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Los Angeles 7, Houston 4
Grand way to finish for LA
By Elliott Teaford / Special to MLB.com
Carlos Beltran found out he was going to be in the All-Star Game before the series finale in Los Angeles, and slugged a two-run homer to celebrate. Roy Oswalt pitched well on three days' rest, but picked up the loss.
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By Sandy Burgin / Special to MLB.com
All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca smacked the first grand slam of his career and Jose Lima pitched a gem to capture the series and guarantee Los Angeles the top spot in the National League West at the All-Star break.
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Houston (44-44)
Lost 2
Los Angeles 7, Houston 4
Today's Boxes 7/11/04
ANA 5, TOR 2
CLE 4, OAK 1
NYY 10, TB 3
ATL 6, PHI 4
KC 11, BAL 7
MON 2, PIT 1
CIN 9, MIL 6
TEX 6, BOS 5
DET 2, MIN 0
FLA 5, NYM 2
CWS 4, SEA 3
SF 9, ARI 2
SD 4, COL 2
CHC 8, STL 4
Los Angeles (48-38)
Won 2
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Standings through 7/11/04  | Gameday  | Astros Stats  | Dodgers Stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio , LF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301
Bagwell , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268
Beltran , CF4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .276
Berkman , RF2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299
Kent , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
Ensberg , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
Everett , SS4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .257
Chavez , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214
Oswalt , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
a-Lamb , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
Miceli , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Weathers , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 7 12
a-Struck out for Oswalt in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Bagwell (16, Lima).HR : Beltran (21, 6th inning off Lima, 1 on, 2 out), Everett (4, 9th inning off Martin, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Biggio; Bagwell 2; Beltran 4; Berkman; Everett 5; Chavez.RBI : Beltran 2 (63), Everett 2 (17).2-out RBI : Beltran 2, Everett 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Biggio, Kent 2.S : Oswalt.GIDP : Ensberg.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING Outfield assists : Beltran 2 (Green at 2nd base, Ventura at 3rd base).
Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , CF5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262
Izturis , SS5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .292
Lo Duca , C5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .313
Green , 1B4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .253
Werth , RF3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .318
Ventura , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .218
Hernandez , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .287
Cora , 2B2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .295
Lima , P2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .158
a-Grabowski , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Dreifort , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mota , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Saenz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242
Martin , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 7 13 7 5 9 13
a-Grounded out for Lima in the 6th. b-Struck out for Mota in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Lo Duca (16, Miceli).HR : Lo Duca (9, 8th inning off Weathers, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Roberts; Izturis 2; Lo Duca 7; Green 2; Werth 3; Hernandez; Cora.RBI : Green (41), Werth (14), Hernandez (10), Lo Duca 4 (43).2-out RBI : Green, Werth, Lo Duca 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lima, Ventura 3, Grabowski.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING DP : (Lima-Izturis-Green).
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lima (W, 8-3)6.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 4.32
Dreifort (H, 9)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.76
Mota (H, 11)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65
Martin 1.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 4.32
WP : Miceli, Lima, Martin.IBB : Cora (by Oswalt), Cora (by Oswalt), Green (by Miceli).HBP : Berkman (by Martin).Pitches-strikes : Oswalt 91-64, Miceli 36-21, Weathers 11-9, Lima 85-56, Dreifort 15-9, Mota 14-9, Martin 18-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Oswalt 5-3, Miceli 3-1, Weathers 1-0, Lima 6-8, Dreifort 1-0, Mota 0-2, Martin 1-2.Batters faced : Oswalt 27, Miceli 9, Weathers 4, Lima 23, Dreifort 4, Mota 3, Martin 5.Inherited runners-scored : Weathers 1-1.Umpires : HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Bruce Froemming. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.Weather : 81 degrees, sunny.Wind : 6 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:26.Att : 40,484.
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