MARTINEZ IS MASTER : DODGERS 3, HOUSTON 0.Byline: Eric Noland Daily News Staff Writer When Ramon Martinez Ramon Martinez is the name of several people:
His wife Doris gave birth to the couple's second child, daughter Kisha, last Thursday, but in terms of infant sleep patterns, it seems the Martinezes are among the lucky ones. ``No, I haven't been missing sleep,'' Ramon said with a smile. ``She's been good. She's been sleeping.'' Martinez then went about his evening's work as if he, too, had been sleeping soundly rather than walking floors at 3 a.m. The pitcher's freshness was evident in a dominant performance against the Houston Astros “Astros” redirects here. For other uses, see Astros (disambiguation). The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The team is in the Central Division of the National League. , as he went the distance for his first shutout of the season, a 3-0 victory before 37,844 fans at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Martinez scattered seven hits and struck out a season-high eight to help the Dodgers rebound from two listless (programming) listless - In functional programming, a property of a function which allows it to be combined with other functions in a way that eliminates intermediate data structures, especially lists. losses to start this homestand. Given his circumstances, it's remarkable that this guy has been so steady this season. Martinez missed 5-1/2 weeks early in the year because of a severe groin strain. He was felled again a few weeks ago by a bad strain of influenza. He's had his wife's pregnancy and a new arrival to occupy his thoughts. And yet the veteran right-hander has put together a seamless body of work from the mound. This decision improved his record to 6-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.49. ``I think when I came in to spring training, I was thinking I was going to have a great year,'' said Martinez. ``I thought if I am healthy I will win a lot of ballgames. ``Then I had the groin (injury). I said there's nothing you can do about injuries. But I felt no pressure (upon his return). I felt comfortable and relaxed like I did before.'' It was certainly evident in this effort - which produced his 19th career shutout and first since a 5-0 blanking of the Expos last Aug. 23 in Montreal. From the third through the seventh innings, he retired 14 of 15 batters, and he got 14 of the night's 27 outs on grounders. Martinez stilled Houston's Killer B's to a barely audible buzz. Jeff Bagwell abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in leader but a .212 career hitter against Martinez, went 0 for 3 and grounded into a double play in the ninth. Derek Bell Derek Bell can refer to different people:
``Ramon had great command,'' said Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda. ``He stayed ahead of hitters. He kept the ball down really well. When he keeps the ball down, it's very difficult to hit. He's got great movement down there.'' Since Colorado and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden both lost earlier in the day, the effort enabled the first-place Dodgers to open up a two-game lead in the National League West over those two rivals. Martinez received just enough offensive backing, and it came from the usual sources. Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres went 3 for 4, including a solo home run - No. 17 on the season - off Houston loser Shane Reynolds (8-5). On a night when Raul Mondesi (sore heel) was out of the lineup for a second straight game, the Dodgers' Nos. 2-3-4 hitters - Roger Cedeno, Piazza and Eric Karros - delivered six of the team's nine hits, drove in two runs and scored two. Shortstop Greg Gagne also produced a dazzling fielding play - although he did get an assist from first-base umpire Charlie Williams. Gagne charged into the hole to grab the fourth-inning grounder of Orlando Miller, then spun in the air and nipped Miller with a strong throw. First baseman Karros appeared to pull his foot on the play, but Williams rang up the out. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Delino DeShields tags out Houston's Craig Bi ggio during a second-inning double play. John Lazar / Special to the Daily News |
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