Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - May 18, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for May 18, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Texas won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, May 16
Houston	8	Final
Texas	16	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 17
Houston	2	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 18
Houston	5	Final
Texas	4	Final
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Astros 5

(25-20, 14-14 away)

Rangers 4

(22-23, 12-11 home)

Alerts

3:05 PM ET, May 18, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

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

W: B. Backe (3-5)

L: K. Gabbard (1-1)

S: J. Valverde (12)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	4	0	2	0	1	1	2	.192
K Matsui 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	.291
M Tejada SS	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	.344
L Berkman DH	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.399
C Lee LF	4	0	0	1	0	1	4	.281
D Erstad LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
H Pence RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.289
M Loretta 1B	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	.239
T Wigginton 3B	4	0	0	1	0	2	5	.215
J Towles C	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	.149
Totals	36	5	13	5	4	8	20
BATTING 2B: M Loretta (5, K Gabbard); J Towles (4, K Gabbard); M Tejada (13, K Gabbard) RBI: M Loretta (11), T Wigginton (4), J Towles (12), M Tejada (34), C Lee (31) SF: C Lee 2-out RBI: J Towles GIDP: M Tejada 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, M Bourn 2, C Lee 1, M Loretta 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: L Berkman (8, 2nd base off C Wilson/G Laird) CS: M Bourn 2 (3, 2nd base by J Rupe/G Laird, 2nd base by J Wright/G Laird)
FIELDING DP: 1 (K Matsui-J Towles).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (W, 3-5)	6.1	5	3	3	0	5	2	91-57	4.58
D Brocail (H, 6)	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	26-17	3.37
J Valverde (S, 12)	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	27-20	3.91
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	0	9	2	144-94
PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 23; D Brocail 5; J Valverde 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 6-7; D Brocail 2-1; J Valverde 1-0 Game Scores: B Backe 56

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.302
F Catalanotto 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.258
M Young SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.286
M Bradley DH	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.321
D Murphy RF-CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.284
G Laird C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.277
B Boggs LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.246
M Byrd CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.184
a-R Vazquez PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
G Duran 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
b-J Hamilton PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
Totals	34	4	8	4	0	9	5
a-struck out looking for M Byrd in the 8th b-grounded to first for G Duran in the 8th
BATTING 2B: F Catalanotto (8, J Valverde) HR: M Bradley (8, 7th inning off B Backe 1 on, 1 Out); D Murphy (6, 7th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Bradley 2 (25), D Murphy (28), F Catalanotto (6) 2-out RBI: F Catalanotto Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Young 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 2 (I Kinsler-M Young-F Catalanotto 2).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Gabbard (L, 1-1)	5.0	9	5	5	3	4	0	85-49	3.12
J Rupe	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	28-19	3.86
J Wright	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	3.12
C Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-11	4.82
Totals	9.0	13	5	5	4	8	0	140-85
PITCHING WP: C Wilson Batters faced: K Gabbard 26; J Rupe 8; J Wright 3; C Wilson 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Gabbard 9-2; J Rupe 2-2; J Wright 0-1; C Wilson 2-0 Game Scores: K Gabbard 30

Scoring Summary

			HOU	TEX
	4th	M Loretta walked, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to third, H Pence to second.	1	0
	4th	T Wigginton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Berkman scored, M Loretta out at second, H Pence to third.	2	0
	4th	J Towles doubled to deep right, H Pence scored, T Wigginton to third.	3	0
	5th	M Tejada doubled to right center, K Matsui scored.	4	0
	5th	C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, M Tejada scored.	5	0
	7th	M Bradley homered to right, M Young scored.	5	2
	7th	D Murphy homered to right.	5	3
	8th	F Catalanotto doubled to left, I Kinsler scored.	5	4
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Game Notes

MILTON BRADLEY AND DAVID MURPHY HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING.
HOUSTON MANAGER CECIL COOPER WAS EJECTED BY SECOND BASE UMPIRE ANGEL CAMPOS IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING A CAUGHT STEALING CALL.
HUNTER PENCE EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING.
LANCE BERKMAN EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING.