houston astros at los angeles angels

may 22, 2006

top of the first

philip humber takes the mound for the angels.
orlando cabrera lined out to short. <--->
craig biggio struck out. <--->
morgan ensberg doubled over the right fielder. <-2->
lance berkman grounded to short. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

bronson arroyo takes the mound for the astros.
mark loretta singled down the first base line. <--1>
brandon inge struck out. <--1>
the angels put on the hit and run.
mark loretta was caught stealing second. <--->
michael young singled through the hole. <--1>
jose guillen grounded to third. <--1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

preston wilson struck out. <--->
brady clark singled down the right field line. <--1>
the astros put on the hit and run.
daryle ward grounded to first. <-2->
lew ford lined out to left. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

kendry morales grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
choo freeman popped up to second. <--->
phil nevin was hit by a pitch. <--1>
xavier nady struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

top of the third

jason larue grounded to the third baseman. <--->
orlando cabrera popped up to short. <--->
craig biggio doubled into the left field corner. <-2->
morgan ensberg lined out to left. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the third

mike piazza doubled over the left fielder. <-2->
mark loretta flied out to right field. <-2->
brandon inge grounded to third. <-2->
michael young grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, the game is tied at 0.

top of the fourth

lance berkman walked. <--1>
preston wilson walked. <-21>
brady clark grounded to short for a double play (6-5-3). <-2->
daryle ward popped up to the second baseman. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the fourth

jose guillen singled to center. <--1>
kendry morales grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
choo freeman flied out to center. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 0.

top of the fifth

lew ford walked. <--1>
jason larue struck out. <--1>
orlando cabrera hit an infield single to short. <-21>
craig biggio popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <-21>
morgan ensberg walked. <321>
lance berkman struck out. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the fifth

phil nevin grounded to short. <--->
xavier nady singled through the left side. <--1>
mike piazza homered to deep right-center for two rbis. <--->
mark loretta grounded to the third baseman. <--->
brandon inge grounded to second. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, los angeles leads 2 to 0.

top of the sixth

preston wilson walked. <--1>
brady clark lined out to the second baseman. <--1>
daryle ward grounded to the third baseman. <--1>
lew ford singled through the left side. <-21>
jason larue singled to right, scoring a run. <3-1>
orlando cabrera grounded to the third baseman. <3-1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, houston trails 2 to 1.

bottom of the sixth

michael young flied out to left field. <--->
jose guillen popped up foul down the first base line. <--->
kendry morales singled back through the middle. <--1>
choo freeman singled up the middle. <-21>
phil nevin popped up to short. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, los angeles leads 2 to 1.

top of the seventh

craig biggio grounded to the second baseman. <--->
morgan ensberg singled up the middle. <--1>
lance berkman flied out to right. <--1>
preston wilson struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, houston trails 2 to 1.
bottom of the seventh
xavier nady grounded to short. <--->
mike piazza grounded to the second baseman. <--->
mark loretta grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, los angeles leads 2 to 1.

top of the eighth

chad orvella came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
brady clark lined out to right. <--->
daryle ward walked. <--1>
lew ford popped up to short. <--1>
jason larue grounded to the shortstop. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, houston trails 2 to 1.

bottom of the eighth

brandon inge doubled down the left field line. <-2->
michael young walked. <-21>
jose guillen singled to left. <321>
dan wheeler came in to pitch for the astros. <321>
kendry morales walked, scoring a run. <321>
choo freeman grounded to third, scoring a run. <3-1>
phil nevin grounded to third, scoring a run. <--1>
xavier nady singled to center. <-21>
mike piazza grounded to the third baseman. <-21>
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, los angeles leads 5 to 1.

top of the ninth

orlando cabrera grounded to second. <--->
craig biggio hit an infield single to second. <--1>
morgan ensberg struck out. <--1>
francisco rodriguez came in to pitch for the angels. <--1>
lance berkman struck out. <--1>

angels win: 5-1