Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - April 17, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 17, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Rangers 18

(9-2, 4-0 away)

Red Sox 3

(4-7, 3-2 home)

Alerts

Coverage: MLBN

7:10 PM ET, April 17, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	4	3	0	0	1	0	8	2	18	21	0
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	10	0

W: C. Lewis (2-0)

L: J. Lester (0-2)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	3	1	2	0	2	0	23	.295	.392	.705
a-A Gonzalez PH-2B	2	0	0	1	0	1	10	.200	.200	.200
E Andrus SS	4	1	2	3	1	1	23	.225	.273	.400
J Hamilton LF	5	1	3	5	0	0	13	.413	.404	.804
b-B Snyder PH-LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.750	.800	.750
A Beltre 3B	6	1	2	1	0	0	24	.295	.333	.500
M Young DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	15	.356	.356	.533
c-D Murphy PH-DH	1	2	1	0	1	0	7	.310	.364	.552
N Cruz RF	6	3	3	2	0	1	23	.250	.283	.455
M Napoli 1B	5	3	3	4	1	1	30	.207	.333	.517
Y Torrealba C	4	2	1	0	2	2	25	.238	.333	.286
C Gentry CF	6	3	3	1	0	0	20	.250	.250	.250
Totals	46	18	21	18	8	8	218
a-grounded to third for I Kinsler in the 8th b-walked for J Hamilton in the 8th c-walked for M Young in the 8th
BATTING 2B: N Cruz (3, J Lester); I Kinsler (4, M Melancon); E Andrus (2, J Thomas) HR: M Napoli 2 (3, 2nd inning off J Lester 1 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out); M Young (2, 6th inning off S Atchison 0 on, 2 Out); J Hamilton (5, 8th inning off M Melancon 2 on, 0 Out); A Beltre (2, 8th inning off M Melancon 0 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (2, 8th inning off M Melancon 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Napoli 4 (7), E Andrus 3 (6), J Hamilton 5 (11), C Gentry (1), M Young (10), A Beltre (7), N Cruz 2 (6), A Gonzalez (1) SF: E Andrus 2-out RBI: J Hamilton, M Young, E Andrus GIDP: A Beltre Rangers RISP: 7-14 (M Young 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-1, J Hamilton 2-3, A Beltre 1-4, M Napoli 1-1, E Andrus 2-2, C Gentry 1-2) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Hamilton (J Repko at 2nd base).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Lewis (W, 2-0)	7.0	8	2	2	0	7	1	107-72	1.83
K Uehara	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-10	3.38
M Lowe	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	0	11	2	138-94
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Lewis 19/28; K Uehara 3/4; M Lowe 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Lewis 21-14-18-19; K Uehara 1-3-4-2; M Lowe 2-4-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lewis 3-10; K Uehara 1-0; M Lowe 0-1 Game Scores: C Lewis 60

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Aviles SS	4	1	1	0	0	2	18	.256	.275	.462
D Pedroia 2B	3	1	1	2	0	0	7	.295	.367	.568
a-N Spears PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
A Gonzalez 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	16	.318	.360	.500
D Ortiz DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.395	.438	.605
K Youkilis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	4	19	.176	.237	.206
R Sweeney RF	4	0	3	0	0	0	15	.406	.457	.625
C Ross LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.270	.349	.486
J Saltalamacchia C	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.083	.154	.250
J Repko CF	4	0	1	0	0	3	16	.143	.143	.143
Totals	36	3	10	3	0	11	138
a-struck out swinging for D Pedroia in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Sweeney 2 (5, C Lewis 2) HR: D Pedroia (3, 1st inning off C Lewis 1 on, 0 Out); A Gonzalez (2, 8th inning off K Uehara 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Pedroia 2 (5), A Gonzalez (8) Red Sox RISP: 0-2 (C Ross 0-2) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-M Aviles-A Gonzalez). Outfield Assist: C Ross (I Kinsler at 3rd base).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester (L, 0-2)	2.0	8	7	7	4	2	1	80-46	5.82
S Atchison	4.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	48-32	2.08
M Albers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.38
M Melancon	0.0	4	6	6	2	0	3	26-13	49.50
J Thomas	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	33-21	7.36
V Padilla	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	20-14	3.86
Totals	9.0	21	18	18	8	8	6	218-133
PITCHING J Lester pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd; M Melancon pitched to 6 batters in the 8th WP: J Thomas First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 10/17; S Atchison 10/16; M Albers 2/3; M Melancon 3/6; J Thomas 2/7; V Padilla 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 17-4-14-11; S Atchison 5-8-7-12; M Albers 3-1-1-2; M Melancon 1-2-6-4; J Thomas 6-4-6-5; V Padilla 4-3-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 4-0; S Atchison 5-4; M Albers 0-3; M Melancon 0-0; J Thomas 1-1; V Padilla 1-0 Game Scores: J Lester 10

Scoring Summary

			TEX	BOS
	1st	D Pedroia homered to left (391 feet), M Aviles scored.	0	2
	2nd	M Napoli homered to left (410 feet), N Cruz scored.	2	2
	2nd	E Andrus reached on infield single to pitcher, Y Torrealba scored, C Gentry to third, I Kinsler to second.	3	2
	2nd	J Hamilton hit into fielder's choice to left, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler out at third, E Andrus to second.	4	2
	3rd	C Gentry grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Cruz scored, M Napoli out at third, Y Torrealba to second.	5	2
	3rd	E Andrus hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Torrealba scored.	6	2
	3rd	J Hamilton singled to right, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler to third.	7	2
	6th	M Young homered to right (392 feet).	8	2
	8th	J Hamilton homered to right (469 feet), I Kinsler and E Andrus scored.	11	2
	8th	A Beltre homered to center (407 feet).	12	2
	8th	N Cruz homered to center (409 feet), D Murphy scored.	14	2
	8th	A Gonzalez grounded out to third, M Napoli scored, C Gentry to second.	15	2
	8th	E Andrus doubled to deep center, C Gentry scored.	16	2
	8th	A Gonzalez homered to right (419 feet).	16	3
	9th	M Napoli homered to right (364 feet), D Murphy scored.	18	3
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Game Notes

RANGERS DESIGNATED HITTER MICHAEL YOUNG LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING DUE TO AN INJURED BACK.
JOSH HAMILTON AND ADRIAN BELTRE OF THE RANGERS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	38,229 (103.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:25
Weather	78 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Alan Porter