texas rangers at colorado rockies

may 22, 2006

top of the first

a.j. burnett takes the mound for the rockies.
ian kinsler homered into the left field bleachers. <--->
gerald laird walked. <--1>
gerald laird was caught stealing second. <--->
jason michaels singled down the left field line. <--1>
chris shelton struck out. <--1>
conor jackson flied out to left. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, texas leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the first

zach duke takes the mound for the rangers.
russ adams hit an infield single to short. <--1>
darin erstad grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
hideki matsui singled to center. <--1>
ryan klesko grounded to second. <--1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, colorado trails 1 to 0.

top of the second

brad wilkerson grounded to short. <--->
jorge piedra reached second on a fielding error by the left fielder. <-2->
richie sexson walked. <-21>
zach duke flied out to center. <-21>
ian kinsler struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the second, texas leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the second

bengie molina lined out to the third baseman. <--->
reggie sanders grounded to the third baseman. <--->
mike lowell walked. <--1>
josh wilson singled to center. <-21>
a.j. burnett doubled to the wall in left for two rbis. <-2->
russ adams grounded to first. <-2->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, colorado leads 2 to 1.

top of the third

gerald laird lined out to center. <--->
jason michaels walked. <--1>
chris shelton walked. <-21>
conor jackson walked. <321>
brad wilkerson struck out. <321>
jorge piedra popped up to short. <321>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the third, texas trails 2 to 1.

bottom of the third

darin erstad doubled into the left field corner. <-2->
hideki matsui popped up to second. <-2->
ryan klesko flied out to right. <-2->
bengie molina grounded to the shortstop. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, colorado leads 2 to 1.

top of the fourth

richie sexson homered over the left field fence. <--->
zach duke struck out. <--->
ian kinsler walked. <--1>
gerald laird grounded to the third baseman for a double play (5-4-3). <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 2.

bottom of the fourth

reggie sanders struck out. <--->
mike lowell doubled over the left fielder. <-2->
josh wilson grounded to second. <3-->
a.j. burnett struck out. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 2.

top of the fifth

jason michaels struck out. <--->
chris shelton lined out to left. <--->
conor jackson popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 2.

bottom of the fifth

russ adams walked. <--1>
darin erstad walked. <-21>
hideki matsui singled to center, scoring a run. <-21>
ryan klesko walked. <321>
bengie molina singled through the left side, scoring a run. <321>
roberto novoa came in to pitch for the rangers. <321>
reggie sanders popped up behind home plate. <321>
mike lowell grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <32->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, colorado leads 4 to 2.

top of the sixth

brad wilkerson struck out. <--->
jorge piedra lined out to short. <--->
richie sexson was intentionally walked. <--1>
chad tracy pinch hit for roberto novoa. <--1>
chad tracy popped up to the second baseman. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, texas trails 4 to 2.

bottom of the sixth

joaquin benoit came in to pitch for the rangers. <--->
josh wilson singled through the left side. <--1>
a.j. burnett grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
russ adams walked. <-21>
jorge piedra allowed a passed ball. <32->
darin erstad singled to left-center for two rbis. <--1>
hideki matsui popped up to second. <--1>
ryan klesko grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, colorado leads 6 to 2.
top of the seventh
ian kinsler struck out. <--->
gerald laird struck out. <--->
chin-hui tsao came in to pitch for the rockies. <--->
jason michaels popped up foul down the third base line. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, texas trails 6 to 2.

bottom of the seventh

bengie molina grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
reggie sanders singled to left-center. <--1>
mike lowell popped up to short. <--1>
josh wilson struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, colorado leads 6 to 2.

top of the eighth

chris shelton singled to right. <--1>
conor jackson singled to left. <-21>
brad wilkerson was hit by a pitch. <321>
jorge piedra flied out to left. <321>
richie sexson grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <32->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, texas trails 6 to 2.

bottom of the eighth

jason stokes pinch hit for chin-hui tsao. <--->
jason stokes struck out. <--->
fernando cabrera came in to pitch for the rangers. <--->
russ adams flied out to center. <--->
darin erstad singled to left. <--1>
darin erstad stole second. <-2->
hideki matsui grounded to third. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, colorado leads 6 to 2.

top of the ninth

todd jones came in to pitch for the rockies. <--->
d'angelo jimenez pinch hit for fernando cabrera. <--->
d'angelo jimenez was hit by a pitch. <--1>
ian kinsler singled through the left side. <-21>
gerald laird singled into right field. <321>
jason michaels walked, scoring a run. <321>
chris shelton flied out to center. <321>
ian kinsler tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-21>
conor jackson struck out. <-21>
michael wuertz came in to pitch for the rockies. <-21>
brad wilkerson struck out. <-21>

rockies win: 6-4