Jeff Kent came up big for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night as he hit a game winning home run in the 11th inning and the Dodgers beat the Houston Astros by the score of 7-6. The Dodgers were in line to get the win in the game but gave up two runs in the seventh inning and then had to play extra innings where they were able to pull out the victory.
Russell Martin led the Dodgers at the plate as he went 3-5 with a two run home run and finished the game with three rbi. Martin now has nine home runs and 40 rbi on the season. Kent finished the game with two rbi while youngsters Matt Kemp and James Loney both chipped in with one rbi each.
Chan Ho Park pitched 1 1/3 innings as he picked up the win and improved his record to 4-2. Takashi Saito grabbed his 13th save of the season as well in the game. Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw pitched 5 2/6 innings but was pulled after giving up six hits and three runs.
Brian Falkenborg, Hong-Chih Kuo, and Jonathan Broxton were all charged with giving up one run out of the bullpen.
The series is now tied up at one game each and the two teams will face off on Wednesday night in the third game of the series. Dodgers Blog
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