Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - August 07, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 7, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/7)

Game 1: Monday, August 6
Texas	2	Final
Boston	9	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 7
Texas	6	Final
Boston	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 8
Texas	10	Final
Boston	9	Final
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Rangers 6

(64-45, 30-24 away)

Red Sox 3

(55-56, 29-33 home)

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Coverage: NESN

7:10 PM ET, August 7, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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

W: R. Dempster (1-0)

L: J. Lester (5-10)

S: J. Nathan (22)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	5	1	2	2	0	2	26	.280	.347	.447
E Andrus SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	18	.295	.367	.399
J Hamilton CF-LF	4	1	2	1	1	0	23	.284	.349	.562
A Beltre 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	20	.307	.345	.499
N Cruz RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	16	.264	.325	.463
M Young DH	3	1	1	0	1	1	18	.271	.299	.348
G Soto C	4	1	1	0	0	2	16	.214	.353	.286
D Murphy LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	20	.301	.388	.478
C Gentry PR-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.400	.421
M Olt 1B	2	0	0	0	1	2	15	.222	.357	.222
M Moreland 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.280	.332	.511
Totals	35	6	10	6	3	7	177
BATTING 2B: D Murphy (19, J Lester) RBI: I Kinsler 2 (53), J Hamilton (91), D Murphy (41), N Cruz (67), E Andrus (47) SF: D Murphy 2-out RBI: J Hamilton, I Kinsler, E Andrus GIDP: M Young Rangers RISP: 5-11 (M Olt 0-1, J Hamilton 1-1, A Beltre 0-1, G Soto 0-1, I Kinsler 2-3, N Cruz 1-1, E Andrus 1-2, M Moreland 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: C Gentry (11, 2nd base off C Breslow/J Saltalamacchia)
FIELDING E: I Kinsler (14, ground ball) DP: 1 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Moreland).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster (W, 1-0)	6.2	6	3	0	1	6	1	99-63	6.35
R Ross (H, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1.67
M Adams (H, 20)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	15-11	2.97
J Nathan (S, 22)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	2.84
Totals	9.0	8	3	0	1	10	1	127-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 17/27; R Ross 1/1; M Adams 3/4; J Nathan 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 19-11-13-20; R Ross 0-0-0-1; M Adams 5-4-1-1; J Nathan 3-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 7-6; R Ross 1-0; M Adams 0-0; J Nathan 2-0 Game Scores: R Dempster 61

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.264	.318	.372
C Crawford LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	17	.289	.321	.500
D Pedroia 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	17	.268	.325	.408
P Ciriaco 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.346	.468
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.307	.351	.457
C Ross DH	4	0	2	0	0	1	13	.271	.337	.517
J Saltalamacchia C	4	1	2	0	0	1	11	.231	.288	.486
M Aviles SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.256	.283	.400
R Kalish RF	4	1	0	0	0	2	17	.203	.247	.241
N Punto 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.200	.302	.273
a-W Middlebrooks PH-3B	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	.292	.322	.510
Totals	34	3	8	3	1	10	127
a-homered to left for N Punto in the 7th
BATTING 2B: C Crawford (5, R Dempster); C Ross 2 (21, R Dempster 2); A Gonzalez (31, M Adams) HR: W Middlebrooks (14, 7th inning off R Dempster 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: W Middlebrooks 3 (51) 2-out RBI: W Middlebrooks 3 GIDP: M Aviles Red Sox RISP: 1-6 (M Aviles 0-1, R Kalish 0-1, C Ross 0-1, W Middlebrooks 1-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-2) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING Picked Off: C Crawford (2nd base by R Dempster)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Aviles-A Gonzalez).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester (L, 5-10)	6.2	6	4	4	2	4	0	116-66	5.36
M Melancon	1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	30-17	7.43
C Breslow	0.1	0	1	1	0	0	0	10-6	2.45
J Tazawa	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	1.37
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	3	7	0	177-104
PITCHING WP: J Lester HBP: D Murphy (By C Breslow) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 15/27; M Melancon 4/7; C Breslow 0/2; J Tazawa 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 19-11-16-20; M Melancon 5-3-5-4; C Breslow 1-1-3-1; J Tazawa 2-2-8-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 10-6; M Melancon 2-0; C Breslow 0-1; J Tazawa 0-1 Game Scores: J Lester 48

Scoring Summary

			TEX	BOS
	6th	I Kinsler singled to left, D Murphy scored.	1	0
	6th	J Hamilton singled to right, I Kinsler scored.	2	0
	7th	D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, M Young scored.	3	0
	7th	I Kinsler singled to left, G Soto scored, M Olt to third.	4	0
	7th	W Middlebrooks homered to left (359 feet), J Saltalamacchia and R Kalish scored.	4	3
	8th	N Cruz singled to right, J Hamilton scored.	5	3
	9th	E Andrus singled to right, C Gentry scored.	6	3
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Game Notes

RED SOX SECOND BASEMAN DUSTIN PEDROIA WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE PAUL BAUERT IN THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
THE HOME RUN BY RED SOX PINCH HITTER WILL MIDDLEBROOKS IN THE SEVENTH INNING WAS REVIEWED AND UPHELD.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	38,416 (103.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:21
Weather	75 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Doug Eddings