Texas 6, Houston 1
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, May 20, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Runge, 1B -
Ted Barrett, 2B -
Marvin Hudson, 3B -
Tim McClelland
Attendance:
35873
By SportsDirect Inc.
Rangers 6, Astros 1: Colby Lewis took a shutout into the ninth and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as visiting Texas won the rubber game of the Lone Star Series to keep the Silver Boot for the sixth consecutive year.
Lewis (4-3) snapped a personal three-game losing streak to win for the first time since April 28. He allowed only four hits in eight-plus innings and flirted with the second shutout of his career before Jed Lowrie led off the ninth with his sixth home run.
Lewis also played a big role in staking himself to an early lead, his two-run single to center capping a five-run first against Jordan Lyles. Josh Hamilton started the scoring with a sacrifice fly, and Nelson Cruz added a two-run single in the inning.
Lyles (0-1) settled down after the disastrous start and posted three scoreless innings before giving up David Murphy's solo homer in the fifth.
Texas 3B Adrian Beltre went 0-for-5 to snap a 10-game hitting streak. Beltre was the only batter in the Rangers' lineup without a hit.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Astros OF Jordan Schafer missed the series finale with a right ankle sprain. … Lewis had only three hits and two RBIs in 17 previous plate appearances. … Hamilton has not hit a home run in a season-high eight games. He leads the majors with 18 homers.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Texas
|
14 |
1 |
18 |
.359 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.156 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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