HENDERSON, ROSS COMBINE FOR 5 HRS IN DODGERS ROMP
L.A. Sets Club Mark for Runs, Hits
LOS ANGELES, July 18 (AP) - Rickey Henderson and Dave Ross combined for five home runs and 10 runs batted in
as the Los Angeles Dodgers pummeled the St. Louis Cardinals, 15-3, at Dodger
Stadium. In the process, the Dodgers set new season club highs for runs
(15) and hits (18). In fact, the Dodgers--the lowest scoring team in the
major leagues--hadn't scored more than 10 runs in a single game all season prior
to erupting against the Cardinals.
Henderson hit three home runs, marking the tenth time this season, and the
fourth time this month, that a major league player has accomplished the feat.
The Dodgers put the game away early, but spotted St. Louis a run in to the top
of the first inning. Los Angeles starter Kazuhisa Ishii committed a balk
with the bases loaded, allowing Albert Pujols to score. But the Dodgers
exploded for five runs in the bottom of the frame against Cardinals starter
Brett Tomko. Henderson drew a lead-off walk and advanced to third on Alex
Cora's single. Shawn Green's base hit scored Henderson to tie the game and
chased Cora to third. Paul Lo Duca rolled into a fielder's choice, forcing
Green at second, but Cora scored on the play to give the Dodgers the lead.
Adrian Beltre singled Lo Duca to third and Ross belted his first home run of the
game into the left field seats to put the Dodgers ahead, 5-1.
Los Angeles added a pair of runs in the second. Henderson led off the
inning with his first home run of the season and, one out later, consecutive
doubles by Green and Lo Duca made it 7-1 and drove Tomko from the game.
The Dodgers essentially put the game on ice in the third. Facing Estaban
Yan, Ross led off with a double and advanced to third on an infield roller off
the bat of Cesar Izturis. Ishii grounded to third with the infield in for
the second out with Ross holding at third but Henderson made it all moot by
belting a majestic shot into the left field pavilion. His second home run
of the game put the Dodgers ahead 9-1.
The Cardinals pulled a run closer in the fifth on Pujols' RBI double but the
Dodgers got that tally back and then some in the home half of the same
inning. With two outs, reliever Jason Simontacchi hit Ishii with a
pitch. Henderson then belted his third home run of the game to make the
score 11-2. It was just the second time this season that a major league
player had hit home runs in three consecutive at bats in the same game.
Cora singled; Green doubled him home and then advanced to third on a wild
pitch. Lo Duca's single plated Green to make it 13-2.
Edgar Renteria's RBI double in the top of the sixth cut the lead to 13-3 but in
the bottom of the frame Beltre led off with a single and trotted home on Ross'
second homer of the contest. That capped the scoring.
For the game, Henderson and Ross combined to go 7-for-10 with a walk, two
doubles, five home runs, 10 runs batted in and seven runs scored.
7/18/2003, StL03-LA03, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 8 0 2003 Dodgers 5 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 x 15 18 0 5 0 Cardinals AB R H BI AVG Dodgers AB R H BI AVG Hart 2b 5 0 0 0 .256 Henderson lf 4 4 3 5 .444 Edmonds cf 5 1 1 0 .272 Ruan cf 0 0 0 0 .121 Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1 .371 Cora 2b 5 2 3 0 .232 Eldred p 0 0 0 0 .000 Green rf 5 2 3 2 .287 Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 .276 Lo Duca 1b 5 0 2 2 .275 Perez,EA rf 2 1 0 0 .270 Burnitz cf 5 1 0 1 .287 Renteria ss 2 0 1 1 .290 Barnes lf 0 0 0 0 .280 Drew,J lf 3 0 0 0 .255 Beltre 3b 5 2 2 0 .237 Widger c 4 0 1 0 .217 Ross,D c 5 3 4 5 .216 Tomko p 0 0 0 0 .242 Izturis ss 5 0 1 0 .270 Yan p 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabrera,J 2b 0 0 0 0 .287 Delgado,W ph 1 0 0 0 .115 Ishii p 2 1 0 0 .172 Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 .059 Kinkade ph 1 0 0 0 .235 Palmeiro,O ph 1 0 0 0 .309 Alvarez,W p 0 0 0 0 .250 Painter p 0 0 0 0 .000 42 15 18 15 Robinson rf 1 0 0 0 .218 31 3 5 2 Cardinals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Tomko L 7-8 1.1 8 7 7 1 1 39 27 6.20 Yan 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 45 33 6.11 Simontacchi 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 25 15 5.48 Painter 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 29 19 7.00 Eldred 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 21 16 3.35 8.0 18 15 15 1 7 159 110 Dodgers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Ishii W 9-7 6.0 5 3 3 4 6 100 55 5.08 Alvarez,W S 1 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 50 29 0.77 9.0 5 3 3 6 8 150 84 StL: Delgado,W batted for Yan in the 5th Palmeiro,O batted for Simontacchi in the 6th Perez,EA moved to 1b in the 7th Robinson inserted at rf in the 7th LA : Kinkade batted for Ishii in the 6th Ruan inserted at cf in the 9th Cora moved to ss in the 9th Barnes inserted at lf in the 9th Cabrera,J inserted at 2b in the 9th 2B-Pujols(30), Renteria(20), Green 2(29), Lo Duca(21), Ross,D 2(4), Izturis(19). HR-Henderson 3(3), Ross,D 2(5). RBI-Pujols(79), Renteria(43), Henderson 5(5), Green 2(39), Lo Duca 2(41), Burnitz(43), Ross,D 5(12). SB-Pujols(3). K-Hart 2, Rolen 2, Drew,J, Widger, Palmeiro,O, Robinson, Lo Duca, Burnitz 3, Beltre, Ross,D, Ishii. BB-Rolen, Perez,EA 2, Renteria 2, Drew,J, Henderson. SH-Tomko. HBP-Ishii. HB-Simontacchi. WP-Simontacchi. BALK-Ishii 2. GWRBI: Burnitz Temperature: 72, Sky: clear, Wind: none. Attendance: 47,105 Game Time: 3:04