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Drew Pomeranz finally got through six innings. The injury-prone lefty was excellent at chilly, rain-soaked Fenway last night in
Boston's 6-2 win—it's fourth straight. Pomeranz struck out 11 Rangers, while giving up just two runs on four hits. The bullpen fired three scoreless innings in relief. The night saw first-of-the-season homeruns by
Xander Bogaerts and
Deven Marrero—as well as multiple-hit performances by
Mitch Moreland and
Christian Vazquez.
Andrew Benintendi contributed a two-out RBI—raising his total to 26 runs knocked in. The win moved
The Carmine Hose to within three games of the idle
Evil Ones—and just a half-game out of second place in the AL East. The barrage of offense in the last several games has also boosted the team's run differential to +22 (222-200)—which is good enough for fourth-best in the American League. Only the Astros (+57),
Pinstriped Posers (+56), and (amazingly) the Rays (+23) have better differentials.
