Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Live Streaming
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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7:10 pm EDT Thu Jul 15, 2010
The Boston Red Sox were one game better than the Texas Rangers before the All-Star break, but they don’t feel nearly as good about their situation as the teams begin the second half at Fenway Park. The Rangers are still comfortably atop the AL West despite losing their last four games, while the Red Sox occupy third place in the AL East and remain without several key players as they open a four-game set with Texas on Thursday night. With a 4 1/2-game lead, Texas is in position to win the division for the first time since 1999 despite getting swept in four games at home by Baltimore last weekend. Manager Ron Washington was upbeat following Sunday’s 4-1 loss, during which the Rangers went 0 for 8 with men in scoring position and stranded 10 runners. Boston trails New York by five games and Tampa Bay by three. The Red Sox, though, may be grateful they’re even in the race following their first losing April since 1996 and a series of injuries to important players.
All-Stars Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez and Clay Buchholz are on the disabled list, joining right-hander Josh Beckett, catcher Jason Varitek and outfielders Jeremy Hermida and Jacoby Ellsbury. One reason the Red Sox have stayed afloat has been the resurgence of David Ortiz, who won the Home Run Derby in Anaheim on Monday night. He hit .143 with one home run in April but is batting .297 with 17 homers and 53 RBIs in 58 games since. Boston leads the majors with 481 runs - 28 more than the Rangers, who rank third on the strength of productive seasons by All-Stars Josh Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero. Hamilton is challenging for a batting title with a .346 average, while Guerrero is second in the majors with 75 RBIs. The powerful lineups could create problems for both of Thursday’s starting pitchers - especially Boston’s Tim Wakefield, who has gone 2-5 with a 5.96 ERA in his last eight starts.
