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Biggio's winning double

Berkman's three-run shot

By Alyson Footer / MLB.com

Astros second baseman Craig Biggio's third hit of the night, his 658th career double, was momentous in two respects. It drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and it gave him the lead for doubles by a right-handed hitter. Biggio has 2,996 career hits.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 06/22: TEX 11, HOU 3
Sat. 06/23: TEX 7, HOU 2
Sun. 06/24: HOU 12, TEX 9

Houston (32-43)
Won 1

Houston 12, Texas 9

Texas (30-45)
Lost 1

June 24, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Houston	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	12	16	0
Texas	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	9	12	1

Standings thru 6/24/07 | Gameday | Astros Stats | Rangers Stats

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Biggio, DH	5	2	3	2	1	0	1	.238
Pence, CF	6	4	4	1	0	0	1	.353
Berkman, 1B	5	2	2	4	1	1	3	.265
Lee, LF	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	.291
Loretta, 2B	5	1	2	3	1	0	3	.332
Lamb, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	5	.317
Ausmus, C	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.265
Scott, RF	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.243
Munson, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.212
Ensberg, 3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.219
Bruntlett, SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.333
Totals	44	12	16	10	6	6	25
BATTING 2B: Loretta 2 (14, Mahay, Gagne), Pence (19, Gagne), Biggio (21, Wilson). HR: Berkman (10, 1st inning off Tejeda, 2 on, 0 out), Pence (8, 3rd inning off Tejeda, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Biggio 4; Pence 8; Berkman 5; Lee 2; Loretta 4; Lamb; Ensberg; Bruntlett. RBI: Berkman 4 (44), Pence (35), Biggio 2 (26), Loretta 3 (24). 2-out RBI: Biggio. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Berkman; Munson 2; Scott; Ausmus. S: Bruntlett. GIDP: Biggio. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING CS: Lee (4, 2nd base by Tejeda/Laird).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	.292
Kinsler, 2B	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	.243
Young, SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.289
Sosa, DH	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	.246
Catalanotto, LF	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.205
Laird, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.240
Wilkerson, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	.219
Hairston, RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
a-Byrd, PH-RF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.378
Vazquez, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.250
Totals	42	9	12	9	0	7	7
a-Homered for Hairston in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Vazquez (4, Sampson), Catalanotto (5, Qualls). HR: Lofton (5, 3rd inning off Sampson, 1 on, 1 out), Catalanotto (6, 8th inning off Wheeler, 1 on, 1 out), Byrd (3, 9th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 0 out), Kinsler (14, 9th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Lofton 5; Kinsler 5; Sosa; Catalanotto 6; Laird; Wilkerson; Hairston; Byrd 4; Vazquez 2. RBI: Lofton 2 (18), Hairston (7), Sosa 2 (59), Catalanotto 2 (21), Byrd (16), Kinsler (35). 2-out RBI: Hairston; Kinsler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vazquez; Wilkerson. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Vazquez (3, throw). DP: 2 (Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson, Laird-Young).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sampson	7.0	5	3	3	0	4	1	3.71
White	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	6.35
Wheeler (BS, 4)(W, 1-4)	2.0	4	4	4	0	3	3	6.55
Qualls (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.26

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tejeda	3.2	5	7	5	4	4	2	6.57
Mahay	3.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2.59
Benoit	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.76
Gagne	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1.29
Wilson (L, 0-1)	0.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	2.75
Eyre	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00

White pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Wheeler.
HBP: Laird (by Sampson).
Pitches-strikes: Sampson 96-67, White 10-6, Wheeler 39-29, Qualls 11-7, Tejeda 88-53, Mahay 56-38, Benoit 8-6, Gagne 20-10, Wilson 24-14, Eyre 8-5.
Ground outs-fly outs: Sampson 12-5, White 0-0, Wheeler 2-1, Qualls 2-1, Tejeda 1-5, Mahay 6-4, Benoit 2-0, Gagne 1-2, Wilson 1-0, Eyre 1-0.
Batters faced: Sampson 27, White 2, Wheeler 10, Qualls 4, Tejeda 20, Mahay 14, Benoit 3, Gagne 6, Wilson 6, Eyre 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Wheeler 2-2, Mahay 2-0, Eyre 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Angel Campos. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Jim Joyce.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:42.
Att: 31,560.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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