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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 EDT

HOUSTON (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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    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


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    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


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    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


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    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


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    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)

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    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)

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    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


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    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


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    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


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    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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