May 20, 2005 Houston Astros at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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PHI 9
@BAL 3 BOS 4
ATL 3 ARI 6
@DET 2 STL 7
@KCR 6 MIN 7
MIL 1 SDP 6
@SEA 1 TEX 7
HOU 3 TOR 6
WSN 1 CHW 5
@CHC 1 CIN 2
CLE 1 FLA 7
TBD 6 LAA 9
@LAD 0 NYY 5
@NYM 2 PIT 9
COL 4 OAK 8
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 38,109

Friday, May 20, 2005, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Astros

15-26

Lost 3

5th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3 10  0
Rangers         0  1  0   3  0  0   0  3  X    7  9  0

W: K Rogers (5-2), L: B Backe (3-3)

Rangers

22-20

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .666   15    4   0   2B
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .666    4    0   0   
J Vizcaino 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .694   12    6   1   
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .314  .950   16    2   2   2B
L Berkman DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .616   15    0   0   2B
  T Self PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .310  .955   12    0   1   SF
J Lane RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .236  .703    8    1   0   2B
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .656    9    2   3   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .253  .595   12    4   0   
E Bruntlett LF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .059  .318    9    5   0   2B
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .865    4    0   0   

B Backe P                                                                0   0
  J Franco P                                                             0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3    2   2              116   24   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (2, off K Rogers); W Taveras (4, off K Rogers); J Lane (10, off K Rogers); C Biggio (14, off K Rogers); E Bruntlett (1, off K Rogers).

SF: M Ensberg (1, off K Rogers).

TB: W Taveras 3; J Lane 3; C Biggio 3; L Berkman 2; E Bruntlett 2; B Ausmus; J Vizcaino.

RBI: J Lane (17); B Ausmus (13); M Ensberg (19).

2-out RBI: J Lane.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Vizcaino-A Everett-J Vizcaino; A Everett-J Vizcaino; A Everett-C Biggio-J Vizcaino.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dellucci DH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .266 1.013   11    0   0   
  C Allen PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .630    5    0   0   
M Young SS                    3   1   3   0    1   0  .265  .739   14    0   5   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .797   13    9   0   2B,GDP
H Blalock 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .278  .798   17    2   0   GDP
A Soriano 2B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .277  .855    9    1   0   2B,IW
K Mench LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .294  .914   16    3   1   2B
L Nix CF                      4   1   2   6    0   0  .287  .759   10    3   1   HR
R Hidalgo RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .631   14    5   0   SB,GDP
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .666   10    4   0   

K Rogers P                                                               0   2
  F Cordero P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   7   9   7    5   4              119   27  10

BATTING

2B: K Mench (9, off B Backe); M Teixeira (10, off J Franco); A Soriano (14, off B Backe).

HR: L Nix (2, off B Backe; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: A Soriano (1, by J Franco).

TB: L Nix 5; M Young 3; K Mench 3; M Teixeira 2; A Soriano 2.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (4); H Blalock (3); M Teixeira (4).

RBI: L Nix 6 (17); K Mench (16).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Hidalgo (1, 2nd base off B Backe/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Backe, L (3-3)               7     7   5   5    3   3   1   5.15   29   94-60   35· 9·16    7·11· 5· 0     43    -     0.84  -0.14
J Franco                       0.1   1   2   2    1   1   0   4.26    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.81  -0.03
D Wheeler                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.65    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          3-3    0.73  -0.07
Totals                         8     9   7   7    5   4   1          35  118-72   42·10·20    9·11· 6· 0          4-3

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (5-2)              8    10   3   3    2   1   0   1.73   34  103-64   43· 7·14   11·13· 7· 0     49    -     1.25   0.24
F Cordero                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.08    3   13-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   2   0          37  116-71   47· 9·15   13·13· 7· 0           -

B Backe faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Franco (1; A Soriano).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Chad Fairchild.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 38,109.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 2mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Texas Rangers                        
1. W Taveras            CF    1. D Dellucci           DH 
2. J Vizcaino           1B    2. M Young              SS 
3. C Biggio             2B    3. M Teixeira           1B 
4. L Berkman            DH    4. H Blalock            3B 
5. M Ensberg            3B    5. A Soriano            2B 
6. J Lane               RF    6. K Mench              LF 
7. A Everett            SS    7. L Nix                CF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. R Hidalgo            RF 
9. E Bruntlett          LF    9. S Alomar             C  

   B Backe              P        K Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  4-2  1--  1  -18%  60% L Berkman       K Rogers        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Biggio to 3B
   b 4   1  1-1  -23  3   18%  84% L Nix           B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball); Blalock Scores; Mench Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  2  -10%  36% J Lane          K Rogers        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ensberg to 3B
   b 4   1  1-1  1--  5   10%  66% K Mench         B Backe         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Blalock to 3B
   t 8   0  4-2  -23  2    9%  69% M Ensberg       K Rogers        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1   50%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   55%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   55%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   52%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   50%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   46%  M Ensberg       Walk
          1--  2   36%  J Lane          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ensberg to 3B
   O      -23  1   41%  A Everett       Groundout: P-1B
   RO     -23  1   43%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Lane out at Hm/CF-C
   O      1--  5   45%  E Bruntlett     Double to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   51%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   58%  K Mench         Single to CF (Line Drive); Soriano to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   57%  L Nix           Groundout: 2B-1B; Soriano Scores; Mench to 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   50%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   55%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   56%  M Young         Walk
   OO     1--  1   50%  M Teixeira      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   55%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   60%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   66%  K Mench         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Blalock to 3B
   RRR    -23  3   84%  L Nix           Home Run (Fly Ball); Blalock Scores; Mench Scores
          ---  5   85%  R Hidalgo       Walk
          1--      86%  S Alomar        Hidalgo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Chad Allen pinch hits for David Dellucci batting 1st
   O      -2-  3   82%  C Allen         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   82%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   83%  W Taveras       Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  4   88%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   89%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   88%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  5   85%  H Blalock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   79%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   84%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   87%  M Ensberg       Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-  3   81%  J Lane          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores
   O      1--  1   84%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   82%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   81%  K Mench         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   80%  L Nix           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   84%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   87%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   84%  W Taveras       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   88%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   86%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   85%  C Allen         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   79%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   60%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Biggio to 3B
   RO     -23  2   69%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores
                  Todd Self pinch runs for Lance Berkman batting 4th
   O      -2-  1   78%  J Lane          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   86%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   88%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  John Franco replaces Brandon Backe pitching
          1--  5   94%  M Teixeira      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Young to 3B
   O      -23  3   91%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   91%  A Soriano       Intentional Walk
                  Dan Wheeler replaces John Franco pitching
   R      123  6   96%  K Mench         Walk; Young Scores; Teixeira to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   RR     123  3   99%  L Nix           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Teixeira Scores; Soriano Scores; Mench to 2B
   OO     12-  3   98%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Francisco Cordero facing 8-9-1
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Eric Bruntlett batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Willy Taveras batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Rangers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation