houston astros at los angeles angels

may 21, 2006

top of the first

brett myers takes the mound for the angels.
orlando cabrera struck out. <--->
craig biggio popped up to short. <--->
morgan ensberg struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

woody williams takes the mound for the astros.
mark loretta reached first on a fielding error by the catcher. <--1>
coco crisp struck out. <--1>
the angels put on the hit and run.
michael young flied out to left. <--1>
jose guillen struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

lance berkman grounded to second. <--->
preston wilson flied out to left field. <--->
brady clark struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

mike piazza popped up to short. <--->
kendry morales struck out. <--->
phil nevin reached second on a throwing error by the second baseman. <-2->
xavier nady walked. <-21>
brandon inge reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <321>
mark loretta singled into right field, scoring a run. <321>
coco crisp singled into the left field corner for two rbis. <3-1>
michael young grounded to short. <3-1>
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the second, los angeles leads 3 to 0.

top of the third

daryle ward homered to deep left-center. <--->
lew ford struck out. <--->
jason larue flied out to center field. <--->
orlando cabrera grounded to short. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, houston trails 3 to 1.

bottom of the third

jose guillen singled to left. <--1>
mike piazza lined out to center field. <--1>
kendry morales flied out to right. <--1>
phil nevin hit an infield single to the catcher. <-21>
xavier nady grounded to second. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the third, los angeles leads 3 to 1.

top of the fourth

craig biggio struck out. <--->
morgan ensberg walked. <--1>
lance berkman grounded to first for a double play (3-6-3). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, houston trails 3 to 1.

bottom of the fourth

wandy rodriguez came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
brandon inge walked. <--1>
mark loretta grounded to the shortstop. <--1>
coco crisp struck out. <--1>
mark loretta was caught stealing second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, los angeles leads 3 to 1.

top of the fifth

preston wilson flied out to left field. <--->
brady clark struck out. <--->
daryle ward walked. <--1>
lew ford singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
jason larue dribbled weakly in front of home plate. <3-1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, houston trails 3 to 1.

bottom of the fifth

michael young popped up to second. <--->
jose guillen popped up to second. <--->
mike piazza struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, los angeles leads 3 to 1.

top of the sixth

orlando cabrera singled through the right side. <--1>
craig biggio flied out to right field. <--1>
morgan ensberg walked. <-21>
lance berkman grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, houston trails 3 to 1.

bottom of the sixth

kendry morales singled to right. <--1>
phil nevin grounded to first. <--1>
xavier nady hit an infield single to third. <-21>
brandon inge doubled in the left field gap, scoring a run. <32->
mark loretta popped up behind home plate. <32->
coco crisp singled into the left field corner for two rbis. <--1>
chad qualls came in to pitch for the astros. <--1>
michael young grounded to the second baseman. <--1>
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, los angeles leads 6 to 1.

top of the seventh

preston wilson walked. <--1>
brady clark singled up the middle. <-21>
daryle ward singled to left-center, scoring a run. <-21>
lew ford doubled over the left fielder, scoring a run. <32->
jason larue grounded to the second baseman, scoring a run. <3-->
chad orvella came in to pitch for the angels. <3-->
orlando cabrera grounded to second, scoring a run. <--->
craig biggio walked. <--1>
craig biggio stole second. <-2->
morgan ensberg struck out. <-2->
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, houston trails 6 to 5.

bottom of the seventh

jose guillen struck out. <--->
mike piazza flied out to right field. <--->
kendry morales lined out to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, los angeles leads 6 to 5.

top of the eighth

choo freeman came in to play right field. <--->
lance berkman singled through the left side. <--1>
lance berkman went for an extra base and was thrown out at second. <--->
preston wilson grounded to third. <--->
brady clark singled over the third baseman. <--1>
joe saunders came in to pitch for the angels. <--1>
daryle ward popped up to the second baseman. <--1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, houston trails 6 to 5.

bottom of the eighth

phil nevin singled to right. <--1>
choo freeman walked. <-21>
brandon inge struck out. <-21>
mark loretta flied out to center field. <-21>
dan wheeler came in to pitch for the astros. <-21>
coco crisp grounded to the second baseman. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, los angeles leads 6 to 5.

top of the ninth

lew ford singled to center. <--1>
francisco rodriguez came in to pitch for the angels. <--1>
jason larue singled to center field. <-21>
orlando cabrera flied out to right field. <-21>
lew ford tagged up and reached third. <3-1>
craig biggio struck out. <3-1>
morgan ensberg grounded to short. <3-1>

angels win: 6-5