Game Wrapup


	Astros fall short

Rangers 6, Astros 5

Felipe Paulino (right) remained winless in five starts this season. (Pat Sullivan/AP)

By Jason Grodsky / MLB.com

The Astros overcame a five-run deficit to force extras before losing the opener of the Lone Star Series vs. the Rangers. Lance Berkman started the comeback with a three-run homer, and Michael Bourn tied the game with one of his three hits.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 05/22: TEX 6, HOU 5
Sat. 05/23: TEX 6, HOU 3
Sun. 05/24: TEX 5, HOU 0

Texas (24-17)
Won 1

Texas 6, Houston 5

Houston (18-22)
Lost 2

May 22, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	12	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	5	11	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.287
Young, M, 3B	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	.345
Hamilton, CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.237
Jones, An, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.290
Wilson, C, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O'Day, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Blalock, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.236
Francisco, F, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cruz, N, RF	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	.279
Murphy, Dv, LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	5	.231
Saltalamacchia, C	4	1	1	2	1	2	0	.252
Andrus, SS	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	.292
Holland, D, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Jennings, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Davis, C, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.209
Totals	40	6	12	6	4	8	16
a-Struck out for O'Day in the 10th.
BATTING HR: Andrus (3, 4th inning off Paulino, F, 0 on, 1 out), Saltalamacchia (4, 6th inning off Wright, W, 1 on, 1 out), Cruz, N (9, 10th inning off Hawkins, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Young, M 3; Hamilton; Jones, An; Cruz, N 4; Murphy, Dv; Saltalamacchia 4; Andrus 7. RBI: Young, M (18), Jones, An (12), Andrus (9), Saltalamacchia 2 (18), Cruz, N (26). 2-out RBI: Young, M; Jones, An. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy, Dv 3; Kinsler; Davis, C. SAC: Holland, D. GIDP: Jones, An. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Andrus (6, 2nd base off Wright, W/Quintero). FIELDING DP: 2 (Andrus-Kinsler-Davis, C, Kinsler-Andrus-Jones, An).

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bourn, CF	5	1	3	1	0	1	0	.299
Matsui, K, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.234
Sampson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hawkins, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Erstad, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156
Berkman, 1B	5	1	2	3	0	2	1	.239
Lee, Ca, LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.327
1-Michaels, PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.194
Pence, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.345
Tejada, M, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.325
Keppinger, 3B-2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.279
Quintero, C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.118
b-Blum, PH-3B	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.265
Paulino, F, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Wright, W, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Maysonet, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ortiz, Ru, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
c-Rodriguez, I, PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.270
Totals	39	5	11	5	1	8	11
a-Flied out for Wright, W in the 6th. b-Singled for Quintero in the 7th. c-Struck out for Ortiz, Ru in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Hawkins in the 10th. 1-Ran for Lee, Ca in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Tejada, M (14, Jennings). HR: Berkman (9, 6th inning off Holland, D, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Bourn 3; Matsui, K; Berkman 5; Lee, Ca 2; Pence; Tejada, M 2; Blum. RBI: Berkman 3 (25), Blum (13), Bourn (11). 2-out RBI: Berkman 3; Bourn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, Ca; Matsui, K. GIDP: Pence; Tejada, M. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Bourn (14, 2nd base off Holland, D/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING DP: (Tejada, M-Matsui, K-Berkman).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Holland, D	5.2	5	3	3	0	4	1	4.82
Jennings (H, 3)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.12
Wilson, C (BS, 1)	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	3.71
O'Day (W, 2-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32
Francisco, F (S, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Paulino, F	5.1	7	4	4	2	3	1	6.90
Wright, W	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	7.82
Ortiz, Ru	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.60
Sampson	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.93
Hawkins (L, 1-3)	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	2.84

Pitches-strikes: Holland, D 76-52, Jennings 27-16, Wilson, C 11-10, O'Day 14-11, Francisco, F 16-11, Paulino, F 102-66, Wright, W 13-9, Ortiz, Ru 19-10, Sampson 21-14, Hawkins 26-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Holland, D 3-5, Jennings 0-0, Wilson, C 1-0, O'Day 3-1, Francisco, F 1-0, Paulino, F 4-4, Wright, W 0-1, Ortiz, Ru 1-0, Sampson 2-1, Hawkins 1-0.
Batters faced: Holland, D 21, Jennings 6, Wilson, C 5, O'Day 4, Francisco, F 4, Paulino, F 24, Wright, W 4, Ortiz, Ru 5, Sampson 6, Hawkins 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Wilson, C 2-1, O'Day 2-0, Wright, W 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 77 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 9 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:17.
Att: 36,017.
May 22, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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