LA Dodgers 5, Houston 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, April 21, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
D.J. Reyburn, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
Alfonso Marquez, 3B -
Tom Hallion
Attendance:
25562
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Dodgers 5, Astros 1: James Loney and Matt Kemp homered
and Clayton Kershaw earned his first win as the Dodgers improved to a National
League-best 12-3.
After Loney hit a solo homer in the second
inning, Kemp crushed a two-run shot with two outs in the sixth for his ninth
home run.
Kershaw (1-0) struck out nine over seven scoreless
innings, allowing three hits with two walks on 104 pitches.
Kemp is the fastest Dodger ever to reach nine
homers, and he has seven home runs in his last eight games. He’s batting .474
with 22 RBIs while hitting safely in 10 straight games.
Loney, a Houston native, homered with two outs in
the second inning off Kyle Weiland (0-3), who failed to record his first major
league win despite throwing seven strong innings.
The Dodgers added two insurance runs in the eighth
inning on Andre Ethier’s two-out single off David Carpenter, giving him 21 RBIs.
Houston scored its lone run in the eighth inning
when J.D. Martinez walked with the bases loaded, but Kenley Jansen retired Carlos
Lee and Jed Lowrie to end the threat.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dodgers infielder Juan Uribe, out
since Tuesday with a sore wrist, is expected to start on Sunday ... Astros
center fielder Jordan Schafer has reached base safely in
15 straight games … Dee Gordon returned to the lineup after sitting out Friday’s
game and went 3-for-4 … The Dodgers have won six straight against the Astros.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Dodgers
|
8 |
2 |
16 |
.258 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.133 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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