MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/16/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1875 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (42-84) 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 1
Houston Astros (87-39) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
Dodgers Win at Houston, 7-5
The 7-5 Los Angeles win over Houston was due in large part to Brennan Boesch. The Dodgers right fielder went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Chris Bassitt, the winner, improved to 6-10. He held the Astros to 4 runs on 6 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 3. The Dodgers now have a record of 42-84.

Los Angeles relied on the hitting of Derek Norris to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Dodgers on top, 3-0. For the game, Norris had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We ground out the win," said Norris. "That's all that matters."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jennings CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 5 26
B. Zobrist RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .264 9 43
C. Seager SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .274 7 28
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .199 11 28
B. Butler DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .280 11 53
B. Boesch LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .210 10 38
J. Keppinger 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .220 1 15
   a-J. Sandberg 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 5 17
D. Solano 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .235 3 22
D. Norris C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .185 4 11
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 11 16      
a - J. Sandberg substituted for J. Keppinger in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager (11, 1st Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Solano (16, 4th Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Keppinger (20, 4th Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Boesch (24, 4th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Norris (4, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Seager 3 , B. Boesch 4 , J. Keppinger 3 , D. Solano 2 , D. Norris 5
2-out RBI: B. Boesch , D. Norris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jennings , P. Goldschmidt , J. Keppinger
GIDP: P. Goldschmidt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Zobrist (2)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Goldschmidt (8)
PB: D. Norris
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .281 2 30
S. Choo LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 16 63
C. Santana C 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .264 12 73
J. Baez SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .256 28 77
M. Prado 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 10 52
   a-B. Belt PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 4 28
Y. Escobar 2B, 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .273 6 44
G. Parra RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 7 49
B. Phillips 1B, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 7 37
M. Upton DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .224 8 30
Totals 34 5 9 4 3 8 13      
a - B. Belt pinch hit for M. Prado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baez 2 (21, 2nd Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Phillips (18, 5th Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Upton (8, 5th Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bourn , C. Santana , J. Baez 4 , Y. Escobar 2 , B. Phillips 3 , M. Upton 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Choo , Y. Escobar , G. Parra , M. Upton
Sac Fly: Y. Escobar
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Bourn (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Santana-Escobar, Baez-Escobar-Phillips)
OF assists: 1 (Parra(Norris at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bassitt W (6-10) 7.1 6 4 4 3 6 1 105 4.87   
F. Rodriguez H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.58   
D. Robertson SV (9) 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 53
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 30, F. Rodriguez 2, D. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 8-7, F. Rodriguez 0-0, D. Robertson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 105-63, F. Rodriguez 10-7, D. Robertson 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wacha L (13-7) 3.1 7 5 5 1 6 1 68 3.06   
C. Billingsley 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 36 10.80   
J. Thatcher 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.30   
C. Leroux 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.93   
C. Morton 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 29
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 17, C. Billingsley 8, J. Thatcher 3, C. Leroux 3, C. Morton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 0-3, C. Billingsley 0-2, J. Thatcher 0-1, C. Leroux 2-0, C. Morton 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 68-45, C. Billingsley 36-20, J. Thatcher 15-10, C. Leroux 12-5, C. Morton 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Billingsley 1-0
WP: C. Billingsley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brennan Boesch
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park 2000-2016
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 40719
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