Rangers 4, Red Sox 3
Junichi Tazawa allowed four runs on 10 hits over five-plus innings on Sunday. (AP)
By Daniel Paulling / MLB.com
David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia went deep, but it wasn't enough as starter Junichi Tazawa scuffled against the Rangers on Sunday. With the defeat, the Red Sox lost the three-game weekend set and dropped to second place in the American League Wild Card race.
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Texas 4, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 8/16/09
KC 3, DET 2
NYM 3, SF 2
WSH 5, CIN 4
LAA 17, BAL 8
FLA 10, COL 3
COL 7, FLA 3
TB 5, TOR 2
HOU 8, MIL 5
CLE 7, MIN 4
STL 7, SD 5
OAK 3, CWS 2
LAD 9, ARI 3
SEA 10, NYY 3
PHI 4, ATL 1
August 16, 2009
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3 8
0
Texas
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
X
4 11
1
Standings thru 8/16/09 | Recap: BOS | TEX | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Rangers stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
5
0
0
0
0
1
2
.297
Pedroia , 2B
5
1
1
1
0
1
0
.295
Martinez, V , C
4
0
2
0
1
2
0
.288
Bay , LF
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.259
Ortiz , DH
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
.221
Lowell , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
2
2
.299
1-Green , PR-3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.233
Kotchman , 1B
3
0
1
0
1
0
2
.276
Anderson , RF
3
0
0
1
0
1
4
.236
Gonzalez, Al , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.207
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 9 16
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez, Al (13, Nippert).HR : Ortiz (17, 2nd inning off Nippert, 0 on, 0 out),
Pedroia (10, 7th inning off Mathis, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia 4; Martinez, V 2; Bay; Ortiz 4; Lowell; Kotchman;
Gonzalez, Al 2.RBI : Ortiz (65), Anderson (14), Pedroia (51).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Ellsbury 2; Lowell; Gonzalez, Al.SF : Anderson.GIDP : Anderson; Bay.Team RISP : 0-for-5.Team
LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : 2 (Lowell-Pedroia, Pedroia-Kotchman).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Borbon , LF
3
0
2
0
1
0
2
.429
Young, M , 3B
3
0
1
0
2
1
3
.317
Murphy, Dv , DH
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
.270
a-Jones, An , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.223
Byrd , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.280
Hamilton , RF
4
1
1
1
0
0
1
.264
Kinsler , 2B
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
.249
Blalock , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.241
Teagarden , C
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
.198
Andrus , SS
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.269
Totals 32 4 11 4 5 3 18
BATTING 2B : Andrus (9, Tazawa), Hamilton (14, Tazawa), Byrd (36, Tazawa).HR : Kinsler (25, 2nd
inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 1 out), Teagarden (5, 6th inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Borbon 2; Young, M; Byrd
2; Hamilton 2; Kinsler 5; Teagarden 5; Andrus 3.RBI : Kinsler 2 (66), Hamilton (40), Teagarden (20).2-out
RBI : Hamilton; Kinsler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Borbon 2; Blalock; Young, M.SAC :
Borbon.Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING E : Kinsler (8, fielding).DP :
2 (Andrus-Kinsler-Blalock, Mathis-Kinsler-Blalock).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tazawa (L, 1-2)
5.0
10
4
4
3
0
2
5.40
Okajima
2.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.88
Ramirez, R
1.0
1
0
0
1
2
0
2.25
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nippert (W, 4-1)
6.0
6
2
2
3
3
1
3.52
Mathis (H, 1)
1.0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3.00
Wilson, C (H, 10)
1.0
1
0
0
1
3
0
3.08
Francisco, F (S, 17)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3.55
IBB : Young, M (by Okajima).Pitches-strikes : Tazawa 97-54,
Okajima 18-9, Ramirez, R 21-12, Nippert 98-59, Mathis 15-8, Wilson, C 22-11, Francisco, F 10-8.Groundouts-flyouts :
Tazawa 5-4, Okajima 2-1, Ramirez, R 0-1, Nippert 8-5, Mathis 1-0, Wilson, C 0-0, Francisco, F 0-1.Batters faced :
Tazawa 27, Okajima 6, Ramirez, R 5, Nippert 27, Mathis 4, Wilson, C 5, Francisco, F 3.Inherited runners-scored :
Okajima 1-0.Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather :
92 degrees, sunny.Wind : 20 mph, In from RF.T : 2:57.Att : 27,155.August 16, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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