Astros 4, 
Rangers 3
| W: | B. Moehler (4-3) |
| L: | E. Hurley (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (19) |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 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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| Game Notes |
| TEXAS' JOSH HAMILTON LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO LEFT KNEE INFLAMMATION. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 40,052 (97.7% 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 |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, June 24th 2008
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 12 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 14 |
| LA Angels | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Seattle | 11 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |