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2014 Season - Game 36

Posted on May 30, 2014 at 04:44 PM.

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THE BOSTON GLOBE (RED SOX DYNASTY REPORT)

ARLINGTON, TX - The tour of baseball hell continues as the Texas Rangers welcome the Red Sox to a warm Texas night. Lester had been hot since being battered around by the Yankees, and he would need to be solid tonight against a heavy-hitting Rangers lineup. The only bright side to this game was Texas starting the struggling Tanner Scheppers, so Boston's 5-2 run might keep going.

Shin-Soo Choo would get things going right away in the first, driving in Elvis Adrus from second to take a 1-0 lead in the first, and the lead held until the 3rd inning. Scheppers had managed to keep Boston from getting hits, but he finally broke down in the third by walking Middlebrookes and allowing a hit from Victorino, who were then driven in by AJ Pierzynski with a hard hit double to RF. Scheppers managed to settle down in the 4th, but the 5th was the end of his evening. After striking out Bradley Jr., and giving up singles to Bogaerts and Pedroia, David Ortiz hit a towering shot to LF for a 3R-HR and a 5-1 lead.

Choo can only watch Ortiz's HR

Texas managed another run in the 5th, but Boston took back two more and looked to be cruising to victory. Lester took a seat afte 6.0IP and 8K, and Mujica closed out the 7th. Then, things got tense, as Mujica completely lost it and loaded the bases on three straight walks. Choo, again, would step up and hit a 2RBI double to bring Texas within three. One more run would come in before Koji Uehara could come in and save the day. Uehara would clean up Mujica's mess and record a two inning save to give Lester his 5th win and take over 1st in the AL East.

Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
May 10, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (21-15)	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	7	8	1
Texas (17-20)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	5	5	0
W: Lester (5-2) L: Scheppers (2-5) S: Uehara (11)