L Maza (3, ground ball); A Berroa (4, throw) DP: 2 (L Maza-J Kent-J Loney, L Maza-A Berroa-J Loney).

Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Billingsley (W, 8-7)	8.0	6	2	0	1	5	0	92-63	3.12
T Saito (S, 14)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-13	2.27
Totals	9.0	8	2	0	1	5	0	109-76
PITCHING Batters faced: C Billingsley 30; T Saito 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Billingsley 11-8; T Saito 1-2 Game Scores: C Billingsley 70

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.223
M Loretta 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.264
L Berkman 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.353
C Lee LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.292
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.285
G Blum 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.224
H Pence RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.265
J Towles C	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.153
B Backe P	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
G Geary P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	34	2	8	2	1	5	10
a-grounded to shortstop for G Geary in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Towles (5, C Billingsley); C Lee (25, C Billingsley) RBI: J Towles 2 (16) 2-out RBI: J Towles 2 GIDP: L Berkman, M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, J Towles 2, M Bourn 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: B Backe (1, throw)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (L, 5-9)	6.2	7	5	5	2	8	2	102-63	5.22
G Geary	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	32-18	2.84
D Brocail	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	9-3	3.02
T Byrdak	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	12-5	1.67
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	5	9	2	155-89
PITCHING WP: B Backe Batters faced: B Backe 29; G Geary 6; D Brocail 2; T Byrdak 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 6-5; G Geary 2-2; D Brocail 0-0; T Byrdak 1-1 Game Scores: B Backe 46

Scoring Summary
			LAD	HOU
	1st	J Loney hit a ground rule double to left, R Martin scored, J Kent to third.	1	0
	1st	B DeWitt singled to deep right center, J Kent and J Loney scored.	3	0
	3rd	A Ethier homered to left.	4	0
	5th	J Towles doubled to left, G Blum and H Pence scored.	4	2
	6th	J Loney homered to left.	5	2
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Game Notes

HOUSTON PITCHER DOUG BROCAIL WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TIMMONS FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

JEFF KENT LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO A STIFF BACK.

Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	35,696 (87.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:51
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds

Los Angeles won 3-1

LA Dodgers	5	Final
Houston	2

Milwaukee	5	Final
Arizona	6

Philadelphia	4	Final
Atlanta	1

Kansas City	10	Final
Baltimore	7

Boston	7	Final
NY Yankees	0

Chi Cubs	3	Final
San Francisco	8

Washington	3	Final
Cincinnati	5

Florida	5	Final
Colorado	6	in 11

Oakland	3	Final
Chi White Sox	2

NY Mets	11	Final
St. Louis	1

Detroit	8	Final
Seattle	4

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