Red Sox bring 1-0 series advantage over Rangers into game 2

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Texas Rangers (55-64, third in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (62-55, third in the AL East)  Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT  PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jose Urena (3-7, 3.74 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (7-9, 4.11 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 125 strikeouts)  : LINE Red Sox -142, Rangers +119; over/under is 10 runs  BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Texas Rangers, leading the series 1-0.  Boston has a 62-55 record overall and a 28-31 record in home games. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .328.  Texas is 55-64 overall and 24-37 on the road. The Rangers are ninth in the AL with 129 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.  The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Red Sox are up 3-1 in the season series.  TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 24 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 45 RBI for the Red Sox. Rob Refsnyder is 7-for-30 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.  Corey Seager leads the Rangers with Jeter Downs Jersey  26 home runs while slugging .506. Adolis Garcia is 11-for-36 with two doubles and two RBI over the past 10 games.  LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .267 batting average, 5.97 ERA, outscored by four runs  Rangers: 3-7, .229 batting average, 5.75 ERA, outscored by 15 runs  INJURIES: Red Sox: James Paxton: 15-Day IL (leg), Cooper Criswell: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)  Rangers: Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (side), Jake Latz: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Carter: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (groin), Cole Winn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)  The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from .  Gleyber Torres Jersey
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