AL: BOSTON (33-15) at TEXAS (18-31) <h3>RHP Tavarez look for third straight win as Red Sox go for sweep</h3> <div class="pre">Boston (33-15) at Texas (18-31) 3:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Julian Tavarez takes the moundlooking for his third straight win as the Boston Red Sox aim fora three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Tavarez (3-4, 5.27 ERA) has won his past two starts, yieldingjust three runs over his last 12 2/3 innings. Tavarez held theNew York Yankees to two runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings ina 7-3 win on Tuesday. Boston won, 7-4, Saturday night behind a 4-for-4 performancefrom Manny Ramirez, who finished a home run shy of a cycle.Kevin Youkilis extended his hitting streak to 18 games in thewin. The Red Sox boast the major's best record, as well as an 11 1/2game lead over the Yankees in the American League East. Meanwhile, Texas has lost four in a row, and will send astruggling Kameron Loe to the mound. Loe (1-4, 6.38) is 0-4 witha 7.60 ERA in his last six starts. His last win came on April21 vs. Oakland. In his last start Loe allowed five runs andeight hits in six innings as Texas lost 7-1 to Minnesota onTuesday. In that game, Sammy Sosa hit home run No. 598, leaving him twohomers shy of becoming the fifth player in major-league historyto hit 600.
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS BOSTON TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Julio Lugo SS .231 3 29 Kenny Lofton CF .258 4 13 Coco Crisp CF .241 1 15 Michael Young SS .240 4 25 Kevin Youkilis 1B .352 6 27 Mark Teixeira 1B .301 8 29 Manny Ramirez LF .272 7 30 Sammy Sosa RF .267 10 37 J.D. Drew RF .227 2 14 Frank Catalanotto DH .162 4 12 Mike Lowell 3B .325 9 37 Marlon Byrd LF .250 0 1 Jason Varitek C .276 3 21 Ian Kinsler 2B .248 10 26 Eric Hinske DH .188 1 5 Gerald Laird C .234 2 16 Dustin Pedroia 2B .271 1 9 Ramon Vazquez 3B .524 3 9 Julian Tavarez RHP (3-4, 5.27) Kameron Loe RHP (1-4, 6.38)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (3-4, 5.27) TEX - KAMERON LOE (1-4, 6.38) UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT 1B - MARK CARLSON 2B - LARRY YOUNG 3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ WEATHER: 74 Degrees, rain WIND: 10 mph, in from center</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ AND JASON VARITEK TEX - KAMERON LOE AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.231, 3 HR, 29 RBI) C CRISP (.241, 1 HR, 15 RBI) K YOUKILIS (.352, 6 HR, 27 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.258, 4 HR, 13 RBI) M YOUNG (.240, 4 HR, 25 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.301, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 E Hinske dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 S Sosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.24 Pitches-strikes: K Loe 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 2-1. Batters faced: K Loe 5. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.325, 9 HR, 37 RBI) J VARITEK (.276, 3 HR, 21 RBI) E HINSKE (.188, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 E Hinske dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 S Sosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.15 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.24 Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 11-10; K Loe 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 0-1; K Loe 2-1. Batters faced: J Tavarez 4; K Loe 5. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.162, 4 HR, 12 RBI) M BYRD (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) I KINSLER (.248, 10 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 E Hinske dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 S Sosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.15 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.12 Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 11-10; K Loe 32-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 0-1; K Loe 2-3. Batters faced: J Tavarez 4; K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.271, 1 HR, 9 RBI) J LUGO (.230, 0-FOR-1) C CRISP (.245, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 C Crisp cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 E Hinske dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 S Sosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 6 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.04 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.12 HBP - F Catalanotto (by J Tavarez). Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 21-18; K Loe 32-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 1-2; K Loe 2-3. Batters faced: J Tavarez 8; K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL BOSTON AT TEXAS NOTE: BOSTON FIRST BASEMAN KEVIN YOUKILIS SINGLED IN THE THIRD INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.524, 3 HR, 9 RBI) K LOFTON (.263, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 C Crisp cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 K Youkilis 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .354 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .271 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 E Hinske dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 12 0 3 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Drew 1. Team LOB - 4. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 S Sosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 6 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.04 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 6.00 HBP - F Catalanotto (by J Tavarez). Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 21-18; K Loe 51-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 1-2; K Loe 5-3. Batters faced: J Tavarez 8; K Loe 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 3 1 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.225, 0-FOR-1) M LOWELL (.324, 0-FOR-1) J VARITEK (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 C Crisp cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 K Youkilis 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .354 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .271 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 E Hinske dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 12 0 3 0 1 1 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Drew 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - M Lowell (9, ground ball). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 S Sosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 11 0 1 0 0 4 7 BATTING: Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.93 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 6.00 HBP - F Catalanotto (by J Tavarez). Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 36-28; K Loe 51-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 2-3; K Loe 5-3. Batters faced: J Tavarez 12; K Loe 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Angel Hernandez. Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JASON VARITEK (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF KAMERON LOE SCORED J.D. DREW AND MIKE LOWELL. CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3, TEXAS 0 DUE UP FOR BOSTON: E HINSKE (.184, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 3 3 7 1 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.265, 0-FOR-1) F CATALANOTTO (.162, 0-FOR-0, HBP) M BYRD (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>