Boston 11, Texas 5
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:05 PM
Location -
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Temperature -
103°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Doug Eddings,
First Base -
Dana DeMuth,
Second Base -
Kerwin Danley,
Third Base -
Paul Nauert,
Attendance -
25705
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Boston
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
11
|
14 |
0 |
|
Texas
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
5
|
8 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
78-50 |
38-24 |
40-26 |
W1 |
| Texas
|
74-56 |
40-24 |
34-32 |
L1 |
Recap
Adrian Gonzalez homered twice, and Marco Scutaro and Dustin Pedroia belted two-run doubles as the Boston Red Sox slugged their way to an 11-5 victory over the host Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia and rookie Ryan Lavarnway added RBI doubles for Boston, which pulled into a first-place tie with the New York Yankees atop the American League East.
John Lackey (12-9) collected his seventh win in eight decisions despite yielding four runs for the third straight outing. He also allowed seven hits and struck out five in 6 2/3 innings.
Gonzalez went deep for the first time since July 30 with a two-run homer in the first. His 20th homer of the season - a solo shot in the fourth - gave Boston a 7-4 lead.
Josh Hamilton homered and drove in two runs, and Ian Kinsler also went deep for Texas, which saw its lead in the AL West over the Los Angeles Angels trimmed to 3 1/2 games.
Colby Lewis (11-9) permitted seven runs on nine hits in six innings.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Boston |
|
Texas |
|
Adrian Gonzalez
| Player |
Endy Chavez |
|
3 |
Hits |
2 |
|
3 |
RBI |
0 |
|
2 |
HR |
0 |
|
9 |
TB |
2 |
|
.750 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
14 |
2 |
25 |
.368 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Texas
|
8 |
2 |
14 |
.250 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Texas
will play their next game at home against Boston.
The
Rangers
have a W/L % of
.560
after a win and
.582
after a loss.
-
Boston will play their next game on the road against Texas.
The
Red Sox
have a W/L % of
.654
after a win and
.540
after a loss.