Rangers 4, Red Sox 3
Frank Francisco celebrates after closing out the Rangers' victory over the Red Sox. (AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Starting a rare August day game in Arlington, Dustin Nippert limited the powerful Red Sox to just a pair of runs over six innings. Ian Kinsler and Taylor Teagarden went deep for the Rangers as Texas grabbed the lead in the Wild Card race from Boston.
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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
1
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, D , DH
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
.221
Lowell , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
2
2
.299
1-Green, N , 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, Alex , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.207
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 9 16
1-Ran for Lowell in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez, Alex (13, Nippert).HR : Ortiz, D (17, 2nd inning off Nippert, 0 on, 0 out),
Pedroia (10, 7th inning off Mathis, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Kotchman; Ortiz, D 4; Lowell; Gonzalez, Alex 2; Pedroia 4;
Martinez, V 2; Bay.RBI : Ortiz, D (65), Anderson (14), Pedroia (51).Runners left in scoring position, 2
out : Ellsbury 2; Lowell; Gonzalez, Alex.SF : Anderson.GIDP : Anderson, Bay.Team RISP :
0-for-5.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : 2 (Pedroia-Kotchman, Lowell-Pedroia).
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, J , 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
a-Hit into a double play for Murphy, Dv in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Andrus (9, Tazawa), Hamilton, J (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 : Hamilton, J 2; Andrus
3; Kinsler 5; Borbon 2; Young, M; Teagarden 5; Byrd 2.RBI : Kinsler 2 (66), Hamilton, J (40), Teagarden (20).2-out
RBI : Hamilton, J; 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
Tazawa pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Game Scores : Tazawa 28, Nippert 52.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.Venue : Globe Life Park in Arlington.August 16, 2009 August 16, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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