Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Texas Rangers’ Wyatt Langford (36) is greeted by a teammate at the plate after scoring a run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Boston Red Sox’s Carlos Narváez loses his grip on the bat during the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
A member of the grounds crew spreads dry dirt on the infield in between innings during the first inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Rangers’ bats come alive with new coach Boone in dugout, beating the Red Sox 6-1
BOSTON (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
BOSTON (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Eovaldi allowed just one run on five hits in rainy conditions that pushed back the start.
The Rangers finished just two hits shy of their season high, recorded one week before in .
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Texas won its second straight — the first consecutive victories since sweeping three games against the Angels from April 15-17.
Josh Jung was the only batter in the lineup without a hit for Texas, which was playing its first game since and adding Boone, a former big league All-Star with one of baseball’s deepest pedigrees, to the coaching staff.
Something certainly sparked the Rangers, who batted around during a five-run fourth inning and provided Eovaldi (3-2) with a surplus of offensive support. Boston didn’t score until Kristian Campbell’s sixth-inning single drove in Alex Bregman, whose double to right was just their fourth hit.
Lucas Giolito (0-1) allowed 10 hits and six runs over 3 2/3 innings for Boston’s fifth loss in six games.
Boston had a pair of hits in the fifth, which ended when Josh Smith caught a line drive headed for right field but didn’t know it. Smith spun around a full 360 degrees looking for the ball, which was in his mitt.
Key moment
Corey Seager and Joc Pederson opened the fourth with back-to-back ground-rule doubles, as the Rangers batted around with seven hits in the inning.
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Key stat
Texas’ seven hits in the fourth was one more than the Rangers had tallied in any inning this season.
Up next
RHP Tyler Mahle (3-1, 1.19 ERA) faces Boston righty Tanner Houck (0-2, 6.38) Wednesday night in the second of three games in the series.
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