Ivan Rodriguez tags out a charging Aramis Ramirez at home plate. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
The Astros used power to carve into a hefty early deficit, getting back-to-back homers from Jeff Keppinger and Lance Berkman, a two-run shot from Ivan Rodriguez and solo blasts from Kaz Matsui and Hunter Pence. But Brian Moehler's seven runs allowed proved too daunting.
a-Flied out for Lilly in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Marmol in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Lee, D (1, Moehler), Fukudome (1, Ortiz, R), Ramirez, A (1, Sampson), Soriano, A (1, Geary). HR:
Fontenot (1, 2nd inning off Ortiz, R, 2 on, 2 out), Fukudome (1, 9th inning off Brocail, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Soriano,
A 3; Fukudome 8; Lee, D 2; Ramirez, A 5; Fontenot 5; Theriot 2; Hill, K. RBI: Lee, D (2), Ramirez, A 4 (5), Fontenot
4 (4), Theriot (2), Fukudome (1). 2-out RBI: Ramirez, A 3; Fontenot 3; Fukudome. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out: Lilly 3; Bradley 2; Fontenot 2; Ramirez, A. GIDP: Hill, K. Team RISP: 7-for-18. Team
LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING SB: Fukudome (1, 2nd base off Ortiz, R/Rodriguez, I), Soriano, A (1,
3rd base off Ortiz, R/Rodriguez, I).
a-Struck out for Sampson in the 6th. b-Struck out for Brocail in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Rodriguez, I (1, Lilly), Lee, C (1, Lilly), Pence (1, Marmol). HR: Keppinger (1,
3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out), Berkman (1, 3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out), Rodriguez, I (1, 4th inning off Lilly,
1 on, 1 out), Matsui, K (1, 5th inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out), Pence (2, 6th inning off Patton, D, 0 on, 0 out). TB:
Matsui, K 4; Keppinger 5; Berkman 4; Lee, C 2; Tejada; Pence 6; Rodriguez, I 6; Bourn. RBI: Keppinger (2), Berkman
(1), Rodriguez, I 2 (2), Matsui, K (1), Pence (3). 2-out RBI: Keppinger; Berkman. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out: Bourn; Tejada; Rodriguez, I. Team RISP: 0-for-3. Team LOB: 5.
