Omar Vizquel got another chance to set the Venezuelan hits record in the bottom of the ninth, but manager Ron Washington sent Andruw Jones up to pinch hit.
Jones struck out. He was a feel-good story when he made Texas' roster as a non-roster invitee and got off to a hot start. More recently his average has dropped below .300, .270, .260, .250 and counting down.
A note on an unsung hero who have helped the Rangers hang in first place in the AL West. Before this season, Jarrod Saltalamacchia could barely catch. Now he's blocking pitches in the dirt, and tonight he made two strong throws to keep the game tied in the ninth. Salty gunned down a runner at second base on Michael Bourn's sacrifice attempt, then caught Bourn trying to steal second.
Pudge Rodriguez had a chance to win the game in the top of the 10th after Hunter Pence's two-out double. C.J. Wilson struck out Pudge on a breaking ball that dropped out of the strike zone.
Texas won 5-4 on David Murphy's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th. Astros righthander Jeff Fulchino's first pitch was a ball outside; the second was slightly closer to the plate, and Murphy reached out and missed with a weak swing. He was catching on, and on the third pitch, his butt went one way but his arms pushed his bat toward the outside of the plate and dropped a line drive down the left field line for the game winner.
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