BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
06/21/2009
 
BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1073 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (46-26) 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 12 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (37-33) 0 4 0 5 2 0 0 0 X 11 13 0
Montero Homers Twice in 11-5 Dodgers Win
Miguel Montero had a 6-RBI game, during Los Angeles's 11-5 triumph over the Houston Astros. Montero contributed 2 singles and 2 home runs to the cause. B.J. Gonzalez, the winner, goes to 7-5. He allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, with 1 walk and 1 strikeout over 6 innings. The win elevated the Dodgers to 37-33.

Montero contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Los Angeles in the bottom of the second. With his team trailing 2-0, Montero took a sinker from Ryan Dempster and stroked the home run to right-center. His 9th home run of the season allowed the Dodgers to leap in front, 4-2.

"Winning is contagious," said Montero. "We're looking forward to the next game."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .317 6 29
M. Brantley RF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .331 4 41
A. Pujols 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .309 20 63
G. Connors C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 14 39
H. Blalock 1B 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .278 13 42
   a-R. Sexson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 7 14
R. Thompson DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .242 11 37
R. Radmanovich LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .189 7 26
S. Boyd CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .152 1 6
T. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .204 3 21
Totals 37 5 12 5 3 2 17      
a - R. Sexson pinch hit for H. Blalock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Blalock (16, 2nd Inning off B. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Radmanovich (6, 6th Inning off B. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Pujols (22, 7th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett , M. Brantley 3 , A. Pujols 2 , H. Blalock 4 , R. Thompson , R. Radmanovich 2 , S. Boyd 2
2-out RBI: M. Brantley , A. Pujols , R. Radmanovich , S. Boyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Connors , S. Boyd , T. Perez
GIDP: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Boyd (1)
CS: H. Blalock (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pujols-Bartlett-Blalock, Bartlett-Perez-Blalock)
OF assists: 1 (Brantley(Mondesi at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Phillips 3B 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 .284 5 31
G. Beckham 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .287 8 36
R. Mondesi RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 11 40
G. Martinez 1B 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .300 9 37
T. Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .256 11 43
H. Matsui LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .251 10 27
S. Rolen DH 4 2 2 0 1 2 3 .254 14 37
M. Montero C 5 3 4 6 0 1 3 .265 9 28
D. Relaford SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .216 0 18
Totals 34 11 13 11 9 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Relaford (17, 4th Inning off H. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Montero 2 (9, 2nd Inning off R. Dempster, 3 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off R. Dempster, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Phillips 2 (5, 4th Inning off H. Garrett, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Lloyd, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 8 , G. Beckham , R. Mondesi , G. Martinez , H. Matsui , S. Rolen 2 , M. Montero 10 , D. Relaford 2
2-out RBI: H. Matsui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Beckham , M. Montero
GIDP: G. Beckham , R. Mondesi
Hit by Pitch: B. Phillips
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beckham-Relaford-Martinez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Dempster L (3-3) 3.0 3 6 6 5 3 2 78 4.10   
H. Garrett 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 21 2.20   
J. Brammer 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 9.00   
J. Lloyd 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 5.09   
M. Crudale 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.40   
H. Rivera 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 1.59   
E. Bello 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dempster 25
Batters Faced: R. Dempster 17, H. Garrett 4, J. Brammer 5, J. Lloyd 7, M. Crudale 4, H. Rivera 5, E. Bello 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dempster 2-3, H. Garrett 0-0, J. Brammer 0-1, J. Lloyd 2-2, M. Crudale 0-0, H. Rivera 1-0, E. Bello 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dempster 78-42, H. Garrett 21-13, J. Brammer 21-13, J. Lloyd 16-12, M. Crudale 22-12, H. Rivera 27-11, E. Bello 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brammer 2-1 , J. Lloyd 1-1 , H. Rivera 2-0 , E. Bello 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Dempster
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gonzalez W (7-5) 6.0 9 4 4 1 1 0 104 6.19   
A. Alvarez 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 33 4.74   
B. Reid 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gonzalez 38
Batters Faced: B. Gonzalez 26, A. Alvarez 7, B. Reid 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gonzalez 9-6, A. Alvarez 0-4, B. Reid 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gonzalez 104-69, A. Alvarez 33-17, B. Reid 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reid 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Montero
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 44792
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