Mazara 5 RBIs as Rangers win 11
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ARLINGTON, Texas Nomar Mazara is cleaning up nicely for the Texas Rangers in the lineup spot usually occupied by canada goose outlet uk sale Adrian Beltre, baseball’s active career canada goose black friday sale hits leader.
Mazara drove in five runs while homering in his third straight game and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 11 5 on Thursday night, handing former AL Cy Young Award winner David Price his third loss in a row.
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Mazara had a two run double off Price (2 4) in canada goose the third, and an inning later hit a towering three run homer as the first batter after the Red Sox canada goose jacket outlet lefty was pulled from the game. Mazara’s sixth homer gave Texas a 10 3 canada goose outlet uk lead.
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Mookie Betts homered again for Boston, buy canada goose jacket cheap his MLB leading 12th homer in the third coming a day after he went deep three times at Fenway Park against Kansas City. Betts also had a two run double and a sacrifice fly as the Red Sox opened an canada goose outlet store 11 day, 10 canada goose uk shop game trip.
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Texas scored at least 10 runs for the first time this season. The 11 are the most allowed by the Red Canada Goose Online Sox, whose 22 9 record is still the best in the majors.
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Price allowed nine runs, his most since 2013 with Tampa canada goose outlet parka Bay. goose outlet canada He has been scored on 19 times (16 earned runs) over 17 innings canada goose outlet sale during his three game losing streak.
„It seems like there’s no separation in his pitches right now,“ Cora said. „And that’s not him, as far as command issues. If he gets hit, he gets hit. But an 0 canada goose store 2 fastball to Mazara, up in the zone, he goes the other way.“
The last batter Price faced was rookie Isiah Kiner Falefa, who came back from a 1 2 count to draw a bases loaded walk. Hector Velazquez, the reliever, immediately threw a wild pitch to allow canada goose clearance sale a canada goose outlet run before Mazara homered.
Price said he feels fine physical and felt he had one of his better changeups this season.
„Just command of my cutter to my glove side wasn’t really there,“ Price said. „I didn’t command the baseball buy canada goose jacket very well.“
NIFTY MOVE
Red Sox 2B Eduardo Nunez was initially called out when sliding headfirst into second base in the fourth. Boston challenged the call, which was overturned on the replay that showed Nunez pulled canada goose outlet online his right arm away to avoid the tag while reaching around with his left arm to grab the bag. Rodriguez was placed on the family medical leave list Wednesday.. INF Brock cheap canada goose uk Holt (left hamstring) is set for early BP on Friday. He could then be ready for some at canada goose outlet shop bats in rehab games.
Rangers: Beltre, with 3,075 canada goose outlet canada uk canada goose hits and Ichiro Suzuki no longer on Seattle’s roster, and 2B Rougned Odor both took groundballs and BP before Thursday’s game. Odor also has a left hamstring strain. „Beltre, he is canada goose coats progressing,“ Banister canada goose outlet jackets said. „For him to canada goose outlet new york city go out and do some light jogging, and groundballs and taking BP canada goose outlet in usa on the https://www.canadagoosejacketsalesca.co.uk field, that’s canadian goose jacket a good sign.“
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In the second game canada goose clearance of a four game series, Boston right hander Rick Porcello tries to start 5 0 for the second time in three seasons. Bartolo Colon (1 0), the 44 year old right hander for Texas, goes for his 242nd career win. Hall canada goose outlet nyc of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal’s 243 wins are the most for a player born in the Dominican Republic.
