Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, Texas 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Chris Conroy
Attendance: 41307
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 00022301-890
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Elvis Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Lance Berkman DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Adrian Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
David Murphy LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333
Nelson Cruz RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .667
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Mitch Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Leonys Martin CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 7 12  
Batting
TB - Lance Berkman 2, David Murphy, Nelson Cruz 2, A.J. Pierzynski
RBI - David Murphy (1), Nelson Cruz (1)
2-Out RBI - David Murphy (1), Nelson Cruz (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A.J. Pierzynski (1), Mitch Moreland 2 (2)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - David Murphy (1, 2nd by Norris/Castro)
Fielding
E - Nelson Cruz (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Matt Harrison (L 0-1) 5.2 6 6 5 3 9 0 7.94
Derek Lowe 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 27.00
Jason Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Joe Ortiz 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.00
Pitches-Strikes - Matt Harrison 100-61, Derek Lowe 10-7, Jason Frasor 9-6, Joe Ortiz 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Harrison 2-3, Derek Lowe 0-0, Jason Frasor 2-0, Joe Ortiz 1-0
Batters Faced - Matt Harrison 25, Derek Lowe 2, Jason Frasor 3, Joe Ortiz 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Derek Lowe 2-2
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Brett Wallace 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .250
Chris Carter LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Carlos Pena DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .250
Justin Maxwell CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .667
Jason Castro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Matt Dominguez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333
Brandon Barnes RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000
     Rick Ankiel PH-RF 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 .500
Ronny Cedeno SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Totals 32 8 9 7 3 13 7  
Batting
3B - Justin Maxwell 2 (2)
HR - Rick Ankiel (1)
TB - Jose Altuve 2, Brett Wallace, Carlos Pena, Justin Maxwell 6, Matt Dominguez, Rick Ankiel 4, Ronny Cedeno
RBI - Jose Altuve (1), Justin Maxwell 2 (2), Matt Dominguez (1), Rick Ankiel 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - Justin Maxwell 2 (2), Matt Dominguez (1), Rick Ankiel 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Castro (1)
Team LOB - 3
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Bud Norris (W 1-0) 5.2 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.18
Erik Bedard (SV 1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Bud Norris 97-59, Erik Bedard 38-26
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Bud Norris 2-5, Erik Bedard 4-3
Batters Faced - Bud Norris 24, Erik Bedard 11
Inherited Runners-Scored - Erik Bedard 2-0