Rangers 3, 
Red Sox 1
| W: | D. Nippert (2-0) |
| L: | C. Buchholz (1-1) |
| SV: | D. Mathis (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .287 | .335 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .304 | .377 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .299 | .413 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .228 | .315 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .252 | .375 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .233 | .359 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .257 | .291 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .231 | .339 |
| N Green SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .250 | .317 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 138 | ||
| BATTING HR: N Green (5, 3rd inning off D Nippert 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: N Green (31) Red Sox RISP: 0-5 (M Kotsay 0-2, J Varitek 0-1, J Drew 0-1, J Bay 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz (L, 1-1) | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 90-56 | 3.72 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.25 |
| D Bard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.33 |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.15 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 1.76 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 144-89 | |
| PITCHING IBB: N Cruz (By H Okajima) HBP: I Kinsler (By C Buchholz) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 14/21; M Delcarmen 4/4; D Bard 2/4; H Okajima 2/5; J Papelbon 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 15-12-14-15; M Delcarmen 0-3-3-3; D Bard 4-2-3-2; H Okajima 2-1-1-4; J Papelbon 0-3-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 8-1; M Delcarmen 0-1; D Bard 0-1; H Okajima 0-3; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: C Buchholz 39 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .248 | .322 |
| M Young 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .311 | .366 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .237 | .285 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .280 | .318 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .255 | .299 |
| N Cruz RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .270 | .335 |
| D Murphy DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .285 | .365 |
| T Teagarden C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .217 | .267 |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .254 | .316 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 144 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (29, H Okajima) HR: I Kinsler (23, 3rd inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: I Kinsler (59), T Teagarden (13), E Andrus (17) Rangers RISP: 2-14 (D Murphy 0-2, M Young 0-2, J Hamilton 0-2, N Cruz 1-1, M Byrd 0-1, T Teagarden 0-2, E Andrus 1-2, H Blalock 0-2) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (21, 2nd base off C Buchholz/J Varitek); N Cruz 2 (15, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/J Varitek, 3rd base off C Buchholz/J Varitek); D Murphy (6, 2nd base off C Buchholz/J Varitek); M Byrd (4, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/J Varitek); E Andrus (19, 2nd base off D Bard/J Varitek) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Nippert (W, 2-0) | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94-57 | 4.02 |
| D Mathis (S, 1) | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44-26 | 1.64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 138-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Nippert First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Nippert 10/24; D Mathis 6/11 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Nippert 13-10-17-17; D Mathis 12-4-3-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Nippert 3-9; D Mathis 3-3 Game Scores: D Nippert 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TEX | |||
 | 3rd | N Green homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | I Kinsler homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | T Teagarden grounded out to second, N Cruz scored, D Murphy to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | E Andrus reached on bunt single to pitcher, D Murphy scored. | 1 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 39,778 (80.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 22nd
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| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
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