Final
Texas leads 1-0 (as of 5/16)
| Game 1: Friday, May 16 | ||
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| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 16 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 17 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 18 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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8:05 PM ET, May 16, 2008
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| H Pence grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Matsui doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Shawn Chacon pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| I Kinsler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young safe at first on error by second baseman K Matsui. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton singled to left, M Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Bradley lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Murphy singled to center, M Young scored, J Hamilton to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Boggs doubled to deep right center, J Hamilton and D Murphy scored. | 0 | 3 |
| F Catalanotto grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| C Lee doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 3 |
| D Erstad doubled to right, C Lee scored. | 1 | 3 |
| T Wigginton grounded out to second, D Erstad to third. | 1 | 3 |
| M Bourn grounded out to shortstop, D Erstad scored. | 2 | 3 |
| J Towles grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shawn Chacon pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Saltalamacchia popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 2 | 3 |
| M Young grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| H Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| K Matsui flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shawn Chacon pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Hamilton homered to right center. | 2 | 4 |
| M Bradley lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| D Murphy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| B Boggs walked. | 2 | 4 |
| F Catalanotto grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| D Erstad flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Chacon pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Saltalamacchia homered to right. | 2 | 5 |
| R Vazquez walked. | 2 | 5 |
| I Kinsler walked, R Vazquez to second. | 2 | 5 |
| M Young lined out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| J Hamilton homered to right, R Vazquez and I Kinsler scored. | 2 | 8 |
| D Borkowski relieved S Chacon. | 2 | 8 |
| M Bradley reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 8 |
| D Murphy popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 8 |
| B Boggs grounded out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| T Wigginton singled to center. | 2 | 8 |
| M Bourn safe at first on error by pitcher S Ponson, T Wigginton to second. | 2 | 8 |
| T Wigginton to third, M Bourn to second on wild pitch by S Ponson. | 2 | 8 |
| J Towles grounded out to shortstop, T Wigginton scored, M Bourn to third. | 3 | 8 |
| H Pence reached on infield single to third, M Bourn scored. | 4 | 8 |
| K Matsui grounded out to second, H Pence to second. | 4 | 8 |
| M Tejada doubled to deep right, H Pence scored. | 5 | 8 |
| L Berkman reached on infield single to first, M Tejada to third. | 5 | 8 |
| C Lee singled to right, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to second. | 6 | 8 |
| D Erstad doubled to left, L Berkman scored, C Lee thrown out at home. | 7 | 8 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dave Borkowski pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| F Catalanotto grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 8 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| R Vazquez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Frank Francisco pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| F Francisco relieved S Ponson. | 7 | 8 |
| T Wigginton popped out to second. | 7 | 8 |
| M Bourn singled to center. | 7 | 8 |
| J Towles flied out to left. | 7 | 8 |
| M Bourn stole second. | 7 | 8 |
| H Pence walked. | 7 | 8 |
| K Matsui singled to center, M Bourn scored, H Pence to third. | 8 | 8 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dave Borkowski pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| M Young flied out to left. | 8 | 8 |
| W Wright relieved D Borkowski. | 8 | 8 |
| J Hamilton reached on infield single to third, J Hamilton to second on throwing error by third baseman T Wigginton. | 8 | 8 |
| M Bradley intentionally walked. | 8 | 8 |
| D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Hamilton to third, M Bradley safe at second on error by shortstop M Tejada. | 8 | 8 |
| B Boggs grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, J Hamilton out at home, M Bradley to third, D Murphy to second. | 8 | 8 |
| C Shelton hit for F Catalanotto. | 8 | 8 |
| C Shelton flied out to right. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Frank Francisco pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| C Shelton at first base. | 8 | 8 |
| L Berkman singled to right. | 8 | 8 |
| J Wright relieved F Francisco. | 8 | 8 |
| C Lee flied out to right. | 8 | 8 |
| L Berkman picked off first. | 8 | 8 |
| D Erstad grounded out to first. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wesley Wright pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 8 | 8 |
| I Kinsler stole second. | 8 | 8 |
| M Young singled to right, I Kinsler scored, M Young to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 9 |
| Houston's Manager C Cooper ejected by A Hernandez in the 7th. | 8 | 9 |
| J Hamilton tripled to right, M Young scored. | 8 | 10 |
| D Brocail relieved W Wright. | 8 | 10 |
| M Bradley struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| J Benoit relieved J Wright. | 8 | 10 |
| T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 10 |
| M Bourn grounded out to first. | 8 | 10 |
| J Towles flied out to left. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Oscar Villarreal pitching for Houston | HOU | TEX |
| O Villarreal relieved D Brocail. | 8 | 10 |
| D Murphy homered to right center. | 8 | 11 |
| B Boggs flied out to right. | 8 | 11 |
| C Shelton homered to right. | 8 | 12 |
| J Saltalamacchia safe at first on error by catcher J Towles. | 8 | 12 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second, J Saltalamacchia to second. | 8 | 12 |
| I Kinsler tripled to deep left, J Saltalamacchia scored. | 8 | 13 |
| M Young homered to left, I Kinsler scored. | 8 | 15 |
| J Hamilton walked. | 8 | 15 |
| M Bradley singled to center, J Hamilton to second. | 8 | 15 |
| D Murphy singled to center, J Hamilton scored, M Bradley to second, M Bradley to third, D Murphy to second on error by center fielder M Bourn. | 8 | 16 |
| B Boggs grounded out to first. | 8 | 16 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Doug Mathis pitching for Texas | HOU | TEX |
| D Mathis relieved J Benoit. | 8 | 16 |
| H Pence struck out looking. | 8 | 16 |
| K Matsui grounded out to first. | 8 | 16 |
| M Tejada grounded out to third. | 8 | 16 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||