Rangers vs Red Sox Recap: Red Sox topple Texas as Langford shines

The Texas Rangers rolled into Boston needing a win. They'd dropped their game the night before 10-1 and were desperate to turn things around. But Fenway Park would prove tough. The Red Sox sat at 28-39 on their home field, hungry for another victory after beating Texas badly just yesterday. The Rangers had their ace Jacob deGrom on the mound. Corey Seager sat out with rib and jaw injuries from a collision. Nicky Lopez took his spot at shortstop. Texas knew they faced an uphill battle in Boston. The final score told the story: Boston 6, Texas 3. But the game stayed tight early. Both teams traded runs back and forth. It came down to one team capitalizing when it mattered most. Let's walk through how this one unfolded, pitch by pitch.

The third inning exploded into action. Ranger Suarez took the mound for Boston and threw a 92-mile-per-hour fastball to Wyatt Langford. The Rangers outfielder crushed it into play. Nicky Lopez sprinted home on an error by second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Texas led 1-0. But Boston answered right back in the bottom of the third. Mickey Gasper singled to right. Kiner-Falefa raced home. Then Wilyer Abreu smacked another single to right. Marcelo Mayer scored. Suddenly it was 1-2, Red Sox leading. Texas answered in the fourth when Michael Helman lifted a sacrifice fly to right field. Josh Jung scored easily. Tied at 2-2. The Rangers felt momentum building. DeGrom pitched strong through five innings. Suarez matched him. Neither team could pull away. Every run mattered. Every at-bat felt crucial.

The seventh inning brought more scoring. Ceddanne Rafaela smacked a single to left. Both Kiner-Falefa and Carlos Narvaez raced home. Boston pushed ahead 4-2. The Rangers weren't done yet. Jake Burger stepped up in the eighth and crushed a 100-mile-per-hour sinker 421 feet into center field. The ball rocketed over the wall. Texas closed it to 4-3. But Jarren Duran answered immediately for Boston. The speedster launched one into right-center, a 400-foot monster. Willson Contreras scored with him. The Red Sox pulled away 6-3. Aroldis Chapman closed out the ninth inning for Boston. The Cuban Missile threw strikes. Rangers went down quietly. Final score: Red Sox 6, Rangers 3. Boston improved to 29-39. Texas fell to 34-36. One game separated the teams now in the standings.