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Rangers open "Silver Boot" series with Astros
May 18, 2007 - 2:25 PM Texas (15-26) at Houston (20-20) 8:05 pm EDTHOUSTON (Ticker) -- Michael Young welcomes the return of interleague play.
The Texas Rangers shortstop is the all-time leader in interleague competition with a .347 (143-for-412) batting average. He'll try to improve upon that number when the Rangers visit the Houston Astros in the "Silver Boot" series.
Texas will start Robinson Tejeda (3-3, 4.87) in the series opener. He is 1-2 with a 7.04 ERA in his last three starts.
Houston counters with Matt Albers (1-2, 5.47). He is 1-2 with a 7.11 ERA in his last three starts.
Houston rookie Hunter Pence has hit safely in 14 of the 17 games he has played this season. He was 8-for-11 with two home runs and four RBI in the Astros series against the San Francisco Giants this week. The 24-year-old was 7-for-7 in the first two games of that series.
Houston won four of six meetings with Texas a year ago and is 78-71 all-time in interleague play.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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TEXAS 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 11 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 6 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, SCOTT FELDMAN (6TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (7TH),
ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND CHRIS STEWART
HOU - MATT ALBERS, DAVE BORKOWSKI (4TH), RICK WHITE
(8TH) AND
May 18 11:08 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CARLOS LEE SCORED MIKE LAMB.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
HOUSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.239, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 10:49 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE LAMB SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LAMB ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
HOUSTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.281, 1-FOR-2, HBP)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 10:46 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD AUSMUS SCORED HUNTER PENCE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B AUSMUS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: D BORKOWSKI (.000, 0-FOR-1)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 10:26 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
BALK BY SCOTT FELDMAN ALLOWED MIKE LAMB TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.241, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 10:18 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KENNY LOFTON SCORED IAN KINSLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K LOFTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.231, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 9:56 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.297, 0-FOR-2)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 9:24 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RAMON VAZQUEZ (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MATT ALBERS.
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5, HOUSTON 0
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C STEWART (.227, 0-FOR-1)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 9:03 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NELSON CRUZ (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MATT ALBERS SCORED SAMMY SOSA.
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4, HOUSTON 0
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (1.000, 1-FOR-1)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 9:01 PM - ML
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SAMMY SOSA SCORED KENNY LOFTON AND MICHAEL YOUNG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S SOSA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.200, 0-FOR-1)
Rangers vs. AstrosMay 18 9:00 PM
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