Texas is now within a half-game of AL West-leading Houston.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 19: Josh Jung #6 of the Texas Rangers is doused with water by Martin Perez #54 after the game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field on September 19, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. Texas RangersTexas, which ended a four-game losing streak, closed within a half-game of AL West-leading Houston.
Aroldis Chapman retired five consecutive batters in the seventh and eighth innings, striking out three, and Jose Leclerc pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in eight chances."I think the addition of that sinker, he’s making it tougher for everybody," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. With the score 4-4, Marcus Semien was hit by a pitch from Chris Murphy leading off the seventh and took second on Corey Seager’s single. John Schreiber relieved with one out and Jung grounded a single to center. Schreiber forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Jonah Heim.Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was ejected in the seventh by plate umpire Ben May after a ball four to Luis Urias.
Semien hit a run-scoring single in the fifth, and Texas went ahead 4-3 in the sixth on Leody Taveras’s run-scoring single and Heim’s RBI double.Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed three runs, four hits and three walks in five innings. It was his fourth start since coming off the 15-day injured list on Sept. 5. He didn’t go further than 3 1/3 innings in his previous three outings.
Tuesday’s game was Texas’ first since July 18 featuring all six of its 2023 all-stars: Eovaldi, Garcia, Semien, Seager, Jung and Heim.Red Sox: OF Wilyer Abreu is day to day. … An MRI revealed 1B Triston Casas, who won’t play anymore this season, has bursitis in his right shoulder.Wednesday afternoon’s rubber game will match Rangers RHP Jon Gray against Red Sox RHP Brayan Bello . Gray is 0-3 in his previous six outings. Bello comes off a loss and hasn’t lost consecutive starts since early June.
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