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Astros
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
May 18, 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 18, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 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 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon Backe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kason Gabbard |
| Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,561 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Angel Campos 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | DH |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | First Baseman |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| J.R. Towles | Catcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Frank Catalanotto | First Baseman |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Milton Bradley | DH |
| David Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Brandon Boggs | Left Fielder |
| Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
| German Duran | Third Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
May 18, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Gabbard
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Catalanotto scoops it up and throws to first, with Gabbard covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Gabbard
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Gabbard
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Backe
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Backe
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Backe
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Gabbard
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duran fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gabbard
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabbard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Gabbard
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Backe
Bradley hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Backe
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 -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Backe
Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Gabbard
Loretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boggs. Loretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wigginton vs. Gabbard
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Towles vs. Gabbard
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Gabbard
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Gabbard
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Backe
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Backe
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Backe
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Gabbard
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Gabbard
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Gabbard
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Gabbard
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tejada moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Loretta vs. Gabbard
Loretta takes first base on ball four. Tejada scores. Berkman moves to third. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Wigginton vs. Gabbard
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Berkman scores. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Towles vs. Gabbard
Towles hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Towles reaches second base with a double. Pence scores. Wigginton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Bourn vs. Gabbard
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Backe
Kinsler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Backe
Catalanotto hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Kinsler moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Backe
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui catches it. Kinsler is tagging up. There's the throw, and Kinsler is out at the plate. That's a double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Backe
Bradley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Gabbard
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Catalanotto fields the ball and throws to Gabbard covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Gabbard
Tejada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Matsui goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Gabbard
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Gabbard
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tejada tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Gabbard
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabbard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Gabbard
Loretta takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wigginton vs. Gabbard
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabbard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Backe
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Backe
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Backe
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Rupe
Josh Rupe now pitching.
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Rupe
Bourn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Rupe
There goes Bourn. The throw from Laird and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Rupe
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Backe
Byrd 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, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Backe
Duran hits a popup, foul, towards first. Loretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Backe
Kinsler strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rupe
Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Rupe
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Rupe
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Rupe
Pence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Loretta vs. Rupe
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Backe
Catalanotto hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Backe
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Backe
Bradley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Backe
Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Brocail
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Wright
Towles hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wright
Bourn bunts towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Wright
There goes Bourn. The throw from Laird and he is out, Kinsler applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Brocail
Ramon Vazquez pinch hits for Marlon Byrd.
Vazquez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Brocail
Josh Hamilton pinch hits for German Duran.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamilton for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Brocail
Kinsler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching.
Catalanotto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Catalanotto reaches second base with a double. Kinsler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Valverde
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
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wilson
David Murphy now playing center field. Ramon Vazquez now playing third base. Josh Hamilton now playing right field. C.J. Wilson now pitching.
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Wilson
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wilson
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wilson
There goes Berkman. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Berkman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Wilson
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Valverde
Darin Erstad now playing left field.
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Valverde
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Valverde
Laird hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Valverde
Boggs strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2008 -- Houston at Texas (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Bourn M, cf 4 0 2 0 Kinsler I, 2b 4 1 2 0
Matsui K, 2b 4 1 2 0 Catalanotto F, 1b 4 0 2 1
Tejada M, ss 5 2 3 1 Young M, ss 4 1 1 0
Berkman L, dh 5 1 2 0 Bradley M, dh 4 1 1 2
Lee C, lf 4 0 0 1 Murphy D, rf-cf 4 1 1 1
Erstad D, lf 0 0 0 0 Laird G, c 4 0 1 0
Pence H, rf 4 1 2 0 Boggs B, lf 4 0 0 0
Loretta M, 1b 2 0 1 1 Byrd M, cf 2 0 0 0
Wigginton T, 3b 4 0 0 1 Vazquez R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Towles J, c 4 0 1 1 Duran G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hamilton J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
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36 5 13 5 34 4 8 4
Houston 000 320 000 -- 5
Texas 000 000 310 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Backe B (W) 6.1 5 3 3 0 5
Brocail D 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Valverde J (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Gabbard K (L) 5.0 9 5 5 3 4
Rupe J 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Wright J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wilson C 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
DP -- Houston 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Houston 9, Texas 3
2B -- Loretta M, Towles J, Tejada M, Catalanotto F
HR -- Bradley M, Murphy D
SB -- Berkman L
CS -- Bourn M 2
SF -- Lee C
WP -- Wilson C
T -- 3:00
A -- 33561
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