MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/14/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 944 - MONDAY, JULY 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (33-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 0
Boston Red Sox (44-42) 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 X 8 14 0
Easter Homers 3 Times, Leads Boston to 8-2 Win
Led by Luke Easter, the Boston Red Sox downed the Texas Rangers, 8-2. Easter hit 3 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored three times for the Red Sox. Roger Clemens, the winner, improved to 5-6. He held the Rangers to 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 2. The victory gives the Red Sox a record of 44-42.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Easter hit a 2-run home run off Fergie Jenkins. It propelled the Red Sox into the lead, 2-0.

In postgame remarks, Red Sox manager lauded Easter. "He's a good, young player. The future's bright for Luke."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .266 10 34
N. Joseph DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .295 9 30
C. Seager SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .275 8 46
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 8 25
M. Bradley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 7 25
M. Young 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .241 2 21
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .224 7 18
N. Cruz RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .208 3 13
B. Bell 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .199 8 24
Totals 33 2 9 2 5 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Young (16, 7th Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Rodriguez (6, 7th Inning off R. Clemens, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Joseph 2 , C. Seager , M. Young 3 , I. Rodriguez 2 , N. Cruz , B. Bell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Joseph 2 , M. Bradley
GIDP: N. Joseph , R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cruz (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .210 3 16
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .244 9 35
T. Williams DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 13 36
M. Betts CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .254 9 44
L. Easter 1B 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .208 17 53
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .263 10 45
C. Fisk C 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .191 5 22
F. Lynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .224 4 15
J. Collins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 3 20
Totals 37 8 14 8 0 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Yastrzemski 2 (11, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off P. Richert, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Williams (20, 5th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Pedroia (14, 8th Inning off D. O'Day, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Lynn (1, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Easter 3 (17, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. O'Day, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 2 , X. Bogaerts , T. Williams 3 , M. Betts 2 , L. Easter 12 , C. Yastrzemski 4 , C. Fisk 2 , F. Lynn 3
2-out RBI: D. Pedroia , L. Easter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , M. Betts , J. Collins 2
Sac Fly: C. Fisk
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Collins-Pedroia-Easter, Pedroia-Bogaerts-Easter)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Cruz at 3rd base))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins L (3-8) 5.0 8 4 4 0 4 2 94 6.66   
P. Richert 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 24 2.67   
D. O'Day 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 24 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 39
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 23, P. Richert 8, D. O'Day 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 7-4, P. Richert 2-1, D. O'Day 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 94-60, P. Richert 24-15, D. O'Day 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Day 2-2
WP: F. Jenkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clemens W (5-6) 6.1 6 2 2 2 4 0 95 4.65   
T. Gordon H (7) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.73   
D. Bard 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 1.88   
D. Radatz 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 55
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 25, T. Gordon 4, D. Bard 5, D. Radatz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 9-4, T. Gordon 0-1, D. Bard 0-2, D. Radatz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 95-61, T. Gordon 20-11, D. Bard 23-12, D. Radatz 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gordon 1-1 , D. Bard 1-0 , D. Radatz 1-0
WP: D. Bard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Easter
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 35281
Special Notes: Luke Easter ties the AL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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