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Red Sox aim for unusual sweep in ending vs. Rangers

The Boston Red Sox will attempt to complete their first sweep in more than a. month when they conclude a three-game series against the going to Texas. Rangers on Wednesday.

A 9-4 win versus Texas on Tuesday put Boston on the edge of sweeping a. series for the very first time since July 2-4 at Miami. The back-to-back success. to start the existing series followed four straight losses, consisting of a. three-game sweep by the Houston Astros last weekend.

Kutter Crawford's beginning pitching effort was important to Boston's win. Tuesday, as the right-hander opened with 5 1/3 perfect innings. Nevertheless, Red. Sox manager Alex Cora aggressively dipped into his bullpen to attempt to get. out of the Rangers' four-run 6th inning.

We're going to use everybody and we're going to attempt to get 27 outs however we. can to win games, Cora said. We remain in the middle of a playoff chase, or. whatever you want to call it. If I seem like that's the minute of the video game,. that's the minute of the video game.

The Red Sox got another key moment from Rob Refsnyder on Tuesday. The. outfielder has actually been an essential contributor with 3 hits in the series, driving. in two runs on Tuesday after hitting a walk-off single in the 10th inning of. the series opener on Monday.

Refsnyder, who has reached base in 43 of his 49 starts this season, likewise. serves as an essential leader for a young offense that includes Ceddanne Rafaela and. Jarren Duran.

We have actually been playing our finest baseball when our young guys have actually been pretty. electrical on the basepaths, playing uber-aggressive, Refsnyder stated this week. I think that's our identity this year.

The previous two nights, Duran served a team-issued, two-game suspension for. uttering a homophobic slur at a fan on Sunday. He is qualified to return on. Wednesday.

The Red Sox will want to keep rolling in the series finale behind Tanner Houck. ( 8-8, 3.02 ERA), who is winless in his past 4 starts.

The right-hander pitched 6 innings on Friday against Houston, enabling simply. one work on four hits before Boston's bullpen failed in an 8-4 loss.

It was a great video game to recall and learn from, and continue to grow, Houck. stated.

The quality start followed his only trip versus Texas this year, when he. allowed eight hits and 6 runs while setting out seven in five-plus. innings throughout a 7-4 roadway loss on Aug. 3.

In 3 career matches against the Rangers (two starts), Houck is 0-1 with a. 6.75 ERA.

A year after winning the World Series, Texas is 10 video games listed below.500 for the. first time because completion of the 2022 season.

It was a difficult Tuesday for the Rangers, who were no-hit for five innings. by Crawford and scored all 4 runs in one inning. Leody Taveras went 2-for-4. with a double and a run.

Yeah, I imply, I think you might call it pressing, Texas novice outfielder. Wyatt Langford stated. It's simply hard. We can't seem to get it figured out on. the offensive side.

The Rangers' lineup featured Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Josh Smith and. Adolis Garcia at the top for the 2nd straight video game. Previously, Smith had. led off and Semien struck third of late.

It brought back good memories, seeing those guys in their regular place in the. batting order, Texas manager Bruce Bochy said before the Tuesday video game. The. hope is they see that, and it does the very same for them.

The plan was mostly unsuccessful, as the top four in the order went a. combined 2-for-14, though the two hits each drove in a run.

The Rangers had not announced a beginning pitcher for Wednesday since late. Tuesday night.

-- Field Level Media

(source: Reuters)