The Texas Rangers have a series lead and send possibly the best pitcher in baseball to the mound to close it out. He doesn’t allow a run and turns it over to a bullpen that bends but doesn’t break. The offense pieces together timely hits to take a late-game lead.
Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit solo home runs in the sixth inning to put the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox 3-2.
The Red Sox will wrap up a four-game series in Texas on Sunday with Boston looking for a split to open the season. Rookie Kristian Campbell delivered for the Sox on Saturday night but he didn’t get much help, with Boston going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position in a second straight loss.
The Red Sox showed an inability to adapt, losing three of the four games of the season-opening series on the road to the Texas Rangers. Boston's top players, including new third baseman Alex Bregman, struggled in this series.
After winning their season opener over the Rangers on Thursday, the Red Sox can begin to settle into a more regular pattern on Friday, when they play the second of four games in Arlington, Texas.
That includes the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, two aspiring contenders who will kick off their respective seasons at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Red Sox, who haven't registered a ...
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At Globe Life Field on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox (1-2) take on the Texas Rangers (2-1), with first pitch at 2:35 p.m. ET.The Red Sox (+158 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Rangers
The Boston Red Sox signed rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.