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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros

2008-07-03 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 35696 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:51

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Houston Astros 5–2. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Chad Billingsley earned the win and Takashi Saito picked up the save. James Loney went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Chad Billingsley L: Brandon Backe SV: Takashi Saito

Umpires — HP: Tim Timmons · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Kemp	4	0	1	0	1	3
Andre Ethier	3	1	1	1	2	1
Russell Martin	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Kent	2	1	1	0	1	0
James Loney	3	2	2	2	1	0
Blake DeWitt	4	0	1	2	0	0
Delwyn Young	4	0	0	0	0	3
Luis Maza	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Billingsley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Angel Berroa	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Loretta	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lance Berkman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Lee	4	0	2	0	0	0
Miguel Tejada	4	0	1	0	0	1
Geoff Blum	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hunter Pence	4	1	1	0	0	1
J. R. Towles	4	0	1	2	0	1
Brandon Backe	1	0	0	0	1	0
Darin Erstad	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Billingsley	8.0	6	1	5
Takashi Saito	1.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brandon Backe	6.2	7	2	8
Geoff Geary	1.1	1	1	0
Doug Brocail	0.1	0	1	1
Tim Byrdak	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Kemp: K
Andre Ethier: 43/G4
Russell Martin: S9/L34D+
Jeff Kent: W.1-2
James Loney: DGR/F7LS.2-H;1-3
Blake DeWitt: S8/L8RD+.3-H;2-H
Delwyn Young: K

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: 7/F7S
Mark Loretta: 53/G56+
Lance Berkman: 5/P5F

Top 2

Luis Maza: 9/F9D+
Chad Billingsley: 43/G4
Matt Kemp: K

Bot 2

Carlos Lee: 63/G6S-
Miguel Tejada: K
Geoff Blum: K

Top 3

Andre Ethier: HR/F78D+
Russell Martin: 63/G6+
Jeff Kent: S7/L7S+
James Loney: E1/TH/G56S-.1-2
Blake DeWitt: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
Delwyn Young: K

Bot 3

Hunter Pence: 9/F9M
J. R. Towles: 6/P
Brandon Backe: 63/G6

Top 4

Luis Maza: 9/F89D+
Chad Billingsley: 63/G6+
Matt Kemp: K

Bot 4

Michael Bourn: 53/G56S+
Mark Loretta: S9/L89S+
Lance Berkman: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MD+

Top 5

Andre Ethier: W
Russell Martin: CS2(24)
Russell Martin: 6/P6D-
Jeff Kent: 5/L5+

Bot 5

Carlos Lee: S1/G5S-
Miguel Tejada: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Geoff Blum: E4/G4M
Hunter Pence: S49/G4+.1-2
J. R. Towles: D7/F7D+.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Brandon Backe: W
Michael Bourn: 43/G4

Top 6

James Loney: HR/F7LD+
Blake DeWitt: 9/F9D+
Delwyn Young: K
Luis Maza: 63/G6S-

Bot 6

Mark Loretta: 9/F9LS
Lance Berkman: 5/P6
Carlos Lee: D57/G5+
Miguel Tejada: 9/F9LSF

Top 7

Chad Billingsley: K
Matt Kemp: S7/L78M+
Andre Ethier: WP.1-2
Andre Ethier: K
Russell Martin: 53/G56+

Bot 7

Geoff Blum: 3/P3S-
Hunter Pence: K
J. R. Towles: K

Top 8

Angel Berroa: S8/G6M+
James Loney: W.1-2
Blake DeWitt: 7/L78S+
Delwyn Young: 7/F78M+
Luis Maza: 4!3/G4MD+

Bot 8

Darin Erstad: 63/G6+
Michael Bourn: 63/G6+
Mark Loretta: S9/L9LS+
Lance Berkman: K

Top 9

Mark Sweeney: K
Matt Kemp: W
Andre Ethier: W.1-2
Russell Martin: 54(1)/FO/G56+.2-3
Angel Berroa: 9/F9S

Bot 9

Carlos Lee: 63/G56
Miguel Tejada: S6/G56.B-2(E6/TH1)
Geoff Blum: S9/L34D+.2-3
Hunter Pence: 9/F89S
J. R. Towles: DI.1-2
J. R. Towles: 6/L6D-

Notes & reviews

Astros pitcher Doug Brocail yelled an expletive at himself and pounded his glove after the walk to Matt Kemp; HP umpire Tim Timmons thought the outburst was directed at him and ejected Brocail

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