Houston Astros - Team of the Day: July 19, 2009

The Dodgers defeated the Astros in a close game 4-3. Manny Ramirez was kept at bay, however, the Astros could not contain Matt Kemp who managed to score all of the Dodgers' run. I would like to give credit to Alberto Arias of the Astros who managed to commit 2 errors, gave up 1 hit, allowed 1 walk, and only 1 unearned run in the 1 inning he had pitched, however, you cannot commit two errors in one inning in a close game and expect to win, especially against one of the best teams in the league in the
Dodgers.

Kuroda was good enough allowing 3 runs over 5 innings, Russ Ortiz was better with 2 runs over 6 innings, but the Dodger bullpen of Guillermo Mota, Ramon Troncoso, and Jonathan Broxton was lights out. The bullpen pitched 4 innings, allowed 0 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 5. This is how the Dodgers were able to make their comeback and win the game.