Brock Holt, David Dahl, Kiner-Falefa clutch as Texas Rangers rally past Red Sox
The Texas Rangers rallied late to beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field.
Starter Mike Foltynewicz held the Red Sox to two runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. The Rangers took three of four games from the Red Sox and finished 4-3 on the homestand. Texas begins a four-game series against the Twins in Minnesota at 6:40 p.m. Monday.
Here are the candidates for Sunday’s Texas Rangers star of the game, as selected by Star-Telegram reporter Stefan Stevenson.
Brock Holt: He followed David Dahl’s clutch, game-tying single to left in the eighth with a go-ahead RBI single to center that scored two runs.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: He was for 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a seventh-inning home run that pulled the Rangers to within 3-2. In the eighth, he walked and later scored when Brock Holt’s single was misplayed in center field. Kiner-Falefa homered three times in the series.
Bullpen: Ian Kennedy earned his seventh save in seven chances with a five-pitch, three-out ninth inning. In the eighth, Josh Sborz earned the win with two strikeouts in a perfect eighth inning.
Mike Foltynewicz: The right-hander held the Red Sox to two runs on seven hits and walk and a struck out five in six innings.
This story was originally published May 2, 2021 at 5:52 PM.
