Rangers Beat Red Sox 7-3 as Eovaldi Secures Win

Rangers Rally Behind Strong Hitting

The Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The victory improved the Rangers' record to 76-76, while the Red Sox fell to 82-70. Attendance at the venue was 26,364. The game featured a total of one home run, hit by Contreras to left center for a distance of 403 feet. This two-run homer scored Abreu and gave the home team an early lead in the first inning.

Key Scoring Moments

The Red Sox responded quickly in the first inning when Burger hit a ground rule double, allowing Foscue to score and moving Jung to third base. In the fourth inning, Foscue singled to center, enabling Langford to score and Jansen to reach second. The fifth inning saw action with Durbin scoring on a balk, followed by Langford singling to center to score Jung. The Rangers extended their lead in the seventh inning. Nimmo doubled to center, scoring Seager and moving Burger to third. Duran then singled to left, driving in both Burger and Nimmo to make the score 6-3. In the eighth inning, Seager singled to right, allowing Osuna to score and giving the Rangers the final margin of victory.

Pitching Performance

Nathan Eovaldi picked up the win for the Rangers. He pitched four innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with no walks and one strikeout. Jakob Junis pitched one inning, allowing no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and striking out two batters. MacKenzie Gore pitched four innings, allowing two hits and three earned runs, walking three batters and striking out none. For the Red Sox, Erik Miller took the loss. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits and three earned runs, walking one batter and striking out one. Jake Bennett pitched four and two-thirds innings, allowing eight hits and three earned runs, walking one batter and striking out seven. Greg Weissert pitched one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with no walks and one strikeout. Raymond Burgos pitched one inning, allowing two hits and no earned runs, with no walks and no strikeouts.

Sources

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