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Good day for Clay
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Red Sox 8, Rangers 2
David Ortiz hit his first two doubles of the year in the fourth and fifth innings. (AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox struggled in the early going of their Patriots Day game, but turned on the offense in the fourth to guarantee a four-game sweep of the visiting Rangers. Clay Buchholz notched his first win of the season with six scoreless innings.
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Series at a glance:
TEX
Texas (7-13)
Lost 4 		Boston 8, Texas 3   BOS
Boston (14-7)
Won 5
April 21, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Texas
 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1   3 10 1
Boston
 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 X   8 12 0
Standings thru 4/21/08  |  Recap: TEX | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Red Sox stats
TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kinsler, 2B4000113.272
Young, SS4120112.259
Hamilton, CF5022022.305
Bradley, LF5010015.328
Blalock, 3B4010001.329
Botts, DH4000032.167
Murphy, RF3120100.292
Laird, C4121001.226
Broussard, 1B3000121.170
Totals36310341017 

BATTING
2B: Young 2 (5, Buchholz, Delcarmen), Laird (2, Aardsma), Hamilton 2 (7, Lopez, Delcarmen), Murphy (9, Lopez).
TB: Young 4; Hamilton 4; Bradley; Blalock; Murphy 3; Laird 3.
RBI: Laird (10), Hamilton 2 (19).
2-out RBI: Hamilton 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bradley 4; Kinsler 2; Botts; Laird.
GIDP: Blalock.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Kinsler (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Hamilton (Ellsbury at home).
DP: 2 (Hamilton-Laird-Kinsler, Young-Kinsler-Broussard).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF4221113.277
Pedroia, 2B5122005.337
Ortiz, DH4023112.177
Youkilis, 1B3000203.364
Drew, RF2100313.305
Lowrie, 3B4110115.375
Lugo, SS4241100.314
Cash, C3110202.222
Thurston, LF5000019.000
Totals34812711532 

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (8, Nippert), Ortiz 2 (2, Nippert, German), Lugo (3, Nippert).
TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 3; Ortiz 4; Lowrie; Lugo 5; Cash.
RBI: Lugo (3), Pedroia 2 (11), Ortiz 3 (15), Ellsbury (7).
2-out RBI: Pedroia 2; Ortiz 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thurston 2; Lowrie 2; Drew; Pedroia 2.
GIDP: Cash.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury 2 (8, 2nd base off Nippert/Laird, 2nd base off Nippert/Laird), Lugo (3, 2nd base off Gabbard/Laird).

FIELDING
DP: (Pedroia-Lugo-Youkilis).
 
TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Gabbard 2.00003102.18
Nippert (L, 1-2)2.198842016.62
German 2.22004200.87
Benoit 1.01000007.36
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buchholz (W, 1-1)6.05002604.79
Aardsma 0.21222203.09
Lopez 1.12000203.38
Delcarmen 1.02110003.38

WP: Gabbard, Aardsma.
Balk: Nippert.
Pitches-strikes: Gabbard 45-23, Nippert 68-37, German 59-31, Benoit 8-6, Buchholz 103-68, Aardsma 22-11, Lopez 29-19, Delcarmen 25-16.
Ground outs-fly outs: Gabbard 4-1, Nippert 0-5, German 1-5, Benoit 2-1, Buchholz 3-9, Aardsma 0-0, Lopez 1-1, Delcarmen 3-0.
Batters faced: Gabbard 9, Nippert 19, German 14, Benoit 3, Buchholz 24, Aardsma 5, Lopez 6, Delcarmen 5.
Inherited runners-scored: German 2-2, Lopez 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:33.
Att: 37,539.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner