Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - May 18, 2012

Scores for May 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Texas leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)

(25-15, 14-6 away)

(17-22, 12-9 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, May 18, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: R. Ross (5-0)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	5	1	3	0	0	0	27	.287	.362	.476
E Andrus SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	20	.318	.394	.409
J Hamilton LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	14	.392	.444	.804
A Beltre 3B	3	2	2	2	0	0	12	.311	.338	.556
M Young 1B	3	0	2	1	1	0	17	.277	.305	.384
N Cruz RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	14	.265	.321	.406
M Napoli C	4	0	0	0	0	2	16	.242	.329	.460
C Gentry CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	13	.328	.386	.438
N Feliz P	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
R Ross P	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
K Uehara P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-M Moreland PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.280	.340	.516
J Nathan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	4	11	4	2	9	146
a-grounded to first for K Uehara in the 9th
BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (12, W Rodriguez); A Beltre (9, W Rodriguez); M Young (8, W Rodriguez) HR: A Beltre (8, 7th inning off F Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Beltre 2 (25), N Cruz (21), M Young (21) SF: A Beltre 2-out RBI: N Cruz, A Beltre GIDP: E Andrus Rangers RISP: 3-11 (M Young 1-1, J Hamilton 1-2, A Beltre 0-1, N Cruz 1-2, M Napoli 0-2, N Feliz 0-1, E Andrus 0-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Hamilton (3, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/J Castro); E Andrus (8, 2nd base off R Cruz/J Castro)
FIELDING DP: 1 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Young).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Feliz	4.2	3	1	1	5	6	0	101-50	3.16
R Ross (W, 5-0)	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28-19	2.25
K Uehara (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	1.26
J Nathan (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21-13	2.55
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	5	9	0	163-90
PITCHING HBP: C Johnson (By N Feliz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Feliz 11/23; R Ross 3/7; K Uehara 2/3; J Nathan 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Feliz 16-11-12-11; R Ross 2-3-8-6; K Uehara 1-4-1-2; J Nathan 1-1-10-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Feliz 3-5; R Ross 5-1; K Uehara 1-1; J Nathan 0-2 Game Scores: N Feliz 55

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Schafer CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.255	.333	.343
J Altuve 2B	2	1	0	0	2	0	19	.315	.369	.445
J Martinez LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	18	.218	.329	.328
C Lee 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.295	.355	.410
J Lowrie SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	17	.275	.360	.450
B Bogusevic RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.235	.328	.330
C Johnson 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	25	.288	.322	.432
J Castro C	3	0	0	0	1	0	23	.217	.286	.277
W Rodriguez P	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	.000	.111	.000
a-J Maxwell PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.224	.278	.327
F Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Abad P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-T Buck PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.246	.306	.351
Totals	30	1	4	1	5	9	163
a-grounded to shortstop for W Rodriguez in the 6th b-struck out looking for R Cruz in the 9th
BATTING RBI: J Lowrie (16) 2-out RBI: J Lowrie GIDP: J Castro Astros RISP: 1-7 (J Martinez 0-1, J Schafer 0-1, C Lee 0-2, B Bogusevic 0-1, J Lowrie 1-1, W Rodriguez 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Schafer (13, 3rd base off N Feliz/M Napoli); J Altuve (9, 2nd base off N Feliz/M Napoli)
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lowrie-J Altuve-C Lee). Outfield Assist: J Schafer (I Kinsler at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (L, 3-4)	6.0	10	3	3	2	4	0	95-65	2.24
F Rodriguez	2.0	1	1	1	0	4	1	31-22	4.11
F Abad	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	4.50
R Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	3.00
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	2	9	1	146-98
PITCHING IBB: C Gentry (By W Rodriguez) HBP: E Andrus (By R Cruz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 22/28; F Rodriguez 5/7; F Abad 1/1; R Cruz 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 18-7-18-22; F Rodriguez 4-7-8-3; F Abad 1-0-0-1; R Cruz 3-3-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 9-4; F Rodriguez 1-1; F Abad 1-0; R Cruz 0-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 42

			TEX	HOU
	3rd	A Beltre hit sacrifice fly to center, I Kinsler scored.	1	0
	3rd	N Cruz singled to center, J Hamilton scored, M Young to second.	2	0
	3rd	J Lowrie reached on infield single to shortstop, J Altuve scored.	2	1
	5th	M Young doubled to center, A Beltre scored.	3	1
	7th	A Beltre homered to left center (444 feet).	4	1
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	34,715 (82.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:07
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Ted Barrett

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