TEX 21 vs. HOU 20

BOXSCORE: 2011 Texas Rangers At 2011 Houston Astros                  5/9/2011
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  1  1  1 .253     J.Schafer CF        4  0  0  0 .214  
  M.Young DH          5  0  0  0 .344   C-J.Martinez PH       1  0  0  0 .444  
  M.Napoli C          3  1  2  3 .415     J.Altuve 2B         4  0  1  1 .421  
  J.Hamilton CF       4  0  1  0 .352     J.Shuck RF          4  0  2  0 .200  
  A.Beltre 3B         3  0  0  0 .341     C.Lee LF,1B         4  0  0  0 .192  
  N.Cruz RF           4  0  0  0 .234     B.Wallace 1B        3  0  2  0 .191  
  D.Murphy LF         3  0  2  0 .379   B-J.Bourgeois PR,LF   0  0  0  0 .333  
  E.Andrus SS         3  1  2  0 .306     B.Bogusevic DH      4  0  0  0 .286  
  M.Moreland 1B       4  1  1  0 .283     C.Johnson 3B        2  1  1  0 .250  
                                        A-J.Paredes PH,3B     2  0  0  0 .263  
                                          C.Barmes SS         3  1  1  0 .250  
                                          H.Quintero C        4  1  1  2 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  9  4                 Totals      35  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Wallace In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Schafer In 9th Inning
 
Rangers......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  9  1
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  1
 
Rangers (15-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Ogando WIN(2-1)         7       8   2   2   3   5   0 128   5.12
N.Feliz HOLD(2nd)         1       0   1   0   0   0   0   8   2.79
Y.Tateyama SAVE(3rd)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   2   3   5   0
 
Astros (8-12)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Norris LOSS(0-3)        5 1/3   6   3   3   4   4   1 108   7.48
E.Del Rosari              1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00
W.Lopez                   1       1   1   1   1   1   0  19   6.30
F.Rodriguez               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.02
Totals                    9       9   4   4   5   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,927 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Scott Barry, John Hirschbeck, Wally Bell, Laz Diaz
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 7  Astros: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 0  Astros: 4
ERRORS- A.Beltre, C.Johnson
DOUBLES- E.Andrus(2nd), C.Barmes(7th), H.Quintero(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Napoli(9th)
RBIs- I.Kinsler(16th), M.Napoli-3(23rd), J.Altuve(5th), H.Quintero-2(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Altuve
WALKS- I.Kinsler, M.Napoli, A.Beltre, D.Murphy, E.Andrus, J.Shuck, B.Wallace,
       C.Barmes
STRIKE OUTS- I.Kinsler, M.Young-2, M.Napoli, N.Cruz-2, E.Andrus, J.Schafer-2,
             C.Lee, B.Bogusevic, C.Johnson
GIDP- M.Young, A.Beltre, D.Murphy, M.Moreland
2-out RBI- H.Quintero-2
RLISP 2-out- C.Lee, I.Kinsler, J.Schafer-2, B.Bogusevic, C.Barmes
 
16,927 fans watched an exciting game at Minute Maid Park.  The Texas Rangers
topped the Houston Astros by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Alexi Ogando(2-1) had a solid outing for Texas.  He was reached for 8 hits and
3 walks in 7 innings.  Texas finished with 9 hits in the victory.
 
Yoshinori Tateyama recorded the save, his 3rd.  The loss was charged to Bud
Norris(0-3).  He surrendered 3 runs and 6 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Texas has a division leading 15-6 record.  They have been 7-3
lately.  With the loss, Houston has a record of 3-7 lately, 8-12 overall.