Pink Sox rally to finish 4-game skid with 4-2 win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rob Refsnyder hit a go-ahead two-run single within the eighth inning and the Boston Pink Sox snapped a four-game shedding streak with a 4-2 win over the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers, who misplaced their fourth in a row even after getting two All-Star gamers again of their lineup Monday evening.

Boston rallied in opposition to reliever Will Smith (2-7), who walked No. 8 batter Luis Urias after which gave up a double that snapped No. 9 batter Connor Wong’s 0-for-17 slide. Refsnyder’s one-out hit that made it 3-2 got here after Rafael Devers, with 10 hits his earlier 21 at-bats, was deliberately walked. Adam Duvall adopted with a sac fly.

Marcus Semien, the one Rangers participant to begin all 150 of their video games, hit one other leadoff homer and had an RBI single.

Texas (82-68), already assured its first successful file since 2016, started the day one recreation forward of Seattle for the American League’s third and ultimate wild-card spot. The Mariners, who the Rangers play seven instances within the season’s final 10 days, had been at Oakland on Monday evening.

Whereas not but eradicated from the playoffs, the Pink Sox (75-76) had been on the backside of the AL East standings and seven 1/2 video games behind the ultimate wild-card spot with solely 11 video games to play. Urias had an RBI single within the fifth for his or her different run.

Josh Winckowski (4-2) struck out three and walked two in a scoreless seventh for Boston after starter Kutter Crawford had seven strikeouts with no stroll and allowed two runs over six innings. Chris Martin struck out two within the ninth, his nineteenth consecutive scoreless look and solely second save.

Rangers rookie third baseman Josh Jung and slugging proper fielder Adolis Garcia had been each activated from the injured checklist. Jung, who was 1 for 4 with a single within the ninth inning, had been out six weeks with a fractured left thumb. Garcia went 0 for 3 with a stroll and two strikeouts after lacking 10 video games with a patellar tendon pressure in his proper knee.

It was the primary time since July 21, the evening shortstop Corey Seager exited with a sprained proper thumb and missed 9 video games, that the Rangers had of their lineup all 5 of their place gamers who began for the American League within the All-Star Sport on July 11. Swap-hitting catcher Jonah Heim additionally had an IL stint since then.

SEMIEN’S QUICK HITS

Semien’s twenty fifth homer of the season got here on the primary pitch thrown by Crawford. It was the AL-best ninth leadoff homer in a primary inning for Semien, extending his single-season franchise file. It was the third time this month he hit a leadoff homer on the primary pitch.

SOLID START

Commerce deadline acquisition Jordan Montgomery struck out eight with none walks whereas permitting one run over seven innings in his ninth begin for the Rangers.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pink Sox: Rookie OF Wilyer Abreu was out of the lineup a day after he harm his throwing hand when crashing into the wall attempting to make a catch on the game-ending play of their loss at Toronto. He’s anticipated again within the lineup Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Rangers All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who was with the Pink Sox the previous 5 seasons, pitches in opposition to them Tuesday evening within the center recreation of the sequence. It is just the fourth begin for Eovaldi (11-4, 2.96 ERA) since he got here off the IL after lacking seven weeks with a proper forearm pressure. Proper-hander Tanner Houck (5-9, 4.94) goes for the Pink Sox.