Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Tuesday night in their bid for an AL wild card.
Texas, which ended a four-game losing streak, began the night tied with Seattle for the third AL wild card. The Rangers play the Mariners in seven of their last 10 games. Texas also is one game behind Toronto for the second wild card,
Aroldis Chapman retired five consecutive batters in the seventh and eighth innings, striking out three, and Jose Leclerc pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in eight chances. With the score 4-4, Marcus Semien was hit by a pitch from Chris Murphy leading off the seventh and took second on Corey Seager's single. John Schreiber relieved with one out and Jung grounded a single to center. Schreiber forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Jonah Heim.Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was ejected in the seventh by plate umpire Ben May after a ball four to Luis Urias.
Adolis Garcia's career-best 35th homer, his first since coming off the injured list, put Texas ahead in the second. Justin Turner hit a tying RBI grounder in a three-run third that included Masataka Yoshida’s two-run single.
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