In a game that started with great pitching from Wandy Rodriguez and Ryan Dempster, the game was decided long after each player left the game.  Jeff Keppinger, J-Kepp!, hit a walk off single with the bases loaded in his first at bat to drive in Pudge Rodriguez.

Hunter Pence homered for his first hit of the game going 2-3.  Kazuo Matsui had a triple.

Matsui 1-3, 3B, SB, CS, BB
Rodriguez 1-4, BB, R, 3K
Berkman 1-4, BB, 2K
Lee 0-4, GIDP
Tejada 1-3, 2BB
Blum 2-4
Pence 2-3, BB, HR, RBI
Bourn 1-4, RBI
Michaels 0-1
Keppinger 1-1, RBI
Erstad 0-1, K

Great performance from Wandy Rodriguez:
6 IP, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 4 K (3 were soriano), 3 BB
Samspon:
1 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB
Hawkins:
1 IP, 2 hits, 1 HR, 1 earned run, 1 K, 0 BB
Valverde:
1 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 2 K, 0 BB
Byrdak:
2/3 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 2 K, 0 BB
Brocail:
1/3 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB

Overall good performance for the Houston pitchers tonight aside from Hawkins dinger to Soriano who had been shut down by Wan-Rod.

Brocail gets the win.

Good News: Houston is back at .500 with good pitching and a walk off knock from Jeff Keppinger. Atta’boy J-Kepp! Tejada also is swinging the bat well this series.

Bad News: 3 K’s for Pudge and Lee is still o’fer on the season with two GIDP.

Houston wil play Chicago again tomorrow at 7:05 central to determine who takes the series.

Ted Lilly (0-0) V. Brian Moehler (0-0)