Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
May 20, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, Houston Astros 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 5 1 3 0
Young ss 4 1 2 2
Teixeira 1b 4 1 3 0
Blalock 3b 3 1 0 1
Mench rf 4 0 2 1
DeRosa 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson lf 5 1 2 1
Laird c 5 1 2 1
Millwood p 3 0 0 0
  Bauer p 0 0 0 0
  Nevin ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 15 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 2 0
Berkman rf 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  McEwing ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Texas 202 010 0016151
Houston 000 000 000051
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Millwood  W (5-3) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6
  Bauer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cordero   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (3-5) 6.0 12 5 5 5 8
  Borkowski   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Gallo   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
6
10

  E–Blalock (6), Berkman (3).  DP–Texas 2. M. Young-DeRosa-Teixeira, Millwood-M. Young-Teixeira, Houston 1. Lamb-Ausmus.  2B–Texas Matthews 2 (16,off Pettitte 2); M. Young (17,off Pettitte); Mench (6,off Pettitte)., Houston Biggio (17,off Cordero).  HR–Texas Laird (2,9th inning off Gallo 0 on 0 out).  SH–Millwood (1,off Pettitte).  SF–Blalock (1,off Pettitte); M. Young (4,off Pettitte)..  IBB–DeRosa (1,by Pettitte); Mench (1,by Pettitte); Matthews (1,by Pettitte)..  Team LOB–14.  HBP–Berkman (1,by Millwood).  Team–5.  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:52.  A–41,480.
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