Houck got the ball in the top of the first inning and Josh Smith grounded out to first to start. Wyatt Langford struck out swinging and Corey Seager grounded out to second to end the inning. Jacob Webb got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Jarren Duran grounded out to second to start. Rafael Devers walked but Alex Bregman grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Joc Pederson singled to left to start the top of the second but Marcus Semien flied out to right. Adolis Garcia grounded out to second to move Pederson to second and Carter flied out to center to end the inning. Kristian Campbell grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second and Wilyer Abreu hit one up the elevator shaft. Trevor Story flied out to right to end the inning.
Jonah Heim walked to start the top of the third and Josh Jung doubled to left. Smith struck out swinging and Houck threw the ball away allowing Langford to reach on an error to load the bases. Seager grounded out to second but Heim scored to put Texas on top. Pederson walked to reload the bases but Semien forced him at second to end the inning with the Rangers up 1-0.
Rangers strike first
Seager threw a ball away allowing Romy Gonzalez to reach first to start the bottom of the third, but Connor Wong popped up to short. Ceddanne Rafaela forced Gonzalez at second and Duran flied out to left to end the inning.
The Rangers struck again in the top of the fourth as Garcia hit a home run all the way to Sweden to start. Carter grounded back to the mound but Heim was hit with a pitch. Jung flied out to right but Smith got a base hit to right. Langford flied out to center to end the inning with the Rangers up 2-0.
Home run Garcia
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fourth as Devers grounded out to short to start. Bregman then smashed his 200th career home run to cut the lead but Campbell grounded out to first. Abreu then clocked his 8th home run of the season to tie the game. Story lined out to right to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
The Rangers finished off Houck in the top of the fifth as Seager lined a ball off him to start. Pederson hit a ground rule double down the right field line but Semien grounded out to first. Garcia hit a sac fly to center to score Seager to put Texas back on top. That was it for Houck after 4 2/3 innings and 3 runs allowed. Justin Wilson came in and Carter grounded out to second to end the inning with the Rangers up 3-2.
Gonzalez grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth and Wong grounded back to the mound. Rafaela got a base hit to center and Duran got a base hit to right. but Devers lined out to right to end the inning.
Heim got a base hit to center to start the top of the sixth but Jung flied out to right. Heim took second on a wild pitch but Smith struck out swinging. Langford also went down hacking to end the inning. The Sox struck back in the bottom of the sixth as Hoby Milner came in to pitch. Bregman doubled to left and Campbell got a base hit to right to move Alex to thrid. Abreu doubled to center and Bregman scored easily, but Campbell was thrown out at the plate. Jacob Webb came in to pitch and Story grounded back to the mound to move Abreu to third. It looked like Gonzalez beat out a grounder to third to score Abreu but the Rangers challenged that he was out. Sure enough, the umps overturned the call to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Abraham Toro came in for Gonzalez to start. Seager flied out to center and Blaine Crim pinch hit for Pederson. Crim grounded out to short and Semien lined out to center to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the seventh as Wong caught Jung asleep with a bunt to start. Rafaela singled to left and Robert Garcia came in to face Duran. Jarren lined out to short and Devers grounded out to move the runners along. Suddenly Bregman got a base hit to left to score both runners to put the Sox ahead. Campbell hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-3.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Garcia flied out to right to start. Carter grounded out to first and Heim grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox got more insurance in the bottom of the eighth with Caleb Boushley now on the mound. Abreu smashed his second home run of the game to start. Story took strike three, Toro was retired on a squibber in front of the plate and Wong grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox ahead 6-3.
Abreu with another bomb
Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Jung led off with a home run into the Atlantic Ocean to start. Smith grounded back to the mound but Langford walked to bring the tying run to the plate. Seager flied out to right and Crim struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 6-4.
Hero of The Night is Alex Bregman. He hit his 200th career home run and his two run single put the Sox up for good.
The Good:
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 3 with a run scored.
Wilyer Abreu was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 3 total rbis.
Justin Wilson tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Brennan Bernardino got the win with a scoreless seventh inning.
Greg Weissert tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 3.
Abraham Toro was 0 for 1.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Tanner Houck allowed 3 runs in just 4 2/3 innings off 6 hits and 2 walks.
Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth inning although he got the save.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 3 but walked.
Kristian Campbell was just 1 for 4.
Connor Wong was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Houck and Chapman got tagged but other than that, not much to complain about in this one. Abreu had a hell of an April and it carried over to May so far and Bregman has been worth every penny. Hopefully Houck can get his act together because Lucas Giolito isn't right and it doesn't look like Kutter Crawford will pitch this season. Its a good thing no one in the AL East has gotten off to a start like they've had the last 3 years because the Sox are still within striking distance. Hopefully the Sox can win a few games in a row to jockey for position in the race. The Sox may be .500 but the year is young. The win improved the Sox to 19-19, 2.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to take the rubber game of this series tomorrow afternoon when Brayan Bello goes for the Sox against Jack Leiter of Texas. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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