LA Dodgers 6, Houston 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Monday, May 17, 2010
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Guccione, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
Phil Cuzzi, 3B -
Jerry Crawford
Attendance:
35282
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rookie John Ely pitched seven strong innings and Blake DeWitt had two triples to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Monday.
Ely (2-1) struck out eight and gave up two runs and five hits. He has 21 strikeouts and no walks in 19 2/3 innings over his last three starts.
The victory was the eighth in a row for the Dodgers. Houston has lost four consecutive games.
Los Angeles took a 4-1 lead in fourth on DeWitt’s triple and Jamey Carroll’s sacrifice fly.
DeWitt tripled a second time in the eighth to drive in Manny Ramirez and James Loney.
The Dodgers scored three first-inning runs on Loney’s sacrifice fly and Casey Blake’s two-run double.
Houston tallied in the first on Lance Berkman’s RBI-single and in the fifth on Pedro Feliz’s run-scoring single.
Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez pitched 6 2/3 innings while dropping to 2-5, a season after winning 14 games.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
6 |
0 |
6 |
.188 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| LA Dodgers
|
9 |
0 |
16 |
.300 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |