MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/15/2070
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1326 - SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (36-27) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 5 0
Houston Astros (27-35) 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 X 8 9 2
Boone belts 2 home runs, Leads Astros to Win
Houston second baseman Bret Boone helped his team beat the Texas Rangers, 8-4. Boone, who is tied for 4th in the AL in home runs with 18, went 2 for 3 for the Astros. The winner in relief was Jack Sanford. He is now 3-1. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. The Astros now have a record of 27-35.

Whitey Kurowski, who is on pace for 120 RBI this season, chipped in for Houston with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Houston skipper Bryan Pauler.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Collado CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322 7 20
L. Frey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 5 11
M. Morse 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .315 5 19
   a-M. Nieves PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 7 24
   b-S. Catanach 1B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 2 11
G. Hartnett C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .282 16 37
R. Kiner LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 25 54
B. Morgan SS, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .298 11 36
P. Fielder DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .230 12 27
J. Finigan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .239 0 3
R. Moore RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 19
Totals 34 4 5 4 1 12 6      
a - M. Nieves pinch hit for M. Morse in the 8th
b - S. Catanach substituted for M. Nieves in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Morse (5, 4th Inning off J. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Fielder 2 (12, 5th Inning off J. Serrano, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Serrano, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Morse 4 , G. Hartnett , R. Kiner , P. Fielder 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Collado
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Moore (1)

FIELDING
PB: G. Hartnett
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Latham 3B 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 .355 5 14
S. Dungan LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266 1 10
   b-L. Durham LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 11 28
B. Boone 2B 3 2 2 3 1 0 3 .281 18 44
W. Kurowski DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .244 19 46
G. Stanton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .156 7 20
D. Hurst 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 12 35
   c-M. Oliver PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256 3 8
A. Nimmala SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .282 11 29
K. Berry CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 3 15
   a-J. Guerrero PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .221 3 9
G. Triandos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .282 6 15
Totals 30 8 9 8 6 5 16      
a - J. Guerrero pinch hit for K. Berry in the 7th
b - L. Durham substituted for S. Dungan in the 8th
c - M. Oliver pinch hit for D. Hurst in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guerrero (4, 7th Inning off M. Ward, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Boone 2 (18, 1st Inning off E. Karger, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. Ward, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Kurowski (19, 6th Inning off M. Ward, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Oliver (3, 8th Inning off R. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Latham (5, 8th Inning off M. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Latham 4 , B. Boone 8 , W. Kurowski 5 , M. Oliver 4 , A. Nimmala 2 , J. Guerrero 2
2-out RBI: A. Latham , W. Kurowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Latham , G. Stanton , D. Hurst
Sac Bunt: K. Berry
Hit by Pitch: S. Dungan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Kurowski (3)
CS: S. Dungan (11) , B. Boone (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Serrano (2) , G. Triandos (1)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Karger 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 36 8.49   
M. Ward L (0-3) 4.2 4 3 3 2 3 2 67 8.59   
R. Sanchez 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 1 32 2.93   
M. Gonzalez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Karger 36
Batters Faced: E. Karger 9, M. Ward 19, R. Sanchez 6, M. Gonzalez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Karger 3-0, M. Ward 5-4, R. Sanchez 0-2, M. Gonzalez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Karger 36-20, M. Ward 67-40, R. Sanchez 32-17, M. Gonzalez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ward 1-0 , R. Sanchez 2-1 , M. Gonzalez 1-1
WP: E. Karger
Hit Batsmen: M. Ward
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Serrano 6.2 4 4 4 1 7 3 108 6.97   
J. Sanford W (3-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 30 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Serrano 56
Batters Faced: J. Serrano 27, J. Sanford 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Serrano 6-7, J. Sanford 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Serrano 108-69, J. Sanford 30-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sanford 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Boone
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 14926
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