Ortiz homers and doubles, Red Sox beat Rangers 8-3
Ortiz homers and doubles, Red Sox beat Rangers 8-3
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
8
Texas Rangers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-3
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
S Victorino hit sacrifice fly to left, J Bradley Jr. scored, D Pedroia to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
D Pedroia singled to left, W Middlebrooks scored, J Bradley Jr. to third, D Pedroia to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
E Andrus doubled to center, L Sardinas scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Rios tripled to deep right center, A Beltre scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to left, S Choo scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
J Gomes singled to left center, S Victorino and D Ortiz scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
S Victorino singled to shallow right, J Bradley Jr. and D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
L Sardinas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
L Sardinas batting
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Play Result 8-3
A Miller relieved B Badenhop.
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Lineup Change 8-3
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Lineup Change 8-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
R Odor singled to left, L Martin to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Single 8-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Play Result 8-3
L Martin to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
R Odor batting
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Play Result 8-3
R Odor hit for R Chirinos.
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
L Martin singled to right.
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Single 8-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
L Martin batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
M Moreland struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
M Moreland batting
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Play Result 8-3
M Moreland hit for M Choice.
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Shin-Soo ChooLF17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Adrian Beltre3B29
Prince Fielder1B84
Alex RiosDH15
Michael ChoiceRF13
Leonys MartinCF17
Robinson ChirinosC23
Luis Sardinas2B89
Substitutes
Mitch MorelandPH18
Rougned OdorPH24
BOS
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Shane VictorinoRF8
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Xander BogaertsSS2
David RossC3
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
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