Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 4
Regular Season Game 45
Played on Sunday, May 18, 2008 (D) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
HOU N 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 0 TEX A 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 4 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bourn cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 Matsui 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 Tejada ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 Berkman dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Lee lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Erstad lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Loretta 1b 2 0 1 1 2 0 10 0 Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 Towles c 4 0 1 1 0 2 10 0 Backe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 13 5 4 8 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Matsui-Towles. BATTING - 2B: Loretta (5,off Gabbard); Towles (4,off Gabbard); Tejada (13,off Gabbard). SF: Lee (3,off Gabbard). GDP: Tejada 2 (4,off Gabbard,off Wilson). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Berkman (8,2nd base off Wilson/Laird). CS: Bourn 2 (3,2nd base by Rupe/Laird,2nd base by Wright/Laird).
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kinsler 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 Catalanotto 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 1 Young ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 Bradley dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 Murphy rf,cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Laird c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 Boggs lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Byrd cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Vazquez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Duran 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hamilton ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabbard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Rupe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 0 9 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Kinsler-Young-Catalanotto, Kinsler-Young-Catalanotto. BATTING - 2B: Catalanotto (8,off Valverde). HR: Bradley (8,7th inning off Backe 1 on 1 out); Murphy (6,7th inning off Backe 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Backe W(3-5) 6.1 5 3 3 0 5 2 23 Brocail 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 Valverde SV(12) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 9 2 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Valverde 1-1. .
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gabbard L(1-1) 5 9 5 5 3 4 0 26 Rupe 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 Wright 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Wilson 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Totals 9 13 5 5 4 8 0 41 WP: Wilson (1). Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Angel Hernandez Official Scorer: John Mocek Ejections: HOU Manager Cecil Cooper by Angel Campos [Call at 2B] Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 33561 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Texas Rangers 1. Bourn cf Kinsler 2b 2. Matsui 2b Catalanotto 1b 3. Tejada ss Young ss 4. Berkman dh Bradley dh 5. Lee lf Murphy rf 6. Pence rf Laird c 7. Loretta 1b Boggs lf 8. Wigginton 3b Byrd cf 9. Towles c Duran 3b Backe p Gabbard p ASTROS 1ST: Bourn grounded out (first to pitcher); Matsui singled to left; Tejada grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Matsui out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Kinsler grounded out (third to first); Catalanotto grounded out (third to first); Young flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Berkman grounded out (third to first); Lee grounded out (pitcher to first); Pence was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bradley lined to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Laird flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Loretta doubled to left; Wigginton struck out; Towles struck out; Bourn walked; Matsui grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Boggs struck out; Byrd struck out; Duran grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Tejada singled to center; Berkman singled to left [Tejada to second]; Lee flied to center; Pence singled to second [Tejada to third, Berkman to second]; Loretta walked [Tejada scored, Berkman to third, Pence to second]; Wigginton forced Loretta (shortstop to second) [Berkman scored, Pence to third]; Towles doubled to right [Pence scored, Wigginton to third]; Bourn struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Kinsler singled to center; Catalanotto singled to right [Kinsler to third]; Young hit into a double play to second [Kinsler out at home (second to catcher)]; Bradley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rangers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Matsui singled to first; Tejada doubled to right [Matsui scored]; Berkman singled to center [Tejada to third]; Lee out on a sacrifice fly to right [Tejada scored]; Pence forced Berkman (pitcher to shortstop); Loretta walked [Pence to second]; Wigginton grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Murphy flied to center; Laird grounded out (shortstop to first); Boggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 0. ASTROS 6TH: RUPE REPLACED GABBARD (PITCHING); Towles was called out on strikes; Bourn singled to left; Bourn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Astros Manager Cecil Cooper ejected by 2B umpire Angel Campos; Cooper bumped Campos and told him he was 2 for 2 in blown calls; Matsui flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Byrd grounded out (second to first); Duran popped to first; Kinsler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 0. ASTROS 7TH: Tejada singled to right; Berkman forced Tejada (second to shortstop); Lee flied to center; Pence singled to right [Berkman to second]; Loretta forced Pence (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Catalanotto lined to right; Young singled to left; Bradley homered [Young scored]; Murphy homered; BROCAIL REPLACED BACKE (PITCHING); Laird flied to center; Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 3. ASTROS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED RUPE (PITCHING); Wigginton struck out; Towles flied to center; On a bunt Bourn singled to pitcher; Bourn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: VAZQUEZ BATTED FOR BYRD; Vazquez was called out on strikes; HAMILTON BATTED FOR DURAN; Hamilton grounded out (first unassisted); Kinsler singled to right; VALVERDE REPLACED BROCAIL (PITCHING); Catalanotto doubled to left [Kinsler scored]; Young grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 4. ASTROS 9TH: MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); VAZQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HAMILTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILSON REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Matsui walked; Tejada grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Matsui out at second]; Berkman struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Berkman stole second; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: ERSTAD REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); Bradley struck out; Murphy struck out; Laird singled to left; Boggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Rangers 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 13 0 9 Rangers 4 8 0 3
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