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MLB: Houston 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Posted on: Friday, 17 July 2009, 00:32 CDT

Humberto Quintero hit a home run Thursday and Houston pitchers worked out of frequent trouble in bringing the Astros a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Los Angeles was shut out for the fifth time this season despite managing 11 base runners.

Quintero's home run broke a scoreless tie and the Astros picked up two more runs in the seventh, one of them coming when Quintero grounded into a double play.

The result spoiled the return to Dodger Stadium for Manny Ramirez, who appeared in his first home game since completing his 50-game suspension. Ramirez had a hit in four at bats.

Wandy Rodriguez (9-6) got the win by surviving six innings while allowing six hits, walking two and striking out six. Rodriguez escaped trouble in the fourth when he put runners on first and second with one out, and again in the fifth, when the Dodgers had runners on second and third with nobody out.

Reliever Tim Byrdak put the first two batters on base in the seventh, but Alberto Arias came on and worked his way out of the inning without allowing a run.

Jose Valverde gave up a two-out single in the ninth en route to his ninth save.

Randy Wolf (4-4) surrendered all three runs on five hits in six innings to take the loss.

Source: United Press International

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