Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

35-41, 18-25 Away

Final

44-31, 30-13 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. BournCF	0-5	0	0	0	.229
K. Matsui2B	2-3	0	0	0	.271
M. Loretta2B	1-1	0	0	0	.264
M. TejadaSS	0-2	1	0	0	.294
L. Berkman1B	0-4	0	0	0	.354
C. LeeDH	1-4	1	1	2	.276
H. PenceRF	1-4	1	1	1	.273
T. Wigginton3B	0-2	0	0	0	.262
R. AbercrombieLF	0-3	0	0	0	.222
G. BlumPH	0-1	0	0	0	.232
D. ErstadLF	0-0	0	0	0	.295
H. QuinteroC	1-4	0	0	0	.217

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Backe	6.2	6	2	4	5	85-48	4.82
W. Wright	0.1	0	0	1	1	12-6	4.97
C. Sampson	0.2	0	0	1	0	6-1	5.46
D. Brocail	0.1	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.35
J. Valverde	1.0	0	0	0	1	10-7	4.00

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

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


HOU
TB

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

Scoring Summary

		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

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Astros
4
Rays
3

Game 1

21/6

Astros
3
Rays
4

Game 2

21/6

Astros
3
Rays
2

Game 3

22/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	20	11	.645	-	W1
Chicago	19	12	.613	1	W2
St. Louis	18	13	.581	2	W4
Milwaukee	16	14	.533	3.5	W1
Pittsburgh	16	16	.500	4.5	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	20	11	.645	-	L1
Tampa Bay	18	12	.600	1.5	L1
Baltimore	15	16	.484	5	L1
Toronto	14	16	.467	5.5	W2
Boston	12	19	.387	8	L2

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

Game Information

B. Backe5-8

S. Kazmir6-3

J. Valverde18

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