Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
August 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Texas Rangers 17, Boston Red Sox 19

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 5 2 2 4
Young ss 6 0 1 0
Hamilton cf 5 3 2 1
Bradley dh 5 3 2 0
Byrd rf 6 4 5 3
Catalanotto lf 4 2 2 3
  Ellison ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Boggs ph 1 0 1 1
Laird c 4 1 1 1
Davis 1b 5 2 2 4
Vazquez 3b 5 0 2 0
Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Madrigal p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 17 20 17
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Drew rf 4 3 2 1
Pedroia 2b 6 5 5 2
Ortiz dh 4 4 3 6
Youkilis 1b,3b 5 2 2 5
Lowell 3b 4 1 1 1
  Casey 1b 1 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 1
Lowrie ss 5 1 2 2
Crisp cf 4 0 1 0
Cash c 3 1 0 0
  Ellsbury ph 0 1 0 0
  Varitek c 0 0 0 0
Zink p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 19 17 18
Texas 020 085 10117202
Boston 1002 020 14x19172
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman  2.2 10.0 12 6 3 2 2
  Rupe  2.1 4.0 2 2 3 1 1
  Madrigal  1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
  Wright  1 1.0 1 0 1 1 0
  Francisco  L (2-4) 1.0 2 4 4 2 1
Totals
16.0
17
19
12
10
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zink  4.1 11.0 8 8 1 1 0
  Lopez  0.1 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Aardsma  0.1 3.0 4 4 1 1 1
  Delcarmen  1.1 4.0 3 2 0 1 0
  Okajima  W (3-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Papelbon  SV (32) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
21.2
20
17
15
3
6

  E–Vazquez (13), Wright (1), Youkilis 2 (6).  DP–Texas 2. Kinsler-Young-Davis, Young-Kinsler-Davis.  2B–Texas Kinsler (40,off Zink); Byrd (18,off Zink); Catalanotto 2 (21,off Zink,off Delcarmen); Laird (15,off Zink); Hamilton (27,off Delcarmen); Boggs (14,off Papelbon)., Boston Lowrie 2 (11,off Feldman 2); Ortiz (14,off Rupe); Pedroia (36,off Francisco).  HR–Texas Kinsler (16,5th inning off Aardsma 2 on 2 out), Boston Ortiz 2 (16,1st inning off Feldman 2 on 0 out,1st inning off Feldman 2 on 2 out); Youkilis 2 (22,5th inning off Rupe 1 on 0 out,8th inning off Francisco 2 on 2 out).  SF–Laird (2,off Delcarmen); Kinsler (7,off Delcarmen).  HBP–Davis (1,by Okajima).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Ortiz (7,by Francisco).  Team–7.  SB–Lowell (2,3rd base off Feldman/Laird); Bay (1,2nd base off Feldman/Laird).  CS–Crisp (4,2nd base by Madrigal/Laird).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:58.  A–38,004.
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