May 3, 2013: Rangers 13 Red Sox 7

The Red Sox attempted to extend their winning streak to 11, but instead gave up 11 runs in the 5th inning and the Rangers cruised to a 13-7 win.

Here's the ugly details. Notice that 10 straight runners reached base.

[1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     E.Andrus    6- 9 11  1 Double                         b-2
0  2  L.Berkman   4-10 14  5 Single                         2-3 b-1
0 1 3 A.Beltre    5- 4     3 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0
1 1   N.Cruz      5- 7 19  3 Single                         1-2 b-1
1 12  A.Pierzynsk 1- 8     4 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 J.Baker     6- 8  4  5 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Alex Wilson
1 1 3 M.Moreland  6- 8 13  4 Double                         3-H 1-3 b-2
1  23 C.Gentry    4- 3 13  3 Single                         3-H 2-3 b-1
1 1 3 I.Kinsler   5- 9     6 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 E.Andrus    5- 7     5 Double                         3-H 1-H b-2
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Andrew Miller
1  2  L.Berkman   5- 4     3 2 Base Error - CF              2-H b-2
1  2  A.Beltre    1- 5  1  5 Home Run                       2-H b-H
1     N.Cruz      2- 9     6 Walk                           b-1
1 1   A.Pierzynsk 6- 7     4 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0
2  2  J.Baker     5- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Texas Rangers                  5/3/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       6  1  2  0 .338     I.Kinsler 2B        4  2  2  1 .294  
  S.Victorino RF      5  1  2  1 .360     E.Andrus SS         5  2  3  2 .400  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  2  3 .376     L.Berkman DH        6  2  2  0 .266  
  D.Ortiz DH          5  1  1  0 .326     A.Beltre 3B         4  2  2  5 .322  
  M.Napoli 1B         4  0  1  0 .252     N.Cruz RF           4  1  2  0 .316  
  J.Gomes LF          4  1  1  2 .241     A.Pierzynski C      4  1  1  0 .216  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  1  1  0 .229     J.Baker LF          5  1  2  2 .372  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  5  0  1  1 .329     M.Moreland 1B       5  1  2  1 .309  
  P.Ciriaco SS        5  1  3  0 .259     C.Gentry CF         4  1  2  1 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  7 14  7                 Totals      41 13 18 12
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  1 0 2  -  7 14  1
Rangers......... 2 0 0  011 0  0 0    - 13 18  3
 
Red Sox (17-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Doubront LOSS(3-1)      4 1/3  10   7   7   3   3   1 104   3.82
A.Wilson                  0       4   4   4   0   0   0  18   9.00
A.Miller                  1       1   2   1   1   2   1  26   3.55
C.Mortensen               1 2/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  32   0.00
J.Tazawa                  1       1   0   0   1   1   0  25   3.55
Totals                    8      18  13  12   6   7   2
 
Rangers (17-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Holland WIN(1-1)        7 1/3  11   5   5   2   7   1 153   4.20
R.Ross                    1       2   2   2   1   1   1  22   3.68
J.Nathan                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   0.00
Totals                    9      14   7   7   3   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,745 DATE- Friday, May 3rd 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Welke, Mike Everitt, Bruce Dreckman, Dan Bellino
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:12  Rangers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Rangers: 1
ERRORS- J.Ellsbury, J.Baker, D.Holland-2
DOUBLES- M.Napoli(12th), P.Ciriaco(1st), E.Andrus-2(6th), M.Moreland-2(8th)
HOME RUNS- D.Pedroia(7th), J.Gomes(1st), A.Beltre-2(5th)
RBIs- S.Victorino(14th), D.Pedroia-3(26th), J.Gomes-2(5th),
      J.Saltalamacchia(6th), I.Kinsler(18th), E.Andrus-2(18th),
      A.Beltre-5(27th), J.Baker-2(8th), M.Moreland(17th), C.Gentry(7th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(14th), S.Victorino(3rd), E.Andrus(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Ciriaco
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Beltre
WALKS- D.Pedroia, M.Napoli, W.Middlebrooks, I.Kinsler-2, E.Andrus, N.Cruz,
       A.Pierzynski, C.Gentry
HIT BY PITCH- J.Gomes
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, S.Victorino, D.Pedroia, J.Gomes-2, W.Middlebrooks,
             J.Saltalamacchia-2, L.Berkman, N.Cruz, J.Baker-2, M.Moreland-3
GIDP- W.Middlebrooks
WILD PITCHES- F.Doubront, J.Nathan
2-out RBI- A.Beltre-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Andrus, D.Ortiz-3, I.Kinsler, J.Baker-3, W.Middlebrooks,
             L.Berkman
 
Third baseman Adrian Beltre slammed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Texas
Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 13 to 7 at Rangers
Ballpark.
 
Beltre had a big evening at the plate.  He popped a two-run clout over the
fence in the 1st inning and cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the
5th inning.  Texas finished with 18 hits while Boston ended up with 14.
 
Derek Holland(1-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 5 runs. Felix Doubront(3-1) suffered the loss.  He was touched for
10 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Texas has a 17-12 record.  They have been 5-5 lately.  The loss
by Boston interrupted a nice 9-1 recent run.

April 26, 2013: Red Sox 8 Astros 7

Despite coughing up four homers and blowing a save twice in this one, the Red Sox are happy to come away with the win against the last-place Astros. The Sox took a one run lead with 4 runs in the 7th, capped by a bases-clearing double from David Ortiz. The Astros got that run right back in the top of the 8th on a Matt Dominguez home run off Koji Uehara. No problem, the Sox scored 2 in the bottom of the 8th on 3 hits. But wait, Brandon Laird hit a 2-run shot off Andrew Bailey in the top of the 9th to tie it back up! The Sox loaded the bases in the bottom of the 9th on two singles and an intentional walk, but a passed ball by catcher Jason Castro was the Astros' downfall.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Houston Astros At 2013 Boston Red Sox                4/26/2013
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Grossman CF       4  0  0  0 .308     J.Ellsbury CF       4  2  1  1 .360  
  J.Altuve 2B         5  0  2  0 .210     J.Gomes LF          3  0  1  0 .209  
  J.Castro C          2  1  0  0 .235   A-M.Carp PH,LF        2  1  2  1 .438  
  B.Laird 1B          5  2  2  3 .222   C-J.Saltalamacchia C  0  0  0  0 .317  
  C.Pena DH           3  2  2  0 .139     D.Pedroia 2B        5  2  2  2 .381  
  C.Carter LF         5  1  3  2 .183     D.Ortiz DH          5  0  3  3 .292  
  F.Martinez RF       5  0  0  0 .100     M.Napoli 1B         3  0  0  0 .244  
  M.Dominguez 3B      4  1  1  1 .253     D.Nava RF,LF        5  1  1  0 .384  
  M.Gonzalez SS       3  0  2  0 .200     W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  0  1  0 .172  
                                          D.Ross C            2  0  1  0 .222  
                                        B-S.Victorino PR,RF   0  1  0  0 .358  
                                          P.Ciriaco SS        4  1  1  0 .182  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  7 12  6                 Totals      38  8 13  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Ross In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Carp In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  1 0 3  0 1 2  -  7 12  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  4 2 1  -  8 13  1
 
Astros (4-19)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Bedard                  6 1/3   5   2   2   2   8   1 109   3.38
P.Clemens                 0       0   1   1   1   0   0   5   6.94
J.Cisnero                 0       2   2   2   0   0   0   8  22.09
J.Veras BS(2nd)           0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  14   5.40
T.Blackley LOSS(0-1)      1 2/3   4   2   1   1   0   0  40   3.00
Totals                    8 2/3  13   8   7   5   8   1
 
Red Sox (12-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster                6       7   4   3   5   8   2 102   3.45
C.Mortensen               1       2   0   0   1   0   0  14   0.00
K.Uehara BS(1st)          1       2   1   1   0   1   1  21   1.64
A.Bailey WIN(1-2) BS(4th) 1       1   2   2   1   2   1  23   9.82
Totals                    9      12   7   6   7  11   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,268 DATE- Friday, April 26th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- C.B. Bucknor, Todd Tichenor, Dale Scott, Bill Miller
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 9  Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 2  Red Sox: 3
ERRORS- J.Altuve, W.Middlebrooks
DOUBLES- M.Gonzalez(2nd), J.Gomes(2nd), D.Ortiz-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Laird-2(4th), C.Carter(1st), M.Dominguez(2nd), D.Pedroia(5th)
RBIs- B.Laird-3(6th), C.Carter-2(6th), M.Dominguez(7th), J.Ellsbury(12th),
      M.Carp(1st), D.Pedroia-2(19th), D.Ortiz-3(6th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Altuve(3rd), J.Ellsbury(12th), S.Victorino(2nd), P.Ciriaco(2nd)
WALKS- R.Grossman, J.Castro-3, C.Pena-2, M.Gonzalez, J.Ellsbury, M.Napoli-2,
       D.Ross, S.Victorino
HIT BY PITCH- D.Ross
STRIKE OUTS- R.Grossman-2, J.Castro, B.Laird, C.Pena, C.Carter, F.Martinez-4,
             M.Gonzalez, J.Gomes-2, D.Pedroia, M.Napoli-2, D.Nava,
             W.Middlebrooks-2
GIDP- J.Altuve, J.Castro, B.Laird, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz
BALKS- R.Dempster
WILD PITCHES- R.Dempster
RLISP 2-out- M.Dominguez, P.Ciriaco-2, J.Castro, M.Gonzalez-2, J.Gomes,
             W.Middlebrooks-2, C.Carter, J.Altuve
 
Boston Red Sox broke the deadlock in their last at bats, pulling out a 8 to 7
win over the floundering Houston Astros and sending their hometown fans home
smiling.
 
The deciding run was scored by Boston in the 9th.  After two were out Daniel
Nava laced a base-knock.  Will Middlebrooks was next and he ripped a single.
Middlebrooks took second on the throw.  Shane Victorino then was walked
intentionally to load the bases.  Travis Blackley then threw a high and
inside pitch that got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed ball making
Boston victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  Boston rapped
out 13 hits for the night.  
 
Andrew Bailey(1-2) got the win allowing 2 runs in 1 inning. Blackley(0-1)
ended up with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 4 hits in 1 and 2/3
innings.