RED SOX POSTCAST- Red Sox Finish Off Homestand by Blanking the Rangers

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The Red Sox finished up their Homestand with a 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers Thursday afternoon in front of 27,800 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Rangers after dropping the series opener and finished 3-3 against the Twins and Rangers. Justin Slaten worked an 1.1 scoreless innings and picked up the win in relief. It's the 3rd combined shutout of the season for the Red Sox pitching staff.

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Bello On The Bump: Brayan Bello worked in and out of trouble several times during his 4th start of the season. Bello benefited from 2 Double Plays turned behind him on the infield. Alex Cora pulled him after he gave up a 2-out walk to Joc Pederson, his 5th free pass of the game. Justin Slaten came in from the bullpen and got the final out of the inning and stranding 2 base runners. Bello went 4.2 scoreless and allowed 4 hits, all singles. He struck out 1 hitter. Red Sox did improve to 4-0 in Bello's 4 outings with Thursday's win.

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#'s of the DAY: Rafael Devers stole 2nd after he collected an RBI single in the 5th Inning to make it 3-0. Devers is the 11th Red Sox player to collect a stolen base this season. Devers made it 5-0 with a solo Home Run in the 7th, his 6th on the season. The Red Sox have won each of their last 3 series after losing the season opener. The Red Sox improved to 18-8 when hitting at least 1 Home Run in a game this season. Boston is now 14-5 when scoring 1st in a game on the season.

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox open up a 6-game road trip with the 1st of 3 against the Royals in Kansas City Friday night. Hunter Dobbins is expected to make the start in the series opener. Michael Lorenzen is scheduled to start against Dobbins. After the series in Kansas City, the Red Sox are off to Detroit for a 3-Game set against the Tigers with the series underway on Monday. After the 6-game trip, the Red Sox return home for a 10-game homestand against the Braves, Mets and Orioles.

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