Last night’s win broke the Red Sox’s four-game losing streak.
Rob Refsnyder hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning after pinch-hitter Enmanuel Valdez’s leadoff double tied the score, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the fading Texas Rangers 5-4 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night.
The Red Sox were coming off a three-game sweep by Houston last weekend, when they were outscored 23-10.
Corey Seager had a tying two-run homer for defending World Series champion Texas (55-64), which lost for the ninth time in 12 games to fall a season-low nine games under .500.
Before the game, Boston suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur at a fan behind home plate who heckled him during the loss to Houston on Sunday.
With automatic runner Romy Gonzalez on second, Valdez hit a drive to the edge of the triangle in right-center off Gerson Garabito (0-1) that just got past Leody Taveras and bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double.
Nick Sogard blooped a single to center and pinch-hiter Mickey Gasper drew a one-out walk in his major league debut against Walter Pennington to load the bases. Following a force at home on Masataka Yoshida’s grounder, Refsnyder hit a 2-0 pitch to win it.
“Gave up the double, now you’ve got your work cut out,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “We got two outs there, had a chance to get out of it.
