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The Texas Rangers came into Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park with a .500 record.
Well, that's changed as the Red Sox battered Jack Leiter and the Rangers' bullpen in getting a 10-1 win. Texas falls to 34-35, still in second place in the American League West Division.
Leiter falls to 3-6 after working five innings, allowing eight hits, six runs (five earned), two walks, and three strikeouts. Leiter also gave up a home run, too. Cal Quantrill pitched two innings, giving up one hit, one earned run, struck out one, and also gave up a home run.
Luis Curvelo worked the ninth, but he just wasn't effective at all. Curvelo gave up three hits, three earned runs, walked one, and he, too, gave up a home run.
In the top of the first inning, Joc Pederson and Josh Jung opened the game with singles. After Brandon Nimmo struck out, Wyatt Langford connected for a run-scoring single and Texas was up 1-0.
After that, though, it was all Red Sox, all the time.
Wilyer Abreu's sacrifice fly and Willson Contreras' 14th home run, a solo blast, gave Boston a 2-1 lead. Mickey Gaspar doubled to lead off the bottom of the fifth, and Ceddanne Rafaela doubled to score Gaspar and the Red Sox went up 3-1.
Abreu then doubled, bringing home Rafaela and upping the Boston lead to 4-1.
Contreras had an infield single and brought home Abreu, giving the Red Sox a 5-1 advantage. Jung, the Rangers' third baseman, committed a throwing error on the play, too. After the play, there was an injury delay in the game.
Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly let Contreras score. Now, with two outs, Boston was ahead 6-1 and was well on its way to a victory. Abreu hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Red Sox stretched their lead to 7-1.
Rafaela smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Contreras doubled in the Red Sox's final run.
Who got the win for Boston? Sonny Gray, who is now 8-1 overall. Gray worked six innings, giving up five hits, one earned run, no walks, and seven strikeouts. Gray's ERA now sits at 3.03.
The Rangers and Red Sox will play game two on Saturday afternoon, then have a Sunday night game from historic Fenway Park.
Hopefully, the Rangers can put a couple of wins together against a Red Sox team that has been struggling all season long. Boston is ripe for being losers in the next two. Now, Rangers fans will wait and see if their team can get the job done.
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Well, that's changed as the Red Sox battered Jack Leiter and the Rangers' bullpen in getting a 10-1 win. Texas falls to 34-35, still in second place in the American League West Division.
Leiter falls to 3-6 after working five innings, allowing eight hits, six runs (five earned), two walks, and three strikeouts. Leiter also gave up a home run, too. Cal Quantrill pitched two innings, giving up one hit, one earned run, struck out one, and also gave up a home run.
Curvelo Struggled in Ninth
Luis Curvelo worked the ninth, but he just wasn't effective at all. Curvelo gave up three hits, three earned runs, walked one, and he, too, gave up a home run.
In the top of the first inning, Joc Pederson and Josh Jung opened the game with singles. After Brandon Nimmo struck out, Wyatt Langford connected for a run-scoring single and Texas was up 1-0.
After that, though, it was all Red Sox, all the time.
Wilyer Abreu's sacrifice fly and Willson Contreras' 14th home run, a solo blast, gave Boston a 2-1 lead. Mickey Gaspar doubled to lead off the bottom of the fifth, and Ceddanne Rafaela doubled to score Gaspar and the Red Sox went up 3-1.
Abreu then doubled, bringing home Rafaela and upping the Boston lead to 4-1.
Red Sox Were Hot at the Plate
Contreras had an infield single and brought home Abreu, giving the Red Sox a 5-1 advantage. Jung, the Rangers' third baseman, committed a throwing error on the play, too. After the play, there was an injury delay in the game.
Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly let Contreras score. Now, with two outs, Boston was ahead 6-1 and was well on its way to a victory. Abreu hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Red Sox stretched their lead to 7-1.
Rafaela smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Contreras doubled in the Red Sox's final run.
Who got the win for Boston? Sonny Gray, who is now 8-1 overall. Gray worked six innings, giving up five hits, one earned run, no walks, and seven strikeouts. Gray's ERA now sits at 3.03.
The Rangers and Red Sox will play game two on Saturday afternoon, then have a Sunday night game from historic Fenway Park.
Hopefully, the Rangers can put a couple of wins together against a Red Sox team that has been struggling all season long. Boston is ripe for being losers in the next two. Now, Rangers fans will wait and see if their team can get the job done.
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