Houston 8, LA Dodgers 5

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(10-12)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LA Dodgers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 10 1 Houston 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 X 8 13 1 WP: W. Rodriguez (4-0) LP: O. Perez (3-1)	(15-6)

Scoring Summary

Bot 2nd: Houston

- B. Ausmus singled to right, C. Burke scored

Bot 3rd: Houston

- W. Taveras doubled to left, C. Biggio scored

- L. Berkman homered to deep left, W. Taveras scored

Bot 4th: Houston

- W. Taveras singled to right, B. Ausmus scored, W. Taveras to second on right fielder J.D. Drew's throwing error

- L. Berkman singled to center, W. Taveras scored

Top 5th: LA Dodgers

- J. Repko homered to deep left, O. Robles scored

Bot 5th: Houston

- C. Burke singled to center, J. Lane scored

Bot 7th: Houston

- C. Burke doubled to center, J. Lane scored

Top 9th: LA Dodgers

- J. Cruz Jr. grounded out to second, O. Robles scored, O. Saenz to third, J. Repko to second

- R. Ledee singled to right, O. Saenz and J. Repko scored

LA Dodgers
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Repko cf	4	2	2	2	0	2	0	.333
J. Cruz Jr. lf	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.250
J.D. Drew rf	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333
T. Hamulack p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Kent ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.197
N. Garciaparra 1b	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.188
F. Osoria p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Ledee rf	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	.286
B. Mueller 3b	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	.320
R. Martinez ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217
D. Navarro c	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.233
O. Robles 2b	3	2	1	0	1	0	3	.143
O. Perez p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O. Saenz 1b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300
Totals	37	5	10	5	2	7	16

Batting 2B - J Cruz Jr (5, W Rodriguez); R Ledee (3, C Qualls). HR - J Repko (3, 5th inning off W Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out). S - O Perez. RBI - J Repko 2 (11), J Cruz Jr (4), R Ledee 2 (7). 2-out RBI - R Ledee 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 1, J Drew 1, D Navarro 1, O Robles 1. Team LOB - 9.

Fielding E - J Drew (1, throw). PB - D Navarro.

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	.321
E. Astacio p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Wheeler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W. Taveras cf	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	.295
L. Berkman 1b	4	1	3	3	1	0	0	.358
M. Ensberg 3b	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	.338
P. Wilson lf	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.212
J. Lane rf	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.233
C. Burke ss	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.440
B. Ausmus c	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	.353
W. Rodriguez p	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.100
M. Lamb ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167
C. Qualls p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
E. Bruntlett 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Totals	36	8	13	8	3	9	15

Batting 2B - C Burke 2 (6, O Perez, F Osoria); W Taveras (2, O Perez); J Lane (2, O Perez). HR - L Berkman (8, 3rd inning off O Perez 1 on, 0 Out). S - W Rodriguez. RBI - B Ausmus (7), W Taveras 2 (5), L Berkman 3 (24), C Burke 2 (6). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus, W Taveras, L Berkman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 2, P Wilson 1, M Lamb 1. Team LOB - 9.

Fielding E - C Burke (2, throw).

LA Dodgers
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
O. Perez (L, 3-1)	4.1	11	7	6	1	3	1	5.61
F. Osoria	2.1	2	1	1	0	4	0	4.38
T. Hamulack	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1.00
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
W. Rodriguez (W, 4-0)	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	1	2.53
C. Qualls	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6.75
E. Astacio	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	27.00
D. Wheeler	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45

HBP - J Repko (by W Rodriguez); B Ausmus (by F Osoria).

Pitches-strikes - O Perez 94-63; F Osoria 42-26; T Hamulack 25-14; W Rodriguez 122-78; C Qualls 18-15; E Astacio 13-8; D Wheeler 10-8.

Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 6-4; F Osoria 2-1; T Hamulack 1-1; W Rodriguez 7-8; C Qualls 2-0; E Astacio 0-0; D Wheeler 2-1.

Batters faced - O Perez 25; F Osoria 10; T Hamulack 6; W Rodriguez 30; C Qualls 4; E Astacio 3; D Wheeler 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Time: 3:04. Attendance: 32,874. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 27, 2006 3:42 am ET