Fenway Park -- Red Sox Shortstop Xander Bogaerts spoke to the media after the teams 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers. Xander went 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI and gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the 1st inning and hit a solo HR in the 5th. He now has 4 HR and 13 RBI in his last 9 games. In his last 11 games, Bogaerts is batting .375 with a 1.182 OPS (15-for-40, 12 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP). He also has hit 20+ HR in 4 of the last 6 seasons (2016, '18, '19, '21). The only other Red Sox SS to hit 20+ HR in as many as 4 seasons is Nomar Garciaparra (6).

Boston won the series opener, snapping a 3-game losing streak. They are 5-4 in their last 9 games. In their last 13 games, Red Sox starting pitchers have allowed 21 ER in 64.2 IP (2.92 ERA).In those 13 games, Sox starters have struck out 75 batters and walked only 16.They have allowed 3 ER or fewer in 12 of the 13 games.

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