The Houston Astros challenged the the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday at Minute Maid Park with the Astros triumphant 7 to 4. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Astros tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Astros pitcher Gustavo Chacin (4.66 ERA) got the win, while Ramon Troncoso (4.84 ERA) took the loss for the Dodgers. Nelson Figueroa went 4.2 innings for the Astros, allowed 5 hits, one home run and 4 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Astros was Tim Byrdak (3.19), Jeff Fulchino (5.65), Fernando Abad (2.84), and Matt Lindstrom (3.72). The Dodgers’s starter Carlos Monasterios went 1.1 innings, allowed 5 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Jeff Weaver (4.75), Ronald Belisario (5.33), and Octavio Dotel (4.06) also pitched for the Dodgers. With the win, Chacin’s record goes to 2-2, while Troncoso falls to 1-3. Brandon Lyon earned the save for the Astros, bringing his saves up to 15.
In addition to the 7 runs, the Astros managed 14 hits and committed no errors. Hunter Pence led the Astros in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Jason Castro’s 2 hits, and Brett Wallace with 2. Carlos Lee had a tough day at the plate, leaving 5 runners on base. The Dodgers didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Dodgers mustered 4 runs, 7 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Bill Hohn, Gary Darling, Bruce Dreckman and Paul Emmel. There were 30,240 Astros ticket holders in attendance at Minute Maid Park.