{"id":7485,"date":"2025-05-07T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/7485\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:45:11","slug":"rangers-bats-come-alive-with-new-coach-boone-in-dugout-beating-the-red-sox-6-1-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/7485\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers\u2019 bats come alive with new coach Boone in dugout, beating the Red Sox 6-1 \u2013 Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone<\/a> as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Eovaldi allowed just one run on five hits in rainy conditions that pushed back the start.<\/p>\n

The Rangers finished just two hits shy of their season high, recorded one week before in a 15-2 rout of the Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Texas won its second straight \u2014 the first consecutive victories since sweeping three games against the Angels from April 15-17.<\/p>\n

Josh Jung was the only batter in the lineup without a hit for Texas, which was playing its first game since firing offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker<\/a> and adding Boone, a former big league All-Star with one of baseball\u2019s deepest pedigrees, to the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t score until Kristian Campbell\u2019s sixth-inning single drove in Alex Bregman, whose double to right was just their fourth hit.<\/p>\n

Lucas Giolito (0-1) allowed 10 hits and six runs over 3 2\/3 innings for Boston\u2019s fifth loss in six games.<\/p>\n

Boston had a pair of hits in the fifth, which ended when Josh Smith caught a line drive headed for right field but didn\u2019t know it. Smith spun around a full 360 degrees looking for the ball, which was in his mitt.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Corey Seager and Joc Pederson opened the fourth with back-to-back ground-rule doubles, sparking a five-run rally<\/a> as the Rangers batted around with seven hits in the inning.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Texas\u2019 seven hits in the fourth was one more than the Rangers had tallied in any inning this season.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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