RANGERS FIRST

The Rangers took advantage when Kaz Matsui bungled Michael Young's grounder. Josh Hamilton followed with a single. David Murphy and Brandon Boggs each added RBI hits.

Rangers 3, Houston 0

HOUSTON SECOND

Carlos Lee and Darin Erstad hit consecutive doubles. Erstad advanced and scored on consecutive ground outs.

Rangers 3, Houston 2

RANGERS THIRD

Hamilton led off with a 415-foot homer to right center.

Rangers 4, Houston 2

RANGERS FOURTH

Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off with a 440-foot homer. Hamilton added a 451-foot blast off the home run porch facade in right center.

Rangers 8, Houston 2

HOUSTON FIFTH

Two infield singles, an error by Sidney Ponson and a pair of doubles led to five Houston runs. It might have been worse, but Carlos Lee was thrown out at home to end the inning.

Rangers 8, Houston 7

HOUSTON SIXTH

Kaz Matsui's RBI single tied the score.

Rangers 8, Houston 8

RANGERS SEVENTH

Ian Kinsler took a two-out walk, stole second and scored on Michael Young's single. Josh Hamilton followed with a triple.

Rangers 10, Houston 8

RANGERS EIGHTH

Houston native David Murphy hit a leadoff homer. The six-run inning included a missed pop-up by Astros catcher J.R. Towles, a triple by Ian Kinsler and another homer by Young.

Rangers 16, Houston 8

Joshing (fair): Josh Hamilton set career highs with five hits and five RBIs and came within a base of tying Jose Canseco's club record of 14 total bases in a game.

Homers (fair): The Rangers hit six of them Friday, the 13th time in club history they've hit at least six in a game. Two of those have come against Houston.

Indecision (foul): Houston's Shawn Chacon got a no-decision, giving him an 0-0 record in nine starts this year. It's the longest streak without a decision to start a season in history.