Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays
35-41, 18-25 Away
3
35-41, 18-25 Away
Final
44-31, 30-13 Home
2
44-31, 30-13 Home
Astros Hitting
a-struck out swinging for R Abercrombie in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BK Matsui (13, S Kazmir)
- HRH Pence (10, 5th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); C Lee (17, 6th inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIH Pence (37), C Lee 2 (58)
- 2Out RBIC Lee 2
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman)
- AssistsH Pence (D Navarro at Home)
Rays Hitting
a-grounded to second for E Hinske in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for J Bartlett in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Navarro (12, B Backe)
- HRE Longoria (12, 2nd inning off B Backe 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Longoria 2 (37)
- GIDPD Navarro; J Ruggiano
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSC Crawford (6, 3rd base by B Backe/H Quintero)
- SBJ Bartlett (16, 3rd base off W Wright/H Quintero); A Iwamura (5, 2nd base off W Wright/H Quintero)
- Fielding
- ES Kazmir (1, throw)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Backe(W,5-8) |
W. Wright(H,5) |
C. Sampson(H,2) |
D. Brocail(H,13) |
J. Valverde(S,18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 85-48 | 4.82 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 4.97 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-1 | 5.46 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.00 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 115-64 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 5-8; W Wright 0-0; C Sampson 2-0; D Brocail 0-1; J Valverde 1-1
- Game ScoresB Backe 55
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Kazmir(L,6-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 106-73 | 2.03 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40-26 | 1.46 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 1.83 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 4.12 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 173-117 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Bartlett (By B Backe)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Kazmir 3-7; G Balfour 1-1; D Wheeler 1-1; T Miller 0-1
- Game ScoresS Kazmir 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Longoria homered to center, E Hinske scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | H Pence homered to left. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | C Lee homered to left, M Tejada scored. | 3 | 2 | |
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
6:40 PM, 22 June 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 19,778
Game Time:3:14
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Reilly
- First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League East Standings
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