Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros
May 22, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 2010 at Minute Maid Park. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 4, Houston Astros 2

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 5 0 1 0
Crawford lf 5 1 4 0
Zobrist 2b,rf 2 0 1 1
Longoria 3b 5 0 1 1
Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
Upton cf 3 1 0 0
Kapler rf 2 1 1 0
  Brignac ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Navarro c 4 0 1 2
Niemann p 3 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Blalock ph 1 1 1 0
  Soriano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0
Keppinger 2b 4 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 2 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 1
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 0 0
Manzella ss 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Tampa Bay 000 210 0014102
Houston 100 001 000250
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann  W(4-0) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Balfour   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Soriano  SV(12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(2-6) 6.0 6 3 3 4 4
  Sampson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lopez   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
7
5

  E–Bartlett (6), Zobrist (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Zobrist-Pena, Houston 1. Berkman.  2B–Tampa Bay Longoria (14,off Rodriguez); Navarro (4,off Rodriguez); Crawford (14,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Berkman (5,6th inning off Niemann 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Kapler (2,by Rodriguez).  IBB–Pena (2,by Lopez).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Upton (14,2nd base off Rodriguez/Quintero).  CS–Upton (4,Home by Rodriguez/Quintero).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–CB Bucknor, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:48.  A–33,778.
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