Red Sox back above .500 with 5-2 win at Rangers
Red Sox back above .500 with 5-2 win at Rangers
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
5
Texas Rangers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
M Moreland doubled to deep left, A Rios scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
D Pedroia homered to left center (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
S Choo homered to left center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
S Victorino grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Bradley Jr. scored, D Pedroia out at second.
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
M Choice struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
M Choice batting
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Play Result 5-2
M Choice hit for J Arencibia.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
M Moreland struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
M Moreland batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
A Rios grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
A Rios batting
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Play Result 5-2
K Uehara relieved A Miller.
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
D Pedroia batting
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Play Result 5-2
A Ogando relieved N Cotts.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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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 RiosRF15
Mitch MorelandDH18
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Leonys MartinCF17
Rougned Odor2B24
Substitutes
Michael ChoicePH13
BOS
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Shane VictorinoRF8
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Xander BogaertsSS2
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Jonathan Herrera3B19
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