Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

May 18, 2008

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	5	13	0	9
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	8	0	3

loss:

K. Gabbard(1-1)win: Houston Astros logo

B. Backe(3-5)save: Houston Astros logo

J. Valverde(12)

Scoring Summary

HOUTEX

4Mark Loretta walks. Miguel Tejada scores. Lance Berkman to 3rd. Hunter Pence to 2nd. [1 run] 10
4Ty Wigginton grounds into a force out, shortstop Michael Young to second baseman Ian Kinsler. Lance Berkman scores. Hunter Pence to 3rd. Mark Loretta out at 2nd. Ty Wigginton to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
4J.R. Towles doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder David Murphy. Hunter Pence scores. Ty Wigginton to 3rd. [1 run] 30
5Miguel Tejada doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder David Murphy. Kazuo Matsui scores. [1 run] 40
5Carlos Lee out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder David Murphy. Miguel Tejada scores. [1 run] [1 out] 50
7Milton Bradley homers (8) on a line drive to right field. Michael Young scores. [2 runs] 52
7David Murphy homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 53
8Frank Catalanotto doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Lee. Ian Kinsler scores. [1 run] 54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael BournCF	2	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.192
2Kazuo Matsui2B	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.291
3Miguel TejadaSS	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	.344
4Lance BerkmanDH	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.399
5Carlos LeeLF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.281
Darin ErstadLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
6Hunter PenceRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.289
7Mark Loretta1B	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	.239
8Ty Wigginton3B	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	5	.215
9J.R. TowlesC	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.149

TOTAL	13	36	5	5	8	4	0	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brandon BackeRHP	6.1	5	3	3	5	0	2	91	4.58
Doug BrocailRHP	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	26	3.38
Jose ValverdeRHP	1.1	2	0	0	3	0	0	27	3.91

TOTAL	8.3	8	4	4	9	0	2	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian Kinsler2B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	.302
2Frank Catalanotto1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.258
3Michael YoungSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	.286
4Milton BradleyDH	1	4	1	2	2	1	1	.321
5David MurphyRF-CF	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	.284
6Gerald LairdC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.277
7Brandon BoggsLF	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	.246
8Marlon ByrdCF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.184
Ramon VazquezPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333
9German Duran3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Josh HamiltonPH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.318
TOTAL	8	34	4	4	9	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kason GabbardLHP	5.0	9	5	5	4	3	85	3.12
Josh RupeRHP	2.0	3	0	0	1	0	28	3.86
Jamey WrightRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	10	3.12
C.J. WilsonLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	17	4.82
TOTAL	9.0	13	5	5	8	4	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUTEX

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Michael Bourn grounds out, first baseman Frank Catalanotto to pitcher Kason Gabbard. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Kazuo Matsui singles on a line drive to left fielder Brandon Boggs.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Miguel Tejada grounds into a double play, second baseman Ian Kinsler to shortstop Michael Young to first baseman Frank Catalanotto. Kazuo Matsui out at 2nd. Miguel Tejada out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Ian Kinsler grounds out, third baseman Ty Wigginton to first baseman Mark Loretta. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Frank Catalanotto grounds out, third baseman Ty Wigginton to first baseman Mark Loretta. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Michael Young flies out to right fielder Hunter Pence. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

TEX

5Runs4

13Hits8

0Errors0

.361Batting Avg.235

36At Bats34

3Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks0

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts9

9Left on Base3

16Total Bases15

Game Details

Sunday, May 18, 2008 · 3:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 33,561 (83.3%)

weather: 89 degrees, sunny