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Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 23, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 23, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chad Billingsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,081 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Randazzo 1B: Chris Guccione 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Jerry Layne |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal | Shortstop |
| Orlando Hudson | Second Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| Andre Ethier | Right Fielder |
| Russell Martin | Catcher |
| James Loney | First Baseman |
| Matt Kemp | Center Fielder |
| Casey Blake | Third Baseman |
| Chad Billingsley | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Darin Erstad | Right Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 23, 2009
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Rodriguez
Furcal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Rodriguez
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furcal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Furcal scores. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ethier vs. Rodriguez
Ethier hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hudson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Rodriguez
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Loney vs. Rodriguez
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Loney for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Billingsley
Matsui hits a line drive into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Billingsley
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Billingsley
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Billingsley
Lee hits a popup in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Rodriguez
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Rodriguez
Blake hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Billingsley vs. Rodriguez
Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Billingsley
Blum strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blum out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Billingsley
Erstad hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Billingsley
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Rodriguez
Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Rodriguez
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Furcal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ethier vs. Rodriguez
Ethier hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Rodriguez
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Billingsley
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Billingsley
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Billingsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Billingsley
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Billingsley
Tejada hits a popup towards short. Furcal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Rodriguez
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Rodriguez
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Rodriguez
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billingsley vs. Rodriguez
Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Billingsley
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Billingsley
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Billingsley
Blum hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furcal vs. Rodriguez
Furcal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Rodriguez
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Hudson reaches second base with a double. Bourn throws the ball in to Matsui who relays the ball to Blum who tags Hudson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rodriguez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Billingsley
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Billingsley
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Billingsley
Bourn strikes out. There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Martin to Furcal, and Rodriguez is out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Rodriguez
Ethier strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rodriguez
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Rodriguez
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Billingsley
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez.
Michaels is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Billingsley
Matsui bunts towards the mound. Billingsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Billingsley
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Furcal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Furcal. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Billingsley
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Geary
Geoff Geary now pitching.
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Geary
Blake hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Erstad. Blake reaches second base with a double. Kemp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Billingsley vs. Geary
Billingsley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Furcal vs. Geary
Furcal hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hudson vs. Geary
Hudson hits a fly ball into right field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Billingsley
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Billingsley
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Billingsley
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Geary
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Geary
Ethier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Geary
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Billingsley
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Billingsley
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Broxton
Hunter Pence pinch hits for Geoff Geary. Jonathan Broxton now pitching.
There goes Bourn. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Broxton
Pence hits a line drive towards short. Furcal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Broxton
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Loney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Wright
Kemp hits a line drive towards short. Tejada catches it and throws to first to double up Loney. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Wright
Blake hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Broxton
Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Broxton
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Broxton
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Broxton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Broxton
Blum is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Broxton
Jason Smith pinch runs for Geoff Blum.
There's a wild pitch. Tejada moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Erstad vs. Broxton
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erstad for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/2009 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Furcal R, ss 3 1 1 0 Matsui K, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hudson O, 2b 4 0 2 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 2 0
Ramirez M, lf 4 0 2 1 Berkman L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ethier A, rf 4 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0
Martin R, c 4 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Loney J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Smith J, pr 0 0 0 0
Kemp M, cf 3 1 1 0 Erstad D, rf 4 0 1 0
Blake C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rodriguez I, c 2 0 0 0
Billingsley C, p 3 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 2 0 1 0
Broxton J, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez W, p 0 0 0 0
Michaels J, ph 0 0 0 0
Geary G, p 0 0 0 0
Pence H, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 27 0 4 0
Los Angeles 100 000 100 -- 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Billingsley C (W) 7.1 3 0 0 2 5
Broxton J (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W (L) 6.0 5 1 1 2 4
Geary G 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Wright W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Furcal R
DP -- Los Angeles 3, Houston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Houston 6
2B -- Tejada M, Hudson O, Blake C
SB -- Bourn M
CS -- Rodriguez I
SH -- Rodriguez W, Matsui K
HBP -- by Billingsley C (Michaels J), by Broxton J (Blum G)
WP -- Broxton J
T -- 2:53
A -- 26081
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