Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Dodgers 5, Houston 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 18, 2009
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Casey Moser, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 48298
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Casey Moser, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 48298
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L1 |
| LA Dodgers | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 0-0 record on the road.
- LA Dodgers has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Dodgers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Clayton Kershaw pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Jonathan Broxton closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Mike Hampton took the loss for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | LA Dodgers | |
| Mike Hampton | Player | Clayton Kershaw |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.2 | IP | 7.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 7 | Hits | 2 |
| 6.35 | ERA | 0.00 |
Hitting
| Houston | LA Dodgers | |
| Darin Erstad | Player | Orlando Hudson |
| 1 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 1 | TB | 5 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Houston | 6 | 0 | 7 | .188 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | 0 | 11 | .267 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |