The Red Sox could not recover from the Texas Rangers' five-run fifth. In it, Bengie Molina clubbed a grand slam. In the sixth, Molina tripled to hit for the cycle. Adrian Beltre helped the Red Sox offense with a home run.
Felix Doubront had to withstand a rain delay in the fourth, and he had cooled off in the fifth, giving up four before being replaced. Personally, I can understand why they left him in, since he had been pitching well.
Tonight, Jon Lackey will aim for his tenth win, taking on MLB's WHIP leader Cliff Lee. Lackey considers himself a better pitcher in the second half, and we can only hope he is right. His record is 9-5, but with a 4.78 ERA and he has not seemed to pitch very well with the Sox. Lee is 0-1 with the Rangers with a 6.00 ERA.
Trivia
Texas's Vladimir Guerrero received a huge round of applause at the All-Star Game due to his power with the Angels.
Last night, Bengie Molina's triple was only the sixth in his career.
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