Locked On Red Sox

The Red Sox opened up their 6-game road trip with an 11-6 win over the Texas Rangers Friday night in the series opener in Arlington, Texas. With the win, the Red Sox have won back-to-back games for the 1st time since the All-Star Break. Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers hit home runs and Kutter Crawford worked into the 6th and ended up notching his 7th win. ----- Quick Responses #1: Wilyer Abreu turned on 1 in the 2nd and hammered a 2-run Home Run to give the Sox their 1st lead of the night at 2-1. It was Abreu's 10th of the season, and all 10 have come off of right-hand pitchers. ----- Quick Response #2: After the Rangers hit 2 solo Home Runs to go up a run in the 3rd, the Red Sox came right back and took the lead back in the 4th Inning. Connor Wong knocked the tying run with an RBI Single. Wilyer Abreu collected the 4th straight hit to open the inning and his RBI single gave the Sox a 4-3 lead. The new guy, Nick Sogard making his MLB debut (More Below) knocked in 2 more runs with his 1st Big