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    Rangers 15, Red Sox 4
    Matt Harrison did his part on Saturday, holding the Red Sox to four runs. (AP)
    By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
    The Rangers had lost eight straight to the Red Sox, but all that changed with a second-inning outburst to put it in the bag. Eleven batters went to the plate in the frame, taking advantage of a passed ball, a wild pitch, four walks and timely hitting -- and Texas was just getting started.
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    Series at a glance:
    BOS
    Boston (83-58)
    Lost 1     		Texas 15, Boston 8   TEX
    Texas (70-73)
    Won 1
    September 6, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Boston
    		 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4   8 13 0
    Texas
    		 0 7 2 0 1 3 0 2 X   15 16 0
    Standings thru 9/6/08  |  Recap: BOS | TEX  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Rangers stats
    Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kotsay, RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .287
    Pedroia, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .330
      Cora, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
    Ortiz, D, DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268
      a-Casey, PH-DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .347
    Youkilis, 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .315
      b-Bailey, PH-1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303
    Bay, LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .287
    Lowell, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .277
    Lowrie, SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .281
    Crisp, CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .281
    Cash, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230
      Ross, D, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235
    Totals 39 8 13 8 2 8 10  

    a-Popped out for Ortiz, D in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Youkilis in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Bay (32, Harrison, M), Lowell (27, Harrison, M).
    HR: Youkilis (25, 3rd inning off Harrison, M, 2 on, 1 out).
    TB: Ortiz, D; Lowell 3; Lowrie 2; Crisp 2; Casey; Youkilis 4; Ross, D; Kotsay; Bay 2; Bailey.
    RBI: Lowrie (40), Youkilis 3 (97), Kotsay 2 (46), Casey (13), Bailey (6).
    2-out RBI: Casey; Bailey.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cash; Lowrie; Bay.
    Team RISP: 8-for-12.
    Team LOB: 6.

    FIELDING
    PB: Cash (13).
    Pickoffs: Smith, C (Blalock at 1st base).
    		 
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Catalanotto, DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .272
      a-Arias, Joa, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
    Boggs, LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .231
    Young, M, SS 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .284
      Vazquez, R, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
    Hamilton, J, CF 4 1 2 3 1 1 3 .303
    Blalock, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .266
    Laird, C 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .289
    Davis, C, 3B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .279
    Cruz, N, RF 4 3 3 5 1 1 0 .302
    Duran, G, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .234
    Totals 39 15 16 14 6 7 11  

    a-Grounded out for Catalanotto in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Laird 2 (21, Wakefield, Timlin), Davis, C (18, Smith, C), Catalanotto (23, Pauley), Cruz, N (2, Pauley).
    3B: Boggs (4, Timlin), Hamilton, J (5, Timlin).
    HR: Cruz, N 2 (3, 3rd inning off Smith, C, 1 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Davis, C 3; Hamilton, J 4; Catalanotto 2; Blalock; Boggs 3; Duran, G 2; Cruz, N 10; Young, M; Laird 5.
    RBI: Duran, G (12), Boggs (37), Young, M 2 (74), Hamilton, J 3 (124), Blalock (18), Cruz, N 5 (9), Laird (40).
    2-out RBI: Duran, G; Boggs; Young, M; Hamilton, J 2; Blalock; Cruz, N; Laird.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, C; Hamilton, J 2; Arias, Joa.
    Team RISP: 7-for-13.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Davis, C (1, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash).
    PO: Blalock (1st base by Smith, C).

    FIELDING
    Outfield assists: Boggs (Lowell at home).
     
    Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wakefield (L, 8-10) 1.2 4 7 7 4 0 0 4.11
    Smith, C 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.27
    Lopez, J 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.73
    Timlin 2.0 5 4 4 0 2 1 5.56
    Pauley 2.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 8.64
    		 
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Harrison, M (W, 7-3) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4 1 5.76
    Loe 2.2 5 4 4 1 3 0 3.42
    Madrigal 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.88

    Game Scores: Wakefield 15, Harrison, M 45.
    WP: Wakefield.
    HBP: Catalanotto (by Wakefield).
    Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 49-26, Smith, C 28-14, Lopez, J 9-4, Timlin 39-27, Pauley 44-30, Harrison, M 103-63, Loe 52-35, Madrigal 10-6.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Wakefield 0-5, Smith, C 1-4, Lopez, J 0-0, Timlin 1-2, Pauley 2-0, Harrison, M 3-7, Loe 2-1, Madrigal 0-0.
    Batters faced: Wakefield 14, Smith, C 7, Lopez, J 2, Timlin 11, Pauley 12, Harrison, M 25, Loe 14, Madrigal 2.
    Inherited runners-scored: Smith, C 2-0, Madrigal 2-1.
    Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
    Weather: 90 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 7 mph, In from CF.
    T: 3:00.
    Att: 38,208.
    Venue: Globe Life Park in Arlington.
    September 6, 2008
    September 6, 2008

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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