Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

17-27, 7-17 Away

Final

21-22, 11-12 Home


TEX
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	3	0	0	2	0	1	2	5	14	18	1
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

B. McCarthy4-4

6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

W. Williams1-6

4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

Rangers Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
M. YoungSS
M. Teixeira1B
V. DíazRF
W. LittletonP
N. CruzLF
I. Kinsler2B
G. LairdC
R. Vazquez3B
B. McCarthyP
J. BenoitP
aT. MetcalfPH
K. MaharRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	1	2	1	2	0	.246	.323	.377
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228	.268	.372
6	2	4	3	2	0	1	.299	.385	.527
5	2	4	3	2	0	1	.308	.325	.744
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.207	.264	.310
4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.239	.317	.486
4	2	3	1	0	1	0	.230	.317	.303
3	3	3	5	1	2	0	.750	.800	1.625
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286
41	14	18	14	6	6	8

a-walked for J Benoit in the 8th

Batting
2BN Cruz (6, W Williams); G Laird (4, W Williams); R Vazquez (1, B Moehler)
HRM Teixeira 2 (8, 1st inning off W Williams 0 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 2 Out); R Vazquez (2, 2nd inning off W Williams 1 on, 1 Out); V Diaz 2 (5, 5th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off R White 0 on, 0 Out); K Lofton (4, 9th inning off B Moehler 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Teixeira 3 (26), G Laird (9), R Vazquez 5 (6), V Diaz 3 (9), K Lofton 2 (12)
2Out RBIM Teixeira 3, V Diaz
SHB McCarthy; I Kinsler
Team LOB8

Baserunning
CSK Lofton 2 (3, 2nd base by W Williams/H Quintero, 3rd base by W Williams/H Quintero)
SBK Lofton (14, 2nd base off W Williams/H Quintero)

Fielding
EI Kinsler (10, catch)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
A. EverettSS
M. LorettaSS-2B
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
M. Lamb3B
H. PenceCF
L. ScottRF
H. QuinteroC
W. WilliamsP
R. WhiteP
aJ. LanePH
T. MillerP
B. MoehlerP
bO. PalmeiroPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.285	.407
0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.250	.263
4	0	1	0	0	0	.338	.395	.392
3	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.424	.381
3	0	0	0	1	0	.311	.349	.527
4	0	1	0	0	0	.339	.435	.475
4	1	2	0	0	0	.364	.402	.675
4	0	1	1	0	1	.237	.323	.430
4	0	1	0	0	1	.235	.297	.265
1	0	0	0	0	1	.136	.136	.273
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.206	.418
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
1	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.324	.148
34	1	6	1	2	5

a-struck out swinging for R White in the 7th

b-flied out to left for B Moehler in the 9th

Batting
2BM Loretta (4, B McCarthy); H Pence (6, B McCarthy)
3BH Pence (3, B McCarthy)
RBIL Scott (24)
Team LOB8

Fielding
EM Lamb (4, line drive)

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
B. McCarthy(W,5-10)
J. Benoit
W. Littleton
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	1	1	2	2	100-63	5.82
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	14-9	3.74
2.0	2	0	0	0	0	36-22	0.00
9.0	6	1	1	2	5	150-94

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB McCarthy 6-10; J Benoit 0-0; W Littleton 5-1
Game ScoresB McCarthy 60

Astros Pitching

pitchers
W. Williams(L,8-15)
R. White
T. Miller
B. Moehler
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	8	5	5	3	5	3	82-49	5.52
3.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	39-25	2.14
0.2	1	2	2	2	1	0	23-11	5.54
1.1	6	5	5	0	1	2	27-21	6.43
9.0	18	14	14	6	8	6	171-106

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Williams 2-3; R White 4-3; T Miller 1-0; B Moehler 1-2
Game ScoresW Williams 28

Scoring Summary

		TEX	HOU
1st	M Teixeira homered to right center.	1	0
2nd	G Laird doubled to left, N Cruz scored.	2	0
2nd	R Vazquez homered to right, G Laird scored.	4	0
2nd	L Scott grounded out to second, H Pence scored.	4	1
5th	V Diaz homered to right.	5	1
5th	R Vazquez singled to left center, I Kinsler scored, G Laird to third.	6	1
7th	V Diaz homered to right.	7	1
8th	M Teixeira singled to left, R Vazquez scored, K Lofton to second.	8	1
8th	V Diaz singled to center, K Lofton scored, M Teixeira to second.	9	1
9th	R Vazquez doubled to deep center, I Kinsler and G Laird scored.	11	1
9th	K Lofton homered to right, R Vazquez scored.	13	1
9th	M Teixeira homered to right.	14	1

Rangers
7
Astros
4

Game 1

19/5

Rangers
1
Astros
6

Game 2

20/5

Rangers
14
Astros
1

Game 3

20/5

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 20 May 2007

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 39,938

Game Time:3:04

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Third Base Umpire - Rick Reed

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

B. McCarthy4-4

W. Williams1-6

Scoring Summary

Inning

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