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Dodgers search for series split with Astros

Aug 16, 2007 - 1:38 PM Houston (54-66) at LA Dodgers (61-59) 10:10 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- After breaking out with the bats, the Los Angeles Dodgers will search for a second straight win when they aim for a split of their four-game series with the Houston Astros on Thursday.

The Dodgers entered Wednesday's contest having managed a total of 24 runs in their previous 12 games, but an offensive explosion led by Russell Martin and Juan Pierre resulted in a 6-3 win.

Martin homered twice to push his season total to 14 and Pierre had three hits, stole two bases and scored a pair of runs in the victory, just the fourth for the Dodgers in the month of August.

Los Angeles' 4-10 start to the month matches an identical mark in 1998 as the team's worst start to August since moving to California from Brooklyn in 1958.

The Dodgers will be taking their swings against Wandy Rodriguez (7-10, 4.34 ERA) on Thursday. The 28-year-old lefthander has been terrible on the road this season, going 1-8 with an 8.16 ERA away from Minute Maid Park.

Rodriguez is 2-0 in his career against Los Angeles, winning both games last season while allowing a total of three earned runs.

Countering for Los Angeles will be sinkerballer Derek Lowe (8-11, 3.61). The veteran righthander has not earned a win since June 22 at Tampa Bay, going 0-5 in eight starts despite allowing one run or less four times.

The Dodgers' terrible month has left them 6 1/2 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-53) in the National League West.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 3
    LA DODGERS 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 x 6 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, STEPHEN RANDOLPH (6TH), TREVER MILLER (6TH),
    BRIAN MOEHLER (7TH), MARK MCLEMORE (8TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
    LOS - DEREK LOWE, RUDY SEANEZ (8TH), RO

    Aug 17 12:55 AM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY RAMON MARTINEZ ALLOWED LANCE BERKMAN TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, C LEE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    LA DODGERS 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.319, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 17 12:50 AM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED MARK LORETTA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON SECOND, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
    LA DODGERS 6 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LAMB (.296, 2-FOR-3)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 17 12:47 AM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RAFAEL FURCAL SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN AND SHEA
    HILLENBRAND.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R FURCAL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    LA DODGERS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J PIERRE (.288, 1-FOR-3)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 16 11:54 PM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MATT KEMP SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    LA DODGERS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.289, 2-FOR-2, 2 RBI)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 16 11:20 PM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MIKE LAMB ALLOWED JEFF KENT TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.111, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 16 11:07 PM


  • NL
    AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED JUAN PIERRE AND MATT KEMP.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KENT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.317, 5 HR, 26 RBI)

    Astros vs. DodgersAug 16 10:23 PM

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