Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - June 24, 2008

Scores for Jun 24, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 6/24)

(39-39, 20-22 away)

(36-41, 18-16 home)

8:05 PM ET, June 24, 2008

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.303
F Catalanotto 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.276
M Young SS	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.278
J Hamilton CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.310
B Boggs LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.266
M Byrd RF-CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.256
D Murphy LF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.273
J Saltalamacchia C	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.219
R Vazquez 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	2	.331
E Hurley P	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
a-M Bradley PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.330
F Francisco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Benoit P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Rupe P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-C Shelton PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.216
Totals	32	3	7	3	5	8	13
a-flied out to left for E Hurley in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Rupe in the 9th
BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (23, B Moehler); D Murphy (22, B Moehler) HR: R Vazquez (5, 9th inning off J Valverde 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Young (39), R Vazquez 2 (26) GIDP: J Hamilton, M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Boggs 2, M Bradley 1, M Byrd 2 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: M Young (5, 3rd base off J Valverde/H Quintero); B Boggs (2, 2nd base off J Valverde/H Quintero)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Hurley (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	2	2	3	1	0	88-53	4.24
F Francisco	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	3.99
J Benoit	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	1	19-7	6.10
J Rupe	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.70
Totals	8.0	8	4	4	5	1	1	119-69
PITCHING Batters faced: E Hurley 26; F Francisco 3; J Benoit 5; J Rupe 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Hurley 4-12; F Francisco 2-1; J Benoit 0-1; J Rupe 0-1 Game Scores: E Hurley 50

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.230
M Loretta 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.266
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Tejada SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.291
L Berkman 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	.358
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.275
R Abercrombie PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
H Pence RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.273
T Wigginton 3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	2	.270
H Quintero C	4	0	1	1	0	0	5	.222
B Moehler P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Newhan 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	4	8	4	5	1	15
a-grounded to second for W Wright in the 7th
BATTING 2B: L Berkman (24, E Hurley); H Quintero (2, E Hurley); M Loretta (8, E Hurley); C Lee (21, J Benoit) HR: L Berkman (21, 8th inning off J Benoit 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Wigginton (12), H Quintero (1), L Berkman 2 (62) 2-out RBI: T Wigginton, H Quintero Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Quintero 1, B Moehler 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: M Bourn (7, 2nd base by E Hurley/J Saltalamacchia)
FIELDING DP: 2 (L Berkman-M Tejada-L Berkman, M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Moehler (W, 4-3)	6.1	5	1	1	2	5	0	93-58	4.03
W Wright (H, 6)	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-7	4.85
D Brocail (H, 14)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18-8	3.29
J Valverde (S, 19)	1.1	1	2	2	1	3	1	27-16	4.34
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	5	8	1	151-89
PITCHING Batters faced: B Moehler 24; W Wright 3; D Brocail 4; J Valverde 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 8-6; W Wright 1-1; D Brocail 1-1; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: B Moehler 62

			TEX	HOU
	1st	M Young singled to right, I Kinsler scored.	1	0
	2nd	T Wigginton singled to left, L Berkman scored, T Wigginton to second advancing on throw.	1	1
	2nd	H Quintero doubled to deep left, T Wigginton scored.	1	2
	8th	L Berkman homered to right center, M Tejada scored.	1	4
	9th	R Vazquez homered to right, J Saltalamacchia scored.	3	4
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TEXAS' JOSH HAMILTON LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO LEFT KNEE INFLAMMATION.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	40,052 (95.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:51
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Brian Gorman

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