8/21 - Dodger Stadium
Bergman vs Weaver
Dodgers 2, Astros 0
Jeff Weaver continues to shine in Southern California as he threw 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball before giving way to Darren Dreifort and the "Save Machine" Eric Gagne. Weaver fanned 4 and gave up just 6 hit. In the process his ERA dropped to 0.57. LA managed a solo run in the 3rd and another in the 6th, but with the kind of pitching that they are getting it was more than enough. Dodger 2nd baseman Jose Hernandez had half of his team's hits going 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 run knocked in. Hernandez had a hand in both of LA's tallies. In the 3rd he knocked in Cora and in the 6th he scored on a Milton Bradley ground out.
8/22
Hampton vs Perez
Dodgers 3, Astros 1
Another tight pitchers duel in Chavez Ravine saw Mike Hampton go the distance for the Astros, but come away from the game with his first loss on the season. This happened because Odallis Perez was rock solid for 7 innings where he scattered 6 hits and gave up just 1 run in the 6th. Mota pitched a scoreless 6th and Gagne easily picked up his 3rd save of the season with a perfect 9th. Pitching aside the true star of the day was Jayson Werth, who went 3 for3 with 2 RBI's and a run score. Werth needed just a double to complete the hitting cycle. His homer was his third of the year.
8/23 - Astrodome
Ishii vs Lima
Astros 3, Dodgers 0
Call this one "Lima Time". Houston starter Jose Lima tossed his second consecutive shutout to boost his record to 2-0. He scattered 7 hits over his 9 innings of work. Houston jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Gutierrez tripled home Biggio, who led the inning off with a walk. Bill Spiers' ground out to second scored Gutierrez to make it 2-0. Houston added an insurance run in the 6th when the enigmatic Carl Everett led off with a walk and stole second, then scored on Ken Caminiti's single that just found it's way between first and second. Houston only managed 4 hits on the day, but they sure made them count off of Kaz Ishii, who had control problems with 5 walks in just over 5 innings.
8/34
Lima vs Reynolds
Dodgers 6, Astros 2
If you can't beat Lima, you join Lima, or more specifically you have him join you. Lima did double duty pitching game 3 for the 'Stros and now game 4 of the series for LA. Although he didn't toss a shutout here, his 7 inning / 2 run effort was more than good enough to get the win for an LA squad that has jumped out to a 7-1 start. The Dodgers gave Lima 6 runs to work with and he more than made them stand up in the end. (Yo) Andrian Beltre went 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI. With his season average now standing at .452, LA's powerful thirdbaseman is poised to make a run at the NL MVP.
Special Note From Justin Ryan (HOU): "Also super utility man Bill Spires went 5-5 in a losing cause in game 4 for Houston's anemic offense."
Bergman vs Weaver
Dodgers 2, Astros 0
8/22
Hampton vs Perez
Dodgers 3, Astros 1
Another tight pitchers duel in Chavez Ravine saw Mike Hampton go the distance for the Astros, but come away from the game with his first loss on the season. This happened because Odallis Perez was rock solid for 7 innings where he scattered 6 hits and gave up just 1 run in the 6th. Mota pitched a scoreless 6th and Gagne easily picked up his 3rd save of the season with a perfect 9th. Pitching aside the true star of the day was Jayson Werth, who went 3 for3 with 2 RBI's and a run score. Werth needed just a double to complete the hitting cycle. His homer was his third of the year.
8/23 - Astrodome
Ishii vs Lima
Astros 3, Dodgers 0
8/34
Lima vs Reynolds
Dodgers 6, Astros 2
If you can't beat Lima, you join Lima, or more specifically you have him join you. Lima did double duty pitching game 3 for the 'Stros and now game 4 of the series for LA. Although he didn't toss a shutout here, his 7 inning / 2 run effort was more than good enough to get the win for an LA squad that has jumped out to a 7-1 start. The Dodgers gave Lima 6 runs to work with and he more than made them stand up in the end. (Yo) Andrian Beltre went 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI. With his season average now standing at .452, LA's powerful thirdbaseman is poised to make a run at the NL MVP.
Special Note From Justin Ryan (HOU): "Also super utility man Bill Spires went 5-5 in a losing cause in game 4 for Houston's anemic offense."
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