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Series: Game 3 of 3

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Houston won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, June 20
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Game 2: Saturday, June 21
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Game 3: Sunday, June 22
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Astros 3

(35-41, 18-25 away)

Rays 2

(44-31, 30-13 home)

1:40 PM ET, June 22, 2008

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida 

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W: B. Backe (5-8)

L: S. Kazmir (6-3)

S: J. Valverde (18)

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Houston - Top of 1st		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
M Bourn struck out looking.00
K Matsui doubled to right.00
K Matsui safe at third on throwing error by pitcher S Kazmir.00
M Tejada popped out to first.00
L Berkman struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
A Iwamura flied out to center.00
C Crawford flied out to left.00
W Aybar fouled out to catcher.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 2nd		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
C Lee popped out to shortstop.00
H Pence struck out swinging.00
T Wigginton struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
E Hinske walked.00
E Longoria homered to center, E Hinske scored.02
C Floyd reached on infield single to shortstop.02
D Navarro grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Floyd out at second.02
G Gross struck out swinging.02
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 3rd		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
R Abercrombie struck out swinging.02
H Quintero flied out to left.02
M Bourn popped out to second.02
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
J Bartlett hit by pitch.02
A Iwamura flied out to center.02
C Crawford singled to center, J Bartlett to second.02
W Aybar grounded out to second, J Bartlett to third, C Crawford to second.02
E Hinske struck out swinging.02
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 4th		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
K Matsui singled to left.02
M Tejada flied out to center.02
L Berkman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Matsui out at second.02
C Lee grounded out to second.02
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
E Longoria grounded out to shortstop.02
C Floyd struck out swinging.02
D Navarro doubled to deep right.02
G Gross singled to right, D Navarro thrown out at home.02
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 5th		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
H Pence homered to left.12
T Wigginton walked.12
R Abercrombie struck out swinging.12
H Quintero lined out to left.12
M Bourn struck out looking.12
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
J Bartlett fouled out to first.12
A Iwamura popped out to first.12
C Crawford walked.12
W Aybar walked, C Crawford to second.12
C Crawford caught stealing third, catcher to third.12
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 6th		SCORE
Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
K Matsui grounded out to shortstop.12
M Tejada walked.12
L Berkman fouled out to first.12
C Lee homered to left, M Tejada scored.32
G Balfour relieved S Kazmir.32
H Pence struck out looking.32
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
M Loretta at second base.32
E Hinske lined out to right.32
E Longoria struck out swinging.32
C Floyd struck out swinging.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 7th		SCORE
Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
T Wigginton grounded out to second.32
R Abercrombie struck out swinging.32
H Quintero flied out to right.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Brandon Backe pitching for HoustonHOUTB
D Navarro grounded out to first.32
G Gross flied out to center.32
J Bartlett walked.32
A Iwamura singled to center, J Bartlett to second.32
W Wright relieved B Backe.32
J Bartlett stole third, A Iwamura stole second.32
C Crawford struck out swinging.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 8th		SCORE
Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
M Bourn struck out swinging.32
M Loretta singled to right.32
M Tejada walked, M Loretta to second.32
L Berkman struck out looking.32
D Wheeler relieved G Balfour.32
C Lee popped out to second.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Wesley Wright pitching for HoustonHOUTB
W Aybar walked.32
J Ruggiano hit for E Hinske.32
C Sampson relieved W Wright.32
J Ruggiano grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Aybar out at second.32
E Longoria walked.32
D Brocail relieved C Sampson.32
C Floyd flied out to right.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 9th		SCORE
Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa BayHOUTB
J Ruggiano in right field.32
J Ruggiano in center field.32
G Gross in right field.32
H Pence grounded out to first.32
T Wigginton walked.32
G Blum hit for R Abercrombie.32
G Blum struck out swinging.32
H Quintero singled to left, T Wigginton to second.32
T Miller relieved D Wheeler.32
M Bourn popped out to shortstop.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th		SCORE
Jose Valverde pitching for HoustonHOUTB
D Erstad in left field.32
J Valverde relieved D Brocail.32
D Navarro grounded out to second.32
G Gross flied out to center.32
B Upton hit for J Bartlett.32
B Upton struck out swinging.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors