Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Box Score - June 22, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Jun 22, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Houston won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, June 20
Houston	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, June 21
Houston	3	Final
Tampa Bay	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, June 22
Houston	3	Final
Tampa Bay	2	Final
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Astros 3

(35-41, 18-25 away)

Rays 2

(44-31, 30-13 home)

Alerts

1:40 PM ET, June 22, 2008

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

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

W: B. Backe (5-8)

L: S. Kazmir (6-3)

S: J. Valverde (18)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	.232
K Matsui 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.271
M Loretta 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264
M Tejada SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	.294
L Berkman 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.354
C Lee DH	4	1	1	2	0	0	3	.276
H Pence RF	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.273
T Wigginton 3B	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.262
R Abercrombie LF	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.222
a-G Blum PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.232
D Erstad LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295
H Quintero C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.217
Totals	33	3	6	3	4	12	16
a-struck out swinging for R Abercrombie in the 9th
BATTING 2B: K Matsui (13, S Kazmir) HR: H Pence (10, 5th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); C Lee (17, 6th inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Pence (37), C Lee 2 (58) 2-out RBI: C Lee 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Bourn 1, C Lee 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: H Pence (D Navarro at Home).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (W, 5-8)	6.2	6	2	2	4	5	1	85-48	4.82
W Wright (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	12-6	4.97
C Sampson (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6-1	5.46
D Brocail (H, 13)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.35
J Valverde (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	4.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	6	7	1	115-64
PITCHING HBP: J Bartlett (By B Backe) Batters faced: B Backe 28; W Wright 2; C Sampson 2; D Brocail 1; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 5-8; W Wright 0-0; C Sampson 2-0; D Brocail 0-1; J Valverde 1-1 Game Scores: B Backe 55

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Iwamura 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.267
C Crawford LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.279
W Aybar 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.256
E Hinske RF	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	.258
a-J Ruggiano PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
E Longoria 3B	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	.249
C Floyd DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.257
D Navarro C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.323
G Gross CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.243
J Bartlett SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
b-B Upton PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287
Totals	29	2	6	2	6	7	10
a-grounded to second for E Hinske in the 8th b-struck out swinging for J Bartlett in the 9th
BATTING 2B: D Navarro (12, B Backe) HR: E Longoria (12, 2nd inning off B Backe 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Longoria 2 (37) GIDP: D Navarro, J Ruggiano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Hinske 2, C Crawford 2 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (16, 3rd base off W Wright/H Quintero); A Iwamura (5, 2nd base off W Wright/H Quintero) CS: C Crawford (6, 3rd base by B Backe/H Quintero)
FIELDING E: S Kazmir (1, throw)

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Kazmir (L, 6-3)	5.2	4	3	3	2	7	2	106-73	2.03
G Balfour	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	40-26	1.46
D Wheeler	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	25-16	1.83
T Miller	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	4.12
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	12	2	173-117
PITCHING Batters faced: S Kazmir 23; G Balfour 8; D Wheeler 5; T Miller 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 3-7; G Balfour 1-1; D Wheeler 1-1; T Miller 0-1 Game Scores: S Kazmir 54

Game Notes

HOUSTON'S KAZ MATSUI LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING.