Astros 8, Dodgers 5, Final - May 11, 2008

SPORTSbyBROOKS • Lima Time Returns — On Japan Standard Time
You may remember Jose Lima , the pitcher who won 21 games with the Astros in 1999 and played for the Dodgers in 2006. Now do you remember? Anyway, Lima Time is back…sort of. Technically, he’s 13 hours ahead. (more…) Share ...

True Blue LA: Front Page Posts • Game Thread 5/11: Houston Astros
What better way to spend Mothers Day than watching baseball?

The Crawfish Boxes: Front Page Posts • Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:10 PM CDT
Current Series 3 game series vs Dodgers @ Dodger Stadium Fri 05/09 WP: Brian Moehler (1 - 0) LP: Derek Lowe (2 - 3) 7 - 1 win Sat 05/10 WP: Chris Sampson (2 - 3) LP: Chad Billingsley (2 - 5) 5 - 0 win  ...

Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog • Dodgers Shut Out By Astros, 5-0
Starter Chad Billingsley got his fifth loss of the season while the offense could only produce three hits in the 5-0 shutout loss. Astros starter Chris Sampson only gave up three hits in his seven innings of work, singles to Matt Kemp and Chin-lung Hu ...

West Coast Bias Sports Blog • Dodgers have no O; Officially Change Name to "Ddgers"
Big John Broxton got his ass handed to him today and the Ddgers wasted a great start by Kuroda and suffered a sweep at the hands of the Astros. Broxton allowed a whopping six runs in 1/3 of an inning (he had allowed a total of 3 runs on the season) ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • Dodgers lose no-hit bid, then game
A hitless effort over 6 2/3 innings by Kuroda was quickly forgotten when the bullpen fell apart and allowed six runs in the top of the eighth for a 8-5 loss to Houston at Dodger Stadium. The loss was the fourth straight for Los Angeles and completed a ...

Dodgers go from a no-no to an uh-oh
Kuroda doesn't allow a hit for 6 2/3 innings, but Broxton gives up six runs in the eighth inning to turn a two-run lead into a deficit that allows the Astros to win and sweep the series. >  ...

Dodgers' Broxton has a tough outing
Filling in for an ill Saito, right-hander turns a two-run lead into a four-run deficit. > Jonathan Broxton imploded in an eighth inning that proved decisive in the Dodgers' 8-5 ...