GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (34-47) at BOSTON (49-31)

AL: TEXAS (34-47) at BOSTON (49-31)

<h3>Red Sox hope for split against Rangers</h3>





Texas (34-47) at Boston (49-31), 7:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox try to break out of theiroffensive slump and gain a split of a four-game series againstthe Texas Rangers on Monday.

David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez - each of whom were named to theAmerican League All-Star team on Sunday - have both beenslumping. Ortiz is 2-for-16 over his last four games whileRamirez slumps into Monday's contest at 2-for-21 over hislast six contests.

The lack of production from the middle of the order has led tothe Red Sox managing just eight runs over their last four games.

Boston began the season at a blistering 36-16 pace over thefirst two months, but struggled to a disappointing 13-14 mark inJune, due mainly to an offense that has yet to start firing onall cylinders. Despite the struggles, the Red Sox stillmaintain a 10 1/2-game lead over Toronto (39-42) in the AL East.

The Red Sox will send rookie Kason Gabbard (1-0, 6.48 ERA) tothe hill on Monday. The lefthander was recalled from Class AAAPawtucket to replace the injured Curt Schilling and lasted just3 1/3 innings last Tuesday in a loss at Seattle.

Gabbard walked six and allowed four earned runs, but did notfactor in the decision.

The Rangers will counter with Brandon McCarthy (4-4, 5.90). Theyoung righthander will be activated from the disabled list intime for the start after missing 22 days with a blister on themiddle finger of his pitching hand.

McCarthy got knocked around by Boston on May 25, allowing fourruns and issuing four walks in just two innings, but did notfactor in the decision as Texas went on to lose 10-6.

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS

TEXAS BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton CF .306 5 19 Julio Lugo SS .190 4 34
Jerry Hairston Jr 2B .239 3 10 Dustin Pedroia 2B .323 3 23
Michael Young SS .293 4 48 David Ortiz DH .314 13 49
Sammy Sosa DH .255 14 63 Manny Ramirez LF .285 11 43
Marlon Byrd RF .371 3 22 J.D. Drew RF .260 6 32
Victor Diaz LF .260 9 25 Mike Lowell 3B .297 12 55
Gerald Laird C .230 5 25 Jason Varitek C .266 8 33
Brad Wilkerson 1B .222 9 30 Eric Hinske 1B .203 3 8
Travis Metcalf 3B .184 1 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF .125 0 0

Brandon Mccarthy RHP (4-4, 5.90) Kason Gabbard LHP (1-0, 6.48)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY (4-4, 5.90)
BOS - KASON GABBARD (1-0, 6.48)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN GORMAN
1B - PAUL NAUERT
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 19 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS AT BOSTON -- REVISED LINEUPS

TEXAS BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton CF .306 5 19 Julio Lugo SS .190 4 34
Desi Relaford 2B .000 0 0 Dustin Pedroia 2B .323 3 23
Michael Young SS .293 4 48 David Ortiz DH .314 13 49
Sammy Sosa DH .255 14 63 Manny Ramirez LF .285 11 43
Marlon Byrd RF .371 3 22 J.D. Drew RF .260 6 32
Victor Diaz LF .260 9 25 Mike Lowell 3B .297 12 55
Gerald Laird C .230 5 25 Jason Varitek C .266 8 33
Brad Wilkerson 1B .222 9 30 Eric Hinske 1B .203 3 8
Travis Metcalf 3B .184 1 4 Jacoby Ellsbury CF .125 0 0

Brandon Mccarthy RHP (4-4, 5.90) Kason Gabbard LHP (1-0, 6.48)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY AND GERALD LAIRD
BOS - KASON GABBARD AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.306, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
D RELAFORD (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M YOUNG (.293, 4 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.190, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.323, 3 HR, 23 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.314, 13 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371
V Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.90

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.79

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 2-1.
Batters faced: K Gabbard 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.371, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
V DIAZ (.260, 9 HR, 25 RBI)
G LAIRD (.230, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371
V Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.79

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.79

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 16-9; K Gabbard 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B
McCarthy 2-0; K Gabbard 2-1. Batters faced: B McCarthy 4; K Gabbard 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.260, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
M LOWELL (.297, 12 HR, 55 RBI)
J VARITEK (.266, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
V Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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TEXAS - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.79

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.23

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 16-9; K Gabbard 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B
McCarthy 2-0; K Gabbard 3-2. Batters faced: B McCarthy 4; K Gabbard 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.222, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
T METCALF (.184, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
K LOFTON (.306, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
V Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.68

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.23

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 33-19; K Gabbard 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B
McCarthy 2-3; K Gabbard 3-2. Batters faced: B McCarthy 7; K Gabbard 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: E HINSKE (.203, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
J ELLSBURY (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J LUGO (.190, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
V Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.68

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 33-19; K Gabbard 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B
McCarthy 2-3; K Gabbard 4-3. Batters faced: B McCarthy 7; K Gabbard 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED ERIC HINSKE AND JACOBY
ELLSBURY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.316, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.258, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSTON 0 0 3 3 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D RELAFORD (.000, 0-FOR-1)
M YOUNG (.292, 0-FOR-1)
S SOSA (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS BOSTON (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
V Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Relaford-B Wilkerson).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190
D Pedroia 2b 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .324
D Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .287
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
E Hinske 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213
J Ellsbury cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 12 3 5 3 2 1 5

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (20, B McCarthy); M Ramirez (18, B McCarthy). S - J
Lugo. RBI - D Pedroia 2 (25), M Ramirez (44). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1. GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 3.



----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 -- 0
BOSTON - 003 -- 3
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 5 3 3 2 1 0 6.07

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 62-39; K Gabbard 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B
McCarthy 4-4; K Gabbard 4-3. Batters faced: B McCarthy 15; K Gabbard 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>