Final in 10
Texas leads 2-0 (as of 6/17)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 16 | ||
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| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 17 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final in 10 |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 18 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | |
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8:05 PM ET, June 17, 2009
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: C. Wilson (4-3)
L: J. Fulchino (2-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| M Bourn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Bourn stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop, M Bourn to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada grounded out to second, M Bourn scored. | 1 | 0 |
| C Lee singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| L Berkman lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| I Kinsler doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| I Kinsler stole third, I Kinsler scored on throwing error by catcher I Rodriguez. | 1 | 1 |
| M Young flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| H Blalock struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| N Cruz grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| K Matsui doubled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Michaels flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| D Murphy struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Davis grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| M Bourn reached on bunt single to first. | 1 | 1 |
| J Keppinger struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Bourn out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Saltalamacchia homered to center. | 1 | 2 |
| O Vizquel lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| I Kinsler reached on bunt single to third. | 1 | 2 |
| M Young grounded into double play, third to second to first, I Kinsler out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| C Lee homered to center. | 2 | 2 |
| L Berkman grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| H Pence doubled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| K Matsui singled to center, H Pence scored. | 3 | 2 |
| J Michaels grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Matsui out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| H Blalock flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| N Cruz homered to right. | 3 | 3 |
| D Murphy grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Byrd walked. | 3 | 3 |
| C Davis struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| M Bourn grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| J Keppinger flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| M Tejada walked. | 3 | 3 |
| C Lee walked, M Tejada to second. | 3 | 3 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| O Vizquel singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| O Vizquel stole second, O Vizquel safe at third on throwing error by catcher I Rodriguez. | 3 | 3 |
| I Kinsler hit sacrifice fly to center, O Vizquel scored. | 3 | 4 |
| M Young lined out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| J Grilli relieved M Harrison. | 3 | 4 |
| H Pence singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| I Rodriguez singled to right, H Pence to second. | 3 | 4 |
| K Matsui sacrificed to pitcher, H Pence to third, I Rodriguez to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| H Blalock singled to right center. | 3 | 4 |
| N Cruz singled to center, H Blalock to second. | 3 | 4 |
| D Murphy struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| M Byrd grounded out to first, H Blalock to third, N Cruz to second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Davis flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| D O'Day relieved J Grilli. | 3 | 4 |
| J Keppinger reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Keppinger out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Lee struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| C Sampson relieved R Ortiz. | 3 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| O Vizquel flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| I Kinsler fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Guardado pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| E Guardado relieved D O'Day. | 3 | 4 |
| L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| H Pence homered to right center. | 4 | 4 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| K Matsui grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| L Hawkins relieved C Sampson. | 4 | 4 |
| M Young singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| H Blalock struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| N Cruz lined out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| D Murphy grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| C Wilson relieved E Guardado. | 4 | 4 |
| J Michaels singled to left. | 4 | 4 |
| M Bourn bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, J Michaels out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Bourn caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| J Keppinger singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| M Tejada fouled out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Valverde relieved L Hawkins. | 4 | 4 |
| M Byrd doubled to deep right center. | 4 | 4 |
| C Davis flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| A Jones hit for O Vizquel. | 4 | 4 |
| A Jones struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| E Andrus at shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| C Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| L Berkman grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| H Pence doubled to deep right center. | 4 | 4 |
| I Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fulchino pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Fulchino relieved J Valverde. | 4 | 4 |
| I Kinsler safe at first on error by third baseman J Keppinger. | 4 | 4 |
| I Kinsler stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Young singled to left, I Kinsler to third. | 4 | 4 |
| H Blalock intentionally walked, M Young to second. | 4 | 4 |
| N Cruz flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| D Murphy singled to left, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, H Blalock to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||