Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros

Friday, August 26th, 2005 9:40PM CST

Dodgers

LAD

Home

vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

Game Recap

On Friday, August 27, 2005, the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a close game decided by a score of 2-1. The Astros victory was highlighted by a strong pitching performance from Andy Pettitte, who outpitched his Dodgers counterpart Derek Lowe. The crucial play came in the eighth inning when Craig Biggio hit a home run that broke the tie and secured the win for Houston.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 26th, 2005

Time: 9:40PM CST

Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Location: Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 41,638

Line Score

Innings:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
LAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Game Stats

Dodgers Batting

Home Runs: O Saenz (13, 7th inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: O Saenz (57)

Sacrifice Hit: D Lowe

Ground Into Double Play: J Werth

Team Left On Base: 6

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Werth 1; R Ledee 1

Dodgers Pitching

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 15-4; D Sanchez 3-0

Game Scores: D Lowe 63

Dodgers Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (J Valentin-J Kent-O Saenz, O Robles-J Kent-O Saenz)

Astros Batting

Home Runs: C Biggio (18, 8th inning off D Lowe 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: B Ausmus (33), C Biggio (51)

Sacrifice Hit: A Everett

Ground Into Double Play: M Ensberg; O Palmeiro

Team Left On Base: 7

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Lamb 1; B Ausmus 1; A Pettitte 1

Astros Pitching

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 10-6; B Lidge 0-0

Game Scores: A Pettitte 72

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (M Lamb-A Everett, M Ensberg-C Biggio-M Lamb)

Astros Baserunning

Stolen Bases: A Everett (18, 2nd base off D Lowe/J Phillips)

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