Game Wrapup


	Dice-K scuffles early

Rangers 6, Red Sox 3

David Ortiz looks back at the field after striking out in the fourth. (Winslow Townson/AP)

By Maureen Mullen / Special to MLB.com

Coming off his first win of the year, Daisuke Matsuzaka never got on track, allowing four runs in the first four innings as Boston dropped the rubber game. In his first '09 start, Mark Kostay homered, but Jacoby Ellsbury left with a right shoulder strain.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 06/05: TEX 5, BOS 1
Sat. 06/06: BOS 8, TEX 1
Sun. 06/07: TEX 6, BOS 3

Texas (33-23)
Won 1

Texas 6, Boston 3

Boston (33-24)
Lost 1

June 7, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	12	1
Boston	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.274
Young, M, 3B	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	.336
Blalock, DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.253
Cruz, N, RF	4	3	3	1	0	1	0	.292
Murphy, Dv, LF	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.250
Byrd, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.294
Davis, C, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.202
Teagarden, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.220
Vizquel, SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.345
Totals	38	6	12	5	0	10	10
BATTING 2B: Cruz, N (12, Matsuzaka), Murphy, Dv (6, Matsuzaka), Kinsler (13, Masterson). 3B: Cruz, N (1, Matsuzaka). HR: Young, M (8, 1st inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 1 out), Cruz, N (17, 7th inning off Okajima, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Kinsler 2; Young, M 5; Cruz, N 9; Murphy, Dv 4; Byrd; Vizquel 2. RBI: Young, M (22), Vizquel (7), Murphy, Dv 2 (12), Cruz, N (42). 2-out RBI: Vizquel; Cruz, N. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kinsler; Davis, C. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Kinsler (5, fielding). DP: (Kinsler-Vizquel-Davis, C). Pickoffs: Padilla (Youkilis at 2nd base).

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Pedroia, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318
Ellsbury, CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.302
Baldelli, RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259
Youkilis, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.349
Bay, LF	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	.277
Lowell, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.296
Ortiz, DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.197
Varitek, C	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.247
Kotsay, RF-CF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	.286
Green, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.271
Totals	28	3	4	2	5	7	12
BATTING 2B: Youkilis (15, Padilla). HR: Kotsay (1, 4th inning off Padilla, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Youkilis 2; Ortiz; Kotsay 5. RBI: Ellsbury (16), Kotsay (1). 2-out RBI: Kotsay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell 2. GIDP: Lowell. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING CS: Bay (1, 2nd base by Padilla/Teagarden), Ortiz (2, 2nd base by Padilla/Teagarden). PO: Youkilis (2nd base by Padilla). FIELDING Outfield assists: Bay (Vizquel at home).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Padilla (W, 4-3)	7.0	4	3	2	4	4	1	5.22
O'Day (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.00
Wilson, C (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.33

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matsuzaka (L, 1-4)	5.2	10	5	5	0	8	1	7.33
Masterson	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.14
Okajima	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.55
Ramirez, R	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.30
Papelbon	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16

WP: Matsuzaka.
Pitches-strikes: Padilla 99-59, O'Day 11-8, Wilson, C 12-6, Matsuzaka 102-71, Masterson 10-6, Okajima 11-8, Ramirez, R 9-8, Papelbon 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Padilla 9-4, O'Day 1-0, Wilson, C 1-0, Matsuzaka 3-5, Masterson 1-0, Okajima 0-0, Ramirez, R 1-1, Papelbon 1-0.
Batters faced: Padilla 27, O'Day 3, Wilson, C 3, Matsuzaka 27, Masterson 2, Okajima 3, Ramirez, R 3, Papelbon 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Masterson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:49.
Att: 37,537.
June 7, 2009

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

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