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Rangers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 18, 2007
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, played on May 18, 2007 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rob Tejeda |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Albers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 37,634 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Timmons 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Alfonso Marquez |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Nelson Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ramon Vazquez | Third Baseman |
| Chris Stewart | Catcher |
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Rob Tejeda | Pitcher |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | Third Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Luke Scott | Right Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Center Fielder |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Matt Albers | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 18, 2007
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Albers
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Albers
Young strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Albers
There goes Lofton. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Teixeira vs. Albers
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Albers
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Tejeda
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Tejeda
Lamb strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Tejeda
Berkman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Tejeda
There goes Berkman. The throw from Stewart and he is safe. Berkman steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Tejeda
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Albers
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Albers
Vazquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Albers
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Albers
Kinsler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vazquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Tejeda vs. Albers
Tejeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tejeda
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tejeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Tejeda
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Tejeda
There goes Pence. The throw from Stewart and he is out, Kinsler applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Tejeda
Everett strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Albers
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Albers
Young takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Albers
Teixeira strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Albers
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Lofton scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Albers
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Albers
Vazquez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Albers
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Albers
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Tejeda
Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tejeda
Woody Williams pinch hits for Matt Albers.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Tejeda
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejeda vs. Borkowski
Dave Borkowski now pitching.
Tejeda strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Borkowski
Lofton hits a fly ball towards center. Pence settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pence. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Borkowski
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lofton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Borkowski
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Tejeda
Lamb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Tejeda
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Tejeda
There's a wild pitch. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Tejeda
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Tejeda
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pence vs. Tejeda
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Borkowski
Sosa hits a line drive towards third. Lamb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Borkowski
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Borkowski
Vazquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Tejeda
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Tejeda
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Tejeda
Borkowski strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Borkowski
Stewart hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Borkowski
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tejeda vs. Borkowski
Tejeda bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Kinsler moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Borkowski
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Kinsler scores. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Borkowski
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Tejeda
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Tejeda
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Tejeda
Lamb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Tejeda
Berkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Feldman
Scott Feldman now pitching.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Lamb moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Feldman
The umpire calls a balk on Feldman Lamb scores. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Feldman
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Borkowski
Teixeira hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Borkowski
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Borkowski
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Feldman
Pence hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Feldman
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Feldman
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pence scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Loretta vs. Francisco
Mark Loretta pinch hits for Dave Borkowski. Frank Francisco now pitching.
Loretta hits a line drive towards third. Vazquez catches it and throws to first to double up Ausmus. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. White
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. White
Kinsler hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Francisco
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Francisco
Lamb hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Lamb reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Francisco
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out. Lamb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Francisco
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lamb scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Francisco
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. White
Victor Diaz pinch hits for Frank Francisco.
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. White
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. White
Young hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Berkman, and into shallow right field. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Teixeira vs. White
Teixeira is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. White
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Gagne
Eric Gagne now pitching. Kevin Mahar now playing right field.
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Gagne
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Gagne
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Gagne
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Rick White.
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Mahar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2007 -- Texas at Houston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 2 2 1 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Young M, ss 4 1 2 1 Lamb M, 3b 2 2 1 1
Teixeira M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berkman L, 1b 3 0 1 0
Sosa S, rf 5 1 1 2 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 1
Gagne E, p 0 0 0 0 Scott L, rf 3 0 0 0
Cruz N, lf 4 1 1 2 Pence H, cf 3 1 1 0
Vazquez R, 3b 4 1 3 1 Everett A, ss 4 0 0 0
Stewart C, c 4 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 1
Kinsler I, 2b 4 1 1 0 Albers M, p 0 0 0 0
Tejeda R, p 2 0 0 0 Williams W, ph 1 0 0 0
Feldman S, p 0 0 0 0 Borkowski D, p 1 0 0 0
Francisco F, p 0 0 0 0 Loretta M, ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz V, ph 1 0 0 0 White R, p 0 0 0 0
Mahar K, rf 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro O, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 30 4 6 3
Texas 005 101 000 -- 7
Houston 000 001 120 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Tejeda R (W)* 5.0 2 1 1 4 6
Feldman S 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Francisco F 1.2 2 2 2 0 0
Gagne E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Albers M (L) 3.0 6 5 5 2 4
Borkowski D 4.0 3 2 1 0 4
White R 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Pence H
DP -- Texas 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Texas 6, Houston 5
2B -- Sosa S, Pence H, Biggio C, Lamb M, Young M
HR -- Cruz N, Vazquez R
SB -- Lofton K, Berkman L
CS -- Pence H
SH -- Tejeda R
HBP -- by Tejeda R (Berkman L)
WP -- Tejeda R 2
Balk -- Feldman S
T -- 3:02
A -- 37634
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