With the Bruins epic game last night and the first night of the NBA playoffs, I didn't catch much of the Red Sox game but I saw the bottom of the eighth and top of the ninth which is all that matters.
Down 3-2 in the eighth, David Ortiz beat the shift and got an RBI single. Manny Ramirez followed with a two-run homer over the Monster and onto the parking garage across the street. Jonathan Papelbon got his sixth save as the Red Sox won 5-3 at Fenway.
Texas (7-11) went up 1-0 in the first as Josh Hamilton hit a solo home run. Boston (12-7) doubled in the home half of the inning that as a run scored even though Ortiz hit into a double play and Kevin Youkilis scored Manny with an RBI double.
The Rangers got another run in the second and third off Jon Lester. The lefty hung in there though, going 6.1 innings and giving up the three runs on ten hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin and Javier Lopez (who got the win), teamed up for five outs out of the bullpen. Joaquin Benoit was saddled with the loss after giving up the three runs in the eighth.
Tim Wakefield and Kevin Milwood take the hill this afternoon at Fenway.
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