A Late Surge Decides the Game
The Boston Red Sox held a 3-2 lead entering the seventh inning, but the Texas Rangers answered with four unanswered runs to close the game. The Rangers, the home team, finished with a 7-3 victory over the visiting Red Sox on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Attendance was recorded at 26,364.
Early Lead and Momentum Shift
Contreras opened the scoring with a two-run home run to left-center field in the first inning, allowing Abreu to score. The Red Sox responded immediately in the top of the first, with Foscue scoring on a ground-rule double hit by Burger. Boston extended their lead to 2-1 in the fourth inning when Langford singled to center, driving in a run. The teams traded blows in the fifth, with the Rangers adding a run on a balk and Boston tying the game at 3-3 on a single by Langford that scored Jung.
The Decisive Seventh Inning
The momentum shifted decisively in the seventh inning. Nimmo doubled to center, scoring Seager and moving Burger to third. Duran followed with a single to left, driving in both Burger and Nimmo to give the Rangers a 5-3 lead. The Rangers added an insurance run in the eighth inning when Seager singled to right, allowing Osuna to score. The final score was 7-3 in favor of the Rangers.
Pitching and Records
Nathan Eovaldi earned the win for the Rangers, pitching four innings with one hit, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout. Jakob Junis pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and MacKenzie Gore started with four innings of work, allowing three earned runs on two hits and three walks. For Boston, Erik Miller took the loss, pitching one inning and allowing three earned runs on two hits and one walk. Jake Bennett started the game, going 4.2 innings with eight hits and three earned runs. Greg Weissert and Raymond Burgos also appeared in relief. The Rangers improved to a 76-76 record, while the Red Sox fell to 82-70.
Sources
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