Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros
May 21, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 0, Houston Astros 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 4 0 0 0
Young ss 4 0 1 0
Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0
Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0
Mench rf 3 0 2 0
Wilkerson lf 3 0 0 0
Barajas c 3 0 1 0
DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0
Koronka p 2 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 0
Ensberg 3b 2 2 1 2
Wilson lf 3 0 1 1
Lane rf 4 1 1 2
Bruntlett cf 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 2 0 0 0
Buchholz p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
Texas 000 000 000050
Houston 100 002 02x560
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Koronka  L (4-2) 6.0 5 3 3 4 3
  Mahay   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wilson   1.0 1 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Buchholz  W (3-3) 9.0 5 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2. Wilkerson-Teixeira-Koronka, M. Young-DeRosa-Teixeira, Houston 1. Ensberg-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–Houston Biggio (18,off Koronka).  HR–Houston Ensberg (14,6th inning off Koronka 1 on 0 out); Lane (9,8th inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–4.  SH–Buchholz (3,off Mahay).  Team–5.  SB–Wilkerson (2,2nd base off Buchholz/Ausmus).  U-HP–Adrian Johnson, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:24.  A–37,979.
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