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Astros
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
May 17, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros, played on May 17, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vicente Padilla |
| Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,534 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Marty Foster 3B: Angel Campos |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | DH |
| Darin Erstad | Left Fielder |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Josh Hamilton | Right Fielder |
| Milton Bradley | DH |
| David Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Frank Catalanotto | First Baseman |
| Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Ramon Vazquez | Third Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
May 17, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Padilla
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Padilla
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Padilla
There goes Matsui. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Padilla
Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matsui scores. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Padilla
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Padilla
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Padilla
There's a wild pitch. Tejada moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Erstad vs. Padilla
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards first. Catalanotto scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erstad for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Oswalt
Kinsler hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Oswalt
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Bradley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Oswalt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Padilla
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Padilla
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Padilla
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Oswalt
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Oswalt
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Oswalt
Byrd hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Oswalt
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Oswalt
Kinsler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Padilla
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Padilla
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Padilla
Padilla fires to first and picks off Matsui. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Padilla
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Oswalt
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Bradley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wigginton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Oswalt
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Padilla
Berkman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Padilla
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Padilla
Erstad hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Padilla
Wigginton hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Padilla
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Oswalt
Laird bunts towards the mound. Oswalt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Oswalt
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Oswalt
Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vazquez vs. Oswalt
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Byrd moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kinsler vs. Oswalt
Kinsler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Padilla
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Padilla
Pence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Padilla
Matsui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Oswalt
Hamilton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Oswalt
Brandon Boggs pinch runs for Josh Hamilton.
Bradley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Oswalt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to third. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Laird vs. Oswalt
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Padilla
Brandon Boggs now playing left field. David Murphy now playing right field.
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Padilla
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Padilla
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Padilla
There's a wild pitch. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Erstad vs. Padilla
Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Oswalt
Catalanotto hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Oswalt
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vazquez vs. Oswalt
Vazquez hits a fly ball towards right. Pence catches it and throws to Matsui, who relays to Tejada, who tags Byrd for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Padilla
Wigginton hits a line drive into left field. Boggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Padilla
Bourn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Padilla
Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Padilla
There goes Bourn. The throw from Laird and he is out, Kinsler applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Oswalt
Kinsler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kinsler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Byrdak
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bradley vs. Byrdak
Bradley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Byrdak
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kinsler scores. Young moves to third. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Laird vs. Nieve
Fernando Nieve now pitching.
Laird hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Bradley moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Catalanotto vs. Nieve
Catalanotto hits a line drive towards the mound. Nieve catches it and throws to first to double up Laird. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Benoit
Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
Pence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Benoit
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Benoit
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Benoit
Berkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Nieve
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Nieve
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Nieve
Kinsler strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Nieve
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards first. Catalanotto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Guardado
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Guardado
Wigginton hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Boggs. Wigginton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Guardado
Bourn hits a line drive into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/2008 -- Houston at Texas (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Pence H, rf 4 0 1 0 Kinsler I, 2b 4 1 1 0
Matsui K, 2b 2 1 0 0 Young M, ss 5 1 1 0
Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 1 Hamilton J, rf 3 1 2 0
Berkman L, 1b 3 1 2 1 Boggs B, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Lee C, dh 4 0 0 0 Bradley M, dh 3 1 2 2
Erstad D, lf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, lf-rf 4 0 1 1
Wigginton T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Laird G, c 4 0 1 1
Bourn M, cf 4 0 1 0 Catalanotto F, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Byrd M, cf 4 1 3 2
Vazquez R, 3b 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 36 6 14 6
Houston 100 100 000 -- 2
Texas 220 000 20x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (L)* 6.0 11 6 6 1 1
Byrdak T 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Nieve F 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla V (W) 7.0 5 2 2 3 6
Benoit J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Guardado E 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 6, Texas 8
2B -- Wigginton T
HR -- Bradley M, Byrd M, Berkman L
SB -- Matsui K, Young M, Kinsler I
CS -- Bourn M
WP -- Padilla V 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 38534
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