FINAL: Rangers 10, Red Sox 1 - Rodriguez bounced after 3.2 innings taken at BSJ Headquarters (Red Sox)

WHO: Red Sox (70-54) vs. Texas Rangers (42-80)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: TEX 3-2
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6, 4.97) vs. RHP Jordan Lyles (5-10, 5.55)
TV/RADIO: NESN: WEEI-FM 93,7

LINEUPS

RANGERS

Holt 3B
Kiner-Falefa SS
Garcia RF
Peters CF
Lowe 1B
Pozo DH
Solak2B
Hernandez 2B
Ibanez LF
Trevino C

Lyles SP

RED SOX

Hernandez 2B
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Schwarber DH
Martinez LF
Verdugo CF
Renfroe RF
Vazquez C
Dalbec 1B

Rodriguez (9-6, 4.97)

PREGAME NOTES

  • The Red Sox are 5-4 in their last 9 games, 15-18 since the All-Star break, and 70-54 overall.
  • The Sox are 17-8 against the Rangers since the start of 2017, including 9-2 at home in that time... The Sox are 6-1-1 in the clubs’ last 8 head-to-head series.
  • The Red Sox own MLB’s best records when scoring 4+ runs (.849, 62-11) and 5+ runs (.898, 53-6).
  • Kyle Schwarber has a .611 OBP in 5 games with the Red Sox (6-for-13, 5 BB, 3 SO, 3 2B).
  • Rodriguez 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA (15 ER/43.1 IP) and 12.46 SO/9.0 IP over his last 9 starts (43.1 IP, 15 ER/ 60 SO)...Has allowed 2 ER in 16.2 IP over 3 August starts.