Texas 6, Houston 3
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(25-17)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 11 1
Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
WP: S. Feldman (3-0) S: C.J. Wilson (3)
LP: B. Moehler (1-3)
(18-23)
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Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Houston
- M. Tejada homered to deep right
Top 4th: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left, J. Hamilton and O. Vizquel scored
Top 5th: Texas
- O. Vizquel singled to left, E. Andrus scored on left fielder C. Lee's fielding error
Top 6th: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left center
- H. Blalock homered to deep right
Bot 7th: Houston
- G. Blum homered to deep right center, H. Pence scored
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
O. Vizquel 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .372
D. Murphy lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .232
J. Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .237
N. Cruz rf 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .285
H. Blalock 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250
C. Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .203
J. Saltalamacchia c 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252
E. Andrus ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290
S. Feldman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    D. O'Day p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    E. Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
    C.J. Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 36 6 11 5 0 9 8  
 Batting
2B - J Hamilton (2, B Moehler); H Blalock (9, B Moehler); D Murphy (5, B Moehler).
HR - N Cruz 2 (11, 4th inning off B Moehler 2 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 0 Out), H Blalock (11, 6th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 0 Out).
S - S Feldman.
RBI - N Cruz 4 (30), H Blalock (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hamilton 1, O Vizquel 1, J Saltalamacchia 1.
Team LOB - 4.
 Fielding
E - S Feldman (1, throw).
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
M. Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291
M. Tejada ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .329
L. Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
C. Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
H. Pence rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .351
G. Blum 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .264
I. Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262
K. Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .229
B. Moehler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    E. Maysonet ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    W. Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Erstad ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .156
    J. Fulchino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 6 7  
 Batting
HR - M Tejada (5, 1st inning off S Feldman 0 on, 1 Out), G Blum (1, 7th inning off S Feldman 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - M Tejada (25), G Blum 2 (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bourn 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Base Running
CS - H Pence (3, 2nd base by S Feldman/J Saltalamacchia).
 
 Fielding
E - C Lee (1, bobble).
Outfield assists - H Pence (O Vizquel at Home).
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
S. Feldman (W, 3-0) 6.2 5 3 3 2 5 2 4.04
D. O'Day (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.64
E. Guardado (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
C.J. Wilson (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.50
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Moehler (L, 1-3) 5.0 9 6 6 0 4 3 8.31
T. Byrdak 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
W. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.24
J. Fulchino 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.60
Pitches-strikes - S Feldman 105-67; D O'Day 8-4; E Guardado 14-8; C Wilson 9-7; B Moehler 68-50; T Byrdak 12-8; W Wright 16-10; J Fulchino 22-18.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Feldman 7-7; D O'Day 0-0; E Guardado 1-2; C Wilson 2-1; B Moehler 6-4; T Byrdak 1-1; W Wright 0-1; J Fulchino 3-1.
Batters faced - S Feldman 26; D O'Day 2; E Guardado 3; C Wilson 4; B Moehler 23; T Byrdak 3; W Wright 3; J Fulchino 8.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Wolf.
Time: 2:48. (Plus unknown delay totaling 3 minutes in the 1st).
Attendance: 36,019.
Weather: INDOORS
Game Notes
THE HOME RUNS BY TEXAS' NELSON CRUZ AND HANK BLALOCK IN THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Sunday, May 24, 2009 3:59 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Texas
N. Cruz Nelson Cruz
2-4, 2 HR
4 RBI
 Houston
M. Tejada Miguel Tejada
2-4, 1 HR
1 RBI