Ramirez homers, but Dodgers lose
a-grounded out for Sampson in the 8th.1-ran for Sandoval in the 6th. LOB: Houston 5, San Francisco 7. 2B: Berkman (16), I.Rodriguez (10), Torres (3), Winn (22), B.Molina (15), Uribe (14). RBIs: Rowand 2 (37), Winn 2 (34), Sandoval (44), Aurilia (14), B.Molina (47), Schierholtz (15). SB: Berkman (6), Sandoval (3). SF: Aurilia. RLSP: Houston 4 (Ca.Lee, K.Matsui 2, Pence); San Francisco 3 (Schierholtz, Lincecum, Renteria). RA: Pence, Winn.
Houston walks (2): Berkman 2.
San Francisco walks (5): Winn, Sandoval 2, Lincecum 2.
Houston strikeouts (10): Bourn 2, Ca.Lee 2, Blum, Pence, I.Rodriguez 2, K.Matsui, R.Ortiz.
San Francisco strikeouts (8): Rowand, B.Molina, Schierholtz, Renteria 2, Ishikawa, Lincecum 2.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
R.Ortiz (L) 52/3 9 8 8 5 7 111 4.11
Sampson 11/3 2 0 0 0 1 20 2.58
Valverde 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 4.08
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lincecum (W) 7 3 0 0 2 9 107 2.23
Medders 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 2.94
M.Valdez 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.24
W: Lincecum, 9-2. L: Ortiz, 3-4.
IR-S: Sampson 2-2. IBB: off R.Ortiz (Sandoval). PB: I.Rodriguez. Umpires: Home, Marvin Hudson; first, Lance Barksdale; second, Angel Hernandez; third, Randy Marsh.
T: 2:34. A: 34,582 (41,915).
Marlins 5, Pirates 3
MIAMI - Hanley Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading Florida over Pittsburgh.




