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Rangers 7

Astros 2

Final

Rangers cruise back to winning track

Josh Hamilton extended his hit streak to 20 games as Texas erupted at the plate to ruin Josh Banks' season debut for Houston. The Rangers have now won 15 of their past 17 games and have totaled 19 June victories.

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Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bourgeois, CF	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.400
Keppinger, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.276
Berkman, 1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.242
Lee, Ca, DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.237
Pence, RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	.264
Michaels, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.244
Johnson, C, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.308
Castro, Ja, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.214
Navarro, O, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals	29	2	5	2	6	5	11	.236

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Andrus, SS	5	0	2	2	0	0	3	.290
Young, M, 3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.317
Kinsler, 2B	5	2	2	3	0	0	3	.285
Guerrero, DH	4	0	2	1	1	1	3	.326
Hamilton, CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.348
Cruz, N, RF	5	1	3	0	0	0	5	.323
Murphy, Dv, LF	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	.273
Smoak, 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	5	.227
Ramirez, M, C	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	.227
Totals	38	7	15	7	6	3	28	.282

BATTING
2B: Bourgeois (1, Wilson, C), Michaels (3, Wilson, C).
HR: Michaels (4, 4th inning off Wilson, C, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bourgeois 3; Lee, Ca; Michaels 6.
RBI: Michaels 2 (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pence 2.
GIDP: Keppinger; Berkman.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourgeois 2 (3, 2nd base off O'Day/Ramirez, M, 3rd base off Wilson, C/Ramirez, M).

FIELDING
E: Keppinger (6, fielding).
Outfield assists: Michaels (Guerrero at 2nd base).
DP: (Keppinger-Navarro, O-Berkman).

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dv (14, Banks), Kinsler (12, Banks), Ramirez, M (3, Banks).
3B: Cruz, N (2, Byrdak).
HR: Kinsler (2, 4th inning off Banks, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Andrus 2; Young, M; Kinsler 6; Guerrero 2; Hamilton; Cruz, N 5; Murphy, Dv 3; Smoak; Ramirez, M 2.
RBI: Guerrero (60), Ramirez, M (8), Kinsler 3 (23), Andrus 2 (23).
2-out RBI: Andrus 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, N 2; Young, M 2; Murphy, Dv; Guerrero 2.
GIDP: Smoak.
Team RISP: 4-for-17.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kinsler (7, 2nd base off Banks/Castro, Ja).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Murphy, Dv (Pence at home).
DP: 2 (Andrus-Kinsler-Smoak, Kinsler-Smoak).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Banks(L, 0-1)	4.0	8	6	6	4	1	1	13.50
Chacin	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.24
Fulchino	2.0	4	0	0	1	0	0	7.07
Byrdak	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.60
Totals	8.0	15	7	7	6	3	1	4.59

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wilson, C(W, 6-3)	7.0	5	2	2	4	3	1	3.35
O'Day	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.78
Francisco, F	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.36
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	6	5	1	3.94

Banks pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Banks 84-47, Chacin 16-10, Fulchino 35-23, Byrdak 15-10, Wilson, C 112-72, O'Day 22-13, Francisco, F 14-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Banks 7-4, Chacin 1-1, Fulchino 2-3, Byrdak 1-0, Wilson, C 11-2, O'Day 0-1, Francisco, F 1-0.
Batters faced: Banks 24, Chacin 5, Fulchino 11, Byrdak 4, Wilson, C 27, O'Day 5, Francisco, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Chacin 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 95 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 28,951.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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