MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/08/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1403 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (62-66) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 6 0
Texas Rangers (52-76) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 13 2
Red Sox Can't Finish, Lose 8-6
The Texas Rangers walked off with a big win.

Rafael Palmeiro was a vital contributor to the 8-6 Texas victory over Boston. The Rangers first baseman belted 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. The Red Sox, now 62-66, have lost 4 in a row.

The game was decided with one out in the bottom of the ninth. With Texas trailing 6-5, Palmeiro jumped on a fastball from 26-year old right-handed pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and hit a 3-run home run to center. With one swing, the Rangers had a walk-off win.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Palmeiro.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 8 32
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 9
   b-B. Mueller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 5 21
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .265 13 51
T. Williams DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .259 18 53
M. Betts CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .251 12 64
L. Easter 1B 4 1 1 3 0 3 2 .193 24 78
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 15 58
C. Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 7 34
F. Lynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 6 28
J. Collins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 4 31
Totals 34 6 6 6 3 7 11      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th
b - B. Mueller substituted for T. Speaker in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: T. Williams (4, 6th Inning off D. O'Day, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yastrzemski (15, 2nd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Williams (18, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Easter (24, 6th Inning off D. O'Day, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Williams 7 , M. Betts , L. Easter 4 , C. Yastrzemski 4 , J. Collins
2-out RBI: C. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Betts (12)
CS: M. Betts (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .254 14 47
N. Joseph DH 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .274 14 40
C. Seager SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .261 11 60
B. Rogan LF 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .281 22 73
R. Palmeiro 1B 5 2 4 6 0 0 1 .222 11 42
M. Young 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .225 5 35
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 11 29
   a-R. Dandridge PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 1 13
N. Cruz RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 5 18
   b-M. Bradley PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 10 32
B. Bell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 12 43
   c-M. Hargrove PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Napoli C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8 4 9 16      
a - R. Dandridge pinch hit for I. Rodriguez in the 8th
b - M. Bradley pinch hit for N. Cruz in the 8th
c - M. Hargrove pinch hit for B. Bell in the 8th
d - M. Napoli substituted for M. Hargrove in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (24, 2nd Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Palmeiro (16, 5th Inning off E. Kinder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Young (6, 3rd Inning off R. Clemens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palmeiro 2 (11, 1st Inning off R. Clemens, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Papelbon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hamilton 2 , N. Joseph 3 , C. Seager 2 , R. Palmeiro 11 , M. Young 3 , R. Dandridge , N. Cruz
2-out RBI: M. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hamilton 2 , N. Joseph , M. Young , I. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: B. Bell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Joseph (6)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager 2 (10)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clemens 4.0 5 5 5 2 5 1 68 4.80   
E. Kinder 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 30 2.08   
T. Gordon H (11) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 1.19   
D. Radatz H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.71   
J. Papelbon L (2-7), BS (4) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 17 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 35
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 19, E. Kinder 10, T. Gordon 7, D. Radatz 1, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 3-4, E. Kinder 2-2, T. Gordon 1-2, D. Radatz 0-1, J. Papelbon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 68-40, E. Kinder 30-19, T. Gordon 27-17, D. Radatz 3-2, J. Papelbon 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gordon 1-0 , D. Radatz 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins 5.0 4 3 2 1 5 2 83 6.28   
D. O'Day BS (2) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 3.38   
R. Ross 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 0.00   
F. Cordero W (8-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 53
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 20, D. O'Day 3, R. Ross 8, F. Cordero 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 4-5, D. O'Day 0-0, R. Ross 4-2, F. Cordero 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 83-51, D. O'Day 15-9, R. Ross 21-14, F. Cordero 18-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Day 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rafael Palmeiro
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 19882
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 5th inning.
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