The Red Sox could not finish off their series sweep against the Texas Rangers Wednesday night, and ended up losing the finale, 9-7, in 10 Innings. The Sox were 1 out away from securing the win, but Wyatt Langford tied the game at 7 in the 9th Inning with a 2-out, 3-run Home Run off of Josh Winckowski. The Red Sox went 2-4 on their Home Stand against Houston and Texas. 

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The Long Ball: The Rangers hit 4 Home Runs in their comeback win over the Red Sox Wednesday night. Adolis Garcia hit 2 Home Runs. Langford's Home Run in the 9th tied the game up and Jonah Heim hit a 2-run shot off of Zack Kelly in the Top of the 10th Inning to put the Rangers in front for good. 

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Quick Responses: The Red Sox answered with runs in the home frame after the Rangers had scored in the top of the inning on 3 different occasions. The Rangers got 2 in the 8th to tie the game at 4-4 and the Sox took the lead back with 3 runs in the Bottom of the 8th to go up, 7-4. Danny Jansen delivered with a 2-out RBI single, and Romy Gonzalez added on with a 2-run Double. 

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Tanner's Night: Tanner Houck got the nod in the series finale Wednesday night and worked into the 7th Inning. Houck allowed a run in the Top of the 2nd Inning and then worked 3 straight scoreless innings. The Rangers tied the game up at 2-2 against Houck in the 6th Inning on a solo Home Run from Adolis Garcia. It was just the 9th Home Run allowed this season by Houck. Houck got the 1st 2 outs in the 7th, but exited with 2 runners on base after he gave up a 2-out walk to Corey Seager. Brennan Bernardino entered and got the 3rd out to strand the 2 base runners. Houck left with the led and was in line for the win, but the Rangers evened up the game in the 8th inning and Houck took his 3rd no-decision in his last 5 outings. He has 3 winning decisions since the beginning of June. #89's Finale Line- 6.2 IP. 5 Hits. 2 R. 2 ER. 1 BB. 2 K. 1 HR Allowed. ----- Going Deep w/ Wilyer: Wilyer Abreu broke a 2-2 and put the Red Sox in front in the Bottom of the 6th Inning with his 13th Home Run of the season. Abreu has 4 Home Runs and 11 RBIs in the month of August. All 4 Home Runs and 8 of his 11 RBIs in the month of August have come against the Rangers. 

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Mini-Hit Streak Ends- Ceddanne Rafaela went 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts in the series finale, ending his 6-Game Hit Streak. 

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Minor League Mention: Big talk this week with the Red Sox promoting Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle Teel to Triple-A Worcester. MLB Pipeline has updated their organizations Top 30 and the minors Top 100 Rankings. Link: Red Sox Top 30 prospects 2024 midseason update (mlb.com) 

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A Look Ahead: The Red Sox are on the road for the next 7 games. Sox open up a 4-game series against the Orioles in Baltimore on Thursday night. Orioles outscored the Red Sox, 43-22, in winning 5 of 6 from the Red Sox during the 1st Half of the season. Nick Pivetta & Zack Eflin are the probable starters for the series opener. 

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A Great Cause: The Red Sox concluded the 22nd WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The event has raised $70 million for cancer treatment and research. For more information--- visit www.JimmyFund.org. 

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes: Red Sox allowed 13 Home Runs in 6 games against the Rangers. Rangers had 2 games where they hit 4 Home Runs in a game against Boston pitching. 

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