Red Sox Offense Comes Alive in 11-6 Win Over Texas
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Rick Porcello picked up his third win of the season, but only his second at Fenway. He went 6 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and five runs while striking out four.
Red Sox Offense Takes Over
With the game tied at 2 in the fifth, the Red Sox rallied for three wins with the bases loaded and nobody out.
Devin Marrero and Mookie Betts began the rally with back-to-back singles and Dustin Pedroia walked to load the bases for Xander Bogaerts.
Bogaerts drove in Marrero and Betts with a single to left field giving the Red Sox a 4-2 lead.
Rangers pitcher Andrew Cashner walked Andrew Benintendi to load the bases again and Bogaerts scored on a sacrifice by Mitch Moreland to put the Red Sox up 5-2.
The Red Sox would add to their lead in the sixth inning.
Pedroia sparked a four run rally with a two RBI double while Moreland added an RBI single to give Boston an 8-2 lead. Benintendi would score on a balk by Texas pitcher Alex Claudio.
The Rangers would rally with two runs in the seventh inning and another in the third, but the Red Sox would add two runs of their own in the 8th to win the game 11-6.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Rangers continue their series on Wednesday, May 24 at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Chris Sale against Texas’ Martin Perez.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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